Chapter 646 (1/2)

“Ray Shack, 23 years old, second son of Baron Shack’s younger brother. Aspired to become a knight since young, but had never been strong enough to receive any knight training. Had since followed an old thief who had been captured and assimilated, who taught you the skills he had. Became an adventurer five years ago; skilled at playing with daggers and crossbows, also quite accomplished in picking locks, appraising values, as well as hunting and tracking activities, but has standard skills in dismantling mechanisms, disassembling traps, and pickpocketing, and is relatively poor…” Sui Xiong completed this introduction in a casual manner, then asked, “Am I right?”

The thin man, Ray Shack, who was kneeling on the ground, registered a shocked expression. Then his shock transformed into relief and admiration. Sui Xiong could see very clearly that in Ray’s heart, he must be shouting things like, “Indeed, this is a master! So impressive!”

Has it ever crossed his mind that I might possibly be some kind of spy?

Sui Xiong was somewhat speechless as he secretly sighed again. Then he asked, “Everything should be going perfectly well for you since you are the child of an aristocratic family. While we can overlook how you ran off to be an adventurer, how could you even think of becoming a thief? That is a little embarrassing.”

“Other than this, what else could I be?” Ray Shack said with a bitter expression. “To become a knight, I must undergo specialized training. I am not strong enough, and my family is not willing to waste any money for me to receive any training. As for the warriors, paladins or the likes of them, they are not any better than being a wanderer…”

“Wanderer?” Sui Xiong was slightly taken aback. It was only then that he realized why Ray’s skills were configured in such a manner—every profession had subcategories of different tendencies. Among the thieves, there were assassins who specialized in assassination, treasure hunters who specialized in discovering and cracking mechanisms, highly-skilled thieves who specialized in pickpocketing and swindling, and also those like Ray Shack, who specialized in combat and had some other auxiliary skills. But he was a wanderer who was not skilled in treasure-hunting or stealing.

To put it bluntly, wanderers were the kinds of thieves who were more inclined to face-to-face combats and collaborative adventures. They had strong survival abilities and were able to adapt quickly no matter where they went. At the same time, they tended to exhibit more positive behavior and thus were less likely to attract trouble or enemies. As for Ray Shack, a child from nobility, this was indeed a better choice.

“Then, what do you want to learn from me?” Sui Xiong cut to the chase and asked directly with a smile.

This time, it was Ray Shack’s turn to freeze.

In fact, it was only after he saw how Sui Xiong could be so ominous and well-informed that immediately, intense envy and admiration arose within him. Without thinking through carefully, he had rushed over to ask Sui Xiong to be his teacher. As for what he should really learn? The moment Sui Xiong raised this question, he was placed in a quandary.”

From his point of view, this master must be someone extremely modest. He should be highly skilled in magic, or his skills might even have reached the acme of perfection. There were so many people in the tavern, and yet no one had noticed when or how Sui Xiong had actually switched positions with that official spy, or when he had subdued that man and changed that man’s appearance into that of his own. If Ray could acquire such a skill, his capability would improve by leaps and bounds, which would be a great help regardless of whether it was for exploration or for combat.

But what this master was truly skilled in, was it really only magic? And… If he was the best at using magic, would he be willing to impart his own special abilities so easily?

Ray Shack thought carefully and recalled the difficulties he went through back when he was learning skills, and he also recalled that old man—the old thief who imparted techniques to him—who taught him with a draggy and dodgy attitude. He could not help secretly worrying.

That was when he started feeling that he might have been a little too reckless. Maybe he should have felt out Sui Xiong’s opinions or feelings first? Or maybe…

“Are you done thinking?” Sui Xiong asked, interrupting Ray’s thoughts. Once again, Sui Xiong raised the question, “What do you want to learn from me?”

Ray Shack was shocked. Suddenly, his wandering mind was pulled back from its preoccupation. Subconsciously, he replied, “Magic.”

“Magic?” Sui Xiong asked with a little surprise. “You want to learn magic from me?”