Ian strode into the Potions Department.
He instantly sensed that something had changed.
The Wizards walking about all wore grave expressions, and their steps were hurried.
By the time Ian entered the meeting room, Vivian and Doug were seated on opposite sides of the large table at the front.
When they saw Ian enter, Vivian still had her brows tightly furrowed, while Doug shot him a cold, sinister glance.
Ian's gaze passed over the two of them.
He looked toward the center of the table.
The seat that had usually stood empty.
Now held a handsome man with short blue hair, draped in a gray Witch Robe.
The badge on his chest gleamed a striking gold.
More than that, though the man merely sat there, the icy aura radiating from him seemed to have lowered the temperature in the meeting room by several degrees.
"Peak Wizard Apprentice, head of the Logistics Department, Hyde Verick."
Ian drew a deep breath, as if he too could feel that intangible pressure.
Victor, Hal, and the others had all arrived by then, and Ian silently took a seat in the third row.
No one around him had any objections.
They even nodded at him.
After all, they had heard that Ian had already begun attempting to brew Intermediate Potions.
It had only been eight or nine months since Ian became a Junior Potion Master, yet he had mastered six basic potions and four Advanced Potions.
No matter what, although Ian wanted to keep a low profile, he had in fact gained a certain reputation within the school.
Even if he could not enter the Cultivation Sequence, he would definitely become an Intermediate Potion Master someday.
Time passed little by little.
A few Potion Masters still had not arrived.
"Any Wizard who has not arrived