Wizard From Afar

Following Dalton and Ain, Loren walked into a tower of the castle. Walking along the spiraling stairs at the foot, until reaching a door, the middle-aged man in black robe stopped.

"Wait for a while outside, Lord Torino." Dalton, with his back facing Loren, turned slightly and said, "I must first understand the situation with my apprentice, and then decide whether to talk to you."

"Of course, everything obeys your instructions." Loren nodded humblely, with no sign of being neglected. Don't forget that Ain laughed when he walked in behind the black robe man.

It wasn't until the door closed again that Loren retracted his smile and sat down calmly. While looking around, he was ready to deal with this wizard named Dalton next.

The room outside the door looks like a drawing room, with a gray carpet made of linen underneath. There are four chairs on both sides of the stairs. The wooden frames and curtains of the windows facing the door seem to be a bit old, but they are still quite clean. They seem to be cleaned frequently.

Sitting on the chair, Loren’s mouth showed a smile—people's arrangement of the living environment around them often suggests their own personalities. This Dalton Kander wizard, he did not put the living room in his own room but in the stairwell, which means that he is not willing to entertain strangers in his private space.

According to what Ain said, this wizard is the Wimpal Academy who specializes in external affairs, so he has to deal with outsiders frequently, so regular cleaning is also necessary.

In this way, then this black robe wizard's attitude towards him becomes very critical-if he wants to get out of him from the very beginning, or if he doesn't believe in himself from the bottom of his heart, that is Said Kouchan lotus is also of no use at all.

It didn't take long for the door to open again. Cautiously walked out, not forgetting that the little wizard who turned and closed the door seemed to be relaxed, but still a little worried, stood outside the door and took a long deep breath.

"Sorry, Loren, but I have tried my best." Ain said in embarrassment and sorry: "But...the mentor said that he still wants to see you, and then decide whether to let You stay here."

"I'm really sorry. I thought he would agree to it, but the result turned out to be like this. I have already told him that I am willing to vouch for you, but now But..."

Is this not good enough? This is already very good! Loren never thought that the other party would actually be willing to do this step for himself, at least he would never guarantee a stranger who had only known him for a few days.

But he won’t show it, smiling at Patted Ain’s shoulder: “It’s okay, you’ve tried your best, leave it to me next.”

“But... …Tutor Dalton is very difficult to deal with, he will definitely make things difficult for you!" The little wizard is still not at ease.

"Don't worry, I promised you, so I won't let you down." Loren looked at the other person confidently: "I will let him agree-no matter what way."

Send off the restless Ain, Loren pushed open the door and walked into the room that didn't seem very spacious. After the simple and neatly furnished desk, Dalton Kander is staring at himself, the visitor, with his still gloomy gaze.

There was silence in the room, Loren smiled and responded to the opponent's almost emotionless eyes, waiting patiently for the other person to speak, his hands behind his back were ready to respond.

"I have to admit, at first, I'm not going to let you into this room." Dalton finally said: "But my naive and innocent apprentice is obviously being used by you, so I I have to change my attention."

"I promise I never used Ain Rand, I swear!" This kind of thing Loren is of course impossible admits: "We are friends!"

" Just met a friend for five days?" Dalton whispered sarcastically.

Loren did not become embarrassed by the other's expression at all, everything seemed as it should be by rights.

"But...According to what Ain said, you do have some extremely special qualities in your body. You are indeed an innate talent that can make you a wizard, and if you don’t show up, we may never know what to do. The truth of the dog village is here."

Dalton’s voice was so calm that there was no ripple: "So according to common sense, you can indeed come to Wimpal Academy and become a wizard apprentice, and I will not stop you. , Or become your hindrance."

But...Loren eyebrows raised, secretly said in his heart.

"But...before you formally make this decision, I must ask a few things." Dalton looked at Loren: "So you don't have any misunderstandings about the profession of wizard."

"First of all, Wimpal Academy is indeed the only wizard Academy in the entire Duke, but it is not the only one in the world-if you really want to be a wizard, this is not your first choice."

"Secondly, the local churches and the ordinary persons around the overwhelming majority are not friendly towards us. Among the nobles, the wizard does not have any special status or privileges. In fact, many nobles are quite equal to us. Contempt." The black robe wizard said these words without any emotions: "The overwhelming majority only regards becoming a wizard as a way out for the youngest children in the family, lest they will divide the family property."

"Therefore, become The apprentice wizard does not bring much improvement to your life, and may even affect your reputation. Even so, do you want to become an apprentice of Wimpal Academy?"

"Yes, I promised Ain Rand." Loren solemnly replied: "I also believe that Ain will never harm me-as for what you said, I can accept it."

In fact, Loren cares more about Here you can get knowledge about the void and magic, and you can understand as much as possible about this place that you are completely unfamiliar with-but how can this kind of statement believe that friends are shocking?

When Dalton heard Loren’s remarks, a sneered look suddenly appeared on his face, but it was only a flash: "Very well, since you already know what you will face, then we will You can continue to discuss another matter-about your tuition and all living expenses for studying at Wimpal Academy."

"Tuition?" Loren was stunned for a moment, he really didn't think much about it. this problem.

"Sorry, we are an Academy here, not a canteen for the poor. Knowledge needs money in exchange." Dalton looked at him indifferently: "If you want to be an apprentice here , Then you have to pay at least three thousand Silver Coins a year, or equivalent valuable items."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly solidified a little bit-along the way, the little wizard always It has never been mentioned that it costs money to study here, which also caught Loren somewhat off guard. He originally thought that being an apprentice to a wizard was almost the same as an attendant, but it turned out to be a little unexpected.

Looking back now, it’s probably because Ain has already regarded this as as it should be by rights. Perhaps he has never noticed that a wandering Knight’s pocket is always filled with poor jingle. .

"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't pay that much money." After hesitating for a moment, Loren decided to speak frankly: "But can you wait, give me some time..."

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"This Academy does not accept any form of credit, and we do not lend usury either." Dalton opened the mouth and said.

"But... maybe you can exchange the knowledge you got at Wimpal Academy in another way."

Sure enough, he is waiting for me here, Loren The corner of his mouth raised slightly. From the appearance of himself, this black robe wizard should be able to tell that he can never get out of 3,000 Silver Coins. The reason why I have been talking to myself for so long is obviously that there are other purposes.

"You once followed a wandering Knight, and as an attendant of the other side, you have received sufficient training, have experience in surviving in the wilderness, and fighting with enemies-according to Ain, Your sword technique is pretty good." The black robe wizard slowly stood up.

"So, I have a proposal..."