Mission

Half a day later.

The topmost tower master's hall, floating high in the air at the central tower of the Mechanical Realm.

Countless construct puppets tirelessly cleaned up the battlefield, while the meeting of the ordinary members of the Holy Stone Council continued inside the tower. Only three Fourth-Order Extraordinary individuals could sit here: Watt, Kingfisher Lady, and Evan.

Although Evan was temporarily only a third-order wizard, his performance in this battle had already earned the recognition of the two Crown Wizards. Deeper secrets unsuitable for broad disclosure could now be revealed to him as well.

"Mister Garratt, the evil god Thousand-Faced Moon's attack is merely an external threat. The Alchemy School still has an urgent internal crisis to deal with. It has reached a critical juncture that will determine its very survival."

"Oh?"

Evan had thought Mennon Watt had specifically gathered the Holy Stone Council's members to concentrate their strength against the repeatedly attacking Thousand-Faced Moon.

After today's fierce battle, the evil god, badly wounded by two divine artifacts, was bound to disappear for a while.

Yet he had not expected that this formidable enemy was, in Watt's view, far from the Alchemy School's most troublesome problem.

"Because I do not have much time left."

The old man's very first sentence went straight to the point, making Evan's body jerk.

Even the small motion of turning the diamond ring on the ring finger of his left hand abruptly stopped. He looked up and stared intently at the old man's face.

Normally, upon reaching the peak of High-Ranking Wizard, many schools' unique witchcraft was already sufficient to allow wizards to take that step beyond humanity, just like Baba Yaga, the Old Witch, and Death Messenger before his breakthrough.

By the Fourth-Order Crown Wizard stage, they had completely undergone the essential