Chapter 497 - I Met You Before (1/2)

Roland was more and more into the simple lifestyle.

Every day, he went to cla.s.s, read books at the library, studied magic theories, and conducted experiments at home.

Then, someone would make warm food for him.

He didn’t have to consider too many things but only needed to focus on what he wanted.

Such a lifestyle reminded Roland of his high school days, when he felt fulfilled and happy while he strove for something.

Therefore, after he boarded the flying boat, he felt hollow, both mentally and physically. He could only read the forum or make out with Andonara every day.

Fortunately, it only took five days for the boat to fly from the Red Magic Tower to the Holy Realm.

Five days later, after Roland got off from the boat, he felt that his legs were soft.

Alfred pa.s.sed by and said with a smile, “Young man, take your time. A great life is waiting for you ahead. It’ll be bad if you overdo it now and ruin your health.”

Roland was lost for words.

Andonara, however, grunted angrily. “The things between us are none of your business!”

Alfred was a Legend, but Andonara was a Legend too, so she didn’t need to show respect to him at all.

If they were to fight, Alfred probably couldn’t beat Andonara, but since he could teleport, it was unlikely Andonara could capture him.

Seeing how protective of her love Andonara was, Alfred heaved a sigh and left.

He felt that the world was extremely unfair.

As a Mage, he had once been a young man too.

Why were none of the women he met when he was young as n.o.ble, strong, and clingy as her even though they were beautiful and gentle?

Also, when he was young, he was exhausted from all kinds of work that his mentor gave him.

But Roland was exhausted by a woman every day.

That was yet another heartbreaking comparison.

He wished that he could be young again and relive his life.

If that could happen, he would definitely steal a pretty queen for himself.

But of course, Alfred didn’t really think he could. He knew very well that women like Andonara were very rare.

Alfred was walking in the front, followed by three mentors and a dozen servants.

Roland was at the rear of the group.

The flying boat had landed in a very s.p.a.cious square that was built with giant silver rocks.

But there were few people in the big square. Also, the square was surrounded by a circle of five-story-high buildings from which magic power was vaguely emitting. At this moment, a mentor waited for Roland for a moment and started to walk next to him, saying, “Roland, this is the a.s.sociation of Mages in Fareins. This square is very big, isn’t it? It’s specifically built as a port for the flying boats.”

Roland looked around and saw nothing but the flying boat that brought him here on the vast square. “Such a vast square has been built for this one flying boat?”

The mentor, whose hair had already turned white because of old age, explained, “The a.s.sociation of Mages in Fareins has twelve flying boats, including three large ones, two medium ones, and seven small ones. They’re all rented by other forces such as the royal family and the Church of Light.”

“The rental fee must be very high, right?”

“Of course,” said the mentor proudly. “Leaving aside the medium and small boats, the cost to rent a large boat for a month is sixty gold coins, excluding the magic materials consumed during the flight. The renter has to pay the magic apprentices who are responsible for flying and maintaining the boat too. So, you need to spend at least a hundred gold coins every month if you want to use a large flying boat.”

It was truly expensive.

The monthly tax revenues of Delpon were only slightly above a hundred gold coins. Cutting out the expenses to support the operation of the city, the profit was only about fifty gold coins.

Therefore, Roland couldn’t even rent a large flying boat with the monthly tax of Delpon. But Roland had other ways to make money; for example, with teleportation. He had thought of multiple strategies that could let him earn two to three hundred gold coins in a couple of days.

However, that was the most that the market could bear. After he made the three hundred gold coins, he needed to wait half a year before he could conduct this business again.

Noticing how shocked Roland was, the mentor gestured around them and said, “The blue buildings around the square are the headquarters of the a.s.sociation of Mages of Fareins. Aren’t they huge? Almost all the Mages, totaling up to ten thousand people, who are above the level of Elite, live here. They help and teach each other. The best of them will be admitted by the Magic Towers. There are many geniuses among them. You’re free to talk to them if you have time.”

Roland slightly nodded.

In Hollevin, there were no more than ten thousand official Mages in total.

But in Fareins, the number of Mages better than Elite had already surpa.s.sed that Was that a facet of a superior country’s dominance?

Leading Roland, the mentor walked out of the square after a few minutes and came to the entrance of a square building.