Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 32 The Old Housekeeper's Relief
"Since Shi Liang entered the academy until he became a doctor, his research topic has never changed. He has been studying ways to enhance the physical fitness of magicians."

“This is not incomprehensible.”

Li Yu didn't understand what Shi Liang's research direction was. It was entirely possible that the cause of his parents' death influenced Shi Liang's choice.

"That's certainly not the problem I'm talking about."

"The real question is why Shiliang returned to Bocheng."

"what reason?"

After Li Yu finished speaking, he did not hear Zhan Kong's speculation and judgment as usual. The latter was silent for a long while.

"Some situations involve confidential information, so I cannot tell you. I can only say that Shi Liang's return home is probably related to his mentor. His mentor is not an ordinary person either, but an academic leader in the domestic magic theory community."

"This is partly because I don't have enough authority, so I can't get the full picture. I only know a little bit."

"In short, based on the current intelligence, Shi Liang has a certain degree of credibility. I have read his published papers and related theories. The conditions are extremely harsh, but theoretically feasible."

"What? You want to give it a try? Are you sure you can afford the cost of death or disability if the experiment fails?"

Zhan Kong laughed sinisterly, but he didn't hear Li Yu's reply for a long time. Just when he thought his little brother was about to give up,
"How can an ordinary person become an academic leader in the field of magic theory?"

Zhan Kong: "..."

Young man, is there something wrong with your focus?
and……

"I didn't say they were ordinary people!"

Zhan Kong explained with a dark face.

"Don't think that professors at non-magic schools are all ordinary people. They are also magicians."

"Rather, the fact that Shi Liang was recognized by the professor as an ordinary person shows how good he is."

"Well, why don't you give it a try? Give me a straight answer. Also, even if your physical strength has been enhanced to a certain extent, you can't compete with the demons. Don't even think about close combat."

"I just need to be stronger than humans."

The calm but firm words made Zhankong clear.
"Is that your answer?"

"I understand."

"I'll see you this weekend."

After hanging up the phone, Zhan Kong thought about the upcoming scene and the shrinking of his personal collection, and chuckled and said to himself:
"People recruit younger brothers to make money, but I am just wasting money here."

Besides, he would have to go into the city one day after all, and he had to ensure the safety of the Xuefeng Mountain Post after he left.

Zhan Kong, whose wallet was about to be emptied, finally had a place to vent his anger. He glanced at the mountains and fields around the post station with malicious eyes, as if he wanted to penetrate through layers of obstacles and catch the demon active in the shadows.
"Wolf cubs, I'm here!"

……

On the weekend, Zhan Kong and Li Yu met after a long absence.

Zhan Kong was not wearing his military wizard robe, but a casual outfit with a slightly messy stubble and eyes filled with a hint of melancholy. No wonder Zhan Kong always boasted that he was the most handsome boy on campus back then. Even with his current image, he was enough to attract the attention of a large number of beautiful girls and women.

Moreover, Zhan Kong's reaction today was also very abnormal.

"Boss Zhankong, what happened to you today?"

"What's wrong?"

Li Yu looked at Zhan Kong carefully, then shook his head and smacked his lips.
"Something is wrong. It's 120 percent wrong."

"Too serious, so unlike you." "You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth." The tall Zhan Kong used his height to forcefully ruffle Li Yu's hair, and turned and left when the latter didn't react.

"Let's go, the Shi family's manor is not close."

An hour later, Zhan Kong and Li Yu stopped somewhere outside of Bo City, with a closed door in front of them.

After ringing the doorbell, the door opened soon, and an old man with white hair and narrow eyes appeared in front of Li Yu and Zhan Kong. The two knew that this man was most likely the old butler of the Shi family. The old man had lived through three generations and was now in his 80s. Such a respected old man actually came out to greet them personally...

Zhan Kong and Li Yu felt something was amiss. Was he so concerned about them?
When the two were puzzled, the old butler spoke with a smile. His voice was full of energy, and it sounded like he could still be vigorous for at least another 10 or 20 years, becoming a century-old man. But what he said was surprising.
"I didn't expect that little brother Li Yu actually knew a figure like Zhan Kongkong Tong. It seems that the preparations made by the head of the family in advance were not enough."

"The old man actually knew me. I'm pretty famous!"

Zhan Kong admitted his identity with a smile, which was not too surprising. He was more or less a military commander and the strongest person in Bo City. It would be surprising if such a shrewd old man could not master the appearance of all the senior officials in Bo City.

only……

It seems that Shi Liang is not completely ignorant!

At least someone should have noticed Li Yu's peculiarity, otherwise they would not have withdrawn all the servants in the manor and left only this butler.

"The Military Commander is a great hero who protects Bo City. How could I not know him?"

The old butler smiled kindly and stepped aside.

"Please come in first, the owner is waiting in the reception room."

The old butler led the way, and Li Yu and Zhan Kong followed behind, looking around like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. The old butler in front started chatting.

"Little brother Li Yu contacted the head of the family to come as a guest, and the head of the family was extremely happy!"

"He said that the little brother was his only friend in Bo."

Li Yu also smiled and said:

"It is my luck to be friends with Shi Liang."

Then some doubts,

"However, I am actually Shi Liang's only friend in Bo City. Doesn't he have any friends in Bo City?"

"Eh!"

The old butler, with his back to the two of them, sighed softly.
"The head of the family left Bo City more than ten years ago and has not been back since then. All contacts have been cut off. Less than a year after returning to his hometown, all the people who came to visit him in Bo City had ulterior motives towards him. The head of the family was too lazy to play along with those people, so all affairs were handled by me. How could there be any friends?"

"It's you, little brother, who was able to help the head of the family who was just a stranger to you in front of so many magicians, and even invited the head of the family to have lunch with you."

"In the past, the master of the family worked so hard on his research that he never had a proper meal. He always ate fast food like bread to fill his stomach. He was too lazy to eat even when the three meals a day were served to him.

If I hadn't added some nourishing herbs to the owner's drinking water, his body would have collapsed long ago.

However, since that day, the master of the family is willing to sit down and eat occasionally. This is all thanks to you, little brother!"

Li Yu was a little confused. He just saved someone (there wouldn't be much risk even if he didn't save him) and invited him to dinner. Why did the old butler treat him like a second life in his eyes?
Moreover, this style is a bit like...

(Old housekeeper: The young master hasn’t laughed like this in twenty years.)
Not quite right.

There is an illusion of tingling in the back.

Li Yu turned his head and found that Zhan Kong was also looking at him strangely. For some reason, Li Yu always felt that his expression seemed to deserve a beating.

The old butler spoke, Li Yu and Zhan Kong listened, and the three of them walked all the way to the reception room.

(End of this chapter)