I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 4 The fork in the road of destiny
Roland poured the wine on the potion and planned to move the potion and the Holy Grail away together.

"Why did you water the potion with wine?" the female tutor suddenly asked coldly.

Ripening Manhattan grass is an impossible task, but after Catherine had a magical exchange with you this morning, she realized that you are someone who can make the impossible possible. Therefore, she believes that you may be able to accomplish this impossible task.

[She even had an extremely outrageous idea - this herb was about to mature, and watering it with wine was the last step.]

[Obviously, your mentor is extremely suspicious and you must deceive her.]

You know, you can give two answers. This book will now tell you what kind of rewards your mentor will give you in the future, depending on which of these two answers you give.

[A. Grit your teeth and tell a lie: Mentor, I have given up on advancement. I will be your little slave from now on. Please give me a potion for advancement tomorrow.

Completion Rewards:

1. Your mentor says to you: “Tell the truth!”*1
2. The instructor says to you again: "Humph, you're still trying to trick me—Ava, you're such a fool!"*1;

3. You who are lying in bed recuperating half-dead*1;

4. At night, when Catherine was not at home, Miss Anna sneaked into the kitchen and complained: "Why did Catherine leave the steak on the bed? (Surprise, surprise, eat eat eat). It was half-cooked. (I feel wronged)" *1]

[B. Tell the truth: That's right, Senior, I just deliberately poured the wine over it to paralyze you. My real purpose was to pour the Holy Grail over it at night! As for the Holy Grail, I learned a transfiguration technique from the Alayeh Codex. Based on your current understanding of the 'Butterfly Theory', give the real reason and, under the instructor's questioning and in-depth questioning, earnestly explain the 'Butterfly Theory'.

Completion Rewards:

1. The mentor and Roland discuss the forbidden transformation technique in depth*1;
2. Roland Dian +1
3. Mentor's Epilepsy +1
4. Roland and his mentor's nonsense mixed with various spells *N
5. "Lucky! Catherine fried two large steaks today (surprise, surprise, eat eat eat) but they were both burnt (crying while eating)" *1
6. All-Ability Enlightenment +100 (Experience Points for All Non-Forbidden Magic +100);]

Roland pondered for a moment and said, "Teacher Catherine, I am only following your orders. I feel that there is no point in cultivating this herb any longer. And since you don't want to see this potion anymore..."

Senior Catherine interrupted him impatiently: "Tell the truth!"

Roland: "Are you sure you want to hear the truth?"

Hearing Roland's question, the mentor's expression became somewhat interesting.

She knew that Roland would definitely talk about some Alayeh magic theory that she couldn't understand!

But she couldn't help wanting to listen.

Miss Catherine was in a dilemma. After a moment, she uttered one word: "Speak!"

Roland thought to himself, "You told me to say this."

Judging from the prophecy in Alaye's notebook just now, whether Roland tells the truth or lies now, he will definitely die.

So Roland said something crazy.

This crazy talk was half true and half false, so he chose A and B at the same time, and chose nothing at the same time.

"Respected Master, people say that Manhattan grass needs to be ground under specific conditions and for a long time to produce the Mermaid Fruit. However, with your attainments in potion science, you should know that time is not a necessary condition."

The instructor nodded and said, "Indeed. According to some past cases, even a young seedling may shed tears overnight and produce the Mermaid Fruit."

Roland said, "As you can see, over the past three months, I have been conducting various research and cultivation on this Manhattan grass using your alchemical tools with your permission."

The instructor asked curiously, "So, after working on this for so long, what kind of result did you come up with?"

Roland replied, "I learned something new from Ayelai's Codex today."

The instructor's eyes lit up: "Speak quickly!"

Roland said, "According to my latest understanding, the reason this potion hasn't produced a mermaid isn't because it's not old enough, but because it's missing some necessary conditions. To be more precise, it's thirsty."

The mentor frowned and thought to himself, "Thirsty. This word has many meanings. So, 'thirsty' is a term in that book? Damn. I can't understand that book. What does thirsty mean? Why does the potion have to be poured with wine when it is thirsty?"
After a pause, the instructor said impatiently, "Answer my question directly, Roland. The potion is thirsty and can be infused with anything. Why do you have to give it wine?"

Roland replied, "Because mermaids like to drink wine."

Teacher Catherine was stunned for a long time before she reacted.

"Get out!" The instructor gritted his teeth.

The instructor thought to himself, "I knew it! I knew this kid would talk nonsense!"
Catherine knew that Roland would talk nonsense, but she couldn't help but ask.

And I chatted with him for a long time!
But this is definitely not because Catherine is willing to chat with Roland!
But it is because there is a famous saying in Black Abyss Academy - the truth of magic often seems very absurd, difficult to describe, and reveals madness.

It was also because, when Roland had just crossed over this morning, he had told Catherine some of the core theories of Ayelai's Notes - the Law of Ignorance.

This logic from the underlying world is indescribable and indescribable, and only a few extremely special geniuses can understand this theory.

Roland was a genius when it came to such indescribable things.

He could understand, and under the pressure of his mentor, he carefully expounded these "indescribable" theories - but to others, they sounded like the crazy talk of a madman.

Therefore, after listening to this, the instructor's expression became extremely interesting.

