Houdini picked up the newspaper and walked away, leaving the bewildered Anks behind. Of course, he knew why Houdini would show up at this time. After the disaster, most mages had devoted themselves to the research of the mutated creatures in the sea. Once the topic of "mutated creatures" was chosen, it was impossible to bypass the two papers that he and Roddy had written earlier.
As a result, with the publication of one paper after another, the names Houdini and Rody became known to everyone. At this moment, everyone finally understood why Rody was able to deal with the 'ancient sea monster'. After looking at the detailed research, everyone knew that Lassman had fallen behind the Cullen Kingdom in the field of 'demonized creatures' by a long distance. Therefore, recently, almost all academic magazines, journals, and newspapers were discussing this topic crazily. It was obvious that they were trying their best to catch up.
Houdini had little interest in this, because Roddy had already confirmed the return time. Today, he came out mainly to wrap up the things he had to do in Lassman.
He walked to the Colomier Magic Tower. This building, known as the "Eye of Truth", still had a few holes that had not been completely repaired. However, the various offices in the tower had returned to normal. When the apprentice at the door saw him, he immediately bowed respectfully and said loudly, "Thank you for everything you have done for Lassman!"
Everyone knew that Houdini had used magic to draw the words on the Magic Tower, and this scene was quickly regarded as the turning point of the entire war. His name and the paper had also become the reason for "vindication". Now, the situation of being "hated by everyone" no longer existed, but Houdini did not feel much emotional.
After all, not all cracks could be healed perfectly.
"Lord Houdini! The meeting is about to begin. You can go there directly through this passage. "
The inner administrative staff came to greet Houdini and led him to the "meeting hall" where he had only sat on the bench for two weeks. The mage beside him was obviously excited to see Houdini. He could not help but say, "You and Lord Roddy are so brave. No wonder the council specifically proposed to make you a core councilor of Brenka Academy. Councilor Corey's previous performance was really disappointing. I hope you can lead Brenka Academy out of the shadows!"
"I hope so."
Houdini calmly stepped into the familiar corridor and pushed open the door at the end.
Under the soft light of the illumination circle, the attendance rate of the council was not high. When Houdini walked in, most of the mages present turned to look at him. However, Houdini did not seem to notice. He walked to the front row seat that belonged to the "non-councilors" and sat down. This seat actually meant that he was a "reserve councilor".
Two minutes later, Speaker Jeremy walked to the center of the room and announced the start of the meeting. The first resolution was to announce the change of the councilors of Brenka Academy.
"In view of Councilor Corey's long period of performance during his term of office, his lack of ability to lead the academy, and at the same time, his abdication of power in the various resolutions of the council too many times, this motion proposes to resign Wizard Corey's seat as a core councilor …"
The vote was quickly passed. The pale-faced Councilman Corey stood up on the spot and signed the bill, then staggered out of the hall. Before he left, he glared at Houdini with some resentment. However, he realized that the archmage had been calmly looking ahead, completely ignoring him.
After that, Speaker Jeremy announced that Houdini would be recommended as a core councilor of Brenka Academy. Such a decision was completely expected. Almost everyone in the hall understood that this was the council's "compensation" to Houdini.
In the beginning, the council and Brenka Academy had caused Houdini to suffer unjustly. He had been extremely suspicious of him even before the fleet had returned. Although Lotica and Balrenna Academy were the main reasons, the majority's "disregard" was in itself equivalent to a form of taking a side. To Houdini, it was an indescribable humiliation and hurt.
Now that they had taken out the report that Houdini had sent, they realized that the archmage had not lied at all. However, the distrust towards Houdini at that time had led to the current situation. Who could they blame?
"Archmage Houdini, you only need to sign now to represent that the appointment is effective. On behalf of all the members of the council, I welcome — "
"I have something to say, Speaker."
Jeremy's words were abruptly interrupted by Houdini. The hall could not help but burst into an uproar … After all, Houdini's behavior was impolite. At such a critical moment, all he had to do was lower his head and sign. What nonsense was there to say?
