With a flash of bright light, the shadow of the scales of justice suddenly dissipated into the air.

"Haha, the contract is done. Congratulations, young man. Now you are a member of the Ignis School." Great Wizard Graf said, stroking his beard.

Richard also smiled and bowed slightly, saying, "I have to thank Master Graf and my mentor for your appreciation."

"Look, Celes, your student is much more eloquent than you."

"By the way, Richard, I checked and found that your area of ​​expertise is actually puppetry? You should know that this is a very unpopular area in the school of necromancers."

The contents of the form that Richard had filled out with Lilith before somehow appeared in the crystal ball on the desk of Great Wizard Graf.

The great wizard Graf was flipping through the books at this time.

"Yes, Great Wizard Graf, I am quite good at puppetry, and I think there is a lot of room for improvement in this field. Especially if an ordinary wizard apprentice can have a few intermediate puppets, such as rock combat puppets, their self-protection ability can be greatly improved."

"As for formal wizards, if they can possess advanced combat puppets, their strength will also increase significantly. So, I personally think that this is a field worth studying." Richard said seriously.

As for the teaching of puppetry, Richard planned to only teach some simple puppet-making knowledge. The basic puppet-related knowledge was not within the scope of the contract restrictions of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood.

It's just that due to geographical restrictions, the knowledge of puppetry is rarely circulated among human wizards on the surface.

Of course, as for the blood bone puppet, he and Hawkins of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood had signed a confidentiality agreement at the time and could not disclose it.

"Hey, I have heard of rock combat puppets. The highland dwarves have this kind of puppets. I didn't expect that you, Richard, are so good at research in this area at such a young age."

"I thought you would be good at potion making, just like your mentor." Graf said with a smile.

It seems that Richard's words made the great wizard Graf take the young man in front of him seriously.

"In that case, Richard, you will be responsible for opening a paid puppetry course for those second- and third-level wizard apprentices. For them, this may be the time when they need a puppet."

Graf quickly made the decision.

"As you wish!" Richard would naturally not refuse.

"Okay, Ceres, please go to the logistics department and help arrange Richard's joining procedures." Great Wizard Graf said to Ceres with a smile.

"No problem, Master Graf." After saying that, Celes took Richard out of Master Graf's office.

"Richard, being a second-level great wizard is not as serious as you think." Celes said with a smile.

"Indeed, Great Wizard Graf is a wise elder, and as kind as you." Richard also said with a smile.

However, just as Celes and Richard went downstairs and were about to go to the logistics department, a burly wizard in black robe came towards them.

The pattern of hatred on his chest indicated that he was a wizard from the Ring of Noth.

When Richard saw the other person's face clearly, his heart tightened. "Isn't this guy the one who hunted me with Gildarts last time? Why is he here?"

"Ceres!" The other party nodded.

"Andino!" Celes also responded with a smile.

The other party did not recognize Richard, but seemed to realize that Richard was also a formal wizard. He nodded slightly and left again.

Is this man called Andino?

Richard remembered the other person's name.

Although looking at Andino's appearance, it seemed that he did not associate himself with the black-armored man who fought with him a few months ago.

However, in order to prevent trouble before it happens, Richard always needs to understand the strength of potential enemies.

"Teacher, who was that just now?" Richard asked pretending to be ignorant.

"Oh, you mean Andino looks unfamiliar, right? Because he is a wizard from the Ring of North, so it's normal that you have never seen him before." Ceres saw Richard's expression and understood that he was curious about the strange wizard, so he explained it specially.

"Andino, full name Andino Neville, is a first-level high-level wizard. It is said that he will soon enter the ranks of first-level top wizards. He is a wizard of the Ring of North who specializes in combat. He is especially good at abomination transformation. He has a very powerful transformed abomination in his hands - Bile Spitter, which is even stronger than me."

When talking about the other party's strength, Seres showed a rare solemn expression.

"He should be here to trade some precious herbs. I heard that one of his friends was seriously injured. Andino has traded with me before, so I am familiar with him."

Richard listened with a strange look on his face.

Could it be that his good friend was Gildarts, and he was helping to collect the raw materials for the healing potion?

However , Gildarts was not injured in that situation. He was really lucky! Richard rubbed his chin as he walked.

