nChapter 66: Slander

nTranslator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

nFang

nQuality: Uncommon

nAttack: 7 – 13

nEffect: Armor Break 4

n...

nThis was a pair of decent curved daggers.

nAt least the stats were pretty good. As an uncommon item, it should be considered middle-grade. The armor break attribute was very useful after all.

nThe other hidden attributes would have to wait. It took a high appraisal level to see through them. But based on Marvin’s experience and after a short examination, the initial estimation was that the material used for these daggers was pretty good, they were durable and the edge was pretty sharp.

nThe only shortcoming was that they hadn’t been used in a long time; they weren’t even oiled.

nThis was the consequence of a lack of maintenance. After receiving the daggers, Marvin first started doing some simple maintenance, making them even sharper.

nThe friendly red copper dragon gave Marvin a pair of scabbards. The scabbards were made from some unknown leather. They felt very soft and were very suitable to sheathe the sharp curved daggers.

nMarvin rested for a bit in the Professor’s territory before bidding farewell to this kindhearted red copper dragon and continuing his journey north.

nIt only took a bit over half a day after leaving the mountainous area before he arrived at the Moonlight Forest.

n...

nThe Moonlight Forest was part of the Wood Elves’ Kingdom. It seemed to have been an agreement between the original Elven Kingdom and the Three Ring Towers’ wizards to have this place as a frontier.

nThis was equivalent to a wood elven outpost in the south, also acting as a buffer zone between the elves and the humans.

nThere were some half-elven villages scattered there. In fact, half-elves were very unwelcome. Elves definitely rejected them and humans looked at them differently. Thus, adult half-elves usually had their own villages.

nThe elves in Moonlight Forest were mainly merchants in charge of dealing with the surrounding human forces, and considered talking as reasonable.

nThey were different from some conservative elves living deep in the elven kingdom. They still hadn’t forgotten the glory of the High Elven 2nd Era Rule. They had always considered mankind as the lowest kind of lifeform, comparable to gnolls and kobolds.

nThe Moonlight Forest had close ties with the Three Ring Towers in the north, with two hot air balloons flying every week in direction of the Three Ring Towers.

nHot air balloons were dwarven technology but were reproduced by the Three Ring Towers’ wizard craftsmen. They were used daily in the Three Ring Towers and the surroundings. You could always see hot air balloon caravan in the sky.

nThis was considered a unique East Coast scenery.

nMarvin was a bit unlucky when he arrived; the relay station’s hot air balloon had just flown away.

nHe could only endure and wait for the next one.

nMarvin managed to buy a ticket very easily after showing his baron emblem issued by the South Wizard Alliance. Nothing happened while waiting.

nThree days later, Marvin was sitting in a hot air balloon, on his way to the Three Ring Towers.

nA day and a half later, Marvin successfully arrived in the Three Ring Towers region.

nA sharp tower was getting increasingly closer. Under the control of a somewhat low level wizard, the hot air balloon slowly landed onto a vast open space.

nFinally arrived at the Ashes Tower of the Three Ring Towers!

n...

nAshes Tower was huge, and Magore Academy was but a small part of it.

nAfter Marvin got down from the hot air balloon, he followed the signs toward Magore Academy.

nHe soon arrived in front of the Academy, but he still needed to line up to enter the Academy.

nThere was a checkpoint in front to verify each visitor’s status.

n‘What day is it? So many people are visiting Magore Academy?’

nMarvin was stunned by the number of visitors.

nA lot of those people seemed wealthy. They should be nobles from the nearby East Coast.

nThey were followed by their whole family. A family with more than ten people definitely had a young child.

n‘Turns out it’s almost time for the apprentice recruitment.’

nMarvin suddenly realized. No wonder there were so many people today. He had no other choice but to endure and wait.

n...

nMagore Academy was Ashes Tower’s apprentice wizard nurturing ground.

nLike the other Academies, it was in charge of receiving apprentices with magical talents from the South Wizard Alliance and training them to be qualified wizards.

