Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 436 Waiting for Hope
"Have they finally made up their minds?"

When Roy heard this, his face turned serious.

“No, they plan to confirm Valentina’s condition first before making a decision.

The other party clearly pointed out that if Valentina was abused by you, or underwent physical or spiritual transformation, she would no longer be recognized as a member of the family.

They simply assumed she was dead and stopped negotiating.

If your health is good and your mind and soul are sound, then there is room for discussion."

Roy said: "That's a reasonable request."

Frost said, "So I promised them."

For more than a year, Frost had been negotiating with Archmage Gorm, each wearing down the other's patience.

There were young and impulsive low-level mages, and Valentina's classmates tried to capture the city of Oleg but to no avail. They caused many conflicts among themselves, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Some people actually used this excuse to stay away from Knightland and stay away from this vortex of right and wrong.

The rest of the people were also disheartened because Valentina had not been rescued for a long time.

They finally realized that the teacher was not as omnipotent as they thought.

Even a top student like Valentina, who was born into a noble family, would be helpless if she fell into the hands of a wizard...

If it were me, it would be even worse!
However, the Viken family sent people to check on Grand Wizard Chagm to see if the accounts were correct after he had been working here for so many years.

Another mess.

All of this was planned by Roy and Frost.

They had already figured out that capturing Valentina alive would be far more beneficial than killing her outright.

If Valentina were killed in one go, it would only unite those people and lead to more consensus.

But if we catch them but don't kill them and continue to threaten them, they will be afraid to act rashly.

This is very beneficial for waiting for the arrival of the golem army and launching a major counterattack.

But it was far from time to celebrate. Roy calmly asked, "What time, where, and who will be sent?"

Frosf told him: “At the end of this month, a team led by the first-level wizard Chenos from the Viken family will come and meet outside the city of Oleg.

You should clean her up properly, don’t break her or make her look unrecognizable and show her to others…”

He was also worried that Roy would lose control and release the evil in his heart.

After all, he was Roy's enemy who had almost killed him. It would be difficult to explain if he crippled him in a fit of impulse.

Roy was speechless when he heard this.

Teacher, you really are...

Am I that kind of person?

However, negotiations involve transactions, as well as one's own safety and many other issues.

Roy didn't have time to complain in his heart and immediately discussed the specific details with Frost.

How to ask for a high price and pay back on the spot is also a science.

You have to step precisely on the edge of the other party's psychological bottom line and test them repeatedly to maximize your benefits.

Valentina's own value, the value of family honor, the development of the war...

There are too many factors that affect the outcome of this negotiation!

……

"Exorbitant demands, unreasonable demands...

Whatever method you use...

Prolong the negotiation cycle!
But when meeting them for the first time, you still have to be decisive and show your sincerity.

Otherwise, it is reasonable to suspect that she has met with misfortune.

If we don’t talk about it then, it will become a burden on our hands and difficult to deal with.”

With this guiding ideology in mind, Roy went back to prepare.

Soon, Valentina also learned the news.

"The family sent someone to rescue me?"

Surprised, even her flagging spirits recovered considerably. However, she was now wearing specially crafted anti-magic devices all over her body, and runes with special magical energy appeared, immediately absorbing the newly generated magic power.

Valentina was secretly annoyed, but she could do nothing but comfort herself.

"Wait until I get out...

Sooner or later, you will be in trouble!"

Roy didn't know what the female mage was thinking, but looking at her expression, he could guess a little.

He didn't take it seriously and just said calmly, "You'd better pray that the people sent by the family aren't too stupid, otherwise if the negotiations break down, the responsibility will be all on you."

"Humph!"

Valentina was dismissive of Roy's behavior of shifting the blame before anything even happened.

But after hearing this, she couldn't help but become curious: "Who is coming to negotiate?"

Roy said, "First-level mage Chenos."

Valentina was slightly startled: "He wasn't in this world before..."

"Isn't it because of you that I was transferred here?
This is a relatively reliable family member among the first-level mages. You certainly have second-level mages and above, but you definitely can't send them to negotiate with me, and I won't agree to it."

In order to actually conclude this negotiation, the two sides had multiple communications before.

The Viken family carefully selected such a person to demonstrate an equal relationship.

Those who were able to send troops when Valentina was captured were either of low status and not worthy of praise, or they were very powerful and not afraid of repeating the same mistake.

This Chenos clearly belongs to the latter.

Because this negotiation may involve the family's withdrawal from Knightland and no longer participating in supporting Archmage Gorm, those who are not important enough will not even be qualified to serve as envoys.

However, Roy didn't care about that.

He just wanted to take advantage of Valentina's relaxed mind and get more knowledge out of her.

He said to her: “I have to admit, you are very lucky.

A philosopher once said...

All human wisdom is contained in these four words.

'Wait' and 'Hope'!
Congratulations, your wait has finally come to an end."

The corners of Valentina's mouth curled up slightly, but then turned cold as ice.

She didn't believe that Roy would let her go so easily.

but……

When humans feel hopeless, they often harbor the thought of giving up hope and having no chance of survival.

If you can't get through it no matter what, you might as well just end it all.

Having hope is actually a torment.

From now on, every day will feel like a year.

This was also the reason why Roy told her about this matter early on instead of waiting until the day of negotiation.

"Madam Mage, you don't want to fall in the darkness before dawn, do you?"

"What exactly do you want to say?"

"Knowledge... give me more knowledge!"

Valentina snorted, "Wishful thinking!"

"If you don't agree, I'll transform you into a bitch and throw you into a brothel in the city for adventurers to enjoy. Then I'll extract your soul and transform you into a golem!"

Roy said indifferently.

Valentina: “…”

After threatening, Roy started to reason: "I haven't even settled accounts with you for the losses you've caused me.

Therefore, I won't feel any guilt for threatening you.

For what happened more than ten years ago, you should owe me, not me."

(End of this chapter)