Why did they ask Roland to cooperate with them?
Roland was well aware of their wishful thinking. A very motivated Mage must mean that he didn't like to care about trivial matters outside of magic.
And this meant that they, as partners and allies, had more room to play.
Although this Mage might be the controller on the surface, in private, due to his inaction, the real power was still in the hands of their so-called allies or partners.
At the same time, they could also have a shield on the surface. If there was a good thing, they would secretly divide it up in private, and if something bad happened, the boss would naturally take the blame.
Lurking under their beautiful promises was a poisonous and slow trap.
Such a dirty trick, if it were someone else who was more cautious, they might have won.
But Roland wasn't that stupid, and he wouldn't get carried away after a few words of flattery.
He shook his head and said, "Not interested."
"You're not even interested in the interests of the shadow mayor?" The old woman looked at him, somewhat exasperated, but more puzzled. "Then what are you interested in?"
"Magic." Roland stood up and said with a smile, "I'm a Mage. Isn't it reasonable for me to be interested in magic?"
Then Roland left. The two sides were already at an impasse, so what was the point of staying if he didn't leave?
The old woman's face in the room was livid and pale, extremely beautiful.
Downstairs, he beckoned Vivian to leave.
On the way back to the Magic Tower, Vivian asked, "What did they offer you?"
"Huh?" Roland turned his head to look at her and asked, "What did they say to convince you to come to me?"
Vivian smiled sweetly and said, "They said that they were going to give you a big gift. You'll definitely like it, so I agreed to them. "
Roland frowned.
"Isn't that so?" Vivian's smile was gone, and she became a little nervous, even a little angry.
"They dug a pit and wanted me to jump into it." Roland explained what had just happened.
"They actually …" Vivian clenched her little fists, her pretty face cold, and was about to turn back.
Roland grabbed her hand. "Forget it, I didn't lose anything. And this is just my personal speculation, there's no proof. "
Vivian looked at her hand and was a little happy. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
At this moment, White Amber, who was sitting on Vivian's shoulder, suddenly let out a mocking laugh.
But Vivian ignored it.
When they returned to the Magic Tower, Bard immediately came to find them.
"I plan to return to the capital," he said calmly as he sat across from Roland.
Roland was slightly surprised. "That's fast. It hasn't been half a month, has it?"
Budd nodded and said, "I also want to stay here longer. Your Magic Tower has a very good learning atmosphere. Everyone is very serious, and no one is lazy at all. This may have something to do with the chairman's example. After all, you are a magic experiment maniac. I heard that you haven't slept at all and have been perfecting your spell models. "
"You should know that the Golden Sons don't need to sleep."
"I know. Actually, we young nobles don't sleep much either, but our energy is spent on banquets and women. In comparison, you're too much like an orthodox mage. "
Roland was a little surprised. "If you think this place is good, why did you go back so quickly?"
"There are some important personal matters."
Although Bard was arrogant and condescending, he was actually much better than everybody else in the Magic Tower when it came to basic magic knowledge.
In just a short fourteen days or so, he had inadvertently revealed a lot of common knowledge about the world of magic.
If possible, Roland hoped that Bard could stay for a while longer, until he had squeezed out all of his knowledge.
But now that Bard was leaving, he had no excuse to keep him.
So, he could only say, "I wish you a pleasant journey."
"You're in such a hurry to drive me away?" Bard's smile was somewhat mischievous. "Right, I heard that you're working on the derivative spells of Spell Puppets. How's it going?"
"It's going well, but there's still a long way to go before it's perfected."
Bard had an envious expression on his face. "You're really a genius. You can modify spells whenever you want. If only I could do that."
Roland chuckled and accepted the compliment.
"I hope that I'll still be the one to deliver your rewards next time."
After saying that, Bard left with his men. For some reason, Roland felt that Bard was rather desolate when he left.
Then, it was another secluded magic experiment. Then, it was the beginning of a new day.
Roland got up from the game cabin and washed himself. Then, he went to the panda box in the cold drink bar.
He came early, and only Schuck and Betta were there.
About half an hour later, everybody else arrived.
The seven of them chatted while eating the breakfast that Schuck asked the waiter to prepare.
At this moment, Husseret said unclearly while eating a banana, "I've investigated. The chairman of Moon Shadow is named Cedarnik. He's a Warrior with good equipment and is almost level six. It's said that he's not bad at PK, and he has done a lot of research on Warriors. He was the one who posted two guides on adding points and choosing equipment for Warriors on the forum. "
Schuck chuckled. "I've never heard his name before. He doesn't seem to be a great person."
