After asking some questions about the construction of the trade road, Colin instructed Matthew not to tell anyone that they had been there, and then returned to the villa with Veronica, by which time it was already dark, and Ms. Moyle's face was not very good, because Colin had promised to "come back soon".

Knowing that Veronica was tired of walking today, Colin did not go to "harass" his fiancée at night, but returned to the Ilia Academy of Magic and attended a drinking party held by the academy.

Since his return from Osteria, Cohen Snape's reputation has become more and more famous throughout the Western Continent, and more and more people in the Duchy of Banner, whether it is a magician or a nobleman, want to befriend him, but Colin has refused to socialize a lot on the grounds of the remaining "Earth Demon Pattern No. 6 Basic Framework Optimization Concept", and even the number of classes has been reduced to three sessions a week at his request.

Considering the sensation caused by the first two topics, the Ilya School of Magic understands and supports Professor Nerp's academic research, so it is not surprising that no one can be found every once in a while.

After the New Year, the new Albert Award selection is about to start again, and Cohen Snape's research on "Burning Demon Pattern Group Energy Conversion Rate Significantly Improved" is the biggest hit, causing many people to delay the publication of their papers.

For this reason, a reporter from the "Blue Daily", one of the most popular newspapers in the Western Continent, rushed to Banner from the headquarters of the Blue City, hoping to interview Cohen Snape.

The newspapers of the Western Continent have a different understanding from Colin's previous life.

Newspapers can not be bought everywhere on the street, you need to go to the newspaper office to book, and then regularly delivered by a special person, both the cost of manpower and paper is very high, generally only the aristocracy and wealthy merchants can afford, the common people not only can not afford to buy newspapers, but they may not be able to understand when they buy them, after all, even in the most prosperous academic West Continent, the literacy rate of the common people is pitifully low.

Although Colin has pushed off most social interactions, he has to make occasional appearances to maintain his popularity.

However, when he saw that the reporter sent by the "Blue Daily" was a hot, bewitching and beautiful young lady, Colin knew that the reputation of Cohen Snape was completely ruined.

Because he coveted Ilya's passionate and unrestrained beauty, he gave up Cambrig's invitation; Within a few days of coming to the college, he became the head of the school office, Dorothy; Rumor has even spread that Professor Snape went to Osretea to meet the Princess Tulum, who was known for her beauty......

When rumors are added to scandals, the speed at which they spread is terrifying.

Colin obviously didn't do anything, but it turned out that a young magician of the Albert level was an excellent carrier of lace news.

With his current status, there will be countless people who will help him fabricate all kinds of romantic deeds.

Colin himself confiscated a book that circulated among his students, titled "What Happened to He and 23 Female Classmates and Six Female Tutors During Six Months in Cambrig."

There are all kinds of lingering compassion in the book, and the descriptions are delicate and fragrant.

Colin read it with relish, and it was called an admiration.

Who says people from another world don't understand traffic passwords?

The title of the book alone is professional at first glance.

……

The interview of "Youlan Daily" was placed after the drinking party, except for the various fiddling temptations of the female reporter, there was no difference, Colin was very cooperative and fell into the other party's various language traps, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

After the interview, Dorothy glared at the female reporter's back and looked at Cohen Snape with a sad face.

……

Inside a two-story apartment outside the college.

In the small living room, there were more than a dozen magicians in magic robes scattered around.

It is a common meeting place for the "Banner Wizard Sorority".

Since his last invitation to Ackerman, Colin has successfully joined the "Banner Wizards' Fellowship", an organization whose main purpose is to promote the Principality of Banner to join the Blue Alliance.

There are a total of 49 members of the group, most of whom are teachers from the academy, and some independent magicians, all of whom are native to Banner.

The main person in charge is Ackerman and Dorothy of the Ilya Academy of Magic, and Hans, as the headmaster, did not join the sorority, according to Ackerman, it is inconvenient for Hans to join the organization because of his identity, but he will still provide some help, after all, everyone has the same goal.

Colin sat on the couch, crossed his legs, and took a glass of red wine from Dorothy.

"Mr. Snape, you just said something you shouldn't have said in an interview." Dorothy took a sip of red wine and said helplessly.

"Oh?" Colin pretended to be puzzled: "What words?" ”

"For example, when the other party asks you to evaluate Roman Sagan, you shouldn't follow her words and say 'strong, but average academic achievement'."

"Isn't that a universally recognized fact?" Colin spread his hands.

"This is indeed true, but no one will say it directly, after all, it is not a wise thing to offend such a strong person."

"Not really." Colin laughed, "Could it be that Your Excellency 'Storm Guide' can still run and beat me up?" What's more, our relationship in Tulum has been a lot better lately, isn't it? ”

"It's that the Blue Alliance and Tulum have a good relationship, but we haven't joined the alliance yet." Dorothy said.

"Haha." Ackerman joined in with a smile: "It's not a big deal, but more is better than less, and our Banner is not far from Xiaya, and the new Charya Lord is said to be a disciple of Roman Sagan, called ......"

"Colin Vane." Dorothy added.

"Yes." Ackerman slapped his forehead: "I don't pay much attention to Tulum. ”

"I wonder what Miss Dorothy knows about that Colin Wayne?" Colin naturally raised his glass and took a sip, wanting to hear what the Western Continent had to say about him.

Dorothy thought for a moment and said: "This person is very low-key, when he was in Thunder City, he rarely showed up, maybe the information of the Blue Alliance would be more detailed, but Banner ...... As Mr. Snape knows, we have no energy to care about Tulum when we are too busy to care about it...... However, when the Tulum princess broke out the proof of the fourth conjecture, many people speculated that it might be Colin Vane's handwriting, after all, they are ...... unmarried couple. ”

Because of Veronica's relationship, it was not surprising that this was guessed. The reason why he chose to remain anonymous was mainly because he had just arrived at the fortress and didn't want to receive too much attention, but now that Xia Ya has a certain strength, he doesn't care much about this kind of thing, especially after the incident in Brighton, Colin has also made some adjustments to his next plans.

After chatting for more than an hour, Colin got up to take his leave.

The other people in the living room who were chatting separately, including Ackerman and Dorothy, all stood up to see each other off.

Although he has just joined the sorority, everyone knows that with Cohen Snape's identity and his relationship with Felix, coupled with the courtship of the federation's top brass, once Banner joins the alliance, his status is far from comparable to Ackerman and others.

……

It was late at night when we got back to the fortress.

Colin walked out of the laboratory and habitually went to the study to find his sister for supper, but found that there was no light in the room.

He was about to go back to his bedroom to sleep when he suddenly noticed something unusual.

A familiar smell followed.

Colin pushed open the door to the study, and with nothing to be seen in the black hole, he flicked his fingers and lit a candle with a pinch of flame.

An old man sat in his place, with an old face, an old magic robe, and an ebony pipe in his mouth.

That familiar smell is exactly what tobacco tastes like.

"Teacher." Colin was surprised and delighted.

Roman Sagan saw his disciple, spat out a puff of smoke, and smiled with satisfaction: "Dusk City and the fortress are even better than I imagined. ”

(End of chapter)