However, they obviously did not expect Houdini's final decision. The archmage reached into his pocket and took out a roll of paper. He raised his hand and passed it to the magic apprentice beside him. He raised his head and said, "Since Brenka Academy has rejected my resignation, then I can only submit another application in the presence of all the councilors."
Jeremy's brows furrowed tightly. In fact, when he first saw Houdini's tightly shut courtyard, he already had a premonition that something was wrong. Now that he saw this archmage in front of him remain unfazed even in the face of the position of a "core councilor", he felt even more uncertain. After asking the magic apprentice to take a look at Houdini's paper, he finally understood that even if he gave up the position of "speaker", it would not be able to stop this mage from leaving.
Impressively, on the paper was Houdini's declaration of voluntary withdrawal from the Lachman magic world. At this time, Lachman did not have a very clear concept of "nationality", and the definition of the so-called "crime of treason" was also very vague. However, if a archmage declared that he "withdrew from the Lachman magic world", it was basically equivalent to "renouncing Lachman nationality".
However, such a declaration would not take effect with just one sentence. As a magus nurtured by the kingdom, Houdini needed to compensate a certain amount of resources or use a certain amount of Arcane Energy Points to waive the penalty. In this declaration, Houdini had voluntarily given up tens of thousands of Arcane Energy Points that he had accumulated, as well as most of the assets he had accumulated over the years.
The council could not vote against the declaration itself, but could only discuss the amount of "compensation". The compensation that Houdini had given was obviously several times more than the "standard line". There was no need to doubt his sincerity.
Speaker Jeremy paused for half a minute, then let out a long sigh. He put aside the original "core member appointment letter", picked up Houdini's "declaration" and read it out. After that, he raised his hand to vote.
Such a turn of events caught the councilors off guard, but those who could sit here were not fools. After seeing the speaker's expression, they also knew that it was impossible, so in the end, more than half of the votes voted to confirm the validity of the declaration.
"Thank you, everyone."
Houdini bowed, turned around, and left the hall.
The silent hall looked at his back as he left. Some felt sorry, some felt ashamed, but most of them looked indifferent. After all, when a disaster had not befallen them, "empathy" would always be a false proposition.
They believed that Lachman did not lack a mediocre "prophecy" magus, but the future … was always unexpected.
*****
The next day.
The supplies from Lachman to the Kingdom of Karen had already begun to be loaded in the direction of the military port. "Boradini" was still the flagship of this voyage, but the number of ships on the way back was very large. There were as many as 30 transport ships, some of which were directly delivered to Roddy. Hundreds of crew members were busy at the port, excited about the upcoming voyage. After all, the name of the "Kingdom of Karen" had spread all over Lachman. Countless people were curious about what kind of rich country it was.
Roddy had no time to go to the port, because he had been working hard to finish the "investigation report" that he promised Alva. After staying up late to finish the report, he learned that Naifei wanted to "study abroad" in Lachman.
"Can I?"
When Naifei asked this question, Roddy wanted to give a negative answer. How could he feel at ease leaving such a little girl in a foreign country?
However, he could not say it out loud. He realized that this idea of "for your own good" was exactly what he had hated in the past. Naifei's position in Roddy's heart was very vague. He said that he "treated her like a daughter" because of her current age. But in the end, she was still the woman who had left the deepest impression in Roddy's heart, even though he was now in another time and space.
Loving someone doesn't mean having unlimited control over them. Roddy understood these principles, but he was obviously not at ease when it came to himself. He put away the stack of papers, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Well, I support you if you want to study. But … how long do you want to stay? "
"Do you really agree?"
Naifei was very reluctant to leave, but she knew that she could not stand under someone else's protection for the rest of her life. So she summoned up her courage and continued, "I want to go to Moffett Academy to learn how to make and control Construct Puppets. They said they would let me study there for free for three years. "
In order to reassure Roddy, Naifei added, "Sister Merinsera also wants to stay here. She said she can take care of me."
