"Your Excellency, this is..."
Roon Kingdom's capital, Golden Barley City.
Beside the Palace, within a cluster of Wizard Tower buildings, stood one with a golden spire.
Welber Matthew, the First Rank Upper Wizard who received Colin, looked at his bedraggled appearance, his face full of surprise.
"There was some trouble on the journey," Colin replied, a hint of vivid after-fear flashing in his eyes.
Welber immediately understood and said sympathetically, "That is truly unfortunate. Although the war has ceased, the world remains in chaos... Your journey here must not have been easy."
At this, Welber looked at Colin again and said, "Would you like to rest first? The Roon Kingdom is very peaceful. Other matters like reporting can be done a bit later. I can show you to a safe place to rest first."
"No need, let's report to the School first," Colin shook his head, insisting.
He had pushed himself to the limit to get here as quickly as possible, not for the sake of resting.
"Very well."
Seeing that Colin insisted, Welber nodded without saying more, "Follow me, Master Colin."
As if thinking of something, he paused his steps, and turned back to say, "By the way, my name is Welber Matthew. Just call me Welber."
"Understood, Colin Leonard." Colin nodded slightly and followed Welber up to the fifth floor of the Wizard Tower, which was also the top floor.
At the center lay the familiar silver, ring-shaped device—the Communication Ring Tower, similar to the one he had seen in the camp in the Extreme North, only much larger in size, nearly filling the entire top floor of the Wizard Tower.
Colin took off his School Badge and Golden Feather Token and handed them to Welber. The latter's eyes flickered with surprise for a moment when he saw the Golden Feather Token.
"Just the badge is enough."
"Is that so?" Colin said impassively.
"Yes." Welber only picked up the badge, leaving the Golden Feather Token in Colin's hand, and turned to begin the reporting process. The silver Communication Ring Tower slowly rotated, emitting a faint buzzing sound.
"All done, your Excellency. The report to the School is complete."
After a moment, Welber turned back, handed the badge to Colin, and his tone was noticeably more cordial than before.
He had truly not expected the Wizard assigned to stay here this time to be a Golden Feather!
"Thank you." Colin took back the badge, paused, and then asked with a smile, "Could you help me find a place to rest for a while?"
"Of course, that's no problem." Welber nodded, a smile spreading across his face, "Your Excellency might not be aware, but in the Roon Kingdom, there are only the two of us who are Official Wizards from the Tin Saint School. I hope we can count on each other in the future."
Colin raised his eyebrows... Just the two of them, Wizards from the Tin Saint School?
With this in mind, he politely smiled and said, "I dare not ask for such courtesy. I have only just arrived in the Roon Kingdom, and as someone who came before me, I should be thanking you for your hospitality."
Everyone likes to hear kind words, and although Welber knew it was just courtesy, his expression still showed a touch of pleasure.
"Your Excellency is a Golden Feather, I am but an ordinary Wizard, at most with a bit more experience..."
The two exchanged compliments, and with Colin's Golden Feather status, Welber's mood was greatly lifted, nearly considering Colin a confidant—albeit just superficially.
However, in the Wizard World, factionalism was prevalent; if it were true, as Welber said, that in the Roon Kingdom there were only two Official Wizards from the Tin Saint School, then it would be beneficial to maintain a good relationship.
About ten minutes later, Welber took Colin out of the Wizard Tower District and into a nearby villa.
"This is one of my properties. Your Excellency can rest here and recover from your injuries. Tomorrow or later, I will take you to arrange for a residence. The Roon Kingdom has special subsidies for this; your Excellency can just pick the first residence, and it usually doesn't cost any money."
"Understood," Colin nodded and slowly sat down on the sofa, putting on an appearance of being very weak and in need of rest.
But Welber, whether he didn't catch the hint or was just in the mood to talk, did not leave and poured forth information like beans:
"Initially, the Roon Kingdom wanted to construct uniform housing for Wizards from different Schools stationed here, but due to differing opinions, it changed to the current housing subsidy system.
Of course, if your Excellency wishes, you can also apply to build a new residence in a suitable location, and the Kingdom will also provide a subsidy."
"Although we are stationed Wizards, we are not restricted much in daily life; strictly speaking, as long as the residence is within Golden Barley City District, it is acceptable.
However, if your Excellency has the habit of studying witchcraft, you may also choose a location further away to build a lab, but we must ensure that we can be contacted at the first instance."
"I understand, thank you for the explanation," Colin nodded.
Now it seemed that the stationing assignment in the Roon Kingdom was somewhat more relaxed than he had imagined.
At least that was a stroke of good luck... a smile appeared in Colin's heart.
"I won't disturb your Excellency any longer. Your Excellency can stay here as long as you like, and if you take a liking to it, just tell me, and I can gift you this villa."
Welber went on, then paused and added, "I see your Excellency has a maid, so it seems I don't need to arrange servants for you.
However, as your Excellency is new here, I will command a Steward to wait outside in case you need anything; just find him whenever you need to."