Chapter 124 Elder Alexander''s Invitation


    "Now this is the end of the appraisal! The disciples of the Casting Guild will distribute the identity cards


    later to those of you who have passed the test." It was a frenzy all around, so Elder Alexander had to


    deal with this. He took a good look around the chaos. He needed to get their attention and so he made


    a loud noise that startled everyone and sessfully got everyone''s attention for his announcement.


    "Attention, disciples of the Casting Guild! This is your first andst warning. This is not the kind of


    behavior I expect to see from you from this day forward," he said in a warning voice to the disciples of


    the Casting Guild.


    "Yes, Elder Alexander!" they answer in chorus. What Allen just did was more than vile. It would not only


    bring injustice to the appraisals, but would also harm the reputation of the Casting Guild. And as the


    first elder of the Guild, Elder Alexander was doomed to urge every member of the Guild to behave well.


    Those disciples from the Casting Guild took a look at Ricky, trying to keep his face in mind. They knew


    that it would be better for them to remember this face because there was no way they could afford to


    against him. Elder Alexander called him "friend." This was obvious enough to indicate that Ricky not


    only was gifted to cast weapons, but also had earned Elder Alexander''s favor.


    As soon as the appraisal came to an end, all the candidates, along with their masters, went back to


    their rooms. They might have different moods as some failed, while some seeded. Despite their


    different feelings, all of them remembered Ricky, a talented casting master!


    "Thank you, Elder Alexander. I would not have been able to make it without your help," Ricky made a


    bow to Elder Alexander and thanked him with a sincere tone. Then he walked to Elder Samuel before


    he bade goodbye and intended to go back to take a good rest.


    However, Elder Alexander stopped him by inviting him to his ce. "Ricky, will you stop by at my


    ce?"


    The gesture surprised Ricky very much.


    He was more than d to receive the invitation of Elder Alexander. How could he refuse him after all?


    He wanted Elder Alexander to favor him, and taking any opportunity to be able to establish a good


    rtionship with him would be of great help in the future. Especially now that he had just made Andrew


    his enemy in thest few days. What was more, Andrew had a father who was a casting master of


    Spirit Level, and a mother who was an innate spirit. If Ricky wanted to keep himself and Bertha safe


    from Andrew, he''d better have good and powerful connections, such as with someone as esteemed as


    Elder Alexander.


    "Of course, Elder Alexander. It''s my honor," replied Ricky. Then he walked to Elder Samuel and told


    him everything before he followed Elder Alexander to his ce.


    Elder Samuel was d to hear it, of course. One of his main reasons as to why he brought Ricky here


    to take the appraisal was to make him catch the attention of the elders of the Casting Guild. And seeing


    Elder Alexander like him was more than pleasant for him. He knew he made the right decision.


    On the way to Elder Alexander''s ce, people looked at Ricky with admiration in their eyes. How they


    wished they could be as lucky as Ricky and get a chance to spend some time with the wise Elder


    Alexander!


    Andrew had his connections as well. He made sure that someone was keeping an eye on Ricky, and


    was sure enough he got word about Elder Alexander inviting Ricky to his ce as reported by one of


    the disciples who saw what happened. It bothered him that Elder Alexander had made an effort to


    reach out to Ricky.


    Before long, Ricky and Elder Alexander arrived at the courtyard.


    Elder Alexander had a high reputation and position in the guild. However, it seemed that he only lived a


    simple life for as soon as Ricky got to his ce he saw how modest it was. The courtyard was not big,


    with only a few simple wooden houses and some casting tables.


    ''It seems that powerful people tend to live a simple life. That''s probably because they focus all their


    attention on cultivation!'' Ricky thought in his mind.


    "Master, wee back!" A sweet-sounding voice came out from the room but he was too lost in his


    thoughts to even notice. As soon as the young woman walked out to greet Elder Alexander with a


    sweet smile, he was surprised by who he saw.


    She had a small round face, beautiful long hair, and an aura about her that exuded confidence yet you


    would know that she had gentle soul but fierce as well, definitely a heroine.


    As soon as their eyes met, she suddenly became serious and her eyes turned cold.


    "It''s you!"


    "It''s you!"


    They both eximed in surprise upon seeing each other.


    This young beautiful woman was exactly Ka who rescued him and Bertha from Andrew outside the


    building of the Casting Guild a few days ago. Despite helping them out, she despised Ricky. And


    although she wore a veil to conceal her face at that time, Ricky still recognized her at first sight.


    "What a small world we do have! I didn''t realize that you two know each other," said Elder Alexander.


    He too was surprised by what he found out.


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    He knew that Ricky did note to the Casting Guild for a long time. And knowing how Ka was an


    extremely arrogant girl, he wondered how could they possibly know each other? This was indeed


    unexpected.


