Chapter 172 - The Gorgeous Guy and the Dragon (1/2)

It was a piece of shocking news in Delpon that Bard stayed in the Magic Tower.

He was born in a family of grand n.o.bles from the capital, and he was a sorcerer himself. Yet, he chose to learn under Roland?

That was very interesting.

As a result, Roland’s guidance was further endorsed.

Roland was famous to begin with. Having blown up a city gate and a castle gate with his fireb.a.l.l.s, he was the well-acknowledged best Mage in Delpon even when Aldo was still in town, and he was even more so now that Aldo was gone.

However, the people in Delpon never really knew exactly how strong Roland was even though they knew he was strong.

After all, all spellcasters were strong to the small folk.

It was indeed impressive to blow up a city gate, but it didn’t sound as awesome as the fiery meteors that could wipe out a country cast by legends or demiG.o.ds.

So, people felt complicated about Roland.

They thought that he was good, but not as good as the celebrities from the tales.

However, Bard’s arrival gave them a direct frame of reference.

Even a n.o.ble from the capital wanted Roland’s guidance. It meant that Roland was really good.

After that, a lot of n.o.bles pulled strings and hoped to send their relatives into the Magic Tower.

Vivian, in particular, suffered plenty of “hara.s.sment.” After all, she was the closest person to Roland, and she was a woman.

At this moment, Vivian said gloomily with her head on Roland’s desk, “My father received a lot of requests, and some of them were not to be turned down. He could only lead them to me. Now, whenever I come home, I will be surrounded by people. How annoying.”

“You can hide in my manor.” Roland smiled and said, “I don’t think anybody would dare to trespa.s.s on my manor.”

Vivian’s eyes bulged and she immediately sat straight. She asked hopefully, “Can I?”

“Of course you can. I asked you to take care of the manor anyway,” said Roland matter-of-factly.

“Okay, I don’t have any problem now.”

Vivian cleared the tableware and went downstairs happily.

Roland began to continue perfecting the models for the Spell Puppets. He was working devotedly when Vivian came and informed him of Hawk’s visit.

Then, Roland asked her to bring Hawk to him.

A few minutes later, Hawk sat down opposite Roland side and heaved a long sigh.

Roland asked in surprise, “Why are you sulking at my place instead of planning for the future of your guild?”

“A third of the people in my guild are gone,” said Hawk, upset.