The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 138 Undercurrent
When the prison guard said Chester Barnes' name, Samuel was visibly stunned.

After a while, he moved closer and asked hesitantly, "Excuse me, what did you say just now?"

"I said, your father, Chester Barnes, is here to see you." The guard's attitude was obviously gentler than before. He moved closer, thought for a moment, took out a few packs of tobacco he carried with him, handed them to Samuel, and explained,
"It wasn't that I didn't want to help you guys pass messages or deliver things that day, but it was because of the prison regulations, and I had no choice."

Even though Chester was not a wizard from the Silver Ring Academy, the fact that he was a first-level wizard was enough to make the prison guards respect him, so they were also much more polite to Samuel, for fear that he would be narrow-minded and let Chester cause trouble for him.

Samuel had no idea what the prison guard was thinking. He casually took the tobacco handed to him, still immersed in the words he heard at the beginning, in disbelief.

The prison guard did not urge him, but continued to smile and handed tobacco to Lynn and Gray behind him.

"Thank you." Lin En politely accepted the tobacco and suddenly asked, "If I remember correctly, this kind of thing should not be brought into the Silver Ring Prison..."

The prison guard smiled and said, "We are all apprentices of the Silver Ring, not real prisoners. Besides, it's just some tobacco, not something dangerous. As long as you don't take it out in front of the patrolling prison guards, there won't be any problem."

Lynn nodded without commenting.

When he first entered the Silver Ring Prison, he clearly saw the wizard apprentice in front of him being forced to take out a large pile of tobacco from his body and leave it outside.

The appearance and effects of tobacco in the wizarding world are similar to those of the past, but they are fundamentally different.

The tobacco in this world is usually made from some special magical plants, and its effect is much stronger than the tobacco in the previous life.

It is essentially a mind-affecting potion, which is why it is banned in prisons.

But the main reason why Lin En thought of this was because——

The rule that tobacco is not allowed into the Silver Ring Prison applies not only to prisoners but also to prison guards!
As if feeling that the time was almost up, the prison guard came to Samuel again and urged him in a low voice:

"Lord Chester is waiting for you."

Samuel was also ready. He took a deep breath and walked out of the cell.

Lynn's thoughts were interrupted. He looked up at Samuel's back and began to hesitate whether to ask Samuel to bring his seed of talent into the prison through his father.

But after thinking about it, Lin En gave up the idea.

The reason why I bribed the prison guard before was because the prison guard was just a first-class wizard apprentice, and it was easier to do some tricks under his nose.

But if it were a first-level wizard, the risk would be too great, and Chester would most likely discover a gifted seed of perfect quality.

This kind of thing is also very precious to a first-level wizard, and he is unwilling to take such a risk.

What's more, this is based on the premise that Samuel is willing to help him trouble his own father... In fact, judging from the relationship between Samuel and Chester that Lynn sees now, it would be difficult for Samuel to ask for this, and Chester might not necessarily agree.

While he was thinking, the cell door had closed again.

Samuel followed the prison guard and his figure gradually disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Lin En retracted his gaze, looked at the tobacco in his hand, and whispered silently in his heart:

"It seems that the Yinhuan Prison does not strictly check the items that the prison guards carry with them..."

Lynn put away the tobacco and had some new ideas about how to bring the seed of talent into the cell.

……

Samuel followed the prison guard and soon arrived at the ground floor.

His father was waiting for him in the external office.

The prison guard knocked on the door, and a strange man's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Pushing open the door, Samuel saw his father and another strange first-level wizard sitting at the table.

This first-level wizard was Vincent, the manager of the Silver Ring Prison. When he saw Samuel coming over, he smiled at Chester in front of him and said, "Since you are here, I will not disturb your reunion."

Standing up, Vincent added:
"But Lord Chester, I need to remind you that it was the decision made by the Silver Ring Wizards of Silver Ring City to put these Silver Ring Apprentices in the Silver Ring Prison. I think you understand what I mean. In Silver Ring City, the will of the Silver Ring Wizards is above everything else."

Vincent walked towards the door, nodded to Samuel, brushed past him, and closed the door behind him.

Samuel tensed his body, lowered his head slightly, and said respectfully:

"Good morning, Mr. Chester."

Chester didn't answer. He was already used to maintaining a cold attitude in front of his son.

Standing up, Chester walked to Samuel, then raised his hand and slapped him.

Snapped!
The crisp sound echoed in the office. Because there was no defense, Samuel's face turned red, but he still lowered his head in silence without saying a word.

"I heard that you plan to use the excellent quality talent seed to advance to the first-level wizard?" Chester asked in a deep voice.

Samuel still didn't speak, and Chester was not in a hurry. He just stood in front of him and stared at him.

Only a moment later, Samuel explained:
"I tried my best, but I still only ranked 11th. The Silver Ring Academy stipulates that if you obtain an excellent or higher talent seed in the Holy Mi Ring Conference this year, you will not be allowed to participate in the next three years... Three years is too long. You taught me that time is the most precious thing in the world..."

"Have you tried your best?" Chester asked.

"Yes." Samuel still lowered his head, but his tone was firm.

"Why don't you discuss advancement with me?" Chester continued to ask.

"You said that you can't always help me, and that most of the time I need to make my own choices - and this is the best choice I have made based on your teachings," Samuel continued.

A flash of satisfaction flashed across Chester's eyes. He thought for a moment and then continued to ask:

"Have you made all the preparations for advancement?"

Samuel hesitated at this time. He shook his head and said, "No, I don't understand the first-level Horsens Meditation Method well enough."

Chester nodded without making any comment. He just said:

"Now that you are in prison, you can calm down and study hard. I have already told the prison guards that when you are ready, please contact me through them.

