Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 598 - 596: The More the Merrier and Nothing to Gain

Chapter 598: Chapter 596: The More the Merrier and Nothing to Gain

After hearing Gro’s words, Heidi and Narlyd whispered to each other for a moment before looking up and saying, "If that’s the case, my senior and I could indeed join you guys in helping Mr. Richard."

"That would be great," Gro said with a grin, suddenly feeling as if his whole body wasn’t so sore and achy anymore. It’s true what they say, misfortune felt by one is considered misfortune, but when it’s shared among many, it becomes a norm, and the struggle is pretty much the same. Besides, with a few more people toiling, the workload would surely decrease, making it less exhausting.

At this moment, Nancy looked at Heidi and said with caution, "Are you sure you’ve thought this through? You should really consider this kind of thing carefully." Although she wasn’t particularly fond of Heidi and Narlyd, in her view, it was bad enough to dupe Gro into it, but dragging two more into this seemed unethical.

Little did she know, Heidi and Narlyd were very determined, nodding vigorously, "We’ve thought it over. We’re delighted to help Mr. Richard with anything."

"Suit yourselves then," Nancy said, refraining from further comment.

Just then, a voice arose from behind her, "Excuse me, don’t block the door early in the morning, let me out."

Turning around, Nancy saw a Jungle Hut wizard stepping out, garbed in a brown robe, with an ordinary and slightly mediocre presence, and a rather plain and slightly ugly face—it was Teddy.

Seeing that he was a wizard, even if slightly unsightly, Nancy dared not be rude. Indeed, it wasn’t right to block the door. She quickly stepped aside, apologizing, "My apologies, Master Wizard, after you."

"Ah, no problem, no problem," Teddy said, striding towards the door. Having walked a few meters, he suddenly stopped, glanced back at the odd group assembled at the door—two students from White Stone Tower and two from Jungle Hut, frowning slightly.

"What’s going on with you four?" Teddy asked curiously. Later on, he would reflect many times: sometimes, being too curious can have its costs!

Hearing Teddy’s question, Nancy and the others didn’t hide anything. After all, it wasn’t anything secretive. "We four are waiting for Richard here, preparing to lend him a hand."

"Helping Richard?" Teddy’s eyes gleamed with undiminished curiosity, "What for?"

"Digging," Heidi said, recounting what Gro had told them earlier, "It’s to inspect something underground by digging up the soil on the surface."

"Are you looking for something?" Teddy inquired.

"According to Lord Richard, it seems they are searching for the location where Yadisi Village once stood," Gro explained.

"Yadisi Village?" Teddy paused for a second, then his expression cleared, "Ah, right, he did mention that to me before and even looked up some information on it. I didn’t expect him to stay busy even after arriving at Deep Blue Castle. But knowing his character, it does make sense."

"Hm? Master Wizard, do you know Lord Richard?" Gro asked.

"Of course, I do. I’m his friend," Teddy said with a smile.

"So, will you join us in helping?" Upon learning Teddy’s identity, Gro immediately extended an "enthusiastic" invitation.

In Gro’s view, a wizard was a powerhouse of labor, and with Teddy on board, the task’s difficulty would surely lessen significantly. As for taking revenge or anything petty like that, surely Teddy wouldn’t be that small-minded. Yeah, he wouldn’t!

"Well—" Teddy hesitated briefly after hearing Gro’s words, then spoke, "I might help out, but I wonder, is it going to be a hassle? I’m not very fond of bothersome tasks, you see."

"Well—" Gro’s eyes darted around before he spread his hands, "It might be a bit of a hassle for us Wizard Apprentices, but I suppose for a Master Wizard like yourself, it should be quite simple."

"Sounds fair," Teddy nodded, and in the next instant, made the decision he would regret countless times later, "In that case, I agree."

"On behalf of Lord Richard, I thank you, Master Wizard."

"No problem!"

...

A few minutes later.

Richard emerged from the Stone Building and looked toward Nancy and Gro, slightly apologetic, "I was held up by a little matter, so I’m a bit late. Now... hm?"

He stopped halfway through his sentence, his gaze falling upon the spontaneously formed team consisting of Nancy, Gro, Heidi, Narlyd, and Teddy, looking somewhat astonished, he asked, "What’s going on, why do we have such a full house?"

"Um... everyone just wanted to help you out together," Nancy said.

"Really?"

"Really," the group affirmed with nods.

"Well... okay, let’s get going then," Richard shrugged. When it came to receiving help, he naturally welcomed it. The more, the merrier, after all. With more people, efficiency could be significantly improved. He had thought they might only get one site cleaned up today, but it now seemed that they could possibly clear up two sites if they pushed a little harder.

