Before long,
Kieran left.
"Ian, you've been quietly making a name for yourself!" Andre turned to Ian, his face full of surprise.
Quite a few other wizards looked over too.
After all, many of them had failed to clear the eleventh floor within three months.
Ian wasn't nearly as weak as they had imagined!
Their gazes softened at once. Even Flynn came over with a smile and greeted Ian.
El stood nearby, arching an eyebrow. "What luck."
"Don't worry. You have a first-class assignment too, and you have New Moon Level talent. He won't be your match for that scholarship."
El turned to see Sophia speaking beside her.
"I understand, Sophia."
El nodded. When she looked at Ian in the distance again, disdain had returned to her eyes.
Sophia glanced at Ian, then left.
Ordinarily, she would have greeted Ian as well, but El did not like him.
Between the two of them,
Sophia naturally chose El. Ian showed promise, but his potential still fell far short of El's New Moon Level talent.
Apart from the few in Sophia's circle, the other wizards were noticeably friendlier toward Ian.
That was only natural.
They were all Kieran's students. Though they competed, they often worked together, and for now, they had no fundamental conflict of interest.
Ian nodded along.
It took more than ten minutes for the crowd to slowly disperse.
Only Peter, an acquaintance of Ian's, remained.
"Ian, why didn't you choose to oversee the Elemental Pool?" Peter asked. He thought it was the better assignment.
Oversee it?
Ian narrowed his eyes.
It really was a good option. He could probably draw on some of the pool's elements to cultivate and meet plenty of senior wizards.
But the Lava Crystal Pit itself was an area rich in fire elements, enough for