Albert took the initiative to step aside, revealing Anglu and Aixi, whom he had not seen for over two years. Through the image communication, they stood before him.
Although they had not seen each other for more than two years, the two looked exactly the same as before, as if they had only parted yesterday and time had left no trace on them.
In fact, for a First-Class Wizard Apprentice, the normal lifespan of one who had developed a Magic Pressure structure was two hundred years. With the use of certain special potions, delaying death for another decade or so was no problem.
A Formal Wizard's normal lifespan was five hundred years, but Formal Wizards possessed too many methods of modifying themselves, so living for several more decades was not difficult.
As a result, a mere two years was indeed an extremely short time in their eyes.
To Anglu and Aixi, Locke and the advanced wizards from Lilith's Cottage had merely gone out to carry out an Academy mission or conduct a long-term experiment.
However, when they met again, Locke was a First-Ring Crystallization Wizard, while the two of them were still First-Class Wizard Apprentices with just over five hundred Mana. For a moment, they were filled with both emotion and awe.
Locke glanced over the two of them and smiled. "Anglu, Aixi, long time no see. Your Mana growth rate isn't bad. You've both increased your Magic Pressure by several dozen points."
"Especially you, Anglu. Your Mana is almost at six hundred. Judging by this, you have a chance of vying for the Apprentice-Level honors at Lilith's Cottage."
The corners of Anglu and Aixi's mouths twitched. Within their own circles, their rate of progress was indeed quite good.
But compared with Locke, it was practically as though they had