Chapter 3129: Awards ceremony

What Qiao Ann cares about is not commission, it is not a question of money at all.
Pinkerton is his old friend, and it stands to reason that he should help. However, the "son of liberty", the rival of the royalists, also has a lot to do with him. If there is a conflict, wouldn't it be embarrassing to find that there are acquaintances on the other side?
Just when he was indecisive, Ruby tugged at his sleeve and said softly: "Brother Qiao'an, let's have some strawberry cake. If you don't help...it's not great, right?"
Qiao An gave her a helpless look.
A little cake will buy you off, it's really worthless!
After Ruby's interruption, Qiao Ann couldn't shirk anymore. He agreed with Mr. Pinkerton to meet at the pier tonight at 10:00, so he got up to leave and took Ruby to the Bay Commercial Company across the street.
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At the appointed time, Qiao Ann teleported to the pier, met with Mr. Pinkerton, who had been waiting here, and boarded the immigration ship together.
The steam whistle sounded on the ship, and the chimney spewed white mist, driving the ship carrying more than 300 royalists and their families out of the port.
Pinkerton introduced to Joan William Franklin, the leader of immigration, a middle-aged gentleman wearing a top hat.
Qiao An looked at the other party up and down, couldn't help but mutter, and finally couldn't hold back, and asked tentatively: "It's not convenient for Fang to disclose, did your father know about your trip this time?"
That's right, this William Franklin is the eldest son of Albert Franklin, the former dean of the School of Law at Midgard University and the leader of the independent revolution, and one of the "fathers" of the Republic of Wilnoa.
The father was the revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence, but the son became the leader of the royalist party. This kind of unthinkable thing happened in reality. Qiao An can only lament that real life is more than fictional works of literature and art. Illogical.
"Dr. Vader, my father and I disagree with each other in political opinion. After the war broke out, we cut off contact." Mr. William Franklin smiled bitterly. "Before this trip, I wrote to my father to express my plans. There has been no reply, at least to show that he does not object to me doing this."
Qiao An nodded sympathetically, and didn't know what to say. He could only silently wish that Franklin and his son would one day put aside their political differences and get back together.
In the night-shrouded Bay of Asa, the ship sailed on the gentle waves, entered the high seas at midnight, and was immediately spotted by two armed privateers that had been patrolling for a long time around here, and doubled up from both sides.
Most of the passengers on the ship were worried and could not sleep. Hearing the sound of the sirens, they all ran up to the deck to watch the shadow of the ship approaching quickly under the moonlight. The tense atmosphere was suffocating.
Accompanied by Pinkerton and Franklin, Qiao An boarded the bow, extracted magic power, waved his hand to release the "Legendary Cloud and Fog Technique", and shrouded all the surrounding seas in ten miles of mist.
Opening the storage bag, Qiao An took out a pearl and stroked it lightly. The pearl then released a soft magical brilliance, penetrating the blockade of the fog, and illuminating the route ahead clearly.
Joan handed the pearl to William Franklin.
"This is the magical device I made, called the "Navigation Pearl". It can be blocked through clouds and sea water, see through underwater reefs, and can also dispel storms on the sea. It can protect you from your trip to Norton Harbor with smooth wind, even if it is. The parting gift I gave you for the old dean."
"This... Dr. Vader, I really don't know how to thank you!" William Franklin's eyes filled with tears, almost choked up.
"Take it, old friend!" Mr. Pinkerton smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't disappoint brother Qiao'an!"
William Franklin took over the "Navigation Pearl" and repeatedly thanked Joan.
At this time, there was a wave of magic power in the distance.
Qiao An didn't need to look back to know that it was the navigator on the two privateers who were performing the "wind-making technique" in an attempt to disperse the sudden mist.
The corners of the young mage's lips curled up with contempt.
It was a waste of effort to dispel the "Legendary Cloud and Fog Spell" even after running out of all the spell slots with those little trash fish with poor mana.
Sure enough, the strong wind raised by the navigators barely blows away a corner of the dense fog. In a blink of an eye, the dense fog reappears, blocking the privateer’s view strictly, and there is no trace of the immigration ship, so I have to fire a few shots in vain. After his vent, he was forced to give up hunting down the migrant ship.
Qiao An realized that the two privateers had turned around and returned, so he left William Franklin and others, and took Mr. Detective to cast a spell and teleported back to Midgard.
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On December 25, 1628, at 8 o'clock in the evening, the present "Golden Rod Award" award ceremony was held at Midgard University, which resumed classes after the war.
As the winner of this "Golden Rod Award" and the protagonist of the award ceremony, Qiao An came to the school auditorium an hour in advance.
At this time, the venue was full of guests, and Qiao An's friends, teachers and classmates all came to join him specially, which made him both moved and nervous, and there were faint signs of the onset of "social terror" symptoms.
Among all the guests, the one with the most weight is undoubtedly Mr. Albert Weinstein, the former chairman of the Austrian Law Society and a well-recognized dean of the Austrian Law Academy.
Father Weinstein had personally certified that Qiao Ann was his successor to his academic career, and Qiao Ann’s performance did not disappoint the old man. He was promoted to a legendary mage at the age of 21 and won the highest award in the legal academia of Vareso. It can be described as promising.
Qiao An went to greet the old man. The two most prestigious legendary wizards in the world of Vares, although the age difference is more than 70 years, they have a feeling of sympathy with each other, and they talk very speculatively.
Father Weinstein is not in good health. This time he came to the New World with an illness and made a special trip to support Qiao An. In his own words, this is "paving the way for young people" and "stand on the last guard."
Qiao An couldn't bear to see the old man's aggressive spirit, so he took out a bottle of mythological potion and told him that he could restore his youth after taking the medicine.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Weinstein turned down his kindness with a smile.
"Dr. Vader, if I want to be young, there are ways, but I don't want to do that."
"Birth, aging, sickness and death are the laws of nature, and the caster certainly has the ability to fight against this law, but it takes greater courage to face aging and death calmly, which is more in line with my philosophy."
"If we old people are greedy for life and fear of death, and we all cling to life, wealth, honor, and status and are reluctant to let go, where is there any room for young people in this world?"
"When a person is damned, he should accept his destiny and embrace death with dignity, otherwise he won't deserve the respect of young people."
"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. I don't expect to be recognized by others, as long as everyone can respect my choice."

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