The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 48 Analysis
"Yes, autumn hunting." Orlando explained to Lynn.
"The Hosens Wizard Territory is located in the Green Shadow Forest. In order to ensure the stability of the surrounding environment, the surrounding Green Shadow Forest is cleared twice a year, divided into spring and autumn hunts.

"Among them, the autumn hunt is particularly important to associations like ours."

Lin En suddenly remembered something and a look of realization appeared on his face.

The original owner did seem to have memories of the Spring and Autumn Hunts, but they were so far away from the original owner and his prospective apprentices that he could not remember them just now.

"Why is autumn hunting so important?" Lin En asked without understanding.

Orlando continued to explain: "Every piece of land in the entire Horsom Wizard Territory belongs to the Horsom School."

“So at the end of each year, our associations need to re-contract the land from the school.

“But who has more and who has less…there has to be a distinction.

“Direct combat is definitely not an option, so the Autumn Hunt is a customary practice among our associations to determine our respective share of the contract for the following year.

“Of course, this is limited to our three associations. The rest of the forces in Cuilin City all contract the land from us.

"That's why, every year before the Autumn Hunt, the atmosphere between the three associations becomes particularly tense."

Orlando's words seemed to explain Ancot's behavior, but Lynn still found it a little strange:
“Sir Orlando, I still feel like something is wrong. If Ancot wanted to cause trouble for me, he wouldn’t have chosen such a stupid method.

"In the end, he got nothing and lost 10 primary magic stones for nothing."

"You don't have to think that everyone is so smart, Lynn." Orlando shook his head indifferently.
"I've seen a lot of idiots. Not to mention the disputes caused by dirty wizard robes. There are also many wizards who fight with each other simply because they don't like your appearance while walking on the street.

“You have to understand that not all mortals can remain humble and gentle once they become wizards with extraordinary powers.

"Power is sometimes like a magnifying glass," Orlando said meaningfully.

"Okay, you should be careful and report anything to the association. I'll go take care of other things now."

After watching Orlando leave, Lynn sat back in his seat, frowning deeply.

"Mr. Lin En."

At this time, Adeline, who had remained silent during their conversation, finally found an opportunity and called out softly.

"what happened?"

Lin En came back to his senses, raised his head, and saw Adeline handing him all the 10 primary magic stones as compensation.

"Thank you for saving me, Lord Lin, please accept these." Adeline held the magic stone in her white hands and said respectfully.

Lynn thought for a moment, reached out and took a magic stone, smiled and said, "These are enough, you can keep the rest, Adeline."

He was not shameless enough to embezzle other people's compensation money. He took one of them just to reassure Adeline and tell her not to have too many thoughts.

Adeline wanted to ask Lynn to get some more, but the latter had already stood up and prepared to go home.

So she could only politely see Lin En off to the restaurant door and quietly watch as Lin En got into the carriage and slowly drove away.

But in an alley on her left, Ancott did not leave.

At this moment, he was just like Adeline, quietly watching Lynn's carriage go away, muttering to himself.

……

On the carriage.

Lynn pressed his temples, Ancot's face flashed through his mind, and he felt uneasy.

He took out a pen and paper and began to think carefully.

“If it wasn’t an accident…Ancott was targeting me on purpose, where would he come from?”

Lin En began to slowly recall in his mind all the people who had conflicts with him since he came to this world.

In chronological order, the first person that comes to mind is Frankie, who caused trouble on the night of the initiation ceremony.

'Could it be him?'

Lin En pondered for a moment, then wrote his name on a piece of white paper and marked a five-pointed star on the back.

Whether in terms of personality or objective conditions, it is impossible for Franky to command a member of the Blood Mark Society to cause trouble for him.

But no matter how low the possibility is, it is not impossible, so it is still necessary to write it down.

Next, Lin En followed this logic and listed them one by one, and soon found the most suspicious target -

Dole!

In other words, it represents the strange green shadow behind him!
Lynn slowly put down his pen with an unpleasant expression.

Such speculation made him feel cold in his heart.

I almost exposed the green shadow at that time. Perhaps that was why the green shadow hated me.

