Master Bernie did not rush to call the next mage, but repeatedly pondered the description of the female mage just now, turning to wait for Master Brady's judgment.

After a long time, Master Brady finally spoke.

"Have you not figured out the true identity of this Master Li Xun?"

"No. He is a candidate recommended by the Thieves Guild. No one was optimistic about him. After all, a mage who had just advanced to level 11 wanted to participate in such a competition, and he had never been in history. After he entered the qualifying competition, we investigated him. His identity was full of doubts!"

A high-level mage present snorted coldly: "It's not just a lot of suspicious points! If you examine it carefully, the information about his origin can be said to be without any credibility."

"Yes, yes." Another advanced mage said: "His identity as an advanced mage was identified in Chibayra three months ago, at level 11. The last time he was identified was in the Principality of Northwes, at level 6, about 1 and a half years ago..."

A huge "buzzing" sound immediately sounded in the hall, and all kinds of doubts, puzzles and speculations were released one after another, turning the solemn inquiry conference into a messy vegetable market.

Master Brady gently tapped the table, and the chaotic noise disappeared instantly.

"What's the rush? Today is their first day. No matter what origin he has hidden, we have plenty of time to figure it out."

"But Lord Brady, not only the candidates in Dagon have problems, but also the candidates in our Braland have problems, that forest..." asked the advanced mage Bernie, but before he could finish his words, he was cut off by the great mage whose eyes suddenly opened.

"Okay, stop talking! I told you a long time ago that that person doesn't need you to intervene. Do you all take it as a warning?" Master Brady said sternly: "This year's magic competition is destined to be uneasy, so everyone will open their eyes a little wider and watch more and listen more. However, without the instructions of the Executive Department, no one is allowed to act privately! Even the Punishment Department must be upset and don't cause any trouble. Have you heard it?..."

The high-level mages were shocked and all bowed their heads one after another. The first mage Bernie, who had just been reprimanded, lowered her head and said nothing, with a stiff and ugly expression.

"Call the next one!"

"yes."

...

Outside the Mage Tower.

Several familiar apprentices made an appointment to go to the Old John's Tavern for a short gathering, while the female apprentice Betty simply refused.

Since she came out of the residence of the high-level mage, her expression was very bad. She kept her head curling her head and thinking about her worries, which was far less active than usual. However, her companions knew why she was like this, and it was hard to persuade her. She could only make an appointment for the gathering time and scattered, leaving Betty alone standing on the street corner alone.

There were many pedestrians on the street. When they saw the exposed clothes of the female apprentice, they all quietly commented with strange smiles. Although these comments could not be heard in Betty's ears, they could only look at the evasive eyes of lustful men from far and near, and they knew that what they were saying was definitely not good things.

Betty tightened her collar, wrapped her arms around her, lowered her head, and silently walked towards the cottage she was afraid of several streets away.

As she lowered her head and walked away, she became farther and farther away from the Mage Tower. The streets began to gradually become narrower and there were many pedestrians. This place was close to the edge of the Mage Tower, but Betty didn't mean to stay and was still walking silently with her head down.

Although there are many magic huts in the Mage Tower and are open to Mages and apprentices, the price of 20 gold coins a day is definitely not something that ordinary apprentices can afford. Therefore, most apprentices without family support will look for a residence outside the Mage Tower to save limited money for magic learning and magic materials collection.

The periphery of the Mage Tower can be divided into many different areas according to the distance from the Mage Tower.

The three circular streets closest to the Mage Tower are commercial areas. Most of them are magic shops, secret huts, knowledge huts, and some high-end hotels, taverns and other entertainment facilities specifically targeting the Mage group.

On the outside of the commercial area are large areas of small villas and exquisite garden villas, which are places where many middle and low-level mages settled for many years. As middle and low-level mages, they can basically afford the magic huts in the mage tower. However, for privacy needs, many formal mages still choose to buy a house in this area and do some hidden things.

And further outwards, this residential area is a large number of shops and hotels run by ordinary people, which is also the most common area for mage apprentices. This place not only has cheap necessities of life, but also magical materials scattered from the black market, as well as their indispensable women, cigarettes, alcohol and money.

However, Betty did not stay in these places, and still walked out silently with his head down, enduring the harsh whistles that sounded from time to time and the loud asking questions from some alcoholics. Although her clothes and the area she was in had greatly increased her danger, the inconspicuous white apprentice robe still protected her well.

After all, this is the world of mages!

