After the conference ended.
The entire Academy fell into a frenzy of celebration.
For nearly half a month, Ian moved from one banquet to another.
And because of the Academy-wide commendation, the banquets had suddenly risen several tiers above what they had once been.
Almost all of them featured figures at the Late Second Ring or above.
Ian came to know many new and powerful Wizards within the Academy. Only then did he realize that, beyond what was visible on the surface, the Academy actually possessed so many powerful Wizards and Lineages.
One month later.
The resources Ian had exchanged for arrived one after another.
"Most of them are water-element resources. This batch will keep me from worrying for at least a year or two."
In the Resources Department, Ian accepted the storage ring, a flicker of delight passing through his eyes.
This war.
Had lasted only a month.
Yet the gains had been enormous. Setting aside the various fire-element resources obtained directly from the Academy, which were nearly enough to meet the requirements for his Replenishment Wizardry.
The remaining gains were enough for him to exchange for ample cultivation resources, or even trade for other things.
"This is a set of Intermediate Second Ring alchemist equipment. It's very complete. Under normal circumstances, something like this is impossible to come by even if you seek it everywhere. Only an opportunity like this war could produce it. It was contributed by the Winston Family."
Bryce spoke with a sigh.
The impatience that had once colored his tone was gone.
The Wizard before him had long since become different from the one he had known years ago. Even among the Academy's Second Ring Wizards, Ian had begun to make a name for himself.
Especially the scattered snippets of news that had spread