"Show me!"
It was the first time Ian had seen Kieran so serious.
He did not dare delay.
Right in front of Kieran, he demonstrated Flame Hand and the first level of the Four Symbols Resonance Method.
Kieran merely watched, the flames of Flame Hand flickering in his eyes as though he were pondering something.
Several full minutes passed.
Only then did he slowly say, "Very good. Even among all my students, your Spellcasting Talent ranks among the very best."
He looked at Ian with a complicated expression.
Who could have imagined that, among this batch of students, Ian had possessed the lowest talent, yet had surprised him again and again?
He even possessed a unique aptitude for the Four-Element Resonance Meditation Method.
"Ian, the progress you've displayed exceeds even my expectations. At the very least, I'll give you this scholarship slot."
Ian's eyes lit up.
He had gotten it that easily?
"Then, Teacher, what exactly does the scholarship include?" Ian asked curiously.
He still did not know that.
Kieran explained calmly, "The Elemental Crown Scholarship is meant to help promising early first-ring Wizards clear away most of the obstacles to advancing to the middle first ring. Thus, its exact contents may differ slightly from Wizard to Wizard, but its core contents remain unchanged.
"It includes one opportunity to enter the Academy secret realm, one Crystal Condensation Potion to assist a Wizard in breaking through to the middle first ring, any three pieces of early first-ring knowledge or one piece of middle first-ring knowledge—not including Exceptional grade—and various resources worth thirty thousand contribution points."
Ian sucked in a cold breath.
There was no need to say anything about thirty thousand contribution points. Even a top-tier first-class duty required a full year to accumulate that much.
Then there was the Crystal