After this battle, along with the complaints of the audience, the reputation of the Fireball Man also spread in Ferendor. However, unlike the magical performance of the hooded man in the puppet city, which arouses people's amazement, the fireball man is purely talked about because of his boring combat style.

Even many second-level wizards who have never asked about the world, after watching the magic video broadcast by the Rambo Guild, can't help but sigh that there are still people in the wizarding world who only use a single means to attack - but can still crush their opponents all the way. And the cause of that super-large fireball has also become a hot topic of discussion, and there are often discussions about fireball magic among wizards in the streets and alleys.

Some wizards who have a lot of experience in fireball magic have put forward their own opinions, most of them believe that in order to spread the power of a fireball spell to such a powerful one, a combination of factors must be combined, and some people speculate that the fireball rune mastered by Lance is likely to be a perfect rune that is almost extinct in the legend - This kind of speculation naturally makes people disdainful, after all, the perfect type of runes has long been extinct in the wizarding world of Ferendor, and it is said that only a few third-level wizards have one or two perfect runes in their hands.

All in all, the topic of Reims is once again in the ring. Only this time, he was no longer talked about because Caterina was furious and almost demolished the entire Crimson Castle, but because he relied on his own simple and crude new tactics. While most of the talk about him is a bit of a criticism, at least now the wizards of Ferendor no longer use Lance's name as Lord Caterina's apprentice. Instead, he used the title "Lance the Fireball Man".

Whether or not this was an improvement, Lance himself did not know. It's just that when he saw a report about himself in the weekly newspaper of Ferendor, he still couldn't laugh or cry. The vice president of the Rambo Guild is said to have used the phrase "ratings poison" on Lance, and threatened to stop broadcasting the third round of the game against Lance - a point that most people agreed with, and they didn't want to waste their time paying attention to a guy who could only rub fireballs.

Fortunately, Caterina had sheltered him from the wind and rain, and no one questioned the bottle of potion that Lance had taken. Wizards are not stupid, and if they want to get something, they have to give something. In the eyes of others, Lance was favored by Katarina, and a little scrap left by the third-level wizard. It's enough for him to go back and forth among the third-level wizards. He can behave like that. Not surprising.

As for his strength, most people position him as an ordinary high-level apprentice in their evaluations, and only a few people think that the person Caterina has a crush on must be extraordinary.

......

The above information comes to mind. Lance smiled wryly as he walked to a manor house on the edge of the Crimson Castle teaching area.

The owner of the manor is a second-level wizard. A member of the Council of Crimson Castle. He is solely responsible for the qualifying process for this Blood Sail Competition. The power structure of Crimson Castle is very clear, and the outer and inner campuses are completely separated, after all, humans and vampires are governed differently. Outside the campus. The supreme authority is the Supreme Council - made up of eight third-level mages, whose will is irresistible to all wizards outside the campus of Crimson Castle.

Although the Supreme Council is the highest authority, the third-level wizards are busy all day long, and they must not have much time to manage the entire castle, so under the Supreme Council, there is a management committee of the Scarlet Castle. The committee is made up of twelve wizards, all of whom are second-level wizards who are good at management. In addition to this, there are a number of other departments that oversee the auxiliary management committee to better develop the power of the Crimson Castle. However, all activities are still dominated by committees.

"Good morning. ”

When Lance walked to the manor, he saw a green-haired parrot standing on the fence of the manor, yawning boredly, and combing his feathers with his long beak from time to time. The green parrot narcissistically said to Lance, "Good morning, Mr. Wizard, do you think my feathers are a little more beautiful than yesterday?"

"This one is natural. Lance smiled and complimented: "The beauty of your feathers is full of parrots, and you may not be able to find a second place." ”

The green parrot suddenly became overjoyed: "Only a wise wizard like you can make such an accurate judgment." Do you want to visit Lord Drummond so early?"

Lance nodded.

The green parrot raised its wings: "Wait a moment." With that, it flew happily to the manor.

After a while, a fat man in pajamas walked out of the manor with a cane and a serious expression.

"Good morning, Mr. Lance. Drummond opened the door to the manor and motioned for Lance to enter.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't intend to interfere with your rest...... I thought you were ......" Lance looked at Drummond's pajamas with some embarrassment and walked in briskly.

The middle-aged fat man waved his hand, and Ha Luha smiled: "Don't mind, as a wizard, I'm not too lazy to this extent...... I like to experiment with magic in my pajamas, which makes me a little more inspired. ”

Lance was dumbfounded. At that moment, the two entered the house with pleasantries.

