Main Academy!
Situated at the foot of the Elemental Mountains, it was the core of Elemental Mysteries.
The next day.
Ian stood early outside the barrier separating the Main Academy from the branch academy. Raising his head, he once again saw those familiar black lines.
"Why do they seem fewer?"
Ian suddenly murmured to himself.
He did not know whether it was an illusion, but he felt that the black lines before him seemed fewer than they had been two years ago. An illusion?
Ian frowned.
He pondered for a moment but found no answer. Mainly because, to the current him, it held no meaning at all.
Taking out his credential, Ian passed through the barrier.
The Main Academy immediately unfolded before his eyes.
A sprawling cluster of buildings constructed from white stone stretched out before him, with towering Wizard Towers visible from time to time.
The elemental concentration here was more than three times that of the outer academy, and this time, Ian saw the source of the black lines.
It came from the southeastern corner of the Main Academy.
At that moment, a faint glow flickered on his credential, seemingly guiding Ian onward—toward that very southeastern corner.
"So that's how it is?"
His suspicions confirmed, Ian narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Following the guidance, he soon arrived at the southeastern corner.
A plaza encircled by ancient stone pillars came into view.
At the center of the plaza stood a massive arched gateway, its surface flowing with a mercury-like sheen.
Beyond the arch was not a real scene, but a rotating, star-like vortex. Several wizards were already waiting there, and even the weakest among them had reached the mid-stage of the first ring.
Ian also spotted two familiar faces.
One was Green Wing. The other had long red hair