"Based on this information, Green Shadow is the most likely person to have done this, both in terms of motivation and ability!"

Thinking of this, Lin En immediately pulled down the front window of the carriage and said in a deep voice to the coachman in front:
"Change route and head to the headquarters of the Horsens School."

"Yes, master." The coachman did not hesitate and immediately pulled the reins to change the direction of the carriage.

The four-wheeled carriage sped towards the school's headquarters and soon disappeared around the corner.

After a while, Ancott's figure appeared at the same place. He had a gloomy face. After careful identification, he continued to chase Lynn's carriage.

However, not long after, Ancot suddenly found something wrong. This road was... leading to the headquarters of the Horsens School?

He stopped, hesitated for a long time, and finally turned and left.

……

……

Headquarters of the Horsens School.

Lin En was received by a first-class apprentice, who attached great importance to the information Lin En provided.

"You mean, that member of the Blood Mark Gang is probably Green Shadow's puppet?"

"Yes, Ancot's behavior is really strange."

The first-class apprentice nodded and said seriously, "I received your information. I will inform Master Anderson now."

"Thank you, sir." Lin En thanked him, thought for a moment and said, "In the meantime, can I continue to stay here...

"What I mean is, if Lord Anderson has anything he wants to ask me later, he can find me first."

The first-class apprentice thought for a moment and nodded: "But you can only stay here and cannot go anywhere else."

"I understand." Lynn nodded.

……

In the evening, after a series of secret investigations.

Anderson and the first-class apprentice in charge of the investigation gathered in the office of the school's headquarters to make the final judgment.

"So, the cause of the incident was a conflict between the eliminated apprentice and members of the Blood Mark Gang at the Cuiman Restaurant?" Anderson asked.

"That's right." The first-class apprentice in charge of the investigation nodded.

"Has the eliminated apprentice now joined the Golden Shadow Society?" Anderson asked again.

"Yes."

"Have you checked on the Blood Mark Gang member named Ankote?"

"It has been checked. Lord Sean happened to be free, so he went there in person."

Like Anderson, Sean is a powerful first-level wizard stationed in Cuilin City by the school.

"Didn't find anything unusual?"

"Master Sean said no."

Anderson nodded, and roughly understood what was going on. He sighed and said:

"The autumn hunt is approaching, and the forces in Cuilin City are starting to quarrel again.

"Let the eliminated apprentice go back. Green Shadow is a big deal, but the school cannot become a knife in the hands of others."

"Sir, what you mean is that the eliminated apprentice provided false information in order to use the school to attack the Blood Mark Gang?" The first-class apprentice was stunned.

“Who knows? But every year before the autumn hunt, these societies always have conflicts of varying sizes. In every year, there will be several wizard apprentices who die.
“We have done what we need to do, and the rest will be left to the newly established guard department to deal with.

"If I remember correctly, today should be the day they officially go down the mountain, right?"

"Yes, Master Anderson, they have moved to the school headquarters this afternoon."

The first-class apprentice answered, but inexplicably thought in his heart -

If Lynn is killed by Ancot after today.

But because of the previous conflict at the Cuiman Restaurant, it would probably be seen as just an ordinary fight between gangs of wizards.

Shaking his head, the first-class apprentice laughed in his heart.

According to the survey results, isn't this true?
What he should blame more now is that Lin En made him work for nothing all day.

……

At the same time, on the north side of the school headquarters.

A group of wizard apprentices from the school are being assigned their respective rooms.

"Elena, do you want to live next door to me?"

A freckled girl apprentice asked another slim and calm blonde girl.

"It's all right." Elena came back to her senses and smiled faintly, but there was some regret in her eyes.

Although he managed to advance successfully in the last two months and stayed in the school.

However, because he advanced too late, he was judged to have insufficient potential and needed to share more of the school's chores.

Now he has been sent to the foot of the mountain and become a member of the newly established guard department.

Elena quickly put away the disappointment in her eyes, became calm again, and walked into the room carrying her luggage.

"Although there are many things to do at the foot of the mountain, there are also more opportunities to seize resources than on the mountain..."

(End of this chapter)