Chapter 1118: Section 696: Malin and the Sea (Part 2)
Sage Lin sat down in front of the instrument, beginning to connect with the Sage Tower’s line number. Today was the gathering of the Eleven Sages. Due to the death of Sage Chao in battle, only ten Sages participated this time.
One of the topics for discussion today was to whom Chengshan would pass on as an Apprentice.
No matter which Sage it was, they wouldn’t let her, a mere child barely out of her teens, undergo such a cruel surgery. This was an adult’s privilege, not suitable for a child.
Thus, she must be assigned as an apprentice to another Sage—Sage Lin herself was inclined to accept her. As the oldest living Sage, she felt that if her Chief Apprentice became the Chao family Sage, the child Chengshan could take over her role.
Although this child always aspired to become a Sage, Sage Lin always sensed that her fate did not lie in this realm; she should have a brighter future. Becoming a mechanical being was not suitable for her.
So if she could become Sage Lin’s Apprentice, the child would at least have ten more years. By the time Sage Lin, due to her advanced age, must choose a successor, the child should be able to make a decision.
By then, whether she chooses to marry or become the new Sage, it will be a decision made by an adult in her twenties—such a fate should be chosen by an adult for themselves.
Therefore, in the meeting, Sage Lin was prepared to express her views.
The second topic for discussion was the Westland envoy. These Westland envoys were invited by the Sages with intention. In the intelligence report from the previous envoy who visited Westland, the Sages saw a medieval Westland, with a heavy sense of history overwhelming them. All the acts taken by the chaotic ones over the past few centuries left the Sages astounded. So, the Sages wanted to make these impoverished relatives of the Western Human World understand that their stagnation amounted to nothing in the eyes of the Thanan.