If we're talking about who was the happiest at the banquet, it would naturally be Yaoyao.
He stood on a giant, steamed claw that was over ten meters long. It took ten Wizard Apprentice all their strength to pry it open even a little bit, hoping that Yaoyao could eat the crab meat inside. Judging from their expressions, they had no hope in this lifetime.
Benji stepped forward and gently ran his fingers across the large pincers, instantly dividing them neatly into dozens of pieces.
"Try them all, these level-three creatures really have a unique flavor."
In return for the compliments from the Leo, Leo shared the large pincer with everyone.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the hall became even more heated.
Not to mention the Wizard Apprentice who got a piece of crab meat, even the First-Level Wizard were overjoyed.
Such level-three biological flesh and blood are rarely seen, let alone eaten.
To a large extent, this meal was the only time in their lives they would ever eat a Level 3 creature.
Leo also tasted the crab meat. It melted instantly in his mouth, flowing into his stomach without needing to be chewed, leaving a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth. It was an absolute delicacy.
After the banquet, Leo returned to his temporary lodgings and continued with his own affairs, as if the day's battle was just a small episode in his life, a diversion in his boredom.
At the banquet, Leo learned from Tuyasi and the others about the fate of the Black Skull Academy wizards.
They have been secretly escorted back to the Purple Flame Academy and will be dealt with by the Dean.
When Leo thought of the dean, the image that came to mind was that spirited old man, Level Three Elemental Great Wizard, the number one wizard in charge of an academy!
As for Tuyasi and his team, they will be dispatched to different towns according to orders to continue their defense missions.
The victory in Tiyama City does not represent an overall victory. In other places, the wizards of the Purple Flame Academy are still at a disadvantage, and this is precisely the time when they are most needed.
Furthermore, at the last moment, Tuyasi revealed that the Dean might arrive within a few days to discuss some matters with Leo.
Leo didn't care too much. He was a free man, no longer the little wizard who had been manipulated. Now he had the power to say no to anything he didn't want to do.
A few days later, Tuyasi and the others came to Leo Leo to say goodbye, saying that the mission had been assigned and they hoped to have the opportunity to fight side by side again in the future.
After briefly seeing them off, Leo continued with his own affairs, only occasionally teaching Nigel when he had a spare moment.
As the city lord, Nigel was overwhelmed with the two million inhabitants of Tiyama City, and could only squeeze in time to learn from Leo.
Several days passed quietly like this, until the Alexander of the Purple Flame Academy, whom Tuyasi and Leo had mentioned, arrived.
It was a breezy afternoon. Alexander didn't appear directly in front of Leo, but instead, quite unusually, knocked on Leo door.
"Long time no see, Dean."
Leo still remembers that when he became Level One Body Refinement Wizard, he received a lot of care from Alexander for a period of time. Although she had her own mission, she did provide considerable help to Leo during his Level 1 growth stage.
However, with the death of Wizard Gru, Leo felt alienated from the Purple Flame Wizard Academy.
Alexander looked at Leo but couldn't sense any aura from Leo. She then looked at the three medals on Leo's chest, lingering on the First-Class Wizard Medal for a moment before giving Leo a slight bow.
He found it hard to reconcile the violent Body Refinement Wizard that Tuyasi and the others had described with the gentle wizard before him.
"Dean, there's no need for that," Leo said.
"I won't say any more flattering things; I'm sure Tuyasi and the others have said plenty. I'm here today to ask you for a favor."
"Don't worry, you'll receive every single energy crystal you're owed."
Leo looked at Alexander; he had a premonition when Tuyasi told him the dean was coming.
I never expected the dean to be in such a hurry, not even bothering to build up his wits before he started talking.
"Dean, I have no intention of getting involved in the struggle between your academies. I once accompanied the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard on an expedition and personally experienced the power of the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard."
"To be honest, no matter how many energy crystals you give me, I won't help Purple Flame Academy help Black Skull Academy."
"If it weren't for the contract I made with Samatchi of Tiyama City, I would never have come this time."
"I think I've crossed the line with the Black Skull Academy in the previous battle. If this continues, even the First-Class Wizard Medal won't protect me."
To dampen Alexander's expectations, Leo made it clear from the start that things were hopeless.
But the reality was indeed as Leo said; he had a clear reason for fighting Nox.
With a signed wizarding agreement in place, it's perfectly reasonable for Leo to protect Tiyama City.
However, if Leo continues to expand his attack area and goes to other towns to inflict even greater damage on the wizards of the Black Skull Academy, then what awaits him will surely be the intervention of Level Three Great Wizard.