Anddino walked forward, frowning and thinking about something.

Somehow, the young man who had just stood next to Ceres gave him a familiar aura, strangely. Richard followed his mentor Ceres into a tall building with a dark gray marble facade, then turned a corner and walked into a room marked as the Logistics Office.

"Hello, my lords. I believe this must be Lord Richard. I have received instructions from Lady Lilith." A beautiful female third-level wizard apprentice with blonde hair stood up and said respectfully.

She quickly picked up a black wizard robe with a golden skull tattooed on the chest and golden patterns on the cuffs and collar from the table beside her and handed it to Richard.

"Sir Richard, this is the standard wizard robe of the Ignis School, cured with the Cleansing and Constant Temperature spells."

"Thank you!" Richard took it and nodded.

After Richard took the wizard robe, the blonde girl took out a black ring made of unknown material from the drawer.

The shape of the ring is quite unique. On the top of the ring, there is a round metal the size of a fingernail.

The sharp-eyed Richard could clearly see that the words "Richard Clavier" were engraved on the flat surface of the round metal.

"Hey! A seal-ring-shaped college certificate?"

This surprised Richard. He thought that the Ignis School was the same as the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood, using emblems or brooches as credentials.

"Yes, Lord Richard, this ring is your identity certificate. Its inner ring shows your total points and available points, and the seal on the surface can be used to issue documents."

Richard turned it over and saw that, sure enough, there were two lines of small characters flashing with a faint white light on the inner wall of the ring: Total points 100, Available points 100.

It seems that these word counts can be adjusted dynamically.

"Sir, this points display function can only be automatically effective in the Ignis School's resident area. If you leave the school's resident area, you will not be able to view the number of points."

Seeing that Richard was quite interested in the function of the seal ring, the blonde girl explained it to him.

Richard nodded.

It seems that these 100 points are equivalent to a gift from the school. All new formal wizards who join the school should be rewarded with these 100 points.

At this time, the little girl continued respectfully, "The most important thing is that when you wear it, you can enter the restricted area of ​​the Ignis School, including your own residence, and every month you can use your exclusive seal ring to go to the school's supply point to collect your corresponding share of rare materials."

"Finally, your villa is No. 89, the specific location is"

Celes just waved his hand, signaling the little girl not to say anything more.

"Let's go, Richard. I'll take you to the villa." - In less than half a day, when the Academic Affairs Office included the newly added puppetry into the paid course schedule, many second- and third-level wizard apprentices were excited.

"Puppetry?"

"Aren't we a necromancer academy? There are teachers who are good at this? I have to go and listen to this."

"Is this true? You're not just teaching some theories, are you? I heard that many puppetry recipes are kept secret."

"There will be a paid course next week, why not give it a try?"

"The teacher is Richard? It's a very common name, and it seems that I haven't heard of this teacher before."

"Yes, and the name Richard is obviously not the name of a dwarf. Can he really teach us how to make a puppet?"

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Richard's residence is also a two-story villa, located not far from Celes.

At this time, several familiar guests came to his room and sat around the tea table.

The afternoon sun is like a lyric poet, sprinkling softly and poetically on the coffee table, covering the wooden coffee table with a layer of golden gauze.

It also gave Richard, who had been in the Underdark for a long time, a completely different feeling.

"Li" Ram seemed to suddenly realize something and immediately stopped talking.

Richard waved his hand and said amiably, "Ram, when old friends gather together, you don't have to be so particular. Just call me by my name."

"Um, Richard, this is a letter that Meiluo left for you." Ram sat upright and handed Richard a letter, and couldn't help but use the honorific "you" in his words.

Richard took the envelope, the sealing wax was intact, but he did not open it immediately. Instead, he chatted with some old friends.

The green-haired, big-eyed beauty is Ophelia. Half a year has passed, and her strength has greatly improved, approaching the limit of level three.

Richard estimated that in another half year, she would be able to reach the level of a formal wizard.

Talent is one thing, and on the other hand, Ophelia's mother is a formal instructor of the Ring of North, and has at least the strength of a high-level level one.

Therefore, Ophelia should not be short of some potions that can help increase her strength and stabilize her condition.

