After a heated discussion, the person standing at the foot of the mountain suddenly spoke.

  “Those who are registering over there, come over here!”


  People swarmed towards the foot of the mountain like a swarm of bees.

  “If you want to become a student of the Adventurer’s Academy, you will have to go through many tests. For the first test, it will be this mountain behind me.”


  “This mountain is called the Sealing Mountain. From the name, you should be able to guess what it is. The moment you step onto this mountain, you will be unable to use your skills.”


  When everyone heard this, they could not help but look at each other.

  “Listen carefully, I don’t care what method you use. As long as you can climb up this mountain, you will be considered to have passed this first test.

  “Also, please remember that the higher you go up the mountain, the stronger the spell restrictions you will be subjected to. If any accidents happen during the climb, the Adventurer’s Academy will not be responsible.”


  “Alright, you may set off now!”


  With the sound of the bell, the group began to climb the mountain.

  Mike saw that about five or six people had chosen to leave after hearing that person’s words.

  “They’re leaving just like that? It looks like they really don’t have the confidence.”


  Mike muttered to himself.

  A blond boy next to Mike overheard him and spoke to him.

  “Don’t be too confident. This is my fifth time climbing the mountain! You might not feel anything now, but you’ll know how powerful this Sealing Mountain is when you’ve reached halfway up the mountain.”


  Seeing that the blond boy was enthusiastically giving him a hint, Mike also let down his guard and spoke to him.

  “Why are you so obsessed with the Adventurer’s Academy?”


  “Because I want to change everything in this world. I don’t want to see our kingdom become a chess piece in the hands of those damn Thrones,” said the blonde boy.

  “My name is Seigne. I’m a natural-born Muggle.”


  “Muggle? Does that mean that you don’t have mana points and can’t choose a profession?”


  “You’re right. That’s why I want to study politics at the Adventurer’s Academy. I hope that I can become a great politician in the future.”


  Seigne suddenly lowered his head and said angrily.

  “If I’m able to have supreme power in my hands, then I will eliminate all the rebels on the Throne.”


  Mike heard Siegne’s words and continued to ask him.

  “Why do you hate the Throne so much?”


  Seigne clenched his hands and continued to speak.

  “The capital of our country, Rovidius, is full of those people on the Throne. They have already taken control of the kingdom, but they haven’t overthrown it.”


  …


  Listening to Seigne’s description, Mike’s understanding of the Throne deepened.

  At the same time, Mike also had a deeper understanding of the entire world.

  The Royal City of Romon, where he was now, was the second-largest city of the Lieluo Empire. It had been established by Prince Romon when the Empire was first established.

  And the Royal Capital of Rovidius was the capital of the Lieluo Empire.

  Due to the power of the Throne, it had continuously encroached on the land of the Lieluo Empire and controlled the political lifeline of the empire.

  The Royal City of Romon was the only pure land of freedom in the entire empire because there was an independent army, thick city walls, and a large number of people here.

  The Adventurer’s Academy was also here, so the Throne did not dare to lightly touch the Royal City of Romon.

  …


  While they were talking, Mike found that they had already reached the halfway point of the Sealing Mountain.

  The speed of their advance had gotten slower and slower.

  At this time, Mike also noticed that Seigne’s condition was becoming weaker and weaker.

  Due to his Muggle attribute, he was even more exhausted than the average adventurer.

  Even so, he was still trying hard to support his body, taking every step with difficulty.

  Finally, several of the people in front of Mike stopped.

  Some of them even fell due to exhaustion.

  However, such a small spell restriction was nothing to Mike.

  Mike knew that most of these people were between level 70 and level 80, and most of their professional medals were below bronze quality.

  Among these people, silver and gold were considered dragons and phoenixes.

  Although Mike did not feel burdened in any way, he did not leave these people behind to be the first to reach the top.

  That was because he knew that he could not be in the limelight anymore.

  Thus, he wanted to blend in with these people and be the most ordinary climber.

  There were only eighty steps left to the top of the mountain.

  Currently, there were fewer than twenty people left.

  Walking at the front was a red-haired youth dressed in black.

  Mike had noticed him when he had first come up the mountain.

  He was the fastest among them, and he had not stopped the entire time.

  From the looks of him, he seemed to be quite strong.

  Following closely behind the red-haired youth was a blue-haired girl with twin ponytails.

  The girl looked dignified but did not say a word the entire time. She just followed in the red-haired youth’s footsteps without stopping.

  With Mike’s support, Seigne gradually approached the peak of the mountain.

  As for the others, they also followed closely behind the crowd, not daring to relax for even a moment.

  At the moment, Seigne’s left arm had been placed on Mike’s shoulder, and his speed was getting slower and slower.

  “Mike, it seems that what you said was true. You really managed to climb up the Sealing Mountain without any effort.”


  Seigne was sweating profusely. Even so, Mike was still supporting him.

  “We’re almost at the top of the mountain. You have to hold on!”


  By this time, Mike was almost carrying Seigne on his back.

  “Mike, don’t worry about me. With your strength, you could be the first to reach the top of the mountain. Why would you give up this honor for someone you only just met?”


  Mike looked at Seigne, who was gradually becoming delirious. Without saying a word, he continued to silently drag him along.

  “There are still ten more steps. We’re almost there. You have to hold on!”


  As soon as Mike finished speaking, the red-haired youth and the blue-haired twin-ponytailed youth reached the top.

  In a short while, three more people reached the top.

  At this time, only seven people, including Mike and Seigne, were still trying their best to reach the summit.

  “The last five steps. You can already see the stone tablet, Seigne!”


  Mike looked at Seigne. By this time, he had already lost the strength to speak.

  Suddenly, Seigne’s feet went soft and he fell heavily onto the steps.

  He had knocked his forehead, causing a not-too-deep and not-too-shallow wound to appear.

  Within moments, blood flowed down the gash to his cheek.

  Seigne struggled to get up.

  He was only one step away from the top.

  Mike was about to reach out to help him, but Seigne waved his hand.

  He signaled to Mike that he was going to make the last step on his own.