Locke looked at Great Wizard Sura and said, "Great Wizard Sura, as long as I help you, you'll help me compete in the tournament? I wonder if that promise still stands. After all, you can currently only provide five hundred thousand Magic Stones to fund my assistance with your construction project in Mage Saint Hall City."
Faced with Locke's doubts, the smile on Great Wizard Sura's face became a little more sincere. He said, "Of course it still stands."
"Even if I don't show myself, I can still fund your participation in the tournament and have the Land of Six Towers participate in the fifteenth annual Battle Magic Plant Competition, the Cloud Marsh Cup, held in Cloud Marsh Wetland this year."
"I can have Alicia handle all of that."
Alicia was somewhat flustered. Such a major decision was far beyond what her prestige in the Land of Six Towers could support. "Grandfather, I..."
Great Wizard Sura smiled and said, "I've collected quite a few compromising secrets from the older generation of the Plutarch Family, especially those two old wizards at the Crystallization Stage."
"Alicia, if you take these secrets, you'll be able to persuade those old fellows to work for you."
"Alicia, you can come to me secretly in the future. Now that you've discovered my plan, that's even better. I can guide you and gradually raise your prestige in the Land of Six Towers."
"Locke, as long as I hand those old fellows' secrets to Alicia, she'll be able to apply for your opportunity to participate in the tournament, as well as the funding and participants. That's not all. With those secrets in my hands, Alicia's support for you will increase. You'll also be able to obtain more projects."
"Your participation in tournaments and investment in projects can all