Community of Interest

When Rayne said he would attempt to advance to Soul Saint Wizard after being elected consul, Ansiwodoss was overjoyed. Having his most outstanding student, Rayne, advance would be far more convincing than Reslin doing so.

After his joy came a trace of helplessness.

Rayne's talent was unprecedented, and he could even decide when to attempt the advancement to Soul Saint Wizard at will. No one had ever accomplished such a thing. Not only was Ansiwodoss himself inferior, but even "the strongest wizard in history," Ogulvi, and "the greatest genius in history," Duke Redstone, had been left far behind.

Ansiwodoss had never doubted that Rayne would fail. Without sufficient confidence, Rayne would not have told him that he was preparing for the advancement.

By the end of the month, Rayne would only just turn twenty-seven.

This was a full twenty-one years earlier than Kailstone's record. A Soul Saint Wizard under thirty—if this had been said a few years ago, no one would have believed it.

Yet precisely because Rayne's talent was too extraordinary, he felt that advancing to Soul Saint Wizard posed no challenge at all. He even wanted to overthrow the High Council and become the Empire's emperor!

Becoming consul was only the first step.

To become a consul and immediately attempt to advance to Soul Saint Wizard—saying that Rayne was not deliberately suppressing his wizard tier would simply be insulting people's intelligence.

"You have to take this step eventually." Ansiwodoss sighed.

Rayne shook his head. "Teacher, I took the first step several years ago. There's no turning back now, and I don't want to."

"You'll become a Soul Saint Wizard right after becoming consul. What will the others in the High Council think?" Ansiwodoss's eyes flickered. "Aren't you afraid they'll see through your ambition, unite to stop you, and