Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 101, Page 049: Minor Character

On the way back, everyone chatted about all sorts of topics, such as witchcraft tools, the Falan people, and the four level 5 witch domains.

Horn scoffed, "These Farans are like dogs. They come running wherever there's profit to be made."

The image of the Fallen people in the wizarding world is not very good. They are cunning, greedy, arrogant, and nouveau riche. Whether in the Mirror Scrolls or the legends of bards, they often appear as villains.

Allen said, "But they really are rich. They're so generous, spending 1000 magic stones in a private room just to entertain us apprentices."

Although his image isn't great, he's genuinely strong, and admiration for strength is a universal human trait, no exception in the wizarding world. As a result, opinions on Fran are polarized among wizards in various regions.

Some people thought they were bandits and thugs who would eventually become part of the Black Witch Domain, while others thought they were too powerful and dreamed that their own witch domain could be that powerful, or even wished they could be born into such a powerful witch domain.

I both despise and envy them.

What's even more peculiar is that these two completely unrelated emotions often converge in one person's mind, creating a rather distorted state.

Horn scoffed, "What's so special about that? They're just nouveau riche."

One key reason why the assessment of Falan is so contradictory is that Falan is not a long-established level 5 witch domain. Hundreds of years ago, their civilization was so weak that it was not even as good as a level 2 witch domain. In order to survive, the people and wizards of Falan even went so far as to smuggle themselves to the South Coast to work as slaves.

But then something happened, and in just a few hundred years, the South Coast Witch Domain remained a level 2 Witch Domain, while Falan suddenly soared to become one of the most powerful level 5 Witch Domains in the world.

We used to be poor guys, and suddenly you've become rich? How did that happen? You must have used some underhanded means to steal the luck that should have been ours!

Many people think this way.

Horn said confidently, "Just watch, they won't be arrogant for many more years. The Land of Glory will deal with them sooner or later. In the face of the true will of the world, these nouveau riche who rose to prominence by sheer luck are no match for them."

The Land of Glory is currently the most powerful wizarding domain in the wizarding world, approaching level 6. It is the undisputed supreme ruler of the wizarding world.

Horn said expectantly, "Once they fight and both are severely weakened, our Southern Coast Witch Domain will usher in a golden age of development. Level 3 Witch Domain, Level 4 Witch Domain, even Level 5 Witch Domain—what does that matter? If they can do it, so can we!"

He declared confidently, "The future definitely belongs to us!"

Three days later, after reviewing the documents and finding few problems, Rosie signed the agreement with the Falan people, granting the Golden Rose Merchant Guild, to which the Falan people belong, the right to use the images of dozens of magical equipment such as the Red Dragon Set and the Legendary Set. In the future, they would receive a commission of 1 to 10 magic stones for each piece of related magical equipment they sold.

Rosie divided this extra income into three parts, keeping 30% for herself and distributing the other 30% to her teammates in different proportions, including the blacksmith Locke family, Alan Horn, and others. Anyone who helped her during this period received a share.

Everyone has worked tirelessly and selflessly to help him during this time. Now that the results are in, it's not appropriate for him to take all the fruits of his labor without a word. Although Allen and the others are still young people who are inexperienced in the ways of the world and won't care about such things, young people won't stay young forever.

Luo Xi hopes that when everyone matures and looks back on this period, they will think of him as a decent boss, rather than, "Damn, this guy was so selfish; he took all the benefits but didn't give me a single penny."

Going it alone won't work. There will be many times in the future when you'll need help from others. Leaving a good impression means that if you encounter difficulties one day, even if you don't have everyone to help you, at least you'll be able to find someone to lend a hand instead of just spitting on you and leaving.

The remaining 40% was donated by Roche to the castle free of charge.

The reason Castle has remained silent these past few days is simply because people consider his actions as trivial. Now that his little gadgets are growing bigger and stronger and making a lot of money, it would be too much to ignore Castle if he didn't.

The castle certainly wouldn't do anything to this lowly apprentice for such a small benefit, but it could also truly do nothing at all.

