From the moment he boarded the Sail Battleship, Lynn had been thinking about what identity he should assume upon entering the Land of Wizards.
Coru's disciple? A Wizard Apprentice who had practiced magic for barely half a year?
If he accepted that identity, he would obviously run into countless problems.
Everyone aboard the Sail Battleship had seen him cast spells, not to mention the explosion in Harbor Town. That was definitely not something a mere apprentice could accomplish.
As the saying went, a common man was innocent, but possessing a treasure invited disaster. Someone weak yet burdened with major secrets would usually become a target for those with ulterior motives.
Their current status was equally awkward. They had been pursued by the Church all the way here, fleeing to the Land of Wizards like homeless dogs, and had even destroyed a highly important shipping route. It would not have been surprising if they were immediately imprisoned and interrogated upon reaching Ieyeta Harbor.
So if they wanted to break the deadlock, something had to change.
With that thought, Lynn looked at Joanne and asked, "Do you know why our teacher risked being captured to travel to the capital of Duke Nordland's territory?"
"Teacher said Duke Nordland's second daughter had considerable magical talent..." Joanne paused, then added with certainty, "And we're running out of money..."
The corner of Lynn's mouth twitched. He had known Coru must have had an ulterior motive for taking in noble children as disciples. So it was research funding...
Of course, there was another reason. Nobles were generally literate and well educated, so they did not have to be taught everything from scratch.
Learning magic was itself an expensive endeavor. For example, a portion of [Ember of Crimson Fire] needed to cast a fireball cost one silver and