He Is My Student, and Chairman Yasen's Grandson

"I heard there's an enormous volcanic range over there. I want to improve my Lava Eruption Sorcery, and the environment there should serve as a good reference."

Lohr spun the lie without even blinking. "If possible, I want to refine the Lava Eruption Sorcery model further and lay a solid foundation for advancing to the Fourth Circle in the future."

"You..."

Nelson hesitated, then finally sighed helplessly. "Fine. Since you want to go, then go."

Improving and fusing spells were unavoidable challenges and goals for every multi-element wizard who wished to blaze a new path.

Lohr wanted to go, and with the gains he had made in the Divine Kingdom, he was capable of doing so.

With Levan watching from the side as well, Nelson truly had no way to refuse such a reasonable request.

"Then thank you, Tower Master," Lohr immediately said.

"Mm." Nelson waved a hand. "Take Levan around the tower. I have matters to attend to, so I won't keep you any longer."

"Yes, Tower Master." Lohr bowed, then led Levan toward the stairway.

"What a pity." Nelson watched Lohr descend the stairs, feeling somewhat regretful.

His Wizard Tower had finally produced a genius, only for him to leave the Murphy Continent as soon as he became a First-Circle Wizard. His previously good mood instantly soured.

If Lohr had become a Fourth-Ring Wizard in his Wizard Tower, their relationship would have been much closer than that of other multi-element Fourth-Ring Wizards. He would also have had an extra source of support during future expeditions into the Abyss.

But Lohr was leaving while only at the First Circle. Even if he truly became a Fourth-Ring Wizard in the future, Nelson could only rely on benefits if he wanted Lohr's help.

As for whether Lohr could become a Fourth-Ring Wizard...

Compared to himself, Nelson trusted Yasen's judgment more.

Three and a half hours later.

Lohr had just brought Levan to the twenty-seventh floor of the Wizard Tower when two highly excited figures blocked their path.

He was very familiar with one of them. It was his mentor, Agular.

Though he had never met the other man, one look at the Second-Circle Earth-Fire wizard robe he wore told Lohr that he was Gulei, the other Second-Circle Wizard of the Earth-Fire School.

"Mentor, Wizard Gulei." Lohr bowed to the two men.

Behind him, Levan bowed as well, but said nothing.

Fourth-Ring Wizards were people he had to respect.

But Second-Circle Wizards were different. He had only bowed out of consideration for his own mentor.

Neither Second-Circle Wizard recognized Levan, nor did they have time to pay attention to him. Their focus was entirely on Lohr.

However, there was a subtle difference between them. Agular was looking at Lohr himself, while Gulei's gaze was nailed firmly to the spatial ring on Lohr's right hand.

"Lohr, I heard you performed exceptionally well in the Divine Kingdom this time?"

Agular said excitedly, "Not only did you seize a spatial ring, but you also obtained over ten thousand grams of Divine Power Crystals?"

That was over ten thousand grams of Divine Power Crystals!

After living for so long, all the wealth he had accumulated amounted to less than five hundred grams of Divine Power Crystals.

Back then, he had agonized over lending Lohr fifty grams. If the boy had died in the Divine Kingdom, he would have suffered a terrible loss.

"Not that much." Lohr shook his head with a bitter smile. "I only obtained a little over eight thousand grams of Divine Power Crystals."

As he spoke, he glanced sidelong at Gulei beside Agular.

Seeing the greed in the man's eyes, which was nearly impossible to conceal, Lohr could not help sighing inwardly.

He did not know how long Nelson had waited before letting him and Levan out, but judging from the situation, news of his gains in the Divine Kingdom had probably spread everywhere.

Gulei was definitely not the only one who coveted his wealth.

It was a minor nuisance, but not difficult to resolve. Announcing Levan's identity would solve most of it.

If anyone still refused to give up, then he would have to let the scrolls do the talking.

"Eight thousand... only..." Agular opened his mouth, momentarily at a loss for words.

His student, still only an apprentice, casually called eight thousand grams of Divine Power Crystals "only."

Meanwhile, even all of Agular's possessions combined could not amount to five hundred grams of Divine Power Crystals. The feelings involved were truly difficult to explain to outsiders.

At that moment, Gulei asked, "Lohr, how many cubic meters is that spatial ring on your hand?"

"Ten cubic meters," Lohr answered truthfully.

Compared to the rumored ten thousand grams of Divine Power Crystals, a spatial ring worth a mere two million Contribution Points was hardly worth mentioning.

There was no point in hiding it or not hiding it.

"Eight thousand grams, ten cubic meters..." Gulei's heart thumped violently.

Lohr was merely an apprentice, yet the spatial ring on his hand, together with the Divine Power Crystals inside it, was worth ten thousand grams of Divine Power Crystals.

Even Third-Circle Archwizards would be tempted by ten thousand grams of Divine Power Crystals.

If those Divine Power Crystals belonged to him...

"Mentor, these are your Divine Power Crystals." Ignoring Gulei, Lohr took out one hundred grams of Divine Power Crystals from his spatial ring and handed them to Agular.

That man's intentions were practically written all over his face. Lohr just did not know what Gulei's reaction would be once he learned Levan's identity.

As for Agular, whether he was merely good at hiding his thoughts or truly had no such intentions, Lohr still regarded him as his mentor for now.

He lacked large sums of money, but small amounts were not much of a concern.

Returning one hundred grams of Divine Power Crystals could barely be considered repayment for the risk Agular had taken when he invested fifty grams in him beforehand.

"I only lent you fifty grams of Divine Power Crystals." Agular shook his head.

He was already very old, and his spell model research had also reached a bottleneck.

Ten thousand grams of Divine Power Crystals might be of great help to Gulei, but for Agular, what he needed to break through his bottleneck was inspiration, not resources.

Thus, after his emotions briefly went out of balance, he quickly adjusted himself.

"Consider the rest interest." Lohr smiled and pressed the Divine Power Crystals into Agular's hand.

"Fine." Agular did not dwell on it. Knowing Lohr was wealthy now, he directly accepted the one hundred grams of Divine Power Crystals.

"Oh, right. This is the student I took in within the Divine Kingdom. His name is Levan Dempsey."

At that moment, Lohr slapped his forehead as though he had suddenly remembered something. He pulled Levan from behind him to stand in front and introduced him to the two Second-Circle Wizards.

"Also, he is Chairman Yasen's grandson."

When Lohr said that Levan was his student, curiosity flashed through Agular's eyes. He was mainly curious about Levan's age and experiences.

There were not many Third-Level Apprentices at that age. By all logic, he should have been the child or grandchild of some Third-Circle Archwizard.

But no Third-Circle Archwizard would throw his child into the Divine Kingdom!

Wouldn't that be sending the child straight into a pit of fire?

As for Gulei, his face showed a trace of displeasure and disdain.

Was it really necessary for an apprentice to bring his own student before him just to get acquainted?

Lohr was being somewhat thoughtless.

Under normal circumstances, he might have noticed Lohr's mention of the Divine Kingdom, but right now, his mind was almost entirely occupied by those ten thousand Divine Power Crystals, leaving no room to think about anything else.

But when they heard the latter sentence, the two exchanged looks, both showing confused expressions as they suspected they had misheard.

Even Gulei was jolted awake from his greed.

"Did you just say that your student is the chairman's grandson?" Agular asked in a dry voice.