Chapter 48 (1/2)

Chapter 48: Super Benefits

Roland felt that his blood was freezing when he noticed their looks. He wondered if he was some sort of lab rat.

Thankfully, Roland saw admiration in their eyes, which relaxed him.

“In any case, Mr. Roland, please register first.” Claus directed Roland to the counter. Then, he sat down and said, “Please tell me your information.”

“Roland, human.” Roland thought for a moment and continued, “Seventeen, male. No bad habits. Favorite activity: reading books.”

At this moment, everybody looked at him strangely.

Seventeen… Claus rubbed his face and heaved a sigh, as if he were disappointed.

“What’s wrong?” asked Roland, finding it odd. “Is there anything wrong with my age?”

“You look young, but you’re quite mature in the way you talk and walk,” said an old man slowly. “We thought you were at least twenty-five and didn’t know that you’re only seventeen.”

Roland was briefly stunned. His actual age was twenty-four, but all the Golden Sons were set to be seventeen in the game. He simply said his age accordingly.

He did not expect them to figure out his real age with their instincts.

“Your guess is not wrong.” Roland thought for a moment and said, “My physical age is seventeen, but my mental age is twenty-four.”

Everybody looked at each other but still shook their heads.

Roland found them weird, but there was not much he could say at this point.

“Roland, let’s forget your age.” Claus handed over a piece of delicate paper that had unique gray patterns on it. He said, “According to our chairman’s instructions, you will become our acting chairman when you join us, effective immediately.”

“Acting chairman?” Roland had always considered himself a calm man, but he was still slightly surprised. “You’ve giving me so much power? Is it appropriate? I don’t deserve your trust yet, do I?”

“That’s why you’re only the acting deputy chairman.” Claus stood up and said with admiration, “But I have no doubt that you will become the real chairman soon. You have all the power of the chairman except the right of recall. Most of the resources in the magic tower are at your disposal. The library is open to you, too. The magic apprentices are not allowed to enter the library.”

The library was what Roland was most interested in.

Books were less important in the information age. After all, the Internet was too unbelievable.

But even so, books were still important for the dissemination of knowledge. In this game world that had no Internet or newspapers, books were the only means to store knowledge. Roland joined the a.s.sociation of Mages partly to communicate with local Mages and partly to borrow the books in the magic tower.

He did not know that the magic tower was much wealthier than he imagined. It even had a library.

He did not intend to work as the acting chairman, but he changed his mind.

“All right, I can be the acting chairman.” Roland knew that the opportunity would be gone if he did not seize it.

All the magic apprentices were excited now that Roland accepted the offer.

Grinning widely, Claus handed over the paper to Roland again. “Acting chairman, I’ll have to call you that now. Here’s your name list. Please keep it well.”