48: Chapter 48 The Sunfall Wizard Apprentice Council

Upon hearing Elena ask about this matter, Byron chuckled and said, "If I say it wasn't me, would you believe it?"

Elena was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and rolled her eyes at Byron.

"How could there be such a coincidence in the world? Sharing the name Byron and also being a newly enrolled student—who else could it be but you!"

Byron spread his hands, "Well, there you have it."

Seeing Byron's expression, Elena glared at him.

Seeing this, Byron's heart skipped a beat, and he wanted to get off the sofa.

However, his movements were a step too slow, and he was immediately grabbed by Elena, her tender, fair palm beginning to knead his face.

"Hmph, you brat, it's only been a few days and your courage has grown quite a bit, daring to tease your senior!"

Colin, sitting on the side, saw this scene and also revealed a gloating smile.

Under Byron's repeated pleas for mercy, Elena finally let him go.

"Alright, enough fooling around, it's time to get down to business."

Byron looked at Elena with a resentful expression, complaining inwardly, "Wasn't it you who started it?"

However, after glancing at Elena's waving fair fist, Byron sensibly straightened up and sat properly.

Elena nodded in satisfaction, her red lips moving slightly, "Byron, since you are the person who exchanged so much knowledge in the Mission Hall, I am officially inviting you to join the Sun-Fallen Wizard Apprentice Council on its behalf."

"You've been in the academy for quite a while now; you should have heard of this council, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Colin became a bit anxious. He hadn't expected Elena to be so direct, without a hint of subtlety.

If Byron were to refuse directly, or say something else, what would happen next?

But unfortunately, Elena was the leader of this operation, and she was his senior. Most importantly, he couldn't beat her in a fight, nor could he win an argument against her.

Therefore, even though Colin had objections in his heart, he could only keep them bottled up, not daring to show even a fraction of them.

Byron nodded. Of course, he knew of the Sun-Fallen Wizard Apprentice Council that Elena spoke of.

To put it bluntly, this Sun-Fallen Wizard Apprentice Council was actually an organization spontaneously formed by students within the academy.

The purpose of this organization was to recruit only the elite, with everything aimed solely at becoming an Official Wizard.

It was said to have existed since the founding of the academy and had been passed down to this day.

The requirements to join this council were extremely strict. One either needed top-tier Aptitude or had to reach the level of a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice to have a chance of joining.

But even so, it attracted countless students who wanted to join.

Not to mention that as a council with such a long history, it must have produced Official Wizards, and members had a certain chance of receiving guidance from those wizards.

Just the fact that there were Third-Rank Wizard Apprentices or even Limit Wizard Apprentices within the council was already very attractive.

Within the academy, besides the Sun-Fallen Wizard Apprentice Council, there were many other organizations and Alliances.

But most of these organizations existed merely for mutual support; there were very few organizations like the Fallen Sun Council.

Now that Elena said she was representing the Fallen Sun Council to recruit him, it would be a complete lie to say that Byron wasn't tempted at all.

After all, when Byron promoted to a Second-Rank Wizard Apprentice, he would need to choose an organization to join, which would facilitate gathering intelligence and information.

It was just that due to lack of time and the impending mandatory mission, it had been delayed.

But now, the Fallen Sun Council had come to him on their own—it was like being handed a pillow while sleeping or chopsticks while eating; it provided exactly what he was lacking.

If he joined this council, obtaining intelligence, information, and resources would become much easier in the future.

However, Byron also understood in his heart that responsibilities and obligations were reciprocal.

Since the council was inviting him to join like this, he must certainly be useful to them in some way.

As for what that was, Byron didn't even need to think too much to guess a thing or two.

Byron revealed a smile, "Senior, I would like to know why the council wants me to join, what I need to pay to join the council, and what I can gain."

"Compared to pies falling from the sky, I believe more in equivalent exchange."

Elena was not angry; instead, she nodded at Byron with appreciation.

