Chapter 331 Non-Stop

Behind the brown desk, Colin slowly put down the newspaper in his hand, frowned slightly and looked at Renee and asked:

"The rent has increased...by how much?"

"From the original seven hundred magic stones to two thousand." Renee replied, with a look of sadness on her face, "It's because Master, you have advanced to the first level and are no longer a wizard apprentice, so you no longer enjoy the apprenticeship rent. exclusive discounts.”

Colin's brows were still furrowed, and the price would not rise sooner or later, but today, after he had advanced to a first-level wizard for several months, the price suddenly increased...

After pondering for a moment, Colin sighed, put it aside for the time being, got up and went downstairs to the living room.

"Good morning." Lillian greeted him with a smile.

Today she was wearing a white pleated dress, black pantyhose that outlined her slender legs, and a pair of black leather shoes.

Her fur coat hung on the coat rack nearby.

Due to her petite figure, she was sitting on the sofa with her feet unable to touch the ground, like an exquisite doll.

"Good morning." Colin concealed his sadness and asked with a smile while sitting on the sofa opposite Lillian, "Has Bobi gone to play with Naxi and the others?"

Lilian nodded, smoothed her hair, shook her little feet and explained, "Bobby has been clamoring to come early in the morning, and it's so noisy."

"It doesn't matter, senior sister, you can come anytime you want." Colin smiled, he was used to Lilian coming often in the morning.

The two usually chat for a while before he goes out at nine o'clock.

Just like exchanging knowledge with Shelley at noon every day, this has become his daily routine now.

'But...Senior Lilian really loves Bobi and will accompany her here every time. ’

Colin paused and then said: "If senior sister doesn't have time to bring Bobi here on weekdays, you can ask Renee to pick her up. With the school's badge here, there should be no problem with safety."

Unlike him, Lillian didn't have any servants at home, so he asked more questions.

Lillian's shaking calves paused for a moment and did not answer.

He just looked up at Colin and continued: "I will leave Neustadt temporarily in a few days, and I won't be able to bring Bobi here to play for a while."

Colin put down the black tea in his hand and asked, "Are you going to do school tasks?"

Lilian nodded: "After completing this task, my school contribution points will be enough."

She glanced at Colin, hesitated and asked:

"How are you doing there? After I finish this task, if I successfully advance to the second level, I can go with you to take on the second-level school task. By then, it will take at most three to five months to help you exchange the meditation method. contribution points.”

With Colin's strength, he can be regarded as a first-level wizard.

By then, coupled with the fact that she has successfully advanced to the second-level wizard, it should not be a problem to solve the second-level tasks of some schools.

Colin's heart warmed up, and he shook his head and said, "I joined the True Knowledge Society, where I can also exchange for the second-level Tin Saint Meditation Method.

And compared to the school, the prices offered for collecting witchcraft over there are higher. Well... I have created several witchcraft before, and after redeeming them, I still have a few points to exchange for the second-level Tin Saint Meditation Method. "

Lilian was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down.

Although the test of the True Knowledge Society is difficult, it is probably just a piece of cake for the talented students in front of me.

She looked at Colin in front of her, shook her feet, and felt a little regretful.

Colin has grown up too fast, and it seems that there is nothing he can do to help him now.

"How have you been recently?" Lillian changed the subject and asked.

"Step by step." Colin replied, and after thinking for a while, he added, "The school just raised my rent yesterday, so I'm a little upset."

Lilian was stunned, and after a moment of reaction, she suddenly said: "Is the rent increased because you have advanced to a first-level wizard?"

"That's what the school says."

Lilian nodded slightly, with a flash of understanding in her eyes, and asked softly: "So, junior, you still haven't chosen to join another faction?"

"Yeah." Colin nodded and explained, "The main reason is that I can't accept the long contract time limit."

"Is the contract for a long time?" Lilian raised her head in confusion.

"Generally it's about a hundred years."

Colin thought for a while and then added: "I am only less than twenty years old this year. A hundred years is still too long for me. I don't want to be restrained like this."

Lilian was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Do you know why your rent suddenly increased now?"

