Chapter 105 - Aldwin (1/2)

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“No, I don’t…”

“He’s Aldwin, the President of Alanna Guild of Magic. Also… he’s probably the most powerful mage in the whole Felan Kingdom…” Mason answered weakly. He thought that he might go crazy; sometimes, he really suspected whether this kid was pretending. How could a mage be this ignorant?

“So formidable?”

“It’s more than that… It is said that President Aldwin had broken through to level twenty-one ten years ago. Perhaps only G.o.d knows what realm he’s in now…”

“…” Lin Li was probably more aware than most people how horrifying a power beyond that of a legendary level was, for he had exchanged strikes with Old Grimm. Although Old Grimm had used only strength below level-ten, it was enough to suppress a level-twelve Magic Shooter like him. If he did not deliberately suppress his power, not to mention Lin Li, even Gerian would be reduced to ashes in a flash.

“If only I had half the strength of President Aldwin…” For a young mage like Mason, Aldwin was a true legend. Even though he liked to brag, he had not the audacity to say “as good as President Aldwin”, but cautiously chose only half.

“The idiot’s daydreaming again,” Orrin said dryly.

“d.a.m.n it…” Mason’s anger shot up at once. If they weren’t at the guild hall, he’d have jumped on Orrin and fought him.

The two guys were now at battle pitch, but Lin Li ignored them. He had gotten used to it.

Anyway, this was the guild hall; even if they were given a hundred times more guts, they wouldn’t dare to make trouble here.

Lin Li’s eyes were fixed on Aldwin. He was full of curiosity about the legendary level twenty-one mage.

Like most old people, Aldwin looked thin and slightly hunched. He wore a long gray robe, which looked too big on him. Judging from appearance only, who could imagine that the most powerful magic strength of the Felan Kingdom was contained in this old body?

Compared with the arrogant Gerian, the president of the Alanna Guild of Magic was on the other extreme. When he listened to Darian’s report, he was always smiling and his expression was serene. He expressed his opinions occasionally, but it was only in the intervals between Darian’s words.

Lin Li was accustomed to Gerian’s autocratic rule. He was curious for a moment—how did such a kind old man get his subordinate mages to be so docile and compliant?

This was Alanna—the heart of Felan Kingdom. In its Guild of Magic, there were over 30 Archmages and over 100 Magic Shooters. As for mages below level-ten, there were simply too many to count every one of them. The difficulty in Aldwin’s management was not to be compared with what a Jarrosus rich man like Gerian faced.

At this time, Aldwin seemed to notice Lin Li’s gaze on him. He gave a few more instructions to Darian, then turned to face Lin Li, who was shocked to have been caught while staring covertly. Aldwin did not seem to mind, though; he merely smiled kindly before turning away and leaving the hall.

As the thin figure faded away, Lin Li remained in doubt. He felt that there seemed to be some other meaning in Aldwin’s smile besides the kindness and friendliness…

Lin Li was in a bewilderment when he heard Mason’s m.u.f.fled cry. “Why is Gryffindor here as well?!”

This time, it was not just Mason who was surprised; even Orrin’s deadened face revealed an indistinct astonishment.

Seeing the looks on both their faces, Lin Li couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity, “Who is Gryffindor?”

“You can’t be…” Mason rolled his eyes.

“This person is famous?”

“Not just famous, but extremely, extremely, extremely famous!” Mason used ‘extremely’ thrice to describe him. “He was praised as Felan’s first-ever magic genius at the age of ten. Don’t you think he is extremely, extremely, extremely famous? He had become a mage officially at the age of ten and was a super magic genius who had advanced to level-nine at the age of 16…”

At the mention of this, a trace of doubt suddenly appeared on Mason’s face. Disregarding the baffled Lin Li, he began to mumble to himself. “Gryffindor is one year older than me, so he should be 24 this year… It has been eight years, why is he still at level-nine… No, no. I must have remembered it wrongly…”

“Big Brother Mason, who exactly is Gryffindor?” Lin Li understood as soon as he heard what Mason said—it was another cheater. For a while, he was interested to know more about this super magic genius, Gryffindor.

“Look to the left; it’s the one wearing the black mage robe.”

Lin Li followed Mason’s gaze and saw a young mage talking cheerfully there.