Mist Belt, Reefrock Island.
"Cindy's been gone for nearly an hour, hasn't she? Why hasn't she woken up yet?" The fat apprentice spoke through his oil-slicked mouth as he ate grilled fish. "Don't tell me she went off to eat, drink, and make merry?"
When the fat apprentice mentioned "eating, drinking, and making merry," his eyes visibly lit up. He had been fortunate enough to visit that mysterious dream city once, and even more fortunate to taste food of incomparable deliciousness. It was said to have been made by a Gourmet Apprentice, with even the ingredients falling within the realm of magical cuisine.
Most importantly, all one needed to do now was take on a few ordinary construction tasks, and meals came free!
Food that would cost at least hundreds of magic crystals in reality was supplied for free. To the food-and-drink-loving fat apprentice, that dream city was practically a lavish paradise of peach blossoms.
That was why, seeing Cindy remain offline for so long, he judged her by his own heart.
"Hmph, do you think everyone is like you?" the purple-robed apprentice said disdainfully.
"M-Me, what did I do now? Are you trying to pick a fight with me again?"
The purple-robed apprentice snorted. "Am I wrong? For a wizard apprentice, the most important thing is insight. What kind of person Cindy is, you still haven't seen through her, yet you drag her down to your own low standard. Isn't that laughable?"
The fat apprentice flared his brows and glared, about to say something, when the female apprentice beside him cut him off irritably. "Are you planning to make bickering part of your daily routine? You squabble over nothing, and I'm sick of hearing it. If you have the nerve, wait until Lord Feiluo returns and argue in front