Nyoi-Bo Studio

  Nyoi-Bo Studio

  As the ship approached the shore, a group of apprentices climbed up to the deck. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon and waves crashed onto the beach as two slender figures approached from the forest in the distance.

  “This is the Yala Continent? How beautiful!”


  “They’re coming, are those elves?”


  “Should we greet them?”


  No longer being the center of attention left Leves feeling very annoyed. “What’s the big deal? So what if they’re a bit pretty?”


  No one bothered to acknowledge him, as they all turned their attention downward. Everyone was curious about the long-lived race of legends, the so-called favored species of gods. Even Bohr’s squad of three had edged to the front in an attempt to get a look!

  In the distance, the two figures boarded the wizard servant’s boat, before grabbing the ropes and lightly leaping onto its deck. The pair landed with the grace like falling blossoms and they wore long silk robes with mysterious instruments carried on their backs.

  Their clothes and patterns were completely different from what was seen on the human continent. Currently, on Alen, the trend was close-fitting top and bottom garments. Loose garments were usually only worn only by the clergy. But the garments the two elves wore were far more elegant and magnificent than that. The wicker suitcases they carried also seemed extremely intricate!

  In the soft glow of the sun, the two elves revealed their faces hidden under their robes, beautiful and flawless faces. Their delicate features gleamed, almost blindingly, in the light. All of the people present were awestruck into silence, and collectively held their breaths. Even the haughty Leves’ eyes glazed over!

  The two elves, one male and one female stood in front of them like angels descended from heaven. They had soft pointy ears and glossy silver hair, which flowed well past their shoulders. Their heavenly beauty and immaculate pale skin made all of the spectators shrink back self-consciously. The charming auras they possessed was something entirely foreign to the Alen continent!

  Like celestial fairies visiting from the forest, the two elves also examined the wizard apprentices on the deck. They had never encountered humans before. The female elf introduced herself. “Hello, I am Wendy, and this is my older brother Wofter!”


  However, Wendy’s introduction was in the Sylr language of the elves, so no one was able to understand it. At this time, Leves blustered forward with a blush and introduced himself. Of course, Wendy looked at him in confusion but was then completely startled, when Leves leaned forward after his introduction to give her the noble courtesy of a kiss on the hand. Wofter was immediately enraged and he pushed Leves to the ground!

  All the people there broke out in laughter, as Leves trembled in rage and embarrassment. At this time, the wizard servant made an announcement. “If everyone is alright, then please do not loiter on the deck. The weather is pleasant today, so we will be sailing on the surface. Please be careful!”


  As the ship set forth again, the apprentices, who had been shut inside the ship for quite some time, all went to the kitchen and grabbed some food, before heading back to the deck to rest in the sun. Quite a few apprentices tried to get closer to the female elf, Wendy. One of these apprentices was Bohr, who was shamelessly using the excuse of wanting to learn the elven language of Sylr in order to approach her!

  On the other hand, a few female apprentices had locked onto Wofter. After all, people always desired beauty. And, most of the apprentices onboard were quite young, so naturally, they were at that age!

  After that, the SS Eternity looped around the Yala Continent once more, before setting off on the return trip to the Black Forest of the Alen Continent, thus ending the journey!

  Within the Black Forest, the castle beneath the wizard tower was bustling with many ant-people and slaves, all of which were busily preparing for a great banquet.

  In the main hall, the table was covered with food and plates and the fireplace was lit. Although Luhmann Kingdom was in the south, it was already late in the winter, so it was very cold!

  The SS Eternity had docked around an hour ago. Soon, the first batch of apprentices of the wizard tower would arrive and partake in the banquet that Lu Zhiyu had prepared for them as members of the wizard tower and as one of the members of the first five year wizarding apprentice plan!

  At dusk, as evening began setting in, everyone aboard the SS Eternity disembarked on the coast of the Black Forest. For the apprentices that had been picked up first, it had been a long journey of more than a month. After getting off of the ship, everyone was relieved to step on solid ground again.

  “Are we here?”


  “Have we finally arrived?”


  “Is this the wizard tower? Why can’t I see anything?”


  After everyone disembarked the ship, they only saw a simple shoreline and a newly constructed dock. On the dock, Sargon was already waiting. Seeing that the ship had finally arrived, he approached immediately. “All of the wizard apprentices, look this way and follow me.”


  Following a stone paved path and a wooden bridge over a river, Sargon led them to a stone door. Everyone followed him into a large cave, which was lit by torches that lined the wall. Each of them felt a sense of mystery within the dimly lit environment!

  This feeling was intensified by the strange carts that they now saw before them. It looked like a series of connected, horseless carriages. “What is this? How does it run without horses?” one of the group asked.

  Bohr had a bit of knowledge on the matter, since he was a bit older. “This looks like a mining tunnel and a mining cart. But I’ve never seen one like it. Where does it lead? The wizard tower isn’t built underground, is it?”


  All the apprentices followed Sargon onto the carts, each with undisguised curiosity. After all of the few dozen apprentices were in the strange looking carts, Sargon went to the front of the train and pulled a lever. Soon the carts began to move and accelerate on the tracks, before reaching a breakneck speed!

  Immediately, the wizard apprentices in the carts screamed. The combination of the darkness and the acceleration made them feel like they were floating in a cloud. Sargon lit a lamp, which lit up all the carts and revealing the fact that quite a few apprentices had fallen to the ground in fear, which made everyone laugh heartily!

  Soon after, everyone got used to the speed, which then became exhilarating rather than terrifying. A few apprentices even stuck their heads out and made strange screams, leading to harsh reprimands from Sargon.

  The carts progressed relentlessly from the border of the Black Forest toward its core, as it steadily approached the black mountain of the wizard tower, where Lu Ziyu had been waiting for a long time!