Chapter 10

Following Dalton and ain, Loren walked into a tower of the castle. The middle-aged man in black didn't stop until he came to a door.

"You wait outside for a moment, sir Turin," said Dalton, turning his back to Loren. "I must first get to know my apprentice before I decide whether to talk to you."

"Of course, everything is at your command." Lauren nodded humbly, showing no sign of being slighted. Don't forget to smile at ain who walked in behind the man in black.

Until the door closed again, Loren took back his smile and sat down calmly. As he looked around, he was ready to deal with the wizard named Dalton.

The room outside the door looked like a reception hall, with a gray carpet made of linen under its feet. There are four chairs on both sides of the stairs. The wooden frames and curtains of the windows facing the door seem old, but they are still quite clean. It seems that they are often cleaned.

Sitting in the chair, Lauren showed a smile around her mouth - People's layout of the living environment around them often implies their own personality. The Dalton kand wizard, he didn't put the living room in his room, but in the stairwell, which means he doesn't like to entertain strangers in his private space.

According to ayin, the wizard is specialized in external affairs at vimpal college, so he has to deal with outsiders often, so regular cleaning is also necessary.

In this way, the black robed wizard's attitude towards himself becomes very critical - if he wants to get rid of himself from the beginning, or doesn't believe himself from the bottom of his heart, that is to say, the mouth lotus is of no use at all.

Before long, the door opened again. The little wizard who walked out carefully and didn't forget to turn around and close the door seemed relieved, but he also stood outside the door with some worry and took a long deep breath.

"I'm sorry, Lauren, but I've tried my best," said ayin with some embarrassment and embarrassment. "But... The mentor said he still wanted to see you and then decide whether to let you stay."

"I'm really sorry. I thought he would agree, but it turned out like this. I've told him I'm willing to guarantee for you, but now..."

Isn't that good enough? This is already very good! Loren didn't expect that the other party would be willing to do this for himself. At least he would never guarantee a stranger who had only known him for a few days.

But he wouldn't show it. He smiled and patted ain on the shoulder: "it doesn't matter. You've tried your best. Let me take the next step."

"But... Mentor Dalton is very difficult to deal with. He will certainly make trouble for you!" the little wizard was still worried.

"Don't worry, I promised you, so I won't let you down." Lauren looked at each other confidently: "I'll make him agree - no matter what way."

After seeing off the uneasy ain, Loren opened the door and entered the room that didn't look very spacious. Dalton kand was staring at his visitor with his still cold eyes behind his simple and tidy desk.

There was silence in the room. Lauren smiled and responded to the other party's almost emotionless eyes, patiently waited for the other party to speak, and prepared behind his hands.

"I have to admit that I wasn't going to let you into this room at first." Dalton finally said, "but my naive and simple apprentice was obviously used by you, so I had to change my attention."

"I promise I'll never use ain Rand, I swear!" of course Lauren can't admit such a thing: "we're friends!"

"Just met a friend for five days?" Dalton whispered sarcastically.

Lauren was not embarrassed by the other party's expression. Everything seemed to be taken for granted.

"But... According to ayin, you do have some very special characteristics, which are really the talent that can make you a wizard, and if you don't appear, we may never know the truth of the wild dog village."

Dalton's voice was calm to no waves: "so, according to common sense, you can really come to vimpal college and become a wizard apprentice, and I won't stop you or hinder you."

But... Lauren raised his eyebrows and said secretly in his heart.

"But... Before you officially make this decision, I have to ask something." Dalton looked at Loren. "Lest you have any misunderstanding about the profession of wizard."

"First of all, vimpal college is indeed the only wizard college in the whole duchy, but it is not the only one in the world - if you really want to be a wizard, this is not your first choice."

"Secondly, the local church and the vast majority of ordinary people around us are not friendly to us. Around those nobles, wizards do not have any special status or privilege. In fact, many nobles despise us." the black robed wizard said these words without any emotion: "Most people just regard becoming a wizard as a way out for their young children, so that they won't divide their property."

"Therefore, becoming a wizard apprentice will not bring much improvement to your life, and may even affect your reputation. Even so, do you want to become an apprentice at vimpal college?"

"Yes, I promised Ayn Rand," Lauren replied solemnly. "I also believe that Ayn will never hurt me - as for what you said, I can accept it."

In fact, Loren is more concerned that he can get knowledge about emptiness and magic here, and know this completely strange place as much as possible - but how can he believe that friends come to shock him?

Dalton, who heard what Lauren said, suddenly showed a sneer on his face, but only flashed: "well, now that you know what you will face, we can continue to discuss another thing - about your tuition fees at vimpal college and all the living expenses."

"Tuition?" Loren was stunned for a moment. He really didn't think of this problem.

"Sorry, we are a college here, not a canteen for the poor. Knowledge needs to be exchanged with money." Dalton looked at him coldly: "if you want to become an apprentice here, you have to pay at least 3000 silver coins or equivalent valuables a year."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly solidified - the little wizard never mentioned that it costs money to study here, which also caught Lauren a little off guard. He had thought that being an apprentice to a wizard was almost like a servant, but the result was a little unexpected.

In retrospect, it's probably because ayin has taken this for granted. Perhaps he has never noticed that there is always a poor jingle in the pocket of a wandering knight.

"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't get so much money." after hesitating for a moment, Loren decided to tell the truth: "but can you wait and give me some time..."

"The college doesn't accept any form of credit, and we don't lend usury," Dalton said.

"But... Maybe you can exchange your knowledge at vimpal college in another way."

Sure enough, he was waiting for me here, and the corner of Lauren's mouth raised slightly. From his dress, the black wizard should be able to see that he can't take out 3000 silver coins. The reason why I will talk to myself for so long is obviously that I have other purposes.

"You once followed a wandering knight, and as an attendant of the other party, you have received sufficient training, and have the experience of surviving in the wilderness and fighting the enemy - according to ayin, your swordsmanship is pretty good." the black robed wizard slowly stood up.

"So, I have a proposal..."