Meeting Harlan Vela

Locke asked Kali Ackerman, "Did the Academy higher-ups reassign my wizard mentor to Mentor Harlan Vela?"

Kali Ackerman nodded and lowered her head as she said to Locke, "Yes, Senior. You're really smart—you realized right away why Teacher Harlan invited you."

Though Kali Ackerman felt a little guilty, she still gave Locke a bright smile. "Senior, from now on, we'll both be Mentor Harlan Vela's students."

"Please take care of me in the future."

"If there's ever anything you need help with, Senior, just say the word. I'll do everything I can to help you."

Kali Ackerman secretly glanced at Locke uneasily. Only after confirming that he showed no obvious dissatisfaction toward her did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

When she had first learned of this, even she had been startled.

But as a magical academic partner who followed others around every day to share resources and connections, Kali Ackerman quickly adjusted her mindset. She understood that Locke was her senior; regardless of how he felt about her, she had to greet him warmly.

Right now, she absolutely couldn't afford to offend Locke.

Harlan Vela's network didn't care about who entered first. It cared about who was talented and who was a super genius.

A famous figure like Locke would instantly become a star within Harlan Vela's network the moment he joined it.

Kali Ackerman knew that if she offended Locke, then as long as he revealed even the slightest dissatisfaction with her within the network, she would be in for a rough time.

The people in Harlan Vela's network would become distant toward her, stop being friendly, and refuse to communicate with her.

For a magical academic partner, that was simply terrifying.

At the same time, Kali Ackerman looked at the indifferent Locke, secretly studying him