Elite Mages' Academy

Chapter 476: Griffins

The plump Century Casino’s boss… Xiao Lin had won a lot from the bet, which led to him knowing An Fumin. However, they were not very familiar, and Xiao Lin’s sole impression of the man was that he was a very good businessman.

Xiao Lin felt like he could try looking for An Fumin. When he said the name, the Englishman obviously started to hesitate. The man knew of the boss of the largest casino in Dawn City, and the man decided to test it out. It was obvious that they would not have time to hurry back to the casino in the middle of the city, but the Englishman had an even better way. He went into the house and used a magic formation that had been set up inside to communicate with the city. The point of communication was the casino.

“That’s a communication line. It uses magical formations to enable short-range communication. It’s a little like our magical phones.” Xiao Lin told the curious monitors.

He was originally just testing it out, but the Englishman quickly pointed at Xiao Lin with a strange look. “The guy wants to see you.”

“An Fumin?”

“That’s right. I can’t believe you actually know him.” The Englishman’s attitude noticeably improved. He was very clear on An Fumin’s wealth as well; someone who wanted to make money like him would naturally not want to offend rich people.

Under the surprised and curious gazes of the monitors, Xiao Lin walked into the house. The short distance communication used special ink and energy stones on the floor to form a magical formation to establish communication. A few dozen energy stones condensed into a magical image, and An Fumin’s large stomach was in frame.

“So it really is you!” An Fumin was surprised to see Xiao Lin, laughing as he said, “Someone told me you wanted me to be your guarantor. I thought it was some blind fraudster, but it looks like your monthly examination really has started.”

Xiao Lin paused. The boss’ information network was really vast to even be able to get ahold of the news regarding their monthly examination. It had only been spread out within a small circle.

“To be honest, I can help you pay for all that; it’s only a few dozen thousand New Dollars.” An Fumin was rich enough to not even need the exact amount. He paused and smiled again. “However, you probably don’t care about that amount of money either.”

Xiao Lin said, “That’s right, but this is a group examination, and I don’t want others to treat getting money from me as something natural, but it’s definitely not easy to repay your favor either.”

“Hahaha!” An Fumin laughed. “It looks like you understand me well. That’s right, I’ll never lose out when it comes to business. If it’s just you, I’d be willing to help, but since there are others involved, we’ll need to make a deal.”

An Fumin thought for less than ten seconds, continuing, “I have a casino branch in the Rosa Kingdom, and business there is pretty good. You know as well that the Rosa Kingdom’s relationship with Dawn Academy in the past was quite good. It’s a pity that the situation is like this. I had originally not given much thought to my branch there, but no one will turn down an opportunity to make more money. Our deal is simple; bring my goods from the branch over and I’ll pay for your entire journey. That way, none of you will owe me any more favors.”

An Fumin spoke very quickly, making it hard for Xiao Lin not to be suspicious. Did the sly old man plan this scheme in advance? An Fumin did not specify what the goods were, nor the quantity. However, the support it would get them was definitely tempting; supporting them the entire way would mean that they would have a sufficient guarantee on their expenses.

An Fumin smiled. “I’m not very clear on your assignment, nor do I want to know, but in the Rosa Kingdom, our status as colonizers might not be that useful. You need to understand that, in the outside world, power and wealth is the only key to things going smoothly.”

“I’ll need to discuss it with the others,” Xiao Lin said carefully.

“Not a problem.” An Fumin seemed very confident.

After briefing the other monitors simply, as well as introducing who An Fumin was to them, no one rejected the tempting suggestion. Cheng Ming was noticeably hesitant, wondering if they would be going against the rules by doing so.

Chen Dao felt like it was not a big deal. “To be honest, we can just treat it as a side quest. A main quest and a side quest–doesn’t that sound interesting?!”

“I think you’ve played too many games!”

Xiao Lin was hesitant as well, but Cheng Ming’s worries were unneeded–that much Xiao Lin was certain. It was just that Xiao Lin felt like An Fumin might not be acting out of kindness.

However, since it was a group decision, Xiao Lin’s personal feelings could not influence the decision of the others, especially since most of them had agreed to it. The remaining ones could only go along.

An Fumin was not surprised when he got an affirmative answer, and immediately gave Xiao Lin the location and name of the person responsible for the casino in the Rosa Kingdom. The Englishman then received the deposit immediately; even the daily rental had been paid for. Xiao Lin and the others obtained seven griffins.

The griffins had bodies and claws like a lion’s, as well as the head and wings of the eagle. Wild griffins had extremely high offensive strength, but those griffins were bred in captivity, and were obviously very obedient. The Englishman simply gave them instructions on how to start flying and land, as well as the choice in routes. They did not need to worry about anything else.

The Englishman took out some soil, and made all seven of the Griffins smell it. The soil was from the Rosa Kingdom, which meant the griffins would know the routes themselves. The simple method had opened up Xiao Lin and everyone else’s eyes.

Xiao Lin had been nervous about riding a griffin for the first time, but their soft and warm bodies, as well as the fragrant odor had caused his worries to disappear. Ibeiya unabashedly leaned into Xiao Lin’s embrace, acting like she was shivering in fear, drawing murderous gazes from the surroundings.

Xiao Lin could not tell if that little vampire was really afraid, but he still held Ibeiya tightly, preventing her from falling. With a pull of the reins, the griffins flew into the air with a shout, and there were several cries of despair that followed.

The trained griffins had very strong ropes around them, so there was no worry of falling, but flying thousands of meters up into the air without any experience riding them before was not a pleasant experience. Xiao Lin was beginning to regret eating too much for lunch, but in front of Ibeiya, he still had to maintain his dignity. He forced down his urge to vomit.

Ibeiya might be acting scared and pitiful, but she was actually laughing secretly, proving that it was not the first time the vampire had ridden a griffin. She even leaned into Xiao Lin’s ear to remind him of the correct posture to ride a griffin. Xiao Lin had stabilized after following it, and his stomach felt much better.

“Why didn’t you say that earlier?” Xiao Lin asked loudly.

“Then I wouldn’t get the chance to enjoy it. Look, look, that guy is vomiting up a storm. Hahaha, how fun!”

Xiao Lin was speechless.