After filling out the information in the guild hall, Darian took Lin Li through the corridor and out from the back door of the guild hall. Outside was a straight tree-lined path planted with sycamore trees on both sides and surrounded by circles of flowerbeds. Birds were singing and flowers were fragrant.
Along the way, Darian didn't say much, and just took Lin Li to an old building.
"You'll be living here for the next three months." Darian was expressionless, and his tone was a little stiff.
"Oh …" Lin Li didn't say anything. He just looked around. The environment was quite good, much better than the Emerald Tower.
The two walked into the empty hall, and walked all the way up the stairs to the second floor. Darian stopped when they reached an unlatched door. He took out a key from his pocket, and after searching for it, he picked one out and handed it to Lin Li. "This is the key to the room."
Lin Li nodded, but suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Mr Darian, where's the companion who came with me? Does he live here too?"
"No." The middle-aged mage shook his head with a blank expression. "Only mages who participate in the trial can live here. As for the companion who came with you, the guild will arrange another accommodation for him."
"Oh …" Lin Li let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't have to squeeze into a room with Sean anymore. Lin Li felt horrified just thinking about the painful experience in Blackhills Town.
After arranging the accommodation, Darian left.
After watching the middle-aged mage leave, Lin Li gently pushed open the unlatched door.
Compared with the one gold coin per night hotel in Blackhills Town, this room was much more spacious. The living room alone was more than twice the size of the hotel room. The living room had all kinds of furnishings. A few rattan chairs surrounded an antique wooden table. The afterglow of the setting sun penetrated through the balcony and sprinkled a golden color in the living room. Through the bright glass window, Lin Li could clearly see the flowerbeds downstairs and the sycamore trees.
Lin Li's gaze swept across the house, and he was secretly impressed. As expected of the Alanna headquarters, the accommodation was much better than the Emerald Tower. But … why were there three bedrooms?
Just when he was feeling puzzled, he heard a soft sound, and a bedroom door was opened. Then, he saw a fair-skinned young man walking out of the bedroom. This guy was wearing a black mage robe, and looked to be about the same age as Lin Li. He looked very gentle, but the excited smile on his face made people feel that he was a little wretched.
As soon as the young mage came out of the bedroom, he asked excitedly, "Felic from Jarrosus?"
"Yes." Lin Li nodded, and asked in confusion, "You are?"
"Great!" The young mage smiled excitedly. As he welcomed Lin Li into the living room, he introduced himself enthusiastically. "My name is Mason, and I'm from the Chevan City Guild of Magic. Felic, if you need any help, just let me know. Don't stand on ceremony with me. We'll be roommates for the next three months!"
"Roommates?" Lin Li could not help but be stunned when he heard this. "This is for two people?"
"Of course not!" Mason shook his head. "How can two people live in such a big house? Apart from you and me, there's another person living here too. "
"…" Only then did Lin Li realize that such a huge house was not for him to live in alone …
"But that guy, you'd better ignore him …" As Mason spoke, he secretly glanced at the bedroom opposite, and then pointed at his own head. "There's something wrong with him here …"
"…"
Probably very satisfied with Lin Li's reaction, Mason happily patted his shoulder. "Anyway, you just have to follow me, Mason. I guarantee that you'll get a good ranking in this trial. I'm a level-nine mage!"
"Idiot!" Just as Mason was boasting, the door to the bedroom suddenly opened, and a pale-faced young man stood in the door. He was about the same age as Lin Li, and also looked gentle and refined. However, the feeling he gave Lin Li was completely different from Mason's enthusiasm.
The feeling this person gave Lin Li was as if everyone owed him tens of thousands of gold coins. There was a sense of gloom in his bones.
"Orrin, who are you calling an idiot? Say it again if you have the guts! "
"Whoever shows off his magic level is an idiot." After saying this, Orrin did not even look at Mason, and closed the door again.
This sentence made Mason fly into a rage, but he could not rush into the room. He could only shout at the closed door, "Orrin, come out if you have the guts. I must teach you a good lesson!"
