Philbert Duncan's eyes narrowed, seemingly quite satisfied with this proposal.
Not only that, Philbert had always harbored hostility towards Kingsley Kelley.
The reason was none other than that Kingsley had scored higher than him on the Holy Testing Rock!
This undoubtedly meant that Kingsley's future might replace his own!
...
It took Ethan Smith two days to quietly leave the Azure Rock Forest.
He revisited his old haunts and returned to Gowinston City.
This city was well-connected, the ban had long been lifted, and there were countless treasures. Many important figures would come here for treasure hunting, which was more than appropriate for Ethan Smith.
"First, find a place to heal my injuries," thought Ethan Smith.
He disguised his face and found an apothecary to treat his injuries.
To Ethan's surprise, the alchemist in the apothecary relied on external means to ignite a fire for refining medicines, even their owner had only red spiritual fire!