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"You mean...... You are ready to ......" The wizard frowned slightly when he heard the words of the middle-aged mage apprentice, and his expression was a little incredulous.

"Not bad, Mr. Diesel, if you need followers...... We magic apprentices have just lost our mentor......" Rand Scarpble looked at Penny with a very respectful expression.

Before making this decision, they had used spells to spy on the power of this young mage.

They were amazed by the result, as they were completely unaware that the wizard younger than himself had the ability to use magic, and the result made them suspicious, which probably indicated that the little wizard had some hidden spell-casting power item on him - this was normal, and most mages carried some magic items with them to avoid detection.

As for the other possibility, it was more surprising - the wizard had probably resisted his peeping spell.

This shows that wizards have great willpower.

All in all, the results of the detection spell left Rand Scarble and his colleagues in doubt, but what happened inside the castle and what witnesses such as Ciel Parker saw showed them that the little wizard possessed terrifying powers that were not appropriate for his age.

It is likely that he was mistaken, but unfortunately he was not the only one who saw Penny's might, and the dozen or so apprentices were almost all slaves of the castle at the time, and there were three or four others who were mopping the floors around the hall at the time, and more or less aware of the battle inside.

The apprentices, including Cill Parker, stood in the back row of the apprentices, looking at Penny with a very respectful demeanor.

So the apprentices decided to come and negotiate with Penny.

The mage listened to their explanations and gradually understood.

While most of the mages in Faeron would form loose alliances in the form of associations, exchanging material information or discussing academics, until they monopolized the magical resources of a region, the loose organizations gradually became solid.

This is the case with the Mage Guild of the Dragon Coast, where the death of their mentor leaves them without their support, and the only way to continue on the arcane path is to find another backer.

Seeing them, Penny knew that the comprehensive level of arcane arts in the Faeron region was low, and snooping on this Rand Scarbul was just an apprentice-level wizard who could cast the magic of the second ring, if he was in Serre, it was estimated that he would not have the opportunity to turn positive in his life, and he would randomly take out a group of teenage mage apprentices from the Ser Intermediate Academy, and there were many people whose level exceeded that of this thirty-year-old middle-aged apprentice, and the spell level of the other apprentices was even more miserable.

At the age of nineteen, he was just able to perform zero-level tricks, and such a level had long become experimental material in Serge.

And they were all obviously working tirelessly to be able to learn the higher level of spells.

As the vice president of the Magic Association, the mentor of these apprentices, Papua Zos, has great power in the association, and these apprentices have also been stained with some light, and if they join someone else, they will not only have to start over, but also lose many rights.

You know, the form of wizarding education that is prevalent in most of Faeron is not quite the same as that of Serre's educational institutions.

In Serre's red-robed academy, most of the knowledge that can improve their magic level will be taught to the apprentices, and under the threat of death, the only thing that these red-robed apprentices need to care about is their own learning speed, and if they are not fast enough, they will be treated as materials, but in other regions of Faerun, the situation is very different.

Most of the wizards in Ferron have gone through a hard study process in order to obtain the ability to cast spells, and the lonely and boring research work will gradually make these wizards gradually become impatient, and the same attitude towards education is the same, so it is extremely difficult for the apprentice to acquire some useful knowledge or tricks from the mentor.

To do this, they have to find a way to please their mentor, work hard to get a good impression of it, or get paid for some coveted research material, and if they change supervisors, it means that they have to start all over again - they have to start all over again, to please a strange mentor.

More importantly, they didn't want to lose the property left by the Mentor Zos.

Like many wizards, Zoth, who will devote himself entirely to arcane studies, has no heirs, some relatives, but none of them have much to do with the arcane, which involves a theory that Penny, a Searle-sounding strange one. In the eyes of most of the Faeron people, the people who devote themselves to the path of wizards are no longer human, and are alienated and tabooed by ordinary people's relatives and friends, so the ordinary Faeron people are rarely willing to accept the inheritance of a wizard, even if the wizard has great power, and even in a family, if there is a family child who becomes a wizard, the elder of the family will cross out the person's name from the family list. ,

Of course, this is also barely understandable from common sense.

