Blooming Tower of the West Wind

"Virgil, besides me, which lady would you dare to call her 'strong' in front of her?"

"I'm so sorry, but I really can't think of a suitable word. Apart from the supervisory committee, where else... God, where are there mages with muscles around their shoulders?"

Hipper and Theron laughed at the same time. Hipper winked at Theron and said, "I have to apologize for my previous doubts. I think you are right. This is quite effective. My cervical spine is already damaged." There is less pain, and the waist is much more comfortable.”

"You are very kind, I am very glad that you can recognize my research results." Theron bowed to her gracefully.

Realizing that Virgil was confused, Hipper briefly introduced Theron's little research results to him, and announced very proudly: "I think she has at least the quality of a junior researcher, Virgil, thanks to you .”

"That is to say, she has already surpassed Uncle Virgil in terms of writing essays?" Virgil seemed a little unacceptable, his handsome face was wrinkled, and he gestured to the position of his waist, "It seems that she only had such an A little bigger."

Hipper said softly, "Time is always ticking. Now, Theron, please read Diego's letter for me."

"Okay." The kraft paper softened by water was easy to tear, she tore open the envelope, cleared her throat, and read:

"Dear Hipper:

There is one thing that I can finally proudly tell you.Three years ago, the name of your thesis was leaked before the review, which resulted in the failure of the thesis to pass the review. All those responsible have been brought to justice.I regret that the negative impact caused by this matter and the harm to you cannot be repaired, but from now on, you don't have to worry about similar scandals happening.By the way, hello Theron, I hope your studies and work are going well.

Love you Diego. "

"I see..." Hipper squinted her eyes halfway, her blurred eyes seemed to be out of focus.

But even Theron remembered that on a rainy night three years ago, Virgil also read a letter from Diego saying that he had just joined the guild's supervisory committee.

It turned out to be doing this.

Even Virgil was quiet, and it took him a while to whisper, "Diego is a good brother."

Diego came from a prominent aristocratic family. After graduation, he didn't even have his own mage tower. Instead, he had a vast manor.He also did not continue his research work, but took an administrative job in the Mage Guild in order to strive for greater benefits for his country and family.It's certainly the career path he's set for himself in the first place, but it's hard not to feel grateful when you find someone protecting you.

What happened three years ago □ In fact, Hipper himself didn’t quite understand it. Inexplicably, her thesis had never been peer-reviewed. Inexplicably, her thesis and name flew across the entire continent overnight, and all mages knew about it overnight. She has nothing to do to do some Mithril crafts.

These seemingly irrelevant things were connected one after another, and even Hipper, who was far away in the desert, felt the undercurrent within the guild.

"Yes, I should thank him well."

Virgil smiled and said, "I see that everyone loves you very much, why are you always so sad?"

Hipper twitched the corner of her mouth, "I'm not depressed."

"Your brothers and sisters should have written to you one after another, affirming your research results, right?"

"Yes, they should understand."

"So you shouldn't..."

Hipper couldn't laugh or cry: "I really don't... I'm not depressed, I'm living a good life, I'm happy, I'm not lonely, and I don't want to become a lich, I promise."

"That would be great," Virgil said cheerfully. "When will you teach the little beast to write scrolls? Will the scrolls written by apprentices be cheaper?"

What Theron still remembers was the gloomy look in Hipper's eyes when she received a letter from Diego, but now she has understood what kind of comfort Hipper needed most at that time.It's a pity that she didn't understand back then, and she didn't have the ability to give such comfort.

But there will be in the future.

So when she came back to her senses, when she heard the topic turn to herself, she was at a loss for a while, and looked at Hipper dully.The water lord stood behind her and lightly pressed on her shoulder, which calmed her down a lot.

Hipper turned to her and said, "Virgil needs spell scrolls, and asked if you intend to take over this business. He thinks my asking price is too expensive."

Virgil smiled all over his face: "Can we finalize the intention first? The scrolls that Hipper gave me are two gold coins per piece. Considering that the market price is generally one gold coin, you can buy it at the price of seventy silver coins each. How about selling me thirty? What a big deal for twenty gold coins! It only cost ten gold coins to buy a Teus, and it is the best breed, obedient and loyal.” Virgil stretched out his hand and circled it a little Quan, said in a voice full of temptation and coaxing, "Twenty gold coins, there are so-so many."

"Virgil, don't lie to children."

Fortunately, Theron has long been used to Virgil's way of speaking, so he just said dumbfoundingly: "But I, I don't need money?"

