When many things were explained, both Ruiz and Rod fell into a silent silence.

Ruiz was waiting for Rod to make a choice—and Rod was thinking about what choice he was going to make.

Well, don't get me wrong, Rhodes didn't have any interest in becoming a Guardian and working unlimited overtime, and when he was in Azeroth, he turned down the position of Guardian of Tirisfa, even though neither Dalaran, Stormwind, nor the Alliance supported him.

On the one hand, after becoming a Guardian, you need to work endlessly and never do things to your liking; On the other hand, Rhodes never believed that these things could be guaranteed by relying on a strong guardian.

But the question is, Rod knows too much now, and in this case, will Ruiz let himself go easily?

That's right, since he was with Cana, Rhodes has long been ready to do things, but as the so-called muffled wealth is the roar, Rod really doesn't want to get involved with the big guys too early.

It's a pity that the chaos of the Sun Divine Envoy made Rod have to sacrifice his vitality, and for the sake of vitality, Rod got into trouble with Naga Kapoulos, and then all kinds of problems came one after another.

Well, now, even Rhys has found himself.

"Ruiz has decided, and I'll let you be the next Guardian."

Rhodes would love to ask Rhyz to ask for another master, but can Rhyz agree?

Looking up, Rhodes looked at Ruiz in thought.

……………………

Looking at Rod with an embarrassed face, Ruiz also thought a lot.

Including the first time I embarked on this path, but also my own failed career as a professor.

That's right, Rhodes wasn't Rhy's first disciple (though Rhodes hadn't said yes yet) - before Rhodes, Rhodes had also hired a magically gifted boy as a disciple, and that boy was named Keegan Novo.

It was a pirate's son, a man favored by the laws of runes, and although he hadn't learned much, his mastery of rune magic was far beyond ordinary people.

The first time I saw Keegan was on the ice field of Freljord—not far from where Ruiz is now.

At that time, Ryze had just recovered a World Rune from a village.

Ruiz remembered the name of the rune—yes, the Ash Rune.

According to the rune taxonomy, it is considered a world rune, and if Fuguang Island is still around, those mages may argue about whether this rune is a world rune or a secondary rune, but Ruiz is very sure that it is a world rune.

It is not necessarily the only fire that can produce ashes.

The owner of the rune, Agu, is an old friend of Ryze's - when Ryz and the ice trolls were having a bad time, it was Agu who helped Ryz out of the siege, which saved Ryz from using too much power and putting his own spirit under great stress.

Agu is a very knowledgeable person, and Ruiz has a good conversation with him.

As a Guardian, Ruiz has a lot to talk about, a lot to tell, and Agu is a good listener.

Unfortunately, after sensing the Ash Rune in the hands of this old friend, Ruiz had to find him and ask him to hand over the World Rune.

Although they were friends, Ruiz's sanity told him that Agu could not carry a World Rune.

However, like many lucky people who accidentally get their hands on the World Rune, Yagu refuses to hand over the Rune and tries to use its power directly to defeat Ruiz - this direct use can easily lead to the Rune of the World getting out of control, and Ruiz strikes at the last minute and kills his old friend.

Reze knew that Agu's clan would most likely not be able to stop the ice trolls after losing Agu, and that the village's ninety-two innocent Freljords might face a desperate situation—but Reze couldn't do anything about it.

If a World Rune gets out of control, it won't just be as simple as ninety-two people being affected.

After becoming a Guardian, Ryze suppressed his humanity as much as he could—he didn't dare to have sympathy, he didn't dare to be kind, and he didn't dare to have sympathy.

If the star spirits and demigods maintain their divinity because of runes, then Ruiz forces himself to maintain his sanity all the time, and this "spontaneous" divinity is even more precious.

Reze is not a god, but he needs to eliminate his likes and dislikes, his desires, and maintain his absolute sanity like a god, because every decision he makes affects the world of Valoran.

After leaving the village of Agu, Ryze in the ice field nearly collapsed, the collision and crushing of reason and emotion made Ryz extremely painful, and the roughly sealed ash runes were full of mesmerizing magic, as if to lure Ryz - it was at this time that he met the wandering Keegan.

Originally, Ruiz just needed a traveling companion, but after talking to Keegan for a while, Ruiz found that there was a lot of fun about this barbarian kid.

Keegan looks stubborn – well, that means persistence.

Keegan looks like he's gifted – a prerequisite for becoming a Guardian.

Keegan is an exiled guy – which means he doesn't have much of a social background.

Keegan can control his curiosity - something that is rare among spellcasters.

Kegan ......

Kegan ...... It seems that he can take over his own tasks.

As a result, Keegan later became a disciple of Ruiz.

For Reze, the meaning of being a disciple is extraordinary, it means that he can communicate with him, and it also means that if something goes wrong with him, Keegan can understand himself as he did with his teacher.

For Keegan's education, Ruiz prepared countless plans, some of which were reliable and some were not, but no matter what, Keegan became a powerful spellcaster.

Ruiz did a good job of cultivating Keegan, but Keegan's ideas were completely different from what he imagined.

Ruiz thought that Keegan would be an indifferent person after going through exile - but in reality, the experience of banishment and the pain of his childhood made Keegan have a pathological thirst for power, and he used small tricks verbally to deceive Ruiz, and there was nothing wrong with his banishment, but after that, he went back and killed his exile, and the flames of revenge ignited the entire village.

Later, Keegan betrayed Ruiz for the sake of power, and became addicted to the power of the huge runes, and Keegan became Brand.

"I've already made a mistake once." Ruiz silently admonished himself in his heart, "You must not do it a second time - so Rhodes is the best choice to become my disciple, he is rejected by the law of runes, and it is impossible for him to be tempted by the power of runes to lose his mind like Keegan." ”

After admonishing himself, Ruiz looked up at Rod.

"Now, tell me your answer."

"That's — to be honest, I don't want to work overtime and I don't want to leave my family — so, can I say no?"