I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 48 Identity Arrangement
"Roland, wake up, Roland."

Amidst the shouts, Roland slowly opened his eyes and saw a mysterious man squatting beside him. This man was shrouded in a black robe, with a pitch-black hood. Only half of his head was visible, with nothing above his nose.

Roland was so scared that he almost attacked.

"It's me." The mysterious man stroked his beard and smiled, "It's me, Wallace. The lady has left."

Wallace was in a very good mood today. He had survived a great disaster and was blessed.

The lady had given Wallace some of the abyss demon's flesh and blood that morning, but he wasn't planning on using it for the time being.

Wallace said, "You must change your tone from now on. You can no longer call the young lady your mentor. You will be returning to the academy soon. As a senior apprentice, the young lady is not qualified to be your mentor. She has other plans for this matter."

After confirming that the person in front of him was Wallace, Roland breathed a sigh of relief. He regretted that he had slept so soundly that he didn't even notice someone approaching.

Roland had no idea that Catherine had secretly cast a sleeping spell on him after getting up in the morning.

If Wallace hadn't just crawled out of the dimensional bag and bumped into Catherine, he would have seen Catherine secretly rummaging through Roland's pockets.

After all these years, the young lady's curiosity hasn't changed at all.

When Catherine was caught doing something bad by Wallace in the morning, she looked extremely embarrassed and said coldly: "Well, fortunately, he recovered well last night, you bastard. Why are you looking at me like that? I'm just treating him!"

Wallace naturally didn't dare to say anything more.

Afterwards, Catherine explained some things to Wallace and fled without meeting Roland.

Wallace felt that the lady's attitude towards Roland had changed subtly, and he suspected something had happened between them last night.

Roland asked, "Did Lady Catherine give any instructions before she left?"

Catherine didn't just explain things to Wallace. She discussed a lot with her advisor. Wallace even gave her some dirty tricks.

Of course, the young lady specifically instructed Wallace and Roland not to talk about these things.

Wallace said, "The lady didn't have any special instructions, she just wanted me to tell you about the academy. Let's eat first."

Wallace didn't need to eat, but Roland and Catherine did, so the loyal old servant made a hearty breakfast when he came out in the morning.

They had to travel soon, so Wallace hoped Roland could eat his fill.

A big event happened in the college recently.

The White Chess Wizard Council officially issued an order, requiring the professors of the White Chess Academy to be stationed at the Black Abyss Academy to be responsible for teaching, protection and other tasks.

It’s better to say it’s supervision than protection.

Wallace said: "In fact, the White Wizards began to garrison at the Black Abyss Academy many years ago."

The Black Abyss wizards originally belonged to the Twilight Council. However, a falling out ensued, and the Black Abyss wizards betrayed the Twilight Council and sought refuge with the White Council. After that, the White Family began stationing at the Black Abyss Academy.

Compared to the Black Abyss wizards who called themselves arcanists, the White Chess wizards were truly arcanists. They were also truly white wizards. They were extremely powerful, knowing dark magic but not using it recklessly.

If the Twilight Council is evil, then the White Council is a reputable and upright sect.

Wallace stroked his beard and said, "Roland, the Black Abyss wizards have been hiding their power. In the eyes of the White Wizards, we have suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Twilight Wizards, and only a group of official wizards are left. But in reality, we are hiding our strength - the rebellion is fake, and our purpose in coming to the White Council is to destroy it!"

"But this time, the young lady may have summoned all the powerful Black Abyss warriors who have hidden their strength. We really don't even have a second-level wizard now. With our current strength, returning to the Twilight Council will only lead to their absorption. I'm afraid we will have to make this fake play real and truly join the White Council."

But in any case, Catherine needs to change to a more secretive identity.

And Roland also needs a more suitable identity.

Next, Wallace and Roland exchanged their confessions.

"Roland, you must remember that you are the last heir of the Ayelai family. Over the years, your father has been like a wild wizard, estranged from the wizarding world. I came to Valeria ten years ago and unexpectedly met you. After that, you finally came into contact with the real magical world again. Therefore, I am your enlightenment mentor."

Wallace said, "Everyone in the family knows my identity, so I have always served as the family's steward. After the young lady was born twenty years ago, I also took on the important task of her magical enlightenment. Therefore, you and the young lady are actually my students."

One hundred years ago, the Witch of the Black Abyss sent a message to the family from Hell, telling them that she would send her servants from Hell.