She gave the crazy boy a good scolding, then secretly ran to the back mountain and conducted an experiment on Roland's crazy talk in the morning.

After the experiment, she came to some shocking conclusions - Roland wasn't crazy, he was a genius! He understood the indescribable theory and explained the secrets of the underlying world!
But I was far inferior to Roland, so when I first heard it, I didn't understand it and thought Roland's words were crazy - but practice proved that Roland was right.

It's like a modern person telling an ancient person that the earth is round. The ancient people would naturally think you're crazy, because if the earth were round, you'd fall off!
But when this ancient man verified it according to the method given by modern people, he found that the earth is indeed round.

From then on, Catherine no longer dared to question Roland's words. Even if Roland's words were outrageous, Catherine believed that this outrageous theory might be some kind of standard answer. "Wait, put that potion back first," Catherine called to Roland.

Roland turned his head again and said, "Are you sure?"

The senior student narrowed her eyes slightly.

Roland hurriedly put the potion back on the table, then slipped out the door to boil some water.

Watching Roland's hurriedly departing figure, Teacher Catherine closed her eyes and gathered her energy in her mind for a while.
"You little brat, if the potion doesn't produce a mermaid fruit tonight, you're dead!"

In fact, Catherine's status is extremely noble. Whether in magic, knowledge, etiquette or knowledge, Catherine is impeccable.

Although she usually appears cold and aloof, she is actually very cultured.

But in front of Roland, she couldn't hold herself back. She couldn't calm down, nor could she be restrained.

After calming herself down a little, Catherine walked to the table and looked at the herb carefully.

"This guy wasn't telling the truth just now—it's absolutely impossible to just pour wine on it." She pondered in her heart, "This herb has been cultivated by him for a long time. Could he really have found a way to ripen it quickly... No! Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Catherine sat down in the chair and sighed deeply.

"Catherine, Catherine, you are really going crazy because of this kid."
Rubbing her forehead, Catherine looked at the herb on the table and said, "You little bastard, just go crazy! You'd rather go crazy than beg me. I wonder how you'll advance tonight!"

After cursing, Catherine sat on a chair and took out a magic box from another wallet-like spatial artifact at her waist. The magic box was filled with potions needed for apprentices to advance to lower apprentices.

Even for a senior apprentice, these items were worth a lot of money, but she had a whole box of them.

"The effect of elemental water is far better than the mermaid fruit. One bottle should be enough for this kid tomorrow..."

It seemed that Catherine had already prepared the potion for Roland to advance.

She had made a bet with Roland before, and it was just a spur-of-the-moment bet. This brat was both funny and confident. So, she wanted to teach Roland a lesson. Let him know the consequences of making a bet with a wizard.

I am his mentor, and it is better for him to suffer a little here than outside. It will prevent him from doing something stupid in the future and tarnishing the reputation of the Alaye family and the Alexandra family.

So she made a vicious bet - if Roland lost, he would have to give up his soul and become her slave.

An apprentice needs pressure. Besides, Hall told him that Roland is lazy. He needs to be pushed. Otherwise, he won't succeed.

The most crucial thing is that time waits for no one. If Roland cannot advance within three months, everything will be over.

So, Catherine took advantage of the situation and made a bet with Roland.

Seeing that the date was approaching and the contract was about to take effect, Catherine thought that the student would give in and beg her, but Roland did not do that - the most annoying thing was that he seemed to be half asleep this morning and called her dear. He was so disrespectful to his mentor!

"Hmph, in that case, you will just wait to be my slave. Once you are well behaved and know how to respect your teacher, I will then terminate the contract and set you free."

Catherine planned to give the potion to Roland tomorrow to help him advance, and then take him to the Fern Forest.

"Should I tell him about the fern forest? No, Hall has tried it, he won't go!"

"This brat is too afraid of death and doesn't have the same awareness as his father 'Anthony'!"

'He wouldn't go there with us for that.'

The matter of the fern forest is of great importance. If no one deals with it, the consequences will be disastrous.

Besides, even if it wasn't for the safety of the town of Valeria, she had to help Baron Hall.

The two are old friends, and she owes Baron Hall a favor, so she has to help.

Of course, the most important thing is that there are many "strange things" or "strange magical treasures" in the yellow-brown fern forest.

Among them is a treasure that can cure Anna's illness and remove the curse on Nar.

Catherine was determined to get this treasure.

"Roland chose to follow me just to avoid going to the Fern Forest."

"I wonder what he would feel when he knew that after three months of wandering around, he finally sent himself into the fern forest."

Catherine felt very happy when she thought of Roland's bitter expression tomorrow.

She walked outside and looked at the boiling water in the large pot. She made up her mind, "While this guy is going to take food to Nar and Anna, I'm going to take a bath first."

"When I come back tomorrow, I'll have to deal with the Cyclops and take its heart... At my current level, dealing with something like this wizard-level is a bit tricky, so I need help. Anna's condition has been a bit unstable lately, so take Sir Nar with her."

Miss Anna and Sir Neil. These are two names.

So, Catherine actually has two 'trolls'.

However, she has been trying her best to hide this matter, and even called Nar "Anna" in front of others.

Therefore, everyone thought that she had only one troll. In all of Valeria, only she and Baron Hall knew the truth.

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