Wizard Immortal

Chapter 305 Enrollment

"What do I need to give in return?"

A gentle, calm voice rang out in the quiet room.

Standing beside a wooden table, looking at the black card in front of him, Adir remained silent for a while before looking at Dirus and asking.

"I enjoy dealing with intelligent people." A hint of admiration flashed in Dirus's eyes.

Holding the black card in his hand, a look of nostalgia flashed in his eyes. He sat quietly on the bed, not speaking for a long time.

Adir waited patiently to the side, standing there quietly watching the other person without making a sound to disturb them.

"In this city, many people assume that I only have one child."

After a long silence, Dirus finally spoke, with a touch of melancholy: "But actually, besides this child, I have another child, whom I had when I was young."

"Because she is a girl, and an illegitimate child, and has no knightly talent whatsoever, I have never told anyone else about this over the years. I just send them some money every few years so that they don't fall into poverty."

"But now, my other child has died, and my only remaining offspring is this illegitimate daughter."

He paused here, then turned his gaze to Adir.

"So?" Adir asked, meeting Dirus's gaze.

"I hope you can take care of her for me." Meeting Adir's gaze, Dirustan spoke frankly, "For the next six months, I need you to protect her as much as possible."

"If anything unpleasant happens during this time, take her away and settle in a remote and safe place. If nothing unexpected happens, your mission will end in six months."

He looked at Adir and said, "Just this one condition: if you agree, this certificate is yours."

After speaking, Adir's expression remained calm, as if he were considering the gains and losses involved.

After a while, under Dirus's gaze, he finally nodded: "Deal."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dirus breathed a sigh of relief.

He nodded at Adir in front of him and then had Kalam, who was standing to the side, hand over a package.

"In addition to an invitation from the Kingdom of Maran, here is my handwritten letter of introduction, as well as three thousand purple gold coins."

"Thank you." Adir nodded slightly, looked at Kalam who was walking towards him, and gently reached out to accept the package that the other party handed him.

After they finished doing all that, they didn't speak again. Only the occasional sound of Adir packing his things could be heard.

"Is this really a good idea? Entrusting this kind of thing to an outsider."

After a while, once Adir had left, Kalam stood beside Dirus, supporting him as he spoke with a frown, seemingly distrustful of Adir.

There's no other way.

Before his eyes, Dirus changed out of his clothes and shook his head helplessly: "We have no other choice."

"The entire family is being watched. The people we know are too big of a target and too easy to expose. By then, they may not be trustworthy either."

He turned to look out the door, as if he could see Adir's departing figure: "After all things considered, this doctor is the only decent choice."

"He is not a member of our family, and he hasn't been going out much during this period, so he's not easy to be targeted."

"Moreover, he is quite capable, and judging from his character over this period of time, although he has not strictly fulfilled the oath of chivalry, he is still quite upright and would not go so far as to harm an ordinary girl."

Standing still, Dirus remained calm, his gaze fixed quietly on the doorway: "Considering all the factors, he is currently the best candidate."

"After all, we've come this far, we don't have many other options."

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"Although I've gained something, I have a feeling that I'll be dragged into even bigger trouble."

Back in his room, Adir packed his things, lost in thought.

Thinking back to his conversation with Dirus, this feeling involuntarily arose in his heart.

Although the other party didn't say it directly, Adir could sense the fluctuations in their emotions. Considering the miserable state of the Ellan family recently, Adir was about 70-80% sure that he would likely encounter some trouble when he went to protect the other party's daughter.

However, the conditions offered by the other party were indeed impossible for Adir to refuse at the moment.

Adir had planned to find a way to enter the Imperial Academy and learn about the knights of this world. Now that he had the opportunity, he naturally couldn't miss it.

After all, under normal circumstances, without the guarantee of a noble family from his own country, Adir's status in this world, which is equivalent to that of an unregistered person, would be nothing short of a pipe dream to enter a knight academy like Maran Academy, which is specially established by the empire. It would be completely impossible.

After tidying up for a while, Adir picked up a medicine box in front of him and walked outside.

Outside the room, a man dressed in black robes was already standing there. Upon seeing Adir emerge, he bowed slightly and gave Adir a knightly salute: "Mr. Adir, are you finished tidying up?"

"There's not much to pack."

Looking at the man in black robes before him, Adir calmly said, "The potion prepared for Mr. Dirus, along with the instructions for its use, is already inside. You can take your men to retrieve it later."

"I understand." The man in black nodded. "Then, Mr. Adir, please come with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and walked straight towards the path ahead.

Behind him, watching his back as he carried a medicine box, Adir also walked forward.

Before long, they wandered further and further off the beaten path, finally reaching a small door after passing through a basement.

Bump...

A metallic clanging sound rang out.

