The project review passed.
The reviewers began examining it up close, while Ian was called aside by Simon.
"Lord Simon."
Ian was exceedingly respectful.
"You did well this time. I never thought you would actually pull it off."
Simon looked at Ian with a trace of emotion.
When he had agreed to Ian's project, he had mostly been thinking of recruiting and investing in him.
He had not held much hope.
After all, this was a Meditation Room. Especially this version of the Meditation Room—most of its patents were held by the Gray Tower, and even the Meditation Rooms they used were several generations behind.
But he had seen Ian's.
It was an entirely new system. Not even the Gray Tower could say anything against it.
No.
Once the Gray Tower learned of it, it might no longer be they who bought from the Gray Tower, but the other way around.
"Without the Academy's and Lord Simon's support, I couldn't have done it," Ian said.
"You, honestly."
Simon immediately smiled, then shook his head. "I know my own limits. If resources alone were enough to develop something like this, then our Elemental Mysteries would have become the master of White Stone Territory long ago."
"You did very well this time. The Academy's reward will be issued soon. What is it that you want?"
What did he want?
Ian fell into thought.
He needed quite a lot of resources—battle merits, resources, and even knowledge.
But considering that his foremost task was still clearing the dream realm, he thought for a moment before saying, "Dean Simon, what I need now is knowledge concerning elemental transmutation. Beyond that, I would like a project proposal approved for the Resonance Meditation Method."
"Knowledge?"
Simon pondered for a moment, then nodded. "The Academy Library does have