Chapter 616: Gorsa's Childhood Friend

Red-beard was also somewhat surprised that so many people had gathered around Old Days Manor.

However, the Tribunal’s acting style was tough, and they didn’t care whether there were onlookers or not.

Red-beard directly released his mental pressure, causing a crowd of first-rank wizards and wizard apprentices to almost be pressed flat to the ground.

The noisy chatter stopped abruptly, and almost everyone looked at the three with either terrified or resentful eyes.

“From now on, this place is under our control. Everyone else leave immediately.” Red-beard walked in front of the crowd, his voice booming like a striking bell.

Dissatisfied complaints immediately arose from the crowd, but no one dared to come forward and directly confront Red-beard.

The crowd even automatically parted to create a passage when Red-beard’s group approached.

However, after Red-beard entered the inner circle, he discovered a woman in the position closest to Old Days Manor.

Even Blue-hair, who had been looking impatient, changed his expression upon seeing the woman, becoming serious and gloomy.

Red-beard laughed heartily: “Miss Lucy has actually come to the Borderland too.”

The female wizard called Lucy was also emanating the magical power fluctuations of a second-rank wizard.

She wore a white fitted shirt with a ruffled collar and a gray jacket that cinched her waist tightly.

The jacket’s hem spread outward like a skirt.

On the bottom, she wore fitted gray trousers of the same color system and boots on her feet.

She indeed looked like a noblewomen with somewhat neutral attire, rather than a wizard.

Lucy turned sideways, glanced at Red-beard, but her gaze finally settled on Saul.

“I guessed you would invite Wizard Saul, so I waited for you here.”

This person also knows me?

Saul looked at Red-beard, whose attitude was completely different:

This Miss Lucy seems to have a very high status.

Lucy seemed to see that Saul was somewhat constrained by the three people and actually walked directly in front of Saul, smiling at him kindly.

“Hello, I’m Lucy, from the Golden Thunder Family. Very pleased to meet you. I was also childhood playmates with your master Gorsa. If you encounter any trouble, you can tell me.”

Oh?

Actually mentor’s childhood friend?

However, Master Gorsa had never mentioned this person. He hadn’t even mentioned any Golden Thunder Family. But it seemed to be a behemoth similar to the Glare Family.

It seemed master’s social connections weren’t that bad after all. He could actually send a friendly force at a critical moment.

Of course, whether she was truly friendly remained to be seen, since from her earlier words, it was clear she also wanted to invite Saul to explore Old Days Manor together.

Saul showed a polite and not awkward smile: “Hello, Miss Lucy. Thank you for your concern. Things are fine on my end. It’s just that I recently advanced to second-rank, so I might not be able to help much in exploring Old Days Manor. However, I have some research on the pollution here. If you need anything, please feel free to ask.”

Red-beard was afraid Saul wouldn’t want to enter Old Days Manor and would ask Lucy for help, but he didn’t expect the other party wouldn’t mention this matter.

Red-beard laughed heartily: “Since Miss Lucy is also willing to adventure with us, that’s even better. Originally I wanted to find a few more second-rank wizards to enter together, but with Miss Lucy here, it doesn’t matter whether others participate or not.”

Hearing Red-beard’s words, Saul’s heart stirred:

This Miss Lucy looks gentle and refined. Although she has the pride of a noble lady, she doesn’t make people feel disgusted. But her strength seems to be even higher than her status.

Lucy was accustomed to Red-beard’s subtle flattery and didn’t make modest remarks, but said straightforwardly: “Then let’s enter Old Days Manor now.”

Hearing this, Blue-hair raised his hand and poked Red-beard’s arm.

Red-beard understood his companion’s meaning and said somewhat hesitantly: “But those three haven’t arrived yet.”

Lucy obviously also knew who Red-beard was referring to and said casually: “The rules of Old Days Manor have just changed, and the environment inside is extremely unstable. In this situation, it’s not necessarily better to have stronger people enter. If three third-ranks enter, it might even affect its state.”

The “it” here most likely referred to the Storm Eye that might erupt with Black Tide.