"Byron, not bad. To remain calm when faced with such temptation—unlike Colin, who, upon hearing this news, almost knelt down and begged me to let him join."

As soon as these words were said, Colin's face suddenly turned red, and he stammered in rebuttal, "I... that was... was..."

Elena waved her hand, "Alright, I know what you want to say, but don't say it yet."

"Byron, for you to join the council, you need to pay some price, which includes the knowledge you exchanged in the Mission Hall."

"And we also need you to take our council into the Desert Forbidden Zone once more."

"Furthermore, before leaving this plane, you cannot disseminate this knowledge to any student or organization outside the council through any means."

After students exchanged their researched knowledge for points, they were naturally able to spread it to others; the Mission Hall did not concern itself with this.

Moreover, the Mission Hall would not disseminate the knowledge exchanged by students.

It only acted as a recorder, rather than a disseminator like the academy Library.

This was also one of the reasons why the Fallen Sun Council valued Byron so much.

To obtain this knowledge, apart from finding a way to get it from Byron, their only other option was to spend time researching it themselves.

Hearing these conditions, Byron fell silent and looked at Elena in surprise.

He knew that wanting to join the council would surely require paying a certain price, but what he didn't expect was that the council could be so greedy.

If it weren't for the fact that Elena and Colin were his seniors, Byron would have already picked up a broom to chase them out.

Of course, whether he could actually chase them out was another matter.

Seeing Byron's expression, Elena was a bit puzzled as to why he would show such a look.

Recalling what she had just said, she realized and laughed sheepishly.

"Haha, Byron, I forgot to mention one point just now: the council will provide you with corresponding compensation based on the value of the things you contribute."

Upon hearing this, Byron's expression improved slightly; that was more like it.

"Then what else can I get?" Byron asked.

Elena laughed aloud, "You can get a lot! After joining the council, the council can become your backing."

"Information on how to become a Limit Wizard Apprentice or even an Official Wizard, as well as participating in trade fairs held by the council..."

"Of course, if you want to obtain this knowledge, you also need to pay a certain price, and the council can only provide you with a channel."

"As for the things you contribute, the council will also provide you with corresponding compensation based on the principle of equivalent exchange."

Byron nodded; being able to provide a channel was already very good.

After all, without a channel, even if you had sufficient resources in hand, you wouldn't be able to exchange them for the knowledge you wanted.

Because in the Wizard World, knowledge is power.

Seeing Byron nod, Elena also revealed a smile, "Byron, since you nodded, does that mean you agree?!"

"Senior, with such a warm invitation, if I didn't agree, wouldn't that be a bit ungrateful?" Byron chuckled.

Not to mention that the Fallen Sun Council was one of the strongest organizations, and furthermore, the conditions it offered were so good; Byron had no reason not to choose it.

Plus, there were Elena and Colin there to provide assistance, which could offer some help.

Byron also had some understanding of other organizations in the academy; other organizations might be able to compete with the council in terms of conditions, but there was one point they absolutely could not compare with it.

That was that the council was just a platform and wouldn't have any strong constraints; this was also an important reason why Byron agreed.

Elena also nodded in satisfaction, "Alright, Byron, from now on you are a member of the Sun-Fallen Wizard Apprentice Council."

"After I go back, I will enter your name into it, and afterward, if the council has any activities, someone will come to notify you to participate."

This scene naturally left Colin stunned; he had thought this invitation talk would collapse, but he never expected it to go so smoothly!

Byron nodded with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you, Senior."

Elena pulled Colin up together, "Since we've talked it over, I won't stay any longer; I need to hurry back and tell them this good news."

Byron did not ask them to stay and saw them out.

After Elena left, Byron did not immediately return to his bed to rest.

He understood that since the organization Elena belonged to could find out his information, other organizations could do the same.

Then, things here would certainly not remain calm in the future. Since that was the case, it would be better to deal with them all before getting some good rest.