Another World: The Failed Magician

Los ignored Zhao Quan's very perfunctory excuse.

"Can we go see Representative Carl now?"

"of course."

Upon hearing Zhao Quan's words, a spark of hope ignited in the eyes of the four members of the group who were still conscious.

But Zhao Quan's next words quickly extinguished the flames that had just been ignited within them.

"But because what just happened displeased the teacher, he will only receive Los today."

"Then what do we do?"

One of the members of the delegation couldn't help but ask a question.

"You can choose to stay here or go back; it's your choice."

"go back!"

The four answered in unison.

Although this choice might make them seem foolish, as if they had been tricked, they couldn't care less at this point.

"Xiao Lin, Xiao Wu, go and deliver it."

"Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two guards with the strength of advanced martial artists walked over.

The four people breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Lu Xuan was no longer "escorting" them.

After hearing this, Lu Xuan gave Zhao Quan a questioning look.

After all, these are five archmages and two grand archmages. It seems a bit presumptuous of them to be supervised by only two high-level warriors.

But Zhao Quan turned his head and gave Lu Xuan a look, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

Since that's the case, Lu Xuan didn't say anything more. He took two steps to the side, clearing a path for him.

After seeing Lu Xuan clear the way for them, the delegation hurried back to where they had come from, not wanting to stay there for even a moment longer.

After the delegation members had walked away, Zhao Quan smiled at Los and said, "Mr. Los, come with me. I'll take you to see your teacher."

"Thank you very much."

Los responded with a smile, showing no concern whatsoever about Zhao Quan telling the others to go back first.

As they spoke, Zhao Quan led the two into the administration building.

After seeing the two go inside, Lu Xuan stretched his body and then prepared to go back.

Although I haven't been away for very long, I feel like my heart is constantly urging me to go back.

What exactly am I worried about?

Lu Xuan shook his head at this thought.

He turned and walked towards the inn where he had stayed the previous night.

As Lu Xuan looked at the dazzling array of goods in the shops on the street, an idea suddenly came to him.

He then stopped in front of a snack shop.

Should I bring something back for Li Mengyu? But then I suddenly thought that with Luo Yun with her, she probably wouldn't need to bring anything.

But Li Mengyu always seemed happy whenever she came back from buying things.

The shop owner in front of the store also noticed Lu Xuan's dilemma.

Just as I was about to introduce my shop's specialty snacks to the young customer in front of my shop.

Just as the shop owner was about to speak, Lu Xuan suddenly shook his head and turned to walk into a small alley.

The shop owner was left looking puzzled, but quickly recovered; after all, you're bound to encounter a few strange customers when you've been selling something for a long time.

Just as Lu Xuan reached the end of the alley, he suddenly stopped without warning.

"Come out."

Lu Xuan suddenly spoke to the air.

After he finished speaking, everything around him remained eerily quiet; there wasn't a sound at all.

"Do I really have to force you out of here?"

Despite saying that, Lu Xuan was not really keen on taking action.

Because as long as he makes a move, there will inevitably be fluctuations in magical power, and the guards at the station will definitely notice it.

The thought of having to explain to others made Lu Xuan feel a bit of a hassle.

But if that person doesn't come out, he will definitely make a move.

Fortunately, not long after the words were spoken, a dark figure emerged from the shadows of the alley.

Lu Xuan also turned to look at that figure.

It was a person completely shrouded in black robes, with a demon mask on his face.

This person had no aura whatsoever. If Lu Xuan hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have been able to sense that there was actually a person standing here.

"Explain why you're following me."

The man in the black robe did not answer the question.

"How did you find me?"

The voice is a very neutral one; you can't tell if it's male or female.

"I don't think I need to explain this to the people who are following me."

Lu Xuan looked at him calmly, a faint killing intent permeating the air.

After noticing the faint hostility in Lu Xuan's eyes, the man in black robes took out a token from his pocket.

Upon seeing the familiar symbol on the token, Lu Xuan knew the identity of the man in black.

The token was exactly the same as the one Zhao Quan had shown to Qingyu before, so it seemed that this man in black robes was Karl's man.

Seeing that Lu Xuan had stopped showing hostility in his eyes, the man in black robes continued to ask.

"So how did you find out about me? Apart from Dean White, no one else has ever discovered my infiltration."

"wind."

Lu Xuan gave a calm reply.

"wind?"

The man in black robes was puzzled by Lu Xuan's answer.

After learning that the other party was Karl's man, Lu Xuan patiently explained.

“Your concealment is indeed excellent, and I cannot sense your presence. But the wind is everywhere, and when it blows over everyone, it actually creates subtle fluctuations. The magic in the air also changes at this time, so as a magician, I can naturally sense this change.”

"Doesn't everyone fluctuate? What makes you so sure I'm following you? Besides, I've followed quite a few mages, including archmages, and none of them could detect me. So why can you?"

"That's because everyone's energy fluctuations are different. Although I can't sense your aura, the wind can, and it tells me that you are terrifying. As for why I can sense it, it's probably because I'm not quite the same as a normal magician."

“Interesting. I’m starting to believe what Carl said.”

Although the black-robed man's tone was the same, Lu Xuan sensed a hint of amusement in his words.

"So why were you following me?"

"Take you to a place."

"Where."

"You will know when you go."

Seeing that the other party had no intention of answering, Lu Xuan didn't press further and could only obediently follow behind the man in black.

……

Led by Zhao Quan, Los passed through the bustling administration building and arrived at the door of a room.

Zhao Quan arrived at the door and gently knocked.

"Teacher, I've brought the person."

