Chapter 290 Past Events (42k)

Chapter 290 Past Events (4.2k)

Rue St. Lieu, in front of Colin's house.

The apprentice who came to deliver the nameplate had already left, and Andrew was still kneeling on the ground.

"Lord Axi..." Colin did not answer in a hurry, but asked slowly:

"Is it Ahi Hitoshi?"

Oliver stared at him and nodded slowly.

Then he added with an inexplicable meaning:

"Your Excellency Colin has just obtained the Silver Feather nameplate, and his future is bright. Don't ruin your future because of a dying person..."

Colin's expression remained unchanged as he rubbed the silver feather nameplate in his hand, seemingly wavering in thought.

Oliver smiled and continued to strike while the iron was hot:

"Your Excellency Colin has just returned to the school, so you may not know something.

But now there are only three people left in your faction, including the dying man Altbald... The rest of the members who are aware of current affairs have already changed factions. "

"There are only three people left, plus me?" Colin asked calmly, his heart sinking slightly.

"Yes." Oliver nodded matter-of-factly, then frowned and thought for a moment and said:

"...Except for you, Atbold's remaining students are only one peak apprentice named Marjorie."

‘Adversity reveals one’s heart… The ancients never deceived me. ’ Colin sighed silently in his heart.

Altbald had not mentioned this to him, nor had he expected it...

But if you think about it carefully, this is also the inevitable result.

Atebold, who was seriously injured and on the verge of death, could no longer provide any shelter. It was normal for those apprentices to choose to change schools because they could not bear the pressure from the Hitos family.

After all, the Hidos family has such a tough attitude towards him, a first-level wizard who has obtained the Silver Feather nameplate, not to mention the apprentices...

However, despite this, from Atbold's point of view, those apprentices were undoubtedly ruthless and unjust.

After all, not all apprentices are unable to withstand the pressure from the Hitos family...

Colin felt a little emotional.

He didn't expect that Senior Marjorie would stay.

Marjorie was the first apprentice of the same faction he met when he came to Atbold, and the original scene was still vivid in his mind.

...Unexpectedly, he was also the last apprentice left with him.

Oliver on the side looked at Colin and waited quietly. The smile on his face faded and his expression became serious.

Although the Silver Feather nameplate is a great honor, it is nothing compared to the huge Hitos family behind him.

It would be fine if the Colin in front of him knew the current affairs, but if he didn't, then don't blame him for being rude...

Oliver looked at Colin's rented house next to him, feeling calm in his heart.

For him, who is in charge of this area, and with the help of the Hitos family, there are ten thousand ways to make Colin move out of here obediently today!

Of course, this is a method that will only be chosen as a last resort.

Withdrawing his gaze, Oliver looked at Colin again, continuing to wait for his answer.

"Sorry, Sir Oliver, I have no intention of changing factions for the time being."

At this time, Colin happened to speak. He shook his head with a dull expression.

When Oliver heard this, his eyes became dark, his iconic white teeth were hidden, and he suddenly lost his gentle temperament and became fierce.

However, Colin on the side seemed unaware and continued to say:

"Teacher Atbold is seriously injured and on the verge of death. I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left! As his student, it is absolutely impossible for me to change factions while he is still alive!"

Oliver wanted to have a fit, but Colin glanced at him calmly, with some inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

Oliver seemed to notice something, and he carefully chewed on what Colin had just said.

'Not for the time being...there is not much time...it is absolutely impossible to change factions while the mentor is still alive...'

When Colin told the story, he emphasized these words in his tone.

"My tutor treats me well, but I didn't expect it to be like this... Alas, it's a pity that I have been studying very hard recently, and I don't have enough magic stones in my hands.

I'm afraid I have to take on some school missions, and I'm afraid I have to leave Neustadt City for a while..."

Colin on the side was still "talking to himself", with a faint look of sadness on his face, looking at the street beside him and murmuring:

"I don't know if I will be able to see my mentor when I come back from this trip..."

Oliver looked at Colin, whose acting was poor, but felt relaxed.

He understood the subtext of Colin's words.

"Wizard Colin's character is admirable. I will go back and report to Master Axi." Oliver looked at Colin and smiled meaningfully with him.

