Beckum looked at Anthony and chuckled. "Wizard Anthony, it seems you know your current standing very well."
"Having lost your chance to advance to a Formal Wizard, you are no longer the genius Wizard in the eyes of the Formal Wizards."
"I know my current standing," Anthony said.
"Mm... it's good that you know." Beckum said flatly, "You have no backing, and your talent has its flaws. It would be best if you did not act like certain people—arrogant and conceited, daring to refuse even a Formal Wizard's proposal."
Leo noticed that when Beckum said this, he was looking at him.
He muttered inwardly.
He had never even met this Wizard before him. Why was he already taking shots at him?
Beckum then turned his gaze toward Leo and said with a smile, "You must be Wizard Leo... I heard Lord Wizard Bess mention you. At the same time, I must thank you. If you had not refused Wizard Bess's proposal, I would not have been chosen by Wizard Bess as the final candidate to attempt a breakthrough to Formal Wizard."
"Still, advancing to Formal Wizard is full of uncertainties, so one must make all kinds of preparations." Wizard Beckum spoke at length. "Although being chosen by Wizard Bess means that he thinks highly of me, one must prepare in advance against unexpected accidents. That is what a qualified Wizard should do."
Beckum raised a hand and said, "Wizard Anthony, I came to you this time because I want to purchase the complete version of the Exoskeletal Spell-Absorption Device produced by your laboratory."
Anthony glanced at Leo.
Leo waved his hand, indicating, "It's fine. If he wants to buy it, let him."
Only then did Anthony say, "Wizard Beckum, the complete Exoskeletal Spell-Absorption Device costs two and a half million