- "My lord, the fireside meeting is about to begin, and I'll show you the way." ”

The old wizard, who walked into the hall tremblingly, said to him respectfully. Although it seemed that he was working normally to his superiors, the other party always maintained a posture of bending and bowing, and this kind of fear and awe from the heart could be felt even by Richard, who was not familiar with him, sitting on it from a considerable distance. Master Peter did not dare to raise his head at all, as if there was not a man on the throne at all, but some terrible monster.

…… It seems that Raspuchin's image among his subordinates is not very good. Considering his secrecy and his rare presence in front of the inhabitants of the Tower and even the members of the Rasputin School, which would have caused Master Peter to have such a chilling reaction, Rasputchin must have done some terrible thing in the past that Richard didn't know.

But when it comes to "fear", Richard actually has a similar mood to the old man below. He was naturally afraid of revealing his identity, so that so far, he has not dared to make too casual moves. Perhaps with Rasputin's past behavior, and there are no close people around him, even if he shows a slight difference in his daily behavior, others will not be suspicious, but Richard himself is a little unable to pass this psychological threshold, and it may take some time to get used to it.

According to Richard's observations, the dead wizard leader was of a gloomy and cold personality. However, Raspuchin's attitude towards him was quite gentle, and he never deliberately made things difficult. What's more, he is still his benefactor, so Richard has a good impression of him. Perhaps it was because Richard, as an apprentice, was too weak to be the slightest threat in Raspuchin's eyes, so there was no need to show his majesty in front of him.

Either way, Raspuchin's past relationships with others and his image don't matter anymore – thanks to the legendary wizard's eccentric personality and style – the next person to look ahead and be cautious is himself. And right now, a new test awaits you.

Fireside Meeting......

Richard turned his attention back from the corpse. When he saw Peter's gaze fall on him as well, his heart tightened. He quickly reacted that the other party should have misunderstood, and he should have taken this corpse as himself who had entered the hall.

What's next?

Richard felt that he was starting to have a headache again, which can really be described as "a wave of unevenness". Because it was a gathering of wizarding leaders of Raspuchin's stature and power.

Unlike the vast majority of wizards who are lower in rank than themselves and don't even dare to face themselves, the leaders have rich magical knowledge and experience, they have been at the peak of human society for a long time, and they claim to be the "uncrowned king" of the wizarding world, a person who was just an apprentice half a day ago, even wants to pretend to be a legendary wizard of the same level as them, and he still has to show his feet - the risk can be imagined,

If he can plunder all of Rasputin's power, he won't have to think about it, even if Richard's identity is exposed, he will have the confidence to face it. The pyramid of the wizarding world, only power is the truth. But now, he's just an empty "shell".

"What are you doing here?"

Richard said in a deep voice.

When the old wizard heard this, he seemed to tremble, and immediately withdrew after confessing his guilt.

……

After Peter left, Richard put his hand on his forehead and let out a long sigh.

He had not the slightest sense of joy at being able to deceive Peter's eyes, though it had been his worst concern half an hour before.

The trials were already coming, and he didn't even have a chance to relax and catch his breath for a while. The timing was so unfortunate that Richard had to bite the bullet and prepare. This sense of uneasiness, which keeps the nerves in constant tension, is like some kind of ominous omen, casting a shadow over Richard's future.

…… Can I really stay on this tower for long?

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As soon as this thought came to his mind, even Richard himself was a little surprised. Because he was actually mentally prepared to leave the magic tower before his real name was ready to help him.

Richard was not a very adventurous person, and summoning the demon god and even the subsequent experiments were all forced to make choices in desperation, but they just happened to fit the hidden truth behind the history of the Mayan world, making everything seem to be going well. But success once or twice doesn't mean that the risk has disappeared completely.

He didn't think he could continue to be lucky. Not to mention anything else, when he inherited Raspuchin's authority, he had already encountered a test that would burn out his brain and become a fool if he was not careful, although he was able to get through it easily with the help of Miss Real Name, but what about next time?

In a word, the weak who lack strength cannot grasp the direction of their own destiny. Of course, Richard's vision is broader than that of the average wizard. Magic is power, knowledge is power, status and wealth, and so on are power. He signed a contract with the "Demon God", which means that he already has a platform that surpasses most people, and he doesn't have to rush anymore.

Richard's idea was that his life as "Raspuchin" would only take a very short time, and once no one was suspicious, he would immediately leave the Tower and go to the kingdom on the ground. The leader of the wizard is a powerful person, but he is very free because of the existence of the school and his subordinates, and can be described as a representative of "not fulfilling obligations but enjoying rights". If it is in a society made up of ordinary people, such people will naturally be easily replaced by subordinates; But the wizarding world is different, as long as the leader can guarantee absolute superiority in rank, no one dares to betray.

Therefore, Richard, who is now a member of the leader, is normal even if he does not come back from outside the tower for a long time. In fact, Rasputchin, who rescued him from the ruins, had been traveling outside for more than a year. Richard's plan is to wait for the accumulation of strength, and when he is no longer afraid of his identity being revealed, he will make a comeback and return to the Magic Tower.

But now it seems that deep down, he doesn't seem to want to leave. Is it because of his nostalgia for the power and status of "Raspuchin"? Although it has only been less than ten minutes to replace the other party.

Sure enough, this feeling of being above 10,000 people is very pleasant...... "power is poison", this sentence is really true.

Richard shook his head, no longer thinking about it.

Whether to leave or stay depends on the development of events after that.