The Wizard Tower Was Complete, and the Academy Began Its World Experiment

A Wizard's time was not worth much. Most Wizards were lonely and had little social contact.

To a Wizard, forming bonds with ordinary people or those who lacked talent would only bring pain in the end.

To avoid that pain, Wizards tried not to form bonds with Wizards of different levels.

After all, their lifespans were worlds apart. An ordinary person would turn to a handful of yellow earth in less than a century, while even a First-Level Wizard enjoyed a long life. Barring accidents, most White Wizards retained vigorous Life Force until the day they died.

After returning to the Academy, Green threw himself into research and study. The knowledge in Soul Academy's Library, the Academy's current knowledge, and the new techniques inspired by Fairy World consumed vast amounts of his time. Add his daily meditation, and he had no free time at all.

There was also Potion research and detecting the World Stone's fluctuations. Green filled nearly every hour of every day.

Time flew by. Nine years later, in an Academy laboratory, Green had just finished an experiment and set down the beaker in his hand when his fingernail lit up.

He pressed the nail lightly. A rune flew out and formed a portrait before him: Emily.

"Master, construction of the Wizard Tower is largely complete. We need you to come and activate it yourself!"

Emily's voice left Green momentarily dazed. He had been so absorbed in exploring the unknown that the news felt strangely abrupt.

"Has it been nine years already?" He rubbed his face. It felt as though hardly any time had passed, and several experiments were at critical stages.

He released his Mental Power, and the Arcane Sigil before him transformed back into a rune.

"I got your message, Emily. Have Eina pick up my