Mu Yan went straight to the door of Glazer's room, and as soon as his right hand was raised, the door opened by itself.

The perception of the legendary mage is really Raippi.

The door was opened by a broom, and the pointed head was surrounding the old man to do the lighting work, and the old man was holding a book in his hand, and it seemed that he had not fallen asleep.

"Teacher." Mu Yan greeted respectfully: "Can you go out for a walk with me?" I have some new ideas for the integration of elements. ”

The old man nodded, got up and put on his coat.

……

Walking on the road, sporadic raindrops fell, and it looked like it was going to rain.

Despite the curfew, there are a few places that are still open at night, such as casinos, but despite this, it is difficult to escape without paying a fine if you are run into by the guards.

As a city-state known for its commerce, people here have a greater desire for money, especially gambling as a naked money transaction.

Everyone has dreamed of going from a pauper with only one gold coin to a multimillionaire, and casinos are the easiest place to make that dream come true.

The casino that Mu Yan chose was seen by a group of people when they came in from outside the city, and its signboard was very conspicuous, called Golden Basil Leaf, and the brand was also the appearance of a gilded basil leaf, which could be seen clearly even in the Fortune Block in the outer city.

The price of land in Vadan City is the same as that of Hostisdi, the closer you get to the center, the more expensive it is, and the trading center of the Sherlock family is farther out than this casino, so it shows the power behind it.

Although it is a casino, the architecture of the golden basil leaf does not look barbaric at all. The white marble and the ornate blood-beaked raven statues topped by the pillars made it look more like a gentleman dressed in white, gracefully snatching all the gold from the pockets of the gamblers and kicking them out, not forgetting to wipe the stains from his shoes with a white handkerchief.

The gate is divided into two halves, one half is an automatic door, and you have to hold a money card to scan through the enchantment, and this process is of course inevitably deducted 100 gold coins as a "ticket". On the other side, waiters are waiting.

Mu Yan didn't choose the side of the enchantment, but paid the waiter a tip of two hundred gold coins.

"You're not that generous in Hosdy." The old man joked.

This money is enough for Mu Yan to spend a month in Hosdi.

"After all, it's not just one person this time." Mu Yan replied with a smile.

……

There was no commotion in the casino, and the soundproof circle restrained the shouts of the gamblers, so that they looked more like they were acting on an exaggerated mime, with everyone's face written with joy and sorrow, despair, or ecstasy about the outcome.

Led by the waiter, the two of them came to a secluded corner, where several times the aromatic coffee and some desserts cost the original turnover of Mika House for a week.

Because it is a casino, there are desert magic circles everywhere here, which is very uncomfortable for mages who are used to perception, but this is also the reason why Mu Yan wants to come here.

"Teacher." Mu Yan put down the cup. "I have a question, do you really not know who saved you from Ikali in the first place?"

"Huh?" The old man was still smiling. "Why do you ask this all of a sudden?"

"I've learned a lot about the turmoil in Lokan lately, so I'm just a little curious."

"I don't know." The old man took a sip of hot coffee and turned his head to look out of the glass window.

In the corner where the two of them sat was a polished glass window, on which their own shadow was reflected in the dim night.

"It looks like it's going to rain." The old man said.

Outside the window, an electric light flashed, and it was as bright as day for a moment.

"yes, it's going to rain."

Mu Yan also looked at his own shadow on the glass, his eyes were deep.

The two of them rarely did not speak, and the atmosphere gradually became heavy.

"Why did you choose to come to this place, because of the desert circle?" The old man asked suddenly.

Mu Yan nodded.

"The teacher has been monitoring everyone with his senses all the way, and I wouldn't have been able to detect this if you hadn't withdrawn your senses when you were in the same room as Surya."

"yes, I don't have the heart to spy on you little couple's affection." The old man smiled: "Is this a fuse?" And before that? What aroused your suspicions? ”

A letter appeared in Mu Yan's hand, which read "To My Brightest Apprentice: Mu Yan", and it was signed by Glazer Raymond.

It's not so much a letter as a suicide note.

He pushed the letter to the old man, who sighed and touched the surface of the envelope with his fingertips.

"How did you get it, and why didn't I notice it?"

"When you leave Ember Manor, let Hedwig find it."

"That's why it's a little late?"

"When Hedwig was synthesized by chance, it drained all the energy around it in an instant, and all the souls and elements disappeared, forming a desert field half a meter square. As for why it arrived a little late, do you remember its name? ”

The old man tilted his head and thought, "Brave Hedwig? ”

"Well, it's brave, it can recover quickly no matter how many times it blows up, and once again form a desert field. The reason why I am late is because I am being reborn. ”

He paused, and his gaze returned to the window where raindrops began to fall.

"At first, of course, I doubted your illusion, an illusion that depends on people's hearts. To believe is to be deceived forever, and once you doubt it, you will find out the truth, so I began to doubt the material of the big bags. When I was researching spiritualism, I found that not all materials are suitable for spirituality, and it is important whether the materials are expensive or not, but a candlestick, a chest, and a broom can be enchanted, which is a bit unreasonable. That's why I realized that the big bag was not a box, but a ring, the ownerless ember ring. ”

"Hehe......" the old man smiled. That's right, that's reserved for you. The bag is the ring, which contains the most precious treasure of my life, the broom is the lava staff, and the pointed skull is the flaming blow, although they are all imitations, but they are the only wealth I have accumulated over the years. These...... You've probably guessed it. ”

"Well, I noticed when the pointed skull pierced through the skull of the one-eyed demon pig, how could a candlestick leave a charred wound and the smell of flesh......"

"It was my negligence." He patted his head, and there was a feeling of sudden realization.

"The accumulation of knowledge will always be accompanied by the growth of wisdom and insight, and you are indeed my smartest apprentice." At this point, he changed his mind. "But why don't you keep waiting?"

"Because I figured out one thing."

Mu Yan looked at him calmly.

"The world we live in is real, there is no stage, no stage and no behind-the-scenes, there is no so-called 'behind-the-scenes', so there are no so-called 'manipulators' and 'manipulated'.

"Gods or mortals, we are all equal and identical, all the same desires, the same bound by life, and the roles we play depend only on the heart, not on others.

"That's why I chose to take the initiative in my hands, from now on, and forever to come."

Mu Yan looked at him calmly.

"I didn't read your 'suicide note' because it would be rude. Again, I believe that your approach is the best solution – from your point of view, of course. The pressure you face is so great that you have to sacrifice your life to save me, and although it has been less than half a year since I became your apprentice, I understand how good you are at enjoying life.

"To be able to force you to such an optimistic point, you can already imagine who is behind the scenes.

"It's Alduin, isn't it?"

The old man looked sideways at the sky outside the window, and a flash of lightning flashed, as bright as day, illuminating the layers of chaotic mist, like the scales of a dragon.