Sally's Style—The Most Outstanding Genius She Had Ever Taught

"Mm-hm, mm-hm." Leo answered perfunctorily. "She actually recognized you. Looks like you left quite an impression on her. But don't forget why we came here."

"O-of course I haven't forgotten!"

Chris stammered, "I want to buy Elephant Trunk Leaf..."

Elves had excellent hearing.

Though Chris stuttered badly, she remembered everything he said. "All right, these are relatively cheap herbs. They only cost seven Magic Stone fragments."

Leo also named the herbs he wanted to buy.

The elf quickly brought the herbs for both of them.

After pondering for a moment, Leo did not buy the herbs.

After buying the Magic Stones, Chris was dragged out of Woodpecker Hut by Leo.

After returning to the Esmond Gathering, Leo went to the mentor's office.

However, Sally was not there. Only Tesla was present.

After hesitating slightly, Leo walked over to Tesla and said, "Wizard Tesla, I have some questions I'd like to ask you. Do you have time now?"

Tesla raised his head at those words. "Mm. Ask away."

Leo asked, "Wizard Tesla, have you heard of knight orders? I want to know what a knight order is."

Tesla nodded. "They are organizations similar to our Tower of Dawn, except they only recruit knights."

"The knight breathing techniques cultivated by knights are roughly equivalent to the meditation methods of us wizards. However, the status of wizards is unshakable. Even the best among knights find it difficult to pose a threat to wizards."

Leo asked, "What about sea monsters?"

"Sea monster is a very broad term," Tesla said. "There are all sorts of strange and grotesque creatures in the sea. Some powerful marine creatures can even threaten us wizards."

"It depends on what kind of marine creature it is before one can judge whether it can threaten a wizard."

"Some sea monsters even possess civilizations no weaker than those of wizards."

"Thank you for your guidance," Leo said.

Tesla asked, "You suddenly asked about knight orders and sea monsters. Did you come across a knight order's mission to subjugate a sea monster?"

Leo answered firmly, "That's right."

Tesla said, "Aside from wizards and Wizard Seedlings like yourselves, the Tower of Dawn also receives some factions and organizations from overseas. Knight orders are among them."

"Knight orders obtain the flesh, blood, and fruits of monsters from various places through subjugation, using them to aid their cultivation."

"To obtain such things more conveniently, they maintain closer dealings and ties with mortal kingdoms."

"However, knight orders often encounter powerful beasts or plants beyond the reach of their strength. At such times, they hire us wizards to help deal with them. They provide Magic Stones and obtain the corpses, flesh, blood, and fruits of those monsters."

Hearing this, Leo frowned and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Wizard Tesla, since knight orders have close ties with mortal kingdoms, why had I never heard anything about them before?"

"Because the Tower of Dawn is here on the Twin Continents, knight orders cannot meddle here."

Leo said in realization, "So that's how it is."

Tesla thought for a moment. "As long as one is strong enough, accepting such missions is also a way to obtain Magic Stones."

Leo said in realization, "Wizard Tesla, I encountered a knight order offering fifty Magic Stones to hire a wizard to join them in subjugating a sea monster. I'm considering whether to accept the mission."

Tesla frowned slightly. "Fifty Magic Stones? Usually, knight orders offer between five and ten Magic Stones to subjugate dangerous creatures."

"Fifty Magic Stones... the sea monster they are hunting is likely rather dangerous."

As Tesla spoke, he reached out and gently placed his hand on the desk. The desk was corroded, leaving faint marks behind. He said, "Danville, can you do this?"

Leo nodded.

Tesla said, "Then there's no problem. If you want to accept a knight order's commission to hunt sea monsters, this is indispensable."

Leo thought for a moment, then asked, "Wizard Tesla, if I can't improve my combat abilities in a short time but want to increase my chances of survival when facing danger, is there any way to cope temporarily?"

Tesla pondered slightly. "You can purchase Magitech Studies tools. Magitech Studies tools cover all aspects of life, and some inexpensive ones can provide quite decent chances of survival."

"Thank you for your guidance."

Not long after Leo left, Sally returned to the mentor's office.

Tesla said, "Wizard Sally, Danville came by just now and asked me about knight orders and sea monsters. He has probably set his mind on taking a knight order's mission."

Sally frowned as soon as she heard that.

Tesla continued, "The mission's reward is fifty Magic Stones. Although I think it is a mission he can handle, even if there truly is danger, Danville may still choose to accept it. Prossian blood runs through his veins and guides him. The yearning for battle is an inner impulse no Prossian can resist."

Sally said resolutely, "No, Danville is different. Judging from his performance, I have always believed that compared with fighting, he is more likely to accept the Tower of Dawn's philosophy of placing the pursuit of knowledge at its core."

Tesla shook his head slightly. "Let's hope so."

With the Potionology talent Leo had displayed at his level, Sally believed that as long as he focused on Potionology, he could earn enough tuition to continually pursue research into truth, rather than being like those untalented Wizard Seedlings who had to take dangerous, high-reward missions just to obtain enough Magic Stones.

The light in Sally's eyes flickered uncertainly.

As the first class of new students she had taught in her teaching assistant career, nearly all of Sally's performance record during this first year rested on Leo alone.

If Leo met with an accident and died, Sally's losses would be immense.

It might even directly delay her teaching assistant career by a year.

Mental aptitude, Arcane Hand aptitude, Potionology aptitude... Sally truly could not guarantee that she would encounter another student as outstanding as this genius in her future teaching assistant career.

Inside the room.

Leo's gaze flickered as he considered whether to accept the knight order's mission.

From Wizard Tesla's words, this fifty-Magic-Stone mission would clearly pose some difficulty.

At a time like this, proceeding steadily, slowly delving into Potionology, and joining a good laboratory was undoubtedly a path that would allow him to become a powerful wizard step by step.

However, Leo felt that path was still too slow.

Leo shook his head. He discovered that, deep in his bones, he still possessed a greater spirit of adventure.

Besides, fifty Magic Stones was no small sum.

With so many Magic Stones, Leo would have more money on hand and could buy more materials to brew and research potions.

Beside Woodpecker Hut, there was a recruitment banner hung by the knights.

Leo stepped forward and said, "Knight Aifel, I want to accept this sea monster hunting mission."

Aifel smiled at those words. "Thank you for being willing to accept this mission. The merchants and fishermen going out to sea will certainly be grateful for what you have done today."

Leo said, "Knight Aifel, although I have agreed to accept this mission, I have two conditions. If you cannot accept them, I can only regretfully give up this mission."

Aifel frowned. "Lord Danville, please tell me. What conditions?"

"The first condition is that if I judge this sea monster's danger level to exceed my expectations, I will abandon the mission."

"No problem," Aifel said. "If we made you press on when faced with danger, that would merely be throwing away a precious life for nothing."

Aifel spoke with righteous solemnity, carrying himself with the bearing of a knight.

Leo said, "The second condition is that you must pay me ten Magic Stones in advance. If I judge that this mission is beyond my ability to complete, I will return the ten Magic Stones to you."

When Leo's second condition involved Magic Stones, Aifel hesitated for a moment before saying, "All right. Shall I pay the ten Magic Stones now?"

"Now."

Aifel directly handed ten Magic Stones to Leo.

Leo examined the Magic Stones in his hand. There was no issue with their quality.

Leo asked, "When will you set out to subjugate the sea monster?"