Chapter 259 - Hobbiton
Angor was in a very good mood after finding many useful materials at cheap prices. By lunchtime, he did not mind answering several of Ananda’s questions, the most important one being “How to become a wizard”.
“First and foremost, you must possess talent.”
Angor did not explain what exactly it meant. He told Ananda that one should show a spiritual power indicator of above 10, or there would be no hope at all.
“Am I talented?” Ananda asked eagerly.
Angor shook his head which caused Ananda to immediately felt despair over it.
“I don’t know. I can’t read people’s spirit levels yet, and I don’t have a testing item on me.”
Ananda perked up upon realizing what Angor really meant.
Angor could not help laughing when Ananda hurried to Hobbiton’s side and helped him up.
“He’s still a kid, good sirs, can you please let him go?” Ananda looked toward Angor with a pleading look. Angor was the only person here she knew.
“Kid? You do know that he’s an adult, right?” Dave visibly grew furious again.
“Yes, we were born in the same year and we’re always good friends. But ever since he discovered his ability at the age of seven, Duke Tepikkhu always locked him up in his home, and we rarely ever met again. He still has a child’s heart, so please don’t be too harsh to him…” Ananda tried.
“Harsh? We won’t even bother with him had he not stolen from us!” Dave bellowed, “As true wizards, we’re already doing him a favor by letting him live!”
Angor rolled his eyes when Dave addressed himself as a “true wizard”. But he did not say anything. He would let Dave establish that personal image this time.
Ananda looked embarrassed when she heard the true reason why Hobbiton was caught.
“It… was me, who told him how to steal. You can have me if you want someone to blame, but please free Hobbiton from here.”
However, they could all see that Ananda was not sure about that decision herself.
“Forget it. Tell us about Hobbiton, and we might spare him if your answer is truthful,” Angor spoke. Previously, he believed that it was better for Hobbiton to end up as Prome’s slave than being a thief. However, when Angor heard that Hobbiton still had a family, he somewhat changed his mind.
Prome should be the one deciding Hobbiton’s fate though, so Angor looked at Prome to confirm his opinion.
Prome only smiled back and let Angor decide. To Prome, Hobbiton was a decent test subject. Yet it was something he would pay to earn Angor’s trust.