The Golem Mage

The news of Alec's adventure in the Abyss has inspired many first-year mages to seek permission to enter the Abyss themselves.

However, most of them were still denied by their Instructors.

When they attempted to protest, their masters issued a challenge to all mages who wanted to enter the Abyss passage without a Tier 3 Mage as their leader.

The task was to retake the entrance test and outperform Alec in the test of the Fighting Pavilion Tower.

If they were successful in clearing it, their masters would have no objections to letting them into the Abyss passage, as it would mean they could take care of themselves .

Despite this opportunity, many of them felt it was unfair for Alec to receive special privileges and be allowed to explore the Abyss, especially when they heard from senior mages about the significant rewards that each members have obtained through shared power stones.

And this was For James' group in particular, as Alec wasn't particularly interested in selling his own group power stones, considering they were all still low-ranking mages.

The nature power stones held more benefits for them, as the energy they possessed was purer than that extracted from the bodies of second Dimension races, enabling faster cultivation, those removed from bodies had a Tier limit of the warrior they killed but the nature limit Was always the rank limit.

However, some members of James' group resorted to selling a portion of their loot to acquire desired items.

Such as James, the twin Grace and Gabriel, as Tier 4 mages, they found the loot of little use for their cultivation purposes. Your adventure continues at My Virtual Library Empire

So they sold their share, and the funds obtained were enough to buy mid-rank Power stones or resources, propelling their cultivation forward a win-win situation for them.

After all, it was not always profitable for teams to venture into the Abyss, but they just had a great harvest.

The newfound wealth of James' group has been the driving force behind the ambition of these first-year mages, who desire to earn more and gain the same level of fame that Alec now possesses.

A fame they all dream of, yet despite their rankings on the academy's Human Board Ranking, nobody pays attention to them like they do to Alec.

It was dawning on these showing young masters for the first time that these rankings were actually meaningless, and they would have to venture into the Abyss to truly prove their strength.

However, their instructors would never allow such a dangerous undertaking if they didn't deem them worthy.

After all, no one wanted their disciples to die, and Terran had a great deal of faith in Alec. All he hoped for was that when Alec would die that he wouldn't perish due to the schemes of the opposing faction, but rather in a respectable manner, displaying his abilities in battle.

Just as the mages were becoming disappointed, they heard news that shook them to their core.

There was a rumour circulating that Pale Zero, a member of An Ancient Clan, had been granted permission to enter the Abyss passage.

Furthermore, he was calling upon brave nobles to join him in claiming glory and defeating the second Dimension races.

He was Claiming it was an opportunity for the mages to prove that those from mid-level clans like the Gordons were not as special as they believed themselves to be, due to some luck.

Luckily, there were many noble mages who desired to enter the Abyss and gain popularity, just like Alec. So they saw joining Pale's group as a chance to seize this opportunity, with some notable participants being Kate, Lear, and other fearless noble mages.

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Meanwhile, at another peak, four instructors could be seen drinking wine and engaging in conversation.

"How on earth have you always been so lucky, Terran? Your students never stress you out and always have the eagerness to explore," Elder Alfred remarked.

"For example, we both accepted disciples at the same time. Disciples who were above General level in their potentials. Yet, while yours went off to cause major battles and wreak havoc among the Orc and plant races in the Abyss,"

" mine have been a constant presence at my peak, constantly cutting short my sleeping time. It's exhausting trying to be a better mentor, and I'm so tired of this job that I even have to sneak into places just to have a proper nap," he continued his complain.

"My life is on the verge of ending, just look at my black eyes," Elder Alfred said , gesturing towards his exhausted appearance.

Terran, seated across the table, chuckled in response.

"Stop overreacting, old man. We all know how you are. If anyone disturbs your sleep even a little, you won't hesitate to send them into a dream scape. You're only helpless this time because the one causing you trouble is your new disciple,"

Terran retorted, causing Duran, who was leaning against a wall nearby, to burst into laughter.

"Let's make a trade, Terran, I've heard that you never have to teach your disciples like that, and yet they don't disturb you. They just spar with that Centaur and dive into the Abyss when they get bored. It must be nice to have such independent disciples," Elder Alfred proposed.

"Tell me, don't you want to trade all those rowdy teenagers for just one beautiful mage?" Elder Alfred said, his voice laced with a hint of persuasion.

"Not interested. I have no desire to exchange my spectacular students for your Beatrice!" Terran replied without hesitation.

"But they are troublemakers!" Alfred defended.

"I am the king of all troublemakers!" Terran fired back, leaving Alfred speechless for a moment as he tried to come up with a suitable response.

"They turn the Abyss upside down every time they enter, You'll soon have to clean up their mess with the council of instructors," Alfred pointed out.

"Do you realize who you're talking to? I've caused more chaos and turned the Abyss upside down more times than anyone can count. If there should be someone more suited to teach them properly, it's me,"

Terran shouted in anger leaving Alfred pouting, realizing that there was nothing he could say to top that declaration.

It was clear that Terran had been causing trouble in the Abyss a lot, which was why he had a bounty on his head and why he couldn't freely enter the Abyss anymore.

Now, it seemed that his disciples were carrying on his legacy by destabilizing the Abyss Realm in their lower-ranked battles.

"Like master, like students. Every generation worse than the last,"

Alfred snorted, and at that moment, Duran could barely contain his laughter. As even Terran's master Mad Dog had been dragged into the conversation.

Mad Dog had been a notorious troublemaker within the Abyss, causing chaos wherever he went. However, his life took an unexpected turn when the old Dean approached him and convinced him to commit to the Academy management.

As a result, Mad Dog took on the role of the hall master in the disciplinary hall.

To the dismay of the true monarch of the Abyss, his disciple Terran also took on the mantle and quickly gained notoriety, becoming a wanted man in many Abyss passages, till he went into hiding

But now Alec and the gang were now following in Their footsteps and contributing to the unsettling nature of the Abyss.

The true monarch had always desired the battle for supremacy to remain confined to human soil, they saw battles in the Abyss as a way to train there younglings, and that was why they detest wars that would take too many lives inside the Abyss realm.

Fortunately, Alec and his gang were still at a low realm and were yet to their detention zones.

Otherwise, they, too, would be under scrutiny, with a potential bounty placed upon them.