"Manager? Hello, Mr. Salin." Herag looked puzzled for a moment and then greeted.
Salin sat down on the sofa opposite Herag and said, "Some time ago, you were attacked by Malcolm. There are some things I’ve wanted to ask you. However, I didn’t come before because you were seriously injured. Do you mind if I ask you some questions now?"
"You can." Herag nodded.
Salin then said, "Why did Malcolm specifically come to hunt you down? Batty claims it has something to do with his brother’s death, is that true?"
"To be precise, I witnessed his brother’s death, but I had nothing to do with it. At that time I was just a First-Class Wizard Apprentice, and Lune was a Third-Class Wizard Apprentice. I didn’t have the ability to kill him then."
Lying in front of a powerful Official Wizard was obviously not a good choice, so Herag didn’t lie, he just left some things unsaid.
Salin did not dwell deeply on this issue as this was not the purpose of his visit.
He continued, "From my observations, you seem to not plan on staying in the Moonlight Forest in the future?"
Herag thought for a moment and nodded, "I like freedom more."
Salin continued, "But now there’s a problem. Once you leave the Moonlight Forest, it’s hard to escape Malcolm’s pursuit. If that’s the case, would you still choose to leave the Moonlight Forest?"
This was actually something Herag had been considering recently. He didn’t think that by becoming an Official Wizard he could immediately defeat Malcolm; that was unrealistic.
At that time, without signing a contract with the Moonlight Forest, he couldn’t stay there, and once he left, he would have to face Malcolm, who might come after him at any time.
But the cost of staying was signing a hundred-year contract with the Moonlight Forest.
It wasn’t about the time, Herag was more concerned that the contract’s constraints were too strong, with life and death in the hands of others.
Seeing Herag hesitated, Salin said, "You can think about it slowly, but you should know, once you are promoted to an Official Wizard, we can’t keep you in the Moonlight Forest. At that time your contract will automatically end, and you will not belong to our Moonlight Forest. We cannot let an Official Wizard who does not belong to us stay in the organization."
His meaning was clear: even a newly promoted Official Wizard was still an Official Wizard.
If there wasn’t enough trust, it would be impossible to let him roam in the Moonlight Forest.
And the only way to gain trust was to sign a contract.
Herag was not in a hurry to make a decision and said solemnly, "Mr. Salin, I still need to think about this issue."
Salin nodded, "Hmm, you still have enough time to consider. But I hope you can think about it for your own benefit, and what is the best choice."
"Thank you, Mr. Salin."
Salin didn’t stay long before leaving. It seemed he just wanted to see what Herag thought this time.
Herag suddenly realized that if it were an ordinary Third-Class Wizard Apprentice, the manager of the Moonlight Forest wouldn’t have come to ask these questions.
Perhaps because he endured for so long in Malcolm’s hands, it led him to truly enter the sights of the Moonlight Forest’s management.
At this time, Herag was also considering whether to stay in the Moonlight Forest. He planned to wait for Larry to come and ask for his opinion.
If it weren’t for the issue with Malcolm, he definitely wouldn’t stay.
But who would have thought, Malcolm actually retrieved Lune’s soul.
Herag guessed that Lune most likely died in the Abyss Plane, and his soul wasn’t in this world at all, which was why Malcolm took so much time to summon Lune’s soul back.
Thinking of this, Herag also remembered the wooden plate in the Space Ring.
He had been pondering why he encountered Shivara at that time, why he entered that strange space, and has no answer yet.
Shortly after Salin left, Larry also arrived.
After Herag talked with Larry for a while, Larry glanced at Bessie, and Bessie tactfully went downstairs: "You two chat first."
Larry smiled apologetically, and after she left, said to Herag: "Actually, your problem is that staying in the Moonlight Forest means facing a century-long contract, leaving the Moonlight Forest means facing Malcolm’s threat. In fact, there is a way that can perfectly solve these two problems."
"What problem?" Herag asked.
Larry smiled, "That is, work with me."
"What do you mean, teacher..." Herag thought, even if he worked with Mr. Larry, he couldn’t stay within the Moonlight Forest.
Even Larry couldn’t let an Official Wizard who didn’t belong to the Moonlight Forest stay within the organization.
"I come from a Pure-blood Wizard Family, our family has a large Magic Potion Garden in Kent Valley. After you become an Official Wizard, if you don’t know where to go, you can spend some time there. Help me manage the Magic Potion Garden, and sometimes there will be some magic potion orders for you, and we will split the money proportionally."
"We won’t sign any contract. When you want to leave, just let me know. You can cultivate there with peace of mind, because that’s the territory of our Cheqi Family, Malcolm won’t dare to go there and cause you trouble."
Larry said this very confidently, and he had the confidence to back it up.
Only a family that has had Official Wizards for at least three consecutive generations can be called a Pure-blood Wizard Family, each with deep roots.
They don’t belong to any Wizard Organization because they are essentially a Wizard Organization themselves, with a complete system.
Larry’s contract with Moonlight Forest is also just an employment contract, which can be terminated at any time, he was invited to join the Moonlight Forest.
Herag felt this option was quite good, not being constrained and having a relatively safe environment to cultivate.
He believed that as long as he had enough time, with his efforts and excellent mind, and with a little help from Shenlan, surpassing Malcolm was only a matter of time.
Although Herag had made up his mind, he still asked, "Teacher, are you sure it’s safe there?"
Larry laughed at his question, "Rest assured, a Pure-blood Wizard Family has more cohesion than a general Wizard Organization, that’s common knowledge. No one would easily provoke a Pure-blood Wizard Family."
Pure-blood Wizard Families are known for their protectiveness. After Herag joins, even though he’s not blood-related, he’s considered one of their own.
If Malcolm really dared to go to the Cheqi Family’s territory to deal with Herag, then he would surely face the wrath of the entire Cheqi Family, as this would be the most serious provocation to a Pure-blood Wizard Family.
"Then I’ll follow you, teacher." Herag smiled.
Larry patted his shoulder, "Cultivate well, and be promoted to an Official Wizard as soon as possible. Once you become strong yourself, you won’t need to rely on external forces." New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novel•fire.net