Mage Adam

9;t grasp the principles of that spell,” the Black Mage said with admiration.

The apprentices were fascinated, and they couldn't imagine the power that mages command.
They couldn't help looking forward to becoming a mage.

The Black Mage saw that they were used to the feeling of flight, and said “I'm going to speed up now, we need to get to the South before the sun sets to meet with the other guides of the academy.”

They suddenly shot forward, breaking the sound barrier.

Adam used his mental strength to observe the membrane, and found that it turned from a hemisphere to a smooth and aerodynamic shape to aid in flight which amazed Adam.
Some things remain constant even in different worlds.

They eventually moved at a constant speed, and the rapid winds deafened them.

“Seems like it's about Mach 3 now…” Adam muttered to himself, amazed.
Magic left his entire system in awe, and he couldn't help but think how all of this was possible without relying on tools or technology to reach this level of speed with ease.

After nearly three hours of flying, the pastures beneath them gradually changed from blankets of snow to a lush green and magnificent blue.

It's hard to imagine how big the world of mages is.
Listening to the Black Mage, the Northern lands seemed to be an island — to get to the Mage continent, you needed to take a boat, but due to the limitations of ordinary people and their miniscule lifespan, they would be trapped in one place all their lives.

At noon, several people took food out from their baggage.
Adam didn't bring any, but he wasn't hungry either.
The energy he stored in his body was enough to sustain him for three days if he remained motionless.
Ophelia, on the other hand, didn't require food.

The Black Mage didn't need to eat, or even breathe, to live.

Even if they didn't know that the Black Mage didn't need food, they wouldn't offer their food to the Black Mage either.
Crystal saw Adam alone with no food, so she floated to Adam and pointed at her burger.

Adam stared at her.

Crystal thought that Adam didn't know what she meant, and shouted, “I can share my food with you! This is what my mother prepared for me this morning — there's meat inside!”

Adam didn't accept, “Thank you, but there's no need.
I am a knight, after all.
I don't really need to eat.”

Adam's tone was gentle, so Crystal wasn't offended, but she still thought that Adam looked down upon her, thinking that commoner food was disgusting.

“So, you're a knight! Just like Miss Ophelia,” she said, looking at Ophelia with admiration.
Polite and noble! “Must be nice being perfect,” she muttered with envy.

Crystal then ate alone.

Ophelia heard the conversation between the two, and remembered what the Earl had said to her last night.

She can't possibly ignore Adam.

Ophelia distracted herself with the wind, and came to a revelation.

“I feel like I'm losing something, like a pet.
Perhaps it is my status as a noble that makes me angry whenever I lose something,” Ophelia laughed to herself sarcastically.

Even if Adam could hear Ophelia's thoughts, she knew that he wouldn't care.

About two hours later while staring at the blue ocean beneath him Adam could see glimpses of a city.

After another half an hour, the Black Mage slowed down and gradually landed.
This city was huge; it was far more prosperous than Cold Maple — all kinds of ships lined up in the harbour, and none of them had any sails.

“That's for sure,” Adam studied, “This world is too huge, so it wouldn't be possible for them to travel using sails anyways.”

Some apprentices fell upon landing, and the surrounding crowd backed away to give them space.

The Black Mage announced to his apprentices, “Let us rest here and wait for the other mages of the academy.
During this time, you're free to stay in the Duke's Mansion or just explore, but don't go too far — if you're late, nobody will wait for you.”