All along the way, Xu Yi imagined all sorts of bizarre scenes of Great Mage Camilla generating her own electricity. It took an enormous effort to keep himself from laughing in her face, and the strain was considerable.
Yet that good mood vanished the instant he returned to the Outer Residence with Great Mage Camilla.
Besides Stille, a large group of researchers from the Xinfei Merchant Guild Magic Research Institute were there, all wearing matching mage robes.
Seeing their indignant expressions, with even the normally cheerful Akali and Bella looking furious, Xu Yi was startled. He quickly asked Stille, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Stille's delicate brows were slightly furrowed. Although her expression remained fairly calm, the anger beneath it was still apparent.
"One of the researchers was injured during the mage assessment just now."
"Injured? How badly?" Xu Yi immediately asked.
"Very badly." Stille nodded and said gravely, "But we already asked Supervisor Lam to bring in the best doctor in the city. The doctor said his life wasn't in danger."
Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as his life isn't in danger. Will there be any lasting damage, though? Such as... a permanent disability?"
"He shouldn't be permanently disabled, either, but several of his bones were broken, and he's still unconscious. The doctor said he'll probably need at least six months to recover."
"That's good. As long as his life isn't in danger and he won't be permanently disabled, we can deal with everything else." Only then did Xu Yi truly relax. "Six months of recovery is fine, too. Since he's an employee of our Xinfei Merchant Guild, the guild will provide for him. I hereby announce that his salary will continue to be paid as usual for those six months. And since the guild organized