Colin, who had eaten half full, did not arrive in time for seven o'clock when the association "got off work".

In the hall that was originally like a vegetable market, there were no more people left at this time, and several staff members had even begun to clean and tidy up.

The magic timer directly above shows seven to zero-six.

Colin was hesitating to find someone to inform him of his request to see His Excellency the President, when he heard someone behind him exclaim:

"Mr. Vane?"

Colin, who felt that the voice was familiar, turned his head and found that Ms. Eleanor, who had participated in the assessment last time, was looking at him with surprise on her face.

"Hello, Lady Eleanor, I didn't expect to meet again so soon."

"yes, what a surprise, why are you here?"

"I also chose to be in the association, of course I can appear here." Colin smiled.

"No, I mean, the front hall is here to receive ordinary guests who come to the association for help or to issue tasks, and as you, you can go directly to the exclusive reception area in the back...... But do you choose to go on a name? This was not what we expected. ”

"Why?" Colin wondered.

"I didn't think you would look down on these resources of the association." Eleanor said with some embarrassment.

"Ma'am, knowledge is not high or low."

Colin glanced at the time, felt that there was no need to disturb the staff of the association today, and simply stopped worrying, and said to Eleanor with a smile:

"Why are you staying in the guild so late?"

"I just came out of the library, and to be honest, the guild's collection of books is so vast that I completely lost track of time and didn't come out until the administrator urged me to do so."

"Oh? Is there a time limit for the library as well? ”

"Yes, from 8 am to 7 pm. And there are restrictions on permissions, and with my current level, there are not many books that I can see. ”

"That's right." Colin made a note of it, and said curiously, "Lady Eleanor, I find that you seem to be familiar with the rules of the association?" ”

Eleanor pursed her lips and smiled, "It's that you don't care about any of that. ”

After she finished speaking, she remembered her companion's request last night, but she never thought that she would meet Colin Vane again so soon, and she hadn't figured out how to speak, but once she missed today, maybe she would never meet again in the future.

She mustered up her courage and was about to speak, when she heard Colin Vane ask first:

"Ms. Eleanor, may I ask a more personal question. Of course, if you find it inconvenient, you can refuse to answer. ”

Eleanor was stunned at first, and then her heart was inexplicably nervous.

Personal questions?

How private is it?

Eleanor, who thinks she is quite pretty, like all women of this age, will always unconsciously think about various issues, not to mention that this kind of questioning is indeed easy to make people think crankily.

She said with three points of vigilance and seven points of expectation: "What's the problem? ”

"I want to know, are you all self-taught in magic?" Colin asked.

Eleanor breathed a sigh of relief in disappointment, and said with a smile:

"It's self-taught, but it's not quite."

"Oh?"

"Mr. Vane probably doesn't know much about people like us, and it's better to call them 'independent magicians', but there's one word that actually refers specifically to us awakened people who have no teacher and no background - 'wild mage'."

"It's not good." Colin shook his head and smiled.

"No way, not every magician has enough talent to be valued by their predecessors."

Eleanor seemed to have long been accustomed to it, but instead of feeling sorry for herself, she was quite open-minded:

"But no matter how difficult it is, since we can awaken, we are already luckier than many people, and we will not give up easily."

"Your spirit is admirable, ma'am." Colin said from the bottom of his heart.

Eleanor smiled slightly: "In fact, although the wild mage is lonely, it is not completely without support, for example, I joined a small group of magic learning, we learn from each other, communicate with each other, and we can also make a lot of progress." ”

"Small groups?" Colin asked with interest.

"Uh-huh."

Eleanor felt that the conversation was moving in her favor, and replied more and more positively:

"There are 9 of us in total, plus me, there are 3 beginner-level magicians, and the other 6 are all official magicians who have awakened but have not yet passed the assessment."

According to the magic habits of the mainland, as long as you awaken, you can call yourself a magician and be qualified to wear magic robes.

But I failed the assessment, and I always felt shorter than others.

"I'm curious, where did you get your magical knowledge?" Colin asked again.

"There are some magic books and materials in circulation, but they are very expensive, for example, I sold half of my family's fortune and bought two magic books, which recorded two general meditation methods, as well as three basic water magic.

"After I became proficient in my studies, I joined various groups composed of wild mages, exchanged people, learned from each other, and successfully passed the primary assessment step by step to today."

Eleanor sighed as she reflected on her difficult journey, and finally said, "Of course, I have to thank you, Mr. Wayne, for your help that day. ”

"That's what you deserve." Colin responded with a smile, thought for a moment, and asked, "Lady Eleanor, I wonder how many of the nine of you have gone through formal magic apprenticeship training?" ”

Eleanor was slightly stunned and said: "In fact, we all graduated from the regular magic academy, but we only woke up after a long time after graduation, which is why we are almost not favored by the senior magicians, after all, we are too old." ”

Colin said: "In other words, you all have a foundation in the theory of magic patterns and elements?" ”

Eleanor hesitated a little: "It can be regarded as it, of course it can't be compared to you." ”

She then asked, "Mr. Wayne, I don't know what you are asking ......."

"I'm working on a complex project and need to find a few helpers."

Colin had this idea the first time he saw Eleanor, but he didn't know that there was a group behind her, but after learning that there were 9 people on the other side and all of them were at the level of magic apprentice or above, he became even more determined to do so.

It is not impossible to ask for the help of His Excellency the President, and maybe even better people can be obtained.

But to be honest, he doesn't need many high-end talents, as long as he understands the basic elemental theory and can help inscribe the magic pattern, after all, he has already done everything difficult by himself. really let too good people be assistants for themselves, but they are violent.

Eleanor and her team are simply tailor-made for themselves.

Colin continued: "I wonder if Ms. Eleanor, is there any interest in getting involved? ”

After he finished speaking, he felt that the temptation didn't seem to be big enough, and added: "The treatment is preferential." ”

Eleanor couldn't believe what she was hearing.

Colin Vane looking for me as a helper?

A wave of joy rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Wouldn't that be better than just inviting Mr. Wayne into the team?

After all, even if you join these people, if you find that the gap is too big after a few exchanges, I'm afraid you won't come again.

How could such an invitation exist in name only, but how can it be more practical and intimate now?

Since it is a helper, it must be Mr. Wayne's place where he needs help, plus the words "preferential treatment", who said yesterday that "people can benefit a lot by throwing away something they don't want"? It was just so prescient.

"Ma'am?"

Seeing that the other party had not spoken, Colin began to gradually wonder if he was too arrogant, after all, he was a beginner magician like himself, why should he be your assistant?

However, the next moment, Eleanor responded with an extremely high nodding speed.

"I ...... I do...... Mr. Wayne, how many people do you need as assistants? ”

"I'd need all nine of you if I could."

Colin had calculated the workload, preferably 3 magicians and 10 apprentices, but if it was all magicians, 9 seemed to be about the same.

"In that case, I'll agree to them all."

"Uh...... Can you make a decision? ”

"No problem." Eleanor said unequivocally.

"Okay, then let's agree on a time and place, and then I need to do a simple test for everyone, don't worry, if it's really as you said, you all graduated from a regular magic academy, then there will be no problem."

"Yes, thank you for your trust, Mr. Wayne."

……

……

Late at night.

The second floor of a deserted old house.

"Eleanor! You just sold all of us together? ”

Angelo's face flushed, and she excitedly questioned Eleanor, who was trembling as she was surrounded by a crowd.

"I thought...... You're not letting me ...... That ......"

Don't wait for her to finish.

Angelo hugged her: "You're amazing! ”

Everybody gathered around.

A cheer.