Chapter 1: The Wizard's Apprentice Returns Home in Glory

In the raging stormy sea.

A huge ship, hundreds of meters long and tens of meters wide, was sailing through the wind and waves.

On the ship,

Lu Feng stood in the bumpy ship's tower, motionless as a mountain, admiring the special scenery of the stormy sea with a bit of melancholy.

Waves several stories high hit the side of the ship, but were blocked by an indestructible magical barrier.

"The last time I passed by the Stormy Sea was about thirty-five years ago! I remember that time, I was hiding in the cabin and was shaken until my face turned pale."

Lu Feng recalled the past and smiled sadly.

"At that time, I was selected by the wizard apprentices stationed on the Trandi sub-continent to detect my wizard qualifications and send to the Trudo continent to learn how to become a wizard. Unfortunately..."

Unfortunately, Lu Feng had worked hard in the Botanical Garden, the leading white wizard organization in the Trudo continent, for thirty-five years, but had only cultivated to the level of a third-class wizard apprentice.

It seems that he is only one step away from becoming a first-level official wizard, but only Lu Feng himself knows how far this step is.

Twenty-five years ago, Lu Feng was a third-class wizard apprentice.

Today, he is still just a third-class wizard apprentice.

Just one step away, it has become an endless abyss.

In addition, he is 52 years old this year, which makes the possibility of a breakthrough almost zero.

"I might be the worst time traveler. I have worked hard all my life, but I can never become a formal wizard. If those readers in my hometown heard about this, I would probably be nailed to the pillar of shame among time travelers!"

The more Lu Feng recalled, the more he wanted to laugh.

That’s right, Lu Feng is also a time traveler.

Born in the wizarding world's Trandi sub-continent, his father was a baron of the Tulip Principality on the continent.

His name is Aleister Hall.

Lu Feng is the baron's third son, named Rest Hall, and he has two older brothers.

After being detected to have wizard talent, Lu Feng left his hometown to study and practice.

Time flies, and thirty-five years have passed in a flash.

Today, Lu Feng's father, Aleister Hall, is long gone, having died of old age in bed thirteen years ago.

His eldest brother also died in the battle between the Tulip Principality and its neighboring country ten years ago.

In the former barony territory, Hongye Town, only Lu Feng’s second brother, Andre Hall, an old man with white hair, is left to manage the territory.

"I hope I can see my second brother again when I go back. I owe them too much over the years!"

Lu Feng looked in the direction of Hongye Town, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

Three months ago, he received a letter saying that his second brother’s health was not very good.

I cough often and have a fever. I can't sleep at night and feel depressed.

With all these bad symptoms, Lu Feng didn't know how long his 66-year-old second brother could hold on.

This time when Lu Feng returned to his hometown, on the one hand, he saw no hope of breaking through to become a formal first-level wizard, and on the other hand, he also wanted to go back to his hometown to take a look.

Perhaps it was the influence of his thoughts from his previous life that made Lu Feng want to return to his roots.

If Lu Feng can’t break through to become a formal wizard, with his level as a third-class wizard apprentice, his life span won’t last long.

Practicing meditation, swallowing potions, and conducting witchcraft experiments. Lu Feng's body is much stronger than ordinary people in his hometown, and he is so strong that he can almost be compared with the great knights who have practiced well.

But after all, he has not escaped the realm of mortals and can only live to over a hundred years at most.

A few decades is neither long nor short.

For the rest of his life, Lu Feng just wanted to put aside the depressing wizard life he had become accustomed to over the years, be a good person, and enjoy life.

Simply put, Lu Feng has given up and is ready to lie down.

Third-class wizard apprentices are nothing in the Trudo continent. There are a lot of them. They are just ordinary consumables.

But on the resource-poor Trandi secondary continent, you can still live a carefree life. If you manage some resources, it will be more than enough to become a grand duke of a principality.

As the ship sailed, the surrounding wind and waves gradually subsided, and the dark thunderstorm clouds slowly dissipated.

When the ship stopped shaking, the sky had become clear blue and pure with white clouds.

“Puff, puff!”

