Chapter Nineteen: The Sword Shines with Dragon's Roar

  Yggdrasill is the world tree of the continent of Arad, and in many places, there are trees similar to it but much smaller in scale that have grown, these trees are called "Branches of Yggdrasill", their root system connects countless magical veins underground, making them a natural location for building city-level super-large-scale spell arrays.

  And the managers of the Tree of Life are the Garden of Dawn, these self-proclaimed "gardeners", holders of profound and sacred offices, are a rare neutral force within the country, or rather, they have never cared about who became the ruler.

  Even if the Delos Empire occupied Heldonmar, it was so that at least in the previous life, the Garden of Dawn had immediately handed over after the imperial invasion.

  However, Medici was able to understand their position.

  The other two members of the first-place team, Sieg and Lilian, were already waiting in the Dawn Garden. The two exchanged greetings with Middy and Feena before heading towards the main gate together.

  "Four of you are the top students of the Academy's trial, right? I am Seria Krumen, elder of Dawn Garden." A beautiful woman with silver hair had been waiting for a long time and walked up to them with a sweet smile as soon as she saw the four approaching. "Firstly, allow me to represent Dawn Garden in congratulating you on achieving first place. Next, I will be your guide and lead you to the Nibelungen's Dragon Sealing Array."

  She said, and with a slight bow, she walked forward without hesitation.

  All along the way, heavy gates opened one by one, with Celia leading the way and Middy and others not being questioned at all. However, the ghost on his left arm made Middy keenly feel that many pairs of eyes were staring at their every move.

  Apparently, Fina, who was extremely sensitive to magic, also noticed this, but the red-haired girl only furrowed her brow and didn't show any displeasure.

  No body search was conducted, but only secretly monitored and observed. For the neutral Dawn Garden, this is already the greatest kindness they have released. The teams that ranked first in the previous trials did not receive such treatment.

  This also shows Dawn Garden's emphasis on this transfer.

  Soon, as they went deeper, the road began to fork. And besides Seria, the other three "gardeners" were also waiting at the fork in the road.

  The Nibelungenlied's dragon-sealing array is extremely large, with four arrays spaced several kilometers apart. Once the spell starts to rotate and release the magic that has been accumulated over the year, all four arrays will operate simultaneously, which is also the reason why the academy's trial regulations require a group of four people; otherwise, it would be a waste.

  For everyone's compatibility with the Array Eyes, Dawn Garden had apparently done the test long ago, without wasting any time, and directly led the four people to different directions.

  Fina in the east, Middy in the west, Siegmond in the north, and Lilian in the south, each occupying a huge space built with giant stone piles.

  Mystic Silver Core, Thousand-Year Pure White Pulse Crystal, Thousand-Year Colorless Pulse Crystal... The top-grade materials sent by the Iron-Blooded Duke replaced the free materials provided by the Academy and were placed in different positions of the mysterious and profound array eye, like shining stars in the night sky.

  And Midei stood right in the center of the giant array.

  Suddenly, the sun's radiance dimmed and then burst forth again in a flash, stinging people's eyes. It seemed as if some power was interfering with the world's operation. In Mide's ears, he heard a faint bursting sound, and on his skin, he felt the hot wind blowing up, like an invisible magic power surging out from under his feet.

  The magic was so powerful that it directly lifted Mideto off the ground, his black hair fluttering without wind, as if he had shaken off the shackles of gravity. And in the next moment, the world in his field of vision had completely changed, and what was before him was no longer the scenery of Herton Maru, but a vast and boundless darkness.

  The materials placed in the array suddenly lit up like torches, and a silver-white glow burst forth in the darkness, as if a meteor was streaking across the night sky.

  The next moment, as if attracted by Mide, tens of thousands of flowing lights shot down like moths to a flame, condensing into shape in front of him.

  That is a sword.

  No scabbard.

  A broad sword body made of unknown metal quietly floated in the silent darkness.

  A silvery radiance poured down from the edge of the sword's blade, just like a waterfall cascading straight down from an icy mountain peak.

  In an instant, the warmth in the entire space was dispelled, replaced by a chilling wind that seeped into one's bones and an ancient desolate atmosphere, as if the harsh winter of the northern lands had arrived prematurely.

  No words were needed, and Meddy knew that this was his own guardian spirit, who had accompanied him for eighteen years and had become the most important comrade-in-arms in achieving his final wish.

  If it can be said that since his rebirth, Mi Di had only been making vows in his mind to make up for all the regrets, then at this moment, he could finally say everything he wanted to say out loud, to this comrade in front of him.

  "Let's fight together once again, old buddy." Midea's black eyes ignited with a cold flame at this moment.

