The Relationship Between the Three Great Races

Seeing the classroom in an uproar,

Riley tapped his fingertip lightly, and a witch formation instantly enveloped the entire classroom.

[Silent Speech Formation].

"Looks like you're all surprised, but that isn't a reason for you to disrupt the class.

This lesson

will proceed like this."

At his words,

the students could only glare helplessly, because they discovered that when they tried to speak,

no sound came out at all.

As for resisting?

Tsk, they were not that oblivious to what was good for them.

Wayne, however,

was completely unaffected by the formation.

Or rather, an apprentice-level formation

was simply useless against a Level One official wizard.

He raised his eyes toward Riley.

Riley returned his gaze with a smile before getting straight to the point.

"Before discussing the relationship between the three great races, you first need to know

which three races they are.

Sanctuary's three great races are dragons, elves, and humans!

They are also

the three most powerful races

in Sanctuary World.

And the reason I am discussing the relationship between the three great races is so that you can understand humanity's allies,

to avoid future conflicts

that might drive a wedge into the relationship between the three races."

He paused as he spoke.

"Now, to the main point. The relationship between the three great races can be divided into three stages.

The first stage

was more than thirty thousand years ago.

It could be described as every race for itself, or every race as another's enemy. Mutual slaughter was simply the norm.

The second stage

was during the Great Expansion War thirty thousand years ago. The relationship between the three races could be described as comrades-in-arms,

because they stood united against the outside!

Finally,

the third stage

was the relationship during the Great Expansion Era. During the Great Expansion Era, the three great races

formed a state where you had me within you,

and I had you within me. None could do without the others.

The reason was that

all three great races were favored by the Sanctuary Will and had fought for Sanctuary World for thirty thousand years,

so they received Sanctuary's blessings.

If any of you have taken a Sanctuary history course,

then you will know

why they received those blessings.

After Sanctuary's blessings, the three races, as the three races with the greatest contributions, naturally received the most complete blessings. Based on what each race needed, the Sanctuary Will created the current relationship between them.

For example, elves need magic crystals for cultivation.

For example, dragons need magical medicine for cultivation.

And human alchemy

is the adhesive among them, binding the other two tightly together. Elves need better equipment,

dragons need potions for cultivation,

and humans need the resources produced by both. In the end, this formed a closed loop.

Of course,

this explanation is far from complete. There are countless other aspects. If you are interested,

after advancing to Level One official wizard, you may visit the library to look them up.

The reason there is a compulsory course

has already been explained: it is because we do not want you to damage the stable relationship between the three races.

The current relationship between the three races

is extremely friendly.

Take knights, for example. The growing number of Holy Dragon Knights today

is enough to show

what the relationship between dragons and humans is like."

Hearing this,

Wayne nodded slightly. The entire lesson could be summed up in one sentence:

because they had carried guns together and fought wars together, they did not want anyone to destroy

the relationship they had now formed.

At the same time,

Wayne decided that after class, he would take a trip to the library.

After all,

whether dragons or elves, he would need to deal with both in the future, so it was best to prepare in advance.

At this moment,

Riley's voice rang out again.

"This course is not offered only among humans.

Among dragons,

it is also mentioned in their bloodline inheritance and placed in the first tier. During their hatchling stage,

it is inherited together with their talents.

As for elves,

just like humans, the academies they establish also offer such a course.

Moreover,

compared to humans, because every elf is extraordinary, the entire elven race knows about this course.

Only extraordinary humans

know of it. The powerful figures among humanity's extraordinary forces are even stricter regarding this rule,

so!

Let me remind you one last time: do not harbor hostile thoughts toward the Sanctuary elves or Sanctuary dragons,

because it is not merely humanity that will have no place for you. Put another way, the entire Sanctuary World will have no place for you."

As he spoke,

Riley looked over the expressions of all the students below. Seeing that they had all remembered it,

he nodded slightly.

"Good. It seems you have all remembered it. That concludes the lecture portion of the class.

Now it is time for questions."

After saying that,

Riley directly turned his gaze toward Wayne.

Seeing this,

Wayne could not help but chuckle inwardly. He was giving me quite the spotlight, wasn't he?

But he did not hesitate.

After all, when it came to knowledge, only what one learned truly belonged to oneself. Naturally, he did not care whether he stood out.

"Teacher,

why is the relationship between elves and humans different from that between humans and dragons? Or rather, why are their similarities different?

For example,

humans can form contracts with dragons. Do elves have anything special?"

As soon as his words fell,

all the freshmen present turned to look at Wayne, with only one thought in their minds!

He was that freak...

Oh... genius!

Riley, standing at the podium, immediately chuckled at his words.

"That is a good question. Elves do have contracts as well.

They are contracts with sprites.

As everyone knows, a sprite can only acknowledge one master in its lifetime. But after its contractor dies,

if the sprite still has years left to live,

it will be directly teleported back to the Elf Continent. For the rest of its life, it will never be able to acknowledge another master. And because sprites are born from the elves

and the Elf Sacred Tree,

sprites are actually elves as well. Within the elven race, they belong to the native Sanctuary World

elven sequence."

As his words fell,

Wayne nodded slightly. At that moment, Riley's voice sounded again.

"Any other questions?"

Wayne was slightly stunned. He had not expected Riley to be so enthusiastic.

"No more, Teacher."

Hearing that,

Riley nodded slightly, then extended a finger and tapped lightly.

The Silent Speech Formation dispersed,

and the freshmen immediately felt the restraint vanish. Yet this time, no one chattered away.

Instead, they looked at Riley.

Seeing this,

Riley nodded slightly. "So, if you have any questions,

speak up."

Five minutes later,

Riley and Wayne walked out of the classroom together.

Before Wayne could ask anything,

Riley spoke first. "Let me introduce myself again.

Riley, a sixth-year student."

"Wayne, a second-year freshman."

Hearing that,

Riley chuckled. "You do not count as a second-year student yet.

Only after you pass the minor examination three years after enrollment and become an official student can you say

that you are in your second year."

"Huh?"

Seeing Wayne's confusion, Riley continued, "The academy collectively refers to the first three years after enrollment as the first year.

Only after that does it become the second year."

Wayne raised an eyebrow.

"There is such a distinction? Then how are grades divided afterward?"

As soon as he asked,

Riley did not hide anything and answered directly, "The later divisions are nothing special.

With each year you complete,

you advance into a higher year as a senior. For example, I am in the sixth year. Counting from when I entered the academy,

it has been eight years."

Wayne nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Then he asked directly, "Senior, why are you

so enthusiastic toward me?"