"She also wants to stay here …"
Hearing this, Roddy was relieved. With Merinsera around, he obviously did not have to worry about anything. But he still had to take a closer look at this Moffett Academy. Roddy himself did not realize that he was now a rigid and cautious parent, afraid that his child would be wronged at school.
But before Roddy could take Naifei out, Frost Dragon Arlwa came to Roddy's manor as promised. Arlwa, who had transformed from a dragon to a human, saw the two and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Are you going out? This is … Huh? "
Arlwa's gaze stopped on Naifei for a moment, and his eyes suddenly became very strange. "Your daughter? Oh, no … sister? "
Dragons were not very sensitive about age. After saying that, he realized that Roddy was only in his twenties and did not look like he had a daughter.
"The most important sister," Roddy smiled and said honestly, "She wants to stay in Lassiman to study magic. Come, let me introduce — Naifei Camilla, this is Lord Arlwa of the Frost Dragon Race."
Naifei looked at Arlwa curiously and greeted him obediently. But Arlwa obviously had something to say. He gestured for Roddy to move to the other side and said in a low voice, "Did you know that this little girl is a genius?"
"Uh, she's quite powerful …"
Roddy was very surprised that Arlwa would give such a high evaluation. Now that he thought about it, Merinsera seemed to have said something similar. Could it be that Dragons could see something different?
"Quite powerful? Don't doubt my words. I'm afraid that even those useless fellows in the Frost Dragon Race can't compare to her. It's rare for a human to have such a physique. Is she really a human? "
"Of course."
"Are you sure?"
"Err …" Rody suddenly hesitated. He suddenly realized that he had never asked Naifei who her father was. Camilla was also very secretive about it and had never talked about it. That made it impossible for him to give a definite answer. He could only shake his head and say, "I am really not sure."
Arlwa was very satisfied with this answer. "She wants to study here? But I suggest that she move to another place when she's done with her studies. I'm afraid that Lassman Academy will not be able to satisfy her soon. "
He then patted his chest and said, "But as long as she's in this world, she can come to me directly if she has any problems."
Roddy was very surprised that Arlwa would take the initiative to do him a favor, but Arlwa's next words dispelled his doubts. "After the opening of the 'Demonic Gate', my father held a meeting and adjusted a lot of strategies. In the future, cooperation with the human magic world will gradually open up. After all, there are some things that can be done by the Dragons alone. We don't have many of us, so we can't take care of all the kingdoms. Obviously, the cooperation between you and my sister is a successful example. Now, they talk about it over and over again every day … "
These words made Roddy feel a little embarrassed. It seemed that the content involved the internal secrets of the Dragons. Although he wanted to listen more, he was also afraid that this was Arlwa's test. He quickly used the excuse of "getting the investigation report" to interrupt Arlwa's endless chatter.
In just a few minutes, Roddy handed a stack of reports and the paper he wrote to Arlwa. The latter flipped through it briefly and said in surprise, "Hey! This time, my father will definitely be satisfied. I'll submit your paper together. If there's any news, I'll look for you again. "
"That will probably be next year. I'm going to leave the day after tomorrow, back to the Kingdom of Karen."
"That's okay." Arlwa gave him a strange look and said in a low voice, "Dragons are not allowed to wander around the human world when there's no mission. You're going back to Eiffta, so my sister will have a good reason to wander around."
When Roddy heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Leave it to me. When the time comes, I'll definitely let her eat, drink, and have fun."
"Good!"
Arlwa did not talk nonsense anymore. He waved his hand at Roddy and Naiffy, took the report, turned around, and flew away.
This conversation might have given Roddy a lot of information, but the most important thing was that Naiffy should not have to worry about her future in Lassiman. To put it bluntly, she had the support of two Dragons. Who would dare to cause trouble for her?
"Let's go to Moffett Academy and have a look." Roddy held Naiffy's hand, and the two of them walked out of the manor. After getting on the carriage, he suddenly asked, "Do you have any impression of your father?"
"No, I don't remember at all."
Naiffy did not hear Arlwa's words before, so she did not realize the meaning behind it. "When I was a child, I asked my mother. She said that I'm different from others. I don't have a father at all …"
"No father?"
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