Wizard: The exploration panel keeps me pure.

Chapter 178 The Shameless Latour

As a third-ringed archmage, Latour possesses extremely keen observational skills.

Ron and Selidewin's little tricks just now, of course, couldn't escape his eyes.

"It seems that the potion worked quite well. It's a pity, though. If I hadn't been so careful back then, I might be in the same situation as them today."

As the vice dean watched Ron's departing figure, the image of that girl from his youth involuntarily flashed through his mind.

The same youth, the same vivacity, and the same willingness to talk back to themselves.

Sometimes, when people stand on higher ground, they have fewer companions around them, and they develop an inexplicable fondness for those who don't try to elevate themselves.

"Mr. Latour, may I ask why you've kept me here?"

Just as the old man was thinking about the past, Seridwin, who was standing still, spoke up, but his tone had lost the gentleness he had when he was arguing with Ron, and had become stiff and dry.

Looking at the old man in front of her, she felt a complex and indescribable feeling in her heart.

He had indeed considered sacrificing himself, but what he didn't expect was that his target wouldn't be the vice-dean of the Red Moon Tower in front of him, but rather the other party's disciple, that young man.

Although the other party is indeed very talented and has shown an extraordinary side in handling certain matters.

However, in his view, the gap between the two still exists.

It's not based on reality, not on status, strength, money, background, or anything like that; it's simply because of the difference in their life levels.

That's right, it's about the levels of life.

In fact, there has always been an unwritten rule in the wizarding world that formal wizards and those below their rank are no longer considered to be the same species.

Because when an apprentice is promoted to a full wizard, their body will undergo a tremendous change.

That cannot be described simply as an increase in physical strength or mental power.

Rather, it is a more fundamental evolution, closer to the origin of life.

In Ron's understanding, it is the process of evolving from Homo sapiens into humans. Although this statement is not entirely accurate, it is enough to show the difference between the two.

This gap was what had been bothering Selby Winn all along.

In his view, accepting Ron was tantamount to being with a gorilla, something no normal person would accept, no matter how powerful Ron's background was or how likely he was to evolve into a "human." As things stood, Ron was still just a gorilla, or even worse, a baby gorilla.

The old man originally intended for Ron to enter the room first, and then for the Moon Lady to decide for herself whether or not to accept him.

Although this sounds a bit forceful.

After all, who would dare disobey the orders of a third-ring wizard?

However, Selene could clearly sense that what the other party had said before was indeed true, and that she could indeed choose whether or not to accept the kid.

This is why he accepted the old man's suggestion and entered that mysterious space.

He had only given the old man a way out out of respect for his strength and background, but he never expected that the old man would be so shameless.

It was bad enough that they tricked him into entering that room, but they even drugged both of them at the crucial moment.

In truth, if the person he was serving was this old man in front of him, Seridwin wouldn't be so resistant. After all, a third-ring wizard was someone he would profit from no matter how you looked at it.

If the client were Ron, this woman would naturally find it difficult to accept.

Imagine asking a normal person who has lived for thousands of years to serve an animal. No matter how you look at it, it's hard to accept.

That's how Seridwin felt at the time.

But since everything had already happened, and there was nothing she could do to change it, she had no choice but to accept it.

It's not in her nature to do something and get nothing in return.

Since the event has already occurred, she must extract the benefits she deserves from it. This is the consistent approach of this Moon Lady, or rather, the former Moon Goddess.

It was with this mindset that she accepted Ron.

But to be fair, once you accept something in your heart, you're less resistant to the physical response. Especially since Ron is a wizard with a supernatural bloodline, he's naturally in a semi-evolutionary process. That's why Ms. Seridwin was able to change her mindset so easily.

Sometimes, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

The same principle applies to the future: the lower your expectations, the more accepting you will be when things don't turn out as you anticipated.

Just as the Moon Lady swept her complex gaze over the old man before her, Latour was also scrutinizing the woman standing before him, her entire body wrapped in thick robes.

He felt that the woman in front of him had undergone a complete transformation.

In terms of clothing, this guy used to wear revealing clothes to seduce her, but now he's wearing a tight-fitting female wizard's robe.

This made him marvel at the potion's powerful effects.

"Ms. Celestine, I am very sorry to have deceived you in this way. If you need any compensation, please tell me. I will do my best to do it within my capabilities. Of course, all of this is on the condition that you have what I want."

"Although it may sound shameless, that's how the wizarding world is. To achieve our goals, we'll stop at nothing. That's our belief. Of course, as long as you hand over what I want, you'll receive every penny of the compensation you deserve. I guarantee that with my integrity."

Hearing the old man's somewhat shameless words, the Moon Lady, exuding a cold aura, remained silent, simply staring intently at the man before her, as if to say:

Oh, esteemed Mr. Latour, do you truly possess any integrity? And can I truly believe that you haven't deceived me once again?

Although he was actually younger than the other person, Latour believed that he had seen just as many people as the other person.

He could tell at a glance what the woman in front of him was thinking, not to mention that he was currently using a mind-reading technique to explore her psychological activities.

Feeling the waves of distrust emanating from his mind, the old man smiled and continued, "Of course you don't have to believe me, but at least believe me, I have no ill intentions towards my students, do I?"

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