"I know." Colin calmed down and said calmly, "Because I rejected all factions."

When he went downstairs, he thought that the rent increase must be related to it.

"That's right." Lilian confirmed, and then added: "But everything is in compliance with regulations."

"The rental subsidy stipulated by the school is indeed only available to wizard apprentices, just like the monthly magic stone subsidy.

But most of these rental houses are actually in the hands of various major factions. "

Lilian only said this, but Colin understood in his heart.

Although this so-called rent increase is stipulated by the school, the specific implementation actually depends on the faction and family that manages the property.

They can choose to be strict, or they can choose to turn a blind eye.

Colin felt at peace.

Since he has chosen to take such a path, these hardships are not enough to shake him.

Seeing his silence, Lilian pondered for a moment and then sincerely persuaded:

"If you can integrate into a pure-blood family, the sacrifice of a hundred years is actually not much for you... It is not easy for the lone wizards in the school, and it is not much different from the wandering wizards outside."

This is Lillian's heartfelt words. As the most disliked alien hybrid among wizards, what she has suffered is far beyond what a rent increase can compare to.

Colin held the black tea cup in his hand and didn't know what to say for a moment.

With the gold paper, he firmly believed that it would be faster and better for him to choose this path.

If there are any difficulties and obstacles, they will only be overcome by him one after another.

It’s just that gold paper is obviously not easy to reveal.

"How much is the monthly rent for Senior Lillian's residence?" He thought for a moment and asked, changing the subject.

Lilian smoothed her hair, shook her head and said, "My house is the remaining property of the Rudolf family, and there is no need to pay rent."

"In this way..." Colin was stunned for a moment, smiling bitterly in his heart.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although Rudolf's family is in decline, they are still a thousand-year-old family and are still better than him.

"Are you short of magic stones?" Lillian asked, "I remember I contacted Betty for you before. Are you still selling magic potions to her?"

"No more." Colin shook his head, then smiled and said, "But I don't lack magic stones for the time being."

Selling potions during his apprenticeship was a big profit at first, but now it's just a drop in the bucket for him.

"That's it." Lilian nodded, then looked at him seriously and said, "If you need help, just come to me and your mentor."

Colin looked at her serious face and nodded slowly: "I will."

The two then chatted for a while.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Colin left the house on time.

But this time he did not go to the Zhenzhihui immediately, but went to the school first.

An hour later, on the third floor of the General Affairs Castle.

"So all the recent human materials have been booked, right?" Colin asked the wizard at the counter in front of him calmly.

"Yes." The wizard nodded, with a gentle look on his face, and said somewhat helplessly, "The Supreme Council's review of human materials is strict, and every time it is booked early... How about you come over in a month or two to see it? look?"

"Thank you." Colin shook his head in his mind and turned around to leave.

After he left, the gentleness on the face of the wizard at the counter suddenly softened, and he shook his head and laughed in his heart:

"I don't know where this newly advanced wizard came from. He doesn't even understand the rules, and he didn't join a faction. He just came here to apply for materials without thinking about how he could apply for it?"

The resources provided by the school seem to be open to everyone to apply fairly, but in fact most of them have been secretly divided long ago, especially for things as popular as human body materials. Ordinary wizards have no chance of applying!

But having said that, he still greeted Colin with a smile.

Without him, you can never go wrong if you act according to the rules.

Moreover, there is no benefit to Colin if he hates him, so why bother.

After walking out of the General Affairs Castle, Colin took a breath, and the cold winter air entered his lungs, which lifted his somewhat depressed mood.

He knew that the wizard at the counter just made an excuse, but he couldn't refute it.

These are the rules, the rules set by pureblood families and factions.

However, that's all the impact on him... There is still a broad road to take.

Colin looked calm and strode towards the outside of the school.

…

More than half an hour later, Meredith City.

As the light of the teleportation array flashed, Colin's figure slowly emerged among the crowd.

Another half hour later, he arrived at the door of an auction house.

The huge plaque above said "Leiyun Auction House".

Colin stepped inside.

Most of the gifts given to him by those factions were entrusted by him to be auctioned here.

Now that a week has passed, most of the auction items should have been sold, and I am here to collect the magic stones today.

