Chapter 26: The Strange Old Man (Part II)

"Don't make a fuss, old man. 」

Cialis looked at Alan dumbfounded, looked around as if looking for where the so-called old man was, and finally confirmed that Alan was really calling the little boy in front of her.

The boy stiffened slightly, but still looked at Alan with innocent eyes.

"Is Uncle calling me?" the boy tilted his head to show a puzzled expression.

Hearing his uncle's name, the corners of Allen's mouth twitched involuntarily, and Celis looked back and forth at Alan and the two of them suspiciously.

"Don't make a fuss, old man... It's not us who are embarrassing you to pretend like this..."Alan dismounted, looking at the little boy sincerely.

The little boy looked at Alan with a look that he didn't understand, and then confirmed that Alan didn't seem to be joking. Then the little boy had a complicated expression, as if he was a little ashamed and a little annoyed. Alan and Hylis looked at each other for a moment, then turned around, and the little boy disappeared into thin air.

"Hmph. A cold snort came from behind the tree, and Eren stopped Cialis from trying to cast a spell, and instead stood up and straightened her clothes a little.

Alan stole his forehead, and when he was seen through, he had to change his posture to appear? What kind of idea is this, covering his ears and stealing the bell?

Behind the tree, an old man of ordinary stature about 1.78 meters walked out, the old man had red hair, was wearing a white mage robe, and his expression was serious.

"I've seen the old man. Alan pulled Lasilis, and the two of them saluted together.

"Little friend, do you know who I am?" the old man patted his mage robe and slowly sat down on a large rock on the side of the road.

"I don't know, but I can guess. Alan said respectfully.

"Say. 」

"If I'm right, you're a member of the Magical Council, and Caroline's grandfather. Alan said, the old man showed a surprised expression, obviously not expecting Alan to really guess. Cialis on the side also looked at the old man in surprise, but there was a little kindness in her eyes, after all, this is Caroline's relative.

"How can you tell? The illusion I cast is impossible to see through according to your class. The old man glared at Alan and said, originally the old man just wanted to test the character of these two Caroline's new friends, and wait until he was rescued to explore their backgrounds, but he didn't expect that his two spells were completely ignored in the past, and finally he had to use illusion to pretend to be a child, thinking that he was pretending to be a child in front of his granddaughter and being exposed, the old man hated itchy, and almost made up his mind to kill it.

"Hmm... The old gentleman doesn't often come into contact with civilians, does he?" Alan didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

"I usually do research in the association, and it's true that I don't often come into contact with civilians, does it matter?" The old man looked at Alan with wide eyes, and Allen couldn't say why he wanted to give him a good look.

"That's why students feel that something is wrong. 」

The old man snorted, and seemed to have some opinions about the name of Alan climbing up the pole and claiming to be a student, but it was difficult to stop it in front of his granddaughter.

"The first old man you pretended, and no matter how an old man escaped the goblin bandits, a person who walked in the scorching sun for a while, even if occasionally shaded by trees, would at least have a little reaction. 」

"Didn't I sweat profusely and my skin was tanned? The old man retorted.

"No, in fact, after a person has been exposed to the sun for a long time, his skin should first turn red, and then after a period of time, his skin will not be red at all. I explained.

"Not necessarily, everyone's constitution is always different. The old man was still unconvinced.

"So I went around you and carefully examined the traces on the road, not to mention the looted vehicles or bloodstains, the corpses, not even the signs of the fight. I analyzed, and Cialis suddenly realized that Alan was checking whether there were any traces of robbery after passing by the old man, and if there was really one, he would definitely go back to the rescue.

"What about that swordsman, can't that be considered proof that he was robbed? that person was injured like that!" the old man seemed a little speechless, and then said back.

"Regardless of the fact that if the two were from the same convoy, the swordsman's blood had been shed for at least a few hours, even if it was a cow. Alan said calmly, the distance between the old man and the swordsman is not short.

"If a different convoy was robbed, then according to the kind of serious injury of the swordsman, if he came from somewhere else, why is there no blood nearby, and if he was stabbed under that tree, then why is there no trace of a fight nearby?" Alan explained, which is why he didn't even stop the horses at that time, and it would be good not to boo the flaws in the play to such an obvious point.

The old man was also speechless, although it was just a small illusion, but the many holes that were criticized by a person whose strength was far lower than his own still made the old man feel shameless.

"Let's be the last one... Presumably, old man, you were also in a hurry, and you directly turned into a child. Alan said earnestly, the old man's face flushed slightly. In order to facilitate improvisation, these people are played by himself, using illusions to cover up, an old man pretending to be a child is really ...

"Sir, the nearest village here is half a day's journey... After walking so far, he is still on the main road, and his parents should chase him back even if he is a pig. And a child walked for at least half the night, his face was not red and he was not panting, his spirit was very good, and he could cry, it was too exaggerated..." Alan also felt a little helpless, if he could, he also wanted to cooperate with the old man to act in a scene, but pretending to be pretended, if it was exposed, maybe the old man would be annoyed and angry, so it was better to debunk it at the beginning, at least it looked a little more open.

"And how do you know I'm Caroline's grandfather?" asked the old man with squinted eyes.

"Actually, when I was surrounded by that group of adventurers at that time, there were two things that made me feel strange. Alan said.

"At that time, Caroline had obviously been hit in the head, and according to my observation, being in a coma for a few weeks was considered light, but his spirit immediately improved the next day. As far as I know, if they want to treat the head injury, only the mid-level and above healing potions can do it, and if they have a mid-level potion, it will be used by Lilith, who can recover immediately, and not for Caroline, who is not in immediate danger. Alan looked at the old man and said.

"Yes, I brought the potion to my granddaughter. The old man hesitated for a moment, then said frankly.

"The second point is that when Lilith and the others went to search each other's camp, they found that it was empty. Generally speaking, in a forest full of magical beasts, at least a few people will be left to take care of the camp, and it is unreasonable to leave them all gone. Alan said.

"I'm going to get rid of those people. The old man said.

"Hehe, since the old gentleman is over there, why don't you just get rid of those people together. Alan said with a wry smile, I knew that with such a great god as the backing, why did I work so hard with Cialis.

"Hmph, with me here, it's easy to keep you from dying, but when you encounter a problem, you have to solve it yourself, otherwise why come out to practice. Even if he had answered his doubts, the old man also stood up with a sigh of relief.

"You're going to Elemental City next and wait for the assessment to begin?" the old man asked.

"Yes. Alan and Hylis stood aside.

"Okay, then now I'm going to go to the Twilight Forest to do something, and give you a chance to learn, so let's come along. The old man said in a tone that could not be refused.

Alan and Cialys looked at each other.

"Sir, we still have a time limit for the assessment, and we still have to go to the certification first," Alan stepped forward and said.

"Boom. Suddenly, a fireball the size of a human head appeared in the old man's hand, and he saw that the fireball flew out and smashed on a tree not far away, and with a boom, all the trees were blown down, and the trees that were hit disappeared directly.

"But since the elder has a life, he dare not disobey, not to mention that it is also our luck to be by the side of His Excellency the Councillor. Alan immediately changed his words, and Cialis next to him held her forehead and glanced at Alan helplessly.

"Hmph, let's go. When the old man saw Allen's appearance, he snorted coldly and took out a horse from the side, and led them to another fork in the road.