The spacious and bright room is filled with bookshelves, and the incense wafting in the air seems to have a calming effect, which is refreshing.

Standing outside the door, Baylis's expression was a little excited, as an alchemist who had just finished his studies as the chief and became recognized by the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower, it was inevitable that he would be a little uneasy when he received funding from his patron and his first job in life for the first time.

Knowing that this is the Corona family, how many wizards in Eberden can have this honor? Of course, it must be a matter of course for himself as the chief - with such a little pride and nervousness, the alchemist Bayliss raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Please come in!"

The voice was very young, not like an old wizard?Bellis paused for a moment before pushing the door open and entering the study, where a young man no older than him sat behind the desk, looking at him with a lazy look raised his eyebrows:

"What's going on?"

Bayliss was speechless all of a sudden—this self-righteous madman was the one he was going to serve as an experimental assistant for the next three years?

Even though he couldn't believe it, he still stubbornly spoke: "The old butler of the Corona family told me that you need an alchemist as an assistant, so I am here to apply......"

"Don't talk about that yet, isn't it necessarily. The young man waved his hand in annoyance, as if to catch mosquitoes: "Tell me, what did you do before?"

This is...... Want to see your own work experience first?

The honest alchemist nodded, and said with a clear eye: "As an apprentice of the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower, I have assisted my mentor in completing twelve experiments, repaired the water supply system in Xicheng District alone, improved two four-wheeled carriages, and participated in the design of a large manor and library tower......

"That's the end of the nonsense!" rudely interrupted the other party's words, and the young man's expression became even more impatient: "Let me say this, what I want to ask is not the 'homework' assigned by those tutors, but what you have done yourself!"

The alchemist's eyes lit up: "I wrote a book!"

"Very good!" the young man looked at him expectantly, "What's the use?"

"To put it simply, it's just a brochure that simplifies and teaches some complex professional knowledge to ordinary people, and doesn't even require them to be literate!" said the alchemist excitedly: "This will allow the people to know us a little bit, and can reduce a lot of misunderstandings about the wizarding profession, especially those ...... More superstitious area!"

"Teach the knowledge of wizards to ordinary people?" the young man suddenly laughed, "What's your name?"

"Baylis, my name is Baylis, a native of the civilian area south of the city. The alchemist replied nervously: "I firmly believe that sooner or later, the knowledge of wizards will no longer be mysterious, become simple and easy to understand, and even become common sense in the lives of ordinary people!"

"The knowledge of wizards becomes common sense......" The young man suddenly fell silent: "Your Excellency Alchemist Bellis, may I take the liberty of asking?"

"When, of course you can!"

"Have you ever considered doing something...... Something really meaningful? Like carrying on your mentor's legacy and carrying forward the business of repairing sewer pipes?"

“......”

"You see, I actually care about my lab assistant. So I bought one copy of your 'children's book', two and a half silver coins, and it's amazingly cheap as a book. ”

The young man threw the book on the table disdainfully: "But the price is never the most important thing - your side references and illustrations, if you hadn't just said that this is a book, I would have thought it was some kind of obscene pornographic joke!"

"Only in this way can those ordinary people understand!"

"Sorry, but ...... Can you understand?" the young man almost laughed: "Honorable Alchemist Lord Baylis, the only difference between the ordinary people you are referring to and the potatoes with water in their heads is that the potatoes think they know, and they really don't know anything and live happily in their dreams!"

"Potatoes with water in the head......"

"That's my mantra. The young man shrugged: "It's used to refer to ninety-nine percent of the wizards...... Well, it's all the wizards except me. ”

“......”

The young and unpretentious alchemist Baylis, who had just stepped into the real world, did what he felt was perfectly right in his life after a long silence - he turned around without hesitation, escaped from the room as fast as he could, and then closed the door with all his might.

"Bang ——!"

"Why is this man rude?"

Isaac looked at the teacup that was broken into pieces on the ground in distress, and looked at the door that was slammed shut very incomprehensibly: "I didn't even say goodbye, and I spilled my mint tea!"

Loren, who had always sat in the back, looked at the teacup regretfully and couldn't help but sigh. The alchemist was such a polite and honest man that he didn't splash hot tea on Isaac's face.

"You've gotten rid of eight assistants, and you haven't even started experimenting yet. The black-haired wizard asked tentatively, "If this continues, how long are you going to delay?"

"It doesn't matter, the Corona family will continue to find new assistants for me anyway. Isaac shrugged disapprovingly, "If they really want to get the Holy Blood Elixir, then they'll have to serve me well!"

Suddenly, as if he understood something, Loren's face had an expression of understanding: "So that's the case." ”

"It turned out to be ...... What?" Isaac looked at Loren in a daze, "Can you not look at me like that with the eyes of a lab animal?" ”

"You're not actually going to finish this research, are you?" said the black-haired wizard calmly, "This kind of interview trick is just to delay time." ”

Isaac glanced at him, walked aside and took a new teacup, made one for himself, and sat down in his chair without speaking or looking back, just drinking his tea, one sip at a time.

Silent......

From the time he arrived at the Corona family mansion, Loren felt that his friend was different, although he was still as unsophisticated as ever, always saying the wrong thing, and conceited to the point of no return.

But there is always a subtle difference between what is pretended to be and what is innate—and as his friend and one of the people who knows Isaac best, Loren can feel the difference.

Of course, he also knew what happened that day. His plan almost failed, but he succeeded in attracting the attention of the Corona family and saving the situation from the original death.

Peter Fasa was seriously injured, Vera and Edward were slightly injured, and both became prisoners of the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower, as well as pawns that the Corona family could use to blackmail them, followed by Gavin and Ivan......

He's dead.

"You know, I don't even know these people, I can't even call them by name—and they never considered me a friend, and if it weren't for you, they wouldn't be any different from those who tried to kill me. ”

Isaac, who had his back to Loren, suddenly spoke, muttering as if he was talking about something trivial, as if chatting: "That's what happened, right? They just want to use me, it doesn't matter...... Anyway, as long as you can give me a quiet enough place to study what I like, I can change it to anyone.

Mentor Dalton Candle once taught us that the best qualities of a wizard are not to expose their emotions easily, to remain absolutely calm and rational - I think he is right, so I am very careful to choose people who can expose my emotions.

You, and Ain Rand, it's just you. Even if anyone else heard about Mentor Dalton's death, I wouldn't shed a tear for him, because that's what he wanted, ...... is the character that a wizard should have.

I think that's right, and I believe I can do it, because I'm Isaac, not those bunch of potatoes with water in their heads!

But when I saw those two people...... Gavin, and Ivan, when I saw them dying for me, I was scared, scared to death......! It's endless anger.

It's ridiculous, isn't it? They are no different from the people who want to kill me, they just want to take advantage of me! But why am I angry that they died?

So, this is the only ridiculous request in my life, and I will never have it again next time, and I will never say such a ridiculous and stupid joke again, and you and Ain will laugh at me again!"

Muttered, Isaac Grantham, trembling and looking back, had tears on his face, gritted his teeth, and looked hideous like a beast about to eat people:

"Loren, help them avenge ——! for me"