The next morning, Xiao Se donned the black robes of a Second-Rank Alchemist he had received yesterday and rushed to the flying transport plaza in the city center to meet Otto and Fokland.
"Xiao Se, over here! Here..." From afar, Xiao Se heard Lin Fei's mischievous shout. Smiling and shaking his head, he followed the sound over, only to discover that besides Otto and Fokland, there was an even more beautiful silver-haired girl standing beside Lin Fei.
She wore a silver, form-fitting dress and appeared to be around the same age as Lin Fei, about seventeen or eighteen. She had a slender figure, delicate features, fine willow-leaf brows, and skin as white as snow. Her silver clothes complemented her long silver hair, which fell all the way to her waist, giving her an unmistakably cold and beautiful air.
"Grandmaster Otto, Grandmaster Fokland." Slightly surprised, Xiao Se nodded at the silver-haired girl before cupping his hands to Otto and Fokland in greeting.
"Hehe, Xiao Se, let me introduce you. This is my disciple, Xue Mei. Her talent is far inferior to yours, of course, but she is not much worse than that girl Lin Fei," Fokland said with a chuckle as he introduced her to Xiao Se.
"Xue Mei, hurry up and greet him."
"Hello, Mr. Xiao Se." Having just arrived, Xue Mei was clearly still somewhat shy as she nodded at Xiao Se.
"Hello, Miss Xue Mei." Xiao Se replied with a smile, returning the greeting.
Seeing that Xiao Se did not seem as distant toward Xue Mei as he had been toward Lin Fei, Fokland secretly thought there might be a chance after all. He then smilingly took out two crystalline objects from his Ring, one purple and one white, their surfaces covered in magical patterns. "Xiao Se, these