After Ian advanced to the late stage of the First Ring.
Even before Ian did anything, a small circle centered around him quickly formed.
The first members included Peter, Hayden, Sam, Hugo, and others.
Peter went without saying, while Hayden had already been following him. Sienna, the other person in his laboratory, chose to decline, however, because her Lineage had already decided to support an elite disciple.
Ian said nothing, and she left his laboratory of her own accord.
He did not try to keep her.
As for Sam, they happened to run into each other, and he decided to follow Ian the very next day.
Then there was Hugo, the genius from Winter Academy. Ian had won him over with his academic expertise, so he sought Ian out himself, hoping to study under him. Naturally, Ian did not refuse.
With these developments, word of Ian's advancement to the late stage of the First Ring gradually spread.
Inside a war fortress on the front lines.
"He's already advanced to the late stage of the First Ring?" Surprise flashed through Flynn's eyes.
That was far sooner than he had imagined.
"It seems Ian has even greater potential than I thought."
He could not help feeling pleased that he had killed that Wizard from the Silver Leaf Family back then.
He did not care whether Ian had advanced through massive amounts of resources. Why shouldn't the ability to acquire resources count as part of a Wizard's talent?
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It might even be more important than talent.
"Bren, you've fallen behind instead!" He turned to look beside him.
It was Ian's senior, Bren, who had once competed with El for a place in the elite sequence.
Bren's gaze was complicated as well.
He was still only at the peak of the middle stage