Then, a female vassal of the Alexandra family voluntarily gave her body and became pregnant with a demon.

The demon grew up seven days after its birth and remained in the human world as a servant of the Alexandra family. This demon was Wallace, and his purpose in coming to the human world was to help his master in hell return to the human world.

He had been preparing for this for eighty years.

Twenty years ago, the witch from hell was finally reincarnated as a human, but her memory has never been awakened.

During the period when her memory had not yet regained consciousness, Wallace had been acting as her Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor, magic enlightenment mentor and etiquette teacher.

So, Wallace was indeed Catherine's mentor.

Of course, these things have already touched upon Catherine's privacy, so Wallace did not tell Roland.

He simply told Roland that he was Catherine's servant and housekeeper, and that he had initiated Catherine into magic when she was young.

Roland asked, "So, I haven't met Senior Sister Catherine yet?"

Wallace shook his head: "No, three months ago, your senior sister Katherine came here and helped you advance to the lower wizard apprentice."

Roland understood that Wallace had only made some minor changes to his past experiences—he had met Wallace ten years ago and Catherine three months ago.

Wallace told Roland that the Fern Forest was a trial. As for the entire process of the trial, he only needed to describe what happened before everyone encountered the Holy Tree of Flesh and Blood.

He said, "You lost your way during the trial and ran into a pile of blood moths, but Catherine had been secretly watching you, so she saved you. As for the other two idiots... Haha, you don't know anything because you fainted."

Roland took it to heart.

After the two of them exchanged their statements, they planned to set off.

"Roland, let's get going early. Just west of the fern forest, there's a teleportation array to the Black Abyss Academy. If we leave early, we can reach the Witch City near the academy in the evening."

Wallace stroked his beard and said, "However, there is one thing we must consider. You will need to pay tuition and accommodation fees to enroll, and you will also need to purchase many other things for enrollment—magic books, teaching materials, and tools—all of which are very expensive. The young lady originally prepared some magic stones for you, but they were all used up in the ruins. So, the young lady can no longer rely on you for this money."

Roland's heart tightened slightly, and he thought to himself, "I almost forgot about this. I don't know how much I can sell the garbage I picked up for. Will it be enough to pay for tuition and purchase school supplies? If not, I'll have to sell rare items or demon stones."

Roland was planning to keep these things, so he felt a little sad.

Seeing Roland's nervous expression, Wallace said, "Don't worry. I should still have some magic stones in my bag. I'll get some more from my daughter when I get home and lend them to you. That should be enough—borrow 8, return 13."

This unscrupulous businessman is still thinking about lending money at high interest rates.

Roland said, "Wallace, I don't know how many magic stones you have at home, but all the magic stones in your bag have been eaten by the abyss demon."

Wallace's face turned extremely ugly.

He stroked his beard and said, "Roland, you're new to the academy, so you must have some useful artifacts. It would be a shame to sell those useful artifacts. The things in my bag are all demonic items, so they're hard to sell. But those broken artifacts you picked up should still be able to fetch some money. Let's go to the wizard market near the academy and take a look. As the academy's logistics officer, I do have some connections."

Wallace often sells illicit goods. This demon isn't good at fighting, but he's incredibly reliable. Selling through him is incredibly safe.

"Well, I'll leave it to you on this matter - I'll give you my bag."

Roland tossed Wallace's bag. Wallace knew Roland's haul was substantial, and he wouldn't consider his own small fortune a sliver. So, he gladly accepted it.

After thinking for a moment, Wallace hesitated and said, "Brother Roland, I didn't betray you this time regarding the relics, but the lady already knows everything. Don't ask, she knows what treasures you got anyway."

After a pause, Wallace added, "You slept too deeply this morning."

After saying this, Wallace gave Roland a helpless look.

Hearing this, Roland's face froze: "No wonder I slept so soundly! It must be that the instructor cast a spell on me and then went through my bag!"
Roland never dreamed that a witch of such noble status could do such a despicable thing!

He hurriedly rummaged through his bag, and after confirming that the Crucible of Bitter Sleep and other things were all there, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"She didn't take my things, so why did she go through my bag? Was it purely out of curiosity?"

"Why are you so curious, you peeping tom!"

"No, after returning to the academy, I have to find a way to gradually sever ties with her. I'll find a forest in the mountains to practice asceticism. If I don't have any required classes, I'll go to the academy less often and see my senior less often."

(End of this chapter)