I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Wallace said leisurely, "I advised him for a long time, but he insisted on choosing this place. I really couldn't help it, so I agreed."

Roland mechanically picked up the magic wand on the table and swiped it across the crystal ball, flipping back to the manor: "I want to live here."

"Don't dream about it, kid! You have to live in the Forbidden Forest now!" Wallace snatched the magic wand from Roland's hand and flipped the image back to the Forbidden Forest cabin.

He zoomed in on the image, pointing to the strange three-story cabin and said, "This is the safest place around the academy! Safer than the new students' dormitories!"

Roland stared intently and noticed a barrier around the cabin.

Wallace said, "As long as you maintain the barrier well, it will be a safe zone within a hundred meters radius. Also, the old groundskeepers will more or less abide by some old rules. Although the barrier can't stop the Ballet Ghost, it generally won't enter your bedroom."

Roland: "."

Wallace tapped the crystal ball, and the image changed to the fireplace in the forester's cabin.

"If you encounter danger, you can also light the fireplace and run away. You could say it's as safe as the Night Watch's camp."

Wallace said, "Most importantly, if you don't want the Ballet Ghost to find you right away after it comes out, there must be people near you!"

Wallace tapped the crystal ball again, showing Roland the monsters wandering outside the barrier. Most of these monsters were undead.

"See? That's people! Listen to me, after you move in, bury the book in the front yard and make sure there are monsters wandering near the barrier every day, and you'll be fine!"

Wallace always has crooked ideas.

This is indeed a way to contain the Ballet Ghost.

Roland couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

For Roland, this book is a treasure, but for others, this book is a landmine!

He can dig up this book without any problems. Even if the Ballet Ghost runs out during the excavation process, Roland has a way to contain it and seal it.

But if someone else were to dig up this book, it wouldn't be digging up a book, it would be stepping on a landmine!

Therefore, when Roland returns to the academy and doesn't want to carry the trouble of the Ballet Ghost, he can safely leave the book in the front yard.

Plus the method Wallace gave, even if the Ballet Ghost comes out, it won't run over from the forester's cabin to find Roland.

Wallace added, "The location here is also very good. No one will bother you usually. You can freely research any magic and refine any potions. And living here, the entire Forbidden Forest is your potion garden! If you agree, I'll get you a work-study procedure later, allowing you to be exceptionally appointed as the academy's patrolling groundskeeper."

Roland frowned and asked, "The conditions here are so good, why has it been empty all this time?"

Wallace said, "My young master, only the patrolling groundskeeper can live here. The patrollers are responsible for patrolling the forest. Every month, they must visit every location."

The Forbidden Forest is still very dangerous.

In recent months, various mysterious creatures have frequently appeared in the Forbidden Forest. Unless they're crazy, no one wants to live in the Forbidden Forest.

Wallace added, "And it's too far from the academy. To return to the academy, you either have to cross the Forbidden Forest or use the magic fireplace. Walking through the Forbidden Forest is risky, and using the fireplace costs magic powder. A round trip costs a magic stone!"

Only the descendants of great noble wizards can afford this kind of travel expense.

But which of these young masters and young ladies would be willing to stay in this kind of ghostly place, playing with those messy monsters all day long?

So, no one is willing to spend money and risk danger to be the Forbidden Forest's patrolling groundskeeper every day.

Hearing that there would be travel expenses every day, Roland's face turned a little ugly. He asked, "What is the compensation for the patroller position?"

Wallace said, "Room and board included, tuition and accommodation fees waived."

Roland: "."

To be honest, Roland was a little tempted.

He can't afford tuition and accommodation fees right now!

Wallace said, "You can live in the cabin as you please, and swipe the cafeteria card as you please. But if you eat the meat of magical creatures, you have to pay. In addition, you will also be issued a library card. Patrollers are special groundskeepers with very high reading permissions. The academy allows them to master and use some 'special magic'."

Roland was completely tempted this time.

Wallace said, "The maintenance cost of the barrier is paid by the academy. The logistics department manages these expenses. I'll give you a little extra each month, and you can pocket two or three magic stones each month."

Room and board included, tuition and accommodation fees waived, and 3 magic stones coming in each month.

The reward is indeed pretty good, but the round-trip travel expenses each month would be thirty magic stones!

Unless there is a flying magical item, these travel expenses cannot be saved.

Roland suddenly felt a headache.

He already has debts, and he has to pay Wallace 120 magic stones every month. Plus this commuting expense, he can't survive without earning 150 magic stones a month.

His already impoverished life is about to get worse.

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Wallace said, "Don't show that stinky face. There are so many monsters and herbs in the Forbidden Forest. If you handle them every week, it's not a problem to earn back the travel expenses."

He tapped the crystal ball with his magic wand, pointing to those undead near the wooden cabin, and said, "Also, there are many undead nearby. If you're brave, take a stroll in the swamp when you have nothing to do, collect some good undead materials, or even kidnap some Black Knights, and you can sell them to Bernard."

Wallace said in a low voice, "Bernard is a very professional undead wizard. Now that the academy is so strict, the materials for undead magic are very scarce. No matter what you sell him, he will be willing to accept it."

Roland's eyes lit up. This is another source of income, very good.

Wallace said, "If you work harder to make some magic potions, you can roughly pay off the 200 magic stone debt each month."

Roland frowned: "200 magic stone debt each month? I only owe you 120 magic stones, Wallace."

Wallace rolled his eyes and tapped the 'Book of Demons' on his desk with his magic wand.

Roland scratched his head and said, "This book... I do have to give you money, but don't forget, you still owe me a Demon Stone."

Wallace said, "This is the money after including your Demon Stone! Now the White Chess Wizards are sealing demons everywhere. Do you know how expensive the Book of Sealing is?"

He pulled out the logistics department's latest procurement inquiry form, found the item for the Book of Demons, and showed it to Roland.

After calculating, 200 magic stones is the installment debt after Wallace rounded down.

Roland asked with a pale face: "So, in the next eight months, I have to pay you 200 magic stones of debt each month?"

Wallace corrected, "Not debt, but student loans and investment. I am your lender and investor, do you understand? I originally planned to use this Book of Demons to scam back ten or eight times the money, but now you've used it! But I've only collected one sum of money from you!"

Roland suddenly felt a headache.

The magic potion formula for advancement is still uncertain, and now he owes a large sum of money.

He originally wanted to find the formula and materials for advancement and then hide outside the academy, or even run away, to avoid being involved in the battles that will break out between the future factions.

Now that he owes this large debt... Will Senior Sister and Wallace let him run away?

Roland decided to test Senior Sister's tone first.

'Before she comes back, I'll deal with the Ballet Ghost's matter first.'