Russell already knows his teacher quite well.
If it really affected his life and death, the teacher would definitely not speak in that tone, nor would he look at him with such a teasing gaze.
Although their interactions were mostly about teaching, the teacher was a rare type who also guided them in their attitude towards life.
And within this teaching, one could see the teacher's own life principles.
So, Russell understood that even if he went to Archmage Ruth, the most he would face was some kind of social embarrassment… not a life-threatening situation.
The worst would be getting hurt, like a fracture or bruises all over his body.
Russell definitely wouldn't give up the resource exchange task at the Magic Tower over such trifling issues.
He could actually see from his teacher's attitude that their teacher was a very wealthy Archmage.
