Even with a Tier Five [Assassin] serving as his Guardian, An Kai had not abandoned the idea of killing Wayne.
In his mind, only the dead were truly safe.
That lasted until Wayne said he had broken down [Wind Blade] to Tier One, stage two, meaning even someone at [Lv2] could learn it.
An Kai decided that this fellow had just opened up a whole new future for himself...
He temporarily shelved the idea of killing Wayne and decided to see how Wayne intended to become his apprentice.
If he could ensure that the Tier Five [Assassin] would sincerely serve as his Guardian, and that Wayne genuinely wanted to become his apprentice, An Kai would spare Wayne this once.
Someone with this kind of talent was far too important to him.
If he could break down Wind Blade today, could he break down other spells tomorrow?
What if he had enough time?
An Kai smiled inwardly...
His expression remained unchanged, however, as he said coldly:
"Become my apprentice? Why should I trust you-or that fellow?"
Holding his ice blade, An Kai kept his guard up.
Hearing this, Wayne looked at Malken and said softly, "Take that out for me."
Malken froze. "Your Highness... please reconsider!"
"I've thought it through. In my teacher, I see the hope of becoming a [Scholar]. If I miss this chance, I may never have any hope again."
Once Wayne brought up the [Scholar] class, Malken had nothing left to say.
Like [Wanderer], [Scholar] was a class bestowed by heaven and earth, with no fixed inheritance ritual.
If [Wanderers] represented pure goodness, then [Scholars] represented pure seekers of knowledge.
There were no limits to a [Scholar]'s field of research. Today, they might study high-level spells; tomorrow, they might study something like what eating meat felt like.