Chapter 152: Another plan

Chapter 152: Another plan

Chapter 152: Another plan

Small market and pharmacy in the trading area.

A figure walked in from the door. Orrick could feel the deep aura of the other person. Almost every time they met, the other person made progress to varying degrees. This momentum was enviable.

"Ivan, please come in quickly."

"There are no potions for sale this time."

Seeing Orrick's enthusiastic look, Ivan poured a bucket of cold water on him in advance to cool him down.

"It's okay, just come and chat with me." Orrick's expression remained unchanged.

"Orik, remember what you said that time?" Ivan said seriously, his aura spreading out.

At this moment, Orrick further sensed the level of his strength.

The limit for a third-class apprentice!

Orik couldn't help but widen his eyes. He had already overestimated the opponent's strength, but he didn't expect that he had underestimated it by a few degrees. It had come to this point so quickly. Was he still an apprentice from Tidal Island?

"You didn't really forget, did you?"

"Of course not. I've been waiting for this day. No force would reject a genius like you."

Orrick knew of his talents in alchemy and enchantment. Such a person would be someone to be won over no matter where he was. He did not hesitate and agreed on the spot and prepared to contact the elders at home.

"I almost forgot, Ivan, what level of talent are you?"

"Don't you know?"

Ivan looked at him blankly. Orric had always been smart, but he actually made such a mistake.

"I remember you never said that." Orrick said with certainty. He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, but he didn't show it. "What I value is your talent. Talent can't deceive people."

"You don't ask me what I'm talking about." Ivan was speechless for a while, then said frankly: "Third-class talent, with wood as the main element, followed by fire and water."

"Third class, not bad." Orrick muttered, and then contacted his elders.

Seeing his secret mark light up, Ivan tactfully left the pharmacy and went to an enchantment shop not far away to order some materials.

When he returned, Oric called him, "Come on, follow me. The elder wants to see you."

"Inside the academy?"

"Yes, the elder is working in the academy, and he probably wants to talk to you first to see what your intentions are."

After listening to Orrick's explanation, Ivan didn't think so. The so-called elder should be an apprentice, and the hasty meeting showed that the other party didn't take him seriously. However, he still decided to go with Orrick.

Whether there is a date or not, give it a try first.

The other party's residence is also in the living area, closer to the outside of the ant land barrier. It is a separate house. The house is not big and the environment is better than the dormitory.

In the hall of the mansion, Ivan met the elder of the Richie family.

He is tall and thin, with a short, stiff mustache and deep-set eyes, giving him a serious and rigid look.

"Elder John, this is Ivan whom I told you about. He is currently at the limit of a third-class apprentice." Orrick greeted the other party and then introduced the people he brought with him.

"Orick, please go out for a while, I'll talk to your friend." Old John made a request.

Orrick glanced at Ivan, gestured to him, and left the Richie's living room.

"You must be Mr. Marichatton, I've heard Orrick mention you more than once." Old John asked him to sit down with a smile, and the seriousness on his face disappeared.

"I have done business with Orrick many times. The quality of medicinal materials sold by the Rich family has always been good and trustworthy." Ivan also said politely.

"Haha, quality has always been what my Rich family pursues, and we never dare to slack off." Old John laughed happily, and then he said, "You are from Tidal Island, I have been there when I was young, it is a beautiful place.

You were able to grow to your current level so quickly, I believe what Orrick said, you do have extraordinary talent in refining medicine and enchanting, your works, whether it is the spirit recovery potion or the green tree star, are very good-——"

Old John caught the opportunity and started praising him. The more he praised him, the more Ivan felt that the other party wanted to rip him off and would probably ask for a huge amount of money.

"I actually heard about another aspect of your story." When he was a little impatient, Old John slowly got to the point. "It happened two days ago. I heard that you killed a blood hunter for the academy and beat back the bandits."

Ivan frowned slightly. Didn't they say that it should be kept strictly confidential? How come the inside of the academy is like a sieve, and these irrelevant people have found out everything.

By saying this, he is probably plotting to take possession of the Water of Alva.

Old John's next sentence confirmed his thoughts.

"The Water of Alva is a good thing. Using two is just right when you are promoted. Using three will be extremely dangerous and you will almost die."

"Elder Richie, I will not sell any Alva Water." Ivan rejected it outright. He never thought of giving the Alva Water to other people, not to mention that this was strictly prohibited by the academy.

"Don't worry about the college. We have our own way to ensure that no one will cause you trouble because of this matter." Old John no longer concealed his intentions and directly stated his intentions.

"No need. All the Alva Water will only be used on me." Ivan refused again and then reminded: "Elder Richie, let's talk about other things."

