The Golem Mage

Alec and the gang exited the armory, their faces beaming with smiles.

However, Igor wore a frown instead, Each member of the gang was clad in Tier 2 armor, except for Brandon who already had a custom-made armor from his time in the clan and Alec Who claimed he didn't need it.

In addition to that, the old short man behind the counter kindly explained a lot about the Abyss Realm to them, including the surrounding villages and places they should avoid.

He informed them that the region under the academy's control was mostly ruled by the Orcs races.

The city they were in had been constructed by humans to safeguard the space passage and defend against various races attempting to seize control and close it down.

"You know, Alec, you've changed a lot," Agnes remarked.

"Hmm, how so?" Alec inquired.

"Ever since you acquired that blade of yours, you've transformed"

" While you've always been a good leader, you used to be quite clumsy and overly focused on your golem experiments"

"But ever since you got that Changdao sword, you've become an entirely different person," Agnes continued.

"Yes, you're more composed, make precise decisions, and take responsibility,You may not even realize it, but you give out orders more frequently now, and no matter what happens, you always maintain a calm mind, which helps us stay calm too,"

Knight added, further supporting Agnes' observation.

"You're the one who gives us strength to keep moving forward, even in times of fear..."

"Oh, come on, enough with these heartfelt speeches, Now, this team will be guiding you through the ropes, you'll be going with them," Igor interjected.

Igor grew tired of their emotional conversation.

As he felt like the members of the Gordon clan were delivering their final speeches, expressing how proud they were of Alec, as if they weren't sure they would make it out alive.

"Hey, these guys are a newly registered group, I want you to show them around the fighting zones and the forests, so they can get familiar with the drill, they would be returning five days later " Igor instructed.

Igor walked over to another group of students who had registered as adventurers, leaving Alec and the rest under the care of the designated guide.

After a brief and concise briefing, Igor departed.

Alec observed the leader of the new adventurer group they were supposed to follow and noticed a look of disdain on his face.

The group consisted of fifteen members, with all of them, except for the leader, being in the Tier 3 Mage realm.

The leader himself was a (Low) Tier 4 Mage, and Alec could easily sense the condescending attitude radiating from their group.

This was something Alec had grown accustomed to at the academy—people judging others based solely on their realm.

"I'm James, the leader of the Wild Adventurer group. And you?" the leader introduced himself.

"Alec. Alec Gordons, leader of the Gordons Adventurer group," Alec replied.

The rest of Alec's gang looked at him in surprise.

Though they had registered as adventurers on the advice of the old man, they hadn't even decided on a name for their group yet.

Alec had come up with the name on the spot, not wanting to further embarrass himself.

They were already being looked down upon, and if they found out they didn't even have a name, it would give them another reason to be laughed at.

Alec saw no harm in naming the group after their own family name since all members were from the Gordons clan.

"Let's set off, Try your best not to lag behind. Today, all you have to do is observe and learn from us, Tomorrow, we'll split into teams, I'm not interested in babysitting a bunch of kids"

" Although I don't know why you're here in the abyss, if a great instructor sent you, he must have his reasons," Explore stories at My Virtual Library Empire

James stated dismissively as he summoned a demonic wolf beast and rode off.

The rest of his team with mounts did the and followed, while the rest ran after them.

Alec's squad fell into formation and followed them from behind.

"I feel like smacking their smug faces,"

Arthur muttered through gritted teeth as he glanced at the Wild Adventurer group, who were intentionally making it difficult for them, unable to conceal their arrogant attitudes.

"Calm down now, we need them to understand some things better. After that, nothing else matters,"

Alec reassured Arthur with a smirk, As they discussed in the back, the members of the Wild Adventurer group, who were also mounted, were having their own discussion.

"Boss, why did you give them a whole 24 hours? We shouldn't be babysitting a bunch of newcomers,"

One of the ladies in the group riding a fox demonic beast spoke up, but their leader only sneered.

"This mission was given to me by Great Instructor Igor, Do you have any idea how well-connected he is?, All he wants us to do is take them deep into the outer ring of the abyss battlefield," James explained.

"In return, he promised us enough to live comfortably for the next month and still make a breakthrough in our realms if we use the chance properly,Now do you understand why I said one day?"

he questioned the girl, who was still stunned by his harsh words.

Another mage, who was riding the same breed of wolf mount as James, spoke up, "Because with our abilities, it would only be safe if we took longer routes to reach the abyss battleground."

"Exactly. I love your way of thinking, From what I can deduce, they are nothing spectacular, Just some mages who have stepped on the wrong toes and have been sent here to be killed,"

James declared, leaving those who heard his words with grim expressions.

They could not fathom just how strong the people Alec and his group have offended were.

"What if they were descendants of one of the hall masters and were sent here to train with an expert secretly watching them, waiting to rescue them if they encounter hardship?"

the female member suggested, causing their leader to facepalm in frustration.

"Grow up and stop being naive, girl, It's clear that no Hall master would ever send their descendant to such a forsaken place for training."

" They have other special places for that. If they ever dared to send their clan's geniuses here before they even grew up, they would only end up dead, leaving their clan with no proper heir for the next generation. "

" That's why I believe these mages following us have been considered dead,"

James concluded, his explanation carrying a tone of authority.

He took another glance back to see the Gordons clansmen who were completely absorbed in watching everything as they passed by the streets.

Meanwhile, mages on the roadside hawked their beast crystals and power stones, and the city guards marched in their oppressive black armor with long spears.

The whole city, which appeared to be heavily military-based, fascinated them.

Their curiosity peaked, even for Alec, who tried his best to survey the area properly.

Despite having the nice short man at the armory explain it to him multiple times, experiencing it in person was still a nice change.