Chapter 101

Chapter 101 Tutoring and Hidden Rules

Chapter 101 Tutoring and Unspoken Rules

Locke opened the door of his room and found that next to the wizard Urien Rich, there was a third-class wizard apprentice who was about fourteen years old.

Wizard Ullian Rich was still wearing a wizard robe embroidered with silver thread, with a magic slate floating behind him. On the slate were written runes of the mysterious frost sub-magic of the Shaping School, so that some frost spread on the edge of the magic slate.

The invisible demonic pressure that a proper wizard unintentionally emits is enough to make people nervous.

Locke seemed to see an insurmountable snow-capped peak standing in front of him. Every rock on the peak was made up of the mystery of magic.

Locke hesitated for a moment, but still invited Wizard Ullian Rich into his house. After all, it was inappropriate to let a formal wizard talk at the door.

Moreover, when he first entered Lilith’s Hut to study, the first public class he took, the Basic Rune Principles course, was taught by this wizard.

Wizard Urien Rich walked in, observed the furnishings in the living room, and said, “Good taste.”

“Potion Master Augustine, this is my grandson, Calvin Rich.”

“Hello, Alchemist Augustine.” Kevin Rich saluted Locke. He looked very thin. It was not winter yet, but he was wrapped in heavy clothes. His face was pale, his eyes were weak, and his steps were light.

At the same time, Kevin Rich seemed to have special respect for himself, and did not have the arrogance that the descendants of wizards had towards wizard apprentices without any background.

Locke felt a little strange. Why did the grandson of this official wizard look so weak and sick?

But he wisely did not bring up the topic. Instead, he asked Wizard Urien Rich and others to sit down and poured him a cup of mellow strong tea.

Locke looked at the wizard Urien Rich doubtfully, “Lord Rich, it’s so late, what do you want to talk to me about?”

Wizard Urien Rich sat on the sofa, touched Calvin’s head, and then said with guilt and a hint of decline: “This is my grandson, Calvin. His dream is to become a potion master. So I want to hire you to teach my grandson Calvin.”

Locke stood in front of him and asked doubtfully, “Looking for me for a class?”

“But I’m just an ordinary first-class wizard apprentice who has just passed the Potions Assistant Certificate. With your resources, you can clearly find a better teacher to teach your grandson.”

“This job is a huge responsibility and one I don’t take lightly.”

“Why do you need to find me?” Locke couldn’t figure out the key point. He looked at Kevin in confusion, and Kevin lowered his head guiltily.

Locke quickly realized that the key to the problem seemed to lie with Kavin, the only blood descendant of the official wizard.

Wizard Urien Rich smiled at Locke and said, “No, Locke, you are the most suitable one.”

He was quite pleased with himself. “Your advancement speed is almost comparable to that of an Elemental Son, Locke. You are not ordinary.”

“From what I know about you, you have great potential. It’s just that your future is unclear right now, and many people haven’t seen it yet. I personally believe that you even have the potential to become a formal wizard.”

“Locke, you are a special genius. You are the best person to teach my grandson.”

Wizard Urien Rich sighed, “There are also reasons related to Kavin himself. Locke, you know that I used to be a wizard in the Frozen Tower, and only moved to Lilith’s Hut five years ago. That’s because five years ago, my enemies in the Frozen Tower, unable to deal with me, attacked my only descendant.”

“Kavin became ill and nearly died. Although I saved his life, I also made him very weak.”

“So, I want to try my best to meet Kaven’s requirements.”

“I came to Lilith’s Cottage simply to find a way to completely cure my grandson. As an old man, my only wish is to see my grandson grow up safely.”

Wizard Ullian Rich felt a little guilty and said, “Kaven’s aptitude is only level one, and his only secondary compatible attribute is wood. Ordinary wizards are not qualified to teach him, and those wizards who I think are qualified are unwilling to teach a student with such poor aptitude.”

“Besides, I’m a wizard specializing in frost magic from the Evocation School. I have very few connections in the field of potions, and the position of a potion master’s assistant is special in Lilith’s Cottage.”

Kevin, standing by, lowered his head guiltily when he heard Wizard Ullian Rich talk about his qualifications. “Teacher Augustine, please accept me…”

Locke suddenly realized, and as smart as he was, he immediately figured out the key point.

Although Kevin Rich is of noble status and is the only blood descendant of the wizard Urien Rich, his own qualifications are too poor and his physical condition is also poor.

Those experienced potion master assistants would never accept such a student.

Even if he accepted it reluctantly for the sake of Wizard Ullian Rich’s face, he would not be able to teach it seriously.

Therefore, Wizard Urien Rich turned his attention to the less experienced potion master assistants.

It just so happened that not only had he recently become a potion master’s assistant, but his qualification level when he enrolled was also very low, only level 3, unlike other potion master’s assistants who were generally level 5 or 6.

Wizard Ullian Rich, who also had relatively low qualifications but became the assistant to the potion master, believed that he must have unique strengths and might even be able to help his grandson, so he came to him.

Wizard Urien Rich smiled faintly and said, “As long as you agree to give my grandson a lesson every week, each lesson lasting one hour, I can pay you one thousand magic stones every month.”

“In return, I can help you acquire advanced meditation techniques faster. The academy’s leadership is very cautious in reviewing advanced meditation techniques, and this is the same everywhere.”

“A wizard apprentice with no background would not be able to pass the advanced meditation process without more than a year of study,” said Wizard Urien Rich. “It’s an unspoken rule.”

“But if Witch Sophia and I help you speed up, I believe you can complete the advanced meditation process within ten days.”

“Besides, this time it’s like I owe you a favor.”

Wizard Urien Rich looked at Locke gently. “Of course, it’s normal for you to refuse. After all, my grandson’s aptitude is indeed relatively low.”

“It’s just that I really want you to tutor my grandson.”

(End of this chapter)