Half an hour later, Alicia arrived with four ordinary First-Ring Wizards.
At this point, Alicia was not only a Vaporization-Stage Wizard, but her mana had also reached 5,500, nearly matching the Liquefaction Stage. As her time in power increased, the authority she carried grew heavier by the day.
Alicia nodded at Locke and said, "These four ordinary First-Ring Wizards are all my trusted aides. They're only half-elementalized Wizards, though. Is that all right?"
The four ordinary First-Ring Wizards stared at Locke with curiosity and awe. They also curiously observed the ecological garden built from the Plutarch Family's largest recent investment.
Their eyes widened in astonishment as they looked toward the Dragon Crystal Ecological Dome floating a hundred meters in the sky and radiating terrifying Magic Pressure that seemed capable of shaking heaven and earth.
Locke said to Alicia, "That's fine, but they'll all need to sign a confidentiality contract, Alicia..."
Alicia blinked and pointed at herself. "Do I have to sign one too?"
Locke smiled. Alicia had been in power for so long that she had become much more poised in her dealings than before. She had even begun taking the initiative to joke around with him.
Furthermore, over the past year, she had managed to recruit four half-elementalized First-Ring Wizards as her trusted aides. Clearly, she had gained a great deal from managing the family during that time.
Even after devoting so much energy to managing family affairs, her mana growth had not slowed at all. Instead, with the help of continuously taking Powder of Mammon, her mana was about to reach the Liquefaction Stage.
Locke smiled and said, "Of course you don't. This project was invested in by you in the first place, and I don't think you'd willingly reveal anything related to it. These four are Curse