Chapter 22: Peter

　　 Peter Campbell once again walked through the long mirrored corridor to the hall behind the bronze door. It is the center of the whole temple and the place where the owner of the temple lives. Unlike on weekdays, the old wizard is not wearing a robe, but a formal dress suitable for banquets.
　　 He seems to be moving forward steadily, but in fact he feels quite heavy, he just wants to sigh. But Peter knew he couldn't do this. There are more than twenty prohibitions in the entire corridor, including the prying spells of the prophecy school. His every move here will be seen by the wizard leader behind the bronze door. Peter Campbell once secretly estimated that even if he has reached the rank of master, it will take half a day to break all the prohibitions. This means that no one can sneak into the depths of the corridor from under the eyes of the master. There is no difference in finding a dead end.
　　 Peter imagined the master inside the door gazing at him in the dark. His heart was highly tense, with an old face stretched out, and his face serious, afraid to show any dissatisfaction.
　　Different from the other four leaders, perhaps due to his personality as an achiever in the field of psychics. The master of the temple, the legendary wizard Novih Rasputin, is a pure secretist. He never participates in any form of private gatherings and rarely shows his face in front of his subordinates. Other schools focus on cultivating a new generation of young wizards. Each leader has a close chief disciple. Only Master Rasputin never accepts students. . Because of this, the number of the Rasputin School is the smallest, and it is different from other schools. Among them, there are many wizards who are not in the field of psychics. This is the best place in the tower that is not willing to join those groups with strict internal rules. .
　　 Colleagues from other schools often admire their treatment. Meeting a superior who doesn’t care about matters means that the supervisors under the leader have more power. But only their own people of the Novich school, including Peter, know themselves bitterly. Master Novih has been immersed in the study of the magic way all the year round. He does not go out of the door and does not move. He extremely hates other people's interruption, but he also hates his subordinates to make suggestions. Although he rarely shows up, he pays much attention to the hierarchy and the dignity of being a wizard leader. Once someone raises an objection or fails to meet his own needs, he will think it is an overstepping. Not to mention that there are subordinates who act without permission, which in his eyes is no different from betrayal.
　　 This is a gloomy, terrifying and ruthless man. There have been rumors in the big temple that he used unpleasant supervisors as sacrifices, and there were more than one similar victims. Even subordinates, he will use it as nourishment without mercy. It is said that he relied on the sacrifices of these high-ranking wizards to summon powerful spirits.
　　 This makes dealing with Lord Rasputin an extremely contradictory problem. The subordinates were silent in the face of disgusting interruption, and at the same time had to bite the bullet and had to report.
　　 Peter certainly didn't want to be the next hapless sacrifice. Today, he has gone to bother twice, and Master Rasputin has not shown up yet, maybe he is already feeling upset. If he interrupts again, the leader of the school may be killing himself... But, after all, it was a fireside meeting attended by the leaders and adults, and if something went wrong, he couldn't afford it either.
　　 When Peter was immersed in troubles, a certain young woman's voice suddenly heard beside him.
　　 "This is the third time today, isn't it? There are only three things, Mr. Peter must be careful."
　　 He stopped and saw the figure coming out from the side. It was a woman wearing black gauze, with gold chains hanging on her hands and neck, and her thin and pale cheeks with strong make-up, which was quite mysterious. A faint smile appeared on the corner of the woman's mouth, staring at herself.
　　 "...That's where the responsibility lies."
　　 Peter swallowed the complaint that was rushing to his throat, and replied calmly.
　　 The other party, like himself, is one of the three supervisors in the temple. He is a 7th-level alchemy wizard. This woman looks young, but she has reached the same rank as herself. Her name is Alice Leslie, she is said to be less than thirty years old this year, and she is a rare genius. And perhaps because he is also a researcher in the field of psychics, even though Lord Rasputin has never put his school members in his eyes, he is only gentle towards her.
　　 From a certain point, it can be seen that the adults really treat her differently: Alice is the only school member who can build her residence on the mirrored corridor.
　　 "You really worked hard."
　　 The wizard said with a smile.
　　 "With each other."
　　 Peter Campbell is in charge of the logistics and warehouses in the temple, Alice is in charge of the magic circle and restraints in the temple, and there is a master of life domain named Hutt who is in charge of the animals and plants in the laboratory. Except for the affairs of their respective management, such tasks as communicating with the outside world and Lord Rasputin were taken turns by the three.
　　 This time it was his bad luck. UU Reading www.uukahnshu.com just ran into the fireside meeting, but Master Novih was once again indulged in research and reluctant to go out. No wonder others.
　　 "Then...Do you need help?"
　　 After a few conversations, Alice asked casually.
　　 She seemed to be out of good intentions, and Peter herself was very resistant to the next thing. It was a good thing that someone was willing to take over, but he didn't dare to just agree to it.
　　 At this age, Master Peter thinks he still has some eye-catching eyesight, and even the superior wizard leaders can know their character. But for the woman in front of him, Peter has never been able to see the other's thoughts and pursuits, so he has always maintained a guard against her. It is said that Alice’s origin is also mysterious. She was taken to the tower from the outside world by an adult and immediately announced that she would become the head of the school.
　　 "Thank you, Miss Leslie. But it's my business."
　　 Peter nodded to her, and then left.
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　　 The sight under the black gauze fell on the old man's back, thoughtfully.
　　 "Just now, the movement in there is not small...what the did our leader do?"
　　 The witch whispered to herself.
　　
　　 After politely rejecting Alice, Peter quickly came to the bronze door.
　　 He raised his hand to knock on the door, but then subconsciously stopped. The old wizard even felt that his calf was twitching slightly, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
　　 At this moment, the bronze door slowly opened from the inside out.
　　 Under Peter's surprised gaze, the huge and dark Iron Throne in the depths of the hall, the figure holding the snake stick is sitting on it, overlooking himself.