Wizard: The exploration panel keeps me pure.

Ron and Adele couldn't help but feel nervous, since judging from everyone's expressions, Mr. Augustus was clearly the one with the highest status among them.

According to the rules of the wizarding world, strength represents status.

The greater one's strength, the higher one's status.

Therefore, being noticed by such a powerful being naturally made the two of them a little nervous.

However, to their surprise, the other person seemed to have only come over to say hello, then walked around them, stood behind them, and said in a casual tone:

"Philomi Dismay, your grandfather asked me to find you a suitable mentor. I think your research interests align well with mine, so I'm thinking of taking you on as my apprentice. What do you say?"

Everyone was drawn to his words.

They originally thought that this person would take Ron and Adele in, since according to their inherent belief, whoever performs best in the assessment deserves the best mentor.

Unexpectedly, this person skipped over the other two and instead chose Philomi, who had performed slightly worse in the assessment.

Although the other party had a remarkable performance in this assessment, it was still far inferior to Ron and Adele. However, it was unexpected that the other party would be noticed by this master.

This immediately sparked a feeling of excitement in everyone's hearts:

Could it be that these adults don't decide their affiliation based on grades?

Some apprentices who had performed poorly in the assessment and thought they had little hope now had a renewed flame of expectation burning in their eyes.

Even Philomene herself didn't expect that, despite Ron and Adele being the two with the best grades, this person would choose her instead.

Despite having many questions in my mind, it's fortunate that it's my turn now, so why shouldn't I accept it?

"Of course, sir, I'm certainly willing."

His face lit up with excitement, and he nodded quickly, indicating that he was very willing to become the other party's student.

"Okay, then come with me first. After all, my time is very tight, and I'm only able to spare a little time today because I need to trouble your seniors."

"yes!"

Listening to Augustus's words, Philomene nodded seriously. He knew that at this time, all he needed to do was agree. As for any other thoughts, he could ask his grandfather when he got back.

The boy followed Augustus out of the square.

In the final moment before disappearing around the corner, he glanced at Ron, who was standing there looking in his direction, with a strange look.

The meaning in his eyes was self-evident:

Kid, strength alone isn't enough in this world, hahaha, hohohoho~

Ron was speechless under the other person's gaze. Although he was a little disappointed that he hadn't been chosen by that person, he wasn't discouraged at all. After all, he had the cheat code of the detection panel, so it didn't really matter who chose him as a student. All he needed was someone who could be his backer.

The other person may look down on you now, but they will definitely regret it later.

His eyes were calm and deep; this matter did not stir even the slightest ripple in the lake of his heart.

Adele, who was standing next to him, gently touched his arm and looked at him with concern, as if asking if he had any problems.

Ron shook his head slightly to indicate that he was alright.

The two of them tacitly fell silent, quietly waiting for the next official wizard to be chosen.

This wizard was a woman with a beautiful face, but her eyes, which were like peach blossoms, sparkled with a different kind of liveliness. The slightly upturned corners of her mouth seemed to still exude the charm of a young girl. Her long, smooth brown hair was draped over her sides, and her chest, which was as voluptuous as mountains, trembled with her movements.

When she walked up to Ron and his companion, a peculiar aura emanated from her.

It wasn't the kind of perfume made with magic potions; it had a special scent that seemed natural and unprocessed.

It doesn't smell particularly good, but it's not unpleasant either; it's just a very pleasant smell.

"Little one, I really like you. I even asked that old man Augusto to give you to me before, luckily the old man kept his word, otherwise I would have given him a hard time today. Oh, I forgot to ask, would you like to be my student? I'll let you in on a secret, I haven't taken on any other students before."

The other person glanced indifferently at Ron, who was standing next to Adele, then smiled slightly, patted the girl's shoulder gently, and rested his chin on her ear, whispering something.

Ron, who was standing to the side, naturally heard what the two were saying. He didn't understand why the lady was talking like that, but he was still sincerely happy that Adele had gained something.

"I'm willing, but sir, I have a small question I'd like to ask you."

"You can call me teacher. Feel free to ask me any questions. At least for now, I don't think you have any questions that can stump me."

Adele listened to the other person's words and felt the warmth in their tone.

He couldn't help but turn his gaze to Ron, who was standing to the side.

"Oh, I see. You want to know where the little guy next to you is, right?"

Adele nodded, not denying what the other party said. After all, Ron, who was nominally the first place in this assessment, had been rejected by two adults twice in a row, which made her think a lot.

Ron was naturally curious about this question as well. Upon hearing the lady's words, he immediately turned his gaze over, wanting to hear what had caused him to be rejected by two wizards in succession.

"Hehe, don't worry about him. He has his own place to go, and you have yours. It's not like we'll never see each other again. Don't make it sound like we're facing a life-or-death separation. Come on, come on, if we keep standing here, we'll disrupt the progress of the rest of the group."

The other person started playing with Adele's hand as if they were old friends, and then walked in the direction Augustus had left earlier.

The girl glanced back at Ron, who was standing still, her eyes filled with worry.

Ron didn't say anything, but simply nodded to the other person, indicating that they didn't need to worry about him.

She then slowly left the square with the woman.

As Ron watched the two leave, a shadow gradually fell over his heart. Once might be a coincidence, but twice was hard to believe.

After all, as the top scorer in this assessment, I shouldn't be treated like this.

Despite feeling somewhat uneasy, he forced himself to remain calm.

We must not give up until the very last moment.