Chapter 593 Reunion with Morrow <TOC> Chapter 595 The Result of Plucking the Strings
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“Just call me Morrow. You are now a third-level apprentice like me, so I dare not let you call me ‘sir’.” Morrow quickly waved his hands, showing a bitter smile: “Given your speed of cultivation, maybe it won’t be long before I should be addressing you as ‘Lord’.”
Angel hesitated for a moment, realizing that he had unconsciously addressed Morrow as “sir” but had forgotten that he was no longer the ordinary person from three years ago.
“It’s just luck, I met a good mentor.” Angel didn’t know how to respond, so he could only attribute his achievements to the elusive luck once again.
“Luck?” Morrow sneered.
In two years, he had gone from an ordinary person to a third-level apprentice. From a naive youth, he had become a promising future alchemist in the Southern Region. He even touched the Mysterious Realm.
If every single achievement of this series could be attributed to luck, he wouldn’t have to pursue the path of a wizard.
Breaking through barriers could be considered luck; winning a battle could be considered luck; accidentally crafting a beginner’s item could be considered luck.
But the magical power accumulated before breaking through barriers is not luck; the experience accumulated before a battle is not luck; the knowledge gained before alchemy is not luck.
Luck can only be temporary; the most important thing for a wizard is still their foundation and accumulation. Angel’s achievements at such a young age must be due to talent and luck, but even more so due to hard work.
Therefore, Morrow naturally didn’t believe Angel’s nonsense.
However, he still agreed with Angel’s words: “Maybe it’s luck.”
Morrow’s voice gradually lowered, and he didn’t continue to argue about this issue. His mission was to establish a good relationship with Angel. He couldn’t mention anything that might lead to an argument.
Even if, deep down, he held a hint of resentment and dissatisfaction towards Angel.
Two years ago on the Devil’s Sea, he didn’t give the guidance spell to Angel in time due to some selfish reasons, leading to Angel being forcibly snatched by Phantom Master Sanders in Barbie Restaurant.
Moreover, it happened right in front of Herolin, taking Angel from the White Coral Island Academy to the Savage Grottoes.
Since that day, he had been blamed by Herolin, and his position at the White Coral Island Academy began to plummet.
However, Herolin didn’t intentionally suppress him. He only told the truth about what happened at Barbie Restaurant, and then he was ostracized.
“Everyone has their selfishness, but since you taught your grandchild the guidance method, why didn’t you teach it to Angel as well? Besides, what’s the value of the Triangular Guidance Method?”
Morrow was reproached with such words for a whole year.
Later, since Angel was just a talented mortal, such talents were numerous in the academy. No matter how good the talent, it was uncertain whether it could be successful in the end. Since the White Coral Floating Island Academy was far away from the Savage Grottoes, they couldn’t get any news about Angel, and the accusations against him in the academy gradually decreased.
However, the accusations from the previous year had already marginalized him. Although he was already a third-level apprentice, he received very few resources.
Since then, Morrow had actually held some resentment towards Angel.
Originally, Morrow thought that time would slowly settle this matter, as long as everyone forgot about Angel, his treatment would gradually improve.
This situation did occur for a while, but in less than half a year, the matter of the Purification Garden broke out.
Moreover, it was Herolin who personally told him about the Purification Garden.
Just half a month ago, when Morrow was practicing a new trick, someone informed him that Herolin called him over. He was confused and went to see Herolin with a nervous heart.
Although Herolin’s accusations led to Morrow’s predicament, Herolin didn’t actually favor anyone. The gap between her and Morrow was too large, and there was no need to deliberately target Morrow.
Therefore, Morrow didn’t actually resent Herolin; he hated himself and Angel more.
Herolin suddenly called him over, which made him a little nervous. His only connection with Herolin was the matter at the Barbie Restaurant, but that had already passed. Why did Herolin want to find him again?
It wasn’t until he arrived at Herolin’s office and saw journals such as —Sky of Truth—, —Golden Age—, and —Wizard’s Secret News— that he realized that in a short period of time, Angel had already attracted the attention of wizards.
The young and handsome Angel was perfect for magazine covers, and every gossip magazine almost used Angel’s face as the cover.
Although it was only a hand-drawn version, that confident and soaring face began to merge with the Angel in Morrow’s memory.
It was at this time that Herolin revealed her purpose.
“You were the one who pushed such a genius to the Savage Grottoes, so you must take responsibility and bring him back.” What Herolin meant by bringing him back, of course, wasn’t to make Angel betray the Savage Grottoes, but to have Angel stand, to some extent, on the side of the White Coral Floating Island Academy.
“You should be very clear about how much help a future alchemy master can bring to our academy. If not, I will trace back to your selfishness and your grandson, who learned the Triangular Guidance Method and defected to the Candy House, will also be investigated.”
When Alan went to the Candy House, it was actually tacitly approved by Herolin. This was because Alan had a talent for gourmet magic, but no one in the White Coral Floating Island Academy could teach gourmet spells! Therefore, in order not to delay a talent in gourmet magic, Herolin let go.
But now, with Herolin taking on a business-like attitude, Morrow was somewhat at a loss.
From that day on, Morrow began to pay attention to Angel’s news.
