Chapter 10: Wimpar (Part 2)

Following Dalton and Ain, Loren walked into a tower of the castle. The middle-aged man in black robes stopped along the spiral stairs under his feet until he reached a door.
"You wait outside for a moment, Lord Turin." Dalton, who turned his back to Loren, turned around and said, "I must first understand the situation with my apprentice before deciding whether to talk to you."
"Of course, everything obey your orders." Loren nodded humblely, and could not see the emotion of being neglected at all. Not forgetting to smile at Ain who walked in behind the man in black robe.
Until the door closed again, Loren recovered his smile and sat down calmly. As he looked around, he was ready to deal with this wizard called Dalton.
The room outside the door looks like a parlor, with a gray carpet made of linen underfoot. There are four chairs on both sides of the stairs. The wooden frames and curtains of the windows facing the door seem to be a bit old, but they are still quite clean. They seem to be cleaned frequently.
Lorren sitting on the chair showed a smile in his mouth—the arrangement of people's living environment often implied their own personalities. This wizard, Dalton Kander, did not put the living room in his room but in the stairwell, which meant that he was not willing to entertain strangers in his private space.
According to Ain, this wizard is specifically responsible for Wimpar College, so he still has to deal with outsiders frequently, so regular cleaning is also necessary.
In this way, the attitude of the black-robed wizard to himself becomes very critical-if he wants to let himself go from the beginning, or if he does n’t believe in himself from the bottom of his heart, it means that the mouth lotus flower is also a little bit. There is no use for children.
It didn't take long for the door to open again. He walked out cautiously, not forgetting that the little wizard who turned and closed the door seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but stood a little worried and took a long deep breath outside the door.
"Sorry, Loren, but I have tried my best." Ain said a little embarrassedly and embarrassedly: "But ... the tutor said, he still wants to see you, and then decide whether to let you stay. "
"I'm really sorry, I thought he would agree, but it turned out to be the way it is now, I have told him that I am willing to guarantee you, but now ..."
Is this not good enough? This is already very good! Loren did not expect that the other party would be willing to do this step for himself, at least for himself, and would never guarantee a stranger who had only known for a few days.
But he would n’t show it, he smiled and patted Ain ’s shoulder:
It ’s okay, you ’ve tried your best, let me do it next.

"But ... Mentor Dalton is very difficult to deal with, he will definitely make you difficult!" The small wizard was still not at ease.
"Don't worry, I promised you, so I won't let you down." Loren looked at each other confidently: "I will let him agree-no matter what way."
Gave away the uneasy Ain, Loren pushed the door open, and walked into this room, which didn't seem very spacious. After the simple and neatly furnished desk, Dalton Kant was staring at his visitor with his still cold eyes.
The room was silent, and Loren smiled and responded to the almost emotionless look of the other party, patiently waiting for the other party to speak, and prepared for the response behind his hands.
"I have to admit that at first I was not going to let you into this room." Dalton finally said: "But my naive and simple apprentice was obviously used by you, so I had to change my attention. . "
"I promise I have never used Ain Rand, I swear!" Of course it is impossible for Loren to admit: "We are friends!"
"I just met my friend for five days?" Dalton whispered sarcastically.
Loren didn't get embarrassed by the other person's expression at all, everything seemed to be taken for granted.
"But ... According to Ain, you do have some very special traits, and it is indeed a talent that can make you a wizard, and if you do not appear, we may never know the truth about the wild dog village."
Dalton's voice was so calm that there was no trace of it: "So according to common sense, you can indeed come to Wimpar College to become a wizard apprentice, and I will not stop you, or become your obstacle."
But ... Loren raised his eyebrows and said secretly in his heart.
"But ... before you formally make this decision, I must ask some things." Dalton looked at Loren: "Lest you have any misunderstanding about the profession of wizarding."
"First of all, Wimpar College is indeed the only wizarding college within the entire Duke ’s domain, but it is not the only one in the world-if you are really so eager to become a wizard, this is not your first choice."
"Secondly, the local churches and the vast majority of ordinary people around us are not friendly to us. The wizards have no special status or privileges around those nobles. In fact, many nobles are quite contemptuous of us." The black robe wizard said these words without any emotion: "The vast majority of people just think of becoming a wizard as a way out for the young children in the family, so that they will not divide their property."
"So, becoming a wizard apprentice does not bring much improvement to your life, and may even affect your reputation. Even so, do you want to become an apprentice at Wimpar College?"
"Yes, I promised Ain Rand." Loren replied solemnly: "I also believe that Ain will never harm me-as for what you say, I can accept it."
In fact, Loren is more concerned about getting knowledge about the void and magic here, and can understand this completely strange place as much as possible-but how can such a statement believe that friends come from the shock?
Dalton heard Loren ’s remarks, and there was a ridiculous look on his face, but it just flashed: "Very well, since you already know what you will face, then we can continue to discuss another One thing-about your tuition for studying at Wimpar College, and all your living expenses. "
"Tuition?" Loren froze for a moment, he really didn't think about this problem much. UU reading www.uukanshu. com
"Sorry, we are an academy here, not a canteen for the poor. Knowledge needs to be exchanged for money." Dalton looked at him indifferently: "If you want to be an apprentice here, then you are a year You must pay at least 3,000 silver coins, or equivalent valuables. "
The atmosphere in the room suddenly froze—on the way, the little wizard never mentioned it. It costs money to study here, which also made Loren a little caught off guard. He originally thought that being an apprentice to a wizard was similar to a servant, but the result was somewhat unexpected.
Looking back now, probably because Ain has taken this as a matter of course, perhaps he has never noticed that the pockets of a wandering knight are always poor clanking.
"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't afford that much money." After hesitating for a while, Loren decided to tell the truth: "But can you wait, just give me some time ..."
"The college does not accept any form of credit, and we do not loan usury." Dalton said.
"But ... maybe you can use another way to exchange the knowledge you gained at Wimpar College."
Sure enough, he was waiting for me here, the corner of Loren's mouth slightly raised. From the appearance of his body, this black robe wizard should be able to see that he can't pull out three thousand silver coins. The reason why I will talk to myself for so long is obviously for other purposes.
"You once followed a wandering knight, and as the other's servant, received sufficient training, had the experience of surviving in the wilderness, and fighting the enemy-according to Ain, your swordsmanship is also fair Great. "The black-robed wizard slowly stood up.
"So, I have a proposal ..."