After Lillian left, Hellagur began to sort out the information he had obtained from Lillian.
Augustus College is similar to a regular school, but it lasts eight years. Apprentice wizards follow a curriculum arranged by the college. If a wizard excels, he or she may be accepted as a student by a formal wizard.
Augustus College is also a relatively peaceful organization among these wizards, and there are relatively fewer conflicts between wizard apprentices.
The Moonglade where Hellagur is located is completely different. All the knowledge and resources here require a price. Wizard apprentices need to complete various tasks to earn points or magic stones, and then exchange them for corresponding resources.
The knowledge and guidance of formal wizards are resources that require the wizard apprentice to work hard to obtain.
Knock knock!
Lillian knocked on the door again, and when Herag opened the door he saw a quilt.
"This is an extra velvet quilt I have. Don't use the one on the boat. It's damp, smelly, and moldy." Lillian was hugging a thick quilt, and she was almost invisible.
Herag took it: "Thank you!"
The velvet quilt was actually made of silk with gold edges and felt very smooth.
He became more and more confused. Lillian should be stronger than him, so why would she show kindness to him? There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.
You have to pay a price for what you get, and Hellagur understands this very well.
"By the way, if you're ready to go upstairs to eat, call me and we'll go together. Otherwise, those people might cause trouble for you if they see you're alone. It's very boring on the boat, and some people like to bully newcomers for fun. I heard that someone once hung a newcomer on the bow of the boat to fish. If Dino hadn't discovered it in time, the newcomer's head would have been eaten by the fish." Lillian reminded.
Lillian boarded the ship a few days earlier than Hellagur, saw more, and understood those people better.
Herag recalled what he had seen on the deck and the third floor before. Those people didn't know each other and kept their distance.
It was impossible for him to completely trust Lillian, and Lillian was the same, she would always have reservations.
If these two are like this, let alone the people upstairs.
Hellagur returned to the room, used the original quilt as a cushion, and covered it with Lillian's velvet quilt.
"Let's go upstairs to eat. I'll show you around." Lillian said as she stood outside the door.
"Okay." After Herag locked the door, the two went to the second floor together.
As Herag went up the stairs, he looked down. The fifth floor was very dark. From his angle, he could not see any light, but he could smell some stench and fishy smell down there.
Lillian covered her nose in disgust. "Those sailors live on the fifth floor. They're really not fond of cleanliness... There are two floors below the fifth floor. They say they store some cargo and ballast.
When Herag and the other man were going up the stairs and passed by the third floor, they saw a thin-faced man squatting at the entrance of the corridor, his eyes wide open, staring at the two of them.
"Don't look at him." Lillian said softly with her head down, while quickening her pace.
Heragh turned his gaze away from him and quickened his pace to go upstairs.
He could feel the man staring at him until he reached the second floor and his sight disappeared from behind him.
"That man's name is Fergal Mulan. He's one of the two second-class apprentices in our group of wizard apprentices. He was the one who hung someone on the bow of the boat while fishing. He has a mental problem. I always feel that he is mentally ill. Don't provoke him." Lillian looked fearful when she mentioned Fergal.
Herag nodded. Fergal's gaze was indeed very uncomfortable. It was as if he was looking for prey. There was only indifference and cruelty in his eyes.
He now felt that he was very lucky to live on the fourth floor, otherwise he would have been scared to death when he opened the door and saw such a guy squatting in the aisle.
The restaurant on the second floor is quite spacious. White bread, pickled meat, bacon and other items are placed in boxes. You can take them if you need them.
Herag also saw two large baskets of green oranges. The smell could be smelled from a long distance away. The skin was particularly green, and just seeing the color was enough to make people salivate.
In addition to them, there were three other wizard apprentices in the restaurant, but they were sitting separately.
They saw Hellagur and the other man talking and laughing, and silently remembered it in their hearts.
"Why are they so indifferent to each other? With official wizards on board, safety should be guaranteed to a certain extent." Herag asked.
Lillian looked at him like an idiot and laughed, "Dino won't care about that. Killing isn't forbidden on the ship. As long as you don't affect the voyage and Dino doesn't see it, he won't care. Tokens aren't a real-name system, so the wizarding organization won't care how you got them. Some people don't even have tokens."
"I see." Herag had thought that with an official wizard on board the ship, things would be more peaceful. He had two enchanted items on him, and the others should have some too.
Those without a token must pass a test before they have the chance to join the wizarding organization, but those who get the token can pass directly. Under such temptation, it is inevitable that some people will take risks to kill and steal treasures.
After these wizard apprentices boarded the ship, they didn't know each other and no one knew what the other was thinking, so they could only be careful, which led to the current situation.
Hellagur and Lillian each took a bite and ate while chatting. The other three people obviously sped up their eating speed after they arrived and left soon.
The restaurant here is exclusively for wizard apprentices like them, and sailors are not qualified to eat here.
"What I have in my hand is the token of Augustus College. Many people want it. I have no choice but to form an alliance with you." Lillian looked very stressed.
Herag understood that people without tokens would most likely target those with tokens, and the one in Lillian's hand was from Augustus College, so it must have attracted the covetousness of many people.
"I think I've suffered a great loss. After this trip with you, they should have assumed that we are together. It means that you have dragged me into this trap." Herag finally understood where the trap was. He fell into it just by having a meal.
Lillian puffed out her plump chest and said, "I'm stronger than you. I can protect you, and I'm allied with the princess..."
Herag interrupted him directly and rubbed his fingers: "Don't use those useless things. I want something more practical."
Seeing that he wasn't buying it, Lillian rolled her eyes and took out a ring: "Here, this is a space ring. You probably don't have this kind of magical item yet."
"This thing is good!" Herag took it in his hand.
Lillian said sternly, "Do you think you'll be safe by keeping your distance from me? On the contrary, you'll only be in greater danger. There are two second-class apprentices on this ship. If we two work together, even a second-class apprentice can't guarantee they can kill both of us and escape unscathed."
"You know, if a second-class apprentice gets injured, how could another second-class apprentice let him go? So, if we two join forces temporarily, we can at least guarantee a certain degree of safety."
After thinking for a moment, Herag said, "Okay, we can continue to cooperate. In the eyes of others, we are already together anyway."