After saying that, there was a moment of silence between the two.

Oliver tentatively asked again:

"I wonder how long it will take Mr. Colin to return to Neustadt City this time?"

Colin met his gaze and nodded imperceptibly, smiling and saying:

"Who knows, when it's time to come back, I will come back naturally."

Colin's nod made Oliver completely relieved.

'I thought he was a tough guy, but I didn't expect him to be just a hypocrite. ’ He felt a little relaxed, but also a little scornful.

Colin's words clearly imply that he will not help Atbold deal with the Hiddos family.

But on the other hand, I don't want to change factions at this time...

In his opinion, he probably wanted to preserve his good reputation and not want to leave the impression that he abandoned his mentor in times of crisis.

But it didn't matter, Oliver collected his thoughts.

Anyway, as far as he knew, Master Aki and the others had no plans to use violence against Atbold again.

After all, there is no suitable reason anymore, and Atbold has been hiding in his own residence...

Just like facing a wounded lion that is dying, the most important thing a hunter should do is not to kill the prey completely with one last blow, but to wait quietly.

In fact, Master Aki's instructions to him were just to try his best to make Atbold no longer have apprentices around him... and no longer have hope.

Now that Colin has chosen this way, he has accomplished his goal.

Of course, he still needs to go back and ask Mr. Aki about the details...

"I wish you good luck on your trip. Lord Aki and the Hitoshi family will always welcome a Silver Feather to join us!"

Oliver showed his trademark smile again, congratulated Colin, turned around and left.

Colin watched Oliver's figure gradually disappear, and was about to turn around and go back to the house.

He turned around, glanced at the lost apprentice Andrew in front of him on the left, and paused for a moment.

This was not because he sympathized with the apprentice in front of him, but because in the corner of his vision, he glimpsed two somewhat suspicious figures.

The reason why he felt suspicious was mainly because Super Brain reminded him that after being questioned at the Black Castle yesterday——

He caught a glimpse of the two of them twice on the road, but at the time it was just a coincidence.

But now they are inexplicably seen again near their home...and they are in a position where they can clearly focus on the house behind them.

What's even more interesting is that before this, he had lived on the streets of Lieu Saint for more than half a year, but he had never seen these two people.

‘It’s a bit suspicious…but it could also be a coincidence. ’ Colin calmly withdrew his gaze, closed the door and entered the house.

Reason told him that he was now at a critical stage of advancement and it was not appropriate to make extraneous matters.

So he didn't intend to investigate in detail. After all, the two of them were not very suspicious.

However...if we encounter him again later, I'm afraid we have to be more cautious.

…

"The target has gone in. The person he was talking to just now was Oliver, a first-level wizard who relies on the Hidos family behind him... I don't know what the two of them talked about."

At the street corner, Keith whispered to his companion next to him, with a somewhat puzzled tone.

"There's nothing suspicious. It's probably about Atbold."

Bulwer responded casually, saying that the companion beside him was still too young, inexperienced, and did not understand the complex factional struggles in the school deeply enough.

"Senior Bulwer...what's going on between Atbold and the Hiddos family?"

Keith on the side suddenly became interested and asked.

"To be precise - it's the Axi lineage of the Hidos family." Bulwer turned around and walked back along the street while slowly narrating:

"For the entire Hidos family, although Atbold was a well-known witchcraft genius when he was young, his talent in cultivation is average, and his strength is only a second-level wizard after all, which is nothing."

“What’s more, at the time of the conflict with the Hidos family, Atbold was only a first-order peak wizard.

And later, because of that conflict, the path to the third level was cut off, and now it can only stay at the second level... so there is nothing to fear. "

"So, what exactly happened between Atbald and the Hiddos family?" Keith asked impatiently.

"That matter is a long story..." Bulwer paused, and continued: "To talk about the contradiction between them, we have to talk about Atbold, who is more talented than him. Son—Plan Rudolf!”

"When Atbold reached the first-level senior wizard, his son Pulan also reached the first-level senior wizard. He was only twenty-two years old at that time."

"Twenty-two years old!!" Keith muttered in disbelief.

