Leo nodded.
Beckum's confident face surfaced in his mind.
Then Bess's flawless smile appeared.
Leo said, "Mentor Stofen, I came to Expedition Isle this time hoping you would grant me access to explore the Ancient Ruins we discovered earlier."
Stofen merely tilted his head up slightly and understood what Leo meant.
"Leo, now that you've activated your aptitude for necromancy, you intend to use the necromancy spells in the Ancient Ruins as the foundation for your combination spells?"
"That's right."
"Mm, you may. Take the box that serves as proof of my identity and find the people from the Wyvern Club."
After taking a wizard ship back, Leo immediately boarded another wizard ship bound for the island where the Ancient Ruins were located.
A day passed in the course of that round trip.
When Leo set foot on the island again, he discovered that quite a few facilities had already been built there.
Wizards were certainly capable when it came to building infrastructure.
Leo's gaze swept over the buildings.
Besides the original ruins, the island now had a wizard tower like the one on Expedition Isle.
The wizard in charge of this tower also served under Wizard Saffi.
The island now fell under Wizard Saffi's jurisdiction.
Even with Stofen's box, Leo still needed to notify the wizard managing the island before entering the ruins.
Leo reached the top of the tower and met the person in charge.
To his surprise, it was someone he knew.
"Wizard Huangtu? What are you doing here?"
Huangtu said, "Well, it just happens to be my turn to manage this place."
"Before Wizard Saffi left, she assigned several first-rank wizard apprentices to take turns managing this place during different periods. I've been in charge of these Ancient Ruins for the past month."
Leo said, "Wizard