Slowly opening his eyes, the dim candlelight reflected Dalton Khand's vision, and the black-robed wizard who was awake from the coma showed a slight self-deprecating chuckle, and the wound on his face was involved, making his cheeks tremble slightly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

An empty wooden house, a candle on the table, and sitting on a chair. Of course, both hands and feet were chained, the originally straight black robe was torn to pieces, and the position on the chest was oozing dark red blood.

The wand was taken away, as were some of the weapons he had hidden on his body—his captors knew him well, and even tied his thumb and forefinger together with string.

Despite this, there was still no surprise on Dalton Kand's face, and even a little more understanding, as if he had already guessed that the other party would do this.

"Old-fashioned tricks. "The black-robed wizard covered in injuries is still as sharp as a blade.

"It's old-fashioned because it's practical. ”

A somewhat caustic figure stepped out of the shadows to the perimeter of the candlelight, boots under the wide robe constantly tapping on the floor, and the outline of the sword could be faintly seen under the robe: "Aren't we those people, Dalton Kander." ”

"Rut Infinit. The black-robed wizard who pronounced the name seemed to remember some not-so-good memories, and there was a little more disgust in his eyes.

His fluffy brown hair was scattered on both sides, and his axe-like cheeks were a pair of strange golden pupils, and his mixed voice and gray sideburns proved that he was about the same age as Dalton.

On his left hand, the same "spellcaster" glove as Loren's, a graduation gift from Dalton Kander.

"You're not as good as you used to be, otherwise it would be much more difficult to catch you than it is now. Looking at the embarrassed black-robed wizard in front of him, a middle-aged man named "Rute Infinit" shook his head: "It seems that the career of the academy tutor has made you regress a lot, and you don't even notice that it's me." ”

"I've done my mission and never need to go back. Dalton stared at him coldly: "We have a promise, you shouldn't show up at all!"

"That's right, but now that we need you again, can you just watch it?" Root Infinit walked directly in front of Dalton and met those cold eyes, "Have you forgotten your oath?!"

"We need you, the Empire needs you too, now is not the time to bargain - Dalton Kander, I'm not bargaining with you, don't forget who gave you all this now!"

"I owe you nothing. The black-robed wizard was undaunted: "My debt has been paid." ”

"Nonsense!"

Enraged, Root grabbed Dalton by the collar and stared at him: "It was we who helped your Mentor Peter clear up the relationship and made Duke Fried promise to allow him to establish this academy here;

"And I've been there for you for twenty years!"

"But now we need you!" Rut Infinit's eyes widened, "Old friend, I won't bother you if there's any possibility, but the current situation is really critical!"

The black-robed wizard's hands were still restrained by chains, his wrists were covered with blood, but his expression was still stiff, as if he didn't feel the slightest pain at all.

"And what do you need me to do?" Dalton Kander seemed to laugh at himself, "As you can see, I'm no longer what I used to be, what use does an old wizard have to you?"

"It's true that time doesn't forgive. Root loosened the collar of the black-robed wizard, "I'm getting old, I'm not as good as I used to be - if someone had talked to me like this before, he would have said goodbye to this world forever!"

"We need a wizard, a wizard who can be absolutely trusted, and who is very skilled. The most important thing is that this person must not be ours to guarantee that he will not reveal his identity. ”

"That's why you thought of me?" Dalton Kander's stiff face was not expressive, but there was a hint of mockery in his eyes: "That's really disappointing you, my answer is still impossible." ”

"No...... Contrary. ”

Rout Infinit, who was as angry as a lion just now, suddenly laughed, stood up and looked down at the black-robed wizard who was as stiff as ice: "Old friend, your reaction was completely unexpected by me. ”

The atmosphere in the room gradually became much lighter, but the air was still cold, even more bitter than before. Dalton Kander, who sat in his chair, said nothing, as if he were looking at a vicious snake spitting out letters.

"So I didn't put my hopes in you from the beginning - it may not be correct to say that, but I should have shifted my focus after I knew what you had done. You're my bait, not my prey. ”

Dalton, who had not changed his face, picked at his right eye, and a very certain premonition came over him, and he almost guessed what Root Infinit was going to do.

Loren Turin...... That's the name, right? I think I've vaguely heard of this last name. Root's eyes changed completely: "He is your apprentice, and even the 'spellcaster' was given to him, which is enough to prove that you value him." ”

"After coming to the Duchy of Lothair, I heard a lot of rumors about him - Gumgi, Vimpal, Deepwoodburg...... It is even rumored that he killed the vampires of the Academy, and another theory is that he met the Holy Cross. ”

Ruth Infinit laughed directly: "I might prefer to believe the previous one in comparison." ”

"Even though these are fakes, he still cracked the ghoul incident in Oldwood Town, killed a wandering wizard of a decent level, and more recently, it has been rumored that he was in the Deep Woods, hunted down all the rebellious nobles and helped the little count win the entire territory, and went to the Oldwood Forest to fight the elves against the ogres. ”

Facing the eloquent conversation of the person in front of him, the black-robed wizard's face did not change, and there was no fluctuation in his eyes.

"I have to admit it, Dalton, you really can't do it when it comes to training apprentices. Rout Infinit sighed: "If my fools were half as good and efficient as him, things wouldn't have gotten worse to this point." ”

"Since you don't want to, I'll have to pay attention to your apprentice - while you're unconscious, I've asked a priest who is about to leave for the Deep Forest Castle to speak for me, and I believe it won't be long before you can 'reunite' with him!"

"Kidnap me, and then blackmail Loren Turin with my life to serve you?"

The black-robed wizard with a stiff expression finally showed a sneer, and his words carried endless mockery: "You really lack a minimum understanding of him, and even almost stupidity. ”

"Loren Turin, he would never risk anyone's life - not even any action until he was sure. He's a standard wizard in terms of indifference and sanity, and there's not a single wizard who isn't selfish, and neither do you. ”

"People change, and even you left us to serve your mentor, didn't you?" Root shook his head, not taking Dalton's words to heart.

"I'm confident enough that this wizard named Loren Turin will come to your rescue and accept my terms—we have chips in our hands, and there must be more to impress him. ”

"It's blackmail. ”

"No, it's too low-level to just blackmail, and it's hard to guarantee how loyal he will be to us. Ruth Infinit's expression was very playful: "Have you some confidence in me, old friend, haven't even a mean-tempered person like you willingly dedicated twenty years to us?"

The black-robed wizard's sneer intensified, causing him to narrow his eyes: "I'm sorry, did I say anything ridiculous?"

"Yes, you're too presumptuous. Dalton Kander's voice was as calm as a bitter winter: "Loren Turin...... He's different from any wizard you've ever met, and you can't even judge by common sense, you're playing with fire and setting yourself on fire!"

Ruth Infinit's expression froze:

"I'm looking forward to it. ”