Leo knew he was no match for Level Three Great Wizard, and besides, he really had no reason to risk his life for the Purple Flame Academy and offend the Black Skull Academy.
The First-Class Wizard Medal is powerful, and all wizards have to give Leo face. But if Leo crosses their bottom line, they have plenty of ways to kick Leo out.
Even if he had to choose between the two academies, Leo would choose Black Skull Academy, because it's powerful!
Alexander fell silent. He had anticipated this outcome before coming, but he still felt powerless after Leo coldly uttered it.
He knew far more information than Abigail and the others. The situation was extremely complicated, and problems had arisen not only in the Wizard World's academies but also in several worlds controlled by the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard.
The Purple Flame Academy is facing extremely difficult problems, Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard is not here, so there are too many things he cannot handle.
Thinking about this, Alexander also wanted to curse Black Skull Academy. What had happened to them? Had someone stepped on their tail?
Why go to such lengths? Plundering some people would have been enough; why do all this other thing?
" Leo, have you been in contact with Alice recently?"
For some reason, Alexander didn't bring up anything else, but instead asked Alice.
Upon hearing Alice's name, a small head peeked out from behind Leo's neck, curiously awaiting the next conversation.
No, I've been busy with other things lately.
Leo spoke calmly, without any expression.
Aren't you curious about where she went?
"I'm not curious. Her strength is quite good among First-Level Wizard, so there's no need to worry about her," Leo continued calmly.
Seeing Leo's flawless reply, Alexander was at a loss. She had originally wanted to open a gap by talking about Alice, but Leo had defended himself like an impenetrable wall, not giving him any chance to break through.
Now that things have come to this, Alexander has pulled out her trump card.
A small box flashing with runes appeared in front of Leo, but Leo remained unmoved and didn't even glance at it.
But Yaoyao sniffed, a strange look flashing in her big eyes, as if she smelled a familiar scent.
"This is a thousand kilograms of the Planetary Core's core. If you complete a mission and help me solve this problem, this thousand kilograms of the Earth's Planetary Core will be yours."
Alexander smiled as he looked at Leo, knowing that Leo couldn't refuse his Planetary Core.
Sure enough, the moment he said the box contained the Planetary Core, Leo's usually calm eyes contracted. Although he quickly returned to normal, how could such a change escape the eyes of Alexander, Level Three Elemental Great Wizard?
Leo was tempted!
" Leo, Leo, the Planetary Core, a thousand kilograms..."
Upon hearing that it was the Planetary Core's core, Leo was not calm, Yaoyao was even more so, grabbing Leo's ear and shaking it wildly.
The 1,000-kilogram Planetary Core is the heaviest Planetary Core ever obtained by Leo.
Leo has obtained three Planetary Core in total. The first one was a reward from the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard, in which Leo helped the Purple Flame Wizard Academy win first place in the apprentice-level competition.
Although everyone knows how much of this reward is inflated, it was nonetheless Leo's first time obtaining the Planetary Core, and also the largest piece of Planetary Core he had ever acquired.
The second piece weighed only ten kilograms and was obtained by Leo using all his battle merits from the Black Tomb World.
The third piece weighs two hundred kilograms and was obtained by exchanging all the battle merits in the Giant World.
Consider the difficulty of obtaining the Planetary Core in the latter two instances; it took over a decade of conquering an entire world to acquire even a tiny fraction of the Planetary Core.
But now, a thousand kilograms of the Planetary Core are right before our eyes, equivalent to the gains of a hundred expeditions to the Black Tomb World, or five expeditions to the Giant World!!!
Leo wanted to refuse Alexander, but the words just wouldn't come out.
It was as if a massive sluice gate had sealed Leo's mouth shut.
"Don't worry, I won't ask you to deal with the wizards from the Black Skull Wizard Academy; it's something else."
Seeing Leo's conflicted expression, Alexander knew that the information she had obtained from Alice was accurate.
Leo cannot refuse the Planetary Core!
I'm all ears.
Hearing that it wasn't about the Black Skull Academy, Leo breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Thankfully, otherwise he didn't know if he would have agreed to become an enemy of the Black Skull Academy for the sake of a thousand kilograms of Planetary Core.
"The story begins like this: under the control of the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard, there exists a Tiger World, a small world."
"Twenty years ago, the world was thrown into chaos. Alice and a group of teachers from the Purple Flame Academy went in to quell the unrest, but they haven't returned. I need you to go in, investigate the situation, and rescue Alice and the others."