"Master Saine, the overall quality of apprentices at your Ash Holy Tower is astonishingly high. It is hard to believe these children are participating in an Academy War for the first time."
"Do you have any secrets for cultivating apprentices that you could share?" After the Academy War ended, the Holy Tower Master of the Flowing Light Waterfalls Holy Tower approached and asked.
The Flowing Light Waterfalls Holy Tower ranked fourth overall in this Regional Academy War.
If not for a Peak Apprentice who ranked first in personal score holding things together, this Holy Tower Master's expression probably would not have looked much better than that of the Bauhinia Flower Holy Tower Master.
Before the Academy War began, this Holy Tower Master had been quite confident in the youngsters of his academy.
"Master Ruikesi, you jest. There are no special secrets."
"If I had to name one, it would be that the harsh environment and frequent battles of the Land of Ashes have given these little ones much earlier tempering."
"And as early as my time as a Level-3 Magician, I reached a conclusion: given equal resources, Commoner Apprentices have a higher success rate than noble apprentices."
"Although when noble apprentices first begin learning magic, they may possess a slight advantage in their initial Mental Strength." Saine replied.
Saine's explanation left several Holy Tower Masters wearing thoughtful expressions.
Then Saine smiled. "Master Ruikesi, that ice-element Peak Apprentice from your academy, Xiao En, is not bad either."
"If that youngster's Ice Storm spell were improved a little further, he could have reached the standard of a Despairer-level apprentice in this Academy War," Saine said.
Ruikesi, the Holy Tower Master of the Flowing Light Waterfalls Holy Tower, also showed a faint smile upon hearing this.
That Peak Apprentice was actually his disciple's