Two Silver-armored Knights strode in.
"Silver Knight, the examination is underway..." The gray-robed Wizard with silver feathers darkened his expression and spoke sternly.
"Allyn—"
The Silver-armored Knight stepped aside, and a gray-robed Wizard with silver feathers walked in.
Behind him, two more Silver Knights followed.
"Becky..." Allyn frowned and watched him, "What is this...?"
"By Lord Shui's order," Becky spoke arrogantly, word by word, "the examination is to be suspended immediately."
"Ah?"
"...Suspended?"
Upon hearing Becky's words, the room erupted into noise like boiling water.
"Silence—" Allyn turned back and spoke in a deep voice.
He frowned and surveyed the Apprentices, his face as cold as Frost.
The noise in the room gradually subsided.
This was the Tin Saint School, where circumstances were more powerful than individuals... especially since the Magic Prohibition Ring at the front was still operational.
Unable to use witchcraft... these Apprentices were unlikely to defeat those few Silver Knights.
"What exactly is going on?" Seeing the situation in the room settle down, Allyn turned back to ask Becky.
"The specifics are complex, I'll explain later. First, help me inspect them," Becky whispered back, covertly passing a ring to Allyn.
"You only need to know that Lord Lance has reached an agreement with Lord Shui."
Allyn took the ring, recognized Lance's insignia, and hesitated before asking softly, "What do you need me to do?"
Wizard Lance was his Faction's senior leader, while Shui was Becky's Faction's Wizard.
Becky shook his head.
"Just cooperate with me."
Then he turned and ordered the people in the room, including Colin, "Everyone leave the room now and wait outside."
As the words fell, Colin scanned his surroundings, but no one moved.
Becky's expression instantly soured, and his voice raised:
"A bunch of Wild Wizards, ungrateful for the kindness shown!"
"I said—leave right now. Can't you understand Common Language?"
"You!" A young Wizard in the front row reddened his cheeks and spoke angrily.
"Ha! Is this how the Tin Saint School treats Wizards who come bearing Tokens?" a sarcastic voice rang out.
Colin turned to look, and it was a familiar figure—the triangular-eyed Wild Wizard warned by the standoffish Wizard not to line up in that queue.
Becky initially ignored the young Wizard's words, planning to simply signal the Silver Knights to "escort" them out.
But now, hearing the triangular-eyed Wild Wizard's statement, his expression stalled, and he was inexplicably shocked.
Seeing this, the triangular-eyed Wild Wizard scanned the Wild Wizards still remaining in place,
Feeling their silent stares bolstering his courage, he continued:
"I've already completed half of my exam... If you're making us leave now, you owe us some explanation."
After speaking, he turned to the other Wild Wizards and asked, "Don't you agree?"
Colin's expression remained unchanged, and he stayed silent, internally criticizing:
'The exam had barely started, and he's done half already...'
Nevertheless, whatever the reason, since the triangular-eyed Wizard was willing to step forward, Colin was only too happy to see it.
The rest of the Wild Wizards in the room likely felt the same way, remaining calm, silent, and watchful.
Finally regaining his composure, Becky took a deep breath, and after giving the triangular-eyed Wizard a grim glance, he lightly instructed the Silver Knight beside him:
"Silver Knight—"
Clang!
Four Silver Knights, quickly understanding the command, drew their silvery-white Knight swords from their backs and charged toward the triangular-eyed Wizard!
"Wait, no need to explain either..."
The situation changed in an instant!
The Wizard with triangular eyes had a look of panic mixed with fear, slightly bright witchcraft glowing in his hand.
But in the next second, the Magic Prohibition Ring lit up, and the glow of witchcraft in his hand extinguished abruptly like a bubble.
In a swift motion, those few Silver Knights apprehended the triangular-eyed Wizard.
"Ah!!" the triangular-eyed Wizard screamed in agony.
Blood slowly streamed from his knees and elbows.
Four Silver Knights corresponded to four wounds.
