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The location where Saine and Merri met was on the second floor of a Coffee Shop inside the Dawn Holy Tower Academy.

As a long-established holy Holy Tower, Dawn Holy Tower is far more complete than Azure Source Holy Tower in terms of academy construction and Holy Tower in all aspects.

Especially due to the more open social atmosphere on the South Coast, there are even quite a few entertainment facilities on campus.

The Coffee Shop in front of you is just one of many; there are other restaurants and special places for apprentices to play along this main academy street.

"This place is indeed much better than City of Mozhsuobula," said Saine, taking a sip of coffee and looking out the window at the sunlit Dawn Holy Tower Academy.

Saine doesn't like coffee.

It's a bit bitter; he still prefers fruit juice.

However, this special drink is very popular in Dawn Holy Tower and the South Coast of the Wizard World.

Because it has a certain energizing effect, many apprentices habitually drink this beverage when studying in the library or when staying up late to conduct an experiment.

Merri seemed to be a regular at this coffee shop. Saine noticed that the proprietress greeted Merri quite warmly, and many apprentices in the Coffee Shop were also looking in Saine's side direction.

Most of the apprentices were male.

"Yes, but I still often think about what happened in City of Mozhsuobula. On the contrary, after coming to the Dawn Holy Tower, there are very few memorable moments in my memory." Merri also took a sip of the chocolate-colored viscous liquid and said.

Upon hearing this, Saine fell silent.

Like Merri, he often recalls many scenes from his childhood in City of Mozhsuobula.

Their childhood experiences almost shaped the entire lives of these Black Wizard Apprentice.

Even though they are now normal apprentices at the Holy Tower Academy living under the sun, they still feel somewhat different and out of place compared to the other magic apprentices in the academy.

"Tell me, what exactly happened back then? It seems you've taken another Holy Tower Magician as your mentor?" Saine asked.

In Saine's memory, Merri was a short, slow-developing little girl.

She was a Black Wizard Apprentice with an excellent personality; normally, someone with that kind of personality would have a hard time surviving in the Black Wizard Academy.

But Merri eventually managed to secure a place at the Black Wizard Academy because she was lucky enough.

She was first saved by Saine in an anatomy class, and later became a disciple of the first-level Black Magician, Di'ersi.

Of course, Merri's exceptional talent in the field of potion-making was the foundation upon which she could truly survive at the Black Wizard Academy.

Without this special skill, Saine wouldn't have been able to protect her indefinitely, and the first-level Black Magician, Di'ersi, wouldn't have taken her as his disciple.

However, it is somewhat inappropriate to call Merri a "girl" at this time.

While Merri is indeed younger Saine, she should be in her forties by now.

After all, Saine is already over fifty.

They hadn't seen each other for nearly thirty years, and both of them had changed a lot.

Saine possessed an even deeper air of erudition and composure, and due to the tempering of his Azure Fire Body Tempering, he appeared stronger than the average Mage, sitting there like a steadfast mountain.

In the way Merri looked at Saine, there was sometimes a hint of haziness and reminiscence in her eyes.

Back then, in Merri's eyes, Saine was as reliable as a mountain, and he provided her with a certain degree of protection.

In response to Saine's question, Merri flicked her short hair and replied, "When City of Mozhsuobula was breached, I happened to be outside the academy. Because I couldn't contact my mentor, I was quickly captured by the Mage of the Dawn Holy Tower."

"The Mage at Dawn Holy Tower was quite kind to us captured Black Wizard Apprentice back then."

"Because I took out some medium and Low-Level Recovery Potion to heal the injured Surface World Knight, I was among the first Black Wizard Apprentice to be accepted and recognized."

"I also know that Master Midiqi. He said I have a compassionate and kind heart."

"Even my becoming Master Menglu's disciple in my fifth year at the Dawn Holy Tower Academy was partly due to Master Midiqi's recommendation," Merri replied.

Merri was a smart girl, and having lived in a place like City of Mozhsuobula for over a decade, she knew that her kindness and compassion should be shown there.

Saine guessed that Merri had ulterior motives in contributing some low- to Low-Level Recovery Potion to the injured Surface World Knight.

However, given the meager Low-Level Recovery Potion on the robust physiques of Knight of level one and above... Saine estimated that the Knight at the time were all scrutinizing Merri with expressions of amusement.

It must be said that Merri succeeded.

The eyes are the windows to the soul. Knight and Mage of level one and above who participated in the battle against the Black Magician were seasoned veterans who had been through countless battles.

They're all old folks who've lived for hundreds of years. If Merri were pretending or harboring ulterior motives, they would have seen through her long ago.

But it was the honesty in Merri's eyes and her adorably silly behavior that made many Mage and Surface World Knight of the Dawn Holy Tower develop feelings for her.

In fact, Merri was indeed the best-performing Black Wizard Apprentice in Dawn Holy Tower 'City of Mozhsuobula.

Afterwards, Merri told Saine about her time leaving the underground and gave him an update on the Dawn Holy Tower over the past few decades.

"You know what? When I first came to Dawn Holy Tower, I worked in this Coffee Shop for seven years."

"At the Holy Tower Academy, it's very difficult for ordinary magic apprentices like us without any connections to make a name for ourselves."

"However, compared to the precarious existence at the Black Wizard Academy, I still prefer the atmosphere here," Merri said with a touch of emotion.

Saine agreed with Merri's words, saying that he was much luckier Merri.

Because of the legacy of his mentor Moxidu, although he didn't have a strong backer or connections when he first Azure Source Holy Tower, he never lacked resources.

In order to have more time and energy to devote to magical research, he even spent Magic Coin to offset the academy's mandatory tasks...

Merri's nature is still optimistic and cheerful; she did not dwell on the repression and darkness of the past.

In Dawn Holy Tower, Merri is an extremely popular apprentice.

Her outstanding talent in pharmacology and considerable strength also made Merri one of the top apprentices of the Dawn Holy Tower.

Especially fifteen years ago, during the Regional Academy War that Dawn Holy Tower had just ended, Merri's personal score reached ninth place in the academy, with several thousand points.

Merri's status in the Dawn Holy Tower is roughly equivalent to Anna's level in the Azure Source Holy Tower.

However, because Merri was more skilled in pharmacy, she did not shine as brightly as other top apprentices during the Regional Academy War.

But the vast majority of Dawn Holy Tower apprentices had received kindness from Merri during the war.

In particular, that Quasi-Magician named Klie has been harassing Merri for the past few years because Merri saved his life with Magic Potion, which made him secretly fall in love with her.