"Yes, at the age of twenty-two, Pulan is also a member of the Xisheng School. The school issued him a bronze feather nameplate when he was ten years old, a silver feather nameplate when he was thirteen, and a silver feather nameplate when he was twenty-two. Golden Feather Nameplate.”

Bulwer felt a little emotional. Compared with geniuses, ordinary people's efforts and persistence are not worth mentioning in the end.

Thinking of this, Bulwer restrained his conversation, paused, and said concisely:

"Later, when he was twenty-four, Pulan died. At that time, he was already a second-level wizard."

Keith stopped and looked at Bulwer in astonishment.

"I don't know exactly how Pulan died." Bulwer shook his head.

"That was nearly a hundred years ago. At that time, I was just an ordinary apprentice. What I just said was what others said."

"Could it be the Hidos family?" Keith speculated.

Bulwer shook his head and said firmly:

"The death of a Jinyu is not a trivial matter... I don't completely think that the Hitos family did it, at least not at the family level.

Otherwise, even if the Hitos family is not dead, they will probably shed a layer of skin... Well, I guess it is more likely to be a personal grudge between one of the family members and Atbold. "

"I still remember one thing at that time, which was related to Pulan's wife, a high elf named Octavian."

Bulwer frowned slightly and thought carefully:

"I had no way of knowing exactly what happened at the time. The only thing I remember is that an elf messenger suddenly came to the Xisheng School in a very grand manner.

By the way, after that, perhaps because of the grief of losing his son, Wizard Atbald also successfully broke through to the second level. "

"Then I heard that he went alone to find the Hiddos family to reason with, but he seemed to have returned seriously injured..." Bulwer sighed, really unable to remember.

"A hundred years is a long enough time for a wizard...

But on the other hand, this long period of time is still not long enough... at least, it cannot dissolve those hatreds. "

He sighed, then stopped.

He and Bulwer have returned to the Xisheng School's headquarters.

The two walked into the school and walked in silence for a while.

Keith's thoughts gradually pulled away from that distant time and returned to work.

"So, Mr. Bulwer, do you think the target Colin is suspected to be related to the gods?" He suddenly asked in a low voice.

"...Medium." Bulwer pondered for a moment and gave his answer.

"He mysteriously disappeared during the battle on Gupil Island, and then returned intact two months later... At the same time, he also claimed that he had mistakenly entered the elven kingdom and was the heroic wizard."

"I think so."

Keith nodded in agreement.

"There is also a suspicious wizard who claims to be a heroic wizard in Lite Street. I don't know how Gals and the others are doing with their investigation."

Bulwer murmured, his expression a little downcast.

He exhaled a breath, cheered up and encouraged himself:

"The elves can hide from the Crimson Marking Technique, and our rear area is no longer safe... But it doesn't matter, these suspicious elements will show up sooner or later."

The Crimson Marking Technique has most likely failed, but Noyce had already set up a backup plan before.

Relying on them to collect information bit by bit and monitor manually, although it is less efficient, is still better than nothing.

The only pity is that until now, they still haven't found any confirmed believers of the gods.

"Your Excellency Bulwer, ask... Could that Colin really be the legendary heroic wizard?" Keith suddenly asked again.

"How is that possible?" Bulwer smiled.

"The Lord of Neuss City did not reveal any information about the heroic wizard. I guess on the one hand it is to protect the heroic wizard, and on the other hand it may be a bait."

"After all, the gods hate that wizard deeply!"

Having said this, Bulwer suddenly came closer and whispered:

"I guess that the wizard is either under the safe protection of Representative Noyce at the moment, or there is no such person at all!"

"It's possible that the real hero is actually the Lord of Neuss City, but he was just trying to lure the believers out again... Well, I guess he was using this to study and update the Crimson Marking Technique, so he released such news."

Keith was stunned by Bulwer's speculation and reluctantly nodded.

Although he didn't think much of it, there was at least one thing he agreed with——

Colin is probably not the heroic wizard... more like he is related to the gods.

The two of them continued walking and disappeared at the end of the road.

Happy National Day to everyone!

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Update at 12 noon on the 2nd!