Chapter 259

“Shame on you!”

Looking at Gergiel, Locke smiled faintly. Under Gergiel’s gloomy gaze, he looked at Irene and said, “Irene, no one can force you today.”

“How arrogant you are!” Perls laughed in anger. He pounded the table and shouted angrily, “You’re courting death.”

As he spoke, a blast of level-6 earth magic energy burst out from Perls. The violent aura around him was surging. Obviously, he had reached the limit of endurance. Just as he was about to hook up the most powerful Master Godfrey, a boy suddenly appeared.

If they let the young man in front of them continue to make trouble, their long-term efforts might really be in vain.

“Locke.”

Seeing that Perls was about to attack Locke, Irene shouted anxiously. Regardless of Mrs. Peter’s obstruction, she stood in front of Locke.

“Perls, do you want to fight in the family hall?”

Count Peter also stood up abruptly and looked at Perls in the distance with burning eyes. The Level-6 magic energy was surging through him.

“I didn’t expect you to break through.”

Feeling the magic aura from Count Peter, Perls said in surprise. A long time ago, Count Peter was seriously injured, although his strength was preserved, according to the diagnosis of the healer, his practice career had stopped. He didn’t expect that Count Peter had broken through to level 6 now.

“Yes, Miss Peter. No one can force you today.”

Just as the two sides were about to pull out their swords, another voice came from outside.

In addition to Locke, everyone’s eyes were focused on the person who came in.

It was an old man in rags. The old man smiled, showing a row of white teeth in his mouth.

Where did this old man suddenly come out of nowhere?

Now he suddenly showed up, wasn’t he hitting the muzzle? Some people began to mourn the old man.

Sure enough, when Perls saw someone coming in inexplicably, his anger was completely ignited. “Do you really think the Peter family is a place to come and go as you like?”

As he spoke, the earth magic element surged up from his body.

However, when he saw the next scene, his hand was completely stiff.

Gergiel rose from his seat all of a sudden. He bowed slightly toward the old man and said respectfully, “Sir Vice Dean.”

Perls was completely stunned. Regardless of the backfire, he managed to stop the magic that was already half condensed, with blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

The rest of the Peter family were also dumbfounded. Was this ragged old man the vice dean of the Imperial Mage Academy?!

After a slight daze, the Peter couple hurriedly walked toward the old man, bowed to him, and respectfully greeted, “Sir Vice Dean, nice to meet you.”

He waved his hand slightly and motioned everyone to stand up. The old man looked at Perls indifferently. “If I didn’t guess it wrong, did you want to hit me just now?”

Perls’s body trembled and his face turned pale. He staggered back two steps. Fortunately, another old man behind him supported him.

Looking at Wilder, he said in a trembling voice, “Mr. Arnold, everything is a mistake.”

The old man in front of him was the vice dean of the Imperial Mage Academy!

Wilder looked at Perls indifferently and snorted, “You won’t be so lucky next time.”

After saying this, he helped the Peter couple up. The coldness on his face was replaced with a smile. “Mr. Peter, Mrs. Peter.”

“Miss Peter, let me introduce myself. My name is Wilder Arnold, the vice dean of the Imperial Mage Academy. I’m here to pick you up on behalf of your teacher, Edgar.”

Edgar?!

The name sounded like thunder in people’s ears.

Miss Peter’s teacher was Edgar!!

Edgar, the dean of the Imperial Mage Academy, was a powerful level-9 grand mage!

The Peter couple were also shocked. They had thought that Irene was just accepted as an ordinary student by the Imperial Mage Academy, but they didn’t expect that she would become the student of Master Edgar!

The expressions of Perls and the others were extremely complex.

This time, Gergiel’s face changed. He had thought that Irene was just an ordinary student, but he didn’t expect that she was the disciple of Sir Dean!

Irene was also confused. After a few seconds, she said, “Thank you, Mr. Arnold.”

After taking a meaningful look at Locke, Wilder looked around indifferently and said in a clear voice, “From now on, if anyone dares to force Miss Peter to do anything, don’t blame me for being rude.”

While saying that, he especially took a look at Gergiel. “I remember that the task I gave you is to pick up Irene.”

Gergiel trembled with sweat on his forehead. “I’m sorry. I’m willing to accept the punishment.”

“Then go to the commandment tower on your own.” Wilder said lightly.

Hearing the commandment tower, Gergiel’s face turned even paler. Obviously, he was very afraid of this place, but he didn’t dare to disobey Wilder’s order. He bowed and said, “I understand.”

Wilder ignored Gergiel and looked at Locke. “Boy, are you willing to be a student of the Imperial Mage Academy?”

The vice-dean invited him in person!

All the people around were shocked and their eyes were focused on Locke.

Looking at Locke with gloomy eyes, the jealousy in Doyle’s heart surged up all of a sudden. Why? Why did Sir Vice-dean invite such a good-for-nothing!

Locke rubbed his chin as if he was thinking about Wilder’s suggestion. This was indeed a good proposal. The strength of the Imperial Mage Academy was not bad. If he could enter the Imperial Mage Academy, the force behind the black-robed man would not dare to deal with him so openly.

“Is there any benefit?” But he didn’t answer immediately.

The Peter couple looked weird. If it were anyone else, they would have been thrilled to hear that the vice dean invited him to join mage academy. But what about Locke? He even bargained with him!

Some people even thought that Locke was a little arrogant and had an exaggerated opinion of his abilities.

“The Imperial Mage Academy can provide you with magic crystals for practice and even more advanced magic books.”

Wilder chuckled and lowered his voice. He continued, “Besides, the Imperial Mage Academy can protect you.”

Although he had only fought with Locke for two rounds, he could feel that Locke was injured. Besides, he had just heard from Perls that Locke was the person they saved. Based on these two pieces of information, he concluded that Locke must have met his enemy and been seriously injured.

After a long silence, Locke asked, “Then what do I need to pay?”

Wilder continued with a smile, “Complete some tasks assigned by the academy. And even help when the academy is in trouble in the future.”

Locke nodded, and then said in Wilder’s expectant eyes, “Sorry, I refuse.”

“I’m a free man, and I don’t like so many restrictions.”

The smile on Wilder’s face froze.

The people around were also completely stunned, staring at Locke in disbelief. He refused the invitation of the vice dean of the Imperial Mage Academy just now!

Wilder came back to his senses soon and seemed to be unwilling to give up. “Listen, Locke, the Imperial Mage Academy has the largest collection of magic books in the Catacoton Kingdom. Don’t you want to learn higher-level magic?”

Although Locke was tempted, he still shook his head calmly. “Freedom is more precious.”

“As long as you enter the Imperial Mage Academy, I will definitely arrange the best teacher for you. No, I can personally teach you magic.”

“You?” Locke looked at Wilder suspiciously.

Noticing Locke’s suspicious eyes, Wilder collapsed directly and shouted angrily, “It was just a mistake! A mistake! Do you understand?”

For the conversation between the two, everyone was even more confused, having no idea what the two were talking about.

Of course, they didn’t know, nor did they want to believe that Locke and Wilder had already fought at the time of the quarrel in this hall. Moreover, Wilder, whom they treated respectfully, became Locke’s “capture”.