Only interests that can be protected are truly interests. Rather than waiting for some red-eyed bastards to come looking for trouble and then seeking help from the castle, it's better to pay the protection fee early on. This way, you can have peace of mind and leave a good impression of being obedient and compliant in front of the big shots.

Besides, 30% is not a small amount. Conservatively estimated, it would amount to over 100,000 magic stones a year. Given his current expenses, the majority of his cultivation costs are covered by the castle, so he doesn't need that many magic stones at all. There's no need to worry about it so much.

In short, the matter came to an end. A few days later, several apprentice teams appeared in the castle, selling similar witchcraft products in the same way. Rosie, who was considering how to get out of the situation, immediately announced that he could not compete and was operating at a loss, so he disbanded his team and withdrew from the market as a victim, closing down his business.

"Finally, I can get a good night's sleep. Yawn~"

Feeling incredibly relaxed as Luo Xi returned to his dorm, he was relieved. He had been working himself to the bone these past few days to prepare for this. After yawning, he snuggled up to Nicole and snuggled into bed with her, drifting off to sleep together.

What he didn't know was that while he was sleeping comfortably, some people were being troubled because of him.

The Best family, White Castle.

In the spacious conference room, Iris was being questioned by an elder of the family. Perhaps "questioning" is not the right word, since the elder's status was not high enough to warrant giving the family heir a hard time.

However, the question eventually came up with about a previous mission she had undertaken, and she had a different perspective on her decisions during that mission.

"The true author of this potion paper is also this apprentice. In addition, I asked Kelvin for his opinion, and everyone agreed that this apprentice is a talented person. Therefore, Iris, I suggest you reconsider."

Within the mirrored crystal, Yellen, dressed in a grey robe, earnestly offered her advice to Iris.

Iris certainly couldn't admit that her judgment was flawed, but she also couldn't directly reject the advice of a family elder. So she nodded slightly and said in a measured tone, "Alright, I'll take another look when I have time. If there's nothing else, let's leave it at that for now."

After turning off the Mirror Crystal, Iris took a sip of the Thorn Red Tea offered by the alchemist maid, then picked up several documents on the table and began to read them.

One document is a report on some recently popular apprentice witchcraft tools, another is a description from a family wizard about an apprentice he is teaching, and the third is a document about a potion-making paper.

All three documents convey the same message: the apprentice described in each document is exceptionally talented and a rare find, and the family hopes to recruit him.

On its own, it doesn't seem like much; it's just a list of suggestions for families to recruit talent.

But when you take them all together, it gets interesting, because all three documents recommend that she recruit apprentices with the same name—

"Roshi Herat".

Iris's slender fingertips traced the apprentices' names on the form, her eyes narrowing slightly.

She had virtually no recollection of this apprentice. After all, she hadn't paid him any attention since that day, treating him merely as an ordinary apprentice who had failed her test. In the past, he would have simply faded from her memory.

However, this seemingly insignificant apprentice reappeared so quickly.

She might not take one person's advice to heart, but if she continues to stubbornly stick to her own opinions while remaining silent, it would seem incredibly incompetent.

"Could it be that I misjudged him?" Iris asked hesitantly.

But she quickly shook her head, still sticking to her judgment. Based on the apprentice's talent, it would take at least seven or eight years to advance to the level of a wizard. Although that wasn't bad, it was only theoretical. There were too many variables on the road to advancement, and no one could guarantee whether the apprentice would actually reach that level.

Strength is the sole criterion for determining a wizard's future. No matter how outstanding an apprentice may be in other aspects, if they lack strength, they are simply not good enough. If they cannot advance in the end, they are just a waste of resources.

With that in mind, Iris put down the data sheet in her hand. Whether it was right or wrong, now was not the time to dwell on such trivial matters. How to deal with the troublesome Dark Forest was what she needed to focus on right now.

As for such minor characters, if there is any oversight, then give them another chance when you meet them next time.

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(End of this chapter)