Chapter 246 - Master Hoffman (2/2)

Furthermore…

If Sa.r.s.en wanted Felic to go easy on him at the finals, he had to ensure Felic would not be killed first.

Gryffindor had heard that a moron had offended Matthias the moment he arrived in Alanna. He found out that the fool’s name was Felic after he asked further.

“What an idiot…” Gryffindor mumbled as he rolled his eyes. He could not understand why there would be such a stupid fella who dared to offend Matthias. Who was Matthias? He was the son of Wilhelm, the second heir of the Marathon Family. Even Gryffindor would never want to offend Matthias himself. Why did that mindless dude from Jarrosus do that…?

At this moment, Gryffindor really hoped to tell Sa.r.s.en to stop talking to Felic. It was meaningless to flatter somebody who was not going to make it to the finals. He was sure that people from the Marathon Family would be after Felic. Not even his mentor, Macklin, would dare to offend the family just to save a student from that mess.

Of course, Gryffindor could not say those thoughts out loud. Even if he were to say it, he would not say it in front of Lin Li…

Hence, he remained quiet grumpily.

“Oh dear, it’s so late now. I’m so sorry, Mage Sa.r.s.en. I have to go.” Lin Li apologized to Sa.r.s.en after noticing how dark the sky was. He wanted to end the conversation quickly, fearing that he would need to take quite some time to find a restaurant to have his meal at this rush hour.

“Let’s talk again next time, then,” Sa.r.s.en said as he smiled. Just when he wanted to leave with Gryffindor, they heard the sound of a conversation.

The voices belonged to a few Archmages in the guild, as well as Mr. Macklin. Oh, there was an unfamiliar voice too.

When Sa.r.s.en was still trying to figure out whom that voice belonged to, Lin Li frowned, knowing that it was his unlucky day. If he were to know he was going to meet him, he would not have stayed to chat with Sa.r.s.en.

I need to escape quickly!

“Mage Sa.r.s.en, I’m going to take my leave now…”

Lin Li had no time to care anymore. After bidding Sa.r.s.en goodbye in a hurry, he turned towards the exit of the guild hall. However, after he made his first step, Macklin spoke.

“Felic, you are here! I was looking for you…”

No one knew what Macklin was up to. His old and wrinkly face was grinning widely as he walked down the stairs in high spirits. Others might think that this old dude found his second spring.

“Can you not find me?” Lin Li asked impatiently after seeing the fatso behind Macklin. Didn’t he promise Hoffman he was going to take some days to consider his offer? Why was he so anxious to make his way to the Guild of Magic to look for him??

“And you two, come over here too…” Macklin gestured to Sa.r.s.en and Gryffindor while he grabbed onto Lin Li, who was trying to make his escape.

“Let me introduce Hoffman to you. He is from the Glittergold trade union. I’m sure you have heard his name, right?”

“Hoffman…” Sa.r.s.en repeated the name in bewilderment. How could he not have heard of Hoffman’s name? Hoffman was not only the man managing nearly half of the businesses in the Glittergold trade union, but also an esteemed Conjurer. If he were to stamp his feet lightly on Breezy Plains, the entire Breezy Plains would shake.

On top of that…

Sa.r.s.en had heard from his mentor that this Mr. Hoffman in front of him was a true Master Pharmacist!

Oh G.o.d, he is a Master in Pharmaceutics…!

Sa.r.s.en had never dreamed to be able to meet a Master Pharmacist in his entire life. With Mr. Hoffman, who were those pharmacists who made things difficult for his mentor, and the two fellas that treated him with disdain? Although the t.i.tle “Pharmacist” and “Master Pharmacist” only differed by a single word, the actual difference in status was as wide as the distance of heaven and h.e.l.l.

“I-i-it’s my pleasure to meet you, M-M-Master Hoffman…!” Sa.r.s.en stuttered as he greeted the man.

As compared to Sa.r.s.en, Gryffindor was relatively calmer. Since his mentor was from the Supreme Council, he had a lot encounters with renowned individuals. He was surprised at first, but managed to calm down quickly.