Early morning.

Colin woke up early, got dressed, and walked out of the room full of energy.

After breakfast, board Bob's carriage and head straight into the city.

"Don't you need me to send you to the association?" Bob did as instructed to park the carriage on the side of the road on the edge of the mage quarter.

"I'll just go on my own, thank you Bob."

The teacher's carriage is too ostentatious...... Colin added inwardly.

"Good luck passing the test, Mr. Wayne." Bob whipped his horse and sped away.

……

After walking along the street for about twenty minutes, turning a forty-five-degree corner, Colin came to the center of the mage's quarter, surrounded by a circular wall.

Looking up, a magnificent building stands in front of you, and you can only walk to the door through dozens of steps.

Colin took a deep breath and climbed the stairs before stepping into the hall enclosed by nearly transparent glass.

It's bustling here, and there's no weird or eerie quietness in the Wizards' Guild at all.

It's a bit like a wet market.

Colin watched aimlessly for a long time, and was thinking about who to ask when he heard someone behind him greet:

"Hello, how can I help you?"

He turned around and saw a smiling girl, like a staff member here, as several young men dressed in the same costume as her were walking up and down the hall, talking to different people about the answers.

Colin didn't answer directly, reaching out and taking out a square iron plate with gold trim from his pocket.

The girl only glanced at it, and then smiled brighter and said:

"It's a distinguished guest, please go this way."

Colin didn't expect the iron card given by his sister to be so useful, so he put it back in his pocket and followed the girl towards the inside of the hall.

Walking through two promenades, the crowd decreases at a rate visible to the naked eye.

until you come to another hall.

It's not as big as it is outside, but it's still spacious and bright, and finally there's the quiet environment that Colin imagined, but it's not weird and gloomy, but it's very peaceful and peaceful.

The girl led him to a corner, where there was a crumpled animal skin sofa and a camphor wood coffee table.

"Please wait a minute, I'll call your waiter...... By the way, staghorn coffee, is it okay? ”

"No need, thank you."

Colin already regretted taking out the iron medal a little at this time.

This was given by my sister yesterday, and she said that it would be much more convenient to take it.

It's really convenient, but he just wanted to come to the assessment in a low-key way, and if he didn't pass, he would try to let as few people know about it - although it is estimated that it will not be possible to hide it for a long time.

I knew that I should have explained my intentions directly outside just now, and there must be someone to guide me to the right other party.

Colin watched as the girl in the distance exchanged a few words with another "front desk lady" in what resembled a reception desk, and then walked into the hallway leading to the inner room.

was looking around idlely, and suddenly saw an old man and a young man walking from the place he had just entered.

He immediately recognized that the young man was the same Cress he had met.

And the older one, in addition to the magic robe embroidered with irregular red silk threads, the most striking thing is his red beard and sideburns, if it weren't for the peaked soft hat covering most of it, I'm afraid you can see his full head of red hair.

Colin didn't need to confirm any more to know that this was none other than the Grand Magician, Lord Harris, known as "Flame and Thunder".

The road is narrow.

The hall was empty, and the other party was coming straight to this side, probably to get close to the passage in the corner.

Colin was about to pretend to bow his head, only to notice that Kress was looking at him as well.

Look at each other, there is no way to avoid it.

At this time, don't you look away from him, don't you seem to be afraid of him?

Colin stubbornly stood up, waiting for Kress to approach with doubt, surprise and uneasiness in his eyes, before taking off his hat and greeting:

"Hello, Mr. Cress."

Because he had never seen Harris "Blazing Thunder", Colin pretended not to know each other for the time being, and it seemed that he just saw an acquaintance and said hello.

Although the two had friction and almost turned their faces, in this case, of course, it is impossible to swear when they meet.

"Hello, Mr. Wayne."

Kress was clearly a little caught off guard, and he had absolutely no idea why Colin was here.

Because of the greeting between the disciple and the person, Harris subconsciously stopped, and then heard Kress introduce:

"This is my teacher, Lord Harris, 'Flame Rush'."

After listening to this, Colin showed a moderate expression of surprise, and then bent down very solemnly:

"It is a great honor to meet you, Your Excellency 'Flame Rush', please accept my high respect for the flames."

Because of his unique attainments in fire spells, as well as his straightforward and irascible personality, Harris was given the title of "Flame Rush" when he became a great magician.

The culmination that ordinary magicians can reach is "High Magician".

And the "Great Magician" who goes further, in addition to the strength requirements, also needs to have special contributions in some aspects.

For example, Harris was named a great magician because of his dedication to research and finally restored many fire spells that had been lost in the classical period.

Because the title must be conferred on the canonization of the Great Mage, in classical customs, the Great Mage is also called "Title Mage" or "Title Mage".

When a low-ranking mage meets a high-ranking mage, especially when meeting for the first time, etiquette requires the addition of a complimentary greeting - which varies depending on the area in which they are special.

For example, Colin just said, "Please accept my high respect for the flames."

If it is replaced by Roman Sagan, it should be changed to an honorific such as "The storm is with us forever".

Harry accepted Colin's respect, nodded slightly, and prepared to continue with Kress, after all, he had to encounter this kind of thing several times a day.

But as soon as he took two steps, he suddenly remembered something and stood still.

Colin originally wanted to escape the catastrophe, but when he saw the other party stop, his heart twitched slightly.

"Your last name is Vane?" Harris's rough, slightly hoarse voice came, recalling a few times in the empty hall.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Colin replied stiffly, praying to himself.

However, what is due has come has come.

"Master Roman's new disciple, called Colin Vane, has anything to do with you?" Harris asked without much emotion.

Even though there was no sign of any irritability or frustration, Colin could already feel his legs stiffen.

When you know that the person on the other side has a conflict with you, and you can easily kill yourself in seconds, even if the other party does not show this intention, instinct will make people nervous.

Offending a great magician at will is really not a wise choice.

Colin subconsciously touched the jade ring hanging close to his chest, and his heart settled down a little, and he tried his best to make his tone appear gentle:

"I'm Colin Wayne."