Chapter 289: First Entry into the Secret Realm
The test will be held at the end of the month, and there are still about ten days left, enough time for him to complete part of the puppet adjustments.
Because of the upgrading of tools, Owen has basically reached the early stage of Iron Man. Many parts only need to complete the design to be automatically produced and assembled. Therefore, the number of puppets is more than he imagined, but the adjustment is also fast. Coupled with the increasingly perfect dungeon chamber under the room, Owen managed to sort out a set of puppets before the end of the month to deal with the Secret Realm trial.
Looking at the puppets of different heights, weights, and sizes in front of him, Owen was full of a sense of accomplishment.
“It’s almost time.” Owen put away the puppets, took out his wand, cast Cleaning Charm , changed his clothes, and went to the testing ground.
The testing ground was located in a relatively remote semi-basement training ground. There were not as many people coming and going as imagined because there were actually very few people eligible to participate in the Secret Realm Competition.
In addition to the talented students who would receive notifications from the Academy City, only noble students could participate. The former relied on strength, and the latter relied on financial resources. Both were needed by the academy, and it was also very fair.
In addition, the test he had been looking forward to for a long time turned out to be a life-and-death voluntary contract. Simply put, as long as he signed it, if he died in the Secret Realm, he would die in vain, and the Academy City would not need to bear any responsibility.
Daring to sign is courage, and courage is the content of the test.
It’s simply fooling people, Owen was speechless.
In addition, this training ground is actually the entrance to the Secret Realm. When the time comes, the Secret Realm space will appear with a space folding phenomenon here. At that time, a spatial Grand Mage will cast magic to transfer everyone’s anchor points to the sky of the Secret Realm, using the power of space to complete the teleportation.
As soon as he entered, Owen realized he was wrong. There were actually quite a few people inside, densely packed, almost a thousand people. Many people had formed preliminary small groups, and the division of labor was clear. If there weren’t still quite a few lone wolves, he would probably have felt the pressure already.
Just as Owen was looking around, he unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance, Robert. He was standing behind a dark, gothic girl. It could be seen that his face was not very good, and his gaze towards Owen also carried a bit of sympathy.
Owen’s face wasn’t very good either, because he could guess who the girl was, and he could also see that the other party was coming for him.
The dark makeup and pure black lace-trimmed short skirt did not detract from Silvia’s appearance at all, but instead added a bit of strong deathly temptation, as if she couldn’t help but get closer even though she knew it was poisonous. It was just that her figure was a bit disappointing. Although it was not indistinguishable from front to back, it could at most be considered as having two fried eggs close to her chest. Ten of them stacked together would not be as big as Senior Sister’s single breast.
This fried-egg lady is Silvia, the Grand Duke’s daughter, a lunatic who is obsessed with darkness and death despite her noble birth. If it weren’t for her super talent, even her father couldn’t stand her.
Owen also couldn’t understand why the other party would like these things. It’s no wonder Peters was full of apprehension when he talked about her, because she was simply a lunatic, and it wouldn’t be surprising what she would do.
With one hand on his chest, Owen bowed slightly.
Although he is a Count, the other party’s father is a Grand Duke. This bow is not for her, but for her father.
“I heard you have a good eye.” Silvia squinted at Owen.
As soon as Owen heard it, he knew that Silvia was targeting him because of Robert, and he immediately rolled his eyes inwardly, but he still politely and modestly tried to make the other party retreat.
Unfortunately, the other party’s mind was not broad, and Owen could only pinch his nose and stand with Robert in the end.
It’s not that he was afraid of her, but the destination was the same. There was not much point in directly falling out. Besides, they were just traveling together. When the time came for him to die, would he be willing?
Despite this, Owen still sighed, beginning to feel that participating in this Secret Realm Competition was a wrong decision. However, it was related to the important matter of the Academy City being filled with shouts of “Long live Hydra.” Gritting his teeth, he endured it. Moreover, this trip to the Secret Realm gathered the most elite students of the entire academy. Not much, getting ten or eight of them as a foundation would not be a loss.
With her background and strength, Silvia quickly gathered a group of people in this way, and similar scenes were constantly being played out at the scene. After all, she was not the only one with a background and strength.
The whole scene was like big fish eating small fish, but this time it’s not eating, but acting as cannon fodder.
Everyone knew this in their hearts. The reason why commoner students were willing to come was also with the intention of seeking wealth and honor through danger, so they did not resist. Therefore, the crowd became more and more distinct, and there was no room for lone wolves to survive.
Owen had been observing, trying to find a suitable development target. As for Robert beside him, he had given up.
Although he wouldn’t kill his whole family because of such a small matter, he shouldn’t expect him to have a good attitude anymore. It would be good if he didn’t secretly plot against him.
Robert also had some self-awareness and didn’t dare to say anything, after all, he didn’t do the right thing in this matter.
Fortunately, he is not the kind of person who feels guilty all day long because he owes you something, so sorry, I can only kill you first, so as not to continue to feel bad.
“Grand Mage Marvin, the students this time seem to be quite good.” A mage said to Grand Mage Marvin, who was in charge of the Secret Realm teleportation this time.
“Well, their strength is good, but luck is more important in the Secret Realm.” Grand Mage Marvin said with emotion, because he had also participated in the Secret Realm Competition, and he was only one step away from success, but in the end, he failed because of bad luck.
Knowing this, the mage from the past did not dare to continue speaking, but pretended to be busy checking the magic circle. It would be used soon, but he did not dare to be careless. If there was an accident and so many precious students of the Academy City were lost, he would be slapped even after he died.
After repeatedly confirming that no one chose to quit, the building was directly closed. Grand Mage Marvin began to guide the magic power to activate the magic circle in the building through psychic power. Because he had to send so many people away at once, even with the magic circle, the pressure on him was not small. Even a legendary mage who was not good at space would have to be in a hurry for a while, otherwise, the Academy City would not send him, a spatial Grand Mage, to be in charge of this matter.
With Grand Mage Marvin’s control, the space inside the building began to distort, and the colorful Secret Realm space unfolded. Everyone present was swallowed in one breath, including the examiners, but in the end, only the students were teleported away.
Grand Mage Marvin, who had just tried to control the space and enter the Secret Realm, sighed, he could no longer go back to the past.
Not everyone can enter the Secret Realm, only young people with potential can successfully enter. As for Marvin, even though he is a Grand Mage, he has no chance.
Owen was no stranger to transmigration, and the Ancient Bloodline also allowed him to recover immediately. However, the space of the Secret Realm was very chaotic, which caused him to feel dizzy all the time, like carsickness, so he was not conspicuous in the crowd.
After recovering, Owen understood why he felt this way.
The so-called Secret Realm is a space fragment junkyard, full of disordered and overlapping spaces, just like the mirror space that the Supreme Mage used in the movies in his previous life. If you take a wrong step, you will step into another space. What you will encounter, no one can say for sure.
What Owen was curious about was, could the Academy City really create such a space?
