Wizard: The exploration panel keeps me pure.

……

Ron looked at the woman across from him, who was covering her mouth and chuckling, and several black lines immediately appeared on his forehead.

He never expected that the other party, a formal wizard, would make such a joke in front of a mere apprentice like him.

That's really... appalling.

He couldn't help but complain in his heart, then watched the other person walk away behind him.

Until he walked up to someone he knew, Ron looked at the two people standing face to face and a thought popped into his mind:

Could it be that there's a synergistic effect among madmen?

Indeed, Ms. Laura was standing in front of Vassim, who was ostracized by everyone, a half-smile on her face as she looked at him, her tone carrying a strange undertone:

"I've heard that a formal wizard-level being resides within your spiritual sea. Is that true?"

Vassim listened to the other person's words, his expression shifting several times, unsure of what to say. Facing a formal wizard, no one could possibly know the reason behind the question.

Perhaps it was out of curiosity, or perhaps it was because they wanted to understand the principle behind this phenomenon.

But from the worst-case scenario, the other party is very likely trying to use you as an experiment.

After all, a test subject of the same level, even if only the spiritual body remains, is still a rare find for a formal wizard.

"Wow, let me speak with this lady."

Just as Wasim was hesitating, the voice of the woman he called "Amu" suddenly echoed in his mind.

Upon hearing this, the boy immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, with the blink of an eye, control of the body was transferred.

Vassim smiled apologetically at Ms. Laura in front of him: "I'm sorry, sir, my good-for-nothing son of mine is not very good at speaking. I hope you can forgive him."

As he spoke, he bent his body slightly downwards, as if performing some kind of aristocratic etiquette.

Despite being a young boy, his movements exuded an elegant and mysterious aura.

Laura's eyes lit up, as if she was quite aware of the changes in him, and she smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay. By the way, you're family, sharing his body?"

"Actually, I don't know if we actually exist, or if we are actually figments of Ava's imagination, but at least for now we are indeed a family, and we are indeed sharing this body with him."

"Isn't that interesting?"

"You flatter me."

Laura shook her head, her eyes now filled with admiration and curiosity as she looked at Vassim, and asked again:

"So, do you agree to your child becoming my disciple?"

"Of course, it would be my honor."

Vassim smiled elegantly and politely, nodded slightly, and spoke in a calm yet magnetic tone, like a mother whispering in her child's ear, giving the listener a sense of security.

Ron, who was not far away, watched the two talking and understood that the two guys had probably hit it off.

He couldn't help but think to himself.

To be honest, if he hadn't had no other choice, he would have been very reluctant to become Ms. Laura's apprentice.

After all, judging from her stats alone, this woman is no ordinary person. She probably has many secrets hidden within her, and in the wizarding world, secrets are often the source of corruption.

Although he was somewhat disappointed when he heard that the other party was joking, he was actually relieved.

Perhaps this is just human nature.

As Ron pondered these thoughts, watching Vassim and the other man's departing figures, a ripple stirred in his once tranquil heart.

There was no other way; there weren't many formal wizards left standing opposite him, which meant he didn't have much room to maneuver. If no one else chose him...

His heart sank involuntarily, and he began to prepare for the worst.

Time passed second by second, and the sun in the sky moved from the west to the east, gradually sinking into the distance.

The dim light slanted across the remaining people in the square.

Sparse and scattered.

until……

Good day, Ms. Salin.

"Hmm~ I didn't realize you had such talent. You did well this time. From now on, I won't interfere with your relationship with Fiona, but only if it doesn't affect your studies, understand?"

Hearing the old man's words, Ron couldn't help but smile wryly.

"What? You have a problem with that?"

"Of course not. Your suggestion is very insightful. I think even the senior student wouldn't have any objections if she heard it."

"Why do you look so unhappy? Are you in a bad mood because you see this old woman?"

Ron, who was still feeling a bit disappointed because he hadn't been chosen yet, almost lost his composure upon hearing the other person's words. He gave the woman standing in front of him a strange look; although her face was aged, her demeanor was still outstanding. He thought to himself:

"Could it be that my senior learned all those things from this lady in front of her?"

Although he hadn't had much contact with this Salin wizard, based on what the other party had just said, he was about 80% sure that his guess was correct.

"You're joking, Ms. Salin."

"Tch, I don't have time to joke with you. Judging from the way you were before, I knew you were no different from that old man Felix when he was young, or rather, all men are the same."

"..."

The wizard Salin, who had been mocking just moments before, now had a cold look in his eyes and spoke in an unfriendly tone.

Ron was speechless. He could only sigh inwardly: A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea. It is truly as unpredictable as the clouds in the sky, impossible to fathom.

"Alright, you've ruined my mood for chatting. In that case, I, this old woman, have to go and do my own thing. You just wait here."

"Salin woman..."

Before Ron could finish speaking, the hunched figure vanished from sight in the blink of an eye.

"What exactly did that lady mean? Why am I left here waiting? She was the last one to choose, so why am I still being made to wait? Could it be...?"

One thought after another arose in his mind, which he then rejected one by one.

"Let's go, let's go, now it's none of our business."

"Yeah, I don't know how those guys managed to do it. They're so lucky. Their test scores were even worse than mine, but they were chosen by those adults. It's infuriating to compare yourself to others."

"Who says otherwise? If it were based on the assessment results, I think I would have been chosen by the adults too, really. But luckily, we still have that guy with us, hehe, compared to us, his luck is much worse."

"Hahaha~"