Chapter 416 Sorrow

"For members of the High Council, meditation is the least of their worries."

Noyce took Colin out of the High Heaven Council Hall and returned to the depths of the synagogue in the city of Neustadt.

While rubbing the copy crystal of the Tin Saint Meditation Method, he continued to introduce Colin to the benefits of becoming a councilor:

"You are a member of the Supreme Council of Neustadt City. Strictly speaking, except for the meditation methods of the nine major schools that cannot be directly checked, the meditation methods of the other schools can be checked directly here with the badge. If you want to rub the copy crystal , you need to apply in advance.”

"Of course, content above level 4 requires you to become a level 4 wizard before you can view it."

"If you want to check out the meditation methods of the nine schools, it's very simple. Just choose a school to join."

"As for the meditation methods of other schools in the City of Miracles, the same is generally true. Except for the top schools, you can view the contents of the fourth level and below at will. It is just that it is a bit troublesome to apply across cities."

Colin nodded. Although he had already expected the benefits he would receive after becoming a member of Parliament, this supreme treatment still made him feel a little emotional.

From now on, I probably won’t have to worry about meditation anymore in the future!

"for you."

At this time, Noyce finally finished rubbing the Tin Saint Meditation Method and handed it to Colin.

"The contents of the third and fourth levels are all inside, remember to keep them properly and not to spread them outside."

"Okay." Colin took the crystal.

"I have been staying in Neustadt for the past few days. The awarding ceremony will be held within a week at most."

"good."

Noyce watched Colin's figure gradually go away, then turned and walked towards a room deep in the auditorium.

He was going to inform other senior members about the addition of new members, and at the same time discuss matters related to awarding Colin the badge.

Of course...there are also the powerful elders in the family.

Thinking of this, Noyce's brows were a little annoyed, but in the end he was mostly happy.

Bringing new talent to Parliament is like breathing new life into a stagnant pool of water.

Noyce doesn't know what it will bring, but it is better than remaining unchanged.

Noyce passed a summons to the Ring Tower and conveyed the fact that Colin passed the review of the Supreme Councilor and became a councilor.

It is very rare for a second-level high-level wizard to become a member of parliament.

Not to mention that Noyce also used the Noyce family’s once-in-a-century independent election power!

Such news is like a pebble dropped into a puddle, causing ripples among the upper-level wizards.

It didn't take long for someone to come up to him aggressively.

"Noyce, how can you arbitrarily use the family's once-in-a-hundred-year independent election power on an outsider?!"

There were three people in total, all elders of the Tate family. The leader was the respected Nickler, flanked by Wagner and Bert.

"Old Nickler, old Wagner, old Burt...good afternoon." Noyce glanced at the three of them and said hello with a smile.

"Good afternoon." Although he was extremely angry in his heart, Nickler thought that as a pure-blood family member, he could not ignore etiquette, so he took the lead and responded coldly.

But then he asked again:

"Noyce, why would you use your family's once-in-a-hundred-year independent election right on a hybrid wizard without authorization? This is a waste!"

The Tate family will change its patriarch every two hundred years, and each time it will be the most outstanding family member in the past two hundred years.

And this member will also be given a new name - Neustadt.

Unlike the clan leader, he will remain the clan elder until death.

Nickler, the leader of the three people in front of him, was already a clan elder when the previous Noyce was still in office, and he was also a member of the Supreme Council.

Hundreds of years later, Nickler's influence in the Tate family was very strong, and Noyce often needed to consider his opinions when making decisions.

But Noyce smiled and did not answer. Instead, he asked:

"Elder of the Nikle tribe, what did you call me?"

"Noyce..." Nickler was stunned for a moment, then spoke subconsciously.

"That's right, I am Noyce -" the smile on Noyce's face gradually faded, "I am the patriarch of the Tate family. I use the power of independent election. Do I need your consent?"

With his words, a powerful aura rushed towards the people in front of Nikler like a tide, and the latter's faces turned pale.

In any case, the wizard who can deserve the title of Noyce is the strongest person in the Tate family in the past two hundred years.

Even though the clan elders in front of him are generally much older than Noyce, in terms of strength, they may not be able to compare with him!

"The right to elect independently belongs to the family. It must at least be discussed with us."