For a commoner in Feeron, when there is a wizard in his family, before thinking about the benefits that this wizard's relatives and friends may bring, it is more difficult to think of those unpredictable and strange powers, which may attract calamities from the upper and lower realms, this kind of feeling is not intimate.

For the commoners of Faeron, the upper and lower realms are as far away as myths, and the wizards who deal with those things every day are probably not in the realm of people.

Therefore, according to the rules of the Dragon Coast Association, when Zos does not appoint an heir, the association has the right to take charge of these properties.

"Isn't it possible for an apprentice to inherit the master's property?" said Penny, feeling a little strange.

"Our apprentices are also part of the Guru's property, and only disciples who can have a formal Master certification will be able to inherit these assets. Rand Scabul owed, "But unfortunately, none of Lord Zos's disciples have the approval of the association. ”

"So your mentor's property is going to be confiscated, and you're going to be forced to go under someone else's command?" Penny raised an eyebrow, "Looks like you don't like that. ”

"Of course, sir, while Lord Zoth is alive, we have the right, the freedom, and the capital to pursue the arcane, but we are not willing to accept the unknown future. Rand Scarbur said with a serious expression.

Although the words of the apprentice, who was in his thirties and could only cast the Second Ring spell, said 'There is capital to pursue arcane arts', which made Pany from Searle feel a little funny, he couldn't laugh anymore when he looked at the seriousness on Scarbur's face.

What's so funny about dreams and attachments?

His heart became serious, and he shook his head: "But what's the use of you following me? I'm afraid I won't be able to help you in this matter." ”

"Mr. Diesel, you're a wandering wizard, not a companion of Miss Turmis, aren't you?" Rand Scabul looked at the empty robe of the Seemaster, which did not have any insignia, and then turned to see the ship carrying the paladin sailing, and quietly approached Penny, "Besides, the accent of the Lord is too heavy. ”

Damn the Desperate Chamber.

Penny covered his mouth and frowned at the overly alert mage apprentice.

This man knows too much.

Of course, he has to blame himself for not paying attention to covering up.

He coughed and decided to go back and get a spell and fake his voice.

Rand Scarble did not continue on this topic, but changed his words: "The rules of the Dragon Coast Association are still very relaxed, sir, if Lord Zos has a distant relative in East Ferron, who is also good at spells, and is as strong as you, sir, you may be able to obtain Lord Zos's property, you must know that no one can know the truth of this matter, and you should know that the relationship between wizards should be very clear." ”

As creatures who concentrate on magic, wizards naturally don't have a close relationship with each other.

"The idea sounds interesting. Penny's brow furrowed even tighter.

Not because he was unwilling, but because he was indeed tempted, a large number of mage apprentices, property, mage towers, and importantly, status and foothold.

He didn't expect to get the power of the vice president of the association - the person was dead, and the association of the dragon coast would naturally choose another meritorious, but it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to him to be able to get such a batch of things.

Especially a group of wizard apprentices, but the value of this one alone is enough to make Penny's heart move.

But he looked at Rand Scabul and a group of apprentices, and wondered, "But what do you get?"

Of course, if someone could take these apprentices along with Zos's property, rather than allowing them to be confiscated, these apprentices would still be able to get some light on it, but it was obviously him as an outsider who benefited the most.

"Arcane, sir. Rand Skabul's eyes narrowed, and he leaned down more humbly: "We need the Arcane, but we don't want to start all over again. ”

He sighed, "Sir, it took me seven years from the time I entered Master Zos's door to the time I learned my first spell, and I don't want to do it all over again. ”

In Serge, if you haven't mastered a first-level spell in seven years, you have to be brought to the dissecting table.

