Weird Wizarding World

"You mean, Lisa was originally a prostitute at the Giant Ax Tavern...and was later kicked out of the tavern because she deliberately got pregnant with a customer's child?"

The lobby on the first floor of the Inspection Office.

Beside the log-colored window, the sun shines on it.

Colin and Regina were sitting opposite each other on the gray woolen single sofa, talking.

Colin looked a little surprised.

"Yes." Regina nodded, smoothed the hair beside her ears, and sighed.

"So, Phil's son is not his biological son?" Colin put down the book with a strange look on his face.

"If there is no accident, it should be." Regina responded again, not knowing what expression to make on her face.

At this time, about a month had passed since the last time he went to the shanty town to arrest Phil.

During this period, the inspection office conducted a detailed investigation of Lisa and Phil, including their identities, past experiences, and interpersonal relationships.

There is nothing special about Phil. He is a fisherman born and raised on the island. His past experiences are no different from those of ordinary fishermen. They are all simple, clear and clear.

But his ex-wife, Lisa, had a much more complicated story.

Although Lisa is just an ordinary person, her grandfather was actually a junior wizard apprentice, working for the Blackstone family that once ruled the island.

Then there are the common cliché stories of family fortunes, class decline, and girls becoming prostitutes, unwilling to lose their status and trying to live a prosperous life again.

Regina sighed again, "Only with power can you control your own destiny."

"Maggie."

She turned her head and called to the black cat lying beside her.

Maggie's ears twitched slightly, she jumped onto Regina's lap, curled up into a ball, lay down again, and allowed Regina to caress her as much as she wanted.

Colin rubbed the manuscript in his hand slightly and remained silent.

Perhaps it was his last cone shot in the shack that really shocked Regina.

In short, after that, Regina not only did not hold a grudge because of his last remarks, but instead took the initiative to get acquainted with him.

Up to now, although they are not very good friends, they can still talk to each other when they are on duty.

"I'm ready to advance to the advanced wizard apprenticeship."

After a while, Regina stroked the black cat Maggie and said suddenly.

"Congratulations."

Colin raised his eyebrows slightly, put down the manuscript, and congratulated.

"Thank you." Regina forced a smile, and she let go of the hand touching Maggie.

"I don't know if it will succeed..." There was confusion and fear in her tone,

He sighed slightly and murmured:

"The end of knowledge is weirdness..."

“…and the only beacon that anchors reason is human nature.”

Colin took the next sentence at the right moment.

Compared with junior and intermediate levels, advanced wizard apprentices are relatively special.

Starting from this state, the fog lingering in the spirit will gradually dissipate, which also means that they will truly begin to come into contact with the "reality" of the world.

This reality is the filthy nonsense that spreads throughout the world...

They distort knowledge!

If you can't maintain your humanity...if you don't master knowledge well, you will pay the price.

The costs come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from light to heavy, some permanent, some temporary.

But no matter what, this is every wizard's biggest secret, and no one will reveal it easily.

However, in reality, there are always costs that are hard to hide.

For example, Flower's gluttony and anorexia...

At this point, Colin thought of Holt again.

Perhaps, Holt's love of sunbathing is also part of the price.

Although some of these costs are permanent, most of them will gradually weaken or even disappear with the deepening of knowledge understanding.

One of the manifestations of Berkeley's status as a peak wizard apprentice is that there are no obvious abnormalities like Holt and Flower.

There was a sudden silence between the two of them.

Regina should be worried about whether she can successfully advance.

Colin, on the other hand, was thinking that the knowledge gained from breaking through the golden paper can be directly and completely mastered without learning... I wonder if it can reduce part of the cost?

After a while.

Regina seemed to adjust her mood, looked at Colin, and suddenly thought about it, and invited:

"Tomorrow there will be a small gathering among us wizards from the patrol office. Are you interested in coming?"

As soon as Regina finished speaking, she felt a little regretful.

She suddenly thought that most of the people attending this party were members of the original patrol led by the wizard on the mountain...

"reunion?"

"...Yes, or it's more like a party. Let's get to know each other and share some experiences and insights of wizard training."

Regina paused and then said, "It's okay if you don't want to come. Don't be sorry. I'm just asking."

Colin nodded, smiled politely and said:

"It's not that I don't want to come, it's just that I've advanced not long ago and I have nothing to share...so I won't go."

This is of course an excuse, the real reason is that he doesn't like to socialize.

And with the golden paper around, he didn't need others to share his experiences or insights.

Regina nodded, her expression unchanged, but she felt relieved.

It's not that she looks down on Colin, it's just that from the day they advanced, they were divided into two circles.

She had more contact with Colin and knew more about him, so she wouldn't have any other feelings.

But her companions who had been staying on the mountain with wizards leading patrols might not think so.

…Apprentices who stay on the mountain tend to look down on those assigned to the mountain.

After all, if it hadn't been for the establishment of the inspection office, these two groups of people might not have seen each other more than once in their lives.

"I don't know when the reward from the school will arrive?"

In order to ease the embarrassment, Regina spoke again,

Although Colin accidentally exposed the cultist before, he still had merit and the school should be rewarded.

"I don't know... maybe it's just these two days. After all, it's been a month..."

The two chatted for a while, then began to concentrate on studying witchcraft.

time flies.

When the sun becomes as rich as golden honey, the day's work comes to an end.

Colin said goodbye to Regina, got into the carriage, and the two drove in opposite directions.

When she got home, Renee had prepared a sumptuous dinner.

While eating, Colin looked at the obedient Renee standing by and felt a little regretful.

Not long ago, he tried to teach Renee to practice the most primitive solar breathing method.

He bought this breathing method from a roadside stall. In addition to being cheap, another advantage is that it can be taught to others without restriction.

It's a pity that Renee hasn't started yet... or in other words, hasn't started formal training yet.

This is mainly because she has not received a good education and cannot even read.

Although the family runs a bakery, the family is not considered poor. But apparently, this is not enough for them to afford a tutor.

As for schools, there are no schools on the island at all.

In addition, the Knight's Breathing Technique seems simple, but as something that allows people to master extraordinary power, how simple can it be?

So this is not a simple solution that can be solved by learning to read... Renee still lacks a lot of things, and obviously it cannot be solved quickly within a month.

‘Fortunately, the one I traveled through was a member of the orthodox wizard school. ’

Colin sighed silently in his heart again.

As for Arthur, his thinking is even more rigid and he can no longer change.

‘...Perhaps, I should study some knowledge about life modification and directly give Renee and the others power. ’ Colin also had this thought again.