"You're saying this new Golden Feather talent doesn't want to join any Faction?" the tall middle-aged man asked calmly from behind the desk.
"Yes," the Witch nodded.
"Are you sure it's not an excuse? Yasi did have a conflict with him before."
"It shouldn't be, Colin emphasized that he no longer cares," the Witch pondered.
"Is that so..." the middle-aged man replied in an indecipherable tone, then laughed and said, "Hatred isn't so easily let go."
The Witch's expression changed slightly, but then she heard the middle-aged man continue,
"However, it doesn't matter, just a First Rank Golden Feather talent who hasn't grown yet.
Who knows how many years it will take him to advance to the Second Rank, let alone cross the threshold of Third Rank—it's unthinkable without decades!"
The Witch nodded in agreement, but felt somewhat disappointed inside.
Colin, as Sister Shaman had said, was indeed handsome. If it weren't for the lack of pointed ears, she would have suspected Colin was a hidden High-Level Elf.
Despite that, she even thought Colin was more pleasing to the eye than those High-Level Elves, less delicate and with a perfectly adequate masculine air.
So handsome, and a Golden Feather talent... it really made her heart flutter, even though the Family wouldn't allow her to have him to herself, she was still willing.
It's a pity he was unmoved by her hints and not planning to join any Faction, it seemed there was no chance.
"Yulaya, continue to keep in touch with Colin, just don't rush it, and don't do it too frequently, handle it like making a friend,"
The middle-aged man suddenly spoke again, he slowly stood up, looking out the window with a distant, profound gaze:
"This Golden Feather talent will sooner or later realize that only by joining a Faction can he stop worrying about resources and free himself from trivial matters, so as not to waste the talent bestowed upon him by heaven!"
"Of course, when the Family provides conditions for him to practice, it is only right for him to serve the Family in return, those are also more meaningful actions."
"This is a win-win choice, he will understand..."
"Yes."
Yulaya nodded in agreement, not finding anything wrong with the middle-aged man's words.
But these words actually depend on the actual situation.
For some wizards who find it hard to gather resources on their own, or for whom gathering resources takes up most of their effort, this indeed is a win-win.
But for most Golden Feather talents, this is actually a loss.
After all, being in a School does not mean there are no channels; gathering resources is not that difficult, like the Second Rank Meditation Method Colin wanted to obtain before.
As long as he persisted in doing School tasks, he could gather enough points in two to three years, and trade even faster with Witchcraft.
This was obviously a far cry from the century-long contracts typically offered by Pureblood Families.
Of course, the Second Rank Meditation Room is just part of the resources, but Pureblood Families could only support up to Third Rank for free; beyond that, even Golden Feather talents must divide resources according to the rules.
It is impossible to gain eternally; these gifts had their prices secretly marked.
After Yulaya left, the middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then also stepped out.
He intended to ask familiar Families whether this Golden Feather talent had also rejected their olive branches.
If so, then they would have to proceed by the rules...