In Luo Du, to the west of the magnificent royal palace, stands a towering nine-story Mage Tower.
The black nine-tiered tower is a seamless whole, resembling a crouching behemoth. Only in the darkness of night does this majestic tower emit a silver light, showcasing its status as the tallest tower in Luo Du and demonstrating its status as a holy land for mages on the Nolan Continent.
Meanwhile, on the highest floor of this nine-story tower, in a circular conference room, ten elderly mages were sitting around a mahogany round table, holding the tower's monthly round table meeting.
Only members of the elder council of the Mage Tower were able to participate in this meeting, and there was an empty chair in the corner that no one was sitting on, which seemed a bit out of place.
"That's about it for this month. The situation in the southwest has eased somewhat recently, and they don't need our mage tower's reinforcements for the time being. The evil dragons' activities have also decreased recently, and they haven't caused too much harm to civilians. There are no evil dragons that need to be hunted down immediately." The old man with white hair and a black beard, sitting at the head of the table, said in a somewhat weathered voice.
As the Grand Elder of the Mage Tower, Richard has chaired the roundtable for over forty years.
The elders nodded, their expressions quite relaxed. This meant that for the foreseeable future, they wouldn't need to personally go out and deal with the evil dragons. As people get older, few are willing to travel around, even if it's just riding a griffin.
"I heard that Crassus recently took on a little apprentice in the Chaos City, and she's a half-elf little girl at that? The old man has been choosing apprentices for decades, is he about to give up?" Brent, who was a bit bloated and whose mage robes looked like they were about to burst, said with a smile, his words tinged with sarcasm.
"That's not necessarily true. Didn't someone say that Yulian also showed up, and that they even fought in Chaos City over a disciple, but in the end, they both took the same disciple?"
"Oh? Is that so? These two old guys have been fighting for nearly a century, neither willing to concede to the other. Now that they're practically dead, they're still able to take on the same disciple? And a half-elf little girl at that?"
"Isn't it said that half-races have poor talent? And their magic is completely the extreme of melee and ranged attacks. If someone were to learn their magic at the same time, the most likely outcome would be that they would go insane, right?"
Upon hearing this, everyone began to discuss among themselves. Being able to sit at this round table represented the pinnacle of the mage world in the Los Empire. Even if they were not level ten great mages, they were still the best among level nine mages and the masters of a certain type of magic.
That's why they know more about Crassus and Yulian, and the much-discussed battle between ice and fire in the mage world, and they are more aware that the possibility of the two taking on the same disciple at the same time is almost zero.
If they had to say there was a possibility, it would probably be the elven princess who amazed the entire Nolan Continent more than ten years ago. "Genius" is not enough to describe her. Only someone like her could possibly master the ultimate ice and fire magic at the same time and learn both ranged and melee magic.
It's a pity that she refused Crassus and Yulian's request to take her as their apprentice. She specialized in life magic and grew at an astonishing speed to become the youngest level 10 archmage on the entire continent, dominating all the geniuses on the continent.
If it wasn't for Mai Ge • Alex's dazzling brilliance, that era would have belonged to her. Her numerous records, which are probably unbreakable in the mage world, would have ensured that her name would be forever etched in history.
"It's true. Crassus has sent Arthur back to move all his belongings to Chaos City, including his rooms full of gold coins. It seems he's planning to retire and teach disciple in Chaos City." The gaunt Elliott chuckled. "Vice President Crassus always does what he wants. Even if he takes an half-orc as a disciple, we shouldn't find it strange, right?"
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, their smiles tinged with mockery.
"This guy still doesn't take our Mage Tower seriously as much as ever." Richard's expression was rather unpleasant, and his voice was slightly low.
Over the years, countless geniuses have been sent to him for him to choose as apprentices, but he hasn't taken a liking to any of them. Instead, he went to the Chaos City to find a half-elf little girl, and now he's too lazy to even return to the Mage Tower. He's just sending a servant to move all his things away.
The smiles vanished from everyone's faces, replaced by varied expressions, but no one said anything more.
The elders of the Mage Tower were well aware of the conflict between Richard and Crassus.
It can be said that these two people played a crucial role in the Mage Tower's current status.
For the first fifty years, Crassus ensured that the Mage Tower received sufficient attention from the Royal Family of the Los Empire, which led to the current nine-story Mage Tower. After Crassus stepped down as president, Richard spent decades making the Mage Tower an indispensable pillar of the empire.
Therefore, the status of the two in the Mage Tower has always been a controversial issue. Although most of the current elders were promoted by Richard, but Crassus's prestige in the Mage Tower and his status in the hearts of mages are not much lower than Richard's. The old mages sitting around the round table are well aware of this.
"In that case, as old friends, Crassus has finally received an apprentice, so we should give him a gift to congratulate him." Richard smiled, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. His wrinkled fingers tapped lightly on the table before he suddenly stopped. "Most of our apprentices are already middle-aged, and even many of their apprentices are adults. I'll have George bring a gift to express our congratulations from the Mage Tower."
"That's fine too, we can let him take our gifts with him." Everyone said with a smile, but their expressions were a little strange.
George • Dobson, Richard's eldest disciple's most prized apprentice, is already a level three mage at the age of twelve, and it is said that he is now striving to become a level four mage. Although he is still some distance from Princess Irina back then, but he is already a leader among the younger generation.
Richard also took a great liking to this grand-apprentice and often gave him pointers, which was one of the reasons why he was able to make such rapid progress.
Richard's decision to send George to congratulate Crassus on accepting a disciple was not appropriate in terms of seniority. It carried a somewhat humiliating connotation. Moreover, the deliberate choice of a younger disciple suggested a provocative intent. Using a third generation disciple to defeat Crassus's second generation disciple was no small humiliation.
"Alright, then let him go to the Chaos City with Crassus's servant." Richard grinned, a chilling smile playing on his lips, and rose to walk out of the hall…