Fanatics of the Magic Academy

Chapter 98 Gathering

All the magicians present, including Rose, turned their gazes to Keaton, wanting to see what he had to say.

Keaton stated, "I can tell you very clearly that this is most likely a personal grudge, because he did not reclaim Morrison's estate afterward."

Under Rose's observation, Grant lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said to Keaton, "His speech is clear and there are no signs of madness?"

Keaton nodded. "In my observation, that is indeed the case."

Grant nodded and said, "Then I have no problem. The addition of a mid-level second-circle mage will bring us richer trading opportunities and greater assistance."

Keaton flashed his exaggerated smile again and said, "Yes, sir~ Take it easy, Grant."

Grant waved his hand and left the room.

At this moment, Rossai, who was more than 700 meters away, fell into thought, and then he figured everything out.

The story goes something like this: First, Rose took action against Morrison's gang to rescue Tiana. Then, a week later, the two had a free-fighting match, in which Rose won.

After that, Rose did not attempt to recover Morrison's remaining assets.

In fact, Rose was under immense pressure at the time, to the point that she even thought that losing a tooth was a sign of death from the other party.

They had already forgotten that the other party might leave an inheritance.

Moreover, even if Rose remembered, he couldn't retrieve it because he had no idea where Morrison's legacy was located.

Furthermore, there's a high probability that there will be no clues within the gang, because during the peaceful week that the two of them were in, he had dealt with most of the things he could handle.

Only some things that were truly impossible to deal with remained, which were then resolved by bribing the "Management Bureau".

After Rosette elbowed Morrison to death, she was so focused on taking good care of Tiana that she completely neglected the matter.

This oversight led to a series of subsequent misunderstandings.

After learning of Morrison's death, Keaton went to the South District to investigate.

It was discovered that Morrison was indeed dead, but his estate remained almost untouched.

Keaton fell silent; he didn't believe a second-circle mage wouldn't be able to find Morrison's legacy.

There are only three explanations for this situation. One is that the other party has gone mad to a certain extent, is addicted to killing, and no longer cares about Morrison's legacy.

However, this does not align with Keaton's observations of the South District, because if Rose was indeed that kind of person and had the standards of the Second Ring Road, then the South District should have suffered even greater damage.

Another possibility is that the person in question knew Morrison before being killed and had a personal grudge against him, and that Morrison may have been partly responsible for their death.

Then, after killing Morrison, he didn't touch Morrison's estate, which was likely a gesture of goodwill towards Keaton. Keaton probably knew about the party to some extent and knew that Keaton would most likely come to investigate.

This is a way of implying that Keaton's conflict is merely a personal grudge, not a matter of killing or plundering each other, and even suggesting that the other party is very interested in joining the party.

Of course, there is a third possibility: the other party was seriously injured in the confrontation with Morrison and did not have enough energy to recover the assets.

After learning all this, Keaton gladly accepted Morrison's property and then tested Rosell.

The discovery that Rose's speech was clear, her rationality was extremely stable, and her logical ability was normal indicates that it is not the worst-case scenario. Furthermore, Rose's body was not seriously injured, and her concentration was not impaired, so the third scenario can be roughly ruled out.

Keaton then extended an invitation to Rose, during which he probed Rose again by mentioning Morrison and Walker.

Rosell acted as if she didn't know Morrison, leading Keaton to conclude that Rosell intended to move on from Morrison's affairs and not pursue the inheritance as a gesture of goodwill.

This is something Keaton is happy to see happen.

However, Keaton's logic was sound, but what he didn't know was that Rose was just a naive boy who had only been exposed to magic for a month and hadn't thought that far ahead at all.

Because in the Magic Federation, a second-circle mage needs a very long growth period, and the extreme case of becoming a second-circle mage in one month is almost never considered.

Keaton had already assumed that Rose had at least 40 years of experience in the Magic Federation. Even if Rose acted very sweetly, Keaton would subconsciously think that it was just Rose's little trick, that she was just being affectionate and teasing him.

Even though everyone's been cut down and thrown into the slums, who doesn't have a little hobby?

After thinking it all through, Rose stroked his chin, weighing whether he had gained or lost.

In fact, it's hard to say whether Rose lost money or made a profit.

Because Morrison ran an entire gang, and the legacy he left behind was an astonishing fortune.

However, a significant portion of this property may have been converted into research findings, which are of little use to Rose at this stage.

If he accepts this portion of the property, he is likely to become an enemy of the entire gathering. Furthermore, his undocumented status makes it difficult for him to convert this property into the resources he needs through legitimate channels. Although Rose has demonstrated a mid-level level of expertise, they may not act rashly.

However, they will ultimately regard Rose as an uncontrollable factor and test and attack him, and in the process, Rose may not be able to protect Tiana.

On the other hand, Rose's knowledge of magic and related methods were too limited at the time, and it was highly likely that he would not be able to find Morrison's property.

Furthermore, it's hard to say that it's a loss to exchange this property, which is unlikely to be found or used, for the qualification to join the gathering and to reduce unnecessary trouble in order to obtain a stable development environment.

Not to mention that Rose had completely forgotten about it at the time.

I still suffered from a lack of experience; I haven't been a mage for long enough to adapt to this place.

