Chapter 2: One Step Late

  Although the old magic apprentice didn't know what "shanzhai" meant in Lin Feng's mouth, the magical energy shield that could withstand a 9th-level Grand Magic Master's miniature forbidden spell was indeed badly damaged!

  The old magic apprentice couldn't believe his eyes!

  Good heavens! This thing can withstand a micro-seal's attack, how could it...how could it be pierced by just a small third-level magic spell?

  The old magic apprentice didn't know how to describe his emotions anymore, subconsciously, a faint bitter smile floated onto his face...

  Lin Feng looked at the old magic apprentice who was "smiling but not speaking", and couldn't help but carefully probe again: "Could it be... mechanical aging?"

  This time, the old magic apprentice finally came to his senses. He twitched at the corner of his mouth and turned around without looking at Lin Feng, walking in the opposite direction while muttering loudly: "Damn it! What's going on here?! I'll definitely report this to the union chairman!"

  Watching the old magic apprentice ignore him and turn to leave, Lin Feng was not pleased: "Hey, I'm saying, dear old fellow, haven't I already passed the magic assessment? Can I get this month's salary now?"

  Lin Feng didn't care if the magic energy shield would shatter because of his own electric current, he was only concerned about his salary now, after all, he still had to rent a carriage and rush to the Imperial Capital!

  The old magic apprentice heard Lin Feng's voice and immediately stopped in his tracks. Just now, he was so frightened that he almost forgot about the existence of Lin Feng, a little guy with the potential to become a Holy Land Magic Master. In his opinion, even if Lin Feng had great talent, he was only a third-level magician, and the destruction of the magic energy shield had nothing to do with him.

  For this talented little guy, the old magic apprentice still didn't have the heart to offend him.

  Report the damage of the energy shield to the President of the Magic Guild, after all, it can be temporarily put aside for now.

  The old magic apprentice turned around, facing Lin Feng with a hint of apology and forced a smile: "I'm really sorry, the sudden event earlier made me lose my head for a moment, I'll go process your paperwork now."

  Under the leadership of the old magic apprentice, Lin Feng came to the warehouse with him. Here, Lin Feng received a gray robe, a copper three-leaf emblem and a third-level magician's staff inlaid with fiery red gemstones.

  After that, Lin Feng registered his identity here and received this month's half bag of silver coins (each bag has one hundred silver coins, only over a thousand can be exchanged for gold coins) salary. Then, under the enthusiastic gaze of the old magic apprentice, he turned around and walked out of the town's Magic Guild branch.

  As soon as he walked out the door, Lin Feng put all sorts of things like his magic cloak and staff into the space ring that Old Man Karl had given him, then patted his hands together and headed in the direction of the market.

  Not long after Lin Feng left, the old magic apprentice in the Magic Guild branch had already written a letter and sent it to the Magic Guild headquarters in the Imperial Capital through the guild's internal magic array.

  This kind of transmission magic circle can only be used for inanimate objects, and the requirements for the amount of inanimate objects are also extremely strict. Wanting to transport a person is simply an impossible thing.

  With a nervous heart, the old magic apprentice stood beside the magic array and paced back and forth. The letter he wrote to the guild chairman was naturally about the damage to the magic energy shield, which also included Lin Feng's information. After Lin Feng registered his information, he discovered that this little guy was only eleven years old but had the real strength of a third-level magician. Reporting this matter to the guild chairman was also the old magic apprentice's helpless move.

  The damage to the magical energy shield made it impossible for the Minister of Magical Education, who was in charge of this department, to shirk his responsibility, even though he was only a "figurehead" apprentice wizard.

  He will pass on the news of Lin Feng's genius to the president of the association, with some idea of "redeeming his merits".

  The old magic apprentice no longer dares to indulge in the idea of being transferred to headquarters, and only hopes that recommending Lin Feng can make up for the "dereliction of duty" of the magical energy shield.

  Soon, the magic array shone with a burst of light, and after the light faded away, a red letter had appeared in the array!

  Upon seeing the red-colored hexagonal envelope, the old magic apprentice's emotions suddenly became excited!

  The hexagon represents a handwritten letter from the chairman of the trade union, while red represents the urgency of the matter!

  Eagerly tearing open the envelope, the old magic apprentice looked at the letter for two seconds before he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. But as he continued reading on, his facial expression turned gloomy once again!

  Because the letter was indeed written by the president of the Magic Guild, he first stated that they would send someone from the Imperial Capital to inspect the damage to the magic energy shield in the town and instructed the old magic apprentice not to destroy "evidence". Then, it was only after this matter had been investigated and cleared up that a decision would be made on whether to punish the old magic apprentice.

  "Discussing the division of spoils? That's just a figure of speech. The old magic apprentice knew clearly that the written language implied that there would be no pursuit, so when he saw this, the old magic apprentice finally let out a sigh of relief."

  However, the union chairman indicated in his letter that he must find a way to keep the little guy named Lin Feng. There are two reasons for this: Firstly, the union chairman suspected that the damage to the magic energy shield was related to Lin Feng. After all, the shield had not been damaged until Lin Feng came to take the magic level assessment, and it just so happened to break at the place where Lin Feng's Condensed Fire Exploded!

  This is the second point, naturally, the union president values talent. Although a third-level magician can't be considered anything in the eyes of the union president, however, being able to reach the level of a third-level magician at just eleven years old is extremely rare in the history of magicians!

  For these two reasons, the union chairman would let the old magic apprentice make sure to find a way to keep Lin Feng in the letter.

  However, Lin Feng had just left the branch a little while ago...

  After reading the letter from the union chairman, the old magic apprentice's face turned black!

  He let out a loud roar, grabbed his staff and turned to run out the door, looking at the strange glances cast from the street. The old magic apprentice cursed heavily: "Damn it!"

  He didn't even have time to close the door of the branch, and he directly "killed" into the crowd, constantly asking pedestrians or roadside vendors about Lin Feng's news.

  From this street, the old magic apprentice inquired all the way to a food store in the market. From the food store, the old magic apprentice came to a carriage rental guild in the market.

  Here, he found the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and described Lin Feng's appearance to him. Moreover, in his words, he also hinted to this vice president that the person he was looking for was someone the President of the Magic Association personally wanted!

  The vice president is not a fool, he understood the old magician's hint and saw his anxious expression, so he didn't dare to delay and immediately went to find information about the little guy mentioned by the old magician.

  After a while, the deputy chairman finally came back in front of the old magic apprentice and said to the old magician: "The person you want, I have found!"

  "Where is it?!"

  The old magic apprentice's eyes lit up!

  The deputy chairman smiled apologetically, looking a bit embarrassed: "However, I'm very sorry to say that the person you're looking for rented a horse carriage not long ago and left this place. Due to our habit of keeping customer privacy confidential, we didn't ask about their destination... You seem to be one step too late!"

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