Chapter 472: 472

Roland was slightly surprised . He could tell that the Red Magic Tower welcomed all talents in the world . If they had admitted some green-skinned orcs as students, there was no reason why the cat-humans, who were more intelligent, should be despised . “Why are the cat-humans regarded as slaves?”The catgirl’s white furry ears dangled down . Even her tail fell on the ground too .

“Because a cat-human Mage led an uprising decades ago . But he failed . Since then, all the cat-humans have been slaves . ”

The catgirl didn’t talk much, but Roland learned lots of things from what she said .

The uprising that the cat-humans led failed .

What did they rise up against? Considering the demography of the Red Magic Tower, and what happened to the orc the previous day, the answer was obvious .

It was true that exploitation existed everywhere .

“Do you want to take a walk outside openly?”

The catgirl nodded . She certainly wanted that .

Ever since she could remember, she had barely communicated with other people, including her family .

It was because unowned cat-humans would be caught the moment they showed up, especially if they were females .

Earlier, she had been caught by the old Mage, and there might’ve been dire consequences if Roland had come late .

“Then you can pretend to be my slave . ”

The catgirl hesitated after hearing that .

Roland shrugged and let her take her time to consider, as it was natural for her to be vigilant .

Returning to his room, Roland opened the three models of level-three spells and read them for a while . Then, he put them aside .

The three spells were all very good, but their priority wasn’t that high for Roland .

His primary task was to grasp magic arrays .

As long as he knew how to make magic arrays, Roland believed that there would be lots of things he could do .

Also, the level-one and level-two spells he knew could already satisfy all his needs in daily life and in battle .

The spells of higher levels were only fortifications on the level-one and level-two spells .

If he built the foundation well, it would be very easy to construct a high tower .

Therefore, he wasn’t in a rush at all .

This night, he did a lot of data analysis, only to find that it was even harder to learn magic arrays than he expected .

The data involved was much comprehensive than that related to level-two spells .

Roland spent the whole night filling his database with errors .

The next morning, he was going to school, when he found that the catgirl was standing before his door .

Her green eyes were bloodshot, and she looked tired . It seemed that she didn’t sleep at all last night .

The catgirl was slightly nervous to see Roland . After a long hesitation, when Roland was about to run out of his patience, she finally said, “I’m willing to pretend to be your slave . ”

After she said that, the catgirl felt that she used up all her strength .

The cat-humans were sensitive creatures who were naturally curious about everything . Also, they were strongly wary of any creatures apart from their family .

They were proud creatures with tender minds .

It was very hard to win their trust .

Roland hadn’t won the catgirl’s trust yet . She was only wagering on the possibility that Roland was a good man .

She had stayed for too long in this place by herself .

She wanted to visit her mother and stay with her openly . She wanted to walk on the street without fearing that she might be caught .

Roland, on the other hand, was the only person in the past ten years who wasn’t malicious to her .

Looking at the uneasiness on her face, Roland smiled and said, “I don’t know your name yet . ”

“Marilyn . ” The catgirl crossed her arms and said, “I don’t have a last name, because I’m a civilian . ”

“I know . You stay here and wait for me to come back . ”

Roland circumvented the catgirl and left the manor .

On this day, Triton was going to teach the fundamental magic theories that Roland already knew, so it was fine to skip the class .

Besides, attendance wasn’t demanded in the Red Magic Tower . It wouldn’t matter even if the students didn’t come . After all, they were adults who should be responsible for themselves . If they couldn’t pass the exam next year, they would be banished from the class and had to wait five years before they could study again with the freshmen .

Roland went to the business street in the east district and found a store with a piece of purple silk hanging above the door .

The board above the store said “Magic Shackle . ”

This was a slave authentication store, and the private business of a certain elder .

Chains to control slaves could be bought here, and only the chains sold here were recognized by authorities . Otherwise, many untouchables who didn’t have an identity and who weren’t even slaves could be beaten to death on the street as spies .

Therefore, in many cases, the chains were an indirect protection for those without identities .

Roland walked into the store and stepped on the black wooden floor .

It was quite a huge store . At the end of the store was a black counter . Then, there were several gray chairs for rest and a few tables .

Seeing Roland, a pretty female servant who had a white collar came to greet him .

She said with a sweet smile, “Mr . Mage, are you here to buy a collar?”

Roland nodded .

“Then please have a seat . ”

After Roland sat down, the servant stood before Roland respectfully and asked again, “May I know the age of the collar’s wearer?”

