Chapter 63

Chapter 63 College Investigation

Chapter 63: Academy Investigation

Lilith’s Hut, first ring wizard area, inside the counselor’s office.

Witch Sophia calmly walked into the office and sat in front of Francis Zoe, the academy’s senior advisor.

Francis Zoe is an old man with a white beard and white hair. He wears a black wizard hat and looks very old, but a shrewd look flashes in his eyes from time to time.

He wore many medals of honor on his chest, including medals awarded to him for the discovery of important new potions in the southeast corner.

Consultant Francis smiled at Witch Sophia and said, “Sophia, the past has passed in the blink of an eye. I never thought that the stubborn little girl back then has become a formal wizard and a wizard mentor to others.”

“It’s only been a few years.”

“Time is truly marvelous. It seems that just one second, you were a little girl who had just started school and knew nothing, and the next second, you were already a full-fledged wizard on par with us.”

The flower on the vine on Sofia the Witch’s wizard hat has turned light yellow. This color is neither serious nor too old-fashioned, just right.

Francis Zoe is not as kind as she seems.

He has worked for the college for half his life and is completely devoted to it.

Sometimes, in order to achieve his goals, he doesn’t even care what means he uses. Sophia has always kept her distance from him.

Witch Sophia nodded slightly. “Provost Francis, thank you for your past guidance.”

Counselor Francis smiled and said, “I’m sorry to bother you by asking you to come here this time, but as the senior counselor and supervisor of Lilith’s cabin, I still need to ask you something.”

He placed Locke Augustine’s profile in front of Witch Sophia. “This student only had a third-level qualification upon enrollment, but within a year and a half, he became a second-class wizard apprentice and obtained a breeder’s assistant certificate.”

“The speed at which he’s advanced is extraordinary.”

“The academy wants me to confirm…”

Witch Sophia understood his subtext and said, “Yes, I know all this.”

“My student has a simple background. He comes from the mortal world overseas and has never signed a contract with any local wizard family. He simply has special talents in mana stability and medicinal absorption.”

“He is also highly talented in the field of breeding, and most of the work on this Super Mandrake vine, including the conception, was done by him himself.”

A gleam of light flashed in Francis Zoe’s eyes, and his gaze fell on Locke Augustine’s information on the table. So that’s it, he had miscalculated.

Strictly speaking, Witch Sophia is not yet an official member of Lilith’s Lodge. Letting her lead an apprentice of such qualifications is a dereliction of duty for him, who is responsible for assigning students.

At this moment, Consultant Francis felt a slight regret in his heart.

If he had known Locke’s talent earlier, he should have given priority to assigning Locke to one of the core members of the academy, the first-ring breeders.

Francis Zoe smiled calmly and said, “That’s good. Of course, the academy trusts your judgment, Sophia.”

“I just want to rule out the possibility that this student is a spy for the Dark Wizard, or that a Dark Wizard has invested a large amount of extra resources in this student in order to maliciously compete for magical resources and disrupt order through him.”

“However, this student has a very simple background and interpersonal relationships, so I didn’t consider this aspect.”

“Furthermore, in the field of breeders, even if sufficient resources are invested, it is difficult to achieve results. It is a field where you can burn money and still not become a genius.”

Witch Sophia nodded. “Advisor, it’s nothing. I’ll be leaving now.”

“The academy has assigned me a lot of tasks recently.”

Seeing that Sophia had not signed a contract for two consecutive years, Lilith’s patience was running out. She seemed to have a premonition of something, so she began to assign tasks to Sophia continuously.

Witch Sophia did not refuse.

She is a wizard who came from Lilith’s Hut, and no one can change that.

If you gain something, you must give something in return.

Otherwise, Lilith Hut would not let people go so easily.

In fact, Lilith’s Cottage, as her wizarding academy, will become very important for a long time to come.

Before she made any significant achievements, she wanted to pass the teaching assessment of other wizarding organizations. People would first look at the level of the wizarding organization she came from.

Advisor Francis smiled and said, “Sophia, the academy has already approved your student’s request to establish a small botanical garden. They have also removed him from the patrol team and assigned him a new mission: [Magic Plant Investigation].”

“Sophia, Locke is a student with great potential. It’s great to have such a student.”

“I hope that Locke can be nurtured into an excellent breeder under your guidance. You also know the importance of breeders to the academy. More than half of the wizards in Lilith’s hut know some plant magic.”

The prerequisite for learning Alchemy is that the wizard has the most basic affinity for wood element particles, so wizards who are good at plant magic basically know a little bit of Alchemy.

A wizard who has no affinity for wood element particles can only learn a little basic potion knowledge after reaching a higher level.

Therefore, there are a lot of wizards who use plant magic in Lilith’s Hut, and the existence of excellent breeders can make a qualitative improvement in the overall level of wizards who use plant magic in this wizard organization.

Therefore, the status of breeders in Lilith’s Cottage is three points higher than in other places.

Advisor Francis said with a smile, “Sophia, you really won’t sign the contract? Even if you want to stay for these outstanding students.”

“As you know, a formal wizard, by teaching students, can become a small force. They can build their own resource network, gather a lot of magical resources, and entrust their students with many tasks.”

“Even if there are official wizards among your students, or even senior breeders and potion masters, you can use your students to expand your power and brew your own magic.”

“A wizard’s strength lies not only in himself, but also in his students.”

Sophia knew that Francis’s goal was just to keep her in Lilith Cottage.

Now, he was just using Locke and other students as an excuse to speak again.

Sophia said, “I need to think about it again.”

Counselor Francis, smiling, said, “Okay.”

“No matter what the outcome is, you are always welcome here.”

After Witch Sophia left, Consultant Francis looked at Locke’s information on the table with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

He was puzzled, drumming his fingers on the table. “The rapid advancement is fine, but it could just be that there’s some talent that wasn’t detected during the testing. This has happened plenty of times before.”

“But how could a wizard seedling from the mortal world achieve such great success in the field of breeders in such a short period of time? We can’t rule out the possibility that Witch Sophia provided him with the resources that led to this result.”

“But it doesn’t make sense. There’s no reason for Sophia to do this. Am I really overthinking it?”

Advisor Francis came to his senses and said, “Forget it, it’s just an insignificant second-class wizard apprentice anyway.”

“Maybe I really did make a mistake. But if I did, then so be it. This level of error isn’t enough to attract the attention of the academy’s higher-ups.”

“The key is to find a way to allow Sophia, a formal wizard who is also a senior breeder and potion master, to stay in Lilith’s cabin.”

Today’s incident was originally about him, and he just took advantage of the situation to make a fuss out of his confusion.

If it were any other official wizard, he wouldn’t care, because those official wizards would handle the matter themselves.

A second-class wizard apprentice is not even worth his attention.

(End of this chapter)