Lin Li watched this farce from the side, and shook his head helplessly …
"Whoever shows off his magic level is an idiot." — Mason did not understand the meaning of this sentence, but Lin Li listened thoughtfully.
With his almost abnormal mental strength, his judgment of magical waves could be said to be extremely sharp. No disguise could escape his eyes, including the bottle of Mana Concealment Potion that he drank.
Orrin's disguise could fool everyone, but definitely not Lin Li's eyes. Almost at the same time when he opened the door, Lin Li knew that this person was not just a level-nine mage. Judging from the magical wave emitted from his body, he was at least a level-ten Magic Shooter, or even had reached the peak of level-ten.
This also meant that … Orrin was also a cheater.
Standing at the height of a level-ten Magic Shooter, looking back at a level-nine mage was indeed like an elephant looking at a mouse. This was a difference in realm, and no ability or skill could make up for it. It was just like the feeling of helplessness that Lin Li had when he faced Old Merlin, who was at the level of an Archmage.
Orrin indeed had the qualifications to say this …
Of course, Mason did not see it that way.
"Always putting on a dead face, I really don't know what he has to be so arrogant about." After roaring at the door, Mason's anger finally subsided a little, but there was still some indignation on his face. He sat on the rattan chair, and grumbled incessantly, "Does he really think that he is a Magic Shooter? If he was really a Magic Shooter, why would he participate in this stupid trial …"
"That's right, that's right …" Lin Li nodded guiltily, and quickly took the opportunity to change the topic. "Oh, yes, Brother Mason, what is this trial for?"
Perhaps it was because Mason was very happy to be called "Brother", the anger on this fella's face disappeared, and then he revealed an excited and wretched smile. He reached out his hand to pat Lin Li's shoulder, and said earnestly, "Brother Felic, you have asked the right person to ask me, Mason. Let me tell you, other than me, I'm afraid there is really no one who understands this trial."
"Oh?"
"Brother Felic, we are not strangers, so I will tell you the truth …" Mason looked at the closed door again, and then lowered his voice. With a mysterious smile on his face, he said to Lin Li, "My uncle Morris is one of the people in charge of this trial. He was the one who told me all these things …"
"…" Lin Li really did not expect this roommate who seemed to be familiar with him to have such a big background.
"Brother Felic, let me tell you, this trial is very different from the previous years." Mason smiled proudly, and then continued, "Including the Alanna Association, there are a total of 24 Guilds of Magic. We will be divided into eight groups to complete the trial missions announced by the Supreme Council …"
"Three people in a group?" Lin Li understood at once. No wonder the accommodation arrangements were so strange. It turned out that the Alanna Association had planned this beforehand.
"That's right." Mason nodded his head. "The two of us, plus that Orrin …"
"…" This time, Lin Li really wanted to die. These two fellas — one was extremely familiar with him, and could not shut his mouth even when he opened it, while the other was extremely arrogant, as if he did not care about anyone. What future would there be in this trial if he was in a group with these two fellas?
"Don't be afraid, Brother Felic." The disappointed look on Lin Li's face turned into worry in Mason's eyes. This fella very straightforwardly patted his chest and guaranteed, "Although your strength is slightly lacking, I, Mason, will not despise you. You just have to follow me without worry. Even without that Orrin, I, Mason, will guarantee that you will get a good ranking when you return to Jarrosus."
"Then … Thank you very much, Brother Mason." Lin Li felt that the corner of his mouth was already twitching …
"Hahahaha! Brother Felic, you are too kind … "Mason pretended to be humble, but the smile on his face was unusually bright.
Seeing this fella forget himself from laughing, Lin Li could not help but remind him softly, "Brother Mason, and then?"
"Oh, yes … then …" Mason then remembered the serious matter, and hurriedly stopped smiling. He continued, "According to Uncle Morris, in order to ensure everyone's safety, each team will also arrange for an Archmage to follow. This Archmage will not usually participate in the trial missions, and will only help when we are in danger. But … if he takes action, it means that the team has failed the mission."
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