    "Master, how could you bring such a hypocritical man back here? You must have been cheated by


    him!" Ka snorted through her nose as she gave Ricky the eye, disgusted by him.


    Elder Alexander, on the other hand, had no words for what was happening. Instead, he just stood there


    looking back and forth at Ricky and Ka, waiting to find out how they knew each other and why she


    despised Ricky that much. He was sure that he could get the answer soon enough through their


    conversation.


    "A hypocritical man? Why do you use me of being hypocritical?" Ricky would not agree with her


    groundless usation and asked back. He was not bothered by how she disliked him. But using


    him of being a hypocritical man? That was unbearable and absurd even for him.


    Being used of the hypocritical type was what he hated the most. There was no way he would stand


    to be thought as a deceptive man for that was an insult for him already.


    "You used the reputation of the Casting Guild to protect yourself. Isn''t that hypocritical? Hey, just take a


    look at yourself for God''s sake! Everyone will think of you to be a bad guy, okay?" Ka scolded coldly.


    She valued the Casting Guild''s reputation the most. For her, the guild was as important as her own life


    and when she heard Ricky im that Andrew bullied him by using the power of the Casting Guild at


    that time, she was really upset and thought that Ricky was insulting the guild. That was why she


    disliked him from the very beginning.


    That was when Ricky finally figured out why she was like that towards him.


    ''How unreasonable can she get?! She looks like a smart woman, but now I don''t think so, '' Ricky


    muttered silently to himself. Of course, he would not speak out his mind, especially not in front of Elder


    Alexander.


    "I don''t agree with you, Ka. I said those words at that time in order to protect myself. I''m not like you


    who''s a genius, and who has such a good master. If I didn''t say those words to threaten Andrew, he


    would take mypanion away! Do you think she would have survived if that happened?" Ricky


    refuted back.


    "You..." stammered Ka angrily. Ricky''s words caught her off-guard and speechless.


    "All right. I''m sure there must be some misunderstanding between you!" At this time, Elder Alexander


    interrupted upon figuring out what happened between them. Ka must have misinterpreted Ricky in a


    hurry for he knew well the character of his disciple, impulsive and emotional.


    "Hum!" Ka gave a snort of contempt and anger and then she left.


    "Ha-ha. Ricky my friend, don''t take it seriously, please. She grew up in the Casting Guild. That is why


    she cares about its reputation very much. Sometimes, she just acts blindly when she hears a single


    bad word about the guild. Don''t me her, please," Elder Alexander exined.


    "It''s totally all right, Elder Alexander! I understand it," Ricky said as he bowed to Elder Alexander.


    "Please just call me Ricky. ''Ricky my friend'' is too much for me as a junior."


    "Ha-ha, no problem! And you can just call me Elder Alex. Elder Alexander, hmmm. It sounds too


    formal," Elder Alexander also replied with a smile.


    "Okay, Elder Alex, if you insist." Ricky did not refuse his suggestion. In fact it made him happy that they


    were starting to be morefortable towards each other.


    Then, Elder Alexander took him to his room.


    "Ricky, may I know who is your master? You are a genius in casting. If I''m guessing correctly, your


    master must be a casting master of Demi-sage Level, or even a casting master of Sage Level!" Elder


    Alexander inquired with expectant eyes. In his mind, Ricky had such an achievement and it must


    because he was guided by some real impressive casting master.


    Ricky realized why Elder Alexander was interested in him and took him here at his ce all of a


    sudden. It turned out that Elder Alexander thought him to have a powerful master and wanted to know


    who he was.


    But, it was understandable if he thought so. If he told him that he had achieved this all by self-


    cultivation, probably no one would believe it.


    ''Oh, I got it. He thought I have a powerful master, though this is not the case. But it''s an excellent


    excuse, isn''t it?'' thought Ricky to himself.


    "Well, Elder Alex... I rarely see my master. He is always traveling outside. For thest several years,


    I''ve only seen him twice. So I''m not quite clear about his casting level," Ricky answered with a


    seemingly embarrassed look.


    "Oh, I understand, it does makes sense. He has such a powerful casting master, and that must mean


    that he is a hermit!" Elder Alexander did not notice anything wrong and nodded in agreement.


    They finally stopped talking about Ricky''s fictitious casting master.


    "Here, I noticed that you can do more than a casting master of inferior Mortal Level!" Elder Alexander


    said. "There will be an appraisal to identify the casting master of intermediate Mortal Level. How would


    you like it?" invited him.


    Hearing his words, Ricky was stunned and sighed secretly, ''He is indeed a powerful casting master of


    Spirit Level and an innate spirit! He has seen through me in this respect and knows that I can do


    better!''