Comparing the words of Rand Scarboul to Penny felt a great contrast.

He shook his head, his calm and scrutinizing gaze swept between the apprentices, many of them with their heads down, unable to see any expressions, and those who had seen Penny's strength kept rolling up and down in their throats, trembling in both hands, looking extremely nervous. ,

And after Rand Scarbul's respectful countenance, a few beads of sweat appeared on the back of his neck.

In the midst of this confusion, the wizard broke the silence:

"Well, to be honest, I'm very impressed. Penny dusted off his robe with his fingers, and his expression became casual: "Some apprentices, suddenly lose their mentor, and at the same time lose their power and some past efforts, the property left by the mentor will not be touched by a single light, of course the mood will not be happy, I understand this." ”

"It's great that you understand. Rand Scarbur seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and his expression relaxed.

Penny didn't say anything, but continued to look down on his own self-sufficiency: "Of course, if there is an outsider at this time, oh, he has a little ability, if he adds some disguise, he can just inherit the wealth of the master, of course, if greed dominates this person to grab those things, he must rely on the information and power provided by these apprentices, right? It just so happens that in the eyes of the apprentices, this foreigner boy who seems to be young does not seem to have much experience. ”

Rand Scarbull's face changed drastically, and he met the mage's suddenly sharp gaze, his throat rolled up and down twice, and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't find any better words.

"So this stupid outsider must use the power of these apprentices, and at the same time be coerced by them, of course, only to some extent, after all, these apprentices don't want to collapse, and they expect someone to teach them magic at a cheaper price, and Lord Zoth's fortune will also benefit them because of this mutual exploitation, right?"

The wizard whispered to the sweaty face that was close by, smiling.

The sound of swallowing saliva came from the group of apprentices, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Penny stared silently at Scarpbul, wanting to see what the apprentice had to say.

The middle-aged apprentice's eyes rolled, and his expression suddenly became more serious, completely unprepared, and this change surprised Penny a little.

Although his words were a bit harsh, they were also in tune with the ideas of the apprentices.

"Sir, having said that, it is good for both sides. Contrary to Penny's expectations, the middle-aged apprentice did not refute Penny's claim, let alone dissect his own meaning, and replied bluntly and concisely.

Penny was suddenly surprised by the responsibility and wisdom after these words, he re-examined this thirty-year-old apprentice who could only use the second ring spell, and finally nodded: "Yes, cooperation is mutually beneficial." ”

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

At the end of the day, the apprentices offered a fair deal.

"Sir, you need us. Rand Scarble smiled suddenly, as if the nervousness had completely disappeared, and his eyes sparkled with confidence: "We need you too, so you don't need to worry too much, you are so wise, and we are not stupid." ”

Penny had a suddenness in his heart, and finally put away all the disdain in his heart for this middle-aged man.

If you have desire, you will inevitably be tempted, at least this middle-aged man knows this very well. If Penny had no desire, he would not have agreed to such a thing, and Landescabul would not have said the above.

From a brief conversation, Penny deeply appreciated the difficulties of this middle-aged apprentice, intelligent and well-informed, sensible and responsible, and knew how to advance and retreat.

Maybe such a person is not easy to deal with, but if you are sure enough, you might as well work together.

At least the probability of such a person committing an idiotic event is not high.

"So, please get on our boat. The deal, full of desire and speculation, was finalized in a brief conversation, with a satisfactory outcome for both parties, at least temporarily.

"But aren't you afraid I'm going to cause you trouble?" asked Penny suddenly.

Rand's expression froze for a moment, but it remained unchanged: "My lord, any transaction is risky. ”

"So you decided to take the risk?" Penny tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"I would like to ask, with your talent, you probably haven't gone through the apprenticeship stage. Rand sighed and shook his head disapprehantly: "If you know us, you probably know why we are making such a risky trade." ”

"Perhaps. Penny didn't refute Rand's words, but secretly thought that Serge's mage apprentices were much more painful than these people, and what was even more terrifying was that many of Serge's apprentices were involuntary, and if he had the opportunity to choose, he would rather never touch those things.