Seeing that Noyes was so resolute and didn't give him any face, Nickler secretly hated him, but his face turned into a gentle one.

"The Supreme Council has approved it. Now there is only a formal awarding ceremony. There is no possibility of changing it." Noyce said lightly.

This is why he did not hesitate to use his independent electoral power.

Only by keeping it secret and letting Colin directly face the review of the Supreme Council can we 100% guarantee that Colin can become a member of the Supreme Council.

Any other method will cause unnecessary changes.

Facing the helpless Noyce, Nickler's heart turned over and over again, and finally said with a smile:

"Just use the independent election power. At least that Colin passed the review of the Supreme Council."

"Congratulations on adding a new member to the family!"

After saying that, Nickler laughed.

"I didn't ask Colin to join the family," Noyce continued.

He elected Colin as a member of Parliament in the hope that he would be able to use the resources of the Supreme Council to move forward and bring new hope to wizards in the future, instead of letting him fall into endless intrigues.

Noyce understands that the family can't help itself, and he doesn't want Colin to do the same.

Nickler was stunned, frowned and thought for a while, and asked: "According to you, that wizard is only a second-level high-level one. It's because his talent is not good enough and he has not crossed the boundary between hybrid and pure blood. Is there little hope for a high-level wizard?"

"No, his talent is very good, better than most pure-blood wizards, and he doesn't have the acquired deterioration problem that most mixed-blood wizards have. There is no obstacle for him to advance to a high-level wizard. .”

Noyce shook his head.

The vast majority of hybrid wizards have poor talents. In addition to natural factors, improper training will also cause their talents to deteriorate again.

This kind of inappropriateness is generally caused by the incompleteness of the meditation method, excessive filth and nonsense in the cultivation environment, an unreliable foundation, mistakes in cultivating the seeds of talent, etc.

And they will more or less affect the probability of a wizard advancing each time in the future, especially the probability of advancing to a high-level wizard, that is, a wizard of third level and above.

Therefore, wizards also regard it as acquired deterioration of talent.

In contrast, pure-blood wizards who have practiced advanced meditation methods since childhood and received a complete elite education generally do not suffer from such acquired deterioration.

This is also one of the sources of pure-blood wizards' sense of superiority.

Compared with ordinary hybrid wizards, they have won at the starting line since they were young, and this advantage will only increase as time goes by.

Of course, even so, there will still be some beings among hybrid wizards who can break the rules.

Pure-blood wizards refer to this as breaking the boundaries between half-bloods and pure-bloods.

This means that he can be absorbed into the family and can barely be treated as a half-pure-blood wizard.

Although Noyce does not agree with this view.

Those geniuses who came from humble backgrounds but could compete with the pure-blood wizards who were born well, had broken the boundaries between hybrids and pure-bloods, and had clearly surpassed most ordinary pure-bloods.

The room fell into silence.

Nickler stared at Noyce, as if trying to figure out whether he was joking.

Since Colin's talent is so good, why not absorb him into the family?

If he is not absorbed into the family, wouldn't the precious, once-in-a-hundred-year independent election right be wasted? !

"I will truthfully report this situation to the family council."

After a long time, Nickler said something lukewarm, then turned and left with his two followers.

Noyce stood next to the communication ring tower with a calm expression. After watching Nickler and others leave, he continued to open the communication ring tower and negotiated with the other astonished fourth-level congressmen about Colin's medal awarding ceremony.

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On the other side, after leaving the parliament hall, Colin stopped a carriage.

Not long after, he arrived at Lillian's residence.

The door of this white villa is now closed, and the plants controlled by Nado at the door have also fallen into a semi-dormant state.

Although it didn't look much different from usual, it wasn't Colin's first time here, and he could see something unusual at a glance.

‘Senior Lillian…is indeed not at home. ’

After stopping at the door for a while, Colin came to the Xisheng School's headquarters again.

Not surprisingly, Instructor Atbold is not in the school either.

Standing outside his mentor's residence, Colin frowned slightly and looked around. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he strode towards a passing wizard.

"Sir Bernie."

"Colin?" Although he hadn't seen him for a long time, the brown-haired wizard recognized the little-changed wizard in front of him at a glance.

"It's me." Colin nodded.

The look on Bernie's face was a little complicated. He had not forgotten this talented Jin Yu who provided knowledge exchange and one-on-one explanation services after class.

