Wizard: I use my omniscience to interpret the truth.

At the main entrance, Byron looked at Eliza and the other woman with some confusion: "Do you two know this guy?"

Eliza and Gray exchanged a glance and shook their heads simultaneously.

Eliza seemed to remember something and began to explain:

"This guy is probably doing research at the base, and these people have always looked down on us trainees who risk our lives searching for resources outside, which is why they acted that way."

Upon hearing Eliza's explanation, Byron was left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

He never expected there would be students like this.

However, the next moment, Byron also showed a strange expression as he looked at Knuth, who was walking towards the mission platform.

"I really didn't expect such a coincidence to happen, and that I would actually run into it. Luckily, I met you guys on the way, otherwise I would have really missed it."

Gray, however, gloated, "I really want to see that person's expression when they find out. That would be hilarious, hahaha..."

In the end, Gray couldn't help but laugh out loud, and even Eliza's eyes crinkled with laughter.

Byron withdrew his gaze, looked at Grey and Eliza beside him, and said with a smile:

"Let's forget about him and go. Let's get my half-crippled arm healed first, otherwise I won't be able to repay you."

Eliza smiled, her eyes narrowing, and said, "So, how do you plan to repay us?"

Byron laughed and said, "It's my treat. You guys lead the way and have a good experience of the food in this world."

Byron hadn't eaten well for several days, so he took this opportunity to have a good meal and then rest well to recover from the fatigue of the past few days.

Meanwhile, inside the mission lobby.

Surrounded by the crowd, Knuth finally arrived at the mission submission point.

Enjoying the expectant gazes of everyone, Knuth walked with a beaming smile towards a smiling salesman and began to speak.

And coincidentally, this salesperson was the same person who had just helped Byron redeem his points.

"Hello, I would like to submit my research on vibratory damping using vermicular crystals."

Upon hearing this, the salesman, who had been all smiles, suddenly changed his expression and looked at Knuth with a strange look on his face.

Seeing this, Knuth assumed she was shocked and became even more smug.

He even arrogantly tossed his long hair at the brown-haired salesman.

Upon seeing this, the brown-haired salesman trembled and quickly lowered his head to ask, "Should I just record the relevant information in the knowledge crystal?"

Knus didn't think anything was wrong and quickly recorded the relevant information.

As he handed it to the brown-haired salesman, he said smugly, "Don't you think this research result is amazing!"

Brown-haired salesman: "I'm sorry, your research results have already been submitted, so they are no longer worth submitting. Do you still want to submit them?"

Knus didn't react immediately: "What?"

The brown-haired salesman patiently repeated what he had just said, and even kindly offered some reminders.

"The results of this study were just submitted by the same three people who left when you came in."

Upon hearing this, Knuth seemed to snap out of his daze, staring at the brown-haired salesman in disbelief, and wanted to ask more questions.

But when he looked at the brown-haired saleswoman and saw her perfectly normal smile, he felt that she was mocking him, which was extremely irritating.

Moreover, at this moment, he felt that everyone in the entire mission hall was laughing at him and mocking him in their hearts!

He even recalled the look in his eyes when he looked at Byron at the gate, and the expression on Byron's face when he looked at him. His face burned red, and he was furious.

The words that were about to come out were swallowed back down.

Finally, without saying anything more, he lowered his head and ran away, ignoring even the calls of those who had followed him.

He fled the hall like a stray dog.

But just as Knus stepped out of the mission hall, a series of exclamations and noisy discussions suddenly arose in the hall.

After escaping the hall, Knuth confirmed his direction and ran towards the city workshop.

He remembered what the brown-haired salesman had said, that Byron had submitted his application before him, and he also remembered the condition of Byron's arm.

That's why Knuth was certain Byron would go to the workshop, and that's why he went to the workshop to intercept Byron.

He wanted to know why, and by what right!

Why was Byron able to submit his experimental results before him? These were the results of his hard work over so long. He was just a student searching for resources; what ability did he have to conduct the research, and where did he find the time?!

He is not convinced! ! !

.........

Wizard's residence, workshop.

"Most of the shops here are run by students, with only a very small number belonging to the academy. Moreover, unlike the shops run by students, which accept magic stones for payment, the shops run by the academy only accept points."

The three walked through the workshop, with Eliza smiling as she introduced the workshop to Byron.

Byron looked at the workshops, which were not much different from the college in style and had shops on both sides, and sighed inwardly.

He arrived just a few days late, but he didn't expect that the trainees who came in to carry out the mission would have already opened their shops.

With the addition of other buildings, such as the mission hall, this place has become a miniature version of the Dark Eclipse Wizard Academy.

"Byron, you don't know, I've heard that most of these shops are owned by wizard families."

Gray lowered his voice: "These family scions, I have a feeling they didn't come here to carry out a mission at all, but rather to do business."

Byron chuckled, "It's also possible that this is how others carry out their missions."

"I guess the academy only cares whether the task was completed or not, and doesn't care how it was completed."

Upon hearing this, Gray nodded thoughtfully.

Just then, the three of them arrived at a shop that occupied a considerable area, two or three times the size of the other shops.

Eliza chuckled, "Alright, we're here. Let's go in."

Byron turned his head and looked on, somewhat surprised.

Surprisingly, while other shops outside seemed to have few customers, this shop was quite crowded.

"Isn't it surprising? Actually, there aren't many people at this time."

Eliza raised an eyebrow at Byron: "You don't know, although we don't have to worry about the effects of crystallization erosion in the base, we still need the potions here to remove the erosion."

"Until now, no student has been able to develop a potion that can resist or remove crystallization erosion, so if you want to remove crystallization erosion, you can only come here to buy potions."

"Moreover, people like Gray and I can't stay at the base for long in order to complete our missions, so we have to come here to buy potions to remove the crystallization erosion every time we come back or set off."

After hearing this, Byron understood. It turned out to be a unique business, no wonder it was so popular.

The three of them used their points to buy potions to eliminate the crystallization erosion before leaving the shop without lingering.

Even after leaving the shop, Gray couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.

"Byron, why did you buy so many potions to remove crystallization erosion? Potions lose their potency if left for too long. You can buy more later if you want to use them."

"Buying three at once would be a waste! What if it's wasted? Each potion costs five points!"

"Eliza and I went out exploring, and the resources we gained, apart from the points needed to buy potions, were not much left."

"Extravagant, truly extravagant."

Since the incident involving borrowing the potion, Gray, who was usually generous and didn't care about money, has started to be more frugal.

When Byron heard Gray's question, he didn't hide anything and answered with a smile.

"Actually, I bought these potions to study them and see if I could figure out the formula."

Gray exclaimed excitedly, "Byron, I didn't expect you to be thinking the same thing as Eliza!"

"If you actually manage to develop this, you'll be set for life! You won't have to be running around like me every day anymore!"

Eliza looked at Byron in surprise, not expecting that he had the same idea as her.

But that's normal, after all, what potion master could resist such a temptation?

Byron humbly replied, "This is just an idea of ​​mine; I don't even know if it will come to fruition."

"Heh, at least you have some self-awareness. You think you can just figure out the potion's recipe whenever you want!"

Just then, a sarcastic voice rang out from behind the three of them.