Third Rank Preparations

"There is a saying: if you are poor, you have no friends. In the wizarding world, that can probably be translated as: if you are weak, you have no friends."

Thor roughly translated the words from his past life, and the Consciousness Entities beside him nodded in agreement.

Three days after the Wind Eye in the Old Days Manor was sealed, news arrived from the Star Gate Council that he had been officially recognized as a candidate for Tier 3.

Moving forward, the Star Gate Council and the Tier 3 factions in the Land of No Owner would support him in reaching Tier 3 as quickly as possible.

Over the next few days, both the Star Gate Council and Herbert sent over a wealth of witchcraft resources. Herbert even visited in person to explain the precautions for a wizard opening the door to Tier 3.

Combining this with his own experience of having the door opened by the Star Eye, Thor re-examined the key points of the process and gained new insights.

Soon, he felt confident enough to attempt opening the door using his own power.

Following the visits from the Star Gate Council and Herbert, a succession of other wizards and representatives from nearby settlements came to pay their respects to Thor.

In particular, many of the former subordinates of the now-deceased Clark came to seek an audience, hoping to join Thor's ranks once he ascended to Tier 3.

Living in the Land of No Owner, attaching oneself to a powerful wizard provided a certain guarantee of safety, as others would not dare to bully them so easily.

Thor had not been particularly interested in expanding his influence, but his Butler Hope and Morton from the Diary both advised him that after reaching Tier 3, his research experiments would