The silent confrontation did not last long. Very soon, one of the guards could not stand it anymore. After giving his companion a look, he quickly turned around and ran back into the beautiful three-story bungalow. His companion gulped and said to Baiyi, "Mr. Andrew, he's gone to get the butler. Please wait for a moment …"
Baiyi did not say anything. He just adjusted his Secret Disguise so that his aura was no longer as strong as before. At once, the guard felt that the invisible pressure that he could not bear had been swept away. Immediately, hot sweat broke out from his back and soaked the clothes under his armor. He secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Who would have thought that he had just survived a disaster?
He had no doubt that if he had done anything disrespectful just now, he would have to say goodbye to his wife and children forever. This self-proclaimed roaming sorcerer was not someone that he could deal with at all. It was better to leave this problem to the butler to solve.
Baiyi did not have to wait for too long. Soon, the previous guard came running back with a middle-aged man. The man was wearing a standard butler's uniform. There was a subtle shrewd and capable aura about him that was similar to the high-end gold-collar workers on Earth.
The butler looked at Baiyi for a while and immediately bowed slightly. Courteously and without losing his bearing, he said, "Master Andrew, nice to meet you. I am the butler here, Morris. Welcome to the Dole's manor. Please follow me." After that, he gestured gracefully.
"Hmph!" Baiyi snorted coldly, pretending to be arrogant. He followed the footsteps of the butler and strolled in the extraordinarily elegantly decorated garden. He even looked at the expensive flowers and potted plants with great interest. With a slight tone of approval, he said, "What a beautiful little garden! Not only that, it's also very extravagant."
"Only a person with high taste would be able to see the charm and value of this place. Master Andrew, you really have a good eye!" The butler said with a little pride. At the same time, he did not forget to quietly observe Baiyi's every move, even the steps and the frequency of his steps. Through these small details that were revealed, it was enough for him to establish a preliminary understanding of this strange cloaked man.
At first, when he heard the exaggerated description of the guard, Morris was still a little skeptical. However, out of caution and consideration of etiquette, he decided to personally meet this roaming sorcerer, Andrew, who was able to intimidate the two Advanced Warriors. After all, the two of them worked for the Dole family and had seen many different kinds of people. Their judgment should not be too bad.
However, when he first saw this person, the doubts in his heart disappeared. At this time, although the roaming sorcerer Andrew did not have the kind of pressure that the guard described, he naturally exuded a kind of unfathomable aura. in short, he had the temperament of an extremely powerful person.
This kind of aura was not too strange to Morris. He had seen this kind of aura from many strong people before. It was something that could not be faked. He also did not think that anyone would be able to deceive his eyes just by putting on an act.
Obviously, he didn't know the story of the Charlatan, and he wouldn't have thought the Charlatan, which had been lost for a thousand years, would resurface today and successfully deceive Kieran, who prided himself on his sharp eyes.
When Baiyi noticed the change in the butler's gaze, he could not help but say to the Charlatan Walker, "Your little tricks are really effective. Just a few simple tricks and they're already working. You don't even need to resort to those advanced illusions."
"Of course! In the past, I successfully deceived the King, the Prime Minister, the Archbishop and so on, let alone a mere noble's butler!" The Charlatan said proudly, "After all, acting cool is the most fatal."
After all, he was a person who relied on deceiving people to become a Voidwalker. Of course, his tricks were not something that Morris, the butler, could handle. When the two of them walked through the garden calmly and stepped into the small bungalow, the doubts in the butler's heart had already been dispelled. Especially when he saw the cowhide gloves that Baiyi occasionally revealed under his cloak, not only did he not feel suspicious, he even completely dispelled the doubts in his heart.
Gloves were a very common type of clothing. However, such ordinary things often revealed a lot of information. People who were trying to hide their identity would not show their hands because it would easily reveal their occupation and approximate age. As for the types of gloves, the most common cowhide gloves were actually the most suitable choice for Baiyi's current identity. They were cheap, sturdy, and wear-resistant. When handling some corrosive magical materials or doing manual labor, they were much more convenient and easy to use compared to cloth or silk gloves. They were perfect for a destitute wandering sorcerer.
