277 – Arthur and Beth
“Qi!! This is qi! This is my qi!!” Carl opened his eyes and felt the changes in his body. His eyes were overcome with excitement, and he faced the sky and issued a howl. 2 lines of clear tears flowed down his cheeks.
Over the years, Carl was clear that, although no one dared to say it to his face, many people secretly mocked him as a waste. There were many people in the Salamander Family who secretly wanted to replace him. As the Salamander Family was founded with military merit, a strong martial mentality pervaded the family. Thus, as he couldn’t cultivate qi, people didn’t approve of him as the heir to the family.
Now Carl took a leap and became a Great Knight. Besides, he opened his meridians due to the power of the potion. From today on, his path on cultivation would be smooth. He was no longer a waste unable to practice cultivation.
Full of confidence, Carl strode towards Yang Feng and said with a smile: “Grandmaster Ian, I am Carl, the successor of the Salamander Family. Thank you for your potion. I’m indebted to you. If there is anything you need in the future, you can come to the Salamander Family to see me!”
Yang Feng replied with a smile: “Carl, I’m just selling my potions. You were the one who bought it, so there is no need to thank me.”
Carl smiled frankly, saying: “Ha-ha, good! Grandmaster Ian, can I make friends with you?”
Yang Feng replied with a smile: “Sure!”
Carl’s transformation was clearly perceived by everyone. The bigwigs of the Morrince Empire became even crazier in their competition for the various potions that Yang Feng sold.
Yang Feng had put out 100 vials of potions, which were quickly snapped up. He raised about 20 million gold coins.
Garça could hardly suppress his smile. From the more than 20 million gold coins, his share amounted to more than 4 million gold coins. This huge sum of money was enough for him to recruit more experts and buy more weapons and equipment.
Before the madness over the potion auction ended, Yang Feng slowly stepped onto the platform.
Becky followed closely behind Yang Feng.
The big shots of the Morrince Empire stared at Yang Feng with awe in their eyes.
Grandmaster Pharmacist Ian could change a person’s destiny with a potion. Unless they were driven into despair, the bigwigs of the Morrince Empire would not offend such a powerhouse.
Yang Feng casually pointed at Becky beside him and said softly: “I am Ian. I want to make an announcement. I obtained His Majesty’s permission to establish a magic college in the St. Tulan City, a college dedicated to the grooming of Wizards. His Majesty will serve as the dean of this magi college, while I will serve as the vice-dean. If you’re interested, you can ask her for more information.”
When they heard that, the eyes of the bigwigs turned bloodshot, and they stared at Becky with a scorching light in their eyes.
Becky felt a bit scared when she saw the gazes of the big shots.
Below the realm of the gods, magic power was one of the strongest forces on the Feisuo Plane. A Wizard corps commanded by Archwizards could kill a dozen human Sacred Swordsmen in a direct confrontation.
Human Sacred Swordsmen were practitioners with strong offense yet weak defense. With a sword in hand, they could even kill Great Warlock rank powerhouses. However, once they were a certain distance away, they could get hit by spells and get seriously wounded or killed before they could retaliate. For instance, the level-1 spell Fireball could cause serious damage and the level-2 spell Fire Arrow Blast could lead to death.
By then, the only tactic Sacred Swordsmen could employ to fight Wizards was to keep the Wizards from locking onto their position and to kill the opponent before the other party conjured their spells. Of course, powerful Sacred Swordsmen could slice a level-2 offensive spell apart with a sword strike. However, their resistance to the various curse spells was extremely low, and they could not to avoid them. They could only use their qi to strengthen their resistance.
Although Wizards were this powerful, but due to the Weave as well as the inheritance method of Wizards being antiquated, the number of Wizards was very low.
Wizards were this common in the St. Tulan City because it was the capital of the Morrince Empire. In some remote cities, on the other hand, it was very difficult to spot a Wizard.
An official Wizard had a very high status in the Morrince Empire. The status of an official Wizard was comparable to that of an aristocrat, and they could enjoy the privileges that many aristocrats did. This was an opportunity for many commoners to get ahead.
Many greater aristocrats had multiple successors. However, only the first successors could inherit their title, fief, and most of their assets. The rest of the successor could usually only inherit some meager assets, and then fend for themselves.
