The reason why he didn't choose to return to the Gray Tower with a spell is that Cheese also has his own considerations. On the one hand, he did learn a lot from Roland's letter, and realized that only Annella, who had the most special position among the many apprentices in the Grey Tower, could answer his questions. On the other hand, although Ann Lina is the closest existence to the mage in the Gray Tower, in the process of dealing with the plague before, Ann Lina, as an ancient blood clan, expressed strong dissatisfaction with Cheese's words and deeds, she could not accept a spellcaster's behavior of putting herself on the cusp of the storm, and even more despised the so-called "right" way in Cheese's mouth. This makes the current mage less daring to communicate with his raiser as naturally as before. He needed time to think, to think about what attitude to use to face Ann Lina, and what tone and tone to use to ask the most terrible question he had ever received from the letter.

"Young Master Cheese, welcome back. Migo's massive body landed on a platform jutting out of the middle of the Grey Tower, and the butler with his body like a cloud of dark blue bubbles had been waiting here for a long time. This did not come as a surprise to Cheese, as the Grey Tower was surrounded by Clark's magic circle, and anything that approached, no matter which direction it came from, the sky or the underground, or even from the shadows, would be easily caught for the owner of the Grey Tower to prepare for. And among the many gray robes, the only person who can use the red dragon as a means of transportation is cheese.

The mage stood against the snowflakes falling above his head, and this eternal cold made him feel a little familiar and at the same time subtly reminded him that this was not his valley, and the people living in the tower in front of him were still the existence he needed to look up to. He slipped off the dragon's back and removed the hood from his head. Behind Cheese, Migo's body shrank with a large amount of steam, and soon the dragon was transformed into a monstrous creature the size of a wolfdog with scales and wings. This spell that changes size is not difficult, but it is rarely used by dragons, as it requires too much energy to cause severe hunger. However, Migo hates the cold more than he is hungry temporarily.

"Ah Fu, long time no see. It's still the same cold here. Cheese looked at the butler in front of him, and remembered that he had been here to serve the Grey robes for as long as he could remember, and suddenly said a greeting that he would never have said before. The Greys never greeted each other, because it seemed to them to be a meaningless act and a waste of valuable research time.

However, the butler, whose body is made of energy, did not stop because of this, and responded in its own unique voice, "Indeed, young master. Congratulations on getting your badge, you should be happy to know it. But for now, I think you'd better go and see Miss Ann Lina, who is waiting for you in the stargazing room. ”

"Stargazing room, huh?" Cheese frowned, it was not a good sign that the two apprentices would meet in the private room of the Lord of the Grey Tower. He said no more, nodded at Migo and motioned for him to find something to do for himself before walking quickly into the tower. As he stepped into the gray tower and looked up overhead, for the first time in his life, the spiraling staircase and the light from the top made him feel irritated. There was no living creature in the quiet tower except for the mage and Ah Fu behind him, and each step of the cheese made a slight noise on the stairs that echoed through the hollow tower.

The space in the Grey Tower is different from the outside world, and the building has been connected to magic since the first stone bricks were laid. When the wizard in the gray robe wants to go to a certain room in the tower, he only needs to think silently about this room in his heart, and the door will naturally appear around the corner after twelve steps. Of course, there is a secret to this, this magical transfer can work, first of all, the caster needs to be able to temporarily abandon the perception of the outside world, do not look or listen, and when he comes back to his senses, he can be sent to his destination. If you are always alert to the outside world, you can only honestly wind your way up the spiral staircase. Fortunately, for the casters here, they are always in a focused state of mind, and this small restriction is not difficult.

So when Cheese pushed open the door to the stargazing room, it was only a minute or two before he arrived at the Grey Tower. In the empty hall at the top of the tower, the cold wind was blocked by an invisible force, leaving only a purely visual signal flowing into the room, as if two-thirds of the room was completely naked. And this is actually a magical ability, at least Cheese has seen this place become a completely enclosed room at Clark's will, and the masonry that makes up this room is endowed with a dynamic effect, which can move or become transparent at will according to the owner's thoughts. But now, sitting in the stargazing chair in the middle of this hall is not the familiar old man.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the throne-like stone chair slowly turned, and An Lina's eyes shone like rubies in the dusk. She also wore a gray robe, but the gray robe was very different from the simple and wide style of the cheese in appearance, it was cut to reflect the lines of the female body, and the cuffs and hem were embellished with appropriate lace. Not to mention that when it was worn on An Lina, the whole robe was like some kind of creature, and dark red blood lines appeared according to the rhythm of breathing, mysterious and dangerous.

"You've been too slow to come back, and I thought you'd leave that vulgar country at once after all those trivial matters were settled. There was a bit of reproach in the tone of the Blood Clan's sorcerer, but this reproach was unfamiliar to Cheese, it was not between relatives, between dependents and dependents, but between superiors and subordinates. With a painful sense of alienation and apathy, it is more uncomfortable than the wind and snow drifting outside the house.

So the last luck in the mage's heart disappeared, his expression became indifferent, and his words carried the same coldness, "I have completed the adult task and obtained the emblem. It's my freedom to return to the Grey Tower whenever I want. ”

An Lina's eyes flashed with imperceptible pain after hearing the answer, but she still showed a mean smile and looked at the cheese condescendingly, "Indeed." You've got the emblem, though it's the longest of all the grey robes. Shall I congratulate you, Mr. Guardian of all the nezumi, or should I stand up and ask what you are doing back to this remote place?"

Cheese's brows were tightly twisted, he really didn't like the other party's words, it was more uncomfortable than stabbing him directly with a knife. So he shook his head and decided to skip the pointless sarcasm and ask the question he wanted to ask.

"Two questions, first, whether the teacher is dead. Second, what exactly is my coming-of-age mission?"