Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 29 Restaurant

After Lillian left, Herag began to organize the information he had obtained from her.

Augustus College is similar to a regular school, except it's an eight-year program where wizard apprentices follow a curriculum set by the college. Exceptionally gifted students may be selected by a formally appointed wizard to become their student.

Augustus College is also relatively peaceful among these wizarding organizations, with relatively less fighting among wizarding apprentices.

The Moonglade where Hellagur is located is completely different. All the knowledge and resources here come at a price. Wizard apprentices need to complete various tasks to earn points or magic stones, and then exchange them for corresponding resources.

The knowledge and guidance of a qualified wizard are resources that wizard apprentices must earn through their own efforts.

Knock knock!

Lillian knocked on the door again, and when Herag opened it, he saw a blanket.

"This is an extra velvet comforter I had. Don't use the one from the ship; it's damp, smelly, and moldy." Lillian was carrying a thick comforter, so much so that she was almost invisible.

Herag took it: "Thank you!"

The velvet comforter was actually made of silk with gold trim, and it felt very smooth to the touch.

He became increasingly puzzled. Lillian should be stronger than him, so why would she show him kindness? There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Helag understood that you always have to pay a price for what you gain.

"By the way, if you're going up for dinner, call me and we'll go together. Otherwise, those people might cause you trouble if you're alone. It's really boring on the ship, and some people like to bully newcomers. I heard that someone once hung a newcomer on the bow to fish, and if Dino hadn't found out in time, the fish would have eaten the newcomer's head," Lillian reminded her.

Lillian boarded the ship a few days earlier than Herag, so she saw more and knew more about those people.

Herag recalled what he had seen on the deck and the third level; those people didn't know each other and kept their distance.

He couldn't completely trust Lillian, and Lillian was the same; they would both hold back some things.

If the two of them were like this, then the people upstairs must be even more so.

Herag returned to his room, used the original quilt as a mattress, and laid out Lillian's velvet quilt.

"Let's go upstairs for dinner. I'll show you around," Lillian said from outside the door.

"Okay." After locking the door, the two went up to the second floor together.

As Herag went up the stairs, he glanced down. The fifth floor was pitch black; he couldn't see a single ray of light from his angle, but he could smell a foul and fishy odor coming from below.

Lillian covered her nose in disgust: "Those sailors live on the fifth floor, and they're particularly dirty... There are two more floors below the fifth floor, supposedly used for storing cargo and some ballast."

As Hrag and his companion went up the stairs, they passed the third floor. There, a thin-faced man was squatting alone at the entrance of the stairwell, his eyes wide open, staring at the two of them.

"Don't look at him," Lillian whispered, her head down, as she quickened her pace.

Herag looked away from him and quickened his pace to the second floor.

He could feel that person staring at him, and the gaze only disappeared after he reached the second floor.

"That man's name is Fegal Mulan. He's one of the two second-class apprentices in our group of wizarding apprentices. He's the one who hung people on the bow of the boat to fish. There's something wrong with his head. I always feel like he's not mentally stable. Don't mess with him." Lillian looked wary when she mentioned Fegal.

Hrag nodded. Felgar's gaze was indeed very uncomfortable. His eyes were like those of someone searching for prey, filled with nothing but indifference and cruelty.

He now felt incredibly lucky to live on the fourth floor; otherwise, opening the door to find this guy squatting in the hallway would have been terrifying.

The restaurant on the second floor is quite spacious, with items such as white bread, cured meat, and smoked meat displayed in baskets for customers to take as needed.

Helag also saw two large baskets of green oranges, the smell of which could be smelled from afar, and the peel was so green that just seeing the color was enough to make one's mouth water.

Besides them, there were three wizard apprentices in the restaurant, but they were all sitting separately.

They saw Helag and the other man chatting and laughing, and silently remembered it.

"Why are they so cold to each other? There should be some safety guaranteed on the ship with a certified wizard on board," Herag asked.

Lillian looked at him like he was an idiot and laughed, "Dino won't care about these things. There's no prohibition against killing on the ship. As long as you don't affect the voyage, Dino won't interfere if he doesn't see it. Tokens aren't registered in your name, and the wizarding organization won't care how you obtained them. Some people don't even have tokens."

"I see." Herag had thought that having a formal wizard on the ship would make things more peaceful, since he had two enchanted items on him, and the others should have them too.

Those without the token must pass a test to have a chance to join the wizarding organization, while those who obtain the token can gain direct access. Under such temptation, it is inevitable that some people will take risks to kill and steal treasures.

These wizard apprentices didn't know each other after boarding the ship, and none of them knew what the others were thinking, so they could only be careful, which led to the current situation.

Hrag and Lillian each took some food and chatted as they ate. The other three people noticeably sped up their eating after their arrival and left quickly.

The restaurant here is exclusively for wizard apprentices; sailors are not allowed to eat here.

"What I have is a token of the Augustus Academy. Many people want it, so I have no choice but to form an alliance with you." Lillian looked like she was under a lot of pressure.

Herag understood. Those without the token would likely target those who did, and since Lillian possessed one from the Augustus Academy, it was bound to attract the covetous eyes of many.

"I think I've really lost out. They probably assume we're in cahoots now that we've gone together, which means I've been dragged into this mess by you." Hrag finally realized where the trap was; he'd fallen into it while just having a meal.

Lillian puffed out her ample chest: "I'm stronger than you, I can protect you, and besides, I'm allied with a princess..."

Herag interrupted him abruptly, rubbing his fingers together: "Stop with the nonsense, I want something more practical."

Seeing that he wasn't buying it, Lillian rolled her eyes and pulled out a ring: "Here, this is a spatial ring. You probably don't have any enchanted items like this yet, do you?"

"This is good!" Herag grabbed it.

Lillian said seriously, "You think you'll be safe if you keep your distance from me? On the contrary, you'll only be in more danger. There are two second-class apprentices on the ship. If the two of us join forces, even a second-class apprentice can't guarantee that he can kill both of us and escape unscathed."

"You know, if one second-class apprentice gets injured, how could the other second-class apprentice let him off the hook? So, the two of us joining forces for now can at least guarantee a certain level of safety."

After a moment's thought, Herag said, "Okay, we can continue to cooperate. In other people's eyes, we're already together anyway."

(End of this chapter)