[Inside the Manor]
Nostradamus was in the middle of the manor playing with mud, as if he were piling up some kind of strange statue.
Meanwhile, the Genie Sylas kept glancing outside the manor from time to time and said, "You already knew about that giant Demon King Spider in the Mist Forest, the E+ monster, didn't you?"
"Mm," Nostradamus gave a soft snort and didn't bother responding to Sylas, continuing to play with the mud.
Hearing this, Sylas frowned and said, "You old ghost! Do you even know that I dreamed our ancestors told me this kid is the one who'll save the world? Even though I seriously doubt it! But you're just letting him go face an E+ monster alone like this, is that really okay?"
"What's not okay about it?", Nostradamus turned his head and glanced at Sylas, "If he can't beat it, can't he just run?"
"But what if he can't run?", Sylas retorted unwillingly, "You shouldn't have taken away the cursed doll from him in the first place. At least if he couldn't win, he'd still have something on him to protect himself. And now you…"
"He's got a protection necklace and a return scroll," Nostradamus said disdainfully, "He won't die!"
"So what? That protection necklace can only be used once a day! Didn't he already use it once today? Aren't you worried you'll get him killed doing this?"
"Relax. That kid is slippery as hell. Besides, I left something in his tail ring to save his life. Nothing's going to happen."
"I seriously don't understand you. You clearly know he can't possibly beat that spider, so why insist on doing this?", Sylas said, getting a bit exasperated, "I can't tell if you're training a disciple or deliberately making things hard for him. No, I'm still worried. I'm going to go find him."
"Stop messing things up for me. What I want to teach him this time is when to give up," Nostradamus pressed down on Sylas's teapot, pinning it in place, "If he's really in danger, the charm in his tail ring will activate on the spot and instantly teleport him a thousand meters away. That's enough for him to escape. Stop worrying for nothing."
"Oh, I get it now," Sylas raised his brows, "You old bastard just want him to come beg you! Then you'll step in and help him kill the monster, so you can show off your authority as a master, right? That ego of yours is really something."
"What nonsense are you talking about, I don't—"
Halfway through speaking, Nostradamus suddenly stopped and glanced outside the manor, "Shh! Stop talking, that kid's back. If he ends up asking me for help, I'll give you a chance to show off. How about it?"
"Deal!", The moment Sylas heard there was a chance to show off, he immediately reached an agreement with Nostradamus.
The instant they learned that Ethan had returned, Nostradamus also stopped what he was doing and stood directly in front of the mud statue, looking outside the manor.
They were both waiting for Ethan to come back in a sorry state and ask them for help. When that time came, Nostradamus could make some demands of him, like how he should listen to his master in order to achieve results, how to become a proper mage, and so on.
Nothing more than the usual master-and-disciple routine.
As for why he wanted to do this, it was precisely because Ethan had been performing too brilliantly before. There was practically nothing for him, the master, to do. Being a master like this had no presence at all.
Besides, Nostradamus genuinely wanted someone to inherit his legacy.
But this kind of leave-it-to-chance training wouldn't work. Mages had their own system, their own set of training methods. If you didn't follow proper procedures, it was very easy to end up ruining the disciple.
So, Nostradamus chose this method to give Ethan a bit of a "lesson".
"Lord, you're back!"
Cook Four saw Ethan returning from afar and immediately rushed over to greet him.
When Nostradamus and the Genie Sylas saw Ethan riding a bone horse, bringing the Scarecrow and the White Eagle back with a confident look, they immediately exchanged glances, both filled with confusion.
"He… why does he look like he won?", Sylas said, puzzled.
Hearing this, Nostradamus also frowned deeply, "It is a bit strange! But that's an E-rank monster. There's no way that kid could win, unless he used the cursed doll."
After saying that, Nostradamus immediately took out the small coffin box containing the cursed doll.
He didn't even need to open it. Just scanning it with his mind was enough to confirm that the cursed doll was still inside the little coffin.
So that meant… the cursed doll hadn't been taken, which meant Ethan couldn't have used it against the Demon King Spider. That made it even more impossible for him to have won.
"True, that's an E+ Demon King Spider," Sylas nodded as well, "Even back in my day, let alone facing an E-rank monster as a one-star mage, even as a three-star mage, going up against this kind of Demon King Spider, with reproduction ability and high magic resistance, there was no way to win. And Ethan is only a one-star mage."
"Hmph! That kid's just putting on a front. Just wait and see."
Nostradamus simply didn't believe Ethan could win in a one-on-one fight against the Demon King Spider.
Of course… pets at the level of the White Eagle and Daji didn't even register in their eyes.
Their growth potential was too low.
"Master, Genie, why are you both here?"
As soon as Ethan entered the manor, someone immediately came to hold his horse. The moment he got down, he saw the two of them standing in the snow, staring straight at him, giving off an extremely eerie feeling.
'These two old geezers… are they up to something again?'
"Why did you come back so quickly?", Nostradamus spoke first, "I was planning to give you a surprise when you returned! But you came back a bit too fast. Could it be that…"
Before Nostradamus could finish speaking, Ethan cut in, "Oh, I finished the fight and came back."
"Could it be you ran away mid-fight.... finished the fight?", After finishing his sentence, Nostradamus suddenly realized what Ethan had said. His face immediately filled with confusion, "What did you finish fighting?"
"Of course I finished fighting the Demon King Spider. What else would I have finished fighting?"
Ethan looked at Nostradamus in confusion, thinking, 'Didn't you send me to fight the Demon King Spider?'
'That is a pretty strange question.'
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