Russell had no choice.
Even if he still had doubts, this was already his best chance.
Besides, rather than enter the Black Mystery Tower and be tortured into madness, he would rather take a risk here.
Russell knew very well that if he wanted to find a chance to become a mage before entering Sia Tower, he would face no shortage of mortal danger in the Black Mystery Tower.
He knew himself well, and he knew his younger sister, Carpenter... if he truly had no choice but to enter, Carpenter would give him this opportunity.
Even if that meant he might die, and Carpenter might be married off to another family because of his failure, she would still give it to him.
Because Russell was certain that this was their only chance of survival.
As long as Russell held on, she would remain the person best suited to keeping him in check... their other family members would pass away with time, but Carpenter, who was at least a mage apprentice, could live to at least a hundred.
If Russell had a chance to send her some magic potions, Carpenter might live even longer.
Although the alchemical potions in their world were extremely prone to problems, extending a lifespan was actually fairly easy.
They simply could not preserve youth.
Russell believed his sister would never lose the will to live just because she grew old and frail.
Nothing mattered more in life than staying alive. Beauty and youth were mere adornments to life. Some people might be willing to sacrifice their lives for those outward things, but he and Carpenter were rational, intelligent people. They would never do anything so foolish.
Or rather, living in a world where they could die at any moment, who would not value their life?
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