Chapter 435: Departing.

Chapter 435: Departing.

Watch your steps while ascending the main ramp.

Yes Professor Ulfine.

The airship was almost fully loaded and Roland along with Ulfine had already gotten on it. Lucienne along with the other students and her friends seemed a bit nervous but also excited. Even now a lot of them were looking in his direction, quieting down whenever they got up the ramp onto the ship, which his new acquaintance noticed.

It seems that the young ones are interested in you, Wayland. I bet they would love to hear of your adventures in the kingdom.

They are just boring stories of dungeon expeditions, not very interesting.

Maybe not to you, but to them who have not been able to spread their wings, it is fascinating.

Is that so

Roland pondered her words as they waited. These youngsters here came from sheltered families and probably rarely left their homes without supervision. It was probably true that this was one of the few times that they were able to see the world and travel, something that he wasnt fond of but was forced to go through. His journey was quite interesting from others perspectives as he was a ten-year-old who set out on an adventure and became rich and powerful to an extent by his own volition.

Almost all of the kids here were around the age of fifteen and it reminded him of his school days. They were similar to kids at the ending stages of middle school and the beginning of high school. He somewhat recalled thinking that he was almost an adult at that age, regretfully it was nothing but wishful thinking. Even after he reached his twenties, becoming an adult still felt far away.

Hey, isnt that the Full Mithril Professor?

Yeah, if he is here then we probably dont have anything to worry about!

I hope we see him kill some monsters, I heard that he is an active adventurer to. Do you think he ever fought a dragon?

A dragon? Those things are tough so probably not but maybe a Wyvern or a Drake?

Roland forced himself to look away from the gossiping children. Whenever he glanced in their direction, they would flinch and quiet down. However, it seemed that at least among this group he had garnered a good reputation. Even though they were apprehensive about him they didnt seem that unhappy about his presence here. This was most likely due to the origins of these people, who didnt come from higher houses of nobility.

This advancement class was designed to help youngsters who were behind in their leveling. Wealthy merchants and nobility could pursue such endeavors on their own time and in a safer fashion. The group here consisted mostly of commoners, kids of rich merchants, and lesser nobility which also included knights or adventurers who had enough money to pay the steep tuition. Everyone who was above them in status usually saw these classes as beneath them and not something they should partake in.

Even while he wasnt facing anyone and looking into the distance, he could still observe everything happening on this ship. The small spiders he had taken on this trip would act as his monitoring system. He could see and hear every one of the students. He aimed to see if anyone harbored animosity toward his sister and was up to no good. Luckily, without any higher nobles or even ones in middle positions, everything seemed fine.

Eventually, the airships engines hummed to life to signal that they were ready to depart. The missing leader was a bit late but he finally arrived when it was time to take off. He was an Elementalist at tier 3 and would be the leader for this trip. To Roland's knowledge, this man was on good terms with Delauder, who was turning out to be the main antagonist to his residence here. If someone attempted to pull something then it would be him, but Roland could also not discount Ulfine, whom he also didnt know too well. Even though she was acting friendly it could just be an act to lower his defenses.

The man had a stern expression on his face and was wearing a somewhat colorful robe. It was kind of eye-catching as it contained four colors, each one representing a base magical element. He was not alone as three people were behind him who looked like teachers and were probably ones from his department. He was a Professor, so the others could be his assistants. A person didnt need to be a department head to get such a role, but the next promotion was to become a department head like Thorne or Arion.

There he is, casually late as always. I see he still has those bad habits

Ulfine commented while a sigh escaped from her mouth. The Liger that was lazing on the side snorted as if the two were annoyed by the mans appearance. He did look like he had a stick up his behind but Roland didnt want to make an assessment from just his looks. This person had a graceful way of walking and a very upright strut. He reminded Roland of a peacock when doing all of this in that eye-catching robe.

Lady Ulfine, Its a pleasure to have you with us on this voyage.

While he had left a positive impression on the students, no one really attempted to approach him. Lucienne with her two friends spent their time chatting and playing with his spider but it was probably awkward for them to strike up a conversation with a scary tier 3 adventurer. Ulfine spent the one and a half days of the trip trying to avoid Ernas who seemed to want to get closer. Many times did he see him flinch at the Thunder Liger who continued to growl whenever he got closer.

Eventually, they arrived at their destination where they would be carrying out the advancement classes. It was a city of similar size to Albrook who seemed to have also profited from being built close to a dungeon. Its name was Hazelfront and was characterized by its high walls and forests of chimneys. While it wasnt quite freezing cold here, the air was rather chilly.

The airship gracefully descended into the city landing rather gently and without any issues. The whole area resembled the Institutes magical architecture and was walled off from the rest of the city. When they were descending he could see the perfect circle it created, and after they landed, magical branches clung to the ship to hold it in place. The top over them was enveloped in green leaves that formed a sort of barrier over the whole ship. He could feel mana pulsating and he could sense various defensive spells in place.

The students, many of whom had experienced the thrill of their first airship journey, disembarked in a rather cheerful mood. Roland, waited for their leader to disembark first and soon followed from behind while keeping his eye on everything. This was a new place with new uncertainties.

Everyone gather up, is everyone accounted for?

Ernas asked one of his assistants who quickly performed a recounting of all the students.

Yes Sir, every student is present.

Wonderful, let us seek out the Inn then we will spend the night there and then journey to the dungeon in the morrow.

After all the students were gathered, they all headed out into the city. The port here didnt seem to be open to the public but only acted as a spot to transfer the Institute students. To Roland who was quite the capitalist, this did seem a little wasteful. However, considering how much the tuition fee was, this was probably covered all by the students.

Once outside the personal ship port, they arrived at a new location where some armored men were waiting. This was expedited as this was a joint operation and youngsters from the nearby Knight Academy were here. The job of safeguarding these kids was taken very seriously as there was also a tier 3 Knight Commander level leader here. Together with the mages that made it four powerful individuals, with Roland included.

Name :

Tamas Marshmond L184

Classes

T3 Sword Champion L34

T2 Advanced Sword Knight L50

T2 Sword Knight L 50

T1 Squire L25

T1 Warrior L25

While it was improper to identify any mages from the Institute, he could analyze the Knight leader without getting into any trouble. His level was below Rolands but he was still a tier 3 class holder that couldnt be ignored. With him there were ten tier 2 knights and then a whole bunch of squires.

In this advancement class, these knight academy students would be helping to protect the mages. Thanks to their lesser levels, Lucienne and the others would be able to take more of those precious experience points. They were mostly shield carriers who would just hold the monsters back while the magicians cast spells. Some would also round up slower-moving mobs and bunch them up together so that a wide area of effect spells could be used to hasten this process.

This seems relatively normal but will everything go smoothly or not

Roland was here to meet the Spiritualist and after they took one day break, he would perhaps be able to. He had potentially three people who could be a problem but this wasnt all. They were going into a dungeon where the rules didnt apply anymore. Even nobles sometimes vanished from within and finding out the reasons after a body was absorbed by the dungeon, was almost impossible.