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Chapter 18 Understanding, Letter of Recommendation

Beside the stream, Elor hugged her knees and huddled by the campfire.

Her gaze fell on Dorothy, who was washing herself in the stream.

"Um... thank you for saving me..."

Elor was still somewhat distraught.

When Dorothy rescued her from the goblins, she thought she was going to be killed again.

At that time, Dorothy was covered in blood, her hair obscuring her face, and her appearance was no better than that of a goblin.

Errol thought he had just escaped one wolf's den only to fall into another, and he immediately fainted.

When I woke up again, I had been moved to the stream.

Dorothy emerged from the water, her fair feet stepping on the smooth rocks. She wore a vest and wrung out a rough linen garment.

"You are welcome."

Dorothy's response was somewhat lukewarm; of course, she hadn't saved Elor for nothing.

Elor's strength and the equipment she wears both indicate that she comes from an extraordinary background.

Most importantly, she is also a mage.

In this respect, Elor must know something about the City of Apprentices.

At least they know more than the mercenaries.

Beside the campfire, Dorothy's greatsword had become a clothes rack.

Her and Elor's clothes were hung on it to dry.

Dorothy draped her freshly washed linen tunic over her greatsword, sat down by the fire, soles to soles, toes touching, and leaned forward.

"We've known each other for a while now, so my saving you wasn't for nothing."

Elor nodded. "I know, I will pay you enough gold coins."

Dorothy shook her head. "Isn't what I want gold coins?"

Upon hearing this, Elor's expression changed.

If you don't want gold coins, then what do you want? Could it be...?

For some unknown reason, Elor's face turned from white to red, and her legs began to twist restlessly.

"Um... I'm not that kind of person."

"Huh?" Elor's reaction completely baffled Dorothy.

"You're a magician, aren't you?"

Dorothy stared at Elor with a calm gaze.

Elor paused for a moment, then quickly realized her misunderstanding and replied, "Huh? That's me."

Dorothy then asked, "Do you know the City of Apprentices?"

Elor nodded immediately.

Of course she knew about the City of Apprentices; she was a student there!

Elor cleared his throat, straightened his back, raised his head slightly, and patted his chest with his hand.

"Ahem! I am the mage from the City of Apprentices."

"Oh?"

Dorothy was somewhat surprised.

Then he nodded.

Indeed, five of the wolves from the previous pack had already been killed by Elor using magic.

Moreover, he was carrying magic potions and seemed to have a very powerful staff.

He looks very young, so it's reasonable for a magician to come from the City of Apprentices.

Seeing Dorothy's interested expression, Elor raised his head even higher.

"I came out here hoping to break through to the level of a beginner mage so I could go back and apply for more funding, but I never expected to encounter so many problems..."

"Are you looking for information about the City of Apprentices?"

Elor looked at Dorothy sitting opposite him.

Since Dorothy mentioned the City of Apprentices, this must be the question she wanted to ask herself.

Dorothy nodded.

Elor looked Dorothy up and down, then turned to look at the greatsword lying not far away.

"..."

This sword must be quite heavy, but Dorothy actually used it as a weapon.

This indicates that Dorothy has begun training and has acquired magic.

"Hmm... for your age, possessing magic definitely meets the City of Apprentices' admission standards, but in terms of money..."

Dorothy pulled her basket over and took out the magic core from inside.

Elor immediately shut up.

If you have magic cores, you can indeed exchange them for a lot of gold coins.

"The magic cores are indeed worth a lot of gold coins, but if you don't seal them away, they will lose their value once the magic power inside dissipates."

Dorothy's arm stiffened.

She hadn't expected that magic cores could depreciate in value.

Dorothy placed the magic core in front of Elor.

"Could you help me seal this up?"

Elor smiled and nodded. "Of course."

"Thank you," Dorothy said.

Elor extended her finger, and magic began to gather at her fingertip. Then, she danced her finger in the air, drawing a small magic circle.

"Put the magic core in, and the magic power will not be lost for the time being, but it can only be stored for one month. You must trade it out within this month."

Upon hearing this, Dorothy took out all of her magic cores.

When Elor saw the seventeen magic cores, his eyes widened.

If Dorothy obtained all these magic cores herself, then her strength...

After sealing the magic power of all seventeen magic cores, Dorothy felt a sense of emotion.

Magic is so convenient; it can do so many things.

It can attack, store things, and even seal magic power.

It's much more practical than a soldier who just swings his weapon around randomly.

Dorothy is becoming increasingly interested in magic, and she rests her hands on her knees.

"Are magicians like you common in the City of Apprentices? Aren't you a magician just anyone on the street?"

"Wait a minute, I'll answer you one by one."

Elor quickly raised her hand to tell Dorothy to ask slowly.

She held up one finger.

"First of all, the largest group in the City of Apprentices are magic apprentices. Their goal is to become novice magicians, and their daily life in the City of Apprentices is mainly focused on studying magic. However, most of them do not have any talent."

"Most people can find out whether they are suitable to learn magic after about five years. However, some people are unwilling to give up. After losing their apprentice status, in order to stay in the City of Apprentices, they do business and open shops there and stay under other identities."

"As for me, I'm no longer an apprentice. I can stay in the Apprentice City for free and apply for funding to receive money."

At this point, Errol was very proud.

Becoming a novice mage shows she has good talent, and her path to becoming a mage is still long.

Then Elor looked at Dorothy and said, "Well, with my current abilities, I can write you a letter of introduction."

"As long as you go to the City of Apprentices, they will keep you there with a letter of introduction."

After Elor deduced that Dorothy possessed magical powers, he decided to repay her kindness in this way.

However, Dorothy can be recommended to enter the City of Apprentices, but whether she can stay in the City of Apprentices afterward depends on her own choice.

Dorothy's eyes lit up at the mention of this.

"Huh? This works too?!"

Elor nodded and said, "With my letter of recommendation, your tuition will be cheaper, but that's about it."

"That's enough!" Dorothy said excitedly, grasping Elor's hands.

All she needs to do is successfully enter the City of Apprentices.

"Oh, by the way, I'll be leaving here soon. Would you like to come with me to the City of Apprentices?"

Elor tried to pull her hand away, but couldn't.

They're holding on a bit too tightly.

"When are you leaving?" Dorothy asked immediately.

"My words..."