At least the stats were pretty good. As an uncommon item, it should be considered middle-grade. The armor break attribute was very useful after all.
The other hidden attributes would have to wait. It took a high appraisal level to see through them. But based on Marvinâs experience and after a short examination, the initial estimation was that the material used for these daggers was pretty good, they were durable and the edge was pretty sharp.
The only shortcoming was that they hadnât been used in a long time; they werenât even oiled.
This was the consequence of a lack of maintenance. After receiving the daggers, Marvin first started doing some simple maintenance, making them even sharper.
The friendly red copper dragon gave Marvin a pair of scabbards. The scabbards were made from some unknown leather. They felt very soft and were very suitable to sheathe the sharp curved daggers.
Marvin rested for a bit in the Professorâs territory before bidding farewell to this kindhearted red copper dragon and continuing his journey north.
It only took a bit over half a day after leaving the mountainous area before he arrived at the Moonlight Forest.
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The Moonlight Forest was part of the Wood Elvesâ Kingdom. It seemed to have been an agreement between the original Elven Kingdom and the Three Ring Towersâ wizards to have this place as a frontier.
This was equivalent to a wood elven outpost in the south, also acting as a buffer zone between the elves and the humans.
There were some half-elven villages scattered there. In fact, half-elves were very unwelcome. Elves definitely rejected them and humans looked at them differently. Thus, adult half-elves usually had their own villages.
The elves in Moonlight Forest were mainly merchants in charge of dealing with the surrounding human forces, and considered talking as reasonable.
They were different from some conservative elves living deep in the elven kingdom. They still hadnât forgotten the glory of the High Elven 2nd Era Rule. They had always considered mankind as the lowest kind of lifeform, comparable to gnolls and kobolds.
The Moonlight Forest had close ties with the Three Ring Towers in the north, with two hot air balloons flying every week in direction of the Three Ring Towers.
Hot air balloons were dwarven technology but were reproduced by the Three Ring Towersâ wizard craftsmen. They were used daily in the Three Ring Towers and the surroundings. You could always see hot air balloon caravan in the sky.
This was considered a unique East Coast scenery.
Marvin was a bit unlucky when he arrived; the relay stationâs hot air balloon had just flown away.
He could only endure and wait for the next one.
Marvin managed to buy a ticket very easily after showing his baron emblem issued by the South Wizard Alliance. Nothing happened while waiting.
Three days later, Marvin was sitting in a hot air balloon, on his way to the Three Ring Towers.
A day and a half later, Marvin successfully arrived in the Three Ring Towers region.
A sharp tower was getting increasingly closer. Under the control of a somewhat low level wizard, the hot air balloon slowly landed onto a vast open space.
Finally arrived at the Ashes Tower of the Three Ring Towers!
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Ashes Tower was huge, and Magore Academy was but a small part of it.
After Marvin got down from the hot air balloon, he followed the signs toward Magore Academy.
He soon arrived in front of the Academy, but he still needed to line up to enter the Academy.
There was a checkpoint in front to verify each visitorâs status.
âWhat day is it? So many people are visiting Magore Academy?â
Marvin was stunned by the number of visitors.
A lot of those people seemed wealthy. They should be nobles from the nearby East Coast.
They were followed by their whole family. A family with more than ten people definitely had a young child.
âTurns out itâs almost time for the apprentice recruitment.â
Marvin suddenly realized. No wonder there were so many people today. He had no other choice but to endure and wait.
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Magore Academy was Ashes Towerâs apprentice wizard nurturing ground.
Like the other Academies, it was in charge of receiving apprentices with magical talents from the South Wizard Alliance and training them to be qualified wizards.
Marvinâs younger brother Wayne had to leave White River Valley to study in Magore Academy because of his outstanding wizard aptitudes.
When Wayne took a trip home after their fatherâs death, six month ago, the Marvin from back then had yet to notice anything strange.
That 9 years old younger brother had already displayed intelligence and a way of thinking that didnât match his age.
He never complained to Marvin. Actually, Marvin had guessed that Wayne must have been the target of bullying in Magore Academy.
White River Valley was quite small, and they could barely afford Wayneâs tuition. And wizard was a really expensive class.
âSuch a stubborn kid.â
Remembering that Wayne was so young, yet so strong-willed, Marvin couldnât help but shake his head.
He hadnât expected this kind of thing.
Did those wizards think that since his grandfather, White River Valley had completely declined?
Regardless who acted, Marvin would make them regret!
Killing intent flashed in his eyes and his hands couldnât help but press on the curved daggers on his belt.
At that time, a âNextâ could be heard from the checkpoint in front.
My turn?
Marvin squinted and quickly walked forward.
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There werenât many people responsible for checking the visitors, only one apprentice wizard and two fighters.
These fighters didnât have a high rank. They were only of the first level and seemed to be followers of that apprentice wizard.
This apprentice wore the symbol of Magore Academy but the two followers didnât.
He was only in charge of the most simple identity inspection. He would let people pass as long as they proved their identity.
This was Magore Academyâs self-confidence. In their territory, no one would dare to look for trouble.
âBaron Marvin from White River Valley?â
The apprentice wizard sneered from the corner of his mouth.
âThatâs right.â Marvin seemed very calm.
The apprentice wizard was holding onto Marvinâs Baron emblem which was also a proof of identity as it had come from the South Wizard Alliance.
âI never heard of that place,â the apprentice wizard said.
âThere are a lot of places you havenât heard of.â Marvin frowned. âDenyo, Sovaa, have you heard of them?â
The two places Marvin introduced were some very dangerous regions of a lower plane, so an apprentice wizard would obviously not understand.
What made him quite unhappy was this apprenticeâs attitude.
âThis guy⌠Looks like he knows meâŚâ
Marvin looked at that apprentice and felt that something was wrong.
It was safe to say that this apprenticeâs identity was the same as a receptionist, and that there was no need to argue with him this much.
His eyes twitched with a bad feeling.
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That apprentice holding onto Marvinâs emblem was already sneering inwardly.
Indeed, Boss Whiteâs information was very accurate. That bastard older brother heard of his illness and definitely hurried here.
But Boss White had said that it was more than a weekâs travel from White River Valley to the Three Ring Towers. He didnât think it would be that fast.
âAnyway, since Boss White ordered so, I must deal with it appropriately.â
âThat White River Valley had already declined. This Marvin is also a waste that couldnât become a wizard, nothing more. Once his brother dies, he will lose all hope to rise up.â
âThere is no one behind them, I can act without any risk. And I can also please the Unicorn clanâs heir. There is no need to hesitate.â
This kind of thought flashed in his heart.
He suddenly yelled in a loud voice, âThere is something wrong with your proof of identity! Itâs clearly a counterfeit!â
âYou actually dare to impersonate a noble!?â
âYou two, arrest him!â
The other people were startled.
Impersonating a noble? Wasnât this a capital offense? Is there really someone that would do this?
But not waiting for their reaction, the two fighters immediately rushed from the left and right.
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âHmm? Is there really something wrong? You actually dared to slander me.â
Marvinâs heart was on fire. âSince when am I easy to bully?â
He didnât say anything else and unsheathed his daggers!
Nicely waiting to be captured had never been in Marvinâs vocabulary! Only two 1st rank fighters, it wasnât a big deal for Marvin!