Chapter 27: Genius or Madman
Early the next morning.
Hound's House Inn.
Perhaps because he felt that he had found someone who was sympathetic, Harrick was much calmer.
At breakfast, when he had finished his work and sat down beside Shabolai, he was able to speak calmly.
"Let's talk about it first, if you two don't have a place to live, you can stay with me all the time."
"But 10 crowns is only enough for three months. After 3 months, you'll have to fend for yourselves. β
Shabolai pulled a large piece of wheat cake, chewed it heavily, and a muffled voice came out of the wheat cake: "Don't worry, I will be summoned by Madame soon, and I will ....... then."
His words grew quieter and quieter, until at last, he was completely silent.
Because Harrick and Rosen both looked at him with a mocking smile in their eyes, as if to say: 'Edit~ Make it up, who do you think will believe you?!' β
"Uncle, I already know everything."
"Hmm~" Xia Bolai's fat face with a full beard rarely revealed a hint of redness, and his head was lowered, not daring to look at Lawson.
After a pause, Rosen said again: "Uncle, I remember that we also picked up a piece of Mithril at the beginning, it should be able to be an emergency, right?"
But before he could think about it, Chaporai's face turned even redder, his head almost hanging down from the crotch of his trousers, and he pinched the wheat cake with both hands, and kneaded the cake into a ball.
Seeing him like a child who had made a mistake, Rosen sighed again.
"When pleasing the girl, did you pay attention to erasing the mark on Mithril?"
Shabole nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, some, I chopped it into pieces and re-kneaded it into balls, so that no one could see what it was."
In this case, Rosen is relieved.
He sat up straight, tapped the table with a spoon, and coughed softly.
"I know there's no way I'm going to learn spells from my wife. But I still believe that you are a good person who keeps his promises, uncle. β
This is true, although there are vices, but Chapole is very good in nature, and he is a flawed gentleman.
It is possible to have a heart-to-heart, but it is necessary to be very cautious when entrusting it with heavy responsibilities.
Xia Bolai seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, I am indeed a good person, although I have also done some bad things, but overall it is still good." β
"Silvermoon Fort is a large city, and there are quite a few official mages who have settled here. Uncle, you're sure you'll be able to find a reliable mentor for me, won't you? β
"That's nature...... That's natural...... It's a bit difficult, but I promise I can do it. It's just that...... Just ......."
"Just what?" Rosen asked.
Shabol didn't speak, and he kept his head down and didn't dare to look at Lawson.
Harrick gave the answer on his behalf: "It just needs money, lots and lots of money." β
Rosen was not surprised at all, he asked this question only to let Shapole say it himself, so that he would feel guilty.
He stared at Shabolai's eyes tightly and said seriously: "Uncle, the 200 crowns we earned together, right?" β
"Yes, that's right."
"Not half of it, at least a quarter of it is my credit, right?"
"Hmm~ Actually, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have gotten that money at all."
Shabol has a good conscience.
"But now you've spent all my money, and it's all on women and wine."
Shabolai covered his head with his hands.
"Don't say it, don't say it, I'll definitely try my best to help you find a magic master! But money is also a real problem, and without money, no formal mage is willing to spend time teaching apprentices. β
Harrick also nodded: "Those formal mages are all very shrewd, no, not shrewd, they are just open-minded!" β
What if you don't have money?
Of course, it's to find a way to make money.
Rosen asked, "How much?" β
"Well~~ If you are a basic enlightenment, it will cost at least 300 crowns. Books start at 100 crowns, and then I also share all kinds of chores at the tutor's house. β
Rosen knew in his heart: "Okay, then let's continue to sell paintings to make money." β
He said 'we' because he had to rely on Chapole's protection, because the other party was a high-ranking samurai, and his surname was Omisia.
Otherwise, his selling paintings would be equivalent to a child holding money to make a scene, which is equivalent to killing himself.
As soon as he heard that he was selling paintings, Xia Bolai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands vigorously: "That's right! How could I have forgotten such an important thing. You kid is a good painter, but you don't have any money? β
"Uncle, it's my ability to make money, it's not a reason for you to play tricks!"