Although every time he listened to Colin's explanation, he was a little jealous of his talent, but in general, thanks to Colin, he was able to save a lot of contribution points that he originally planned to use for repeated lectures.

So much so that when they later heard that Colin was assigned by the school to perform garrison duties in the Kingdom of Loen, they felt a little regretful.

"You... came back from the garrison mission?" Bernie paused and asked, looking at Colin in front of him.

"That's right...what happened to the school recently? I just came back and found that none of the instructors were here..."

"Nothing happened within the school. As for your mentor... he must have been recruited to the frontline battlefield. The General Affairs Castle has a specific recruitment list. You can go and take a look."

Bernie's eyes paused for a moment on the badge representing the first-order wizard on Colin's chest, and then replied.

Colin felt his gaze, and finally realized that Bernie, who was a first-level wizard two years ago, had now replaced the badge on his chest with a badge representing a second-level wizard.

He was a little emotional.

"Is there anything else, Colin?" Bernie looked at Colin, his eyes a little complicated, and he felt inexplicably sorry for him in his heart.

"No more." Colin shook his head. He wanted to congratulate Bernie on becoming a second-level wizard, but he was worried that it would sound like he was mocking him when he revealed his true strength later.

If I tell Bernie directly now that I am already at the second level, you don’t have to feel sorry for me, it seems a bit strange.

So Colin finally chose to skip this topic.

"Then I'll leave first. Well...congratulations on completing your garrison duty." Bernie congratulated you, paused, and then said meaningfully: "Actually, sometimes, bending down temporarily is to better hold up your chest. look up……"

Colin was startled and nodded: "Thank you for your suggestion, I will do it."

He did not expect to hear such advice from Bernie, whom he was not familiar with.

It seems... not every wizard is so bad.

Colin smiled and watched Bernie go away.

Arriving at the General Affairs Building, Colin found the names of Atbold and Lillian in the list posted on the first floor.

This bothered him a little.

The frontline of the war is undoubtedly dangerous. Although the instructor's injuries have recovered to some extent, and Senior Sister Lillian is already a second-level wizard, Colin is still a little worried.

‘I don’t know if I can bring my mentors back after I become a member of parliament. ’ Colin thought silently.

Such considerations are not entirely based on seeking power for personal gain.

Now that he has become a congressman, he will definitely need to deal with many trivial things in the future, and he will need some help.

‘Where to go next? ’

After walking out of the Xisheng School and looking at the busy streets in front of him, Colin was a little confused for a moment.

After moving away from Neustadt more than two years ago, he has no permanent home here.

During holidays, I usually stay at my tutor's or Lillian's house.

But now Lilian and her mentor have gone to the front line...

After thinking for a moment, Colin suddenly thought of a place to go.

Stopped a public carriage.

Not long after, Colin got off the carriage in a remote street.

In front of him was a deserted and slightly dilapidated castle.

Behind the black iron gate, there is a slightly broken book statue above a dry circular fountain, indicating the name of the place - Zhenzhikai Castle.

Taking out the True Knowledge Society badge, Colin prepared to go to a familiar laboratory to study the third-level Tin Sage Meditation Method.

But he never thought that as soon as he opened the door, he saw a familiar figure walking up the stairs leading to the underground floor.

"Shelley, have you returned to Neustadt City too?" Colin stopped and asked in surprise.

"Have you accepted the summons from the Supreme Council?" Shelley was also a little surprised and asked.

"Yes." Colin nodded.

"The Supreme Council didn't do anything to you, right?" Shelley looked at Colin up and down and said with some concern.

"No." Colin shook his head and said with a smile: "The Lord of Neuss elected me as a councilor, and I passed it."

"You mean, you have now become a member of the Supreme Council?" Shelley was obviously stunned.

"If nothing unexpected happens during the awarding ceremony in a few days, yes."

Shelley opened his mouth, but there was still shock in his eyes. Shouldn't a member of Parliament be at least a third-level wizard?

"What about you, why did you suddenly return to Neustadt?" Colin asked again.

As soon as the reason for returning was mentioned, the surprise on Shelley's face was immediately replaced by deep sorrow. He paused and said:

"Because of those contaminated farmlands, I came back to check some information."