Flower slapped the crispy roast chicken in front of him aside with a big hand.
In the simply decorated inspection office hall, Barney stood there, watching Flower's huge body disappear at the end of the hall, with a look of astonishment on his face.
It was already the second day that Colin came to the inspection office. Today he came a little late on purpose.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Barney fawningly walking towards Flower with a plate of roast chicken... It seemed like what he thought, Barney couldn't wait for him, so he had to go and give it to Flower first.
I bought food.
But Colin didn't expect that things would develop like this.
Barney stood there blankly holding an empty plate, and with the roast chicken falling on the ground and his dazed and stunned expression, he looked a little desolate.
"Oh, what a fool."
At this time, a female voice suddenly came from the right. The voice was melodious and sweet, and it made Colin feel familiar for some reason.
When Barney, who was not far away, heard this, his face turned blue and red, and finally he reacted.
He turned his head and asked sharply.
"Regana, what do you mean?!"
Colin followed his gaze to the right.
Behind the red wooden table next to the glazed window, a young woman of about eighteen or nineteen years old was sitting on a chair, flipping through a thick book.
She doesn't look outstanding, just ordinary. But she has a quiet temperament. Although she looks only 18 or 19 years old, she feels like an older sister. There is a pure black dog lying lazily in her arms.
Cats add a bit of mystery to her.
Regina continued to flip through the books in her hands, without raising her head, and just said calmly:
"Next time you want to please others, remember to ask for clear information first... Who among the wizards leading the patrol doesn't know that Mr. Flower is a glutton for one week and anorexic for another.
...Yes, I almost forgot that you are not from the patrol team, you are just assigned to the guard team and have poor talent..."
She raised her head slightly and looked at Barney.
"…idiot."
Barney was suffocated when he heard the words, and finally understood, his face turned ugly.
But he doesn't think this is his problem.
The patrol office had just been established, and not only were there members of the original guard team, but some members of the wizard-led patrol team were also recruited.
He comes from the guard team in Blackstone City, while Flower comes from the patrol team in the wizarding realm on the mountain. It's normal to have things that you don't understand, but Regina clearly knows...
A burst of shame and anger suddenly surged in his heart, his face twisted, and he cursed:
"You already knew, why didn't you remind me?! I'm your vice-captain!"
"Oh, the vice-captain who came here just to beg for mercy?"
Regina sighed, feeling a little speechless.
She put down the book, slowly raised her head, looked at Barney, and said word by word, "Sir Flower is just too lazy to take care of chores. You, the deputy captain... are just a servant who handles chores."
After saying this, her tone changed and became cold:
"Also, where did you get the courage to talk to me like this... Do you want to do what you did last time, relying on your status as deputy captain to order me to do things?
Is it possible that the lesson learned last time was not enough?"
As she uttered every word, the black cat that was originally lying on her lap suddenly opened its green eyes and jumped onto the carpet.
It gracefully stepped forward step by step on the floor, its body swelled in the wind, and in an instant it transformed from a black cat as short as a forearm to a ferocious leopard-shaped beast over two meters tall with sharp fangs.
Roar!
A low roar came from its throat and echoed throughout the hall.
"You!" Barney's face turned pale at first, then turned red instantly, and he gasped violently, but in the end he said nothing and just turned around and left here silently.
The wizard has always been respected for his strength. He had already experienced Regina's power last time, so naturally he didn't want to ask for trouble again.
Barney lowered his head and passed by Colin and walked out of the inspection office.
Colin withdrew his gaze and prepared to find a place to sit and rest.
He also saw clearly that Barney was just a clown who thought he was in Flower's lap.
But in fact, neither Flower nor anyone else took him seriously.
The so-called deputy captain is not a position established by the Inspection Office at all. It is most likely just a casual mention by Flower.
There is no power to order them...
"...Have I seen you somewhere?"
Just as he was about to walk to sit at the table by the window on the left, Regina suddenly called out to him.
