The Wizard World - Chapter 295

Chapter 295
On the other side of the door was a small room constructed out of stones . A wide stone pillar noiselessly sat at a corner . There was a yellow rune spinning slowly above a magic circle .
A bed of blooming red and green flowers was planted on a stone platform right in the middle of the room . The leaves of spider plants entwined with several dried plant veins were hanging down the platform . Mushrooms of purple and white colors were growing in the gaps between the flowers .
Four red crystal runes were embedded into each wall .
The pattern of the rune looked like a large anchor with chains surrounding it . The crystal was glowing, and the red light illuminated the stone room .
Vivian walked to the yellow rune and moved her hands around it carefully .
The once-fading light of the rune became bright once more when she finished restoring the energy .
After several minutes, she straightened her back and turned to Angele . "Climb up the pillar and stand at the center of the magic circle . I still need you to participate in a few more tests . "
Angele abided in her order and he stood at the center of the magic circle .
Vivian explained in a calm tone, "This magical matrix will be used to verify your identity . If you are indeed master Henn’s student, the magic circle will release a ray of eye-blinding yellow light . It can also be used to test your connections with certain creatures or people . There are several things I need to…"
A ray of yellow light suddenly illuminated out of the magic circle before Vivian could even finish her explanation and immediately turned into a cylinder of light, shooting to the top of the room .
Vivian seemed surprised . Nonetheless, she remained calm and was about to pull Angele out of the yellow cylinder of light .
*CHI*
Suddenly, the magic circle started reacting again .
A ray of red light pierced through the yellow light and illuminated on Vivian’s face .
"Wait…how is that even possible?!" Vivian’s expression drastically changed causing her to grit her teeth . "The red light represents…me . It should be my first time meeting you, yet the reaction of the magic circle indicates that you’re…related to me . "
Several seconds later, Vivian narrowed her eyes and gradually calmed down . She quickly tapped on the surface of the stone pillar .
*CHI*
The cylinder made of light produced strange noises as it began to shrink . Soundlessly, Angele was still standing at the center of the magic circle .
"Congratulations, you passed the first test . " Vivian had a blank expression on her face, but still, Angele could see the struggle in her eyes . "There is still something else I must ask you . Stay there and do not move . "
"Sure . " Angele already knew what Vivian was thinking and knew that Henn’s plan had indeed worked .
Vivian pointed at Angele’s shoulders .
*CHI*
A red light glimmered around Angele’s ‘birthmark’ .
"It is real…" As Vivian muttered this under her breath, she took out a small black ring from her pouch and threw it into the air .
The black ring flew toward Angele and started spinning at an insanely fast speed .
It almost sounded like the ring was vibrating after being thrown, with its noise echoing throughout the entire room .
The noise gave Angele a headache and for some reason, his body started resonating with the ring . His skull numbed and his skin vibrated .
The vibration of the ring was getting stronger and the echoing noise was turning deeper .
Several seconds later, a black scorpion appeared at the center of the ring .
A column of sharp black spikes was on the back of the scorpion .


Vivian looked surprised and, at the same time, happy when the scorpion appeared .
She took a deep breath and pointed at the ring .
*CHI*
The scorpion disappeared from the center of the ring and the ring returned to Vivian’s hand .
"You really are…" Vivian did not finish her words . She herself knew that it was not time yet to speak of it . There was now a gentle smile on her face as she stared at Angele with a loving gaze .
"Your name is Angele, right?" She lowered her voice .
"Yes . " Angele knew why Vivian was now talking to him in a different tone and a different expression . Everything was going as planned .

"Do you remember what your mother looks like?" Vivian asked in a light tone .
"Master Vivian…I…don’t . " Angele’s expression immediately changed as soon as he heard the question . His face was now filled with confusion . "Why do you ask?"
"I know it’s a weird question to ask…but…" Vivian was not certain about how to make things clear . "Well, I want you to help me complete an important ritual later and I will award you with a magic device . What do you think?" She stopped for a moment before continuing, "You can leave the pillar now . Actually, can you tell me more about the things you have done recently and your experiences with master Henn?"
"Of course . " Angele nodded and jumped off the stone pillar .
Vivian waved her right hand and two black rocks rose from the floor . These rocks immediately reformed themselves into two black chairs .
She told Angele to sit down and she started asking questions about everything Angele had gone through over the recent years .
Angele used his own experiences combined with the detailed information on Vivian’s son to answer all the questions . He did not speak about the Nightmare Realm and the ancient bloodlines, however, as those were his most guarded secrets . He had never seen his mother of this world upon reincarnating in this world anyway . From the narration of his story, it seemed that Vivian did not find any flaw .


