TALENTS

"Have you heard? Ivory Tower obtained three grade S talents this year! Two male and one female."

"What! Three grade S? Our academy only managed to recruit just one grade-A talent and headmaster already on the moon."

"This is the difference between us small academies and those big five. Ivory Tower snatched three grade S and probably many grades A talents join too."

"Have you heard where those three came from?"

"Of course! Its big news right now."

"I heard too. First is Minerva Embers. She is the golden daughter, a union between Third Grade Mage Lloyd Embers and First Grade Mage Anneth Mage of Ivory Tower"

"You talking about Flaming Lion Llyod? He is one of Ivory Tower's Grand Elder. Minerva Embers is truly an elite child."

"Who the second one?"

"The second also has a big identity. He is Fourth Prince of Gaius Empire, Raynard Gaius. The empire claimed he a genius of the millennium."

"Legend said the founder of Gaius Empire is venerable Fourth Grade Mage! But no one actually saw him"

"That is like more than a thousand years ago. We're still a child back there. Besides, those venerable are things of legend. They probably dead already. Hahaha!"

"Watch your mouth! If any of Gaius heard that, our small academy might face danger!"

"Sorry"

"So who the third grade S?"

"I don't know where he came from. People said he came from a small island outside. His name is Max Wolfe."

Going back when Max's group just arrived at Central Continent. The airship landed in the middle of Greenland. There already a huge campground there surrounded by airships. Max and his fellow apprentices set foot on the ground again along with five more elders from Ivory Tower.

After their group, there are also many small and large groups getting off. The airship belongs to Ivory Tower but they also picked those from same unions There are groups of applicants and Mages from small academies.

"We will be assembled with all other groups and proceed to return to Ivory Tower" Elder Guido said.

Max's group follow the elders to Ivory Tower's main camp. A large number of applicants there, each with eyes of curiosity and pride. Ivory Tower is one of the big five academies and being part of the guaranteed better future than smaller academies.

A loud commotion when Elder Guido introduced Max. All the elder gathered around Max and asking a lot of question and giving advice. Their word contains a lot of meaning hidden.

Max realized he made a mistake during the talent trial. Rather than risking his life to barely qualified, he overdid it. He withstood the pressure long enough to classified his talent as grade S.

In Sleeping Forest's campground, three green robes and pressure they emitted to surrounding show that they are Mage. These three Mages are all at their twilight.

"I read the report. Ivory Tower got three grade S talents this session."

"You right. Minerva and Raynard already in our prospect list even though we failed to get them but where this Max Wolfe came out from?"

"I heard he came from Hamlet Island."

"Hamlet Island? Max Wolfe. Wolfe. Ah! Wolfe! Andrew Wolfe!"

"Andrew Wolfe? You mean First Grade Mage Andrew Wolfe from our Sleeping Forest?"

"Right! Thousand years ago, we have an elder name Andrew Wolfe. He already reached at the end of his road and failed to become Second Grade Mage. He decided to return to his hometown Hamlet Island. He must be dead by now"

"So Max Wolfe is the descendant of Andrew Wolfe! What an ungrateful bastard. Rather than join our Sleeping Forest, he goes to Ivory Tower! If I knew, I will drag him here."

"We can't. That the problem"

"Before all Mages and Mage Apprentices go to recruit outside, we signed a covenant with our spirit that we cannot deliberately entice any applicants. They just made their own choice. We cannot even harm them. That is the order from Holy Union."

Max at this time doesn't know he received ire from others. Count Wolfe might tell his son Max about Sleeping Forest but the current Max doesn't know about that.

He only pursuit the knowledge and Ivory Tower is the best choice for it.

Max currently planning his next step because of his mistake. He now at the center of attention because of his 'grade S' talent.