The luxurious carriage passed through the forest.
It slowly came to a stop.
Ian was the first to step down, with Renee following behind him.
Looking ahead, he saw a forest clearing spanning several dozen acres. A large cluster of buildings was scattered across it, like a small town.
Outside the town, quite a few wizards from the school had already gathered, along with a squad from the school's Combat Department.
There were also members of the so-called Greenfield Wizard Family. Ian watched a differently dressed wizard leading more than a dozen wizards in negotiations up ahead.
As Ian stepped out of the carriage, the school's wizards all turned their eyes toward him. The Greenfield wizard strode forward with a smile on his face. "You must be Minister Ian. I am Gavin Greenfield, deputy head of the Greenfield family. Our family head is already waiting for you inside!"
At those words, Ian's brows rose.
The Greenfield family truly had no respect for others. Did they really think this was still the era of Blackstone School?
"Fine. Then I'll have a proper talk with him in a moment."
Ian looked at Gavin.
Seeing Ian's reaction, a flicker of mockery passed through Gavin's eyes.
He had long heard that this new minister had only become minister because he had taken Horton as his teacher, and that his strength was merely that of a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice.
Just looking at his temperament, Gavin could tell he would be easy to fool.
Perhaps they could cut down quite a bit of the resource allocation.
Though he thought so inwardly, the smile on Gavin's face grew even brighter. "Of course. Our Greenfield family has always wished to integrate into Horton Wizard School, but there may have been a slight misunderstanding in the process. I believe