Vivian asked a load of questions that required him to give more details but she still respected Angele’s privacy, which helped Angele to dodge several hard questions . Angele did not know the exact age of Vivian, but her social skills were far better than most wizards’ .
Time quickly flew by as they continued to talk in the stone room .
Angele almost narrated his entire life story to Vivian but suddenly heard something exploding outside . However, nothing had seemingly happened .
He checked the time through his chip . It was already 2 o’clock in the morning .
"It is quite late already . I think I should leave now," Angele politely said as he stood up .
"You went here all the way from Bass River, right? You can stay and rest here . Follow me and I will find a room for you . " Vivian grasped Angele’s hand and smiled . "This place is an abandoned ruin of the ancient times which was built beneath the crater . Master Henn found this ruin and transformed it into our secret base . This place is much larger than you expect it to be . There’s a laboratory, a garden, and even an ecological zone here . Everything is being powered by heat . The current supplies in the ruin can support more than twenty people at a time . "
"Thank you, master Vivian . Is this place truly an ancient ruin?" Angele was curious . "What kind of ruin?"
"Follow me . I’ll show you around . " Vivian was no longer smiling but she still continued to hold Angele’s hand .
They left the stone room together and the stone gate closed by itself .
The two wizards walked to the end of the tunnel and went downstairs . Several times they turned around corners before they arrived at a dark red hallway .
"This is the residential area . " Vivian pointed at the hallway . "Do you see the ladders on both sides? Climb up the ladder and you will see a stone door leading to the respective bedroom . Pick whichever you want . "
Angele observed the hallway .
There were about 20 red ladders in total and on top of each ladder, there was a dark red stone door with different numbers marked on it .
Vivian then took him to the garden . Countless plants and flowers were inside . Angele could hear birds chirping as soon as Vivian opened the door . The atmosphere was warm and humid . The fragrance of flowers permeated the air . Angele could even see fireflies flying around .
Inside the dark garden, the blue fireflies were moving around like glowing raindrops . Watching such a beautiful scene made Angele feel relaxed .


The ecological zone and laboratory were nothing special . They looked like the ones Angele had back in the Six Ring Area .
Angele returned to the residential area with Vivian after visiting all the areas in the ruin . She left the hallway and headed to the laboratory after asking Angele to pick any room he wanted .
Angele sat in the hallway quietly and made sure that Vivian had left the area . He turned around, and climbing up a random ladder, he opened the stone door .
*KA*
It did not require too much force to open the door and Angele entered the room quickly .
The room was simple but spacious .
Two diamond-shaped glowing rubies brightened up the room and there was a large white bed beside the wall . The red light from the rubies illuminated on the white blanket which almost made it seem like the color pink .
On the other side of the room, there was a table and a black cabinet .
Angele closed the door and locked it right away .
‘She’s gone . ’ He changed the mentality frequency and tried to talk to Henn . ‘Alright . Henn, you’re not resting, are you? What’s your real plan? Just tell me . ’
‘Real plan?’ Henn responded right away . ‘What real plan? Vivian is preparing the complete soul pattern ritual . She hasn’t fully trust you yet and she will ask someone to check your background and validate the information you told her . ’
‘I’m not sure about this . ’ Angele knitted his eyebrows .
‘Don’t worry, kid . I’m the person who knows her the most in this tragic world,’ Henn answered . ‘And after the ritual, she will believe all the things you said, then you will know what a great decision it was that you made . ’
‘What rank is Vivian at? You know everything about her, right? I’m having trouble checking her mentality level . ’ Angele walked to the black cabinet and pulled the drawer open . There were several long robes of varieties inside .
‘I don’t know how strong she is now, but she had already reached rank 3 when I left . Umm… She should at least a rank 4 wizard now after all those years…’ Angele was shocked at Henn’s conjecture .
‘Rank 4…? Dawn Wizard…’ He thought, his expression changing at the same time .