Husseret explained, "That's because Moon Shadow was mainly focused on a certain turn-based Journey to the West online game. You know that the game is too old, so Moon Shadow isn't very famous. But they're actually quite united and capable … I'm told that Cedarnik invested a lot of money in Journey to the West. He's a bigshot."
"No wonder he was willing to spend more than ten million on your dragon," said Li Lin angrily. Li Lin said angrily, then he looked at Schuck sneakily. "Did you taste the dragon maiden's meat?"
Schuck glared at him angrily. "Your mind isn't very clean. You need to listen to more red songs to purify it."
"Coward." Li Lin opened his hands proudly. "You need to learn more from me in that regard."
Schuck sneered. "Yo, the great Casanova is going to teach me how to pick up girls!"
It was like an arrow piercing through his heart. Li Lin almost had a mental breakdown when he thought of how he was cheated on every year, and how girls were begging to be friends with Schuck whenever he sat still.
Everybody chuckled habitually. Husseret continued, "While this Chairman Cedarnik is a proud man, he knows how to restrain himself and hasn't done anything outrageous. It might be bad for F6's reputation if we go looking for trouble with him."
Schuck waved his hand. "That's fine! That guy has sent me a lot of messages on the forum. Most of them are threats, saying that he'll find a way to hack me if I'm unwilling. After all, he has a lot of money, and it's very easy for him to hire a hacker. I've already taken screenshots. After we beat them up and release the pictures, the public will definitely be on our side. "
Everybody sneered after hearing that. Li Lin, in particular, smashed his bowl on the table. "F * ck, he's only bold enough to talk on the Internet. If he's capable, come to us and show him what it means to be a descendant of a corrupt official and a tough bandit. "
This place had been one of the places where the corrupt officials and bandits were banished since the Tang Dynasty. Even Du Fu stayed here for a couple of days. The collapsed wooden house had been carefully preserved as a cultural relic. However, Roland felt that the wooden house must've been renovated countless times, because it looked new, and wooden houses usually couldn't be preserved for so long.
Most of the locals were from their own clans. They had read their genealogies and knew who they were, which made them even more like bandits.
That was why the people here were particularly tough. More than ten years ago, a fight between two youngsters could easily turn into a fight between two clans with sickles and hoes in their hands. Sometimes, in order to fight for some spring water to irrigate the fields, the two villages could even kill each other.
It was only after the rise of the Internet in the last decade that the youngsters either stayed at home or stayed up all night in the Internet cafes. They didn't have much energy to cause trouble. So, the place gradually became a lot more peaceful.
It was no exaggeration that the Internet had changed people's habits. It had been done without anyone noticing.
Although it was much more peaceful now, the locals weren't scared of any troublemakers. Could they be more powerful than a clan or a village?
"Their base is in Isnas. It's said that it's where the princesses of the royal family live before they get married. One of them is already living there." Husseret chuckled. "Cedarnik set his base there probably because he wants to pick up the princess. After all, if he succeeds, he'll be one of the nobles in Hollevin. "
Husseret was a skinny man who liked to gossip. So, he was best suited to be a gloomy class like a Rogue.
After only a few days, he had collected a lot of intelligence.
Schuck unfolded the map of Hollevin and placed it on the table. He searched for a while and found Isnas on it.
He pointed at the map and asked, "How far are you from here?"
Everybody looked at it and said, "Not far."
"No more than fifteen days," Schuck said with a smile.
"I'm in the Holy Realm of Fareins, which is at least four thousand kilometers away. But it doesn't matter. I can go there on a dragon. "
Everybody in F6 squinted at him angrily.
Schuck, on the other hand, laughed proudly. "You're either contracted with a magic pet or an animal companion. You're all useless. You can't even contract a dragon. Hahahaha."
Everyone immediately gave him a middle finger to express their disdain for him.
Li Lin drank a mouthful of wine gloomily, then suddenly smiled and said, "By the way, I have something to tell everyone. Roland is hitting on a girl, but he deliberately didn't tell us. Do you think he should be beaten?"
In an instant, everyone's reproachful eyes fell on Roland.
Roland was dumbfounded. "I'm hitting on a girl? When? Why didn't I know? "
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