After all, what is sold are gifts given by factions. If they are sold directly in Neustadt City and they are recognized, it may cause some unnecessary trouble.

Now that we are in a low-key development stage, it is better to be cautious.

"My lord, please count them. After deducting the commission, there are a total of 46,750 magic stones."

In the reception room, the fat steward handed him the magic stone respectfully.

"Do you have a breakdown of the auction price?" Colin asked as he took the magic stone.

"Yes." Facing a first-level wizard, the manager did not dare to neglect at all, and quickly sent someone to extract a record.

Colin looked at the bill carefully and felt relieved.

The income of more than 40,000 magic stones was almost the same as his previous estimate.

Even if there is a difference, it is only a hundred magic stones at most, and it is not worth adding any more complications.

'Those hateful pure-blood wizard families and factions are indeed very wealthy. ’

Without saying anything else, Colin finished counting the magic stones and turned around neatly to leave.

It was non-stop all the way, and it wasn’t even one o’clock in the afternoon.

Colin returned to Neustadt City with the magic stone.

Without rushing home, he went straight to the school to pay the rent.

A total of 8,600 magic stones were spent.

The school's rent is paid quarterly, for three months at a time, costing a total of six thousand.

As for the remaining 2,600, it is to make up for the difference owed since the promotion to the first level.

In fact, more than three months have passed since he advanced to the first level, but the wizard in charge was 'generous' and only counted two months.

At this point, plus the remaining magic stones on his body, his current assets are just over 40,000 magic stones.

...an unlucky number.

Colin sighed slightly, but quickly cheered up.

If there is anything in this world that is the most profitable and the most suitable for him - it is undoubtedly the sale of witchcraft knowledge.

But selling witchcraft is not that easy.

The value of zero-level witchcraft is too low, and he does not have the ability or qualifications to sell it on a large scale-the bookstore is backed by a school of thought, or even a powerful pure-blood family.

So if there is no accident, he can only choose to sell the witchcraft by being bought out.

This is a one-time deal, not very cost-effective, but it can be done.

If you really want to earn magic stones efficiently, you have to have level 0 or higher witchcraft.

However, once witchcraft reaches the first level and you want to sell it on a large scale, you have to apply to the Supreme Council, and there are various other restrictions.

A slightly higher level of witchcraft is not even allowed to circulate in the market.

Therefore, ordinary stores do not charge higher prices for witchcraft at all, and they cannot sell it if they do.

It is difficult for sellers to sell official witchcraft.

However, Colin now has some clues.

The weather was bad on December 7th in the Ananan Calendar.

Yesterday's winter fog turned into a howling blizzard today.

Lilian didn't come this morning, maybe because the weather was too bad, or maybe she was preparing to go out to do school tasks.

Nine in the morning.

Colin held on to the steel temperature-resistant force field and headed to the Zhenzhihui laboratory without moving.

In the previous life, weather like this would have made it impossible to go out, but this is obviously not the case in this world where great power belongs to oneself.

When we passed Shelley's laboratory, the crystal outside was still lit.

His steps paused, but he still resisted the idea of ​​knocking on the door and walked into the laboratory he rented.

Don't be in a hurry...

One morning passed, and the progress behind the golden paper spirit mist and Hayden's pseudo energy technique jumped a little further.

Colin smiled. According to the current progress, in at most two months, he will be able to practice these two first-level advanced witchcraft to the limit.

laugh.

The red crystal at the door suddenly lit up.

Colin calmed down his emotions, took out his lunch and opened the door with a wave of his hand.

"Good afternoon, Shelley."

"good afternoon."

The conversation was exactly the same as before, but Shelley paused for a few seconds and asked an unprecedented question, "Why didn't you come yesterday?"

"...There are some things that need to be dealt with." Colin paused and replied.

"Yes." Shelley nodded slightly, without going into details, and was ready to continue the topic from the day before yesterday.

But Colin took the lead and asked:

"Your Excellency Shelley, do you have any clues about what I asked you to do?"

"Yes." Shelley nodded slightly, "There is indeed a demand for customized witchcraft recently."