Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Assignment
"Mentor." Levan looked at Lor and called out somewhat awkwardly.
Everything that had just happened was witnessed by him.
He truly didn’t expect that Lor, who was just an enemy moments ago, would become his mentor after saying a few words with his grandfather.
But since his grandfather did this, there must be a reason, and he only needed to obey.
"Hmm." Lor nodded and smiled, "Since I’m your mentor now, I’ll assign you a task first."
"What task?" Levan asked curiously.
"When you return, increase your share of the Divine Power Crystal to thirty percent." Lor said.
Kindness is a good quality, but not to the extreme.
As a monopolized safety platform, taking a fifty percent share is reasonable.
Taking thirty percent is already considered kind, but ten percent is plain foolish.
"This... Mentor, isn’t thirty percent too much?"
Levan hesitated and said, "Those Divine Power Crystals were earned with their hard work. How about just twenty percent?"
In fact, he thought taking even twenty percent was too much, but it was the first task assigned by his mentor, so he didn’t dare completely oppose it.
"Levan, if you haven’t changed the share in three days, I’ll help you change it to fifty percent."
Lor’s expression turned serious, "As for now, find me a place to stay, I have some matters to attend to."
He realized that he couldn’t show this kid a friendly face, or he would overstep his bounds.
"Yes, Mentor." Seeing that Lor wasn’t as easygoing as his grandfather, Levan felt a bit dejected and troubled.
As he turned to lead the way, a bit more worry crept into his heart.
With such a dominant mentor, who knew how his days would be?
If he had known, he wouldn’t have come to the Divine Kingdom to play.
...
Five minutes later.
The hills, set ablaze by flames, burned fiercely, casting a red glow on the Wizard Robes of more than two thousand apprentice wizards whispering outside the temporary camp.
"Did any of you see clearly what that wizard’s robe looked like?" someone asked curiously.
"I didn’t see, but I noticed the Defense Shield he used was made of Earth Element."
"That 1.4 ring witchcraft he used contained Fire Element, so he must be a Fire and Earth Dual Element apprentice."
"There seems to be no one in this faction even at the Fourth Ring, having such a strong apprentice is unbelievable."
"It is indeed astonishing, no wonder even the Fire Element Tower Master descended."
"If in my lifetime I could speak with that person, it would be worth dying."
"With the Tower Master here, the trouble Yajedin caused should be able to be resolved, right?"
"It definitely can!"
...
The crowd was ceaselessly discussing among themselves, but as Levan approached with Lor, they immediately fell silent.
Confusion and fear intertwined continuously in their hearts.
The Lava Eruption Witchcraft released by Lor not far from the camp earlier had frightened quite a few people.
Levan led Lor to the front of the crowd and loudly announced:
"Everyone, Lord Lor is now my mentor, and from now on, he will also live in the camp. Our camp will become much safer."
Upon hearing this good news, the crowd erupted with excitement.
The confusion and fear vanished, replaced by joy and delight.
"Great, with Lord Lor here, our camp will be much safer."
"Ha ha, the leader is really amazing, to even bring this powerful individual into our ranks."
"Indeed, I..."
...
Levan waited for a moment and, after the crowd’s excitement had subsided somewhat, said again:
"Of course, the mentor joined the camp under certain conditions. From now on, the allocation of Divine Power Crystals with the camp will change to seventy-thirty."
"If anyone has objections, you can come to me later to clear the previous Divine Power Crystal shares and leave the camp."
Hearing this, Lor, who was standing silently behind Levan, curled a small smile on his lips.
Though this kid had many shortcomings, he also had merits, such as decisiveness in action.
Once he agreed to something, he would do it immediately without any delay, and he was good at capitalizing on opportunities.
He never said he wanted a twenty percent share of Divine Power Crystals; that was entirely a makeshift excuse by Levan.
"Twenty percent of the Divine Power Crystal shares?"
"That’s too much!"
"Leader, can’t we..."
The delighted expressions of the apprentices visibly faded at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye, and most of them remained silent, though a few wondered if it could be negotiated.
They, of course, knew how generous it was that Levan previously only took ten percent of the Divine Power Crystals, and even taking thirty percent now wasn’t actually too much.
But who would willingly take less if they could have more Divine Power Crystals?
"I’ve said it before, if you don’t want to, you can find me later to clear the shares and then leave."
Levan furrowed his brows and said loudly, "Now please make way, I need to find a room for the mentor to rest."
He didn’t want to raise the share of Divine Power Crystals either, but the mentor’s task had been assigned, and there was no room for negotiation, so what could he do?
The apprentices listened and could only silently step aside, leaving a path leading to the camp.
Levan led Lor through the middle of the crowd and directly entered the stone hall at the center of the camp.
As soon as they entered the stone hall, Levan changed his expression immediately, turned to Lor, and said with a slightly ingratiating smile:
"Mentor, I don’t really need that thirty percent share of Divine Power Crystals. If it’s useful to you, I’ll give it to you."
"No need to give it all to me." Lor shook his head, "Since you used my name, I’ll only take fifteen percent."
It’s not good to take a student’s belongings for nothing, but taking it with reason is justified.
This was, in fact, the second lesson he wanted to give Levan, named ’Everything Has a Price.’
But directly teaching this lesson might not be very effective, given that this little guy has a grandfather who allows him to act wilfully.
It’s better to let it sink in slowly over time.
"Okay, Mentor." Levan nodded indifferently and continued to lead the way.
The two passed through several small rooms before finally stopping in front of a relatively spacious main hall.
"Mentor, this is the most spacious hall within the stone hall. Are you satisfied?"
Levan pointed at the hall and smiled, "If you’re not satisfied, I can call a few Earth Element Apprentices to build an even bigger stone hall."
Lor stepped into the hall and looked around.
This hall was about seven meters high, roughly a hundred meters long and wide, indeed very spacious.
In the center of the hall was a stone long table, with two rows of stone chairs on the sides, and nothing else.
"It’s suitable, let’s settle here." Lor nodded.
This was the Divine Kingdom trial; having a room to shield from the wind and rain was already good enough, there’s no need to be too picky.
"All right, I’ll get some Earth Element Apprentices later to make you a bed and bring two Silver Moon Wolf Hides for you to lay down."
Levan finished speaking and was about to turn and leave, but he was barely halfway turned when Lor called out to him.
"Just bring over the two Silver Moon Wolf Hides, there’s no need for the Earth Element Apprentices."
The Silver Moon Wolf, an apprentice-level creature, was known for its beautiful and soft fur.
Lor naturally wouldn’t refuse some enjoyment.
"Yes." Levan responded and turned to head towards his bedroom.
Before long, he brought over the two wolf hides and, after finding out Lor needed nothing else, left.
He had just announced the increase in shares and now had to deal with the follow-up matters.
Lor walked around the hall once, in a corner gathered Earth Element to create a black stone bed.
He spread the wolf hides over it, and then set up an Adaptive Rock Barrier Magic Array inside the hall before sitting back on the bed to continue advancing his Meditation Technique.