...

And so, Richard led a team of five out of Deep Blue Castle and began digging at the location that had been decided earlier.

In the days leading up to the conference, Richard kept his small team busy.

Despite their continuous efforts, the result was... nothing. Yep, absolutely nothing.

...

The day before the exchange meeting, in the late afternoon.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

With a series of noises, Richard, Gro, Nancy, Heidi, Narlyd, and Teddy, a total of six people, each showed their skills and, with considerable effort, cleared away an area of soil outside Deep Blue Castle.

Looking at the gravel beneath the soil for a few moments, Gro looked towards Richard and asked, "Lord Richard, we still haven’t found it this time, have we?"

"No," Richard nodded in response, reluctantly accepting the reality: They had dug at seven locations, yet none were suitable.

"Shall we continue then?" Gro asked.

"Let’s leave it for now; it’s getting dark. Let’s call it a day. Tomorrow we have the exchange meeting, and we don’t know how many days it will go on for, so let’s put this matter aside for the time being," Richard let out a breath and continued, "Everyone has been very helpful during this time, and I want to thank you all here."

"No problem, no problem."

"It’s what we should do, what we should do." frёeweɓηovel_coɱ

The group replied, and as they did, Gro could feel several unfriendly glances falling upon him.

Gro couldn’t help but feel wronged in his heart: Hey, wasn’t everyone volunteering to help? And they seemed quite happy to do the work, so don’t put all the blame on him! Besides, he was a victim too, and he was darn tired...

With these thoughts, Gro heard footsteps approaching from behind. His heart turned cold, thinking someone was going to attack him. He turned around only to find that it was Heidi, the Cat Slave Girl.

Heidi didn’t pay him any attention, instead looking at Richard and asking, "Mr. Richard, will you be attending the exchange meeting this time?"

"That..." Upon hearing Heidi’s question, Richard’s eyes flickered.

According to Richard’s true desire, of course, he did not want to participate in the exchange meeting. He would rather continue digging soil and exploring locations. In that case, although without the help of others, the efficiency might be much lower, it was still better than doing nothing.

However, on the other hand, he had come to Deep Blue Castle under the pretext of attending the exchange meeting. If he didn’t participate and continued digging and exploring, it would seem far too strange and suspicious to others.

Therefore, attending the exchange meeting was necessary. As for the situation at Yadisi Village, he would have to wait until after the meeting to continue looking for a solution.

With this in mind, Richard looked at Heidi and replied aloud, "Of course, I will be there."

"Good, could you do me a small favor?"

"What is it?"

"When you go to the exchange meeting, take me with you and let me sit behind you."

"Why?"

"Because I’ve heard that this year’s meeting is so well-attended that the venue is being tested to its limits. There’s a special rule that each wizard can only bring one apprentice. After my teacher takes my senior apprentice, there won’t be room for me, and I don’t want to miss out. So I have to find someone else," Heidi explained.

"I see. I haven’t really looked into the rules myself, but are you sure this will work?" Richard asked, turning his head to confirm with Teddy, "Teddy, do you know anything about this?"

Teddy spoke up, "As far as I know, it should be fine. As long as it’s within a Wizard Organization, even if there’s no master-apprentice relationship, a wizard can still bring a Wizard Apprentice."

"That’s good to know," Richard nodded and turned to Heidi, "Then you will enter with me."

"Thank you, Mr. Richard."

"No worries, compared to the help you’ve given me these past few days, this is nothing," Richard said.

At this point, Gro frowned and turned to Nancy with confusion, "Hey, is it really true that a wizard can only bring one Wizard Apprentice? If so, then Macbeth can only take you? If I want to get in, do I also need to find my own way?"

"You don’t have to," Nancy shook her head, "White Stone Tower is different from other Wizard Organizations, we don’t have that restriction."

"Ah, why?" Gro didn’t understand.

"Silly!" Nancy knocked on Gro’s head with some frustration, "We are the organizers of the exchange meeting, plus, we don’t have many people. Even if we all attend, we won’t take up much space!"

"Oh, I see," Gro, holding his head, finally understood.

"Alright, that’s enough," Richard interjected, preventing Nancy from further bullying Gro, and looked at everyone present, "The exchange meeting is tomorrow, so everyone should rest well today. Let’s head back now before it gets dark."

"Uh, okay," everyone nodded.

Then, under the lead of Richard, the group headed back in the direction of Deep Blue Castle.

...

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