The spring breeze in February has lacked the chill that penetrates deep into the bone marrow, but the breeze blowing in the twilight still carries a little cold that has not yet faded.

As a horse pulling the cart was given to Dargnan as a mount, the speed of the carriage was reduced. It wasn't until the night rose and the moon rose tomorrow that the lights of the town in the distance began to flicker faintly in sight.

"By the way, Illo, what do you think of my new student?" Allegri had already emerged from the carriage and sat down beside the half-elf. Facing the night breeze, his heart was also quite comfortable, so he asked casually.

"Did you say Ados?" Illo was slightly stunned and nodded in response, "Although he seems a little shy at times, but overall, this guy has a frank personality and is very good. ”

"I think so too," Allegri laughed, "and, when he was at the mouth of the Green River Valley, he was able to resist the temptation of magic to visit his uncle first, and his personality was relatively pure. ”

"Do you think everyone is so hungry for magic?" Illo snorted, thinking about it as he continued, "but it's a very good move for you to take him as a student, and if you want to come to Dios and Brooke, they will be very supportive." ”

"Oh?" Allegri asked, scratching his head, a little confused, "for what?"

"What should I say about this......" Illo turned around, as if he was considering the wording, "Since last year, our mercenary group has also laid a foundation and begun to develop rapidly, but there is one problem that makes our loyal subordinates anxious and sleepless day and night. It's almost to the point where I forgot to eat and sleep......"

"Forget it, you still don't sleep and eat like this, which day is not the earliest and the last day you go to bed?" Allegri sneered at what he had said, and commanded impatiently, "you pick and choose. ”

"That'...... Well," the innocent was interrupted, but the half-elf didn't seem to care. With a smile on his face, he said, "When we all discussed in private, we thought that our mercenary group was relatively good in all aspects, and the future was bright with concerted efforts...... However, it's our head who is a little irresponsible. ”

"What did you say?" Allegri straightened up in surprise. seemed to be aroused, "Come on, you can tell me, where am I irresponsible?"

"You see, you're still obsessed, do you know what is the most important thing as a leader?" Illo asked himself. "Outstanding charisma and outstanding personal ability. Of course, these are all on the list, but although you have barely met the requirements in both aspects, you have a very serious negligence, which is serious enough to affect the life and death of the mercenary group......"

"That's what you say. It's a bit sensational...... "Allegri is getting more and more confused.

"Let's just say that you usually like to leave the valley and run outside, and sometimes, you will pull in a simple and handsome ranger like me," Illo smiled and pointed to himself. "As your loyal subordinate, of course I can't excuse myself, but it's very nerve-wracking who is the one in the valley who is the one who replaces you. ”

"That's it?" Allegri breathed a sigh of relief, "Although it's a bit inappropriate for me to go out like this, it doesn't sound as serious as you say, does it?"

"Wrong, very wrong," Illo said sternly, "although it is indeed not that serious, it does reflect a major flaw in the mercenary group. ”

You go on. Allegri made a gesture of deafness.

"You see, among the three core members of our mercenary group, you and I often go out, and Dios is in charge of all the armies of the mercenary group, and it is inevitable that we will have to fight outside in the future, so we will definitely not have time to take care of the complicated affairs in the river valley," Illo said with his fingers crossed, "Even if I am still in the river valley, my image on weekdays does not seem to be suitable for the position of a party supervisor......

"You're really self-aware. Allegri interjected casually and laughed.

"You've found out," it has become a habit for the two of them to complain to each other, and the half-elf nodded proudly before continuing, "Of course, there are talents like Andre in the mercenary group, but although they are outstanding, they are not our descendants, so they are not suitable for handing over power......"

"This question, it's really a bit ......" Allegri also frowned, there are many people available in the mercenary group, and there are not a few who can be trusted, but only Herseus used to be at the level of Illo and Dios, and now there is no other.

"When I'm done," Illo said, waving his hand, "in this case, the ideal state is of course that if you have a son or something, then there will be no problem...... But from what I've observed, it seems that you don't have any plans for this at all, let alone future generations, and you don't even have a favorite object. ”

"Well, I'm ......still young," Allegri was slightly stunned and subconsciously argued.

"Cut, are you really embarrassed to say this kind of excuse?" Illo snorted disdainfully and spread his hands, "No way, you don't have children, you can still use your students to make up the numbers...... However, what kind of students did our great Great Magician take in?"

"Uh-huh......" At this point, Allegri finally scratched his head embarrassedly. Before Ados, he had taken in a total of two students. Among them, Afra is still a teenage girl, innocent, and naturally it is impossible for her to take on this kind of responsibility. And Brooke is already dying, both in terms of ability and age, it is very difficult to manage the magic town, let alone control the overall situation of the expanding river valley.

Speaking of which, Andre is capable and energetic, which is a very good choice. However, his previous bad deeds are still fresh in everyone's memory, and the fact that he is not the descendant of their core three is even more greatly reduced in terms of trust.

"You mean, let Ados ......," Allegri asked hesitantly.

"That's exactly what I mean," Illo reminded, "but it's only a temporary expediency, and at the end of the day, it's your heir who you can't avoid, and that's something you can't fool around, much less casually as you normally would." ”

Allegri frowned slightly, nodded thoughtfully, but did not say anything.

Illo didn't say anything more, just urged the horses and continued to move on.

The endless strip of lights at the foot of the mountain gradually became distinct.

The end of their long journey is within reach. (To be continued......)

PS: (2nd update, 2000 words)