The Arcane Committee's decision came down soon afterward. Roland was delighted when he read it, and he felt sincere gratitude for His Excellency Antonia's care and support.
Although his achievements in Arcana had earned him the respect of the magical world, securing this support so smoothly still required an influential patron.
Otherwise, if every matter were held up for three to five months, or even half a year, he would have to expend tremendous time and effort.
Who knew how long the school's development would be delayed?
And now, as though to disprove the saying that good fortune never came in pairs, good news kept arriving from within the school, with one achievement after another.
Anna's format-school constellations had incorporated theories of stellar fate within a Seris context;
The elemental talismans and Seris-style martial arts they had previously worked so hard on had borne fruit;
Applications of various runes had yielded corresponding runeword achievements;
Even Professor Xiagengsi, who had previously competed for the Arcane Star award, sent an email reporting promising progress on the Seris translation of the spell "Intelligence Bestowal."
He intended to follow Grand Mage Watson's example and use certain achievements in runification to improve his own spell.
If he succeeded, the Seris School would hold rights to a second level 9 spell achievement.
Although those rights would not be exclusive, they would offer enormous advantages in usage costs and commercial promotion, while further research based on such achievements would also have excellent prospects.
Most importantly, it would not consume any of the school's funds or resources.
If this worked out, it would be practically a windfall.
Inside the Mage Tower, in his residence.
Roland sat before a broad desk with paper and pen laid out. A large traditional Chinese character had been written on the paper