"I have prepared for you a gifted seed of perfect quality."

Chester didn't want Samuel to lose his passion for struggle just because his father was a first-level wizard, so he rarely gave him much help during his growth.

But when it came to such a crucial matter as becoming a first-level wizard, Chester was no longer stingy and paid a lot of price before finally getting such a gift seed of perfect quality.

Samuel was stunned for a moment, but Chester did not give him a chance to speak, but continued to emphasize in a deep voice:
“I will give you at most half a month. After half a month, no matter whether you are ready or not, you must try to be promoted to a first-level wizard.

"This is your only hope of leaving here." Chester's short words contained too much information. Samuel was a little stunned and asked subconsciously:

"I don't understand, if I don't advance to the first-level wizard, there is no way for me to leave here?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it is true," Chester replied.

The confusion on Samuel's face became even more serious. Unlike Lynn, who had witnessed the alienation of apprentices with his own eyes, he did not have a deep understanding of the whole incident. He always thought that it was just a minor disturbance and they would be released one day.

"This is more serious than you think, Samuel."

Chester looked around. Although he had already arranged measures to prevent prying eyes, he just said vaguely, just in case.
"Wizard Hosens told me that the seeds of chaos have been planted and will take root and sprout soon. You are the soil that breeds chaos and are the first to be contaminated by chaos."

Samuel was still a little puzzled, but the name Horsens had a unique meaning in the hearts of wizards like him who were of the rising star of the Horsens school.

As the son of a first-level wizard, Samuel grew up listening to the stories of Horsens and has always been in awe of that majestic figure.

Not only him, his father Chester also admires Horsens.

So Samuel's heart suddenly trembled, and he felt a lot more uneasy.

Chester didn't talk much. He made sure he had said everything he wanted to say, gave Samuel one last reminder, and then turned and left.

The prison guard took Samuel back to the cell and asked him if he needed to be moved to a separate single cell.

Samuel hesitated for a moment and chose to refuse.

And Chester left the Silver Ring Prison.

When he walked out of the prison gate, he saw Bradley who came to the Silver Ring Prison to check the situation as usual.

Bradley looked at this strange wizard whom he had never seen before and was very confused, so he stopped Chester.

"Good morning, sir." Chester greeted calmly.

"Who are you?" Bradley asked.

Chester showed him the badge of the Horsens School, revealing his identity and the reason for his visit.

Bradley nodded and decided to let it go.

He had met official wizards like Chester quite a few times these days, and he would stop them and question them every time he met them.

It wasn't for any reason, Bradley just did it subconsciously, perhaps just to relieve the irritability in his heart.

But suddenly, Bradley seemed to remember something and asked, "Do you know Mr. Horsens Thorn?"

A surname like Thorn is obviously unusual.

Many people think it is a fake surname when they first hear it.

Maybe that is true, maybe not.

Hosens never explained his last name to anyone, he just called himself that.

That's why everyone called him that.

"I know him." Chester pointed to the badge on his chest. "The Horsens School is the school of Lord Horsens."

Bradley's tone became noticeably more enthusiastic when he heard this, and he asked politely:
"I still don't know your son's name or which cell he is in."

Chester wasn't sure what Bradley meant, so he thought about it and answered truthfully.

“Samuel Barnes, you may have heard of him. He ranked 11th in this Holy Ring Conference and is considered an excellent first-class wizard apprentice.

"As for which cell, I didn't pay attention."

If Samuel were here, he would never believe that such praise came from Chester's mouth.

"I do seem to have some impression..." Bradley exchanged a few pleasantries with him and finally got to the point.

“A few days ago, the Silver Ring Wizard sent a special order, asking Lord Huosens to join the Saint Mi Ring Pollution Research Laboratory as one of the main persons in charge… I rarely see the Silver Ring Wizard issue such an order, so I am very curious.

"Could it be that Lord Horsens has some information about the pollution of the Holy Mi Ring?"

"I'm sorry, Lord Bradley, I'm just an ordinary first-level wizard from the Horsens School... I don't think I know as much as you do about the pollution of the Holy Mie Ring." Chester replied.

But he did not tell the truth. Before the wizard Huosens officially went to the Holy Mi Ring Pollution Laboratory, he summoned the official wizards at the core of the Huosens School and told them some things.

And he is one of the core official wizards of the Horsens School.

Hosens didn't go into too much detail, nor did he give too many reasons.

But he clearly mentioned that there was a high possibility that Silver Ring City would face an unprecedented disaster.

The seeds of this disaster, as Chester and Samuel had said before, had already been planted in those apprentices who had participated in the Holy Ring of Mithril.

In addition, according to Chester, Horsens had a secret conversation with the Silver Ring Wizard, and after that Horsens joined the Holy Mi Ring Pollution Laboratory.

Bradley's face suddenly turned cold as he listened to Chester's answer.

Chester frowned in his heart, but thinking that Samuel was still in the Silver Ring Prison, he patiently prepared to continue explaining some things.

But Bradley spoke first, and the hard expression on his face melted into annoyance and sadness:
“My wife has lost her freedom just like your son… I don’t mean anything else. I just want to know if they can solve the pollution of the Holy Mi Ring.

"I don't know if my wife has been contaminated like this... But this is not a solution. She can't stay there forever under surveillance."

Chester was silent. He had never thought about the possibility that Samuel had been contaminated. He did not dare to think about it.

But in fact, Chester knew that there was at least a 50% chance that Samuel was contaminated.

"We have no other choice." Chester hesitated for a moment, but still did not reveal any information.

He glanced at Bradley and chose to say goodbye and leave.

Bradley stared at Chester's receding figure, his eyes gloomy, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Turning his head, Bradley looked at the silver ring prison in front of him and strode over.

(End of this chapter)