The Lord of Ashes

In the 83rd year that Thane joined the Black Fire Tower, he presided over the Second Regional Tower Academy War.

This time, there are more than 23,000 apprentices participating in the Dark Fire Holy Tower, which is much more than the previous one.

Only this time, several tower masters did not appear in the regional academy war.

The people responsible for this apprenticeship war are the deans of the major holy tower colleges and some third-level great magicians.

For Thain, although the overall quality of this batch of apprentices is better than the previous batch, he himself does not take it as seriously as the previous batch.

The reason is that the mentality has changed.

Thain believes that the kids at his academy can create results that satisfy him.

At the same time, it was also because he had already participated in a war, so this kind of melee between apprentices did not bring him the same sense of freshness as last time.

Of course, among this batch of apprentices, there are still some little guys who have attracted great attention from Thane.

For example, the daughter of first-level magician Finn, the little girl named Gloria, will also participate in this academy war as a senior apprentice.

Gloria is also in her forties this year, but her cultivation talent seems to be inferior to that of her father, and she has not yet broken through to the level of a quasi-magician.

This little girl almost grew up watching.

Although she did not accept the other party as a disciple, the little girl could freely enter and leave the dean's office of Thain.

In the eyes of others, he is already half a disciple of Thain.

Regarding the fact that she had been stuck as a senior apprentice for twenty-six years, the little girl did not feel any strange in front of outsiders, but in private in front of Thain, her sensitive and inferior side was exposed.

Thain never believed that faster advancement time had anything to do with exploring the truth.

Are you studying magic to continuously upgrade and improve your life level, or to explore the truth?

Thain once asked Gloria privately about this very thought-provoking question for second- and third-level magicians.

The little girl's answer did not disappoint Sean.

After biting her lip and pondering for a long time, Gloria told Thain that it was the latter.

Gloria's answer caused a smile to appear on Thane's usually calm face.

Infected by the smile on Sean's face, the little girl's mood also improved inexplicably.

This regional Holy Tower Academy war is extremely important to Gloria.

Because among the top twenty rewards in the apprentice's personal standings, there is a "Blue Heart" that is extremely important to her. It is an important medium for the little girl to explore the truth of the water element. Of course, this blue heart was specially added for her by Thain.

Thain does not hesitate to help the apprentices he likes and values.

"Grandpa Dean, you will keep looking at me from above the secret space this time, right?" Gloria, wearing a light blue magic robe, ran into the Dean's office in a hurry, grabbed Thain's magic robe and asked.

Having been like this for decades, Thain was used to Gloria's nonsense, and Gloria also showed her intimacy with Thain in this way.

In fact, Gloria's emotional intelligence is not low, and it is understandable that she did this kind of behavior when she was a teenager.

But now that he is forty years old, he is still like this in front of Thain. It has to be said that it is the result of the little girl's deliberate actions.

She didn't want time to affect her relationship with the dean's grandfather.

Although the appearance of the dean has not changed at all for decades, she has gone from being a little carrot back then to the mature person she is today. Looks like a royal sister.

"Of course, I will always watch you." Thain put down the magic letter in his hand, raised his head and smiled kindly at Gloria.

"Then I must work hard and try to break into the top ten this time!" The little girl waved her fist as if to cheer her up.

As for whether Gloria can break into the top ten, Thain did not deny it. He can only say that there is a chance.

The mental strength and magic level of a senior apprentice did not prevent Gloria from exerting a fighting power comparable to that of a quasi-magician.

Even with Thain's private training and a few small lessons for her, it is not surprising that if this girl prepares her trump card magic well enough, she can unleash an aggression comparable to the first-level combat power.

But the biggest variable on the battlefield is that the enemy cannot fully prepare you to release magic, including your own psychological state and adaptability.

Gloria is not a despairer-level apprentice, but a top apprentice is enough.

After receiving Thain's promise, the little girl left happily.

I don’t know if it’s because she has never been in a relationship, but Gloria doesn’t look like a mature magician at all. She always behaves like a child in front of Thane.

The door to the dean's office was closed again, and the smile on Thain's face gradually dissipated, eventually turning into a sigh. He lowered his head and looked at the magic letter again.

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Soon after, an elemental light mirror appeared on Thane's right side, and what appeared in the mirror was another Dean Kester.

"Please worry about this academy war." Thane said to Kester.

"Is the news confirmed? Do you really need to go there?" Kester asked.

"It should be confirmed. Not only our Holy Tower of Dark Fire, but also the other five holy towers and twenty-three knight halls in the surrounding area will also send special personnel to investigate." Thain nodded.

"Well, then be careful when you go, I will preside over this college war." Kester said.

Thain told Kester a few more words, and at the end he added: "Please help me take more care of that little girl named Gloria, and try not to let her die in the college war."

Dean Kester has naturally heard of this little girl Gloria.

Speaking of which, it was clear that Kester had a better character in the Holy Tower of Dark Fire, but Thane, the dean, was more cold and selfless.

But Gloria was not afraid of Thane, but she was very angry with Dean Kester.

Every time he saw Dean Kester, he was respectful and respectful, which was completely different from how he looked before Thain.

"What? Are you really going to accept that kid as your apprentice?" Kester smiled.

"Not yet‏​​‎​‏‎‏‏‎‎​‏‏‎‎‎, but after all, I watched that child grow up, and her talent is also good. She should have a longer road to go in the future." Thain replied.

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After all, Thain failed to pay attention to the performance of the little girl Gloria during the regional Holy Tower Academy war.

After hurriedly mobilizing before the war, Thane quietly left the Holy Tower of Dark Fire.

At the same time, leaving with him were dozens of first-level magicians and seventeen second-level magicians in the Holy Tower.

Leaving Holy Tower College this time was a special mission issued by the Erie Knights Alliance.

It seems that due to a special time and space fluctuation, it appeared deep underground in the north of the Ely Knights Alliance.

The Erie Knights Alliance requires all holy towers and knights' halls in this area to participate in the investigation.

The most likely result of the emergence of time and space fluctuations is that a large time and space crack appears underground in the wizarding world.

No matter which world has a rift with the wizarding world, I believe it is an extremely sad thing for that world.

The mission of Thain and others is to investigate the specific location of the fluctuations in time and space, and to determine whether a new large rift in time and space has really occurred.

The most powerful third-level magician in the Holy Tower of Dark Fire is Thain.

So he should lead the team this time.

On the premise that the specific situation of time and space fluctuations has not yet been determined, it seems that the Yili Knights Alliance does not intend to directly involve the powerful people above level four in the investigation.

Of course, it is also possible that they are worried that too many strong men of level four or above will be dispatched and rashly scare those alien creatures on the other side of the possible space-time rift.

If the space-time rift is resealed and repaired on the other side, it will be more difficult to break open.