一只盆大小的粗糙手压在了约克里斯的肩膀上。

顿时，约克里斯脸色一变，只感觉一股强大的力量压在他的肩膀上，身体不受控制的向后飞去，撞在了墙壁上。

约克里斯头晕目眩，一时之间无法做出反应。

“兄弟！”

Yorkliana cried out in alarm, her face pale as she hurried to Yorkris's side, helping him stand.

Everyone turned to see a small giant, standing a full two meters tall, occupying the spot where Yorkris had been moments before. The man's intimidating height provoked an indescribable pressure.

His somewhat deformed face showed a delayed reaction, looking puzzled as he spoke in a muffled voice, "What? So weak..."

"Oh my..."

Nidhogg's eyes widened, shocked at this sudden appearance of the "monster," and he couldn't help but think, "Are you sure you're going to wizard academy? Not knight academy or a human freak show? Did you grow up on giant meat?"

Even Yorkris, who had been pushed away, was too stunned by the sight of this humanoid monster to speak, utterly shocked.

"Haha, Andrew, not everyone has your strength," the guy who had faced off against Yorkris boasted, rubbing his swollen eye and glaring at Yorkris with malice.

"This isn't over!"

At this point, a man about 1.6 meters tall squeezed through the crowd and ran to the side of the humanoid monster named Andrew, his triangle eyes darting around as he grinned lasciviously.

"Not over? Haha, you’re right. That guy's sister is quite something. Baiyi, if you’re still angry, why don’t you just..."

"Screw you!"

Yorkris roared, charging at the sleazy man, who was clearly the "Rat" Baiyi had called.

Bang!

Yorkris was again sent flying by Andrew, the humanoid monster. He clutched his stomach, his face pale, body trembling, barely able to stand.

The two were clearly on different levels of combat power. Yorkris was no match for the humanoid monster.

"No fun, the wizard master said no killing," the humanoid monster lamented, cracking his knuckles, and added, "Weaklings like you want territory. Only the strong deserve to have their own territory."

Though the humanoid monster spoke slowly, his mind was clear.

Rat chimed in mockingly, "Today, the three of us brothers will teach you the rules of the wizarding continent—a lesson that might makes right, forever."

Baiyi looked extremely pleased, as if he himself had punched Yorkris senseless.

"No way, this can't stand. I've never been humiliated like this, and today I'm going to make her pay!" Baiyi, his eye swollen, angrily approached Yorkliana, his gaze as fiery as a bull.

Yorkliana, terrified, clung to her brother, trembling. The other onlookers in the cabin wore expressions of detached interest, waiting for the show to unfold.

On the first day at sea, Nidhogg and the others received a harsh lesson in the rules of the wizarding continent, leaving them all looking grim.

"If you dare bully her, I'll tell Baron on deck!" At the crucial moment, it was Wade, who had been too scared to step forward, who voiced the threat.

However, at Baiyi’s furious glare, Wade wilted instantly, waving his hands, "Uh... I was just kidding."

Bang!

Baiyi knocked Wade down with a punch, sneering as cheers erupted in the cabin: "Way to go! Oh yeah..."

"Do it again..."

Nidhogg and his companions stood in the passageway of the cabin, anxiously watching as one by one, heads emerged from cabin rooms, cheering at the unfolding drama. They couldn’t shake the feeling of isolation.

Was this really the rule of the wizarding world?

Raw power reigned supreme, cold and unforgiving.

Just when despair began to set in, a voice tinged with delight emerged from behind Nidhogg.

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"Haha, the strong claim territory? Why didn’t anyone tell me this rule sooner? Great, big guy, I want your room. You can have this bottom deck room tag."

With those words, a brass tag flew through the air, landing on Andrew's bald head before clattering to the floor.

Andrew and Rat both froze in shock, disbelief written across their faces.

Was she crazy? Looking for death?

Everyone turned to the source of the voice—it was Nina!

Nidhogg and his companions were suddenly reminded of something, breaking into delighted smiles. How could they have forgotten about her?

With Nina stepping in, possessing the power of a spell, taking down a brute like Andrew wouldn't be an issue!

Sure enough, Nina muttered a spell under her breath, pointed at Andrew, and a massive vine swiftly wrapped around him seven or eight times, knocking him off balance and to the ground with a 'thud,' where he let out muffled grunts.

"Bastard, die!"

Seizing the moment of Baiyi's shock, Yorkris delivered a punch to his other eye, followed by a knee to the gut, flooring him.

"Ah... sirs and madams, I was forced, have mercy!" Rat, seeing the situation turn south, pleaded with a pale face and anxious eyes, even breaking into a cold sweat.

He hadn’t expected one among them to have already mastered magic, binding Andrew and rendering him powerless.

Nidhogg sneered, "Forced my foot, go to hell!"

Using the street-fighting skills he'd picked up in his youth, Nidhogg dispatched him with a single punch.

Silence fell over the cabin. Deathly silent.