"Actually, my lord, you don't have to worry about those problems, when you get to the Dragon Coast Association, you will know that no one cares about those things, all the mages of the association have their own secrets, as long as you have the ability to inherit the relics of Lord Zoth, it is enough. Rand bowed deeply, his eyes twinkling at Penny's hair, "Everything else doesn't matter, even if you're from the northeast shore of the Falling Star Sea. ”,

“...... You know too much. ”

After several hesitations, Penny, whose face twitched, finally spit out this sentence with a little resentment.

If he opened his mouth, everyone would know that he was from the Desperate Eastern Regions, and in any region of Faerun, I am afraid it would not be very comfortable.

Of course, he can also disguise himself as a Lysserman, a Sesk, or even an Agralon, but when it comes to the Desperate East, most of the first countries that come to mind for the Pharens are Serre.

Rand Skabul smiled slightly, and said no more.

The traveling ship carrying wizards and apprentices was naturally staffed with mercenaries and sailors, and as the sails unfurled, the ship slowly left the harbor.

The castle on the island is still burning.

"Southwest. Once on the ship, the mage gave an order to Rand Scarbourg: "I need to go and meet some people. ”

He briefly channeled a spell, sensing that the spell sigil placed on Captain Dibino was in that direction.

From now on, he is the leader of these apprentices.

That's how the deal turned out.

However, not all apprentices were happy with this outcome.

One of them was Basdy Duncan, a twenty-two-year-old mage apprentice who had never seen Penny's powers and had never been at odds with Rand Scarbur of Zoth's sixteen apprentices.

In the apprenticeship, his talent is relatively high, just the year before last he mastered the second ring spell, as long as he enters the ring, he will become a formal mage certified by the association, in Faeron, a sufficiently qualified mage apprentice, when he has such an ability, he is often close to thirty years old, Basdy Duncan can have such a ability at the age of twenty-two, in his own opinion, he is a genius.

Of course, he didn't know that in a place named Ser, he considered himself a genius to be a piece of poop, so he felt good about himself, and he usually disdained Rand Scarboul, a middle-aged man who was regarded as the leader of most of the apprentices, in his opinion, in two or three years, he would be able to become a full-fledged mage, so in Duncan's eyes, if the mentor's property was to be given away, it should also be his turn first.

Of course, this is a logic that doesn't make sense, because the Dragon Coast Society obviously won't give him two or three years to upgrade to a full-fledged mage, so Rand's plan is more feasible than possible, but this reasoning can't convince the paranoid guy, so he is full of anger, and this anger spreads to the beneficiary, the wizard named Pan Diesel.

"Do you really believe that this kid with no hair on his mouth can take out two shadow wizards?" he asked, sarcastically, in his cabin, his roommate Dacram Baus, who was only fourteen years old and his closest apprentice in the Mage Tower, "That's a joke, Duckland, Rand is lying, he's joking with the future of all our apprentices." ”

"Basdy, Rand shouldn't do that......" Ducklan Bareus frowned, he hadn't seen Penny kill the Shadow Wizard with his own eyes, but the unanimous tone of several witnesses made him choose to believe it, not to mention that Rand Scarpble had always been steady, he couldn't imagine that he would lead the apprentices down the wrong path.

However, he had always had a good relationship with Basdy Duncan, probably because he was weak and young, and he had not yet learned the vitriolism of this colleague, but only admired his genius, so he was skeptical.

"Won't do this?" Basdy Duncan shook his head, laughed twice, looked at the mercenaries patrolling outside, and grabbed Duckland's hand: "Go, I have a way to expose his true colors and let everyone know Rand's stupidity." ”

Duckland's expression bewildered.

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