Chapter 69 Meet again
Shaoke and the old mage continued until noon. The old mage stopped, then shook a red velvet rope next to the bookshelf. Soon a young servant knocked in, "Dear Master, what are you asking for?"
The old mage glanced at Shaoke inquiring eyes. He asked Shaoke to answer the question. After receiving the old mage's instructions, Shaoke said: "You tell the Fei here as quickly as possible? The mage and Loki, tell them that there are guests waiting here, hoping to see them." He said that, and threw a silver coin to the young servant.
After the young servant arrived at the old mage's instructions, he put away the silver coin and ran out quickly to find the two mages, because at this time the mentors would leave the place where they taught magic knowledge and go to work hard for their own affairs.
After Shaoke and the servant went to pass the message, he walked around the house with some anxiety. He didn't know if the two mages who had been separated for nearly half a year would have had a cordial conversation with him. Moreover, he couldn't remember what he wanted to say to the two mages who had helped him, which made him a little worried about the upcoming meeting.
The old mage endured for a while and finally stopped the other party from turning constantly, "Master Xueye, you should look like a formal mage. You are quite uncultured. Every mage is a well-educated and knowledgeable person. I hope you can do this in the future." After watching Shaoke stop slowly, the old mage nodded with satisfaction and said, "In fact, we have no ability to stop what has happened or some things that are about to happen. Since that is the case, why not face it calmly?"
After listening to the old master's opinion, Shaoke also felt that he had lost the master's etiquette, so he thanked the old master for his reminder as his original position.
The time was not too long, and the servant who went out to find people rushed back soon and told the mages good news that the two mages were already on the way here and were probably about to arrive.
The servant retreated with satisfaction, and he felt that he had not let down the silver coin given to him by the young mage.
After the servant left, Shaoke stood at the door of the old mage. He planned to temporarily meet the other two mages here, because the old mage had given this just-arrived kind the right to receive guests here.
After the door was gently knocked a few times, Shaoke excitedly greeted the two mages who had not seen for half a year. However, after seeing the gray robes on the two former companions, he was stunned for a moment, but soon regained his enthusiasm. "Master Loki, Master Fei? Master, Xueye is very happy to see you." After Shaoke performed the etiquette of a peer-age mage, he invited two former companions into the house for a detailed discussion.
When the two mages saw Shaoke appearing in this room, a surprised expression floated up. Although they thought Shaoke could be successfully promoted to a second-level official mage, they did not expect that they would come so early. This surprise caused the two mages who were somewhat unsatisfied here to slightly feel depressed.
The young mages sat down according to their previous position at the old mage's greeting. "Master Xueye, I didn't expect to see you in the imperial capital so soon. At first, I would like to Fei? The mage thinks that we will not meet you until the end of the year." Master Loki was a little excited and caused the topic of discussion.
"Master Loki, actually, I didn't expect this day to come so quickly. I have to thank you for helping me mention me in front of those officers, otherwise I think I would have been delayed by more than two months or even longer to be here." Shaoke did not hide his gratitude to the two mages, and once again solemnly gave their courtesy to thank them for their help.
The mages began to talk about some things that happened after they parted. In the end, Fei? The mage was dull for a while and said: "Master Xueye, I have received a letter from you and Master Kiya. I hope to know what happened from you in person." The atmosphere that had just become active was suddenly silenced by Fei? The mage's question made the atmosphere silent.
The old mage kindly helped them: "Young mages, maybe it's time for you to go to the tavern to talk about these things slowly. After all, it's already noon. I think you should need some lunch to maintain your health." He waved his hand and asked the mages to leave temporarily, hoping that they could think about this issue calmly on the road.
The mages tactfully bid farewell to the old mage. Although Shaoke invited the old mage to go with him, he was politely rejected by the other party, because the person was old and was not suitable for those places suitable for young people.
The mages were a little silent on the way to the tavern. Master Loki tried to alleviate this situation several times, but he couldn't find a suitable topic for a while.
