Escanor Naldir

Looking at the invitation card in his hand, Lance couldn't help but remember what Wilder had told him on the carriage ride back from duan City.

" The test to enter the Fire and Ice Academy is quite special. It will Hold on the next full moon, then, you only have one chance to get in, if you fail though, then you will never get into the Academy. Also…."

Wilder also explained that the key to the test was the invitation card, once it was the full moon, all lances needed to do was to inject his mana into the card, and the test will automatically begin. And as for the reason it was getting hot, it was because in a day's time it would be a full moon and Lance would have the chance to take the test.

"Sigh!!"

Lance flipped the card around his finger while deep in contemplation, there were so many things he needed to do and with so little time. It was frustrating.

"Knock knock"

While deep in thought, the sound of knocking resounded from outside the wooden door.

"Oh? They're here…"

In as much as he didn't demand for their presence, Lance knew that Asher and the rest would still come when they heard that he was around.

"Click"

The door opened and Asher, Ember and Arian walked into the small room in a straight line. Painted on their faces was a look of expectation, Lance had told them his plan on joining the fire and ice academy, and they couldn't have been any happier to get the news.

"How did it go? When are you taking the test"

Asher said to lance. He was very supportive of Lance going out to seek more power because he knew that the enemy They were facing was much more powerful than them right now.

"I'm not certain..... soon"

"Hm!!"

Asher nodded, he believed that Lance's strength was paramount for their revenge against the church, but they too needed to accumulate strength by training just as hard, and he was ready to kick up their training to new heights. Everyone here had lost family due to the attack, even Asher there had no excuse to remain weak.

"Sigh"

Lance could tell what was going through Asher's mind, and it made him worry. Asher thought that training day in and day out here would make them powerful, but Lance knew that these thoughts were very naive. One could train for a hundred years, but without the right resources, they could only improve a little.

What mattered the most were resources, the resources needed to gain power, and getting these resources were very hard, even for him.

"That's really a problem"

Lance couldn't take them to the academy, so, he had to find another alternative for strength for them, else they would be of no use to him in the future.

"Arian, I have a little task for you. I want you to head back to duan City, over there I want you to investigate the blonde we met in the store two days back. I want to know what her relationship with Sapphire is and how well we can use it."

He then turned to Asher

"Asher, go with her and get some equipment for the boys, you will receive further instructions soon."

As Lance said this, he pulled out a bag of coins and tossed them at Asher. In his mind, a plan was formulating slowly, at least that was until he was interrupted by another knock on the door.

"Come in"

Directly a young man entered the room, he then proceeded to bow to Asher and Ember before bowing to lance.

"Big brother Lance, uncle Escanor asked me to tell you to meet him at the field."

Escanor had appeared on the outskirts of the cave and told them to send this message to lance, then he turned around and left. It was quite strange because Escanor had never come to this place before now, even though they were certain that he knew of its existence.

"Oh? Okay…"

Lance immediately got up from his chair. From the second they decided to send him

Out of the room, he knew something was up. He was not a child, he could easily sense these things...

"Brother, he also said you should come with a Sword…."

Speaking hesitantly, the young man told lance, these words sparked a kind of fear in his heart. Why would Escanor ask lance to bring a sword at this time? Was he going to continue the training, or was it something else?

"I understand"

Lance nodded and walked out of the room, his destination was the field of grass.

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"Father?"

When Lance reached he was met with a sight that completely stunned him, Escanor stood in the middle of the stage lance used to train on with his sword out. This alone was not surprising, after all he told lance to bring a sword.

How about what really surprised Lance was that Escanor didn't only have his sword but also the most exquisite amour he had ever seen, it looked to lance like he was preparing for a serious battle.

"Did something happen?"

After approaching Escanor on the stage, Lance threw this question. Escanor looked like he was about to engage in a fearsome Battle, there was no way that was meant for Lance. Maybe they decided to go on the offensive against the church.

"Your uncle Wilder told me you would like to join the fire and ice academy, is that true?"

Ignoring Lance's previous question, Escanor threw out his own, the Fire and Ice Academy was one of the most prestigious institutions in the Kingdom, getting in was hard, but lance decided to go down that path anyway.

"Hm" lance nodded, confirming that this was the case.

" I will not hold you back, it is your decision to make but, you must explain to me the reason for this line of action. Bear it in mind that your answer will determine my next course of action."

The last few words sounded ominous as Escanor aura bored down on Lance's very essence.