I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

After the White Chess apprentices left, the low-ranking apprentice named Kai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He patted the dust off his pants and came to Senior Apprentice Olea's side, bowing respectfully.

Kai was sixteen or seventeen years old, two or three years younger than Olea. He had very handsome features and a good height, only slightly shorter than Roland.

Olea seemed to be a descendant of the Nightshade family's lord. Judging from some of Kai's actions, his relationship with Olea was not simply that of a vassal and family head.

The two should be betrothed.

Olea reprimanded Kai, saying, "Go back and stay in confinement. You are not allowed to come out until you advance to a mid-level apprentice!"

The young Kai's face turned red from the scolding, and he left in a flustered manner.

After Kai left, Olea smiled and chatted with those senior Black Abyss apprentices.

Although these senior Black Abyss apprentices were all mid-level apprentices, they were quite strong. They were also considered people to be reckoned with in the academy, so they were neither humble nor arrogant when talking to Olea.

Conversely, Olea appeared very modest in front of them, with a hint of trying to win them over in her words.

Both sides seemed to be planning to use the public fireplace, chatting as they entered the hall.

"No need to be so polite, Miss Olea," said the leader of the senior Black Abyss apprentices, the guy whose beard was burned. He looked like he was about to advance to a high-level apprentice.

He had been in Black Abyss for a long time and was an old mid-level apprentice. He used to privately call her 'little girl'.

He asked, "Speaking of which, you should be advancing this year, right? How old are you this year?"

Olea said, "Lord Brenda, I just turned 19 last month."

Senior Apprentice Brenda revealed a look of realization. He exclaimed, "If you successfully advance this year, then you will be a 19-year-old high-level apprentice. What an unlimited future."

After a pause, he added, "In the blink of an eye, it's been six years. When you first came in, you were such a small little thing. I was already a mid-level apprentice then, and now you are about to enter the next realm before me."

Brenda looked to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

Olea said, "You flatter me, Lord Brenda. I'm just taking advantage of my family's resources. Conversely, aren't you about to advance as well? You came from the secular world but relied on your own hands to advance to a high-level apprentice before the age of thirty. That is what is most admirable. My father often mentions you to me. Our family is paying attention to your advancement this time."

Olea didn't create this club just for fun. She had secretly recruited many promising wizard apprentices for her family.

How could Brenda not hear that Olea was trying to poach him? He was a little tempted, but he didn't say anything.

He smiled and didn't delve deeper into the topic, only saying ambiguously, "Miss Olea, after I advance, I will pay a visit to Red Skull."

After Brenda finished speaking, he swaggered forward with his companions, pushing aside the apprentices who were queuing in front.

The people who were pushed aside dared to be angry but dared not speak.

As the nine people entered the fireplace one after another, Brenda saw Roland standing in line in front of the fireplace next to them and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

When did this kid run over here?

He didn't get involved in this muddy water at all. He really has the style of Black Abyss!

However, I despise it!

Seeing Roland's gaze sweeping over, Senior Apprentice Brenda snorted coldly. He had seen some of this kid's methods during the fight just now and knew he was a true Alexandra. So, after snorting coldly, he entered the fireplace.

Roland secretly breathed a sigh of relief. These nine senior Black Abyss apprentices were probably hooligans who usually acted tyrannically among the apprentices. Among the mid-level apprentices, they should be considered formidable characters with some renown.

Any one of them would be difficult to deal with. He wouldn't be able to gain any advantage in front of them.

'It seems that in the Black Forest in the future, I will inevitably have to interact with these kinds of guys.'

While thinking, the person in front of Roland entered the fireplace. He also took out the magic powder.

At this time, a female figure appeared in front of the fireplace next to him. Roland looked back and found that it was Senior Apprentice Olea of the 'Nightshade Family'.

She was also slightly stunned when she saw Roland. Then, she frowned and said, "You were unharmed despite being at the center of the chaotic battle earlier, showing considerable skill. But as an Alexandra, you are the leader of the Black Abyss faction. Yet you stood by and did nothing when you saw fellow members of the old Black Abyss faction suffering. I really can't agree with your actions."

Roland frowned secretly upon hearing Senior Apprentice Olea's words.

He really wanted to explain that he was new blood, a year younger than her fiancé. But after thinking about it, he remained silent.

Roland glanced at Olea indifferently and went into the fireplace, leaving this place.

Looking at Roland's indifferent attitude as he left, Olea's nose was almost twisted in anger.

"Arrogant and conceited brat, what are you acting so cocky for as a low-level apprentice? Don't let me meet you in the Black Forest, you Alexandra whelp. Otherwise, I'll have to teach you a lesson!"

Somewhere in the Black Forest, a strange wooden house.

The fire in the fireplace suddenly flared up, burning away the cobwebs inside. Then, a young man wearing a demon hunter's leather armor walked out of the fireplace.

After walking around the spacious living room, Roland couldn't help but nod. "Heh, it's much bigger than I imagined."

The interior of the house looked very messy, with a lot of garbage and dust, and the carpet was also dirty, but the overall structure was very intact, with not much damage.

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The forest outside the window was very quiet, with no monsters in sight. Roland walked around the various rooms on the first floor and then went upstairs.

The entire house had three floors, with the top floor being the attic. The two floors below had several bedrooms, as well as an alchemy room, a meditation room, a small warehouse, a basement, and so on.

The barrier around the house was controlled by a magic array in the basement.

Entering and exiting the barrier required a spell. Roland changed the spell, and now only he could freely enter and exit the barrier. Anyone else who wanted to come in would have to break the barrier.

"The array is intact, and the magic stones on it... can still be used for two or three days."

This barrier can defend against a total of 200 units of energy impact. A formal wizard's magic power would be able to break it, but it would be very noisy and take some time.

Before the barrier was broken, Roland could definitely use the fireplace to escape. If he was bold, he could even record a video with the crystal ball and then report it to the academy.

Ranger residences, like Night Watcher outposts, are official outposts. Attacking here is equivalent to attacking the academy.

The academy is under such tight scrutiny right now that professors and instructors are unwilling to enter the Black Forest even if something happens. And the lunatics of Black Abyss have been more low-key than ever recently. No formal wizard would specifically run over here to openly attack a ranger's outpost.

And unless Roland stirred up a hornet's nest, the apprentices wouldn't organize a group of people to come over and attack this place either.

So, this barrier is enough to protect against monsters.

There are some monsters in the area around the ranger's house, but they are already familiar with this place and know that there is an invisible wall here. They won't randomly bump into it for no reason.

But occasionally, there will be monsters that come to bump into it blindly.

Roland came out of the basement and looked out the window, saying, "I have to clean up the monsters outside regularly."

"Let's clean up first. All the rooms are too dirty."

When leaving Benjamin's place, Roland swiped a copy of the "Encyclopedia of Everyday Spells" from the table, which contained hundreds of cantrips.

After inspecting the house, he took out the book from his dimensional pouch and, while flipping through the spells, began to use them to clean the house.