Chapter 238: Teacher and Student
The dim corridor fell even quieter as the three wizard apprentices unconsciously came to a stop, their footsteps fading away.
Ruger looked at the two of them.
After Layden asked that most crucial question, no answer came from the withered-haired man in the yellow robe for a long time.
Seeing this, Layden spoke unhurriedly, briefly and pointedly explaining what the two of them knew about the old crone.
At last, Ruger saw a relatively rich expression appear on the withered-haired man's face beneath the yellow robe.
"With your understanding of the Nightmare World, you should be able to see more than we can. Whether you want to do that, and exactly how you intend to do it, you can judge for yourself," Layden said. "If you make your decision, you can give it a try. The two of us don't mind offering some help."
Ruger nodded along from the side, wearing an affirming expression.
Actually, if higher-level experimental materials came knocking, they should be even more helpful to the old crone's grand plan, Ruger thought.
"Many things in the Nightmare World are difficult to explain clearly, even for those who have set foot upon the path of Nightmare Wizards."
The withered-haired man in the yellow robe spoke softly, but he no longer mentioned asking the two of them to help deliver a letter.
That left Ruger somewhat disappointed.
And in the end, this fellow in the old dark-yellow wizard robe still did not reveal what level of wizard his teacher was.
Speaking of teachers, Ruger could not help thinking again of that demon wizard apprentice—the one who had actively invited him to become his student.
When he had previously asked the well about an Ascension Ritual that could diverge from the kobold bloodline, one of