Chapter 2628: Cooperation
The Clock Tower had its own rules, but it also embodied the jungle law of the strong devouring the weak.
Even the El-Melloi Faction, one of the Twelve Lords, could not avoid it.
Although the El-Melloi Faction's interests had already been carved up, as long as it retained the title of Lord, the related powers could not possibly ignore the faction.
In the original story, relying on Waver's talent for teaching and Rinies's cunning political maneuvering, they forged alliances in every direction and barely managed to survive in the cracks.
Yet the greatest reason the El-Melloi Faction had endured was its initial weakness.
It had only an empty Lord title, and the department it controlled was the least valued Modern Magecraft Department.
With no interests tied to it, no one would risk breaking the rules to target it directly, giving it the chance to gradually grow stronger.
By the time Waver's teaching ability had fully revealed itself and many students could swiftly attain the Pride rank, it became even less worthwhile.
Although Waver's characterization had been weakened and his disciples' general strength had been changed to the Pride rank, one-third of the Clock Tower's outstanding future students still came from under his tutelage. Since other departments often invited him to lecture, his influence was no longer confined to the Modern Magecraft Department.
Even so, the El-Melloi Faction's resurgence remained extremely difficult.
But now, the recently prominent Harmonizer of Countenance and Crimson Knight had suddenly reached a cooperation agreement with Waver and the El-Melloi Faction, immediately causing further ripples.
Some factions that had originally intended to let the El-Melloi Faction struggle on while watching from the shadows suddenly turned far more attention toward it.
"That strange Harmonizer and that girl from the Irish family..."
"Though the Crimson Knight