Invasion?

On the East Coast, within the First Tower of the Six-Ring Tower, a top White Wizard faction, a meticulous meeting was underway.

The First Tower had blurred in the light, making its true appearance impossible to discern.

"What meeting are the Tower Lords holding? Why is it so secretive? They've even activated the shielding!"

Outside the First Tower, a newly promoted Formal Wizard asked his companion curiously.

"Who knows? Forget that for now. Do you have any Magic Stones I could borrow? I'll pay you back later. I'm planning to buy an Ice Crystal Scorpion corpse." This Wizard's companion was clearly uninterested in the matter. Instead, he asked his companion excitedly.

Hearing his companion's words, the newly promoted Wizard's face visibly darkened.

"You know I just advanced. I've already spent all my resources, yet you're asking me to lend you Magic Stones? Besides, Ice Crystal Scorpion corpses are outrageously expensive right now. Those people from the Ice Purity School have gone completely mad. They're doing anything and everything to gather resources, buying things from the Ice World everywhere! They've driven the prices of those things from the Ice World up by thirty percent compared to normal!"

The more the newly promoted Wizard spoke, the more furious he became.

"These major factions really have deep reserves. They don't even care about that kind of markup!" the newly promoted Wizard said through clenched teeth.

Inside the First Tower of the Six-Ring Tower, five Wizards sat around a round table, holding a meeting.

The president of the Six-Ring Council and the four other Tower Lords were all present.

Aside from Will of the Three-Ring Tower, whose seat was vacant because he had withdrawn from the Six-Ring Tower, all the other Tower Lords had arrived.

The atmosphere was solemn. Every Wizard stared intently