The Joyful Russell Family

"Brother, Sister," Colin said sternly, stopping Smith, who was about to go upstairs, and Linda, who was bending down to pick up the plates.

Linda and Smith both felt a jolt in their hearts. They rarely saw Colin wear such a serious expression.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Smith quietly sat back down, and Linda quickly put down the plates, asking with great concern.

"I have something to announce," Colin's face gradually broke into a smile, and then he repeated the same story he had told Bill to Linda and Smith.

"Ah!!!!!" After Linda finished listening, she was silent for a moment, then let out a high-pitched scream. Before Colin could escape, she hugged him and kissed his cheeks three times fiercely. She was so happy she didn't know how to express her emotions.

"Colin, our little Colin."

The Russell family's parents had passed away early, and they lacked relatives in Will City. The three siblings relied on each other. Linda deeply hoped to revive the Russell family and allow her family to live a life of noble dignity.

At the very least, they wanted a villa with a stable, a butler, a coachman, and a few servants. She had started working very early and had intended to send Smith to Will Knight Academy, but she couldn't manage it alone. Only after Smith also started working did she and Smith work together to send Colin to Will Knight Academy.

Although the Russell family's bloodline was already very distant, and Colin's academic performance at school had always been poor, she and Smith still held out hope that Colin would revive the Russell family.

But she had never imagined that her Colin, little Colin, would become an apprentice to a great and wise Magician.

There were also classifications of Transcendent beings. Strictly speaking, a basic apothecary was not a Transcendent. Transcendent beings were Knights and Magicians.

Putting aside strength, the former were common, while the latter were rare, making them valuable due to their scarcity. Magicians naturally held a higher status than Knights, and many Magicians also worked as apothecaries and Rune Masters.

Ordinary people without mental power or magic power could only make basic potions. Those advanced potions could only be made by Magicians, as most Magicians were very wealthy.

Not long ago, due to the war in the eastern part of the empire, there was a shortage of apothecaries. Smith was quite envious of apothecaries, and now their family suddenly had a Magic Apprentice.

It was as if the sky had boomed, and Colin had made a brilliant entrance.

Linda hugged Colin and kissed him repeatedly, leaving his face covered in bright lipstick. Yet, he dared not resist, because in addition to her joy, Linda suddenly burst into tears. The tears fell like strings of pearls onto Colin's face.

"This is wonderful, Colin," Linda said, tears streaming down her face, yet smiling.

"This is truly wonderful," Smith said, sitting nearby with his eyes slightly red, moisture gathering in his eyes, but he stubbornly refused to let the tears fall.

Colin looked up at Linda's tears, feeling both sad and happy. Not only did he not resist, but he also wrapped his arms around Linda, kissed her cheek, and whispered in her ear, "Sister, I will definitely work twice as hard. I will not only revive the Russell family but also become a great noble. I'll let you and Brother live in a castle and make you a princess."

"I believe you, Colin," Linda said with a brilliant smile, and kissed Colin a few more times.

"If Linda is a princess, then wouldn't I be a prince?" Smith subtly wiped his eyes and teased, stroking his chin.

"Hahaha. How could that be? The Magician isn't omnipotent. Don't get ahead of yourself, Colin. Study magic knowledge diligently and grow up first," Smith said, unable to help but laugh himself.

"Yes, Colin. This opportunity is rare. You must work hard and not get ahead of yourself," Linda also became serious, patting Colin's cheeks with her hands, then rubbing them, she said.

Colin finally couldn't help but struggle out of Linda's embrace, reaching up to rub his face and complaining, "Don't rub my face."

"I'll rub it if I want to," Linda giggled and chased after him, continuing to rub Colin's cheeks.

After a burst of laughter and playful banter, the three Russell siblings sat down again. Linda said seriously to Colin, "Where does that wise Magician live? To thank him for taking you as an apprentice, I want to prepare a gift and visit him personally."

Colin was startled and shook his head like a rattle drum. "Sister, my teacher is a person with mysophobia. He doesn't like meeting outsiders. He only tells me to go to his place to study magic knowledge every Saturday and Sunday. Other times, I attend classes normally at the academy."

Colin thought to himself, 'What a joke, where would I find an old Magician for you to visit?'

"I see," Linda nodded thoughtfully. It was rumored that many Magicians had eccentricities. Thinking of this, Linda felt a little nervous.

"Colin, you can study magic knowledge, but don't pick up these eccentricities. I've heard that many Magicians end up dying alone because of these quirks, but you can't. In the future, you must get married obediently and have many cute babies, my nephews."

Linda reached out again to rub Colin's cheeks.

"I understand, Sister. I will definitely have many nephews for you," Colin slapped away Linda's mischievous hands and then fled upstairs as if escaping.

Linda showed a satisfied smile. Then she looked at the plates on the dining table, picked them up with renewed vigor, and went to the kitchen to wash them.

"What a happy day," Smith said, listening to Linda humming a cheerful song in the kitchen. A slight smile appeared on his face, and then he walked upstairs with light steps.

"What a pleasant day," Colin said. After arriving in his bedroom, he first took out a towel to wipe off the lipstick Linda had left on his face. Then, without bothering that his body was covered in sweat, he lay down on the bed, staring blankly at the old ceiling with a slight smile on his lips.

The flies in the school had been cleared out, and Linda and Smith were happy. Next, it was time to proceed step by step: make potions, collect energy, improve his strength, and let Linda and Smith live in a castle. Perfect.

After a while, Colin went downstairs to take a cold shower, changed into clean pajamas, and lay down. Waiting until the night was deep and quiet, and Linda and Smith were asleep, he then drew the curtains and resumed the production of Basic Strength Potions.

Afterward, as Colin had planned, he attended school from Monday to Friday. To avoid suspicion, Colin went to his non-existent "teacher's" home every Saturday and Sunday, and refined Basic Strength Potions at night.

Time flew by, and over a month passed.

On July 1st, people from George Magic Shop arrived as scheduled.