Half an hour later, Lance left Drummond's manor with a relaxed smile.

"Katerina's name is just that," Lance thought as he walked back to the cemetery quickly.

The reason why he came to Drummond today was to ask him to help arrange the order of the third round of the qualifiers-

After the second round, a total of sixteen higher apprentices will be promoted. In the third round, six people will be eliminated, and the remaining ten people will represent the outer campus of the Crimson Castle in the main competition of the Blood Sail Competition. The mechanics of the third round are as follows: 16 people will fight separately, and the winner will directly get a place in the main competition. In other words, after the first battle, eight spots will be determined, and the remaining two spots will be selected by the eight eliminated people, using a single-elimination system, and finally two people will be selected.

After many inquiries by Lance, he finally learned the battle list for the first battle of the third round. It was determined by Drummond.

That's why he came back to visit today, and directly said his intention. The latter had long known about the relationship between Lance and Katarina, and as a second-level wizard, Drummond knew more about the power of third-level wizards than ordinary wizards, so he readily agreed to Lance's request.

"I wonder if I'm doing this, it's shady?" thought to Lance. However, he thought about it for a while: "That guy's strength, among the sixteen people who have been promoted, is also ranked in the upper middle, and I directly selected him as an opponent, which should not be considered cheating." ”

After all this is done. Lance quickly returned to the cemetery.

And in the manor. The middle-aged fat man in his pajamas walked quickly to the office and took out the swarthy faith.

He took out one of the magic notes inside, and said to himself, "It's a good thing that the list was posted three days later, otherwise this would be a favor." But it can't help. ”

He took out a pen. Crossed the list.

The originally clear bracket immediately shook. The upper and lower names are staggered.

I saw that in the first group of duels, under Lance's name, there was such a name: Field.

Drummond nodded in satisfaction. Slipped the magic letter inside.

......

"Lorel, this is the first time you've asked me out. ”

In a small café in the business district of Crimson Castle, a man and a woman sit in a booth.

The man's face was handsome, but his face was slightly pale. Lorel sat across from him, seemingly stunned. Hearing his words, she recovered from her distracted state.

"What's wrong?" the man asked with concern, his smile very warm, "Is it my identity that surprises you?" I'm sorry I've been hiding it for so long. ”

Rorel shook his head slightly.

"Field, I still can't believe you, are you really the hooded man?" the girl bit her lip and said softly.

There was a hint of unnaturalness in Field's eyes. However, on the surface, he was very well disguised, and he showed a wry smile and said, "I know that you can't believe it." But that's the truth, sometimes, what we see with our eyes isn't necessarily real?"

"You, do you care that I'm hiding this?"

Field looked at Rorel with a look of admiration in his eyes.

Rorel's expression was strange, and the cup of New Black Mountain-style coffee in front of her remained untouched, which was her favorite flavor.

"No, that's not what I care about. The girl hesitated, "Since you said you are the hooded man, then I want to ask you a question." ”

Field pretended to be casual and said, "Say it." I won't shirk if I can. ”

"The hooded man saved my life, but why don't you seem to know anything about it?"

The smile on Field's face froze.

"So, are you an impostor......" The girl stood up in disappointment.

Field shouted, "Wait!"

"Will you expose me?" asked Field, nervously.

The girl was silent for a moment and shook her head: "Don't worry, I won't spread it everywhere, although I don't understand what your purpose is." I have to go. ”

With that, she walked away quickly.

Looking at Rorel's slender back, Field's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of cruelty.

......

"When that guy named Field pretends to be a hooded man, isn't he afraid that the real hooded man will come to trouble him?"

Lance rode a moose and made it to the cemetery.

However, since someone is pretending, Lance is happy to let him be a substitute for the dead, after all, the identity of the hooded man, in addition to his popularity, also has many potential enemies.

"In two weeks' time, let me see what you're capable of. If the strength is not enough...... Hum. ”

Lance entered the cemetery in a happy mood.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a shadow lying next to the cabin.

Lance's heart jumped, and he immediately walked up quickly.

"Ellie?"

He bent down to find that the extremely old Ellie Jie was no longer breathing! (To be continued......

PS: Thank you to the book friends Lantian Xiaoyang and duarkduark for voting for the monthly ticket, this is undoubtedly the best encouragement when I am struggling with Kavin. There will be a shift in a while, but it may be around midnight, not more than half past twelve at the latest.