They skillfully incapacitated the triangular-eyed Wizard's ability to move.
Colin's brow twitched as he watched.
He thought they would only capture the triangular-eyed Wizard, but the Silver Knights broke the knees and elbows directly.
Such injuries... even in this world of extraordinary powers, without superior treatment, it might take at least six months to recover, and recovery might still be incomplete.
"I'll say this one last time—" Becky said darkly, "Get out!"
Tap.
The first footsteps sounded, followed by a series as continuous as pouring rain.
Colin's gaze flickered, and he finally followed the others walking out.
'Let's see how things unfold...'
It wasn't that he was afraid of those Silver Knights... after all, their strength was clearly inferior to his.
With the reaction speed of an Ultimate Knight, not to say he could defeat them, but coping with them was entirely feasible.
In such a pure physical duel among the Knights, it was always about who was stronger, faster, and had quicker reactions... the one who constituted the advantage.
After all the Wild Wizards left, Becky closed the door.
"Allyn, check their examination papers for me." He turned and spoke to Allyn.
"Okay." Allyn nodded, barely containing his curiosity, and hesitated before asking directly, "What exactly is going on?"
"And... what exactly needs to be checked in the exam papers? Hasn't Master Matthew already checked them?"
Becky responded in a low voice while hastily checking, "Did you see the notice issued by the Supreme Council today?"
Allyn shook his head, "I came straight here early in the morning, no time to see... I didn't even know the Supreme Council issued a notice."
"Indeed, the notice is probably just now being sent to all major bookstores." Becky paused, "Actually, I haven't seen it either, but Master Shui knew about it long before."
"Simply put... that old man Matthew, he might be in big trouble this time!"
"Matthew the Wizard?" Allyn was puzzled, "Wasn't he just penalized for illicitly selling School Tokens?"
Just a few days ago, the Law Enforcement Team raided the black market, and the high ranks of the School learned from the Law Enforcement Team that Matthew was secretly selling School Tokens for profit!
They had just penalized him a few days ago.
Now could there be another problem?
Becky smiled and continued, "Unlucky for him, with the notice from the Supreme Council now, the directions of the high ranks of the School have changed... That old man Matthew, this time he might not escape so easily."
His heart rejoiced at the misfortune as Matthew and his backer, Wizard Shui, were at odds, with frequent minor frictions and accumulated grievances. Now was a good opportunity to kick a man when he's down!
"So, what exactly needs to be checked in the exam papers?" Allyn sensed something and then asked bluntly, "Could it be that Matthew helped these Wild Wizards cheat?"
"Exactly, we need to collect evidence before he realizes what's happening," Becky nodded and paused before continuing, "Originally, this wouldn't have been a big deal, everyone turns a blind eye."
"But the latest notice from the Supreme Council changes everything... It could be the last straw that breaks Matthew."
"So what exactly is in that notice?" Allyn couldn't help but ask further.
"I'll give you the title—'Twelve Measures to Enhance the Comprehensive Quality of the Wizard Alliance School Wizards,'" Becky began, "Maybe it's because of the situation in the southern islands, the Supreme Council has taken a tough stance... The high ranks of the School are also quite attentive."
"I won't hide it from you, my backer, Master Shui, they plan to take this opportunity to strike, to harshly tear a piece from Matthew and seize the power to absorb Wild Wizards..."
Allyn was silent, shaken inside.
Clearly, the notice from the Supreme Council was just a pretext, the real reason being that Becky's backer's faction wanted to control the power of absorbing Wild Wizards.
After all, if one controlled such power... to put it bluntly, it meant the power to embed one's own people into the School.
This was a hotly contested power... the former Matthew understood this, so he always just profited from it, staying alone and not joining a faction, thus avoiding sensitive issues.
But now... since Becky had come to him for assistance, it apparently meant that his backer's faction and Becky's backer's faction had reached a consensus...
The implications behind this were too deep to fathom.
The Tin Saint School, it seemed, would be unstable for a while...