"You're right. This is the mark—the Infinite Mark, symbolizing a portion of the Ancestor's power!"
Kas had been holding Klinos's hand and examining it closely for quite some time. At last, he was certain that what he saw before him wasn't an illusion.
Then he looked at Krilos.
"How did you get this mark?" Kas asked. Klinos came back to his senses and quickly explained. Even as he described what had happened, he could hardly believe it himself.
The Wizard he had casually offered a kindness to along the road had actually been the legendary Wizard Green!
After hearing Klinos's account, Kas's expression grew solemn.
"For nearly ten million years, the Ancestor has hardly appeared in the Wizarding World. Now he's returned to the Academy, but he's concealed his identity. He must have something to do, and we can't rashly disturb him!"
"Klinos, from now on, you'll study under me. Lantimans, you mustn't leave the Wizard Tower either. Wait until the Ancestor has finished what he came to do and revealed his identity before you leave!"
Klinos and Lantimans both nodded at Kas's words, offering no objection.
Three days later!
The door of a potion shop opened gently, and Green stepped outside.
He emerged onto the sunlit street and narrowed his eyes. His face was as calm as the deep sea, giving no hint of joy or sorrow.
After three days of investigation, Green had discovered that the problems in the Wizarding World were far more serious than he had imagined.
Perhaps because it had advanced too quickly, the Wizarding World had been rocked by the abundance of resources in many different ways after becoming a Half-Ninth-Level World.
And the upheaval caused by that extreme abundance of resources had begun to expose gaps in its administration.
With resources so