Contradiction

That's often how it is...

The more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen. Roy's biggest worry was that the magician Benjamin, who had escaped from the Golden Tangerine ship, would secretly sneak back to Castleton City.

A magician lurking in the shadows is still very dangerous.

Unfortunately, Roy ran out of the Magic Shop and could no longer see the Benjamin the Mage.

Klayr chased after him, asking, "Roy, who did you see?"

"The only magician among that group of Slave Traders."

Roy looked away, sighed, and said to Klayr.

"He actually dared to return to Castleton City?"

Klayr was startled.

It's important to understand that if the wizard Benjamin wanted to exact revenge, Klayr and Roy would be his primary targets.

After all, it was the two of them who first discovered the group of Slave Traders, and then Roy issued a warning, which attracted the Elf Warrior of the Silver Pegasus Legion, directly leading to the annihilation of the entire Golden Tangerine.

The Benjamin the Mage appears in Castleton...

It was obvious that they were there to take revenge on Roy, Klayr, and the students of the Elf Academy.

Unfortunately, Roy couldn't find any trace of the Benjamin the Mage, and he sighed inwardly.

Klayr was inevitably a little disappointed that she couldn't buy the Holy Hanger.

He had two classes to teach in the afternoon, so he ended the shopping trip early...

Fearing retaliation from the Benjamin the Mage, Roy went to the Guard Squad on the east side of the Elf Academy at noon to inform Guard Squad Elf Ranger that the wizard Benjamin had appeared in the Back Street of the academy.

Last week, the court sentenced the Slave Traders on the Golden Tangerine, and this week one of them slipped through the net and sneaked into Castleton City.

The Guard Squad Elf Ranger took this information very seriously and immediately organized five patrol teams to patrol the area around the Elf Academy and the Magic District.

Actually, Benjamin the Mage is quite easy to identify.

In Castleton's Upper District, you can hardly see any humans.

Occasionally, a human face appears on the street, making it easy to track down his whereabouts.

Roy then returned to the Goddess of Freedom Temple.

Now everything at the Goddess of Freedom Temple is back on track, and the Wisdom Holy Grail has returned to High Priest Reed's hands...

The only regret is that Priest Anderson is no longer here, and Priest Theodore is going to prison to serve his sentence. Now, only High Priest Reed is holding down the fort at the Goddess of Freedom Temple.

Roy, Jasper, and Abbott could only serve as assistants, helping High Priest Reed with small tasks.

As Roy passed the entrance to the temple, he saw Abbott holding a sketchbook and carefully searching through the hand-drawn maps in the gatehouse.

Roy discovered that Abbott was living in the gatehouse, where a small square table was covered with various atlases.

"Hi, Abbott, good afternoon."

As Roy passed through the gate, he greeted Abbott.

Abbott looked up and glanced outside.

Upon discovering that only Roy was standing outside, he peeked out from the gatehouse, his brows furrowed, and said somewhat sullenly:

"Roy, you're back!"

Seeing that Abbott seemed to be in a bad mood, Roy rested his hands on the window of the doorman's house and asked curiously:

"Abbott... what's wrong?"

"Never mind, it's nothing!" Abbott actually wanted to get it off his chest, but he immediately shut up when he thought that Roy and Jasper were closer.

Roy guessed that Abbott might want him to cover for her shift but was too embarrassed to ask, so he leaned closer and whispered, "Do you need me to cover for you for half a day?"

Abbott quickly waved his hand and said, "No need. I just went to the library yesterday. I don't need it for the next few days. Besides, I'm quite comfortable sitting here."

After saying that, Abbott pointed to the messy picture books on the table.

"Oh..." Roy agreed, then added:

"We can't rush the treasure hunt. We have plenty of time before I learn to sail..."

After saying that, Roy patted Abbott on the shoulder before walking back to the backyard.

Roy only approached Jasper when he saw him sitting alone by the well, looking somewhat gloomy, and asked:

"Jasper, do you need any help?"

"No need!" Jasper blurted out instinctively, looking up at Roy and saying, "Roy ..."

Jasper called out Roy's name and then stopped.

"What's wrong?" Roy asked, puzzled.

Jasper and Abbott both seem a bit off today.

Roy simply sat down next to the well...

Jasper said somewhat dejectedly, "This morning Abbott asked to borrow half of Treasure Map from me, but I refused, and we had a bit of a falling out."

"I just came from the front yard. No wonder Abbott wasn't in a good mood either." Roy suddenly realized... so the two of them had a fight.

Roy knew that Jasper had always opposed Abbott putting all his energy into the Treasure Map.

In Jasper's view, the Treasure Map was more like a topic for the three of them to chat about when they were bored.

But Abbott believed that the pirate treasure was more important; if he could obtain it, many of his dreams would come true.

Therefore, Abbott has been searching for various nautical charts.

Roy said to Jasper, "Actually, if you ask me, the sea area on that Treasure Map is very small, and it doesn't belong to any islands near the Elf Continent, so it won't be easy to find out where this Treasure Map is!"

"You can simply give him the half of the Treasure Map you have. I reckon it won't be long before he loses interest!"

Roy suggested.

Jasper shook his head without hesitation, saying, "He's a bit delusional. I have to wake him up and stop his wishful thinking..."

The two held differing opinions, and the conflict seemed unresolved for the time being...

Jasper put the bucket aside and followed Roy to the Study Room to learn divine magic.

Only Abbott, who was guarding the gatehouse, tirelessly perused those books related to geography.

The two sat in the Study Room, Roy continuing to study Purification Art. Actually, he wanted to ask High Priest Reed if he could learn ' Hammer of Judgment ' at this stage...

After all, with the wizard Benjamin appearing in Castleton City, Roy still needed to take some precautions.

When Jasper saw Roy begin reciting a prayer, he put down his book, sat down across the round table, and whispered to Roy, "Roy, I heard the Half-Elf talking about the Priest Sandike. He was most likely the one who killed Pelius that day, but we can't find any evidence right now."

Roy asked, somewhat puzzled, "Didn't Priest Theodore already finish the trial? Why are you bringing this up again..."