"Enter."

An aged voice came from inside the room.

"This is where the teachers work."

Zhao Quan explained to Los behind him.

"Thank you."

After exchanging a few polite words, Los pushed open the door and went inside.

After Los went inside, Zhao Quan gently closed the door behind him.

He looked at the familiar room, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

After this matter is over, I will be returning to the Eastern Dragon Empire. If nothing unexpected happens, I will probably never see my teacher again.

Thinking of this, memories flooded back.

From being at odds with each other when they first arrived, to understanding each other, and finally, Karl took him on as a student, imparting all his knowledge to this man from the Eastern Dragon Empire without reservation.

In fact, when Zhao Quan returned to the Eastern Dragon Empire last time, he felt that things were likely to turn out badly, but fortunately he survived.

But when his life hung by a thread, he always felt that he had let two people down in his life.

One is Luo Yun, and the other is Karl.

So after returning to the Loca Federation, he stayed there for four years, helping Karl as his assistant. Although he knew Karl didn't care, he still wanted to repay Karl in this way.

He certainly wanted to stay here, but the Eastern Dragon Empire needed him more; some places, no matter how dangerous, still needed someone to go.

Zhao Quan rubbed his face to stop himself from thinking about it.

Since we're leaving, let's get the last bit of work done.

As he was walking, a voice suddenly rang in his heart.

He could stay here for four years to repay Karl, but what about Luo Yun? How should he repay her?

……

As soon as Los entered the room, his eyes couldn't help but scan the surroundings.

Apart from a desk and a bookshelf, there was nothing else in the room.

At this moment, an elderly man with a full head of white hair and graying temples was sitting at his desk.

The old man's back was slightly hunched, his face was covered with wrinkles, and his breathing was a little abnormal, giving the impression that he was about to die.

If Lu Xuan were here, he would be very surprised.

Because he had met Carl just a few months ago.

Although he was old, he was still very energetic and could hardly believe that the old man in front of him was Karl.

The desk was covered with documents. The old man quickly glanced at one document, then took out a pen from the desk and scribbled something down before moving on to the next one.

His speed was so fast that it didn't seem like that of an elderly person at all.

"I have long admired your name, Representative Carl."

Los smiled, his tone full of respect.

"You should know how I treat you, right?"

Carl asked questions while working on the documents at hand.

"As the president's chief disciple, I am aware of this information."

"So, everything that happened today is exactly what you wanted to see? Can I understand it that way?"

Los nodded, but then remembered that the old man had been looking down and might not be able to see, so he spoke up to explain.

"Since I chose to meet you, being suppressed was inevitable, which is why I haven't done anything from the beginning until now. After all, if I want to cooperate with you, I have to abide by your rules first, and I understand that principle."

"Suppression? I don't remember that."

Carl's tone carried a hint of doubt, as if he truly knew nothing about it.

"Isn't that a bit pointless? From tacitly allowing the crowd to insult us, to using magic to amplify my junior brother's emotions, making him lose his temper and prepare to unleash magic, giving Lu Xuan a reason to suppress them. I saw it all. I didn't even care about my lovely junior brother in order to cooperate with you. But now you're unwilling to admit it, so I'm left with a bitter pill to swallow."

"What if I told you I just wanted you to suffer in silence? What would you do then?"

There was a hint of threat in Carl's tone.

"That's pointless. I believe in our sincerity, and you've seen it yourself. Besides, since you've agreed to meet with me, it means you're still interested in cooperating, isn't it?"

"Compared to your teacher, you are still too young. The reason I agreed to meet you is firstly because many things have been making me very unhappy lately, and now someone has come to deliver a punching bag to me. I have no reason not to accept it. Secondly, I want to see what you are really up to. As for the cooperation you mentioned, I really can't see what kind of cooperation would be good with your Mage Association."

Throughout these words, Carl never looked up, continuing to work on the documents on his desk. It was as if he didn't even acknowledge the other person's presence.

"Indeed, in terms of stance, there is no room for cooperation between you and the Mage Association. But I don't think I ever said that I represented the Mage Association."

Karl was visibly taken aback upon hearing this.

After a while, he put down his pen. He clenched his fists and looked up at the ordinary-looking middle-aged man in front of him.

"It seems there's room for negotiation."

Los looked at Karl and gave him a faint smile.

Carl did not answer.

"Back when the Eastern Dragon Empire was in power, there must have been an organization that caught your eye."

"So that organization is related to you? Or are you their leader?"

Karl's tone was extremely cold.

There was some misunderstanding about what happened before.

"Misunderstanding? I seem to remember that they slaughtered a fleet of people from our Loca Federation."

Karl demanded sharply.

Faced with Karl's questioning, Los still wore a faint smile and remained expressionless.

"I can only apologize for this. Although I have deep ties with that organization, I can't control them. Moreover, they are divided into many factions, and some of them have made wrong decisions that I can't address."

Do you think you can just cover up those 25 lives with a single sentence?

Los waved his hand.

"Of course not. Doing wrong naturally comes at a price, so I turned a blind eye when Delos went after them. We lost quite a few men as a result. I think those men should be enough to quell your anger, right?"

"What makes you think that after something like this has happened, I would still choose to cooperate with you?"

“Congressman Carl, don’t be so absolute. You’ve been in this position for so long, you should know that there are no permanent friends, just as there are no permanent enemies.”

As he spoke, Los took an envelope from his spatial ring and handed it to Karl on the table. His eyes were full of confidence.

Carl opened the envelope and quickly read the contents of the letter.

However, as time went on, the old man's expression gradually changed from indifference to complexity.