Everyone present was shocked after Ichor announced how the test would happen, but they did not have the time to complain as all of them vanish right after he was done talking.

They were not inside the volcano anymore, or at least did not seem like it. The place Ichor teleported everyone looked exactly like a normal forest.

Some animals one could find in the outside world were there, and it was impossible to tell they were inside a dimensional realm.

Arthur was there, but Signy and Helga weren’t. It was completely random where one would appear, so the first thing he wanted to do was to find them, and also find Rolf to get his hands on the treasure that belonged to him.

“This place looks so real. George, are you sure we are still inside the dimensional realm?”

“Yes. Like I said, whoever created this can make anything it wanted, so creating a veritable forest like this is not a big deal.”

The person behind the dimensional realm probably got animals from the outside world and put them to live in that forest. After who knows how many years, the place turned into a giant self-sustainable forest.

Even though it was an incredible feat, Arthur was more concerned about the others who were in the test, and also about how to find the inheritance.

Based on what Ichor said, killing others was not the answer to find the inheritance, so it was not like everyone would die and only one would remain.

But, only one person could get the inheritance, so if over one person finds it, then a death-match is inevitable. For that reason, Arthur wanted to be the first to find that thing and leave without problems.

Not that he was afraid of facing those youths, but they were all from the central continent! Arthur was not sure his disguise spell would work against the probing of official mages.

Turning into a killing machine there would only make them his enemies, thus making his time on the central continent worse than normal.

The best possibility for him was to find the inheritance, and get it with no one knowing his identity.

“George, how does an inheritance looks like, anyway?”

He needed to find it, yet never saw one before. Arthur was glad he had George there with him to help with those things.

“Remember the silver chalice you saw? Ichor probably teleported it together with all of you, because that is the inheritance! I am almost sure you need to drink the blood from the chalice to get the inheritance.”

“What will I get with it?”

“Usually useful memories about magic itself, enchanting, creation of artifacts, and then unique spells, ancient spells, and many other things. It depends on what inheritance you get, but it will be beneficial to you, so try to get it.”

 So it turned out Arthur had to find the strange chalice he saw the moment he passed through that portal. But where it would be?

There was no way of knowing it, but what he could do was to explore the surrounding area and try to look for some clues.

“The chalice will not be in the open, so maybe inside a cave? Or hidden behind magical formations?”

The possibilities of where that thing would be were endless, and the thought of it made Arthur’s head ache. He looked around and saw no one near, which was a good thing.

Then, Arthur used his invisibility spell and started his search for Signy and Helga. Of course, he would also try to look for clues about the inheritance along the way, but his priority was to find the two of them.

Signy was his friend, and Helga seemed like a good person, but they were not that strong when compared to the rest of the youths there, which meant they were in danger inside that forest.

Arthur was someone who was knowledgeable about hunting, which included tracking as well, so finding clues about the youths in that forest was easy.

Within five minutes of walking through the forest, he found someone. Perhaps destiny was playing a part once again, but the person he found was Samantha, someone who had helped him by giving him information.

He thought if he should take off his invisibility and talk with her, but opted not to, at least not for the time being.

Samantha may have helped him, but Arthur knew little about her, and considering all the youths were there for the inheritance, who knows what they could to get their hands in it.

So, he stayed in the shadows, not showing his presence to her. In fact, he left her and continue his own path, trying to find his friends, and maybe some clues about the inheritance.

The forest, who was once quiet, changed in a matter of minutes, as the youths were meeting each other, and fights broke out throughout the entire place.

A blood bath. Some youths killed others just for their spoils, and maybe for the chance of acquiring some information about the inheritance.

Arthur was not concerned with any of that, and continued to hide behind trees and bushes in that dark forest. Then, he saw two girls he was familiar with.

Signy and Helga were in a poor state, fighting against three mages from the same school. They had wounds all over her bodies, and the hope of winning was long gone.

“You two are dead! That is what you get after not giving all your belongings to the Thorns Academy!”

The three men from the Thorns Academy had green robes and vicious faces, maniacally laughing while attacking Signy and Helga.

Arthur watched everything from behind a tree and immediately took action, appearing beside Signy.

“What is happening here?” Arthur said.

Everyone there was shocked. They sensed nothing, and a youth appeared out of nowhere. Arthur was not an ordinary mage, but the ego from those men made them act in the worst way possible.

“Who is this man? Your boyfriend? Hahahaha! Good, good! This way, he can die with you!”

Arthur frowned and could not understand why those men acted that way. He had a view of the central continent; a place with strong mages who were smart and cared for others. A prosperous place.

It seemed he was mistaken, and just like everywhere else, these people were rude and felt superior to everyone else.

A pity. Arthur was trying his best to not start a blood bath inside that place, but he would not run from a fight, and would kill anyone that disrespected him.

With a quick glance, he saw that most of those mages had a level of 50, which was equal to having the eighth circle.

That was someone strong when put in the place where Arthur came from, but in front of him it was nothing!