Suddenly, the sound of flapping wings awakened Lu Feng who was lost in his memories.

Lu Feng looked in the direction of the sound and saw a chubby, snow-white owl flapping its wings, flying in front of him and landing on the railing.

On the owl's forehead, there is a blue gem as big as a soybean, and strange runes are flickering in the gem.

A clear childish voice came from the owl's mouth:

"Mr. Rest, the Thunder has passed the most dangerous thunderstorm area in the Storm Sea and is about to enter the calm offshore area. There may be sea beasts and ferocious birds attacking the Thunder at that time. We need your help!"

Listening to the owl's words, Lu Feng nodded and said:

"Please reply to Lord Ludens. I will fulfill the mission of protecting the Thunder as required. Lord Ludens, please rest assured!"

This owl is the pet of Captain Ludens's taming contract, an intelligent, gentle and extraordinary creature.

His strength is almost comparable to that of a third-class wizard apprentice.

Ludens is different from Lu Feng. He is a first-level official wizard, and the entire Thunder ship is Ludens' property.

The Thunder sailed in the waters of the Trudo continent, traveling back and forth between various secondary continents, trading specialties and earning resources for Ludens to practice at the formal wizard stage.

Of course, there are far more ships like this than the Thunder.

While they traded all over the world, they also took on odd jobs for the major wizard organizations on the Trudo continent.

For example, young people of appropriate age with wizarding qualifications can be selected from various secondary continents to inject new blood into the Trudo continent.

Back then, Lu Feng also left the Trandi sub-continent on such a ship.

Lu Feng took out some food and fed the owl, then walked down the ship's deck, entered the cabin, and returned to his own private room.

From his owl pet, Lu Feng learned that he would need to guard the deck of the ship with several third-class wizard apprentices tomorrow.

The Thunder has a large protective spell that can withstand thunderstorms and huge waves in the Storm Sea. While the protective ability is strong, it consumes a lot of magic stones and requires Captain Ludens, a formal wizard, to personally control it.

When sailing into the offshore area, the wind and waves are not strong. The only annoying things are some sea beasts and ferocious birds living in the sea. These extraordinary creatures are not very powerful.

Most of them rely on physical strength, and their strength is at most comparable to that of a great knight. Even a first-class apprentice can kill them with a level 0 spell.

Occasionally, there are a few people who master innate spells, but they are no stronger than a third-rate wizard apprentice.

In Captain Ludens's eyes, hiring some wizard apprentices to protect the Thunder would cost less magic stones than setting up a magic circle to protect against witchcraft.

After all, wizard apprentices are the least valuable consumables.

Lu Feng accepted the task of guarding the Thunder, mainly because he wanted to save some shipping fare.

He also learned in advance that the mission was not very dangerous.

Although he had accumulated some wealth during his more than 30 years of wizarding career, it was better to save as much as possible.

After eating the dinner brought by the waiter on the ship, Lu Feng sorted out his combat equipment.

Although tomorrow's mission is not very dangerous, for the sake of his own life, Lu Feng tries his best to prepare everything.

An airtight plate armor and a large black iron shield as tall as a person, both enchanted with a level 0 protective spell.

There is a nail hammer inlaid with gems that amplify spell power, and a small crossbow hung on the shield, and the crossbow arrows are smeared with a deadly poison that kills instantly upon impact.

After putting it on, moving his body around, and checking his equipment, Lu Feng felt a sense of security.

Traveling through the wizarding world, he had no golden finger and could only deal with every battle with caution.

This is the fundamental reason why he can live to such an old age in the dangerous wizarding world.

Anticipating and deducing tomorrow's battle, and how to respond when encountering various sea beasts and ferocious birds.

After making sure there was no problem, Lu Feng reached out and took off his helmet, preparing to maintain his plate armor.

But the next moment, Lu Feng was stunned and his pupils dilated rapidly.

"How, how is it possible? I, I traveled through time again?"

In front of Lu Feng.

The cabin of the Thunder disappeared, replaced by a dense forest, and the sound of fighting could be heard faintly in the distance.

(End of this chapter)