Holding the key, the man in black opened the small door, then stepped aside and turned to Adir: "I'm sorry, due to some reasons, we can't leave through the main entrance for the time being, so we'll have to go through here."

"I understand." Adir nodded calmly, but inwardly he was somewhat speechless: "Does even going out require this kind of fuss?"

On the surface, he didn't say much, but simply turned around and walked outside.

Stepping out of the small door, you are greeted by a long corridor.

They hadn't walked far when, in the distance, a glimmer of light gradually appeared, accompanied by the faint chirping of insects, which Adir heard.

He walked out of the passage and looked outside again.

Before him lay a flat meadow, and in the distance, a long stream flowed, the sound of its water constantly reaching him, which startled Adir.

"Have they already left the city?"

Feeling everything around him, he couldn't help but turn around and look behind him.

Behind him, a vast city stood silently, exactly as he had seen it when he first came here.

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Step...step...step...

The sound of horse-drawn carriages could be heard from time to time on the clean road.

Sitting in a carriage, looking out the window at the scenery along the road, Adir remained calm and silent.

More than a month had passed since he left, and during this time, his memories of the Ellan family had become increasingly distant. However, the tokens and letters of recommendation he carried remained, prompting Adir to rush towards this city.

"Sir, we have arrived at our destination." A voice rang out from in front of the carriage.

The driver was a middle-aged man who looked very honest. On this hot day, he was wearing a short robe and was covered in sweat, looking quite sunburned.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Slowly stepping down from the carriage and carrying his medicine chest, Adir, dressed in a clean white robe, looked at the coachman before him and said, "You can leave now and come back to pick me up tonight."

After giving these instructions, the coachman drove the carriage away after a while, and Adir turned around and walked forward.

Before him lay a vast building complex and a magnificently restored gate.

The gate was entirely black, appearing to be made of some kind of metal. It looked very sturdy and solid, and the word "Maran" was written on it in the language of this world.

This is Maran Academy, one of the several academies established by the Maran Empire.

Compared to other academies, this one is the most renowned in the Maran Empire. This is because the Maran Academy has a dedicated curriculum and courses for knights, making it a truly advanced academy capable of training them.

Adir was already quite familiar with this place over the past few days. After entering the gate, he followed the route he remembered and headed towards a large building in the distance.

As soon as he entered the academy, dozens of eyes immediately fell on Adir.

The enhancements to his appearance and temperament brought by his Moon Elf bloodline were now evident, and everyone around him, regardless of gender, couldn't help but look at Adir, making him stand out for a moment.

However, Adir was already used to this kind of attention.

His face was calm, his white robe was spotless, and his extremely handsome features were exquisite. He exuded a composed and upright air, leaving a deep impression on those around him.

He was walking along the road when he came to a tall building.

"Mr. Adil, your application for admission has been successfully processed."

In the spacious room, at the counter, a blonde woman in a black dress smiled and handed Adir a round black plaque: "This is your voucher, please keep it safe."

"In addition, the annual tuition fee for the academy is fifty purple gold coins. Please pay it within the specified time."

Looking at Adir, she added, "Here is a course schedule. If you need to register for other paid courses, you can select them here, and we will arrange the time."

As he spoke, he handed Adir a class schedule.

After taking the course schedule from the other party, Adir looked up.

On the course schedule, the names of each course and their corresponding fees are quietly listed, along with a brief description, including information such as the instructor.

As for the specific courses offered, they are incredibly diverse, ranging from traditional knightly courses such as swordsmanship and archery to other courses like perfumery, flower arranging, and medicine.

Some of these courses are free, while others are paid. However, except for a few courses, most of the other courses only cost one or two purple gold coins, which is extremely cheap compared to Adil's tuition fees.

Of course, this is actually a matter of comparison.

The academy that Adir enrolled in was the most important knight academy in Maran Academy, and its fees were naturally much higher than those of other academies.

In fact, if it's not for learning knightly courses, but just for some ordinary courses, then you don't even need a noble's recommendation letter; you can just pay enough money to get in.

Looking at the course schedule in front of him, Adir glanced at it, then casually selected a few courses before handing it back to the blonde woman.

After completing these steps and paying the required fees, Adir turned and left in the direction he had come from.

Boom... Boom...

Light footsteps came from afar.

In Adir's sight, a girl walked towards them.

The girl was dressed in a red robe, her long, smooth hair was neatly combed and carefully tied up with a red thread, and her delicate and beautiful face looked somewhat indifferent as she walked towards Adir.

Upon seeing Adir, a hint of surprise flashed across the girl's face, but she quickly regained her composure, her expression remaining blank as she brushed past him.

"He's almost as strong as Dirus."

As he brushed past the girl, feeling the aura emanating from her, Adir felt a chill run down his spine.

His expression was calm, and he looked no different from before as he walked straight forward.

(End of this chapter)