vncnus Chapter 182 A New Deal
Chapter 182 A New Deal
Chapter 182 A New Deal
"That bastard Brad, is he lying to me?" Wizard Greer thought to himself, wanting to leave but also feeling reluctant to go.
More than a decade ago, he tried to pass the Silver Grey School's test to become a registered wizard, but he failed. Even so, he still maintained very good information channels.
Wizard Fallon was aware of the death of a registered wizard in the Kingdom of the Shield, and Wizard Grell was equally aware of it.
For the wizard Grell, this was yet another opportunity to become a registered wizard.
Originally, the noble family he had chosen was the Lake Mountain family, the most powerful of the count families in the Kingdom of the Shield.
Unfortunately, the Lake Mountain family was not among the nobles who came to the border. However, he happened to know that the Lake Mountain family had sent an envoy to Chashan Ridge, hoping to gain the support of the wizard there.
He wasn't sure if the wizard from Forked Ridge intended to become a registered wizard, but he knew that he was already behind in the process of becoming a registered wizard and in the alliance with the Lake Mountain family.
So, he didn't bother wasting time visiting the Lake Mountain family anymore and decided to find a nobleman directly in the border region.
Because of his activities on the border over this period of time, Earl Brad has gained considerable prestige among the nobles. Once he becomes a marquis, he can easily form alliances with other nobles and truly possess the influence and resource-gathering ability of a marquis.
In the eyes of the wizard Grell, Count Brad at this moment was like a ripe fruit.
So he found an opportunity to get in touch with Earl Brad.
As for the feud between Earl Brad and Wizard Lamina, Wizard Greer was certainly aware of it, but he didn't care.
After all, the wizard Amina has behaved quite well over the years, and she has never laid a hand on any other member of the Brad family.
The hatred he displayed was, from beginning to end, directed only at this generation's Earl Brad.
Therefore, the feud between Amina and the Brad family is actually very easy to resolve—after she passes the examination for becoming a registered wizard, she can simply sacrifice Count Brad.
But that's something that happens after the assessment.
For now, he still needs to protect Earl Brad and reach an agreement with him so that he can participate in the assessment.
However, he never expected that things would turn out completely differently from what he had planned.
"He had just reached an agreement with Earl Brad when the wizard Fallon quietly arrived, intending to kidnap Earl Brad—he knew very well the suspicion and cunning of the nobility."
Therefore, when cooperating with Count Brad, he did not tell Brad how many wizards there were in the world, nor did he intend to let Brad know about the existence of other wizards.
That's why, although the wizard Fallon caught Count Brad red-handed when he came to kidnap him, he didn't alert Count Brad or anyone else in the camp.
In his view, all he needed to do was drive away Wizard Fallon and then talk to Wizard Lamina.
But he never expected that while he was entangled with Wizard Fallon, another wizard would appear to cause trouble.
It was a wizard who specifically named Count Brad and came directly to him.
Moreover, judging from the situation, this newly appeared wizard's intent to kill Brad is much more resolute.
"Am I really that unlucky?" For a moment, Wizard Greer felt a pang of self-doubt.
The examination organized by the Silver Grey School to become a registered wizard was actually not difficult, and Wizard Grell fully believed that he had the ability to pass the examination.
The reason he failed the last assessment was simply because of bad luck.
Every wizard who participates in the assessment must first select a fallen nobleman as their partner.
The wizard needs to subtly support the nobleman's resurgence and restoration of the family's glory—while maintaining control over the nobleman in the process.
If the nobleman loses control, it means the assessment will fail.
The nobleman chosen by the wizard Grell was not simply out of control.
Instead, he died from an accidental illness!
Thus, the wizard Grell, having lost his anchor, was eliminated from the assessment.
In fact, one of the reasons why Wizard Grell chose Earl Brad this time was because Earl Brad really, really cherished his life—and as long as he escaped the Kingdom of the Shield, it would be tantamount to "decline".
It would be easier for him to revive his family than for other fallen nobles.
But he never expected that, just after he made his choice of Earl Brad, Earl Brad seemed to be on the verge of death.
He couldn't understand whether it was Earl Brad's bad luck or his bad luck that dragged Earl Brad down with him.
Just think how outrageous this is—it's just a simple massacre of an entire village.
As it turned out, a second-class wizard apprentice was hiding in the village that had been massacred for offending the monks!
At this moment, Wizard Grell even wanted to resurrect all the villagers of White Fruit Village and scold them, "Since you have a wizard protecting you in your village, then you should talk!"
These people, they're all dead and they don't even utter a sound—isn't that just setting people up for a ride?!
He glanced in the direction of the wizard Falun, then in the direction of the murderous wizard, and for a moment, he felt a strange sense of grievance.
"My friend, it is not a good choice for a wizard to attack a nobleman."
"Aren't you afraid of being pursued by the wizards of the Silver-Gray School?"
"A disturbance has just occurred in the Kingdom of the Shield, and the wizards of the Silver Ash School will soon arrive here."
"The wizard Grell advised."
They were all second-class wizard apprentices—if it were just Wizard Fallon alone, he could have kept them occupied for a while and driven Wizard Fallon away.
But now another second-class wizard apprentice has arrived. His concern is no longer how to protect Earl Brad, but how to protect himself!
In a two-on-one battle, he might end up with all his mental energy depleted and then be captured and turned into a mining slave.
"My new wizard friend, how about we make a deal?"
"I'll offer you a recently captured mine slave in exchange for your forgiveness of Earl Brad." Wizard Greer pondered for a moment, then activated his mental power.
Powerful apprentices capture weaker apprentices to serve as mine slaves, forcing them to use their mental power to condense magic stone fragments.
However, such miners also have a limited term of service.