Wizard starting from shoeing donkeys

Chapter 1335: Chapter 450: Radiation and Secrets (Part 3)

In Albert’s understanding, even for wizards with the highest talents, it takes a considerable amount of time to turn that into real power through sedimentation and hard cultivation, and he is in this situation.

However, at this moment, he suddenly widened his eyes, showing astonishment, repeatedly assessing Rein from top to bottom, and stammered slightly:

"You...you are actually a Third Level Crystalized Wizard? Are you...really a member of our school?"

Because the two were previously quite far apart, and Albert’s attention was focused on observing outside, but now, Rein had come to his side, and he immediately sensed Rein’s surging spiritual power fluctuations.

Albert’s power has already entered the Late Stage Second Level Liquidation Wizard.

At his age, even looking across the Empire, he is considered quite talented, and within the Bixiu Mechanization School, he is at the top tier of geniuses.

Yet compared to Rein, there’s still a world of difference!

Thus at this moment, he looked at Rein with a ghostlike expression, stunned and speechless for quite a while.

What situation is in front of him?

So young yet a Third Level Crystalized Wizard?

Could he be a spy sent from another school or a hostile organization?

The real Rein is actually...

Seeing the other person’s slightly stiff posture and the growing vigilant look in his eyes, Rein couldn’t help but chuckle silently and said:

"Hello, I am Rein, I joined the school less than half a year ago, it’s normal that you haven’t seen me. My mentor is Mogaro."

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After Albert inquired a few more questions, he finally relaxed but soon became somewhat reserved and said:

"Uh...Hello, Lord Rein, I am Albert, a disciple of Lord Moria. I will now take you to meet the mentor, I believe the mentor will be very happy to see you."

"Okay, thank you."

Rein could understand Albert’s restraint, after all, wizards are ranked by their power.

Albert immediately took Rein along a winding internal tunnel inward, the tunnel walls covered with marble, clean and tidy, evidently not excavated by Stone Palate Monsters.

"By the way, Lord Albert, are those monsters outside Stone Palate Monsters? They seem a bit different from what’s recorded in the ancient books." On the way, Rein casually asked.

"Exactly, that’s why the mentor defined them as mutated Stone Palate Monsters."

"As for the reason? Lord Rein, do you feel there’s a special energy radiation in the air here?"

"Indeed, and it seems it has gotten more concentrated since entering here." Rein nodded.

At this moment, Rein could clearly feel that due to the reasons of delving deeper, this energy radiation was becoming more intense.

However, right now he has the Third Level protective witchcraft ’Steel Armor Technique’, so he doesn’t need to worry about this level of radiation affecting him. Beside him, Abel also has protective body witchcraft.

"The others were affected by this radiation, which is why they turned out this way."

"Has the cause of the radiation been investigated?" Rein continued asking.

"Yes, based on clues we’ve found over six months, there was a major explosion in the Valziger School thousands of years ago, and we found that it seemed to originate from a dangerous experiment conducted by a senior Dawn Wizard at the time."

"Based on records found on the broken diaries on several Valziger School Wizard relics, that Dawn Wizard named Magner discovered a kind of metal containing special energy in a certain mine."

"The individual felt that if this special energy could be utilized, it would give him a high chance of stepping into a Fifth Level Full Moon Wizard, so he began a fervent experimental process."

Rein nodded.

For any Dawn Wizard, if finding an opportunity to step into a Fifth Level Full Moon Wizard, they would unquestionably try to seize it desperately!

"This peculiar metal extracted from the ore, silver-white in color, emits strange energy radiations, highly penetrative, however, when present in small amounts, it would not cause much harm to the human body."

Radiation? Silver-white?

Listening, a flash of Spirit Light crossed Rein’s mind, his eyes brightened, seemingly thinking of a crucial point.

"Why does this sound so familiar, could it be uranium ore?"

"The raw material used to make atomic bombs in a past life, radioactive isotope extracted from ordinary uranium ore, uranium-235." However, thinking it through meticulously, Rein slightly shook his head inwardly.

It might not necessarily be uranium-235, it could also be another radioactive metal element.

After all, the world has changed, whether the periodic table of elements applies still remains unclear to Rein.

And even if applicable, whether the periodic table has more follow-up elements in this world, he hasn’t really studied it thoroughly, still unknown.

Beside him, Albert did not notice the anomaly in Rein’s expression, continued explaining while walking:

"That Dawn Wizard named Magner, after decades of attempts, finally found a dangerous yet enabled refining method."

"A wizard tried to suggest against it, but was unsuccessful in stopping it. Unfortunately, one day, the experiment had an accident causing a major explosion, severely damaging the school, and soon after it completely vanished."

"And the Stone Palate Monsters we see seemed to have been attracted to the interior of Valziger School from the underground as the explosion broke through a part of a cavern underground where the Stone Palate Monsters lived."

"What’s more surprising is that Stone Palate Monsters seem to enjoy this highly harmful peculiar radiation."

"From what we’ve observed these past six months, the Stone Palate Monsters originally only at Knight Level showed a significant enhancement to Peak Knight, even Great Knight after a few months of radiation."

"And for the tremendously more tolerant Stone Palate Monster chiefs, the augmentation is even more terrifying."

"There, that’s it, do you see?" At this moment, Albert suddenly stopped, gesturing towards the end of the tunnel.

Currently, the two have reached the end of the tunnel, and in Rein’s view were several horizontal iron bars as thick as a forearm, blocking off the tunnel’s end.

However, through these iron bars, a massive platform can be seen below, densely packed Stone Palate Monsters huddled around a northern entrance, showing expressions akin to soaking comfortably and greedily in a winter hot spring.

Moreover, many Stone Palate Monsters ahead were engaged in a scuffle, with the sounds of low roars echoing.

Among them, leaning against the forefront of the thick metal railing, was a robust Stone Palate Monster over three and a half meters in size, with white-furred head, seemingly in a deep sleep, enjoying the best spot.

"That fellow is the chief of Stone Palate Monsters, now at a Legendary Late Stage in power due to radiation," Albert continued.

"If it were only that one fellow, it wouldn’t be difficult to deal with."

"But the key problem is there are just too many of them. Over six months, we’ve at least eliminated several thousand Stone Palate Monsters, yet still, sporadic ones keep emerging endlessly, seemingly without cease."

"This is one of the reasons why we’ve been stuck here for such a long time." Albert sighed.

"Lord Rein, let’s not talk about this now, the mentor and other exploration team members are in the room." At this time, Albert while speaking, turned around and pressed a mechanism at his left side, the wall suddenly glided open, revealing a concealed door.

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