At this time, Colin's small courtyard no longer had the lush scene that he saw when he came in the morning.
Those plants seemed to have been drained of their vitality, and some had even begun to wither and wither.
Looking around, the small courtyard is full of depressing scenery.
Looking at the white western-style building in the middle, all the doors and windows were tightly closed, it was quiet and there was no movement at all.
Cold sweat suddenly broke out from Oliver's black forehead.
Only then did he realize that he had overlooked a very important point——
Although Colin said that it was because he was going out to complete the school's mission unplanned, he temporarily left the city of Neuinstadt.
But in fact, he does not need to accept the mission at all, he only needs to report to the school, or he can leave temporarily.
Oliver wiped the sweat from his forehead.
It's not that I'm worried about what will happen to Colin...after all, Colin just wants to preserve his reputation.
What he was worried about was that he had not completed the task ordered by Master Aki.
Oliver gritted his teeth and walked quickly downstairs.
Although he was scared inside, he was not stupid.
Such news must be reported to Lord Aki as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be more serious.
…
"Demi, come here."
Meredith City, on the bustling streets.
Renee greeted her sister in a low voice.
Demi nodded vigorously and held Renee's hand tightly.
"Don't be nervous, you have all been here before." Colin reassured.
After talking to Marjorie, he tried to use the Ancient Tree Fountain to help her recover her limbs, but the effect was not as good as he imagined.
The injuries Marjorie suffered were not just simple flesh and blood injuries.
However, the Ancient Tree Fountain still helped him recover from many hidden injuries and illnesses, at least it was not in vain.
Then, he left some magic stones for Marjorie, went to find Atbald, and told him that he would be away for a while.
The reason was to visit friends in Meredith City.
Atbald had no objection to his departure, but stubbornly refused to accept his move to keep the Ancient Tree Fountain.
"I will stay here. No matter where I encounter any danger, even Axi Hidos would not dare to come here at this time!"
Colin couldn't resist him, so he had to leave temporarily, but quietly left the Ancient Tree Spring necklace at the door of the villa.
The mentor's Nado will pass the necklace to him.
After doing this, he returned home, quickly packed his luggage, took Sister Renee, Naxi, and even Nado in the courtyard, and took the teleportation array to Meredith City.
When he left, he was in a generally peaceful mood with some expectation.
Atbold's words also made the last trace of worry in his heart dissipate.
This time he left, he planned to wait until Yin Guang's breathing method broke through, and he advanced to the first-level advanced wizard before returning to Neustadt City to obtain the relevant knowledge of advancing to the second-level wizard.
According to the current progress, this goal should be achieved within half a month at the earliest and one month at the latest.
Although January is not a long time, it is not short either.
The only thing he worries about is that during this period, the Hitos family will attack his mentor again.
But now it seems that the probability is unlikely.
After all, it had been more than two months since Atbold was injured, and Ashitos didn't make any more moves. He just waited silently.
It's just... I didn't expect that after a few days, I would come to Meredith City again.
Colin looked at the surrounding scene and sighed in his heart.
But in fact, he had no intention of staying here.
His destination was outside the city of Meredith... well, I should say a small, remote country outside the Kingdom of Meredith - Farbados.
The distance there wouldn't be too far, and although the concentration of magic energy wouldn't be as high as in the Wizarding City, at least he would no longer need to spend a large amount of extra magic stones to ensure his cultivation.
It is very suitable as a temporary place to stay.
"arrive."
Colin stopped at a tall gray arch.
This is the Airship Transportation Department in the center of Meredith City. There are transportation hubs like this in the four directions of the city, southeast and northwest.
He did not hesitate and walked in with Renee and others.
As for Ariel and others living in Meredith City, he had no intention of visiting them this time.
There will be plenty of time to reminisce about the past in the future, so it is better to rush to the Kingdom of Farbados as soon as possible.
Two or three hours later.
The border city of the Kingdom of Meredith—Sadi.
A small gray-blue airship landed slowly.
Then, Colin and his party, who had disguised themselves, quietly left the city before nightfall.
Finally, just as the last trace of the setting sun extinguished in the evening, we arrived at the Kingdom of Fabados.
at the same time.
In Neustadt.
Ash stood by the window with his back to Oliver, watching the sunset quietly.
The night wind blew his green hair up, like green plants spreading and climbing on the white wall.
"You mean, he took the teleportation array to Meredith City?"
After a long time, night fell and the dim sky turned into opaque darkness, before Aki spoke softly.
"Yes, Master Aki."
Oliver fell to his knees, with bright red scars on his exposed neck. He took a breath and answered tremblingly.
"Meredith City..." Axi muttered, his tone meaningless.
He turned around and said calmly: "Don't worry about him anymore for the time being."
"Yes." Oliver nodded, stood up and slowly stepped back.
His footsteps gradually faded away, and silence returned to the study.
Aki stood quietly by the window, half of his body disappearing into the darkness.
After a while.
The dark shadows on the carpet in the study room converged towards the middle like running water, and then slowly formed a thin figure.
This figure was completely shrouded in gray-black mist, and his appearance could not be clearly seen, and there was no sound... He could not even detect the sound of his heartbeat.
"How's it going over there at Altbald?"
Aki on the side was not surprised at all, and asked slowly with his back to it.
The black shadow didn't speak...or in other words, it couldn't make a sound at all.
However, the gray-black mist all around it vibrated regularly, accurately transmitting the information to Axi.
Axi nodded slowly, holding on to the bottom frame of the wooden window next to him and sighing in a low voice:
"Where did that old guy hide it..."
He looked at the bright moon rising gradually outside the window, feeling irritable in his heart...
‘Too long has passed and we can’t wait any longer…
Otherwise, when Atbold dies, everything will be buried with him and all the previous achievements will be wasted.’
Axi thought silently and made a decision in his heart.
He turned around, looked at the black shadow, and ordered in a cold voice:
"Continue to monitor. If there is any abnormality in Atbold, please report it to me as soon as possible!"