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

Chapter 71, Page 019: Apology

In the spacious reception room, an elderly stranger sat upright on the sofa, waiting. He was wearing a brown long gown with a double-breasted design, holding a gold-inlaid cane, and his silver hair was neatly styled and imposing, giving him an air of nobility.

Upon seeing Rosie enter, the old man hurriedly stood up and walked over, introducing himself: "Greetings, Rosie's apprentice. I am Urien, an apprentice from the cabin in the woods. It is a pleasure to meet you here."

Rosie nodded and returned the greeting in a friendly manner, saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. I am Rosie, an apprentice from Elemental Castle."

As he spoke, his gaze swept across the old man's chest, where he saw a badge of a senior apprentice.

He raised an eyebrow and continued, "What brings you here, sir?"

Wrynn said, "I was entrusted with this task."

He paused, then explained, "I was born into the court of the Kingdom of Rudin, and William III was a descendant of me."

Luo Xi frowned, immediately becoming alert.

Seemingly noticing the change in Rosie's expression, Urian quickly said, "I hope you don't misunderstand. I didn't come here with malicious intent. My purpose in coming here is specifically to apologize. Would it be convenient for us to talk?"

Rosie hesitated for a moment, then turned to Nicole and said, "Let the Countess accompany you for a stroll in the garden."

Nicole nodded: "It's time for afternoon tea."

After saying that, the two of them went out hand in hand.

Rosie and Urian sat back down on the sofa, and a servant brought them some tea and snacks.

After taking a symbolic two bites, Urian spoke up: "William only learned about you and your family later; the lord of Northwind never mentioned it to him."

He paused, then said angrily, "If I had known earlier, this would never have happened."

Rosie understood his meaning, so she spoke frankly: "I have already punished Count Brock. Let's talk about your problem."

Don't let Wrynn's status as a senior apprentice fool you; he comes from a wizarding organization whose name you've never heard of. Such small wizarding organizations offer virtually no future prospects. Considering his age and status as a senior apprentice, his chances of becoming a wizard are probably very slim.

Rosie, on the other hand, comes from the well-known Elemental Castle on the South Coast, a place where geniuses gather. Even among a group of geniuses, Rosie still ranks among the top, and her status is definitely not comparable to that of Wrynn.

Therefore, even though he was a higher-ranking apprentice than Rosie, who was a 'middle-ranking apprentice', on the surface, Urian's tone was noticeably lower at this moment.

Uriel nodded: "That's good. I was afraid that you were blinded and couldn't see the truth."

He paused, then took out a cloth bag and opened it in front of Rosie. The bag was full of magic stones: "Here are two thousand magic stones, as our apology."

Luo Xi raised an eyebrow, surprised that the other party was quite sincere.

Two thousand magic stones is no small sum for any apprentice, especially for a lowly wizard apprentice like this. It would probably take a long time to accumulate those two thousand magic stones.

"in addition."

"William has already taken care of Fred's family. His sister, wife, and daughters were dragged to the square and hanged yesterday evening. I have also brought their bodies here for you to inspect."

Without waiting for Rosie's reply, he stood up and pointed his spatial ring at the ground. After a flash of light, three naked corpses appeared on the ground: two mature women around thirty years old and a young girl in her teens, all with blonde hair and resembling Fred.

That's really sneaky.

Rosie had heard that King Rudin was extremely fond of several of Fred's female relatives. It was said that a servant had offended Fred's sister, so William tied him to a pillar and had Fred's sister stab him to death with a sharpened stick in her anger.

His other wives and daughters were also arrogant and domineering, treating human life like dirt and causing many troubles, but they never faced any punishment because of William's protection.

These three precious treasures were killed without even a frown. It seems that His Majesty the King knows very well which is more important, women or the crown.

Rosie waved her hand and picked up the magic stone: "Let's leave it at that."

Fred has already lost his head, and the necessary warnings have been given. He wasn't planning to investigate further, and now that the other party has come to apologize, it's not appropriate to keep pressing the matter.

