Fortunately, seeing a grave mistake about to be made, he hurriedly summoned the Wizard Gadir.
This noble Wizard, who looked elderly but was actually in his prime, had not wanted to get involved, but upon hearing it was a young man with black hair and black eyes, he became interested and took the initiative to have Oster bring him over.
Upon arriving in front of Asa, the Wizard sized him up, then picked up the identification papers to examine them carefully before turning to the curly-haired priest and saying:
"Without a doubt, this is an Archmage of our Brotherhood of Sorcerers, definitely not some deranged Dark Wizard."
The middle-aged man said with a forced smile:
"Very well, we shall return now."
"Fall back."
Turning around, the middle-aged man's expression was incredibly gloomy, but he still forced himself to shout.
As he left, he deliberately cast a glance at Asa, as if saying: This isn't over.
Asa watched them leave, thinking to himself: You hold a grudge? I hold a grudge too.
"Hello, Wizard Gadir."
"Greetings to you, Mr. Evening Star of Thanedd Island. I have long heard of your reputation."
"Uh, this."
Asa mouth twitched. The nickname the female elf gave him had actually reached Wizima.
Titles like Evening Star or Morning Star were better suited for elven princesses. For a grown man like him, while it was a form of recognition, it was somewhat embarrassing.
Especially coming from the mouth of an elderly Wizard like Gadir.
It was just...
After the priests of the Church of the Eternal Fire withdrew, the red-haired merchant came before Asa and apologized first.
"Apologies, Lord Wizard. Everything was a mistake caused by my wife's foolishness. I hope you can forgive us."
He was practically begging for forgiveness.
Asa nodded indifferently, making no response.
"Why not come inside and wait for a moment? I will bring them over to apologize to you immediately."
Wizard Gadir gave a light cough and said:
"Sir, since you agreed to the law of surprise as payment, do you not know that reneging on it will bring misfortune?"
Oster was dripping with cold sweat. As an ordinary person, how would he know?
"Mr. Evening Star, how about giving them another chance?"
The court Wizard said earnestly.
Asa didn't speak and returned to Oster's residence. The moment he stepped inside, the white-haired Gadir saw the young girl sitting on the chair and was immediately shocked.
"A dragon!!!"
"What dragon?" Oster was equally alarmed, his body shivering inexplicably.
Seeing Saskia sitting on the chair, Gadir didn't dare to stare for long and looked at Asa.
"Sir, please have your friend restrain herself."
Asa frowned and looked at Saskia.
Sure enough, because of the confrontation at the door, driven by the girl's desire to help Asa, the magic on her body showed signs of lifting, and that layer of dragon aura naturally could not be contained.
Giving the girl a look, a stream of light darted from Asa fingertips onto Saskia. Instantly, the sense of pressure vanished, and Saskia returned to her original, innocent girlish demeanor.
Saskia: What happened? O_o?
Gadir wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, thinking to himself:
No wonder he didn't show the slightest panic when facing the encirclement of the priests; it turns out he had a dragon by his side all along.
In a city without any prior preparation, if a dragon were to appear and a battle broke out, how many people would die?
Gadir suddenly felt like he had saved the world.
As for Oster, he was already pouring tea for them with trembling legs.
Everyone took their seats. Gadir nodded to Saskia in greeting and then began chatting with Asa.
Oster placed and distributed the tea with a terrified look in his eyes, then said to Asa with a humble and submissive manner:
"Lord Wizard, please wait a moment. I will bring my daughter-in-law and the others back right now."
With that, he rushed out of the house.
Walking out the door, Oster's reason finally returned somewhat, and he only felt the lower half of his body was wet.
He felt it with his hand and then laughed:
"So I wet my pants. I thought I had spilled too much tea."
His words were filled with genuine relief.
Inside the room, from their conversation, Asa understood.
The reason the priest of the Church of the Eternal Fire was so respectful was entirely due to Gadir's noble status, awarded by the Temerian royal family, and his unparalleled influence over the King and Queen. This was why the priest was willing to swallow this loss.
Oster actually had this kind of influence?
Asa was curious. Since the wealthy merchant could even invite a court Wizard, why would he fear a Wizard of unknown origin like him?
Gadir explained that it wasn't due to familiarity, but rather that the court Wizards had always had a rule of listening to requests for help regarding Wizards from the common folk.
So that was it. Asa was relieved.
In addition, Gadir warmly invited Asa to visit Dol Blathanna, his words filled with longing for the pastoral scenery of the elves.
Now Asa knew who was behind Gadir.
It turned out to be Francesca Findabair, who had helped him without him realizing it, solving a problem for him.
Since he was so eager, a trip to Dol Blathanna wouldn't be a bad idea.
Seeing that the black-haired man seemed to understand his meaning, Gadir smiled.
Although he only had half-elven blood, Gadir had longed for the elven kingdom decades ago. Through contact, he had secretly pledged allegiance to Francesca Findabair, waiting for the moment she established her nation to leave Temeria and go to Dol Blathanna, to become an openly acknowledged elven Wizard.
Several years ago, the elves had given him a mission, and the mission was related to this black-haired man before him.
The specific content was to bring him to Dol Blathanna at all costs.
The reason, the Lady of the Fields had not said, but looking at the current situation, this credit would go to him.
Soon, Oster returned home with his daughter-in-law. She was a black-haired woman with an ordinary appearance and a slightly rounded lower abdomen. Judging by the pregnancy, it was about four months.
Seeing the person in question, Asa stopped speaking. Under the woman's trembling gaze, he confirmed the connection with the fetus in her womb.
Fate had already bound the two parties together.
It's a pity it didn't trigger any bond or relationship status.
"A year from now, I will take her away."
Asa dropped this sentence indifferently, nodded to Gadir, and walked out of the house first.
Leaving behind the pale-faced Oster family.
Originally, Asa planned to return in three years to take Shani back, but the Oster family's actions were truly disgusting. If he really let Shani stay here, who knows how many bad things they would whisper about him behind his back.
Children's education should start early; they mustn't be led astray by bad parents.
Gadir stroked his chin, watching the departure of the dragon and the Wizard.
He only hoped he would go to Dol Blathanna soon.
...
Two days later, Asa and Saskia rode out of Wizima.
In the brothels of the Temple Quarter, they couldn't find any clues about the half-elf Rinnis. It was very likely that he had run away.
Since that was the case, Asa didn't stay long. He hadn't taken Saskia to the brothel, and the dragon-girl seemed very unhappy, rarely speaking to Asa on the road.
Asa felt aggrieved. He went to the brothel on business; how could he take a child there?
Her father, that voyeur, might still be watching.
They were only five kilometers out of the city, having just left Wizima behind, when Asa suddenly had Grape stop.
"Asa, what..."
Saskia, who was about to ask, suddenly remembered she couldn't speak to Asa for the past two days and hurriedly covered her mouth.
Asa shook his head and chuckled, while also sneering in his heart.
Saskia didn't know that Asa was petty, and at this moment, she was still thinking about the events of the day before yesterday.
He had originally planned to get further away from the capital before going back to cause trouble for their church, but he hadn't expected them to come knocking on his door.
Revenge shouldn't wait overnight, and now that three nights had passed, Asa book of grudges was practically jumping out to hit someone.