This wizard only wants to take students.

Chapter 20 Darkness and Light

"Dead...dead?" Carly was stunned, and the "Little Wizard Scholar" in her hand fell to the ground.

Carly forced a smile and looked at the other four people in confusion, "You...you are kidding me, right? Where's Tina? Tell her to stop hiding and come out quickly!"

Carly's voice trembled a little, and some of her experiences with Tina emerged in her mind.

She was a very cheerful and heroic girl, and she was even an apprentice knight. She took good care of Carly along the way...

"My mentor is also very good and takes good care of me. He allows me to read all the books in his laboratory..." Carly closed her eyes and seemed to still hear Tina's smiling face and talking at the last party.

She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the four people, including Wayne, all with their heads down and in silence. Carly's heart slowly sank to the bottom.

The female knight who seemed to walk with the wind and was full of energy seemed to have really left them.

"How...did he die?" Carly's voice was very low at this time.

"Experiment." Wayne's voice was low, and in addition to grief, there was also a trace of vigilance in his eyes. "You should know that wizards adhere to the principle of equal exchange."

"When our mentor signed the contract, in addition to promising to teach us knowledge, he also asked us to fulfill certain treaties. Among them, one of them was to have us cooperate with them in conducting some experiments."

Wayne looked at Carly with red eyes, "Those experiments that are not marked in the contract as not causing the death of the apprentice naturally have the risk of death!"

The faces of the other three people were also a little pale at this time. After all, the contracts they signed with their mentors probably also contained clauses to cooperate with the experiments. Tina's today might be their tomorrow.

Carly was stunned and she couldn't help but blink.

"Contract?" Carly couldn't help but recall what Mentor Lucian asked of her in the contract.

It seems like... respecting teachers?
"But...but Tina said before that her mentor is a very good person..." Carly still refused to believe it.

"Wizards only talk about contracts. What they say and do may all be language traps with special purposes." Wayne seemed to be growling at this time, "Do you really think that they will cultivate us selflessly without any purpose?!"

"Equivalent exchange, this is the most direct rule between wizards! When you gain something from your mentor, you also need to figure out what he got. If he got nothing, then does he have a deeper purpose? Just like Tina..."

Carly listened to Wayne's venting growl and felt a little hesitant.

Mentor Lucian... Carly's hands slowly clenched, and she became a little dazed.

……

"Didn't you get enough rest last night?" Lucian frowned slightly as he looked at Carly, who was obviously not in good shape.

"No...it's okay." Carly avoided Lucian's gaze in a panic, but her heart was a little confused.

Although she told herself not to think too much, she still thought that Lucian was seriously injured but still tried his best to help her. Was he also...

When Carly thought of this, she felt as if she had stepped on air all of a sudden. She suddenly became very confused, as if she had lost her support. "Take a break first." Lucian looked at Carly, whose condition was getting worse and worse, and finally waved his hand, sat down and started drinking water, letting Carly adjust herself first.

Carly looked at Lucian who was drinking water and opened her mouth, but felt that it would be too abrupt to speak. She hesitated for a long time and finally lowered her head silently.

"Is there something?" Lucian put down the cup and looked at Carly.

"Ah! No..."

"I've been feeling that something's wrong with you today. Tell me." Lucian looked at Carly, feeling somewhat helpless.

Doesn’t this little girl know that her expression can’t hide anything?

Carly opened her mouth, wanting to make up an excuse to cover up the matter, but when she looked into Lucian's calm eyes, she felt as if she couldn't lie at all.

"I... I heard from others that wizards follow the principle of equal exchange, but..." Carly hesitated, and when she really opened her mouth, she couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

Lucian listened silently at this time, but his expression did not change much.

After all, he was not really selfless. It was just that the "price" that Carly had to pay was borne by his system.

But looking at Carly's current look, she was clearly troubled by this, and even had slight doubts about herself. This would definitely have a significant impact on his future teaching.

Lucian thought for a moment, then looked at Carly, who was lowering her head and seemed a little afraid to look at him. After thinking for a while, he spoke.

“This is an attempt of mine.”

“Huh?” Carly looked up in confusion, but she knew exactly what Lucian meant by “try.”

“To put it simply, I am trying to balance the relationship between mentor and student in another way.” Lucian smiled and looked at the confused Carly, and extended his hand. “You can understand that I am investing in your future.”

"The future?" Carly looked at Lucian in confusion.

"Yes, in the future." Lucian touched her little head. "For example, if you grow up to be a formal wizard in the future, then I will have a formal wizard as my assistant."

“And it’s different from the relationship between other wizards and students, where they rely on contracts and interests to be wary of each other and take advantage of each other.” Lucian looked at Carly and felt that this was a good time to make a promise to this little girl.

"I don't really like the cold, dark rules that lack emotional constraints between other wizards. So, if there is a chance in the future, I want to change it in my own way, just like we learn knowledge and then pry the rules."

"Of course, I am too weak now to change others, so I will start by changing myself." Lucian paused and looked at Carly. "I hope that one day, when the children of the wizarding world can enter the wizarding academy to study, they don't have to worry about their safety. I hope that the relationship between teachers and students at that time can become harmonious and beautiful..."

As Carly listened to Lucian's story, she seemed to see a glimpse of the future filled with sunshine and flowers. A trace of yearning appeared in her eyes. Looking at Lucian, who now had a smile on his face, her eyes sparkled, and she felt that Lucian's figure had become majestic at this moment.

"Teacher... I, I want to follow you to realize this dream together!" Carly raised her little head, but her voice sounded very firm.

(End of this chapter)