"Congratulations, Ian."
In the Castle, Flynn looked at Ian, admiration carrying a trace of surprise.
Mainly because Ian had not advanced much later than El, which showed that Ian's potential was even greater than he had imagined.
And there was another piece of good news.
Now that Ian had advanced to the mid-stage of the first ring, there were certain matters he could be allowed to participate in.
At that thought, a brilliant smile appeared on Flynn's face.
Ian nodded at him.
"Ian, congratulations."
A somewhat lively voice drifted over. Ian turned his head and saw that an unexpected Wizard had actually come to congratulate him.
It was Sophia.
Because of El, she had almost never interacted with Ian, yet now she had actually approached him on her own initiative to offer her congratulations.
And with Sophia showing goodwill, almost every Wizard came over to congratulate Ian. It was the first time he had felt that his fellow disciples could be so friendly.
Ian responded to them one by one.
At that moment, El and Bren also emerged from the Castle.
They saw the harmonious scene before them.
Especially when El saw Ian actually chatting with Sophia, her expression turned exceedingly ugly.
After all, when she had first displayed her talent, Sophia had practically given up communicating with Ian altogether.
But now...
Didn't that mean her place in Sophia's heart had fallen?
She bit her lip, yet she had no choice but to admit that ever since they had entered under Kieran's command, Ian seemed to be drawing closer and closer to her.
Could he surpass her?
El shook her head, and her gaze became resolute once more.
This time, she would be heading to the front lines.
With the aid of war resources, there was absolutely no way Ian