Above the mage!

Chapter 172 Regret
Green Bud, 6th.

Gao De, who had just come out of the first-level training room, paid another 20 gold at the counter to extend the use of his training room by forty hours.

The price is that the deposits, which just broke the three-digit mark three months ago, have now fallen to the warning line of 41 gold and 18 silver.

But no matter how tight the economy was, Gao De never thought of deducting the fixed 10 silver coins per day expenditure for the training room.

The good news is that there will be extra income coming in today.

Gao De left the training building and went straight to the small building of the committee.

After scanning the identity badge, I entered the building, went up to the second floor, and came to Master Lal's office.

He knocked gently on the carved wooden door, and the next moment the door opened.

As soon as Gao De stepped into the door, Master Lal, who was sitting behind the long table in the office, stood up enthusiastically and led Gao De to the reception area on the side.

As if welcoming a distinguished guest, he personally picked up the kettle and brewed a cup of fragrant black tea for Gao De.

Gao De took the exquisite porcelain cup with intricate patterns and took a symbolic sip. He felt the fragrance of tea blooming in his mouth instantly. The taste was mellow and delicate, with a hint of sweetness.

The taste was even better than the tea he drank at Jessica's house.

"Good tea." Gao De's mind was racing, but he was already praising it politely.

"Queen's Black Tea, top-quality stuff at 3 gold per pound." Master Lal introduced.

Such high-standard treatment made Gao De frown secretly.

He didn't think that Master Lal, as a member of the academy, needed to be so polite and enthusiastic towards him.

He would never think that it was his achievements that impressed Master Lal.

As the saying goes, showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

Gao De had some bad thoughts rising in his mind, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he acted as if he was flattered.

Master Lal looked at Gaode, hesitated for a moment, took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Gaode.

Gao De took the purse and felt something was wrong as soon as he weighed it.

He untied the drawstring and took another look inside, all he saw was golden light.

There was a full bag of gold coins. Although it was impossible to tell the amount at a glance, it was obviously more than 20 gold coins, probably about 100 gold coins.

"Commissioner Lal, this?" Gode asked hesitantly.

According to the original transaction details, before returning the "Water of Ascension", Master Lal only needs to pay himself 20 gold coins every year.

Master Lal said a little unnaturally:
"There was a little problem with our last transaction."

"After taking the Water of Ascension, Triv still failed to become a 1st level mage. However, he has accumulated some basic knowledge and experience. He will definitely succeed if he tries again. So he needs another portion of the Water of Ascension."

"Look, can you transfer the Spiritual Water that I promised to return to you directly to me?"

"But don't worry, when you become a third-level mage apprentice and are ready to be promoted to a first-level mage, I will definitely do my best to help you apply for the Spiritual Water from the academy."

"I heard that you, Youlan, and Jielika were named the three most talented new students of this year."

"With this foundation and my help, applying for the Spiritual Water will definitely not be a problem."

Master Lal rubbed his hands awkwardly, as if he was still a little embarrassed about this matter.

When Gao De heard this, there was no change in his expression.

Seeing God's attitude, Mage Lar quickly added: "Here is 100 gold. The spell formula and potion I gave you last time for [Get Magic Pet] are worth about 100 gold on the market."

"200 gold for a bottle of Spiritual Water. I am sincere and I won't cheat you."

Gao De suddenly smiled and responded, "What are you talking about, Commissioner Lal? As a member of the academy, how could you cheat a student?"

"Since you need this water of spiritual enlightenment, I will give it to you. Anyway, I don't need it at the moment, so I'm not in a hurry. As for this, I don't need it."

Gao De handed the purse back to Master Lal with a smile on his face, "Just consider it as a gift from the students."

"That won't do!" Commissioner Lal was not happy when he saw Gao De's "action". Instead, his face was slightly stern and he acted righteously. "As a member of the academy, how could I take advantage of such a student?"

As he spoke, he pushed back Gao De's hand holding the purse with a slight anger.

The smile on Gao De's face froze for a moment, and then he explained "sincerely": "Commissioner Lal misunderstood what I meant."

"I want to say that as a student, the most important thing for me is to learn and practice magic. If possible, Master, please give me one or two rare trick recipes."

After hearing what God said, Mage Lal's slightly angry expression eased. After thinking for a while, he nodded slightly and said, "I do know some rare tricks, but as you know, most spell formulas are not allowed to be passed on to others."

This is a rule that can be quietly ignored in private, but must be followed in public.

"However, there is indeed a rare spell formula that belongs to me and I can pass it on to you."

As he spoke, Master Lal stood up, opened a small cabinet in the room that was locked with a secret lock, took out a booklet with a brand new cover, and handed it to Gode.

"You can only study it by yourself and are not allowed to spread it to others." At the same time, he instructed according to the usual practice.

"As for these 100 gold coins, you should keep them. There are still many places in the academy where you need money."

"I understand. Thank you, Commissioner Lal." Goder took the book that looked like an excerpt from the original spell formula and said, "Thank you."

"It's nothing, let's just deal it." Having resolved the issue that had been bothering him, Mage Lal was in a good mood.

Gao De immediately said goodbye and left tactfully.

After Godel left, the smile on Master Lal's face instantly disappeared and turned gloomy. He was silent for a long time before muttering:
"Since they have taken the initiative to ask for more benefits from me, they should not be saying one thing in public and another in secret and report me."

He sighed again: "Tref, I have sacrificed my dignity for you. Don't let me down again by using such means to deal with a new student."

Thinking about it, Master Lal curled his lips again, a little depressed, "This kid is quite capable and has made a name for himself in the academy, so I can't just dismiss him too easily.
But even if he has no skills at all, his mentor is He Xi after all, so I can’t do anything too much.”

"Fortunately, this guy knows when to advance and when to retreat, and is not stubborn."

After leaving the committee, Gao De felt very calm.

First, when he first started trading with Master Ral, he was mentally prepared for the other party to "play dirty".

Later, after learning from Sadie that Master Lal's apprentice had failed to be promoted, he had anticipated this day would come.

Secondly, he understood that even if he threw a tantrum and fought Master Laer, the final result would most likely be that he still would not get what he deserved, and Commissioner Laer would bear a grudge against him in the future.

Although Commissioner Lal's reputation will be ruined, he will not suffer any loss in the end.

Therefore, when Master Lal changed his mind, his first reaction was not anger, but to think about how to maximize the benefits.

The retreat just now was for this purpose.

Sure enough, in addition to the 100 gold coins, I also got a rare trick recipe.

With his mind racing, Gode had already opened the spell formula given to him by Commissioner Lal.

(End of this chapter)