As he approached closer and could see more clearly, Colin's heart settled a bit.
The Apprentice didn't seem to be here to cause trouble.
At the moment, he was respectfully speaking to Renee inside the fence gate,
"Master, you've returned!"
Facing the gate, Renee was the first to see him and greeted him with joy.
"Lord Colin." The young Apprentice's body shook, and he quickly turned around and greeted respectfully.
"I've returned," Colin said, smiling at Renee, not bothering with him.
The young Apprentice's face showed nervousness, and he firmly continued,
"Lord Colin, I came here today especially to offer you an apology."
As he spoke, he handed over a wooden box, opened it slightly, revealing several mid-grade Magic Stones inside.
"No need." Colin raised his hand to block the wooden box and pushed it back.
Then he pointed to Renee and said indifferently, "The person you should be apologizing to is her... um, and her sister."
The young Apprentice gave a sheepish smile, quickly turned around, and bowed in apology to Renee standing behind him.
Renee stepped back slightly uncomfortably, but her face visibly brightened a bit.
In the past three to five days, while Colin had not returned, this young Apprentice had deeply aggrieved the sisters every day, feeling as if a heavy stone was pressing on their hearts, leaving them breathless.
However, at this moment, the detestable Apprentice was standing in front of her, apologizing respectfully...
It was as if the heavy stone weighing on her heart had been lifted, and Renee felt a sense of relief.
She looked at Colin with admiration and reverence in her eyes.
"Sir... what about these Magic Stones?" After apologizing to Renee, the young Apprentice turned around with a smile and continued to push the Magic Stones toward Colin.
He was feeling somewhat anxious and somewhat wronged in his heart.
For Apprentices like him, benefits were not always guaranteed, but they were always the first to do the dirty, tiring work, and take the blame as well.
Kicking out the Renee sisters to vacate the house for Colin, for his benefit, wasn't his idea; he was just following orders from above.
However, yesterday when Colin returned, and he went back to report to Lord Oliver, the lord just responded to him indifferently with a—"I see."
And nothing else was mentioned!
So, after a restless night, he had no choice but to come over with a few hundred Magic Stones the next day to apologize.
"You may leave."
Colin didn't know the thoughts in the Apprentice's mind, nor did he care; he simply took the Magic Stones and threw them to Renee before stepping into the house.
The Apprentice, seeing him accept the Magic Stones, felt a bit pained, but also felt greatly relieved and thanked him repeatedly before taking his leave.
Upon reaching the dining room, Renee had already prepared a full table of sumptuous lunch for him.
Colin stepped up to the dining table and sat down. The sight of the delicious dishes finally soothed his irritable mood.
The environment in Neustadt City was indeed safer than the battlefield, but the troubles were also much more numerous.
But that couldn't be helped... where there are people, there are conflicts.
Today, he was also inexplicably misunderstood by that Witch... he didn't know which senseless Wizards dared to impersonate him!
Um, he also needed to be wary of the Hidosh Family which had a vendetta with his mentor, as well as Margaret's Family behind her...
"All troublesome matters..."
At this thought, Colin sighed inwardly, and the delicious food in his mouth suddenly lost its flavor.
He simply sped up, quickly finishing his lunch, and headed to the basement to continue his Cultivation.
Nois City Lord... he didn't know why his news hadn't been spread; otherwise, the situation wouldn't have come to this.
But that wasn't something he could control. What he could control was to practice hard and break through to Second Rank as soon as possible.
By then, even without the so-called honor of a hero, strength would bring respect.
So passed another day.
The next morning.
The progress of the Yi Guang Breathing Method reached 94/100.
Colin could feel that the amount of Blood Energy in his body was almost equivalent to twice that of a normal Great Knight, with just a trivial bit missing.
He thought that when the Yi Guang Breathing Method reached its Limit, he should be able to just achieve double the level of Blood Energy of a normal Great Knight.
'I wonder what new changes will occur after the Limit Breaking of the Yi Guang Breathing Method…'
Colin felt somewhat expectant.
However, just as he was preparing to continue his Cultivation, an unexpected guest suddenly came for a visit.
Approaching the door, he saw a familiar figure.
It was the same young Apprentice.
One day later, he was here again.
But this time, he wasn't alone; behind him stood a tall, dark-skinned, curly-haired Wizard.
And his expression was entirely different from yesterday's anxiety – it was as sombre as ash.
"Good morning, Wizard Colin. I am Oliver, responsible for managing the School's property assets in the Lière Holy Street."
The curly-haired Wizard smiled as Colin's gaze moved to him, and started speaking.
With his already white teeth shining against his black skin, they looked dazzling, as if glittering with light.
"Good morning, is there something the matter?"
Not wanting to hit a smiling face, and as a fellow School Wizard, Colin courteously returned the greeting.
"Andrew."
Oliver smiled and gently called out to the young Apprentice.
The young Apprentice bowed his head, silent for a moment, then suddenly knelt down with a thud.
"This Apprentice, blinded by profit, attempted to reclaim the house prematurely without my permission, to seek gain – it is truly despicable!" Oliver spoke sternly and with a harsh tone.