Ryze knew Karya was a teacher at heart.
But when Karya's tendency to teach was directed at him, Ryze faltered for a moment.
The reason was simple—Karya's technique was truly excellent.
With Ryze's understanding of spatial magic, if he could master Karya's technique, he might be able to create a small world capable of containing the World Runes. Compared to where Ryze currently stored the World Runes, a small world entirely of his own creation would undoubtedly be safer and more reliable.
No need to worry about being discovered, no one could enter unless he died, and he could determine the characteristics of the small world himself...
Just a little thought revealed a multitude of benefits to learning this magic.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that when Ryze heard Karya's offer, "I'll teach you," he almost agreed immediately.
Fortunately, Ryze was, after all, someone who could resist the temptation of the World Runes. Driven by reason, he gently shook his head.
"We'll see."
Now was not the time.
Besides, Ryze, having had two apprenticeships that could be described as tragic, naturally felt resistant to such relationships.
The priority now was to deal with Zilean. As for learning... that could wait.
Karya seemed to have expected Ryze's refusal and was not discouraged at all. He simply nodded gently.
"Alright."
Although taking on a disciple hadn't gone smoothly, Karya's small world had passed Ryze's inspection—Ryze left the coordinates for his Warp Gate and fully endorsed Karya's plan.
"As long as you can get inside the Mage Tower, I can bring everyone over," Ryze said, having left the small world. He then raised a new question, "But how will I know when you've reached a safe location?"
"Take this," Karya handed Ryze a small, golden bell. "Be ready at any time. As