nMarvin’s younger brother Wayne had to leave White River Valley to study in Magore Academy because of his outstanding wizard aptitudes.

nWhen Wayne took a trip home after their father’s death, six month ago, the Marvin from back then had yet to notice anything strange.

nThat 9 years old younger brother had already displayed intelligence and a way of thinking that didn’t match his age.

nHe never complained to Marvin. Actually, Marvin had guessed that Wayne must have been the target of bullying in Magore Academy.

nWhite River Valley was quite small, and they could barely afford Wayne’s tuition. And wizard was a really expensive class.

n‘Such a stubborn kid.’

nRemembering that Wayne was so young, yet so strong-willed, Marvin couldn’t help but shake his head.

nHe hadn’t expected this kind of thing.

nDid those wizards think that since his grandfather, White River Valley had completely declined?

nRegardless who acted, Marvin would make them regret!

nKilling intent flashed in his eyes and his hands couldn’t help but press on the curved daggers on his belt.

nAt that time, a

"Next

" could be heard from the checkpoint in front.

nMy turn?

nMarvin squinted and quickly walked forward.

n...

nThere weren’t many people responsible for checking the visitors, only one apprentice wizard and two fighters.

nThese fighters didn’t have a high rank. They were only of the first level and seemed to be followers of that apprentice wizard.

nThis apprentice wore the symbol of Magore Academy but the two followers didn’t.

nHe was only in charge of the most simple identity inspection. He would let people pass as long as they proved their identity.

nThis was Magore Academy’s self-confidence. In their territory, no one would dare to look for trouble.

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"Baron Marvin from White River Valley?

"

nThe apprentice wizard sneered from the corner of his mouth.

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"That’s right.

" Marvin seemed very calm.

nThe apprentice wizard was holding onto Marvin’s Baron emblem which was also a proof of identity as it had come from the South Wizard Alliance.

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"I never heard of that place,

" the apprentice wizard said.

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"There are a lot of places you haven’t heard of.

" Marvin frowned.

"Denyo, Sovaa, have you heard of them?

"

nThe two places Marvin introduced were some very dangerous regions of a lower plane, so an apprentice wizard would obviously not understand.

nWhat made him quite unhappy was this apprentice’s attitude.

n‘This guy… Looks like he knows me…

"

nMarvin looked at that apprentice and felt that something was wrong.

nIt was safe to say that this apprentice’s identity was the same as a receptionist, and that there was no need to argue with him this much.

nHis eyes twitched with a bad feeling.

n...

nThat apprentice holding onto Marvin’s emblem was already sneering inwardly.

nIndeed, Boss White’s information was very accurate. That bastard older brother heard of his illness and definitely hurried here.

nBut Boss White had said that it was more than a week’s travel from White River Valley to the Three Ring Towers. He didn’t think it would be that fast.

n‘Anyway, since Boss White ordered so, I must deal with it appropriately.’

n‘That White River Valley had already declined. This Marvin is also a waste that couldn’t become a wizard, nothing more. Once his brother dies, he will lose all hope to rise up.’

n‘There is no one behind them, I can act without any risk. And I can also please the Unicorn clan’s heir. There is no need to hesitate.’

nThis kind of thought flashed in his heart.

nHe suddenly yelled in a loud voice,

"There is something wrong with your proof of identity! It’s clearly a counterfeit!

"

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"You actually dare to impersonate a noble!?

"

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"You two, arrest him!

"

nThe other people were startled.

nImpersonating a noble? Wasn’t this a capital offense? Is there really someone that would do this?

nBut not waiting for their reaction, the two fighters immediately rushed from the left and right.

n...

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"Hmm? Is there really something wrong? You actually dared to slander me.

"

nMarvin’s heart was on fire.

"Since when am I easy to bully?

"

nHe didn’t say anything else and unsheathed his daggers!

nNicely waiting to be captured had never been in Marvin’s vocabulary! Only two 1st rank fighters, it wasn’t a big deal for Marvin!

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