503. Financial Problems

On the afternoon of the 21st, at the Starry Sky Society's Magic Tower, Ben Kaul met his teacher, Klein.

Ever since Ben had brought over that set of Exquisite Orb magic arrays, the entire array had been running nonstop inside Klein's Meditation Room. Even though every original Exquisite Orb had been replaced by cores personally crafted by the Legend Mage and displayed in the cabinet beside it, as the only set of work by a student among them, the favoritism was self-evident.

"Teacher, I heard Landen and Sir Hanfei Abobi exchanged code phrases?" The moment he saw Klein, Ben began asking about the situation in the Grand Council.

"That child seems to suit his taste very well," Klein said with a nod. "The good news is that the protection policy for the Gallop Plains should be issued very soon. Today, that girl spent a few hours spinning everyone at the scene dizzy, and no one was willing to get entangled with her."

"Wonderful." Ben laughed in a rather unkind way. "I knew Redbird had limitless prospects."

"But there are two pieces of bad news as well." The smile on Mage Klein's lips gradually vanished. "Today, the installation of Test Furnace No. 3 over at the Salt and Iron Department also failed. The circumstances were similar to before."

"Then is it possible..." Ben's habitual speculation had not yet left his mouth before his teacher cut him off.

"Sophia, Wendy, and Gleia were all at the scene. The accident was very similar to the one you and Teferi described from June 23rd..."

"They weren't hurt, were they?" Ben blurted out before listening to what came after.

"There were more Demigods and Legends at the scene than Archmages. It wasn't their turn to have an accident." Klein looked at his beloved student and