infodatos Chapter 77 Your Soul Is Looking Down on This World
Chapter 77 Your Soul Is Looking Down on This World
I'm sorry.
Liam said.
You made the right bet!
Upon hearing this, or rather, upon hearing Liam's attitude, Zag felt a great sense of relief.
A consultant who can say something like, "He's been doing this for several years, it's dangerous, let him resign," must be a soft-hearted person.
Or rather, someone who is emotionally rich and capable of applying appropriate and flexible standards to a certain extent.
But we cannot relax too soon.
Zag continued, "It's alright. Anyway, it's about the first werewolf's hair. I swear he had nothing to do with the cult, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to get the blessing from Agora."
Liam sighed. "I admit, you've convinced me. I believe he has nothing to do with the cult, Agorah's blessing is infallible, and the first werewolf wasn't on the official list of magical creatures to be hunted. But you know, werewolves aren't allowed to be kept as pets in cities."
Zag retorted, "But I'm raising a dog now, right? No matter what methods you use to test it, it's still a dog. That's what Agora means, isn't it?"
"..."
Liam paused for a moment, then replied with a hint of helplessness, "You're really cunning, Sentinel."
"I'm sorry, he's my mother's emotional support right now, and I have to ensure her health. I have no other choice," Zag said sincerely. "However, what I can offer is that I met that guy on the black market yesterday. He's the alchemist who's been causing trouble in Cabbage Town."
"Because of Agorah's concealment necklace, he didn't recognize me and thought I was a mage. So, in order to win me over, he gave me a business card and told me that I could attend their gathering every Friday at sunset, a research gathering called 'The Essence of Life'."
Upon hearing this news, Liam immediately perked up: "Excellent, Sentry, you've done a great job this time!"
Then, Zag continued to sell the news he had just heard to Liam in order to gain performance points: "There is even more shocking news. The president of this gathering, whose name card says he is Bernice Cecilius, is the noble lady who just got married last week to Viscount Cecilius."
Liam nodded: "Okay, I'll try to find out about this. I'll come back to you on Friday."
Zag tentatively asked, "Have you been transferred to the Eastern Port?"
Liam replied, "No, the people stationed at the Eastern Port have all gone to Margarita Island to investigate the arrival of the Veiled Creatures. We're short-handed, and the cult issue has been a thorn in the Lord's side, so I came here to take over for a while."
Zag quickly feigned a look of surprise: "That's wonderful! With you here, it'll be much safer. To be honest, when I encountered that alchemist yesterday, I was already thinking about how to run away! I'm just an ordinary person, and I really don't want to get involved with any cults or anything like that!"
"You're cunning, Sentinel." Liam's eyes were somewhat unfathomable. "But I don't care. I just need to confirm that you're not a cultist and that you can help the Association. If that's the case, then you're to my advantage, and I'll tolerate your cunning, Sentinel."
"Also, don't worry, this matter will be resolved, I guarantee it."
After Liam finished speaking, he took two steps back and tapped the ground twice with his staff. The surrounding scenery rippled, and Zag suddenly realized that he had been in a special space all along without realizing it!
"It's just a simple magic circle technique," Liam explained casually, adding, "If you're really interested in magic, save up some money and go to the Golden Palace. I can write you a letter of recommendation."
"Thanks……"
It must be said that although Liam's tone of voice can be quite unpleasant at times, he is indeed a good person, and a very kind and responsible one at that, which is almost the complete opposite of what he appears to be or how he speaks.
"You're welcome. I'll come see you again on Friday."
With that, Liam walked through the alley without looking back and disappeared at the end of the street.
Zag was somewhat distracted while working all afternoon.
Fortunately, bookkeeping wasn't very technical, and it wasn't until the work was finished that he managed to pull himself together and continue learning alchemy with Rowan.
With Rowan's guidance, some of the statements in the manuscripts I bought yesterday suddenly became clear. After all, interpreting some mystical knowledge from a human perspective is different from interpreting it from a fairy's perspective.
After learning alchemy, Rowan said as he left the alchemy lab with Zag, "Liam is a good guy. I took classes with him when I was at the Golden Palace."
Zag was somewhat surprised: "You and he were classmates?"
These two don't look like they're the same age.
Rowan replied, "I suppose so. Years ago, I was resentful that my spirituality wasn't good enough to study magic in depth, so I wasted a long time at the Golden Palace... Well, Liam started school a full ten years later than me."
"Ten years? How long did you study at the Golden Palace?"
"Seventeen years, that was a very long time. It started when I was nine years old and lasted until I was twenty-six when I finally figured it out, left the Golden Palace, and came to the Eastern Port to open an alchemy potion shop."
"That must have cost a lot in tuition?"
"Yes, 500 gold pounds a year is no small sum, but I earned it back in the second year, and in the third year, I bought a house next to the Golden Palace. Hehe, making money can be addictive."
Zag became even more curious: "Then why did you choose to come to East Port? I mean, it's far less prosperous than Holland."
Rowan smiled and winked. "This is a great transportation hub. Not only can you travel by sea to Seawind County and Quen Island, but you can also go directly to Dragonblood Forest along the Fairy River. There's a significant price advantage here when buying all sorts of rare alchemical materials. This shop is just one of the businesses I use to launder some money."
"Wow, you, you're amazing."
Zag was at a loss for words.
Is it really okay to just tell him directly about his illegal and criminal behavior?!
"You're strange, Zag."
Rowan invited Zag to sit on the sofa reserved for guests and poured him a pot of dragon's blood tea.
"I have met many people, all kinds of people."
"Some of them are so morally inferior to the gray goblins that even the god of deception would probably find their conduct objectionable."
"Some are morally upright, live like ascetics, and dedicate themselves to bringing everyone up to their standards."
"Of course, most are ordinary people who love to take advantage of others, care about their own interests, or just drift through each day aimlessly..."
"But you're strange. When you were learning alchemy, I could sense that you weren't that passionate about it, yet you poured more effort into it than any alchemist who truly loved it. You were curious about magic, but showed no reverence whatsoever. Even when facing the Nine Holy Spirits, you acted as if they were just neighbors you had no connection with..."
"Your soul is looking down upon this world."
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[Snowball's Science Popularization Mini-Theater]: In the entire Eternal Supreme Kingdom, there are three most famous magic and mystical education and research institutions: the Golden Palace Mage Research Institute, the Tower of Solitude (Mage Association), and the Dawn Mage Tower.
Among them, the Golden Palace Academy of Buddhist Studies is open to all students, with tuition fees being the same for everyone, a full 500 gold pounds per year—note that it is per year.
The Tower of Solitude strictly adheres to the old-fashioned system of master-apprentice succession and does not recruit apprentices or members from outside the organization.
As for the Dawn Mage Tower... no one knows their recruitment criteria, and the people of the Dawn Mage Tower rarely reveal their identities to the outside world, well, after all, most of the Norse people consider them "traitors".