Seeing how ignorant he was, the smile on Old John's face disappeared and he returned to his original serious look.

…While the two were talking alone, Orrick was waiting in the yard in front.

"Even the clan leader is unwilling to show up, so it will probably be difficult to reach an agreement. I hope Ivan won't blame me." Orrick thought worriedly. How could he, such a smart man, not know the attitude of the clan?

He watched Ivan grow up step by step, and really recognized Ivan's talent, so he wanted to establish a good relationship between the Rich family and Ivan. When Ivan becomes a formal wizard, the Rich family will also benefit greatly.

After a while, Ivan walked out of the hall quickly, with no sign of happiness on his face.

"Ivan, how did the talk go?"

"No, I can't afford your family's resources."

Although Ivan's tone of reply was calm, Orrick could hear a hint of anger in it.

Seeing him walk out of the yard without looking back, Orrick thought for a moment and decided to go to the living room to find out what was going on.

"Elder, why didn't the deal come to fruition?"

"He didn't agree to the conditions offered by the Rich family, so naturally he didn't complete the deal."

"What are the conditions?"

Orrick came into the hall and found the elder still sitting there, so he started asking questions directly.

Old John stared ahead with a slightly gloomy look, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. When he heard his question, he did not hide it from Orrick, who was his own man, and calmly took out a draft of the contract terms.

"We must reach the wizard level within three years?"

"If you fail, you have to find a way to return a portion of the promotion resources. You also have to make medicine and enchant for the Rich family for free for 20 years. During this time, you have to waste your energy on the second promotion?"

"If you become a wizard, return one promotion resource, refine medicine ten times, enchant ten times, accept five apprentices recommended by the Rich family, and unconditionally promise to do one thing?"

Orrick stared at the draft regulations with wide eyes and muttered to himself.

He couldn't help but doubt: "Elder, is it possible that our Richie family's promotion resources can increase the promotion rate by 20% or 30%? How come I don't know about this?"

Old John looked at him as if he were a fool.

Orrick understood that it was still the same as before, only 10%, and there was a certain risk.

"These requirements are too harsh."

Old John said as a matter of course: "He is only a third-class talent. There are many apprentices with this qualification. If he didn't have some talent, do you think he is qualified to come here? There are many talented apprentices. He even tried to negotiate with the Rich family. It's nonsense."

Orrick wanted to argue a little more: "Ivan's talents are different, more——"

Old John scolded: "Orick, the family has its own rules. Don't bring this kind of people here again. It's a waste of time."

"You-you old stubborn people, you make me mad."

Orrick was not afraid of Old John. He glared at him and pointed at him. Seeing that he was unmoved, he had to hurried out of the living room.

Orrick cursed the old stubborn man in his family over and over again in his heart. He should have stopped worrying about it earlier. Now, neither side got any benefit.

As Ivan returned to his dormitory and was about to open the door to enter, Orrick followed him.

"I'm sorry Ivan, I never knew the family would make such demanding requests."

"I know, it has nothing to do with you, we just didn't reach an agreement, and it didn't cause any loss to me."

Ivan waved his hands. He wasn't angry, but he was speechless.

The old man didn't even state his own conditions, but directly put forward a lot of demands, and this was just the result of preliminary negotiations. When asked what the Richie family could provide, he said that there was no need to ask so many questions if they didn't agree, and his expression changed faster than an opera singer.

It would be better to agree to marry into Lydia's family than to be so stingy.

Of course, he had no intention of marrying into anyone's family.

Ivan opened the dormitory door and invited, "Come in and sit down."

"No, I still have to look at the store."

Orrick declined, as he was too embarrassed to stay.

On the way back, he felt that he had to do something to restore the relationship between them, otherwise he might lose this big client with unlimited potential.

Ivan didn't know what Orrick was thinking. He didn't hold out much hope in finding the Rich family, so naturally he wouldn't be too disappointed. If this way didn't work, he would try other ways, and he would always find the right one.

"Some wizards must have the resources to advance, but I don't have the chips to impress them."

“I heard that there are markets for wizards to trade far away from the academy. The larger markets usually hold auctions regularly. Occasionally, there are anonymous sellers at those auctions who dare to sell anything, including the water-burned bubble fruit that is banned by the Sparkling Vortex Alliance.

I think there will be promotion resources from other colleges, or at worst, some related clues, such as abandoned long-ago laboratories--"

His idea was to try to find a solution around the academy. If that didn't work, he would apply for a long-term mission and wander around other places in the Yueqian Peninsula. He would always find some clues to resources for promotion.

(End of this chapter)