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Watching Elena's departing figure, Jack leaned over, nudged Rom with his shoulder, and gave her a thumbs up:

"Wow, that's amazing! I'm truly impressed today!"

When we first arrived during the day, she clearly still had an attitude that nothing was acceptable.

"What exactly did you do to make this Holy Maiden of Light so obedient to you, even letting you take magic crystals from her warehouse without permission?"

Rom glanced at Jack and said calmly:

"Jack, remember this. A man should be tough."

Don't overestimate her. Make requests when necessary. The more indifferent you seem, the more unfathomable she'll perceive you to be.

"...!"

Jack's eyes lit up as he listened, as if he had been enlightened, and he immediately wanted to take out his notebook to write it down.

A moment later, Elena came out of the inner room, carrying a heavy coarse cloth bag.

"Rom, here are the magic crystals you wanted." She handed over the bag.

When Luo Mu opened it, he found about a dozen magic crystals inside.

The only drawback is that most of these crystals are rather cloudy, clearly indicating that they are low-grade magic crystals produced by first-tier magical beasts.

However, a dozen or so low-grade magic crystals can provide more than a hundred points of mental computing power, which is already quite generous for him now.

Romulus weighed the bag in his hand and asked, "Wouldn't it be a bad idea for me to just take it all? What if Master Cassius comes back to check the accounts..."

Elena blinked and lowered her voice, saying:

"Don't worry. These are magic crystals that the city wall guards and nearby hunters have just handed over recently. I haven't had time to register and store them yet, so Professor Cassius won't be able to find them."

After listening, Luo Mu nodded slightly, and couldn't help but reassess the holy light girl in front of him in his mind.

It seems this girl isn't as naive as I thought.

Jack, watching Rom easily pocket more than a dozen magic crystals, was so envious that his eyes lit up.

He suddenly remembered the profound words that Rom had just taught him.

Jack immediately puffed out his chest, strode up to Elena, and, mimicking Rom's nonchalant tone, said firmly:

"Ahem... Elena. Since you haven't registered yet, could you also give me two bottles of those 'Holy Light Meditation Potions' from your attic?"

Consider this my reward for helping you kill enemies on the city walls tonight using my wind blades.

Upon hearing this, Elena's smile vanished instantly.

She frowned and refused without hesitation, "No, Mage Jack, that's a high-grade potion that Lord Cassius can only make one bottle of a year."

"You helped us on the city wall earlier, and we can repay you for that, but this is not acceptable."

Jack felt embarrassed to be rejected in person, especially in front of Rom.

"Why can't it work for me?!"

Jack decided to take his "assertive" approach to the extreme.

He slammed his hand on the table, his eyes widening, and roared, "Elena! Don't try to fool me with these rules! I'm a second-tier mage from Red Dragon City! Giving you two potions is a favor; I don't even pay when I eat for free at the Holy Light Church. Give them to me now!"

The air in the hall suddenly became quiet.

Elena looked at Jack, who had suddenly taken the wrong medicine, and her eyes instantly turned cold.

Without saying a word, she pulled out the jewel-encrusted grimoire from her robes and slammed it on the table.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely dazzling and imposing holy white light faintly emerged from her palm.

Elena stared at Jack: "The Holy Light... will punish the greedy and rude."

"Master Jack, would you like me to cleanse your head of arrogance?"

Feeling the powerful pressure of the holy light, Jack realized that he had angered the other party.

He immediately deflated and waved his hands repeatedly, saying:

"No, no need... I think my mind is perfectly clear right now... I was just kidding."

Jack scurried behind Rombe in a flash, complaining with a long face, "...The trick you taught me is completely useless! She's totally discriminating against me!"

Rom couldn't help but laugh out loud, explaining, "Elena, he's just a joker, don't mind him."

Elena was taken aback, then seemed to realize something, immediately canceling the spell and scratching her head sheepishly, saying:

"Ah...is that so?"

I see. Your friend has a truly unique sense of humor… It seems I misunderstood.

Jack breathed a sigh of relief.

"Haha... Your sense of humor needs improvement, Elena." He laughed awkwardly, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

Rom put away the magic crystal and the money pouch, glanced at the gradually weakening snow outside the window, and turned to Jack, saying:

"Alright, stop fooling around. Let's find a place to take a nap, and we'll leave as soon as it's light."

……

The mayor's residence was a three-story courtyard built of solid white rock.

The large iron gate slowly opened, and several servants carrying oil lamps greeted the returning town mayor.

In a dimly lit bedroom on the second floor, Kevin was sitting shirtless on a soft chair.

His shoulder was wrapped in a thick white cloth. Although the wound had been mostly healed by the Holy Healing spell, the blood seeping from the flesh still soaked through the white cloth.

Seeing his father push open the door and walk in, Kevin suddenly stood up. His mouth twitched in pain from the aggravated wound, but he still questioned him angrily:

"Father, you really went to beg that country bumpkin?!"

The mayor did not speak, but simply waved for his servants to leave.

He walked to the table, sat down, picked up his pipe, lit it, and took a deep drag.

Seeing his father's tacit approval, Kevin's tone grew increasingly agitated. He rushed forward and grabbed the mayor's sleeve:

"You're confused! That guy named Rom doesn't even have a mage badge. He's not a legitimate mage registered with the guild at all! He's a fraudster!"

"You are the mayor of Silver Town, you should send your guards to arrest him! Torture him severely and interrogate him about what ulterior motives he has for coming to Silver Town!"

"Snapped!"

A crisp slapping sound suddenly rang out.

Kevin staggered from the blow, and several red marks quickly appeared on one side of his face.

The mayor put down his pipe, sighed heavily, and said coldly:

"Fool! I don't care if he's a liar or not, but I do know that he single-handedly repelled the beast tide last night and saved Silver Town!"

He even built a magic circle in the square with his bare hands that was larger and warmer than the Holy Light Tower!

His methods are superb... I believe even your mage teacher in the city couldn't do it! Why shouldn't I ask him for help?!

The mayor stepped forward, stared into his son's eyes, and whispered angrily:

"Put away your foolish and cheap pride, Kevin! This is a dog-eat-dog world; strength is the only rule for survival!"

Seeing his son's injured appearance, the stern expression on the mayor's face gradually faded, replaced by a touch of tenderness.

He reached out and gently patted Kevin's right arm.

"Kevin... I spared no effort and spent a lot of money to send you to Red Dragon City to become a mage, hoping that one day you could master great power and make our family truly strong."

You have to understand, whether it's Master Cassius or that country bumpkin named Rom, to them, Silver Town is nothing more than a paid job of guarding the town, something they can leave at any time.

But you are different. You are my only hope, you are the true future of Silver Town.

The mayor earnestly instructed Kevin, hoping he could understand the forbearance and shrewdness a ruler should possess.

After all, everything he had worked so hard for would eventually belong to his only son.