Following Spring Guardian's instructions, Green arrived at the water cavern beneath the World Eye well, where Cappuccino was.
The well itself was no different from any other well. Its water contained no additional trace elements or special energy properties compared to water elsewhere in the Wizard World. Its uniqueness lay only in the fact that it was a world node formed during the qualitative evolutionary transformation of the Wizard World's former body—a colossal Void creature—and a gathering place for world will.
"Mentor!"
A delighted cry rang out.
Before Green, Cappuccino had always been an ungrown child. Giggling, she hurried to his side, affectionately linked arms with him, and helped him to his seat.
A massive bubble held back the water of the World Eye's deep well. Beyond the simple stone table and stools stretched a vast experimental platform, covered as far as the eye could see with little gadgets invented by Cappuccino.
After advancing to a True Spirit Wizard, Green had paid far less attention to Cappuccino. Though he knew that his disciple seemed to have tinkered up quite a few strange little inventions and established a small association for others who shared her passion for invention, he had never taken it to heart.
Looking at it now, it seemed he had failed in his duties as a mentor.
"Mm. Your mentor came to see you."
After looking around the room, Green turned toward Cappuccino again, his expression somewhat unnatural. "In the Wizard World, only wizards whose rule dissemination is insufficient attempt to advance to True Spirit through secluded cultivation. Leaving aside how terribly low the success rate is, even if they succeed, they can only become inferior True Spirit Wizards with pitifully weak combat power. Yet I never expected the two people closest to me—you and Milly—to both attempt