Colin turned around, and at this time the black cat gradually returned to its original size, jumped back into Regina's lap, and curled up into a ball.
If this wasn't a different world, he would have regarded this sentence as a cliché to pick up a conversation.
But he didn't now. He looked at Regina and frowned slightly.
He also felt that Regina in front of him was somewhat familiar.
"Are you...Colin?" Regina looked at him for a while and then asked uncertainly.
At this time, Colin finally thought of Regina in the memory corner of his mind.
Regina was an apprentice at the same time as him, but she was much more talented than him. She had successfully advanced to an intermediate apprenticeship in the fourth year.
He hasn't seen her in almost six years.
I haven't seen him for six years, and my impression has already faded. No wonder I can't remember him for a while.
"I didn't expect you to advance too, congratulations." Regina said calmly.
After remembering who Colin was and solving her doubts, she also lost interest in Colin.
"Thank you, I just advanced not long ago."
Colin nodded politely and sat on the chair by the window on the left.
The patrol team's daily work mainly consists of taking turns to work here for two days every week, and then patrolling once at night.
Now it seems that Regina should be working on the same day as him.
When on duty, unless the subordinate guards come to report, there is usually nothing going on.
The hall fell silent for a moment.
There was only the sound of two people rustling and turning the pages of books.
After another while, Regina suddenly asked:
"Did Barney use his status as deputy captain to instruct you to do things?"
"…have."
Colin hesitated to answer, feeling a little confused.
"Barney is just a stupid villain, there is no need to pay attention to him." Regina laughed, and then changed her tone, "However, wizards respect strength. If you can't beat him...then you can only be honest.
Follow orders..."
Colin frowned silently and did not answer.
Regina glanced at him and added: "I mean, I can help you... Of course, it's not for free, I just need some compensation."
"The reward is not much...just five magic stones."
Regina put down the book, stroked the smooth fur of the black cat in her arms, and looked at Colin calmly.
She was so worried about earning enough magic stones to feed these little cuties every month that she was unwilling to give up any opportunity to earn magic stones.
'I see.'
Colin finally understood the reason why Regina spoke. He paused and answered gently and politely:
"Thank you. I will come to you if I need anything."
"Well, you're always welcome." Regina nodded gently.
Although Colin did not agree directly, it was somewhat beyond her expectation.
But she just asked casually, it would be great if she could do this business, and it didn't matter if she couldn't.
Regina lowered her head and continued reading.
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Ta-ta-ta~
On the empty streets after curfew, guards patrolling with lanterns.
Colin stood on the watchtower, which was significantly higher than the nearby buildings, watching them slowly pass underneath, go away, and finally turned into short lines of light.
Watchtowers like this are distributed in a network in Blackstone City, with one every few blocks.
He stood here with a panoramic view of everything around him. The constant low-light visual aid of the witch formation on the watchtower also made him not afraid of the dark night and could clearly distinguish all the changes around him.
It is now his fifth day in the patrol team. According to the schedule, it is his turn to be on night duty.
These days, in order to better cope with these strange things, he has suspended other witchcraft practices.
In addition to practicing solar breathing every day, I also practice the two witchcrafts of detecting evil and purifying evil energy.
I also successfully practiced detecting evil to 64/100 and purifying evil energy to 61/100, both of which have reached the point where they can be cast instantly.
The Solar Breathing Method I has also reached 99/100, just a little short of breaking the limit again.
Colin looked around silently.
Everything is calm and peaceful.
'No wonder Barney doesn't care about his daily work.' He thought silently.
Since the Lapp Wizard came to this island and set up a guard team, the number of weird and evil spirits in Black Rock City has been decreasing day by day. Now it is rare to hear of evil spirits causing heavy casualties.
But he felt vaguely uneasy.
He didn't think it was useless for Wizard Lapp and Priest to separate the patrol team from the guard team.
Compared to him, the Lapp wizards undoubtedly have more information. The decisions they make will never be a waste of time.
What's more, Flower also specifically reminded them of the importance of being on duty two days ago. He must not take it lightly.