The Splendor of Netheril
Chapter 978

Appraisal

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The "Chairman" was undoubtedly a super powerhouse with far more life experience than Archmage Wedraxia. His warning had been rather subtle and tactful, but the core message of this little, politely phrased story—one that fell within the category of "advice"—had been made very clear.

This warning was nothing more than a reminder to Punk—that even after his strength had increased and he had acquired powerful magic equipment, he still needed to remain vigilant, guard against every possible danger, and remember that stronger beings existed in this world.

As for the final point, the Blazing Sun Throne's mention of Archmage Mestur served as evidence for this advice, because Punk truly had not known that the head of the Mage Guild had returned to the Faerun plane.

In fact, if he had not known this information, the caster's hunt for Ankazan had not been particularly risky. After all, the "Incinerator's" strength was only at that level. Setting aside the formidable power of the Bright Moon level eyes, even two Ankazan combined would not have been a match for the present-day Punk, who possessed so many trump cards.

But if one considered that Mestur, his superior, was living inside a magic tower in the Ofite Empire, and that the enraged Archmage might rush to the battlefield at any moment with lightning speed to save his subordinate... then Punk's "hunting" operation had truly been suicidal...

Killing someone openly on another person's territory was no different from provoking a Blazing Sun Throne!

"Mestur came back? How the hell was I supposed to know something like that when nobody told me?"

After carefully reading the Chairman's lesson, the first thing Punk felt helpless about was the lack of intelligence. It was easy to imagine that the Archmage, whose injuries from his previous battle with the Chairman

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