Time was always merciless, never bending to anyone's will. After challenging the Snow Lion King, Lucas settled down obediently in the valley he had chosen earlier.
When he had nothing else to do, he carved stone sculptures and tried to comprehend the elemental laws of the earth attribute. When he had more time, he kept his wife company, though he spent most of his time instructing his students.
Burdened by hatred, the boy Lucas had named Zanghun trained especially hard. He was now a fifth rank warrior, and so was the little girl Lucas had rescued back then. Although her warrior rank was lower than Zanghun's, she benefited from her powerful soul. Her soul had now broken through to the level of a sixth rank magus.
Lucas now had something to look forward to. He only needed to wait a few more years before he could send out the promising youngsters he had chosen back then and have them spread faith in him.
Lucas had not been without progress over these years, either. Through carving stone statues day after day, he had finally comprehended a tiny trace of the profundities of the laws of the earth element. That was some consolation to him. After all, he had spent most of these years instructing his students.
At this stage, even though Lucas did not yet want to send them out to spread his faith, they could already begin gaining experience. Lucas divided them into three teams and sent them out to train, killing low-ranking magical beasts to hone their practical combat skills. They were his students, after all, so Lucas still had Anton and Rihanna, who had already advanced to the ninth rank, each protect one team, while he and his wife followed the remaining team.
Lucas also told Anton and