Since he himself didn't realize he was going to reclaim Morrison's legacy, there was no need to blame others. In a way, he turned misfortune into blessing, gaining an invitation to join the party and Keaton's friendliness and support.

Keaton: Such a huge fortune, not touched at all, what else is there to say? We're all fucking buddies!

Rose quickly accepted the fact. Since it had happened, there was no need to worry too much. Perhaps this incident would allow Rose to integrate into the group more quickly and receive some help from Keaton, one of the organizers of the gathering.

Meanwhile, some magicians at the gathering, unaware of the full picture, began to wonder and whisper among themselves. With explanations from those who knew the whole story, they learned roughly what had happened.

Meanwhile, a wizard who knew the whole story started yelling, "Fuck! Keaton, how come you're so lucky?! And how could you keep all this inheritance to yourself?! Give me a share!"

Keaton still wore that exaggerated smile, swaying his body dramatically from side to side, and said, "Oh dear! When luck comes, who can stop it? There's nothing we can do!"

Also, Morrison's research area is the same as mine—[flesh manipulation]—so even if I gave it to you, you wouldn't be able to handle it.

Indeed, Rose had seen Morrison's "flesh manipulation" methods before, where drugs were added to enhancers, and anyone who was drugged would die from organ failure once they felt a specific fluctuation in their rationality.

Rose also speculated that this method was probably the reason why Morrison was able to organize a gang in the slums.

At this point, another question arose: Morrison was a [Flesh Manipulation] type mage, so why did he use a fireball spell when fighting against me?

Rose couldn't quite understand it. Perhaps she would find the answer after gaining a deeper understanding of magic in this world.

After all, there is still too little information available.

After a few wizards who seemed to know Keaton well complained about him, they resumed their trading and communication.

It seems they have a set of unwritten rules regarding the legacy of wizards who died in the slums.

It's highly likely that whoever sees it will own it.

It's estimated that this rule was formed because the magicians living in the slums might one day lose their sanity and die in the laboratory.

Just as Rose had observed before, most magicians came to trade only to seek a last hope and to barely maintain their sanity.

Therefore, if the death of a magician becomes common, it is easy to understand how customary rules for handling this legacy would form.

It feels somewhat like the homeless people in the slums. They are the same way. After the death of one of their kind, their first reaction is not sadness, but joy, because it means they can exchange the corpse of one of their kind for a considerable amount of money to continue to maintain their own survival.

Perhaps these slain magicians, though outwardly trading and exchanging ideas in a finely decorated room, could arbitrarily exploit the homeless in the slums and manipulate and recycle their corpses.

But in essence, they are not much different from those homeless people.

Rose seems to have learned magic and begun to integrate into the magician circle. She has a stable house and hot food, and is able to raise a little girl, take care of her life, and even consider her future. But in reality, she has just moved from one slum to another slum that looks more refined.

After realizing the true nature of this group, Rose continued to observe them, marking some mages who might have opportunities to cooperate in the future.

As evening approached, fewer and fewer magicians came and went from the room until only "Ella" and Keaton remained.

Keaton stood up, took his suit from the clothes rack in the room and put it on, then straightened his collar and pulled the top hat down over his chest.

He gave an exaggerated bow in an inhuman manner and said, "Gentlemen, that concludes today's gathering. Those who did not reach an agreement, please come again next time."

Rose knew he was speaking to the people outside who were observing the situation inside.

Rose got up, rubbed her aching body, and casually activated [Transform into Cloud Form]. Then, relying on her superior physical abilities, she left silently.

On the way back, Rose began to summarize and reflect in his mind.

Although Rose observed, recorded, and reflected throughout the gathering without participating at all, she still felt she had gained a great deal.

These gains mainly came from intelligence.

First of all, many of the magicians at this gathering are still very active, and Rose and Tiana's undocumented residency issues can be resolved here.

Although Rose doesn't need to go to school, Tiana does. Kindergarten doesn't require her to worry about her household registration, but what about elementary, middle, and high school?

This is a problem that Rose has to face. Moreover, according to the current intelligence, the magic system is highly socialized. If you want to study magic, you must integrate into society. Unless Rose is willing to stay in this slum for the rest of his life, he will inevitably have to integrate into the magic society, which requires solving the household registration problem.

And some of those deals were indeed very useful to Rose.

The question is, what bargaining chips does Rose have right now?

Rose's current assets amount to only about 3 marks. This amount is a lot for ordinary people, but it is nothing to the magician community.

It also cannot be exchanged for resources and items that are useful to Rose at this stage.

However, for Rose, his assets are not limited to the tangible.

His greatest asset is the knowledge left behind in his mind by the fifteenth Gu Long, the knowledge left by the most advanced civilization on the side of faith.

This is the bargaining chip Rose used in the deal.

As for whether knowledge from the faith side is useful in this society that worships magic, is that a question?

Won't this expose Rose's own identity as a believer? And will it bring any other risks?

Rose had a general idea in mind and decided to try it out at the next party.

Soon, Rose returned home and unlocked the door with her key.

The familiar thumping sound of footsteps echoed as Tiana approached, her bright eyes sparkling as she looked at Rose, exclaiming happily, "Rosé! You're back!"

"Um."