When the greater aristocrats heard that a magic college was about to be established, they started eyeing the identities of students of the magic college. Once their family could produce a Wizard, it would not only increase their strength, but would also bring better prospects to their sons who would not inherit much.
Yang Feng turned around and left the platform once he made the announcement.
The bigwigs surrounded Becky.
A rather handsome middle-aged man with two thin strokes of mustache came up to Becky and asked with a gentle expression: “Little Becky, why haven’t you come to my home to play recently? Lisa misses you a lot!”
When she saw the middle-aged man, surprise flashed in the abyss of her eyes: “Uncle Edwin.”
Becky used to go to Lisa’s home to play frequently. Every time she saw Edwin, she could feel deep pride and a vague disdain hidden behind his courtesy. When she grew up, Becky realized that Edwin didn’t want his daughter to have contact with her, who was the daughter of a commoner.
Even if it was a Sacred Swordsman, but if they weren’t a high-ranking Sacred Swordsman with great power in the court of the Morrince Empire, greater aristocrats would give them face and would not offend them on the surface yet would look down on them in secret.
Greater aristocrats didn’t invite ordinary Sacred Swordsmen to upper class gatherings.
Now, however, Edwin took the initiative to approach Becky, and his attitude was very humble, which unwittingly gave rise to a peculiar feeling inside her.
The bigwigs of the Morrince Empire approached Becky in order to get from her some information on the magic college Yang Feng was about to establish.
Surrounded by big shots, Becky vanity was greatly satisfied. Then, she explained to them what Yang Feng briefed her in.
Via various channels, what happened in the potion auction was quickly spread throughout the St. Tulan City, causing a stir.
Numerous people were restless due to the magic college that was about to be established, and numerous big shots were eager to get invitations to the magic college through various channels.
The inheritance of magic on the Feisuo Plane was very antiquated. Apart from the systematic inheritance of the court masters, the rest would be recruited by Wizards during their travels. When they came across youngsters who were suitable for the cultivation of magic and were to their liking, they would recruit them and nurture them.
Some eccentric Wizards would devote themselves to magic without even considering the matter of taking in disciples. When such Wizards died, their inheritance would be discontinued. Only if luck was on their side, would some people get magic books or magic notes left behind by such Wizards and become new Apprentice Wizards.
Apart from some Wizard families, even some greater aristocrats could only get hold of some very ordinary magic books, finding it very difficult to nurture a Wizard.
Now that Yang Feng was going to open the first college specialized in nurturing Wizards in the St. Tulan City, this naturally caused a great sensation.
Greater aristocrats skeptical of Yang Feng’s strength just had to investigated Yang Feng’s track record before dispelling their doubts.
Yang Feng was a court grandmaster with 59 official Wizards, who were qualified to become teachers of the magic college, in his ranks
With the guidance from the 59 official Wizards, people could become Apprentice Wizards so long as their aptitude wasn’t too lacking.
In the slums of the St. Tulan City, in an alley with flowing sewage where human and animal excrement could be smelt everywhere.
An extremely skinny boy with an unhealthy appearance due to malnutrition and messy short hair stuck out his head from a dark corner and carefully surveyed the scene for a while. Then, he cautiously came to a shabby house, pushed open the door, and entered.
Inside, there was an emaciated girl of 11 or 12 years of age with big, bright eyes. The girl looked somewhat adorable due to her bright eyes.
“Arthur.” The little girl greeted the short-haired boy when she saw him.
Arthur looked at his sister fondly, then carefully took out a fist-sized piece of black bread from his bosom and said tenderly: “Beth, I brought you something to eat.”
There was a look of excitement in the little girl’s eyes, and she thought for a moment. She took out two old bowls, poured water inside, handed one to her big brother Arthur, and said very thoughtfully: “Arthur, let’s eat together.”
Arthur swallowed a mouthful of saliva. With difficulty, he moved his gaze away from the black bread, saying: “I’ve eaten, I’ve just eaten a piece of white bread thrown away by an aristocrat, so I’m not hungry.”
Rumble, Arthur’s stomach protested, which sounded particularly loud in the empty house.
Beth’s eyes turned misty. Then, with a steady look in her big, bright eyes, she handed the bowl of water to Arthur.
Arthur no longer insisted. He took out a dagger and cut the hard black bread, which was even harder than a piece of wood, into two halves. He handed Beth the big half: “Then, let’s share it!”