"Richard, I didn't expect you to become a formal wizard so soon! Alas! I thought I would gradually narrow the gap, but I didn't expect it to be getting further and further away." Ophelia sighed rarely, shook her head helplessly, looking frustrated.

"Hahaha!" Ophelia's words seemed to express the thoughts of several people present.

I didn't expect that Ophelia, who has always been recognized as a genius girl in the Ignis School, would also sigh like this.

Especially Ram and Courtney, they were laughing so hard. All along, they both experienced the feeling of being overwhelmed by the rapid growth of geniuses, and they were often just supporting roles.

But today, the genius girl Ophelia encountered the same situation as them, which made people laugh.

"By the way, I have already taught the little girl named Tina that you mentioned last time some basic meditation techniques and a few tricks. Now it depends on how you plan to do it later."

"Ophelia, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten about this. However, I'm not good at natural witchcraft. Ophelia, what do you think about Tina's training?"

"I've guessed you'd say that. I have two plans. One is to let Tina follow my mother to the Ring of Noth. The second plan is to wait for me to be promoted to a formal wizard, let her join the Ignis School, and then I'll accept her as a student." Ophelia rolled her eyes at Richard.

Ophelia guessed that he wanted to entrust Tina to her for training, and Richard couldn't help but touch his nose with a little embarrassment.

However, Ophelia, who had transferred from the Ring of North a year ago, had slowly become familiar with the life of the Ignis School and made some friends. Ophelia's personality was now much more cheerful than when Richard first met her.

"Well, why don't you wait until you are promoted to a wizard before accepting Tina as your student, and forget about the Ring of Noth." Richard thought about it and made a decision.

Richard had no good feelings towards the Ring of North, especially since his opponents in several battles a few months ago were all from the Ring of North.

If the little girl Tina went there, if people knew her relationship with me, it would be harmful to her instead of beneficial.

"No problem." Ophelia agreed readily.

It can be seen that Ophelia must have a good time getting along with the well-behaved Tina.

Richard turned his head to look at the handsome blond Andrea. Half a year had passed and he had become more mature, coupled with his rare aristocratic temperament, making him a true female killer.

Andrea is still at the level of a second-level wizard apprentice. This speed is normal among all wizard apprentices.

However, Richard could sense that Andrea should be able to enter the third-level wizard apprentice level soon, and Andrea's physical strength was very well trained, and he seemed to have the strength of a high-level knight.

Maybe in the near future, there will be a double explosion, breaking through the third-level wizard apprentice and grand knight at the same time.

"Richard, don't look at me. Compared to you and Ophelia, I am far behind. By the way, I will hand over the Phantom Amulet to Meiluo after it comes out of the secret realm." Andrea saw Richard looking at her and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The gathering among old friends ended with a sumptuous dinner.

After a few people left, Richard opened the letter that Meiluo left for him. After reading it, Richard frowned.

The contents of the letter left by Meiluo mainly include two points:

One is that her father was seriously injured, so she had rushed to the Norris family on the Loras Peninsula.

Second, the trace of Basileus Island in the Summer Sea that Richard had entrusted her to find last time had been found. However, the captain who knew this route was currently being held by her uncle, and she also intended to negotiate this matter when she returned.

Richard folded his arms and paced around the room.

Meiluo had mentioned to him before that her family, the Norris family, was the most prominent wealthy family on the Loras Peninsula, famous for controlling the peninsula's huge shipping business. There were many factions within the family, and internal strife had always occurred frequently.

His father's serious injury this time must have been a concentrated outbreak of this kind of contradiction.

It looks like I have to find time to go to the Loras Peninsula.

But it was just right, because the shortest route to the Lolas Peninsula was through the Crab Claw Peninsula of the Kingdom of Heron. After half a month of sailing and crossing the Storm Strait, you could reach the Lolas Peninsula of the Vitroll Continent.

If you want to go to the Crab Claw Peninsula, you can just stop by the capital of the Kingdom of Heron, Pentos, known as the City of Griffins, and pick up Stephania, which means you will have one more official wizard to fight with.

And visit that person.

If that's the case, I have to sort out some advanced knowledge this month and submit it to the school so that I can quickly exchange it for the required first-level witchcraft model.

(End of this chapter)