Virgil said: "You don't need it now, and you will need it in the future. You must buy a piece of land, hire someone to help you build a mage tower, and you also need to buy a lot of books, a lot of experimental equipment, and a lot of mana generating devices. And to buy a portal...that's a lot of money! So you should start saving now."

Seeing that Theron was unmoved, Virgil said cruelly, "I heard that you destroyed many things in Hipper, shouldn't you pay back the money?"

What Virgil said was so reasonable that Theron agreed instantly in his heart, "Teacher, I think I need this money... I broke a lot of things, if there is an equivalent to make it up..."

Hipper touched her hair, and said softly: "I once said that you don't need to pay compensation. These are all necessary expenses for cultivating you, and I can afford them. But I also suggest that you take Virgil's order , this is good training. Of course you should save some money so you don’t have to ask me when you want to buy something later.”

She turned her head, her eyes were completely different from the tenderness just now, she pointed at Virgil sharply and said, "Virgil, don't tease her all the time, she will take it seriously."

Virgil lifted Tius up in front of him, and hid behind the cotton pad to defend in a low voice: "Children have to come into contact with bad people to know that the world is dangerous and you are good..."

Tius whimpered and protested, not sure if he was protesting that he was lifted off the ground, or simply thought that Virgil was not a bad person.

Frankly, Theron doesn't feel like Virgil is really the bad guy.It's not that she hasn't seen bad people, greedy eyes, evil eyes, and lecherous eyes. She escaped death many times by distinguishing these eyes, but after seeing Virgil many times, he didn't want to catch her back and sell her .

"Virgil is not a bad person." Theron couldn't help expressing his opinion.

Hipper supported his forehead with a headache, and said: "Some bad people are so harmless at first glance, and they don't want to make a profit for themselves when they do bad things, they just like to watch others go around."

"Hey! How can you say that about me! I'm not! Right, cutie Tius?"

Tius was laid flat on his knees, with the white cotton pad facing upwards, and his four short feet dangled helplessly.

A blue gentleman came over with a tray, a transparent cup, which contained the dark brown juice. Theron recognized this kind of thing that Hipper would let her drink whenever she felt cold.

Virgil thanked exaggeratedly: "Oh Elvis old man, you are so sweet, thank you!"

The blazing fire in the kitchen flickered, and Elvis said stiffly, "No thanks!"

"Lava ginger tea, ah, a beam of warm light in winter!" He praised and took a sip, "Pure fire lord craftsmanship, being a mage is really blissful."

"Virgil, go to bed after drinking."

Although he is a good friend, Hipper has always spoken coldly to Virgil, and occasionally made a sarcasm about him. He didn't intend to greet him right now. He just briefly explained that the two elemental lords greeted the guests on his behalf, and then took Theron out. up.

Unexpectedly, Hipper stuffed her back into the bedroom first, and Theron protested, "Teacher, what time is it!"

"Then back to the library."

"What's wrong with you today? Usually, when Virgil comes, you will chat with him until very late."

"I don't want to see outsiders today."

In fact, Hipper himself felt that the anger was unreasonable, but the elemental king had the right to be willful, and even the surrounding 'wind' echoed and whispered.

"This is the domain of the elemental kings"

"She has the right to die"

"Not to mention just hanging out"

"She has the right to ignore anyone"

Theron, who used to feel spoiled by these friendly elements, now finds that Hipper is the spoiled one.Yet she has no right to blame other elements, nor does she herself want to pamper her monarch for no reason.

Hipper had already pulled her back to the library. She sat on her seat and breathed a sigh of relief. The lighting above her head suddenly brightened. Hipper picked up a book on the desk and read a few pages, then put the book down again. .

She didn't look at anything else, she seemed to be in a daze, but the 'wind' around her was always disturbed, and she ran around restlessly.

This can only show that Hipper's mood is also very restless, so as to interfere with this most active element.

Theron asked tentatively: "Teacher, if you are tired, can I read for you?"

After hearing this, Hipper took off his glasses and threw them aside. A book spread its pages and flew to Theron.

"Mine is in Gobron, read this, Seti translation."

Theron took the book, and the book flew up and hung in front of her, flapping its wings slightly, Hipper touched the sun stone inlaid on the armrest of the chair, and whispered the lighting technique, a ball of light suddenly flew up, hanging behind Theron.

"I think it can be compared with the gods in the sky,

To be able to sit face to face with you,

It was such a joy to hear you speak..."

Straightforward and enthusiastic, even if you don't use the common language, but read it in a more restrained Seti language, it is difficult to hide the shyness that emerges with the words.