246 Castle Bertren (1/2)

Chapter 246: Castle Bertren

Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion

In the tavern, Gold Cup.

Lucien pulled a chair for himself and sat down, then he nodded to them, smiling, and said, ”Nice to meet you two as well. How do you want me to call you?” As he was asking, Lucien showed them his Holm Crown prize ring purposefully but in a casual way to make them understand who was the leader of this group, so he could possibly be in safer place later in the castle.

”Charlie, battle sorcerer, middle rank.”

”Middle rank, Sandra.”

Both Charlie and Sandra briefly introduced themselves in a respectful way to Lucien. Although they were confident in their own power, they knew that Lucien once killed a senior-rank sorcerer with Felipe before, thus they understood the power difference between the young man in front of them and themselves.

Moreover, according the tradition of the Congress, when two sorcerers were of the same rank, the one with higher arcana level would be more respected. As a level-four arcanist, and the winner of Holm Crown prize, Lucien of course was of a higher status than most middle-rank sorcerers.

However, despite the fact that Charlie and Sandra had naturally regarded Lucien as their team leader, experienced in combatting as they were, they were still waiting to see if Lucien could prove that he was capable of being a leader, or they simply would not follow and listen to him blindly.

Lucien nodded, and then he turned around and started talking to the apprentices, ”I'm Lucien Evans, and I need a guide to the castle. Who volunteers?”

Before the apprentices answered, Lucien said to Charlie and Sandra, ”Tell me the detailed information about the castle when we're on the way. We cannot waste too much time here, or more demons would be summoned by the magic circle in the summoning room.”

Charlie and Sandra slightly nodded. They liked Lucien's decisive style.

The two apprentices, who were still beyond scared, obviously did not like Lucien's plan at all, ”M… Mr. Evans… We can tell you everything… You don't really need a guide…”

Susan's face was pale, and her teeth were striking against each other. She could not stop thinking of the blood, the guts, the chunks of limbs and the fire… They were driving her nuts.

Scott could not even speak a single word.

Lucien shook his head and said to them in a gentle way, ”You two should know that there's no magic under the ninth circle which could completely read your memory, and that means very possibly we will be missing some important information, including the layout of the castle. So we do need a guide to help us, and please trust that we're capable of protecting you.”

Lucien used some hypnosis skills when he was talking.

His gentle voice comforted the apprentices, and Susan started to wonder whether Lucien was a senior-rank sorcerer based on the other two sorcerers' respectful attitude toward him, and maybe in the future, he could offer her some help in the Congress. Living in a remote town, neither Susan nor Scott knew that Lucien was the youngest winner of Holm Crown prize, and although she did not expect to become Lucien's student, as an apprentice who lost her sorcerer teacher, she needed that help.

Taking the courage, Susan nodded, ”Mr. Evans… I can be your guide, but… but please… please make sure that I'll be safe.”

As she was speaking, Susan took a quick glance at Scott, who was still trembling slightly in the corner. Susan had a bit of joy in her mind as she finally surpassed Scott this time. Scott was more talented in the study of arcana, and his spiritual power was more abundant, but his biggest problem was his timidity. Susan had been feeling envious of Scott for more than a year, and right now she was proud of herself.

”Very well. Your courage has impressed me.” Lucien nodded, ”And courage is very important to a successful sorcerer. This is not a time of peace, and we always need to fight.”