Annihilated Lilith

Chapter 43 43. The Middleman

Like a mysterious priming effect, not long after Ms. Ruiwen silently appeared in the practical training class, another class ushered in its bystanders.

Different from elective courses, most of the summoning courses are taught in the classroom to teach spells to control animals and plants.However, everyone fell into a certain bottleneck in the control of fish. After being stuck several times in succession, Mrs. Lucas decided to let everyone go to the garden pond to actually operate it, and harm those goldfish and koi.

Just as the apprentices were struggling to imitate the teacher's hand gestures to control the koi, hoping that they would swim out of a specific line, a strange man stood silently by the pond for a while, and then sat on a stone with great interest and quietly admired it. This weird scene.

This is a college that only accepts women, and the appearance of men is particularly abrupt.

Emma even suspects that Mr. Collins, Mr. Milton and Mr. Robin can only use a certain hidden toilet in the whole college.

This strong sense of abruptness is also due to the fact that this middle-aged man in front of me is a little too cute compared to the above three middle-aged men whose charms are gradually fading.

He looked at most 20 years old, very slender, the kind of handsome boy who seemed to sway in the slightest breeze.Blonde hair and blue eyes, pale skin, slightly sunken eye sockets and cheeks, adding a little morbid beauty.

Mrs. Lucas, after noticing the whispering, also caught sight of the intruder.She first greeted him with a smile, and then yelled at the apprentices not to make noise.

It wasn't until the whole class was over that she ran over to have an intimate conversation with that beautiful boy.

Of course, the apprentices couldn't let go of this opportunity, they rushed forward and asked Mrs. Lucas about his background.

"Ahem! This is my husband, you can call him Mr. Lucas."

As soon as the words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

As the only married teacher and the only "wife" in the academy, Mrs. Lucas's most common topic for apprentices to discuss was what the druid's husband looked like.After all, the scene of her transforming into a giant bear is too shocking, it's hard to imagine what kind of man would fall in love with her and be devoted to her.

This...beautiful boy and the beast can also be called a pairing to some extent.

"You came to see me in class today?"

Although Mrs. Lucas said this in her mouth, there was a somewhat joking expression on her face, as if she had made a judgment in her heart, and she just forced her husband to say it himself.

"It's...not really. I'm here to see Elizabeth. She's been staying at the Academy lately."

"Tsk, I knew you were not that kind."

Mrs. Lucas pretended to be angry, then smiled and took her husband's hand and led him to the castle.

Coming to Ms. Raven?The apprentices couldn't hold back their curiosity anymore.After all, that Ms. Raven is... a sorceress known for manipulating her admirers.

They began to involuntarily follow the two men from a distance, wanting to take a sneak peek.

……

Coincidentally, Ms. Ruiwen is not in her office at the moment, but is still in the elective classroom.This gives the apprentices the opportunity to overhear their conversations in the hallway.

"Huh, William? Oh...sorry sorry, I completely forgot the delivery time."

Ms. Ruiwen patted herself on the forehead, and then showed a smile that was enough to capture people's hearts.

"It's okay, you're already too busy. If it's not too much this time, I just ask my wife's falcon to bring it."

After speaking, Mr. Lucas put the suitcase he had been carrying on the podium, and then took out the magic spell to open it.

Although it was impossible to see what was inside the box from the outside, from what Ms. Ruiwen picked up and looked at, it should be some bottles and cans.

"I have absolute confidence in your technique, as long as the quantity is correct, there is no need to try."

"Okay, then I won't be polite to you." Mr. Lucas held out his hand.

"Hmph! Do you want to be in such a hurry?"

Ms. Raven scolded, then took a small bag from her pocket.He smiled and threw it into Mr. Lucas' hands.

Mr. Lucas thanked him with an embarrassed smile, and then handed it over to his wife.Mrs. Lucas weighed the bag twice in her hand, making the sound of metal clashing.It seems that there should be coins inside.

"Have you seen enough? Boys!"

Ms. Ruiwen yelled, almost frightening the apprentices outside, and they all scattered.

"Emma Green, why are you so boring today! Stop!"

Ms. Ruiwen made a roll call, which made Emma cry secretly, so she had to stop in her tracks.

……

"Tell me, why should I let you stay?"

In Ms. Ruiwen's office, Emma lowered her eyebrows and looked innocent.

"Let me stop caring about things I shouldn't care about, and discuss things I shouldn't discuss."

"Wrong! I thought you were really smart."

Emma raised her head and looked at Ms. Ruiwen with a dazed expression.

"I just want to ask, what exactly did you discuss!"

It turns out that this is a reverse investigation.

Because of the previous "cooperation", Emma felt somewhat close to this future teacher, so she boldly spoke up.

"Everyone is wondering why you can even come and go with a married man as soon as you call, and let him do things for you... Mrs. Lucas is still standing aside."

"Nonsense... But I probably also know the rumors among the apprentices. It has been circulating for decades, and it has become more and more exaggerated. Do you think I can really... rely on other people's good feelings for me to order them?"

Ms. Ruiwen deliberately paused when she said the last sentence, and put on a very attractive pose.Even Emma felt a little dizzy.

"I... think you can!"

"Thank you...but that's not the case." Ms. Ruiwen smiled, "My job is actually like a businessman, taking on various tasks and then distributing them to the right people to complete. They are so devoted to me, completely It’s because the salary I offer is generous enough.”

So it turns out that the rumors are all fueling.

"Mr. Lucas is a very good alchemist. Due to some personal reasons, he can't be hired for a long time or open his own shop, but he doesn't want to rely on Mrs. Lucas to support his family, so he often asks me to find some potions work."

"Mr. Milton also ran out in such a hurry to support his family?"

"Milton...he's a bit different, let's say he's chasing me a little bit. Bah! You're asking around again!"

Emma smiled, feeling that the relationship between the two was one step closer.

"Ms. Ruiwen...then...are there any simple tasks that apprentices can complete?"

Ms. Ruiwen was very surprised by these words, her almond eyes widened, and she took a good look at the little girl in the second grade in front of her.

"What? Are you short of money? There is no precedent for the academy to let low-grade apprentices take on tasks. After entering the fifth grade, there will no longer be a fixed class schedule, and it will become a practical teaching mode with teacher guidance. At that time, there will be some simple task assignments. Or choose to accept it yourself.”

It was also from this conversation that Emma learned about Ms. Ruiwen's real work in the college, which was actually in charge of "diplomacy and public relations".The cultivation of apprentices is completely free, and the magic props and materials used in the learning process are of great value.This requires her to mediate with the king and lords to obtain sponsorship funds, or to accept tasks in the name of the academy to obtain bounties.

In fact, Emma raised such a question because she really wanted to make a little money.Not for herself, she spends almost nothing.It wasn't for grandma either. The food and clothing of Grandma O'Hara were also offered by the villagers.

What worries her is the situation at Dani's house.As a trade apprentice, Dani can be said to be doing a white job, even if the boss is his own uncle, it will not make much difference.His mother is sick all the year round, and although his grandma won't charge him for medicine, if he doesn't raise enough money to hire a nurse, Dani will be exhausted sooner or later.

It's still too whimsical, a second-year apprentice, after all, can't do anything.

(End of this chapter)