"Yes, yes, yes, you can put a hundred and twenty hearts, and I will assign you to find a mentor this time."
As he spoke, CharbolΓ© seemed to think of something, and suddenly slapped his head hard, and a strange light appeared in those big eyes.
"Hey~~~~Hey~~~~ I promise, I'm sure I'll be able to find you a mentor, and maybe I'll save a lot of money."
Lawson didn't know why, but instinctively it didn't feel good.
Harrick guessed his thoughts: "Shabolai, you can't be looking for her, are you?" β
Rosen hurriedly asked, "She?" Who is she? β
Harrick had already begun to shake his head.
"Shabolai, this is definitely a bad idea! That woman is a true lunatic! She's going to take Rosen to the ground! β
Xia Bolai didn't care, he waved his fat hand: "Don't worry." If it were someone else, it would really be bad. But Rosen is not an ordinary person, he is very clear-headed! β
Harrick felt the same way about Rosen, although he hadn't known Rosen for a long time, but he still didn't think it was a good idea.
"I think it's better to be cautious, my life has been ruined by you, and I don't want to see that this young man Rosen doesn't have a bright future."
Shabolai ignored him and turned to look at Rosen.
"If there is a genius mid-level mage as your mentor, and he may not charge you tuition, and this tutor is extremely beautiful, extremely coquettish, and may even have sex with you for fun, would you be willing?"
As he said this, Shapole had a greasy face, and his large eyes flashed with deep obsession, as if he was imagining the picture of rolling the sheets with the female mage.
Rosen heard the black line in his head: "Uncle, I'm looking for a mentor, not a prostitute!" β
"Don't worry, don't worry, if you don't want to, of course she won't force you. Are you willing to put the conditions ahead? β
Rosen stared and asked, "So, what is the cost?" β
Harrick laughed when he heard it: "Very good, very good, now I am relieved, you kid is really not easy to deceive." β
When a guest arrived, he got up and went to entertain him.
There were outsiders, and Xia Bolai also lowered his voice: "The price, it's that this mentor has a different personality from ordinary people, and often says some inexplicable things and does some inexplicable things." β
"Sometimes, it's even a little scary. Of course, it's just scary, but there's no real danger. β
"For example?"
For example, she spends the whole day fiddling with a few pieces of clear glass over and over again. The world is not real, it's just a dream. β
"And what do I think, therefore I am, and I am in the world. What else opens the eyes and gives meaning to the world, and when you close your eyes, the world returns to darkness. β
"In short, although she is a genius in magic, there is a big problem with her brain designation."
After listening, Rosen remained silent.
Shabolai asked, "How?" Give me a word. β
"Then she, it's going to be troublesome uncle."
A mid-level mage, and a maverick with a maverick mind, is either a genius or a madman, and if he is willing to teach spells, he will definitely have a big gain.
Xia Bolai slapped his palm vigorously: "Then it's decided." I'll go to her when I'm done. β
He tore the wheat cake in his hand, stuffed it all into his mouth, then poured a large mouthful of ale wine, chewed it vigorously a few times, and then swallowed it forcefully.
"Hiccup~~ I'm going to find her. Oh yes, forgot to say something. β
Shabol looked at Lawson, and there was another flicker in his eyes.
"Let's talk about it first, I can only try my best to convince her, it doesn't mean that I will succeed."
"If she agrees, maybe there is no tuition, but as an apprentice, it is your basic obligation to support the mentor and let the mentor have a decent living."
"So, we still need to work hard to make money."
Rosen nodded: "I see, that mage is also a poor bastard, right?" β
Xia Bolai scratched his head in embarrassment: "Hey~hey~~ After all, no one likes to deal with crazy people, no." β
After a pause, he added: "That woman also likes painting, she said that the painter is the creator of the imaginary world." β
"You can try to please her with your paintings. She is a person who, as long as she is happy, will leave all worldly taboos behind. β
Rosen nodded in understanding: "I remember." β
"Okay, I'll go to her."
Shabol drank the rest of the ale in one gulp and hurried out of the Hound House.