He picked up the silver teapot and poured a cup of tea into Urian's silver cup: "Try it, the fruit tea here is quite unique."

Wrynn breathed a sigh of relief.

He's really been terrified these days.

The cabin in the woods is a very small wizarding organization, with only a few dozen members and a single official wizard, the wizard lord.

This is why, upon learning that his people had fallen out with an apprentice from an elemental castle—a genius who had advanced to the intermediate apprentice level in just three years—he was deeply troubled.

One can imagine how Wrynn must feel.

If others wanted to investigate, it would be a simple matter of lifting a finger; if they put in the effort, they could potentially dismantle his entire family.

So, upon learning what had happened, Urian immediately rushed to the palace, pulled William out of bed, and demanded on the spot that he deal with those women and that foolish family. Then, he took out the magic stones he had on hand and came to apologize, fearing that if he was too slow, he would get into trouble.

This wasn't because Wrynn was overly nervous. Although his strength wasn't high, he had been in the wizarding world for a long time and had personally witnessed the terrifying scenes of extraordinary beings when they were angered.

Urian picked up his teacup: "Thank you."

Rosie then informed Wrynn that Count Broc had no intention of rebelling against the kingdom.

He didn't want his hometown to see war, and he hoped that his parents could enjoy peace while they were still alive. Now that he had the opportunity, he might as well take this opportunity to mediate the conflict between Northwind City and the King.

As expected, Urian immediately said upon hearing this, "William will be very happy to hear this news."

In fact, the greater factor in the conflict between the Kingdom and Northwind City seems to be suspicion. Geographical factors make Brock afraid that the Kingdom will move north, while the Kingdom is afraid that he will move south. In reality, neither side wants to fight.

As for the blood feud between the two sides, such hatred is actually nothing in the aristocratic class.

Afterwards, the two chatted about all sorts of random topics, including how Vryon entered the wizarding world and how he ended up here.

"I think I probably have no chance of becoming a wizard. Rather than wasting more time, I might as well go back to the human world and enjoy the rest of my life. So I applied for a job as a night watchman on the southern coast and was assigned to my hometown."

Wrynn is a typical apprentice in the wizarding world. He entered the wizarding world early on and worked hard, but ultimately gained nothing. Seeing no hope of becoming a wizard, he returned to the human world to enjoy life.

The wizarding world is extremely cruel. Don't be fooled by the fact that Rosie and the other apprentices advanced to intermediate or even advanced apprentices in just three years. That's because they are from Elemental Castle, and they are already top-tier geniuses among the many apprentices, with ample resources to nurture them.

In fact, most apprentices take more than ten years to advance in rank, and even so, most apprentices remain at the apprentice level for life, with only a small number having the opportunity to advance to the rank of full-fledged wizard.

Those who couldn't advance either exhausted their lives and died on the path of cultivation, or they gave up early and, like Wrynn, retreated to the human world to enjoy life.

There's no way around it; the path to extraordinary achievement is just this arduous.

Even those lucky enough to advance to the rank of wizard have only taken the first step on the path to becoming a wizard.

"The Night Watch?"

Upon hearing that Wrynn was a member of the Night's Watch, Rosie raised an eyebrow and casually said, "Speaking of which, I also happened to meet one of your Night's Watch members on my return trip. His name is Joey, do you know him?"

"Joey?" Wrynn pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "Never heard of that name. There isn't a Night's Watchman named Joey here."

Luo Xi was taken aback: "No? No way, maybe you don't know him."

Urian shook his head again and said with certainty, "Impossible. We Night's Watchmen are in contact with each other to exchange information about our respective areas. I'm absolutely certain there isn't a Night's Watchman named Joey here."

Rosie frowned. If Urian wasn't lying, then what about Joey?

Urian asked, "Where did you meet him? Do you know where his watch area is? Tell me, and I can help you look it up."

Rosie said, "Over there in the Kachira Mountains."

Urien was taken aback, his expression strange.

Luo Xi asked, "What's wrong?"

Urian said, "The Kachira Mountains are just a barren wasteland with no resources, and no Night Watch has been stationed there."

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(End of this chapter)