Leo wore a strange expression as he said, "Wizard Huangtu, don't tell me you're thinking of entrusting your daughter to me?"
"How did you know?"
Huangtu immediately looked baffled.
Leo's lips twitched slightly. "I guessed."
"Then your guess was quite accurate. I really do want to entrust Alice to you."
After thinking for a moment, Leo said, "Wizard Huangtu, are you worried that after Wizard Bess takes the Wyvern Club for himself, Alice's position in the Wyvern Club will become awkward?"
"Not exactly. Alice has actually already left the Wyvern Club. Wizard Saffi made that decision." Huangtu said, "Because Alice's talent is insufficient and her status is special, it will be difficult for her to catch the eye of other Formal Wizards."
She might not even become a First-Rank Wizard Apprentice in her entire life.
"Therefore, I want to entrust her to a suitable candidate."
Leo said, "Wizard Huangtu, do you think I count as a suitable candidate? You should know that my current situation isn't very good. Quite a few Formal Wizards have their eyes on me, and I've also gotten involved in the Tower Lord's Prophecy."
Leo had thought that after saying this, Huangtu would reconsider.
Who would have thought that Huangtu would instead say with utter certainty, "I believe no one but you, Wizard Leo, will do for this."
"Your situation truly isn't very good, but the Wizard's path was never a smooth road. If Alice joins your side, she may instead have a chance of becoming a First-Rank Wizard Apprentice. If she joins another Wizard's side, she will likely never have any chance of becoming a First-Rank Wizard Apprentice in this life."
Leo said, "Wizard Huangtu, you're gambling?"
"So what if I am?"
"Alice's circumstances, as well as your ability and potential, Wizard Leo, are all