No matter how simple the apprentice's robe is, it means that it belongs to two different worlds from mortals. Even if the number of gangsters is increasing, they dare not openly violate a mage apprentice on the mage's land.

The street in front of me was already a little messy and dirty, and even the pedestrians passing through here were also dodging, and they were obviously dark characters engaged in special professions.

However, the pale and somewhat dazzling white robe helped her. All kinds of malicious eyes along the way turned into pornographic gazes, and no one dared to stop her and insult her openly.

Betty still hooked her head and quietly turned into a dark alley, and walked left and right inside, finally staying in front of a small wooden house.

The wooden door of the cottage was worn out and damaged, with a few rays of dim light coming out from some cracks above. It was very quiet inside, but there was a vague pungent smell floating in the air, just like the smell of the special solution used in the magic laboratory to invade the corpses of the monsters.

It is already mid-June, and now it is the brightest day of the day and the warmest sunshine. But in front of the wooden house, people still shivered.

Betty's arms were hugging her tighter and even the exposed white and smooth arms had a lot of goose bumps. She knocked on the wooden door gently, and then hugged her arms and waited quietly. Her lowered eyes flashed a little, showing her restless mood.

The door opened silently.

Even the brightest sunlight behind the door could not penetrate the darkness, and the ink-like shadows were like living creatures demonstrating, but Betty did not hesitate at all and went straight in.

The door closed silently again.

This is an enclosed room with no ventilation facilities such as skylights. The room is pitifully small. Standing by the door, you can see all corners clearly. There is only an old and dirty wooden table in the room, and a lit candle on the table. There is nothing else to do except it.

"You shouldn't have come! You will bring me some unexpected troubles when you come at this time! I hope you have a good enough reason, otherwise..." A cold and empty voice lingers indoors, making it impossible to tell the speaker's location, and it is even more impossible to guess his age, gender and other information based on his voice.

"I saw him!" Betty's answer was simple and straightforward.

"What? So fast... don't move, let me see his message..."

The man who was hiding in the darkness significantly improved his tone, and even brought a hint of enthusiasm and eagerness, which surprised the cold female apprentice who was used to seeing him.

A mental power that was colder than words emerged from the void, suddenly pierced into the spiritual sea of ​​female apprentices, and quickly searched for something inside. Soon, the memories left over the past few days were churning in the mind of female apprentices, and countless silhouettes of life and emotional memories were surging, and alternately pouring into their hearts.

The scene in her mind was soon frozen at the moment when Li Xun's mental pressure was gushing out an hour ago. Although so long had passed, the fear and fright from the bottom of her heart still tortured the female apprentice, making her heart full of fear and anxiety.

"Yes, it's him! Haha, young guy, we're meeting again!" The first sentence was still talking to himself, but the second sentence had become a perverted greeting. However, the cold and bloody tone made Betty fight again when he heard this, and was full of the urge to escape from this place immediately.

Of course, as the young mage's picture emerged, there were some scenes of Betty's memory of life a few days ago. She begged in front of an old middle-level mage, and the middle-level mage's ugly face was full of evil and strange smiles; she was lying on a gorgeous big bed, and a thin and dry ugly body was shaking desperately on her body...

The picture has no sound or movement, but the tears that quietly slipped from the corners of the eyes of the female apprentice can attract all the minds of the viewers.

It is impossible for an ordinary female apprentice with no background to obtain the advantages and disadvantages of directly contacting the advanced mage without putting in some extraordinary efforts. Perhaps only by seeing this picture can you intuitively feel the persistence and sorrow of a magic martyr, of course, it is more of a kind of sadness.

After a long time, the cold and ruthless voice sounded again, but no matter how it was covered, it was filled with a slight tremor.

"You did a great job. The table is your reward, and you can leave. Remember to contact the young high-level mage more, but you must not let him see your abnormality. He is also a guy who is good at spiritual aphrodisiacs. You must be more careful. Do this well and you will be free!"

As the words disappeared, an open purse suddenly appeared on the desktop. The bright gold coins inside illuminated the eyes of the female apprentice and illuminated the dim secret room.

1000 gold coins!

This is a huge income that can make female apprentices easily stay in the mage tower for more than half a year, but it is only enough to consume 3-5 magic experiments.

Betty silently put the wallet into her arms and clamped it tightly against her chest. Perhaps only these rustling gold coins could bring a hint of warmth to her dry and dark heart.
Chapter completed!