  There was no heroic tone, nor a passionate declaration, yet this simple self-introduction seemed to contain magical power, making the darkness tremble, the magic surge, and the starry sky above Midgard's head shine with dazzling light once again.

  In the treehouse of exquisite workmanship on the crown of the Tree of Life, where even spirits would be impressed, Celia was in charge of operating the Niebelungen Dragon Seal Array. The four senior gardeners each monitored the flow of magic at one of the array's eyes, while Celia was responsible for overseeing the entire operation.

  Although still young, as the most talented gardener in Dawn Garden, she has been doing this job for many years and naturally has seen all sorts of so-called geniuses pursuing perfect class transfers in the Kingdom of Bellmare.

  Most of them, even if they can't absorb the magic released from one array eye after rotating through the law array once, will produce dispersion. This is not only because the physical quality is not strong enough, but also because the will is not firm enough and the soul is not tough enough. Such people can only be called talents, perhaps with great power behind them, but still cannot escape from the secular world.

  Another type is one that can fully absorb a portion of magical power, this type is the true genius, both physically and mentally have been tempered enough, with unyielding tenacity, such a transfer job is also called "perfect transfer job".

  The last one is particularly special. When this kind of person stands in the array eye, it will反过来 influence the operation of the entire Nibelungen dragon seal array, and extract more than one unit of magic power during the transfer process! However, this is a rare talent among talents, and Celia only knew about this transfer situation from the records in the library.

  For a hundred years, there has never been such a person in the country, even that famous Iron-Blooded Duke was only "perfectly transferred" back then.

  And so, this giant dragon condensed from magic has been dormant at the center of the Bermarl Dragon Vein, sleeping until now.

  But this time, Celia actually had a good impression of Fiona Hamilton.

  She had a thorough understanding of the first four people in the trial. Based on her experience, she estimated that the Gunner and the Saint were at least quasi-genius level, even if they couldn't fully absorb magic power, the residual amount was extremely small. As for the black-haired youth, although he suddenly rose to prominence, his previous pampered experience was not fake, and his physical quality must be relatively poor, at most an ordinary talent.

  And that red-haired girl, Celia, felt an unprecedented surge of magical power within her the moment she laid eyes on her. If she were to change jobs, what a massive whirlpool would this power become?

  "How is it going?" Seria asked calmly, her eyes gazing far into the distance at the eastern array.

  "Everything is normal." The four senior gardeners reported in unison.

  But then one of them suddenly trembled with fear.

  "Mana output... it's a bit fast, no, it's very fast, extremely fast!" The gardener's voice became more and more shrill, finally almost screaming, "Impossible, the spell array is out of control!"

  "What's going on?" Celia asked hastily, having been prepared in her heart for a while.

  However, the answer was completely opposite of her speculation.

  "It's Western-style fried rice!"

  "What?" Celia was stunned for a moment.

  The next moment, as if to prove this sentence, a long dragon's roar spread throughout Hertonmar, and a strong light burst into the sky from the western array eye where Mide was located, as if a spear thrown into the sky, wanting to pierce the entire sky!

  The towering Tree of Life itself began to vibrate, with tens of thousands of leaves rubbing against each other and making a rustling sound, as if applauding and sighing in sympathy.

  Nibelungenlied was led by Midgard Serpent.

  The dragon woke up from its long sleep.

  "So that guy is a genius among geniuses...” Celia tried her best to recall the scene from earlier, not missing any details. She couldn't believe that the ordinary-looking black-haired boy with his slender build could absorb so much magical power.

  "Siria-sama, the law array... has gone out of control!" Another panicked voice rang out.

  "I know." Saria's train of thought was interrupted and she became impatient all at once.

  "It's an eastern array!" The gardener added another sentence.

  Her words had barely fallen when another straight beam of light shot up from Feena's position!

  Celia could hardly believe her eyes.

  What day is today, in the usually peaceful and serene Kingdom of Bellmard, two transfer students who can actually activate the Dragon Seal Formation have appeared?

  "What should we do now?" The four gardeners, although seasoned, had never experienced such a situation before, and they all looked at their leader with anxious eyes.

  "Let's start monitoring the mana flow immediately and see how much they've actually drawn." Seria replied.

  Her emotions were still relatively calm, and the magic that had been precipitated by the Tree of Life this year was sufficient to activate three arrays. In other words, with one array eye and one share of magic power, a total of twelve people could complete their perfect job transfer. The reward for the current academy trial had used up one time, leaving eight shares of perfect job transfer magic power, which was enough to deal with Midee and Feena.

  But soon, Celia's calm state of mind was shattered.

  Midi and Fina's magic power soon exceeded "two portions".