Abel received Bernie's message quite unexpectedly. It had been relayed through the Dwarf race by the Lightning Faction and delivered to the Large Teleportation Array at Golden Castle.
He only learned that Bernie had sent a message after the Research Spirit alerted him.
The message was rather strange. Bernie had successfully advanced to Level 7, and to celebrate, he invited Abel over for a gathering.
Abel found it strange because although Bernie was his close friend, he had rarely disturbed Abel ever since beginning his wizard cultivation.
Perhaps after beginning his wizard cultivation, Bernie had come to understand the time and effort required to cultivate as a Professional. Putting himself in Abel's place, he also understood how precious Abel's time was.
Even when he became a Formal Wizard, Bernie had not invited him to anything. Yet now that he had become a Level 7 Wizard, he had actually sent an invitation.
If he wanted to celebrate, he should have come to Golden Castle instead. Bernie loved the food there.
Still, Abel was certain that the soul fluctuations in the message belonged to Bernie. Since Bernie had invited him, he planned to go.
Just as he was looking for a gift for Bernie in the warehouse, he received another message—from Legendary Wizard Farady.
After receiving it, his expression darkened. Bernie had been taken hostage by the Wizard Guild, which was why he had sent that message.
He took out Bernie's message again and activated the World Stone Fragment. With its help, he quickly discovered that when Bernie had sent the message, his soul had been slightly sluggish.
The trace was extremely faint. If he had not received Legendary Wizard Farady's warning, he would have found it very difficult to notice.
What puzzled him was that his intuition had not raised an