Saul’s mental power swept over the diary in his mind.

At least for now, the Black Tide showed no signs of erupting, and the diary didn’t stop him from entering Old Days Manor.

Red-beard and Blue-hair looked at each other, then both looked at the mummy wizard still standing behind Saul.

The mummy nodded almost imperceptibly, agreeing with Lucy’s viewpoint.

With the three’s opinions unified, Red-beard finally spoke: “Miss Lucy makes sense. I originally wanted to wait for those three because I thought having them would make exploration smoother. But your concern is also valid—if the entering force is too powerful, it might also affect its stability. Then let’s enter first.”

After saying this, Red-beard turned back to look at the quiet crowd of onlookers, frowning: “How long are you going to watch? If you don’t leave now, prepare to die here.”

The crowd immediately became restless.

Seeing Red-beard and that Miss Lucy communicate, they thought the other party wouldn’t drive them away anymore.

They didn’t expect Red-beard’s politeness and gentleness were only directed at Lucy alone; he remained cold and ruthless toward others.

Several timid wizards had already left the crowd and retreated into the distance.

They knew some high-rank wizards would really kill without warning.

However, while some people quickly retreated, one person was an exception. He directly pushed through the crowd in front of him and walked straight to Red-beard’s side.

“How can such an interesting exploration not include me?”

The newcomer had silver long hair, disheveled with a few traces of lazy elegance, with a harp hanging from his fingers, gently swaying as he walked.

“Kismet!” *2

Saul saw Kismet and silently blinked.

Didn’t this guy always like to scheme behind the scenes? Why did he suddenly want to participate in an adventure?

With this guy appearing, Saul immediately began worrying about his plan.

Suddenly, Saul felt an extremely strong killing intent emanating from Lucy in front of him.

The killing intent was almost tangible, like static electricity, stimulating all of Saul’s body hair to stand up.

Lucy’s originally refined demeanor instantly dissipated completely. Her brows furrowed tightly, seeming to detest Kismet extremely.

“Could this Miss Lucy have also been harmed by Kismet?” Saul secretly speculated.

It seemed that without him taking action, others probably wouldn’t agree to Kismet joining.

Lucy didn’t just dislike Kismet—she hated him.

This Kismet stirred up trouble everywhere he went, leaving bones scattered in his wake.

He had once instigated a war on the Iskaper Continent, and one of Lucy’s good friends died in that war.

At that time, the Stargate Council had wanted to execute Kismet, but he was rescued by Sky City Lord Ophelia who came to his aid.

The other party even spent large amounts of rare resources to exchange for Kismet.

Later, Kismet was banned from setting foot on the Iskaper Continent and was said to have gone to the Stat Continent to cause trouble.

However, contrary to Saul’s expectations, after frowning severely, Lucy actually agreed to let Kismet join the team.

“Fine, but if you dare sabotage our operation in secret, I’ll kill you immediately!”

Kismet immediately showed a pitiful expression and plucked a harp string.

The low sound seemed to represent his currently low mood.

“How would I dare cause trouble under Miss Lucy’s nose?”

“Hmph,” Lucy snorted lightly, “Sky City’s dog.”

Saul found this both funny and surprising.

It seemed Lucy truly detested Kismet extremely—such harsh words came from a young lady’s mouth.

But the insulted Kismet had a smile in his eyes, looking completely unconcerned.

Red-beard obviously also disliked Kismet, but he also tacitly agreed to let Kismet join.

At this time, two more people emerged from the crowd.

One was short in stature, looking no more than 1.5 meters tall, with an ugly face but holding a two-meter-long magic staff.

“Since you gentlemen agree to let outsiders join, would you mind letting this old man see the world too?”

This short old man was also a second-rank wizard, and the magical power fluctuations on his body were also very strong.

But Saul looked toward the second wizard who emerged.

The second person wore a completely covering helmet, with a slender body dressed in light, openwork half-armor.

Magical power surged on the half-armor, seeming to be a very powerful magical tool.

This person was none other than the second-rank wizard who had changed bodies again—Brando!

(End of Chapter)

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