“Probably around fifteen . ”

“What about their race?”

“A cat-human . ”

“Gender?”

“Female!”

After a brief daze, the servant said, “Sir, you’re truly lucky . The cat-humans are already extremely rare, not to mention a female one . ”

Was there anything special about female cat-human?

Roland was slightly confused, but he still looked calm, as if owning a female cat-human was nothing special .

The servant took a breath and asked again, “Which level of collar do you want, sir?”

“What does the level represent?”

“A collar of higher levels means that the slave is important to you . Usually, other people wouldn’t dare to do anything to them . ”

Roland realized that such a collar was an indicator of the slave owner’s wealth and power . It informed others that the slave owner was rich and powerful and they should probably think twice before they did anything to the slave .

“I would like one of the highest level . ”

“Got it . ”

Noting down Roland’s requirements, the servant slightly bowed and said, “Please wait a moment, sir . We’ll offer you the collar immediately after we record it . ”

“How much does it cost?”

The servant lowered her head . “Ten gold coins . ”

So expensive!

Roland frowned . But then, he took out the gold coins and gave them to the servant .

Holding the gold coins with both hands, the servant lowered her head and retreated .

About ten minutes later, the servant was back again with a black wooden tray . On the top of the tray was a collar purely made of gold and silver, with a key next to it .

There were magic stripes on the collar and the key .

They were obviously magic items . No wonder they were so expensive .

“This is the collar and the key . Please take them, sir . ”

Roland stored the collar and the key into his backpack before he returned to his manor .

The catgirl squatted before the stone building and gazed at the clouds in the sky .

Hearing Roland’s footsteps, she suddenly jumped to her feet .

At this moment, Roland was walking in while examining the collar .

The magic array on the collar was very interesting . Roland could understand some of the nodes, but most of the nodes were encrypted in special ways . He had no idea what those nodes were for .

Stopping before the stone building, Roland looked at the catgirl and gave her the key as well as the collar . “You can put it on . Keep the key well and don’t lose it . I’m told that it’s unique . ”

Stunned, the catgirl stared at the white collar that she was holding . She swallowed and said, “This is a silver collar . Master Mage, you are really… Thank you!”

Marilyn, the catgirl, raised her head . Her green eyes were brighter and brighter .

Roland didn’t know what the silver collar meant for the catgirl . He only wanted to study magic at this moment .

At the same time, at the meeting of the Council of Elders, Murphy slapped the model of the self-exploding fireball spell on the table in front of everybody .

He said solemnly, “I tried this spell last night . It’s very powerful . ”

“It’s just a level-two spell . Is it really worth it? You can only make one proposal in a year, and you wasted it on that . ”

“Not just one year, I would’ve gladly wasted it even if I could only make one proposal in ten years . Now, as the convener of this provisional meeting, I demand you read this paper, all right?”

The other elders all looked at Murphy, confused . But they didn’t say anything in the end . The elder who was closest to the paper grabbed it .

“I’m going to see what this is about and how you can be so sho…”

The elder shut up after he read the paper for a while . He became more and more serious and grave .

Five minutes later, he slapped the table . “Interesting . The combination of those nodes is truly genius . None of the nodes are redundant . Each of them have their own effects and they can enhance each other . ”

“Let me take a look . ”

The elder to the left of this man seized the paper . A moment later, he became delighted and surprised the same as the first elder .

Swish!

The paper was taken by another man, and several minutes later, the next elder grabbed it .

About twenty minutes later, the paper finally came to Alfred the Great Elder .

He took five minutes to read the paper carefully . Subconsciously squeezing his nose, he closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, before he said, “What a remarkable kid . ”

“So, Great Elder, initiate the Talent Migration Plan . We have to keep Roland in Fareins even if it’s against his wish, or we’ll need to destroy him . ”

The Great Elder, who had been squeezing his nose in frustration, said, “The agents I deployed have sent back intelligence regarding Roland . It’s very tricky . We can only persuade this kid gently, and we mustn’t force him to do anything . ”

“Why?” asked Murphy in confused .

“Because he is one of the Golden Sons . ” Alfred heaved a sigh . “They’re a tricky race who recently emerged . ”

All the elders looked at each other in bewilderment . They had never heard the phrase before .

“This is the intelligence on Roland . ” Alfred threw out a small notebook and then a bigger one . “This is a general introduction to the Golden Sons . You all can take a look . ”