The more he knew, the more horrified he was. Alchemy talent, Mysterious Realm, battling wizard-level creatures in the Purification Garden, repelling the disciple of the Sea God, Griffin mount… Various pieces of information dazzled his eyes.
Although Herolin didn’t tell Morrow what to do, Morrow knew that Herolin wanted to see Angel’s attitude.
But now, could the attitude of Angel, who was stirring up a new generation of wizards in the Southern Region, really be swayed by a mere old man like him?
Morrow worried for more than half a month, and when Herolin contacted him again about an incident in Sleepless City, he followed her to Sleepless City.
He originally thought that after the matter in Sleepless City was resolved, he would probably have to find a way to go to the Savage Grottoes to meet Angel.
But what he didn’t expect was that just before Herolin sent a message, he was to wait for Professor Angelo to finish his analysis and go to the Magic Hut with Professor Angelo.
He didn’t understand why Herolin arranged it that way until he came to this Magic Hut.
It turned out that Angel was here.
…
In this way, Morrow met Angel. For both of them, this was an unguarded reunion.
What Morrow was entangled with was how to build a good relationship with Angel.
What Angel was entangled with, however, was another matter. He had once promised Morrow that once he became a second-level wizard apprentice, he would find Morrow and explore a ruin with him.
It was because of this promise that Morrow gave the “Healing Ice Coffin” rune scroll to Jon for use.
The time limit Morrow gave for the promise was ten years.
Angel certainly hadn’t forgotten the promise, but he thought he had a ten-year deadline. After returning to the Old Land Continent and solving Jon’s problem, he could settle down for a while, learn what he needed to learn, and then find Morrow without delay.
But he didn’t expect that he would meet Morrow here, so unguarded.
As a third-level apprentice, he naturally had to follow the original promise.
Thinking about this, Angel felt a little entangled. He was unsure how much time it would take to explore the ruins and whether it would delay Jon’s situation; he was also unsure how to explain to Morrow why he didn’t contact him when he became a second-level apprentice.
As Angel was thinking about how to explain, Morrow suddenly said: “It’s only been a short two years since we parted ways in the Devil’s Sea, and your achievements have already spread throughout the Southern Region.”
“I never thought that when I went back to the Old Land Continent to visit my family, I would bring back such a little monster, stirring up the entire Southern Region’s situation.” Morrow laughed.
Angel was troubled by the “promise,” but Morrow’s joking conversation helped to ease his embarrassment slightly.
“I didn’t expect to see you here either. I was thinking about finding a time to come see you and fulfill the promise I made.” Angel thought for a moment and decided not to avoid the topic, mentioning the promise directly.
Angel brought up the original promise, but Morrow didn’t want to dwell on it at this time.
If he wanted to build a good relationship with Angel, it would be advantageous for him to owe a favor. Although the ruins, according to his research, might be an ancient wizard’s laboratory, it was still unknown how many useful things could be found inside.
Rather than focusing on the unseen, it was better to first take advantage of the favor and try to get closer to Angel.
“You’re talking about exploring the ruins… We can put that aside for now due to some objective reasons.” Morrow vaguely brushed it off, then added: “Besides, your five-year agreement with your mentor is almost up. You should deal with that first… By the way, I’ve looked up some related information over the past two years, and it might help you solve your mentor’s problem.”
Morrow changed the topic, shifting from the promise to Jon, seemingly intending to discuss how to treat Jon with Angel.
Feeling relieved that the promise didn’t need to be addressed for now, Angel still didn’t want to discuss Jon’s “condition” with Morrow. He had already obtained the Rune Literature Card and didn’t want to cause any more trouble.
But Angel couldn’t directly refuse Morrow’s “kindness” and listened with pursed lips. When there was a pause, he changed the subject: “Morrow, did you come here alone? Did Alana not come with you?”
Morrow shook his head: “The situation here is complicated, and not many apprentices came. Alana is still a first-level apprentice, and she’s currently studying at the academy…”
Morrow talked about Alana’s training journey over the past two years. Although he seemed calm on the surface, he was actually thinking about other things: for example, did Angel’s sudden mention of “Alana” mean he was interested in her?
Morrow knew that Alana initially liked Angel a lot because of his appearance, but later on, she had some misunderstandings about him due to Morrow being oppressed at the academy.
If he explained the reasons behind the past events and told Alana about Angel’s achievements now, she might fall for Angel again.
If they ended up together in the end, wouldn’t it be easy to fulfill Herolin’s request?
With this thought, Morrow became excited and enthusiastically praised Alana.
At first, Angel listened normally since they were friends, and he was genuinely concerned about Alana’s current situation. However, as Morrow continued to mention topics like “Alana is single” and “Alana misses you,” Angel roughly guessed Morrow’s intentions.
Angel’s feelings for Alana had always been purely platonic, even more so now.
Thus, he had no choice but to interrupt Morrow’s words. However, since he was the one who initiated the conversation, he needed to find a better topic to change the subject.
Consequently, Angel thought of Alan.
Angel pondered whether Morrow was trying to forcibly pair him up with Alana.
Chapter 593 Reunion with Morrow <TOC> Chapter 595 The Result of Plucking the Strings