Growth

Lanying Tower's notice was issued directly that very evening, without any delay.

Lin Sheng's name formally appeared among those publicly listed for punishment, even though he was not yet a formal mage.

But because of his uncle Kenhart, he was "honorably" included as well.

In the vast port city, many interested parties learned the contents of the announcement at once.

The news quickly reached the Verli Family's guard contingent, which had yet to depart.

The guards were greatly alarmed upon hearing it and hurriedly used a spell array to relay the news back to the Verli Family.

Before Count Verli could state his position, his wife, Lin Wei Leviathan, issued instructions first. After carefully contacting Mage Kenhart, she decided that all matters concerning her son would be left to her younger brother Kenhart to handle.

Moreover, the Verli Family immediately halted its orders and procurement of magical items from Lanying Tower, making its stance clear.

At the same time, the other two who had come to study alongside Lin Sheng also learned the news.

Within the cool and desolate Lanying Mage Academy.

Before the notice board.

Wense, dressed in a gray apprentice robe and holding a bundle of materials for making explosive potions, gazed at Mafaria Verli's name on the notice with a complicated expression.

That was Lin Sheng's formal academic name.

Karin stood beside him. Unlike his complicated expression, the girl wore a relaxed smile, with a faint trace of schadenfreude in her eyes.

"I knew that guy would cause trouble. See? He'd only just arrived and he was already getting himself into trouble. I really wonder who gave him the nerve.

Did he think that having connections at home meant he could do whatever he wanted here? Didn't he know Lanying Tower was nothing like that tiny territory