Just as [Flame Demon Roarer] had expected, even before this gathering, information about the Thunder Century Academy had barely attracted any special attention from the Grand Natural Sciences Academy.
It was hardly surprising.
This academy had been established on a remote island in the middle of a natural wind eye. Aside from trade and occasional contact with a very limited number of fringe academies, it had almost no ties with the mainstream academies of the post-Wasteland era. It was only natural that the Grand Natural Sciences Academy had overlooked it.
But from this day on, now that the Shenwu Giant Turtle had traveled a great distance over mountains and rivers to attend this alliance conference, it would be almost impossible for anyone to ignore the academy.
And so,
before the official alliance meeting began, Reilo naturally had to meet privately with the president of this rather mysterious academy.
"Hehehehe."
He was a Red Nose Old Man with a kindly-looking face.
A large wine bottle shaped like a sea shell hung from his waist. Sitting casually on the sofa, he took it down and asked Reilo, "Would you like to try some seahorse wine I brewed myself?"
Reilo had no reason to refuse.
He took the glass and looked at the pale red wine inside. At first sniff, it had an indescribable fishy smell of seawater that he found somewhat unpleasant.
But the old man across from him chuckled and sent a little energy into the glass.
The wine suddenly leapt out of the glass, taking the shape of a seahorse as it tried to escape.
The old man had already been prepared. He pursed his lips and sucked sharply, and the wine seahorse was pulled into his mouth. Then he let out a satisfied sigh.
Seeing this, Reilo copied him.