All eyes were on Nina. These apprentices, from the remote islands of East Coral, had never seen anything like it. Unaware that Nina had used a magical artifact to cast her spell, they were awed and intimidated by what they thought was her own mastery of magic.

After all, it was the mysterious, transcendent power of magic!

"Haha, awesome, now I can stay in the top deck cabin, no need to squeeze in with those sailors. Thanks, big guy." Nina happily entered her new room, closing the wooden door with a 'thud.'

The spectators, sensing the show was over, retreated into their rooms, losing interest.

Nidhogg glanced at the three now-powerless fellows, exchanged a brief word with Yorkris and Yorkliana, "All done here, so I'll be off."

"Thanks, I... uh..." Yorkris struggled to find the words, recalling his behavior over the past days with embarrassment and shame. He nodded awkwardly, unable to meet Nidhogg's eye.

Meanwhile, Yorkliana, understanding her brother’s nature, looked with teary gratitude at Nidhogg and the others.

"Thank you, we'll never forget, and thank you, Brother Wade."

She turned to thank Wade, who was equally embarrassed, with a black eye, merely nodding in awkward acknowledgement before leaving.

Binhansen, on the other hand, burst into laughter, "The great people of Tambrossen can't stand seeing their companions bullied. For them, we'll brave any danger. It's just a two-meter giant, even an Abyssal Demon..."

Nidhogg rolled his eyes, striding off.

"Hey hey, Nidhogg, wait up! That punch was the smoothest I've ever seen; so stylish! With the way you said 'go to hell,' I bet Sherry would dump her boyfriend for you..."

Binhansen continued to chatter in Nidhogg's ear.

Later, Nidhogg opened his room, a musty smell greeting him as he waved it away with a wrinkle of his nose.

Fortunately, no one had taken his room, sparing him the need to fight for it.

After all, had there been someone willing to take even a third-level cabin, Nidhogg was confident he could easily handle it.

The room was small, just over ten square meters, with only a bed, a table, and a chair.

At least the bed had bedding, and there was a candle on the table.

"Sigh..."

Nidhogg sighed. Despite the poor environment in the cabin, he had to make do for now.

Lighting the candle and closing the door, he took out the "Guide to Meditation" and the "Guide to Nasal Adaptation and Scent Atlas."

Regarding the "Guide to Meditation," although Nidhogg had, after more than half a month of effort, successfully awakened magic within himself, his understanding suggested his magic level hovered between a level 2 and level 3, considered an initial awakening state.

According to the "Guide to Meditation," a wizard's normal magic level should be a range around their mental strength multiplied by ten.

So with Nidhogg's mental strength measured at twelve, his peak magic level should be around 120.

"Too bad there's no crystal ball, I can't accurately assess my condition."

Nidhogg regretted this, knowing crystal balls were the most common magical tools for wizards, with many functions, including assessing one's state.

The "Guide to Nasal Adaptation and Scent Atlas" contained knowledge far more advanced than the "Guide to Meditation," filled with professional wizard terms that Nidhogg, with no formal wizard training, couldn’t decipher.

But this magical book was essentially divided into two sections.

The first was on nasal adaptation, which Nidhogg understood to be a spell for changing one's nose, named "Nasal Adaptation."

由于涉及的专业知识太广，尼德霍格根本无法掌握。

第二部分是《气味图谱》，列出了巫师可以分离的 17,852 种气味的分子元素，并详细记录了这些气味会引起的独特反应。

闲着没事干的尼德霍格认为这是自己加入魔法学院之后最大的优势，打算把这本书的内容全部记住！

这本神奇的书一直是尼德霍格最大的希望。

任务在手，时间过得很快，转眼间十天过去，很多岛屿都已经离开。

更多的巫师学徒，大约几百人，登上了船，满载着他们的船驶向深海。

深海之中流传着无数恐怖的传说，就连尼德霍格这样的偏远岛屿上的居民也听过不少故事，神秘海怪掀翻船只、吞噬人类的故事数不胜数。

简而言之，深海是连巫师都还未完全探索过的区域，充满了神秘和未知。

有一天，尼德霍格皱着眉头看着自己的饭菜，感叹道：“又是鱼菇汤？”

难怪尼德霍格会叹气，连续十天吃同样的食物会让任何人感到恶心。

至于为什么总是鱼菇汤，尼德霍格怀疑这些蘑菇是巫师们用魔法培育出来的。

这些新鲜的鱼当然是水手们从海上捕获的。

许多人都向巴伦抱怨过这件事，但第二天他得到的只是冷淡的回应：“主人说如果你不喜欢它，就不要吃它。”

讨论就这样结束了，所有人都无话可说。

尼德霍格皱着眉头，端起了鱼菇汤的碗，就在这时，船舱内突然传来了一阵骚动，他隐约听到有人喊道：“海盗！海盗来了！”

奇怪的是，这些声音听起来更多的是兴奋而不是害怕。

确实如此——在有正式巫师的船上，海盗并不构成真正的威胁。偶尔，海盗的到访甚至会打破被关在船舱里的巫师学徒的单调。

尼德霍格感到好奇，于是走向甲板进行调查。