Chapter 1268: Seeds of Potential
Twenty years had passed in the blink of an eye.
For Sein, it had felt like nothing more than the time it took to complete a few small experimental projects. But for others, it had been the most important period of their lives.
“Are there any promising candidates in this academy war?” Sein asked Marie.
As the academy’s dean, Marie had just finished leading the pre-war mobilization meeting.
Looking at the eager, inexperienced students, she could not help but feel a little younger herself.
“The overall quality of initiates at our Divine Tower of Ashes is quite good. We have seven Quasi Mages and twenty-one senior initiates. The total number of initiates participating in this Academy War is 3,182, which puts us third among the six divine tower academies,” Marie began.
“As for standout prospects... I am especially optimistic about these two.” Marie raised her right hand, and two faces appeared in the emerald-green glow of an elemental light screen—one male, one female.
Though they were referred to as “young”, that was only relative to Sein and Marie. The male initiate was a middle-aged man, who appeared a little “older” than Sein at first glance.
This was the young man who had reached the Quasi Mage level. According to Marie’s introduction, he was only thirty-nine.
Reaching Quasi Mage at that age was impressive. No wonder Marie thought highly of him.
But what truly made this magic initiate, Kayne, stand out was not just his talent; it was the number of trials he had taken part in over the past fifteen years. Many of them were dangerous quests that involved eliminating black mages.
There was a scar on Kayne’s cheek that ran from the corner of his eye down to his lips. He had gotten it during a quest seven years ago from a black Quasi Mage.