Linci Terminal Station

In the dust-filled attic, the old man sat in a wheelchair.

Ian was now one hundred and twenty-one years old.

He had witnessed more than a century of changes across this continent and was respectfully called a "living fossil" by the scholars of Holy Cross Academy. Yet now he was so frail he could not even speak, relying on a Mental Link device to convey his voice.

Hooper stood behind the wheelchair, his hands resting gently on the old man's shoulders.

The old man coughed violently. The Mental Link device trembled erratically, and the voice it transmitted inevitably became rough and garbled...

Gu Shen watched the scene and sighed inwardly.

Ian was simply too old.

Perhaps even maintaining a Mental Link had become difficult for him.

Hooper's face was full of concern. He bent down, and the old man laboriously raised his head. The two whispered softly for a few moments.

He said seriously, "Little Mr. Gu, my teacher believes there are two more suitable candidates..."

"One is Mr. Huo Lin from Upper City."

Upper City?

The core city of Central Continent, vast in area, comparable to Central City in the North Continent and the City of Light in the Western Continent. Bathed in the twin divine radiance of Source Tower, Upper City had truly lived up to its name in recent years. It could be called the foremost city among the five continents.

"Mr. Huo Lin is a professor at Holy Cross Academy. He is talented and highly respected. He secretly joined the Ancient Text Society after the Purge incident." Hooper spoke slowly. "Two years ago, Mr. Huo Lin came to Linci to visit my teacher."

Gu Shen memorized the name.

However, heading to Upper City was not a wise choice. Source Tower's radiance enveloped the place, and if