Chapter 121 Comment on Talents <TOC> Chapter 123 The World Under the Abyss
Translator: SumTLMan
“But there was that matter of him not being patient enough. The Savage had only just left for a few minutes before he began to cry. What a feat that is.” Fire Charm turned the conversation: “His heart is fragile. If one cannot stand loneliness, they will never be able to become a wizard.”
Nisi nodded in agreement: “When Orlando was on the airship these days, though he kept a low profile and hasn’t made any big mistakes. In fact, it was because of his best friend, the talent named Ludwig, which restricted him behind his backa. Otherwise, he would have clashed with the other talents because of his character.”
“In that case, the two men together can make up for some of each other’s shortcomings when they are together.” Fire Charm laughed.
“Yes, Orlando’s talent is good, but not that good, Ludwig’s talent for mental stability is not so bad either, the two complement each other, making them a good pair.” Nisi said.
“That…” Fire Charm was about to come to a conclusion when there was a treacherous smile on Wallace’s face.
“Then, when the apprentices are assigned, these two must be separated. One is on top of the mirror, and the other is under the mirror. In the Savage Grottoes, the cooperation between the two should also be limited.” Wallace said.
Fire Charm and Nisi were stunned, but they did not refute, and nodded in full agreement.
Nisi continued: “Then let’s follow that way of distribution. Teamwork is based on the premise that they have something to contribute. If their contribution cannot be found, let alone working together, these pair of best friends are not allowed to meet until they have advanced to senior apprentice.”
Nisi takes out two Bone Cards, and these two Bone Cards have the nameplates of Orlando and Ludwig on them. Nisi uses a special recording method to record his comments in the records for Orlando and Ludwig.
Wallace then looked at the pockmarked-faced teenager and big fat teenager, “You talked about the Ludwig and Orlando duo, now I will talk about these two.”
Nisi looked in the direction where Wallace’s finger pointed and heard, “That boy with the pockmarked face is called Jean Lafitte, and the fat teenager is called Forsa.”
“This duo is even more interesting than the previous duo, and although their use of treachery is strange and simple, they are worth cultivating. The two are neither complementary nor mutually reinforcing. It should be said that they are of the same kind. I am looking forward to the future of these two.”
Nisi nodded: “These two people are equally talented. These days on the airship, they worshipped Hookedick as their eldest brother and boasted at being his younger brothers. But in fact, each person has their own mind, only in the face of Hookedick do they maintain his dignity as the eldest. But they do not do so in private. That means they have failed in their hearts and minds, so they can only continue to developing in this direction.”
Nisi again took out Jean Lafitte and Forsa’s Bone Card, to record his comment.
“Hee-hee, we are both women, let me talk about the pirate leader.” Flora’s voice came into everyone’s ears.
“A female pirate?” Fire Charm looked at the beautiful woman who smoked with her chest in her arms and had a look that showed she was in no hurry. She is the only woman in this batch of talents, and Fire Charm did not expect that her previous identity was a pirate!
“Nausica is known as a great pirate in Blackberry Sea. Generally speaking, a pirate’s reputation is notorious, but this one is different. She integrated the dark forces in the waters of Blackberry Sea and has a strong sense of justice in her heart. Her reputation is completely positive among the commoners, and even if the nobles deliberately discredit her, it has not affected her prestige.” Flora did not start by talking about Nausica, but about her background: “She also has a personality of a leader who can easily grasp the context. Her mind is firm, calm, flexible and understanding of people and things, a good talent. In this year’s batch of talents, I like her the most.”
Flora’s impression of Nausica is excellent, and all her comments about her were all positive. But a wizard’s choice for an apprentice is not solely based on their good impressions. What Nausica’s future will look like will depend entirely on her good luck and hard work.
“Let me say that Hookedick…” Flora finished recording Nausica’s record while Nisi pointed to the arrogant Hookedick.
“Is a man who is paranoid and narrow-minded. He was once a small chief of a primitive tribe in Big 6. This venomous serpent has killed many people like a beast in order to scare and awe his tribesmen, and he has consumed human flesh.”
When Nisi finished, a look of disgust flashed across Wallace and Fire Charm’s faces. Although most wizards are selfish and cruel. When they become wizards, they seldom bother ordinary people, which is the tacit rule between wizards.
Nisi added: “He has great talent and has a lot to do with my path, and if everyone here is alright with it, I intend to take him on as an apprentice.”
Wallace nodded. “It doesn’t matter. You can turn this person into a bone knife for all I care.”
After Hookedick, there are three talents remaining. Namely, Shalem, Baruba and Abney.
“Shalem is the youngest talent to be recruited this time. He is a person who is very attached to books. He can be dirty, but his books must be clean.” Nisi concluded with a few of the little details he observed about Shalem’s “obsession with books.”
Wallace praised Shalem’s book-loving nature: “This is a good child, he can be considered as a seed in the academic school in the future. By the way, with this child’s ability, how did he get through the Nine Bloodbath Cabins trial?”
Sanders did not speak but gave a cold snort, apparently disdainful of Shalem’s practice.
Flora helped him explain, “Hee-hee, he passed by pretending to be dead. In fact, many people played dead in the Nine Bloodbath Cabins, but only Shalem, who pretended to be dead at the beginning, had lasted for a whole week.”
It turned out he was playing dead! It suddenly dawned on everyone how he survived, no wonder Sanders looked disdainfully at him. However, this practice to Wallace was acceptable. Playing dead is also a skill. And at the end of the day, Shalem also succeeded in making a counter-attack, indicating his patience, concentration and luck are very good.
At this point, Fire Charm pointed to Abney and said: “Of all the people, this person is the most active in looking for a way out.”
As they looked at him, Abney was looking around, not knowing whether he was looking for a way out or the entrance to the Savage Grottoes.
“He knows how to collect edible plants and berries. This person has a good ability to survive in the wild.”
After commenting on Abney, everyone stopped talking. The last talent—Baruba was not commented on by anyone. As a hybrid between an exotic plane barbarian and human, no matter how talented he was, his ending was already doomed.
“Sanders, why don’t you evaluate that apprentice of yours too? I watched him for a long time, but I didn’t think see anything outstanding. His Mental Force value is 15.00, which could only be said to be common. Although his mental quality is good, and the expression on his face after being thrown into the wildness has not changed. This is not such an important quality for becoming a wizard. So what exactly do you see in him?” Wallace was extremely curious about Angel. He noticed from the beginning that Angel looked in their direction and always felt that Angel had already seen them hiding in mid-air.
But later it was proven that Angel is an entirely ordinary person, with ordinary physical qualities. It is impossible for Angel to notice them, so he gave up on observing him.
But who would have known that this person was unexpectedly Sanders new apprentice! Why did this big killer in the south take in this common talent? This point was not only Wallace’s doubt but also the doubt of everyone else.
Sanders did not explain much about Wallace’s question, but left a sentence: “He is fine” and stopped talking.
But with this simple phrase, “He is fine,” the implications were profound.
Among other things, at least Sanders himself is very satisfied with his new apprentice. It is precisely because of this that it is even more paradoxical. Does this talent, named Angel, have any abilities that they don’t know about?
Chapter 121 Comment on Talents <TOC> Chapter 123 The World Under the Abyss