The carriage came to a screeching halt, and Colin and Luke got out of the car respectively, looked at each other, nodded slightly, and walked towards the gate of the patrol office together.
After opening the door, many people were already sitting on the long brown table in the middle of the retro-decorated hall.
Seeing Luke and Colin entering together, Carrie and others couldn't help but have a look of joy on their faces.
Carrie looked at Luke walking slowly and asked with probing eyes: "He agreed?"
Luke shook his head, pulled out the chair next to Carrie and others and sat down.
Colin chose a seat near the corner.
"What do you mean?" The joy on Carrie's face disappeared, and she frowned and asked, "Did Colin not agree?"
"Luke, what is the specific situation?" Joseph next to him couldn't help but ask doubtfully.
"Colin didn't agree." Luke shook his head and said lightly without explaining too much.
"No agreement?" Joseph was surprised, "That's a hundred magic stones? Isn't he interested at all?"
Luke said nothing and shook his head silently.
"I really misjudged him!" Carrie frowned even more, gritted her teeth and cursed, she looked at Luke and said:
"Obviously you helped him find transformation techniques before... I didn't expect that he wouldn't even help with this small favor now!"
After saying that, she turned around and stared hard at Colin, who was looking down at the manuscript not far away.
Colin felt the gaze, looked up, saw Luke and others, and understood.
He didn't pay attention and continued reading the manuscript.
Joseph on the side didn't think anything was wrong at first, but after hearing Carrie's words, his face gradually darkened and he became a little angry.
'This Colin is really not a good guy!'
But Luke frowned slightly, paused and said in a deep voice:
"I was paid to find the transformation technique for him. Colin doesn't owe me anything!"
Carrie's face froze, and she said hurriedly: "But you and him finally became friends. Friends don't even do such small favors...Luke, you are wrong about him!"
Luke frowned hard, then relaxed. He calmly turned his head and looked at Carrie, and said in a deep voice: "Do you really think so, Carrie?"
"I think what Carrie said makes sense, Luke." Joseph said at the side.
Luke glanced at Carrie, Joseph and several familiar apprentices nearby.
Some people had calm faces, some were just listening curiously, but more people, like Joseph, looked at him with a little angry doubt.
"First of all, although my relationship with him is not bad, it is not that good, and we are not close friends... He and I are just acquaintances at best." Luke looked calm and began to explain in a deep voice,
"Secondly, this is no small favor!
...If it was just a small favor, would you be willing to part with those hundred magic stones?"
"Although we are optimistic, Lady Regina may have a lot of people and won't care about us. But in fact, we have no idea what Lady Regina thinks!"
"To take a step back, even if Regina doesn't care about us, will the friends around her be as magnanimous as she is?
…How much benefit did we rob them of in the first place?”
"I don't need to explain the risks involved..."
Having said this, Luke added another sentence:
"...It's natural for others to help you. If others don't help you, you will feel resentful..."
He shook his head and said no more.
It is enough to say so much. Those who can understand have already understood it. Those who cannot understand will not understand it if I continue to say it...
Moreover, at this time, it is the best time to judge which people are worthy of continuing to date!
Carrie's face was still a little angry, and she seemed to want to refute.
Joseph on the side was no longer angry. He frowned slightly and thought to himself.
Ta-ta-ta--
At this moment, Flower walked down the spiral staircase, his huge body making the stairs creak.
Behind him was Regina, who still looked pale and indifferent, and the inseparable black cat was still missing.
"Captain Flower..."
"Lady Regina."
Everyone greeted him respectfully.
Flower sat down at the head of the long table, Regina sitting next to him.
"I think some of you already know this." Flower scanned the area and spoke slowly. The news you know is correct. "Wizard Regina has indeed successfully advanced to become a senior wizard apprentice, and has also been appointed as an inspector by Lord Hongyan.
Vice-captain of the department!"
"I summoned everyone today just to announce this."
All the wizards nodded.
Frou paused for a moment and then said: "Besides this matter, there are two other things I want to remind everyone."
"The Black Pearl Caravan has recently arrived, and there are many strange wizards on the island. It is inevitable that there will be some friction."
"Two days ago, an intermediate apprentice from the Chiwen Gang clashed with an intermediate apprentice from the caravan at the Giant Ax Tavern. I believe some of you already know the outcome.
Let me briefly summarize it again. The final result was that the Chiwen Gang unilaterally paid a large sum of money to the Black Pearl Caravan. Not only was the apprentice seriously injured, but he was also expelled from the Chiwen Gang and is now... missing.
.”
Colin's ears twitched slightly, and someone next to him was talking in a low voice.
"...Where else can I go? I'll be caught on board without even thinking about it."
"Oh, what a disaster...I know that apprentice, but it was just because the dancer next to me was so beautiful that the apprentice of the caravan took notice..." someone else added.
"I remind everyone that the Black Pearl Caravan will leave the day after tomorrow. It only lasts two days. Try to avoid conflicts with them."
At this point, Flower paused for a moment, and the quiet conversation next to Colin disappeared.
Flower looked around at the wizards and said:
"Of course, I just said don't take the initiative to cause trouble. But there is no need to be afraid of trouble! After all, we are the Lapp School, not the Chiwen Gang!"
"...If there is a conflict, Teacher Rapp will make the decision for us!"
A proud look appeared on Flower's face, and all the apprentices present also felt proud.
Colin also showed a proud look, but his heart remained calm.
Perhaps it is because he came from time travel and did not live in the school since he was a child, and the memory of the original owner is more like a database.
Therefore, although he respects and awes the Lapp wizards, and recognizes and appreciates the school, he does not have the same respect and recognition as the members of the school.
The power of the Lapp wizards is only the power of the Lapp wizards; the prestige of the school is only the prestige of the Lapp wizards.
Not theirs, not his...
Flower then talked some more and announced the disbandment. He walked heavily back to the office on the second floor.
Regina on the side walked towards the door, guarded by another group of wizards.
"Let's go."
When Luke saw this, he was about to get up and follow him.
But Carrie on the side sneered coldly: "Don't waste your efforts. How many times have we tried? Are you still hitting a wall?"
Luke paused for a moment, said nothing, and continued walking towards Regina.
"Let me tell you, it would be the best idea to 'ask' Colin to help us mediate!" Carrie looked at the apprentices next to her and added in a low voice. She deliberately emphasized the word "please".
She has never changed her mind. For Colin, this matter is obviously a small matter!
He had such a good relationship with Regina before, what risk could he take?
Besides...even if you take a risk, it's only a little bit.
But as for them, they are being squeezed every day by those thugs who rely on Regina's prestige, and all the resources that originally belong to them are taken away!
It's obvious that they are in the worse situation, and it's not like Colin was asked to do this without being paid, so why shouldn't he help?
A glimmer of understanding flashed in Callie's eyes. In the final analysis, this was because——
'Colin is just a cold-blooded bastard!'
When Joseph heard Carrie's words, he felt a little cold for some reason. He walked away quickly in silence and caught up with Luke's figure not far ahead.
Next to him, at least half of the apprentices made the same choice as him. But there were still some apprentices who stayed, with inexplicable looks flashing across their faces.
And the other side.
Colin had already got on the carriage and rushed home.
What Flower said later did not make him feel more secure. On the contrary, it made his joy at breaking through to the ultimate great knight a little less.
The experiences of the apprentices of Chiwen Gang made him realize deeply——
'The current stable life seems solid and stable... but in fact it is all supported by the Lapp wizard alone.'
'If one day the Lapp wizard...'
The breeze lifted the curtains of the carriage's round windows, and he shook his head and stopped thinking about it.