Anthony smiled and said, "This is the effect of the tea leaves I refined. For personal reasons, I find it difficult to withstand pressure, so I develop things specifically meant to combat stress. These tea leaves are one of them. Wizard Leo, if you're interested, you can take some tea bags back and drink them slowly."
Leo did not refuse. He said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Anthony took out the tea bags, then gave his hand a shake, and the tea bags fell to the floor.
Anthony apologized repeatedly. "Sorry, Wizard Leo. I'll get you another batch."
Only after Anthony saw Leo put the tea bags he had given him into his Spatial Storage Bag did he continue, "Wizard Huangtu, I still have research to conduct, and time is tight. I'll make a long story short. For this competition, I hope to be the last one to take the stage."
Huangtu nodded slightly. "That is how we arranged it. With your mental trait, Wizard Anthony, if you were placed second, I'm afraid it would be difficult for you to bring out your true strength."
"What true strength is there..." Anthony said with a bitter smile. "It's merely a troublesome side effect of my mental trait."
"That can't be said either. Although it has side effects, your mental trait truly is powerful."
Anthony did not answer, instead saying, "This competition is because Wizard Saffi asked me to take part, so I will give it my all. But you know my circumstances well. If we want to win, you and Wizard Leo must win at least one match."
"Naturally."
"All right, I still have research to do, so I'll take my leave first."
"Take care, Wizard Anthony."
Watching Wizard Anthony hurry away, Huangtu said with a smile, "Wizard Leo, with