That was why Morris was certain of Baiyi's true identity. A wandering sorcerer with extraordinary strength but a lack of money. He had seen his fair share of such people before and had a wealth of experience in dealing with them.
At that moment, the two of them had already passed through a long and narrow corridor and arrived at the living room on the second floor. On the simple yet luxurious wall of the corridor, Baiyi saw four portraits. For a moment, he stopped in his tracks and studied them carefully.
"Sherlock, Harpagon, Grandet, and Plushkin. These are the four ancestors of the Dole family who have made outstanding contributions to the family. It is also because of their hard work that the Dole family could develop to where it is today," Morris, the butler, introduced softly.
"Tsk tsk, tsk. These four names... I finally know why your family is so rich." Baiyi asked the Merchant in his mind, "Which one are you?"
"I'm that Grandet... Err... No, I mean, my name is Grandet. This is just a misunderstanding. It's just a coincidence," The Merchant quickly explained, "Our family is very generous."
As soon as they entered the living room, Baiyi immediately found a bench and sat down. He stretched his limbs as if he was the master of the house. There was not the slightest bit of awkwardness in his movements, showing that he was used to such a stylish lifestyle. At the same time, he used his Psychic Energy to do a rough scan. As expected, he found two energy signatures in the room next door.
"A Master Level Warrior and a Master Level Sorcerer. Hehe, this butler sure is cautious in his work," Baiyi said to the Voidwalkers.
"Err... This is a necessary precaution. Please understand, Your Excellency," the Merchant quickly explained. For a moment, he was a little embarrassed. It would have been fine if there were two Legendary Level Warriors guarding the house, but with just two Master Level Warriors, how could they deal with a single Voidwalker? Such an arrangement was so stingy and ridiculous that it made the Merchant feel a little embarrassed.
However, the butler, who did not know Baiyi's background, was very satisfied with his own arrangement and performance. After asking the maid to serve two cups of expensive black tea from Mars, he went straight to the point and asked, "May I know what rank Master Andrew is currently at? I don't mean anything by it. I'm just wondering how much financial support we should provide to you. "
Baiyi took the teacup from the maid and did not answer directly. Instead, he asked in return, "Do you think that I would participate in a boring level test?" As he spoke, he did not lift the hood that covered his face to taste the fragrant black tea as the butler wished. Instead, he used magic to control the steaming hot tea to gush out of the teacup and condense it into a brown ball in the air.
Then, he divided his Mana into tiny strands and divided the ball into thin pieces of the same shape and size, making them look like brown coins. Finally, he used his Mana to wrap each of the thin pieces so that they remained in the same shape and fell back into the teacup, producing a crisp sound of metal hitting ceramic.
Under the astonished gaze of Morris, the cup of hot black tea had turned into a cup of brown coins. Then, he used his Mana and passed the teacup to the butler who was sitting opposite him. Only then did he say, "I need some money. If I remember it in the future, I'll return it to you."
The butler looked down at the teacup in his hand. He could still feel the temperature of the tea through the wall of the teacup. He could even see the slight ripples formed by the brown liquid due to the shaking of the cup. However, they still maintained the shape of coins lying in the teacup, challenging the butler who thought that he was knowledgeable.
He had to admit that he had never seen such a magic trick before. Although it was just a magic trick, the power contained in it was enough to impress him. Nodding his head vigorously, he took out a bag of money from his pocket and handed it over respectfully.
Baiyi used his Mana to take the bag of money and kept it quietly in his pocket. Still, he could not help but curse in his mind, Just 50 gold coins? Are you trying to get rid of a beggar?
Honestly speaking, 50 gold coins was probably the income of a middle-class family for half a year. It was not a small amount but to ask a Voidwalker to perform such a wonderful acrobatic trick for you, that amount of money was really not enough to cover the appearance fee.
Even if it was used as a start-up fund, it would still be too little and it would greatly limit the speed at which he could earn money in the future.
Well, there was no other way. He was now a wandering sorcerer, Andrew. With his current identity, the amount was really not small at all.
"Thank you for your generosity. I'll take my leave now," Baiyi said. Baiyi had no choice but to reply. With that, he stood up and walked away without a backward glance. He did not want to say a word, and the whole process was as simple as that.
The butler, Morris, also hurriedly sent him off but he did not say a word along the way.
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