The tavern they visited was consumed by those mages and nobles. Almost all the mages in the academy gathered here. Some low-level nobles who wanted to win over some mages also took this opportunity to come here to find new suitable goals and deepen their understanding.
The mages found a quieter corner, and after calling a few glasses of wine, they sat there for a while and didn't know what to say.
Shaoke knew that this silence still needed to be broken by himself. After all, Fei? The mage did not believe that his junior was the kind of person Shaoke said. Shaoke told the two mages in detail the complete events that happened during that period. Then he quietly waited for Fei? The mage's statement.
Master Loki didn't want to pay now? The mage and Master Xueye talked about these things, so he first raised his glass and gave a congratulation, which slowly changed the topic.
When Master Loki learned that Shaoke was assigned to the front line by the army, his originally dull face suddenly looked ugly. "Master Xueye, are you just accepting such an appointment? Why not seek the help of those mage groups?" Master Loki sighed and continued, "I heard that the situation on the front line is not good. Many mages have never come back after going there. Even if they come back, they will never be promoted to a better level like the old mage just now. Only a few lucky ones can be promoted to the third level and then return."
Fei? The mage also put down his unhappiness just now and nodded in agreement with his companion's opinion, "Master Xueye, now you can only avoid it if you disobey the orders of the military headquarters, otherwise..."
"There is no other reason, Master Xueye, don't worry, even if he disobeys the orders of the military headquarters, there will be no problems. The mages of the mage group will take care of you, just like the rest of the mages." Master Loki interrupted.
Facing the two companions who had previously stationed on the border together, Shaoke suddenly felt that the faint friendship with them had subsided. After listening quietly to the opinions of the two mages, Shaoke shook his head and said, "Even if you go to the front line, what's wrong? After learning magic, do you have to serve as a guard for those nobles and merchants? Or do you show off in front of those noble ladies?"
The two mages fell silent all of a sudden. After listening to Shaoke’s comments just now, they didn’t know what to say for a moment. Finally, Master Loki whispered: “If you don’t do this, then go there to get enough money to buy those expensive auxiliary drugs? How to copy the increasingly expensive magic knowledge?” As he said that, his voice gradually became louder, and he returned to his previous expression and looked at Shaoke, hoping that the other party could change the unknown fate that was about to come.
Shaoke shook his head again and said, "Master Loki, as an assistant tutor in this academy, you can only get one hundred general gold coins a month, and then you will never have any other income, and there is not even the low-level auxiliary medicinal materials provided by the military headquarters for free. Can you get what you just said in this way?" Shaoke gently stroked the staff next to him. Master Loki's performance suddenly shattered his memories of the other party, which made Shaoke feel that the person in front of him became very unfamiliar.
Fei? The mage immediately refuted Shaoke's view, "Mage Xueye, if you just think this way, you're wrong. Proper interaction with the nobles and merchants will be of great help to our future lives. Don't forget that there are many high-level mages among those nobles, and those big merchants probably have to go to more, so..."
"Master Fei, I don't think I will do these things. First of all, I am a mage. I don't recognize the high-level guards that anyone can buy with money or become magic props for those noble ladies to support the scene." Shaoko said as he immediately put his cloak on his cloak. He no longer wanted to talk about these issues with his two previous companions. He just wanted to leave here immediately after completing his initial decision.
The gradually loud conversations of the three former companions quickly attracted the attention of the mages and nobles on the side. Seeing that the atmosphere was very nervous, Master Loki quickly eased: "As the old master said, we must use some food to consider our health. Master Xue Ye, what do you want to order?"
Shaoko closed his cloak, "Master Loki, everything needs to be arranged. You know I am actually not picky about food."
Master Fei stared at Shaoke angrily, "Master Xueye, now you should learn to enjoy all the enjoyment that the mages deserve. I think you must adapt to some necessary rules in the upper class, even if you may not use them." As he said that, he closed his eyes and ignored Shaoke's gloomy expression.
Chapter completed!