The Necromancer in the Wizarding World

When Matthews walked out of the pharmacy laboratory, he unexpectedly met Oscar and Bolin. He suddenly felt uneasy, and his intuition told him that the appearance of these two brothers was not accidental, and they must have some purpose in blocking his way.

As soon as Oscar saw Matthews, he immediately came up to him with a big smile on his face: "Junior brother, you finally came out. We just happened to have something to talk to you about."

Matthews knew that in this unfamiliar environment, it was crucial to establish good interpersonal relationships, especially for a newcomer like him. So, even though he had a lot of things to deal with, he still gritted his teeth and agreed: "Two brothers, what's up?"

However, Oscar's next words made Matthews feel a little unhappy: "Junior brother, you are really amazing. You won the favor of Master Fernando as soon as you arrived."

Matthews frowned slightly. He knew Oscar was testing him, but he did not show any dissatisfaction. Instead, he smiled faintly and responded in a humble tone: "The two brothers are the master's proud students. I am just lucky for a while."

His answer not only expressed his respect for Oscar and Bolin, but also cleverly avoided the other party's temptation. He knew that in the wizarding world, it was very important to keep a low profile and be cautious. He didn't want to offend people because of his quick words, and he didn't want to get himself into unnecessary trouble.

Bolin seemed dissatisfied with Matthews' answer. He stared into Matthews' eyes and asked, "Let me ask you, how did you get into the lab just now? Why were you able to go in directly?"

Matthews' heart tightened, he realized that it was not common to be able to enter the laboratory at will. However, he did not intend to reveal too much information.

So, he pretended to be confused: "I don't know, I just pushed the door and it opened. This is my first time in this laboratory."

Bolin looked at Oscar and asked doubtfully: "Is that so? Is the door not closed properly?"

Oscar also fell into deep thought. He tried to recall the situation at that time, but he really couldn't remember whether the door of the laboratory was closed. He looked at Matthews' innocent expression and couldn't help but feel a little confused. Was this newcomer really lucky, or was there something else going on?

Matthews secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In order to prevent these two guys from digging deeper, Matthews decided to use his "ultimate move".

He took a deep breath and said awkwardly: "Two senior brothers, I'm a newcomer here and I don't have a penny left, not even a magic stone. If you don't mind, could you lend me a few for emergency?" As he spoke, he took out his purse and showed it to the two men.

Matthews' words made Oscar and Bolin look at each other in bewilderment. It was obvious that they had not expected this result. They had originally thought that they could get some useful information from this guy, but they did not expect that he would ask for magic stones instead.

Bolin looked at Matthews suspiciously, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, as if he wanted to see some clues from Matthews' expression. He and Oscar both came from wizard families, and although they were not rich, they had never lacked magic stones, which were daily consumables, so he expressed strong doubts about Matthews' poverty.

Matthews' heart tightened. He knew that he had to make up a reasonable reason to explain his poverty. He took a deep breath and began to play the victim:

"Brother, you don't know that I am not from a wizard family. I became a wizard apprentice only by chance. Magic stones are too precious to me. I really don't have any now."

When he said this, he actually felt a little guilty because he was not telling the truth. He actually had another magic stone, but he had put it in a phonograph box, which was his only property.

Bolin looked at Matthews' sincere eyes and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in his heart. He frowned, as if thinking about something. After a moment, he said, "I still have some magic stones on me, so I'll lend you twenty."

Matthews couldn't believe his ears when he heard this. He didn't expect that Senior Brother Bolin would agree to lend him the magic stone so readily. This made him wonder if Bolin had any other purpose.

However, he urgently needed magic stones to practice and buy medicinal herbs, so he didn't think much about it and hurriedly thanked Bolin: "Thank you for your generosity, brother!"

Oscar was speechless when he saw Bolin handing the magic stone to Matthews. To put it in a positive way, this was honesty, but to put it in a negative way, this was stupidity! In any case, he was not going to lend even half a magic stone to Matthews.

He glanced at Matthews, who was looking at Bolin with gratitude, his eyes gleaming with excitement. Oscar couldn't help but sneer in his heart, this newcomer is really calculating!

After getting the magic stone, Matthews turned his gaze to Oscar, with a hint of expectation in his eyes. Bolin also looked at Oscar, as if waiting for his response.

Oscar felt uncomfortable being stared at by them. He knew that if he didn't respond, the two would probably keep staring at him. So he explained, "Junior brother, I have consumed a lot of magic stones in my experiments recently, and I don't have any extra."

After hearing this, Matthews still insisted: "Brother, you don't have to be modest. Just lend me some for emergency use. I will return it as soon as I can when I get through this difficult time."

Oscar was a little speechless. He had already made it clear that he had no magic stones. Why did Matthews still pester him so much? He felt irritated and had to emphasize again: "Junior brother, I really don't have any magic stones."

At this time, Bolin couldn't help but stand up and defend Matthews: "Oscar, we are all from the same school, why are you so stingy? Ten or twenty magic stones shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

Oscar was almost broken-down. He cursed Bolin in his heart for being an idiot. He didn't understand why he was hanging out with such a person. His circle of friends were all children of wizard families. They were usually generous and few people would lend magic stones to them, let alone a situation like this.

As children of wizard families, in addition to earning magic stones themselves, they also receive a certain amount of magic stone subsidies from their families every month. Therefore, if they say that there are really no magic stones, I am afraid no one will believe it.

Oscar felt caught between a rock and a hard place. He had always thought highly of himself and thought he was smarter than others. But at this moment, he had to succumb to reality. Helplessly, he took out ten magic stones from his pocket and handed them to Matthews: "Junior brother, I am short of money recently, so I can only lend you this much."

However, what made Oscar even more upset was that Bolin was looking at him with contempt. This made him feel helpless and angry, and he even began to wonder if he had done something wrong. Could it be that he had lent out the magic stone, but it hadn't fallen back?

But Matthews didn't seem to care about Oscar's attitude. He took the magic stone and thanked Oscar and Bolin again: "Thank you for your generosity!"

Although he knew that Oscar's magic stones were lent out under duress, for him, these magic stones were a timely relief that could solve his urgent needs.

At this point, Oscar couldn't stand it anymore, so he glared at Bolin coldly and turned away.