OBS Chapter 162 "Cousin" Horton, Exploitation, Clear Target
Chapter 162 "Cousin" Horton, Exploitation, Clear Target
Chapter 162 "Cousin" Horton, Exploitation, Clear Target
Horton finished speaking.
The faces of all the wizards in the hall instantly darkened.
Jules hadn't spoken yet.
A red-haired wizard stepped forward and said, "Horton, you're dreaming. You were the heir to your family back then, but you left without a word, just because of a family legend, and you were so ambitious that you wanted to find the legendary Emerald Shadow Academy."
A thin wizard standing nearby nodded: "Your father did indeed leave behind a demon field after his death, but you had already separated from the family by then..."
Horton interrupted them, saying, "I left to seek breakthroughs and knowledge, not to betray my country. What my father left behind were his personal assets, especially the demon field outside the city, the contract of which is clearly stated—"
Jules waved his hand and said, "Horton, let's not talk about the past anymore. No matter who that piece of magic field belongs to, the family has invested a lot of resources in it over the years, so it's impossible for us to give it to you."
But don't say I'm ungrateful. The family has opened up a small new spiritual field on the sixth level, the same size as that one. Consider it compensation for you; this is the maximum we can go.
Horton remained silent for a long time.
"it is good"
He finally uttered only one word, his tone cold.
Jules nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's settled then. I'll send someone to give you the contract in a bit."
He looked at Horton, then noticed Ian standing unnoticed behind him, and said nonchalantly, "If there's nothing else, you can leave."
Horton said no more.
He turned and left with Ian.
"teacher!"
A few minutes later, Ian followed Horton out of there.
Only then did Horton turn to Ian and say, "Ian, do you know what the family's highest praise for me has been all these years?"
Ian remained silent.
But Horton didn't stop there, saying, "It's because he was too ambitious, giving up a stable right to inherit the family business and choosing to leave to find opportunities."
Before my father died, I wanted to give up, but he told me to pursue my dreams before he died, so I didn't even get to see him one last time.
Even the family line was completely taken over by my uncle, who expelled me from the family genealogy!
Horton seemed to be reminiscing.
Ian was just a listener.
"Ian, do you think we'll succeed?" Suddenly, he turned to Ian and asked.
At this moment, the two of them did not resemble master and apprentice.
"Yes."
Ian's gaze was resolute.
"Alright, next we'll buy a territory for our school, and that magic field can also serve as our base."
the other side.
After the two left.
The Cuiying Family Council Room.
Jules sat there calmly and asked, "Have they left?"
"Let's go," said the wizard beside him.
Jules nodded.
He hadn't expected Horton's sudden return.
But so many years have passed, and that magic field has long since become an important resource for the family. How could it possibly be...
I casually gave it to Horton.
Even if, in principle, it truly belongs to him.
"Oh, who was that apprentice behind Horton just now?"
He suddenly remembered to ask, looking at Lance not far away.
Lance said, "Reporting to the clan chief, that is Horton's student; he should have returned with Horton."
"So you mean it came from the Emerald Shadow Forest area?"
Jules nodded.
I didn't pay attention.
"If Horton comes to us for help again, we will refuse him directly. The family's resources are also very tight right now."
Then he said.
The other wizards nodded.
Over the years, Jules has long since bound them together as a group with shared interests.
Jules rejected Horton because of his identity, while the others rejected him because of their own interests.
In the blink of an eye.
A day has passed.
In the end, Horton spent 30,000 magic stones to buy a manor on a street called Greyrock Alley.
Ian was also taken aback.
The property prices here are ridiculously high, especially considering this is only the sixth level of the City of Elements!
The two quickly returned to the hotel.
He led everyone to Gray Rock Street.
"Is this Gray Rock Street?"
Ian looked ahead.
A wide gray stone road came into view.
The buildings on both sides are also stylistically unique, ranging from old stone houses with chimneys and steam pipes to newly built multi-story apartments and even wizard towers...
Soon, they arrived at their territory.
It's located at the end of the street, and it's not very small.
At the heart of the manor stood a series of three-story buildings, with a single-story workshop on the east side, a residential area on the west side, and a small courtyard in the center, now covered in withered grass.
That's enough to support the development of a primary school of thought.
Everyone started packing up.
But before they could finish tidying up, they heard a commotion outside the door.
Ian quickly went downstairs.
At the doorway, Horton was seen negotiating with a wizard wearing a rusty wizard's robe.
"If you want to open a school here, you have to follow the rules. You must get the consent of the Rust Wizard School and pay a fee. It costs three thousand magic stones in total. You also need to pay a service fee every month. Since you are new, you will need one thousand magic stones a month. Don't think it's too much. All schools have been doing the same thing."
The wizard said to Horton.
"I know about service fees, but how come I didn't know that I needed to pay a fee to establish a school of thought?"
Horton seemed to know the rules and questioned them.
The wizard sneered, but still refused to back down: "Not a single one of the three thousand magic stones can be missing, or you'll be in a lot more trouble."
The wizard's tone was slightly threatening.
Before he came, he naturally knew Horton's identity: a wizard abandoned by his family.
Horton remained silent for a moment.
I still handed over the magic stones.
"Okay, here you go. My name is Marcus. Don't worry, as long as you hand over the magic stones, we definitely won't make things difficult for you."
Marcus smiled and turned to leave.
"The Rusty Wizarding School"
Ian watched this scene unfold.
Although we've only been in the City of Elements for a day or two, it's already quite evident.
This is a complicated place.
With all sorts of twists and turns, and interests mixed together, it's like a huge dye vat, utterly chaotic.
The group continued tidying up.
Finally, the place was cleaned up before nightfall.
Ian's room is in the central castle.
I went to the window.
Unlike the Emerald Shadow Forest, where the academy is plunged into darkness at night.
Even on the sixth floor, you can see plenty of light at night, and the further you go into the core, the brighter the light becomes.
Those were layers upon layers of various magical light sources.
Ian could even occasionally hear explosions and chaotic sounds of chases in the streets.
Everything seemed to be reminding Ian that he had completely left Emerald Forest and come to a new place.
Here, wizard apprentices are everywhere.
Even first-ring wizards aren't that rare; you can encounter one every day.
This even made him feel somewhat dazed.
Thinking about all the things that have happened in the past two days.
The contempt from the Emerald Shadow Wizarding Family, the scarcity of resources, and the exploitation that must be faced upon arrival—
All sorts of things.
Although Horton bore the brunt of it all, the feeling still made him very uncomfortable.
Suddenly.
He thought of the peak elemental magic apprentice he had seen yesterday; even a first-ring wizard at the fifth level would have to flatter him.
This enormous city of elements seemed like a prison, binding all the wizards who came and went.
But it seems that those people are not included.
"Elemental Arcane Wizard Academy"
"Assessment!"
Suddenly.
Ian’s goal was clearer than ever before, and his eyes were more determined than ever before.
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