Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye.
For Saine, it was merely the time spent on a few small experimental projects. But for certain people, it was the most important stretch of their lives.
"Were there any promising seedlings in this Academy War?" Saine asked Meili.
As the dean, Meili had only recently finished the pre-war mobilization assembly.
Looking at those tender, youthful children, Meili could not help feeling much younger herself.
"Our Ash Holy Tower's overall apprentice standard is quite good. We have seven Quasi-Magicians and twenty-one Advanced Apprentices."
"The total number of apprentices participating in this Academy War is 3,182, placing us third among the six Holy Tower Academies," Meili introduced.
"As for outstanding seeds... I think highly of these two this time." Meili raised her right hand, and the faces of a young male and female magic apprentice appeared within the emerald Elemental Light Screen.
Calling them "young" was only relative to Saine and Meili. In truth, the male apprentice in the Elemental Light Screen had the appearance of a middle-aged man.
He even looked a little "older" than Saine.
This was a little fellow who had reached the Quasi-Magician level. According to Meili, he was only thirty-nine this year.
Reaching the Quasi-Magician level at that age was already quite impressive. No wonder Meili thought so highly of him.
However, this magic apprentice named Cohen stood out not because of his cultivation talent, but because over the past fifteen years, he had frequently taken part in apprentice trials launched by Ash Holy Tower.
Moreover, the academy missions he carried out were often extremely dangerous missions to eliminate Black Magicians.
The scar running from the corner of Cohen's eye to his lips had been inflicted seven years ago during an Apprentice Mission by a Black Wizard