Saine returned to Dark Flame Holy Tower and swiftly became a well-known figure throughout the entire Holy Tower—or rather, a heroic figure.
He had rescued Magicians such as Harris and Jenny, severely wounded dozens of ordinary First- and Second-Level Magicians from Star Sun Holy Tower, and held his own against three Grand Magicians of the same rank.
Though these deeds had not been deliberately publicized, they quickly spread throughout the entire Holy Tower.
Even those ignorant Magic Apprentices looked up at their dean with longing and reverence.
Saine's sortie had not necessarily brought any tangible benefits to Dark Flame Holy Tower.
Yet the boost in morale was sometimes even more heartening than ordinary magic rewards.
"I didn't expect you to advance to Level Three so soon. This battle won't have any impact on you, will it? Especially when your realm hasn't yet stabilized." In the dean's office of the central Teaching Building of Holy Tower Academy, Kester poured Saine a cup of tea and asked.
The tea was Biluo Panjin Tea, a rare tea leaf produced by a certain low-level Plant Element plane. Saine had only ever seen it here with Dean Kester.
It seemed that this tea was not produced in large quantities even on that plane. One of its special effects was that, when Magic Apprentices with Mental Strength below 100 consumed it for the first time, it could permanently increase their Mental Strength by anywhere from ten to twenty points.
Naturally, consuming it would not permanently increase the Mental Strength of Saine and the others.
But its refreshing effect was quite good.
When exhausted from experiments, Saine liked to drink fruit-juice potions he had concocted himself to refresh his mind, while Dean Kester preferred tea.
Some Magicians preferred coffee.
It all depended on the individual Magician's