In a flash, it was a few days later.
The dark forest gathering place, the meeting place in the center of the gathering place.
The public trial is held here again.
Richard sat in the middle and was surrounded by many wizards. He felt no fear in his heart. After scanning the entire venue, his eyebrows moved. He keenly discovered that this public trial was different from the previous ones.
First of all, the wizard named Van Helsing, who had always thought he was a spy, did not attend. In addition, the chair he was sitting on was raised, or rather, it was not lowered as deliberately as before. Since then, he was at the same level as the other wizards, and he no longer had the feeling of being interrogated as a prisoner.
Finally, the two wizards who had been sitting near him and guarding him now distanced themselves and sat with the other wizards, as if they were no longer wary of him.
Seeing this, Richard already understood. He looked at the wizard Eva who was facing him and said, "Master Ewa, this conference seems to be a bit special."
"It is indeed special." Eva looked over and responded without concealment, "This time is not called a public trial meeting, but a recognition meeting."
"Recognition conference? How to talk about it?"
"After investigation, we have determined that you are innocent, so we are ready to recognize your identity and grant you freedom."
"That's a good thing." Richard smiled.
"Of course it's a good thing." Eva said, "But while recognizing your identity, you also need to make a choice."
"Choice? What choice?" Richard asked.
"Speaking of which, this choice is related to the teacher you sacrificed, Master Guluo." Eva showed a serious expression and recounted, "As we all know, you are a student of Master Guluo, and your status is also a student. However, Master Guluo She has already sacrificed her life, so that you can continue to be her student, which is a bit unjustifiable.
Here, you are given two options: first, you can choose another powerful wizard from the gathering place as your new teacher, and the new teacher will continue to help you progress on the wizard's path. Second, considering that the strength you showed in previous exchange meetings is close to that of a first-level low-level wizard, you can also become an independent wizard yourself and live in the gathering place as a wizard.
As a courtesy, I wanted to give you a heads up. Although the second option seems more tempting, there are some disadvantages. Because once you choose it, it means that you are equal to the other wizards in the gathering place. Then you will not be able to continue to get free help from the other wizards and can only trade it in the form of equal exchange. Do you understand? "
"Understood." Richard nodded to express his understanding.
"Then what is your choice?" Eva looked at Richard, waiting for an answer.
"I choose to live in the gathering place as an independent wizard." Richard replied.
Eva raised her eyebrows and asked, "Can you tell me the reason for your choice?"
"It's very simple. I have confidence in my own strength. I don't think I can't make progress without the free help of others." Richard said, paused and continued, "In addition, it is enough for me to have Teacher Gu Luo as my teacher." Apart from Teacher Guluo, I don’t want to have another teacher. In my opinion, no wizard can replace Teacher Guluo.”
"Uh, okay." Eva found that she could not refute Richard's words at all. She stood up the next moment and walked towards Richard.
Walking closer, he stretched out his hand with a smile: "Then, you are welcome to join, Wizard Richard Austin!"
Richard then stood up, stretched out his hand and shook Eva gently: "This is my honor, Master Eva."
The sun shines in through the window, bright and dazzling.
…
Next, Richard began to live in the dark forest gathering place as an independent official wizard.
During this period, it was inevitable that some troubles would be encountered, such as the wizard Van Helsing's various troubles, but they were all resolved skillfully by Richard.
Fan Haixin, however, was unyielding and became more courageous with every setback, changing his tricks to find trouble with Richard.
As time passed, the other wizards couldn't stand it any longer and intervened to stop him. Many people denounced Van Helsing for a while, making Van Helsing very embarrassed in the gathering place and had no choice but to go out to escape.
It was rare for Richard to calm down, so he chose a corner on the outside of the gathering place and built a two-story wooden building. I usually do experiments in the two-story wooden building, and occasionally go out to communicate with other wizards.
In this process, the "One Finger of Death" is constantly being improved, striving to get closer to the "Two Finger of Death". As for "Artis" - the last secret keyword of the Black Spirit King, Richard is also working hard to collect more information, hoping to get a breakthrough one day.
Time passed by in a boring and comfortable manner until...
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December, snow month.
This is the last month of the year, but according to the calendar customary on the East Coast, it is only the first month of winter, followed by the Ice Moon in January and the Frozen Moon in February.
The temperature begins to drop, getting closer to below zero, but because it is close to the ocean and affected by the ocean, in most cases it does not drop below zero.
Therefore, although it is called the Snow Moon, it rarely sees snow and sees cold rain more often. This is different from the Semans Island where Richard once stayed. On the huge Semans Island, especially in the depths of the island, because it is far enough away from the ocean and the terrain is undulating, the continental climate will be more obvious, and snowflakes are a frequent visitor.
December on the East Coast looks nondescript by comparison.
And in this nondescript month, some plans that had been brewing for a long time reached a point in time, and some amazing things began to reveal themselves.
…
Somewhere on the east coast.
Hidden underground hall.
The steward muse lay on a special seat with his eyes closed and meditative. On the side, Franklin was reporting a series of things.
After Franklin finished speaking, Muse finally opened his eyes, glanced at Franklin and asked: "So, the preliminary arrangements of the plan have been completed, and it will proceed as expected."
"yes."
"That's good, it seems that the mess on the East Coast can finally be put away." Muse breathed a sigh of relief, and then cursed, "Speaking of which, it's really a ghost! Before coming to the East Coast, I had always I am responsible for crisis management and have never been responsible for the overall operation. This kind of work is tedious and troublesome, and it is really annoying. Fortunately, it won't take long before I say goodbye completely."
"It's just-" Franklin said, but stopped talking.
"What's going on? Tell me!" Muse asked with a frown.
"Yes." Franklin answered truthfully, "Muse is in charge. There is indeed no problem in the implementation of the plan, but according to the plan, you need to be involved in the follow-up matters in person."
"I know."
"And when the time comes, what you need to face is not an enemy in the ordinary sense, but..." When Franklin said this, he couldn't help but swallowed his saliva. Even though he believed in Muse's strength, he didn't feel it. , Muse can easily handle it when the time comes, after all, no matter how powerful it is, there is a limit.
In the Order of Gods, the upper and lower limits of this degree are very clear, that is, the level of wearing the ring. He has a black iron ring, and Muse has a silver ring, which means that Muse is one level older than him and can easily kill him a hundred times.
No matter how powerful the silver ring is, it cannot reach the level of the gold ring.
In Franklin's view, if the current plan proceeds, only the golden ring can ensure that everything is foolproof. If it’s just a muse, the risk is really a bit high.