Some time passed, and the New Year atmosphere gradually faded.
Roland gathered his thoughts and returned his attention to the Lainer Encyclopedia.
Around this time, Aier happened to mention that a letter had arrived from his parents and brother back home, asking how he was.
Hearing this, Roland rubbed his forehead and instructed her, "Write back for me and send them my regards. Send them some gold coins while you're at it.
My nephew Young John should be nine now. Tell my brother to hire him a better private tutor and take his education seriously from an early age.
I'll fully support this. If they have any difficulties, they can tell me directly."
Aier said, "Master, becoming an Alternate Committee Member gives you an additional travel quota, so you can use the Teleportation Array for free. Won't you go back to visit?"
Roland brushed it off. "We'll see when I get the chance."
He was Roland the transmigrator, not the native Roland. He hardly felt that much familial affection.
"Oh, speaking of being an Alternate Committee Member, I've decided to choose the Level 7 spell Greater Teleportation as my special promotion quota.
This spell involves the conversion of space and time under ancient aether theory. Its formulation is exceptionally obscure and complex, so I probably won't have the time or energy to learn it.
But as a High Arcanist, I ought to have spells like Teleportation as trump cards. Making use of the special quota is the sensible approach."
In theory, spells in the Wish series could fulfill "any" wish, at the cost of energy and distortions or deviations in various laws.
A reduction in spell level was the most common consequence.
Some had developed ways to simulate other spells based on this, but the price was a reduction in