The Study

Raymond, who frowned, had heavy and clear footsteps in the corridor. Therefore, the laughter coming from Hayden Vincent's study suddenly stopped.

Raymond, who walked quickly to the door of the study, did not go in but squinted at the situation in the study.

In the spacious and bright room, Hayden Vincent and a short fat man sat face to face on the sofa. There was something smoking in Hayden Vincent's hand.

When Hayden Vincent saw clearly that it was Raymond, the annoyance on his face disappeared immediately. He immediately stood up, opened his arms wide, and shouted exaggeratedly, "Haha! It turns out that my friend is here. Please come in!"

The short fat man sitting opposite Hayden Vincent seemed to have his skin sunburned off, with patches of white spots. He sat motionless on the sofa, staring coldly at Raymond.

Although Hayden Vincent concealed it well, Raymond still saw the smugness in his eyes.

Raymond squinted his eyes. Until Hayden Vincent walked over to him and made a gesture to hug him, Raymond moved his body back two steps: "I didn't know you had a guest today. I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, Raymond turned and walked away. Behind him, Hayden Vincent's embarrassed shout came: "Oh my God! Lord Raymond, I'm so sorry. Today my guest is a little related to you. Please come in!"

Upon hearing Hayden Vincent using honorifics again, Raymond unconsciously squinted. After turning around, Raymond smiled warmly at Hayden Vincent's invitation and entered his study.

The arrogant Raymond who appeared made the short fat man on the sofa frown.

Raymond sat casually to the side. The short fat man opened his mouth: "Hayden Vincent, is this the so-called lord? So young!"

Raymond glanced at the fat man and ignored the irony in his tone. Instead, he was interested in examining the things on the table.

An exquisite wooden box emitting a strong fragrance contained palm-sized golden leaves. A small and exquisite candlestick was placed next to the wooden box.

Interested in pinching one of these leaves in his hand, Raymond curiously asked, "What is this?"

"Oh, this was just shipped from the East. It is said to have the effect of refreshing the mind."

Hayden Vincent, whose face was a little embarrassed, immediately raised the burning thing he was pinching with three fingers and boasted smugly, "This is what the Eastern merchants wanted to give to His Majesty the King of Aucassos, but I intercepted part of it. Would you like to try it?"

Raymond sniffed the golden leaves in the wooden box, casually threw the leaves back into the box, and then buried his body in the sofa regretfully. "The stuff is good, but the preservation and usage methods are wrong!"

With an exaggerated sigh, Raymond finally turned his gaze. The short fat man, whose face had turned purple with anger, was puffing angrily.

In the somewhat strange atmosphere, Hayden Vincent woke up immediately. He quickly extinguished the smoking thing in his hand and stood between the two, introducing each other.

It turned out that the short fat man was Master Barma's assistant, the Level 1 apprentice Orlin, from Heihe Valley.

Orlin, whose face had turned purple with anger upon hearing Raymond's formal introduction, angrily stood up and shouted at Raymond, "Forget about the rest, hurry up! According to Master Barma's orders, I'm here to test your level!"

Saying that, Orlin took out a black box from his pocket and threw it on the table angrily with a "clang."

Raymond, who originally had a smile on his face, suddenly stood up the moment he saw the black box slamming on the table. He squinted at the short fat Orlin and said word by word, "Master Barma of Heihe Valley cultivates such disciples? Do I need to teach you basic etiquette?"

Orlin, who was standing there, originally had a purple face from anger. Upon hearing this, he turned black. His mouth twitched as if he wanted to point at Raymond, but hesitated for a long time and did not dare to do so.

Hayden Vincent, who was standing between the two, also froze, staring in amazement as if re-examining Raymond.

The study fell silent instantly, and a strange atmosphere spread.

Staring coldly at Orlin standing in front of him, Raymond's pupils flashed faint red blood lines, and rows of data were refreshing under the chip's probe.

"Analysis completed. Orlin, adult male. Strength 1 .3, agility 0.9, endurance 1.1. Condition: weak."

After obtaining the results of Orlin's physical condition, Raymond squinted again, and a smile emerged on his face.

But just as he was about to turn and leave, Orlin, who was about to explode with anger at Raymond, suddenly retreated two steps, placed his right hand on his chest, and bowed.

"Respectable Wizard, greetings. I am Orlin, a Level 1 apprentice at Heihe Valley Academy. I salute you!"

Seeing that the panting Orlin had given in, Raymond smiled slowly and sat down. After glancing at Orlin, he said lightly, "Forget it."

Raymond's attitude made Orlin even more depressed. He took a deep breath several times before pushing the black box he had thrown on the table back to Raymond and explained in a suppressed anger.

It turned out that Master Barma, as the person in charge of selecting apprentices for wizards on the entire western coast, was thrilled to know that Raymond was wearing a Level 3 wizard apprentice badge here.

Therefore, he dispatched Orlin to bring the academy's test stone to confirm Raymond's wizard level.

Unexpectedly, Raymond would be so overbearing. Suppressed by Raymond's overbearing manner, Orlin quickly opened the black box on the table and pointed to the white stone inside, saying,

"Only after passing the Heihe Valley Academy's test can you have the recognized qualifications of a wizard apprentice. At the same time, according to your strength level, the door of Heihe Valley Academy will open for you, and you will enjoy the corresponding rights."

After listening to Orlin's explanation, Raymond casually grabbed the golden leaves in the box on the table and slowly fiddled with them.

After a while, Raymond was not moved by the rights Orlin mentioned. Instead, he frowned and asked, "Enjoy the rights of Heihe Valley Academy? What obligations do I need to bear?"

Fierce anger emanated from Orlin's body. Orlin, whose eyes had turned red, finally couldn't help roaring, "Boy! Don't bully! Master Barma of Heihe Valley Academy is not afraid of any hidden teachers!"

Raymond snorted, completely ignoring the raging Orlin. He turned to Hayden Vincent and said, "I came today to visit the Tolly family library. Can I go see it now?"