"You've been fairly diligent these past two years." Lynn's tone was flat, as if he were merely handing out a few stones.
"Managing the mine pit and handling miscellaneous affairs without any major mistakes—this is the reward you deserve."
Alia hurriedly said, "Mentor, this is far too precious! We... we were assigned by our families to serve and learn. Receiving your guidance at your side has already benefited us immensely. How could we possibly speak of wages?"
They came from small families and knew full well how precious magic stones were.
Back then, the "apprenticeship gifts" pooled together by the three great families had amounted to only a hundred magic stones from each family.
And these two hundred magic stones were, even for Alia, the "jewel" of her family, the total resources she could obtain over several years!
More importantly, they had never heard of any official Wizard regularly handing out such generous pay to their followers.
For apprentices, being able to learn something and receive protection was already a blessing. Countless apprentices wanted a reliable mentor and could not even find one.
But Lynn did not care about such a small amount of magic stones. He felt that the two apprentices had no real income by his side, which would inevitably affect their cultivation.
Besides, as his realm rose, his horizons and ability to obtain resources had long become different.
These two hundred magic stones were a drop in the bucket to him, but for the two diligent apprentices before him, they could tangibly advance their cultivation and secure their loyalty.
Bal's lips moved, and his eyes reddened slightly.
He remembered the embarrassment of his days in a branch family, when he had to fight others over even a single magic stone.
Alia's heart also churned. Though her motives