Wizard: My magic facility can be upgraded!

Chapter 68 First Mission

"Hah..." Li Ang gasped, quickly lowering his body to reduce wind resistance, while squinting his eyes to adjust.

The city of Riley beneath their feet was shrinking rapidly. The houses were now as tiny as building blocks, and the streets had turned into glowing lines. Only the massive Wizard Tower stood majestically to the side, shimmering with the light of runes.

The wind howled in his ears, and an unprecedented sense of freedom and exhilaration filled his heart. At this moment, Li Ang felt as if he had broken free from all constraints and was soaring freely in the sky.

"This feels... amazing!"

Li Ang couldn't help but shout in his heart, his previous slight tension completely replaced by excitement.

The wind was so strong that it was making it difficult to breathe and also hurt his eyes. With a thought, three stars lit up in his mental world, and he instantly activated the [Gentle Breeze Technique].

However, instead of releasing it, he skillfully controlled the airflow, creating a persistent, invisible force field around his body, especially in front of his face.

The force field cleverly deflected the fierce oncoming airflow, creating a relatively calm, windless zone around him.

In an instant, the annoying strong wind disappeared, his breathing became smooth, his eyes stopped tearing, and all that remained was the exhilarating feeling of high-speed flight.

"It's a success. Now we can try speeding it up a bit more."

With a thought, Li Ang accelerated the broom again, whistling as it hurtled towards the horizon...

After experiencing high-speed riding, he began to practice other maneuvers, such as slowing down, turning, climbing, and diving, and became increasingly adept at controlling the broom.

After flying for about half an hour, when it was completely dark, he reluctantly controlled the broom, lowered the altitude, and landed smoothly on the third flight platform.

Back in his dormitory, Li Ang first removed the energy storage slot with the magic core embedded in the end of the broom, and slowly poured his mental energy into it to replenish the energy needed for the next flight.

After doing all this, he activated the [Gentle Breeze Barrier], took the potion again, and entered a meditative state to prepare for tomorrow's mission.

The next morning, at four o'clock, Li Ang opened his eyes precisely on time. After washing up, he put on his leather inner armor and brown robe, and carefully pinned the two badges to his chest.

Then he picked up the half-eaten white bread left over from last night from the table, quickly took a couple of bites to fill his stomach, picked up a broom and went out.

The tower was very quiet at this time, and most of the apprentices of the Potions School were still asleep. However, when Li Ang arrived at the Elemental School, the scene was quite different. In several practice rooms, the apprentices had already begun practicing.

At 4:30, he arrived at the entrance of the Eighth Squad's barracks. The door was ajar, and light was shining through the crack.

Li Ang knocked on the door, then pushed it open and went in.

Captain Eric had arrived. He was sitting in the head chair, deep in thought, staring at the photograph in his hand. He looked up when he heard the noise.

Upon seeing that it was Li Ang, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He casually put the photo into his pocket, then nodded and said, "Not bad, very punctual."

"Captain," Li Ang nodded in greeting.

The two did not exchange many words, and the room fell silent for a while. After a few minutes, footsteps were heard outside the door again, and a figure walked in.

The newcomer was a witch, also dressed in a brown apprentice wizard's robe. She was tall and her face bore a five or six-point resemblance to Lottie, but she had a more heroic air about her than Lottie.

She was visibly taken aback when she saw Li Ang in the office, but then a friendly smile appeared on her face.

"So you're the newest member of our team? I'm Alyssa Polk."

She stepped forward and gracefully extended her hand.

"Lottie is my sister, and she often talks about you to me, saying you are her great benefactor. Mr. Leon, on behalf of the Polk family, I thank you."

Li Ang then realized what was happening and reached out to shake her hand:

"So you're Lottie's sister. She often mentions you to me, saying you're her pride. As for being a great benefactor, I dare not accept that title; it was just some small favor I could do."

Elisa smiled broadly, "No need to be modest. If you have any questions about future missions, feel free to ask me anytime."

At this moment, Captain Eric coughed, interrupting their pleasantries. He glanced at Leon, then at Elisa, and the weariness on his face seemed to have lessened somewhat.

"You know each other? That's great. We're short-handed today, just the three of us. If we know each other well and can work together, the mission will go more smoothly."

He walked to the wall and pointed to a route marked with a red line on the map:

"Today our patrol area is the third route in the eastern district, which is quite large, so stay vigilant at all times. Li Ang, this is your first mission, so follow me and pay attention to instructions. Elisa, you are in charge of the flanks and rear."

"Understood, Captain," Elisa replied crisply.

"Yes," Li Ang nodded.

"Alright, let's head to the flight platform." Captain Eric waved his hand and led the way out of the office.

Li Ang and Elisa followed and arrived at the first flight platform located on the tenth floor of the Elementalist School.

At this moment, a five-person team on the platform is making final preparations for takeoff. Their brooms are all the same model, clearly standard equipment of the law enforcement team.

When the two teams met, they simply nodded to each other and didn't talk much.

"Keep up," Captain Eric said in a low voice, stepping onto his broom first, with Leon and Elisa following immediately.

Before takeoff, Captain Eric handed Leon a pair of transparent goggles with leather frames:

"Wear it; it's windy at high altitudes, and it can also protect against small insects and dust."

"Thank you, Captain." Li Ang took the goggles and put them on; his vision remained clear.

"Set off!"

At Captain Eric's command, the three brooms took to the air simultaneously, forming a triangular formation. Eric led the way, with Leon and Elisa following on either side, maintaining a distance of a few meters, as they sped towards the east gate of Riley City.

The morning air was a bit chilly, and the city beneath our feet was gradually being replaced by fields and scattered farmhouses.

The patrol route covers a vast area; according to Captain Eric, a complete circuit is approximately 150 kilometers.

After flying away from the city, the scenery below gradually became primitive, and occasionally some monsters could be seen moving around in the fields and bushes.

"Two sharp-toothed rabbits at the edge of the field to the left front."

Captain Eric's calm voice came through the badge on his chest.

Li Ang looked in the direction he indicated and indeed saw two level 0 monsters, about the size of dogs, with protruding front teeth, gnawing on the crops.

Almost as soon as the captain finished speaking, Li Ang raised his wand.

The stars twinkled in the mental world, and without even needing to aim, the [Wind Blade Technique] was instantly unleashed!