Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Powerlessness Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Powerlessness “Alright, you’ve got so nerve, just wait.”
In the end, the Nose-ringed Wizard didn’t dare to confront Ronan head-on.
Saying these harsh words, he left with an unpleasant expression.
After this disturbance, the result of the temporary gathering beca unresolved.
The wizards scattered, but before leaving, they all gave Ronan strange looks.
Surprise, shock, confusion…
with a hint of fear.
No one could have imagined that the young wizard, who had always been quiet and had no presence, was actually a hot-tempered Level 4 Apprentice.
Ronan estimated that after tonight, the discussions about him would likely beco a hot topic in this Tree House District for a few days.
“Thank you, Ronan.”
After the crowd dispersed, only Ronan and a few others, including Old Wells, remained by the bonfire.
Facing Old Wells’s gratitude, Ronan shook his head, not saying much.
Old Wells’s expression was quite complex, as if he had just t Ronan for the first ti.
Old Wells knew so of Ronan’s background, and Ronan didn’t hide much as he said, “My rune engraving skills have reached entry-level, and I made so money, bought so ntal potions…”
“You don’t have to explain to , everyone has their own secrets.”
Old Wells smiled and solemnly reminded Ronan, “You’ve made an enemy of Eugene today.
He’s a sneaky and petty person and might not let this go.
Be careful of his retaliation…”
“If he’s not afraid of death, then let him co.”
Ronan sneered, then suddenly felt it was inappropriate to say such things in front of Old Wells.
So, he changed the subject, “I heard Eugene said sothing about being a pharmacist?”
“Yes.”
Old Wells nodded, “Eugene has been studying Magic Potion for many years, and he’s quite famous around here.”
“A pharmacist would also live in the Tree House District?”
Ronan was a bit curious, just like Eugene’s curiosity about him before.
“Maybe to save costs, living in the forest makes it easier to gather magic ingredients.
And…”
Old Wells glanced at Ronan, sighing, “His talent in Magic Potion is far inferior to your talent in Rune Studies.”
Ronan didn’t take the complint but suddenly felt soone tugging at the hem of his robe.
Looking down, he saw a cute blond little girl mischievously winking at him.
It was Porter’s daughter, Cheryl.
After being adopted, she had been following Old Wells and…
Ronan glanced to the side, the witch girl who lived by Tree Spring stood quietly like a ghost in the shadows, completely unnoticed.
This girl seed a bit socially anxious; when Ronan looked at her, she instinctively shrank back a bit.
Ronan still vividly rembered the ntal calming spell she cast at Porter’s funeral and nodded kindly towards her.
Turning back, he began to discuss business with Old Wells.
“What are you going to do about the matters discussed at today’s gathering?”
“Continue.
I’ll privately go around persuading everyone one by one, convincing even one more person is good.”
Old Wells paused, then continued, “I’ll go to Eugene and resolve the conflict between you two; after all, it started because of .”
Ronan ignored the latter part of Old Wells’s words and thoughtfully said, “Old Wells, is the invasion from Black Witch Land really that dangerous and terrifying?”
“This is a war between wizards…”
Old Wells’s expression was complex as he slowly said, “It will only be more brutal than you can imagine.”
“Why would the Black Witch Land stir up a dispute for no reason?”
Ronan still couldn’t understand.
“Resources, ideology, legacy…
or maybe they’re simply tired of peace.”
A sense of helplessness emanated from Old Wells’s brows, “Any reason could beco the cause for them to start a war.
I rember the last invasion…
seed to be rely a ga on a whim for so big figures.”
“Just a ga…”
Ronan gritted his teeth.
He felt the sa helplessness as Old Wells, and the confidence and courage he had when facing the Nose-ringed Wizard Eugene vanished without a trace.
Once again, he saw the cruelty of the Wizard World, where the lower ranks were rely pawns on a gaming board in the eyes of the higher-ups.
As a Wizard Apprentice living at the lowest level, he didn’t even have the qualifications to be a pawn.
“Is it possible to leave Hoddam before the invasion happens…”
Ronan lowered his head, gently patting Cheryl’s little head, “I rember you booked a ship ticket for departure in the second half of the year; is it still possible to get one now?”
While Ronan didn’t wish to leave this land of wizard heritage and didn’t want to beco a Wandering Wizard, he would rather choose wandering over losing his life in war.
“All the ships leaving Wizard Land are arranged by Hoddam Academy.
Even my ship ticket for the second half of the year got returned…”
Old Wells sighed heavily, “Now trying to leave… it’s difficult.”
“Can’t we leave by ourselves without taking a ship?”
Ronan didn’t give up, but Old Wells just shook his head with a bitter smile.
“That’s too risky.
You’d have to pass through the Magic Beast Forest, and even Official Wizards might not survive.”
Ronan fell silent.
For a long ti after that, the two didn’t speak.
Until the night deepened, the bonfire in front gradually died down, Cheryl yawned sleepily, and Old Wells finally said, “You should go back first, I’ll arrange the patrol matters and inform you then…”
Ronan nodded, turned, and left.
…..
In the following days, Ronan trained feverishly as if possessed.
He reduced his natural sleep ti to less than two hours and spent almost all the remaining ti in rigorous practice.
In between, he made a trip to the town and found the situation was much worse than he had imagined.
The whole of Hoddam seed to be enveloped in a tense and anxious atmosphere.
From potion ingredients and magic equipnt to grains, bread, and food supplies, almost everything was undergoing a mad price hike.
The most outrageous increase was in rent.
Ronan found out that the rent in the worst living conditions of the town’s neighborhoods had skyrocketed to nearly two low-level magic stones per month.
Previously, it required only ten Magic Stone Shards.
Almost a twentyfold increase!
In the forest, the tree house.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak—”
Ronan sat at the table, trying hard to slice a piece of charred at on his plate with a knife.
The blade and the plate made an ear-piercing sound that could set teeth on edge.
After cutting for a long ti, the at on the plate didn’t change much, so Ronan simply gave up, grabbed the at with his hand, and started to tear and bite into it.
“This is Magic Beast at?
Hmm…
hmm…
it does seem a bit more fragrant than ordinary beast at, but…
it’s just too tough!”
Ronan finally managed to gnaw off a piece of at, chewing it in his mouth for quite so ti before swallowing it whole.
Once the at made its way to his stomach, a feeling of fullness erged and, after a while, seed to transform into warm currents, slowly rging into Ronan’s body.
“Phew—”
Ronan finished eating all the at, as if completing a difficult project, and lay limp on the chair, unwilling to move for a long ti.
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