Age of Adepts

Mary arrived at Kirthlin Castle seven days later, accompanied by Meryl and Emmelia.

As soon as she saw Grim, she complained with dissatisfaction.

"How one thing after another, it's just been stable for over a decade, how come another tournament suddenly popped up. Are those old guys fed up with nothing to do to send you resources?"

Grim laughed and interrupted her ramblings, or else they would have fallen on the ears of those 4th rank witches and been enough to cause Mary a f*cking annoyance.

"If you already know they're trying to send me resources, why are you so angry?"

"Hmph, you shouldn't take it lightly. I've heard quite a bit of gossip along the way, and none of those three opponents are good at anything, they're all top-notch within the 3rd rank wizards!" Mary worried.

"Yes, yes, teacher, you should be careful, I always feel afraid that there's some kind of conspiracy behind the Society's invitation to you this time!" Meryl was also furrowing her brow, now becoming more and more of a Red Dragon Witch, her words and mannerisms taking on such a powerful confidence that could not be questioned.

However, it was only in front of Grim that she would show such a sad look of a young daughter.

Emelia usually got along very well with both Mary and Meryl, and this time when she heard that there was a lot of excitement to see, she naturally came over in a rush. Seeing the rare looks and expressions of her two companions, she couldn't help but giggle lightly.

"I think you two are too worried. My lord has always been shrewd and cautious, so if there is really a great danger, how could he easily agree to it."

Mary, who was dressed in a fiery red leather outfit, gave Grim a fierce gouge.

"This guy isn't as shrewd as you guys think he is! It must have been that Alice who gave him a hint that he was desperate enough to agree to it."

"Alice-sama is the Fate Witch Chieftain, so if even she's optimistic about the teacher...oops!" Meryl was only halfway through her sentence when Mary twisted her so hard that she couldn't help but cry out in pain from the snow.

"Hmm, if that Alice is really that powerful, why would she even dare to leave the Tower of Destiny so easily? Last time...last time she also said that the Envik bit was good for facing Grim, and what happened? Grim almost lost it in there!"

"But... but Teacher still returned without incident ah, and brought back many benefits!"

"That's a life for a life!" Mary looked upset, "Maybe Alice does have a few tricks up her sleeve, she can easily help you figure out where there's treasure and what you need most. But the only thing she can't figure out is what's crouching next to the treasure! Think about it, a human brave listens to the old witch and breaks into the treasure cave, only to accidentally discover a dragon... A dragon could indeed be considered a moving treasure, but does that human brave have that kind of life to enjoy it?"

Wenlier and Emelia looked at each other in astonishment, never expecting that the always hot-tempered and impulsive Lord Mary could say such insightful words.

Indeed, there were more or less some problems in this regard with the Fate Witches!

They do help people find the most efficient shortcut, but always ignore the risks of the shortcut, whether consciously or not. Acting on their instructions was bound to be extremely rewarding once it was done. But once you encounter danger, it's also extremely dangerous.

After all, danger and opportunity would always coexist!

"Why didn't that Alice-sama come to the house this time when it was so dangerous?" Emelia was puzzled.

Meryl shook her head gently, "This is Scattered Towerwood, and it is still very much on guard against the three major powers. They will not welcome Lord Alice's arrival!"

"Sensei, will your life be in danger if you participate in the athletic competition this time?" Meryl inquired softly, "I've mobilized all my forces to find out what's going on, but I haven't had any luck. The Association's appearance at this tournament is bizarre, but the Association Witch hierarchy that we have access to is so low that we can hardly ask anything..."

"Meryl, don't worry, I'm pretty confident about this competition. There's no way those opponents can do anything against me!"

"By the way, Teacher, here's the situation of those three opponents we've investigated, take a look at them sometime!" With that, Meryl took out a piece of parchment and handed it to Grim.

Grim took it and looked at it, all that was recorded on it was the personal information of Gallo, Dante and Sanaza, although it wasn't as detailed as the Association's data, it was able to outline the basic information and fighting habits of the three.

"How about it, any special mental feelings about potentially going up against your old acquaintances this time?" Mary smiled sadistically and stared closely at Grim.

Once upon a time, Sanaza was synonymous with powerful witches in Grim and Mary's eyes. The two couldn't understand her power any better.

However, at this moment, Grim had grown from a small and insignificant Level 1 Sorcerer to a powerful Sorcerer on a par with her, a subtle and complex change of mind that was difficult to describe completely.

At least when Grim thought about this, his mood was a bit surging and unsettled.

As for what that Sanaza is thinking at the moment, I'm afraid it's hard to say!

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Regardless of how Grim and Sanaza both felt, by this time, Keslin Castle had become the center of a giant vortex.

The sudden announcement of the tournament ten days ago had shaken the entire Scattered Tower Forest.

One had to know that in the middle of the continent, there hadn't been a new 4th stage wizard for hundreds of years. And from the content of the tournament announced by the association, it wasn't a selection for all 3rd ranked witches, but rather four candidates who had booked their participation in advance.

Shattered Face Sorcerer Gallo, Psychic Sorcerer Dante, Venomous Flying Dragon Sanaza, and that newest rising Legendary Fire Sorcerer Grim....

Seriously speaking, these four were all truly strong at the peak of 3rd rank. If paired with the source material rewarded by the association, advancing to the 4th rank was almost a sure thing.

It must be known that the birth of every 4th ranked Sorcerer would drastically change the local Sorcerer power structure and even trigger a wave of change.

Therefore, all the wizarding families or organizations that had heard the news had sent their representatives to Kesling Castle. Watching the tournament was only one thing, but the main purpose was to find out who the new 4th rank wizard would be as soon as possible.

After all, being able to maintain a good personal friendship with a 4th rank wizard beforehand was something that most small and medium-sized wizard families would kill for!

And on top of a floating airship bound for Keslin Castle, it was crowded with family representatives and plenipotentiary emissaries from various regions of Scattered Tallinn, including several sorcerers wearing the Sarubo family crest on their chests.

"It's really unexpected, that brat is so powerful that he's now able to be on equal footing with Lord Sanaza!" The one who spoke was that Sarupo Family's Vogon Wizard, and the 'that kid' he mentioned openly was naturally the family traitor Grim that everyone had some concerns about.

"Lord Fugen, you'd better mention him less! This is not a family residence, in case the rumors get out..." the Kougan wizard still had that cautious and worried look, reminding him.

"Fear not!" Wizard Fugen looked indignant, "Even if he crawls faster, he still has to be ranked behind our Lord Sanaza. Didn't you listen to the rankings those witches made up? We Sanaza-sama came in second, and that fellow could only come in third... Hmph, traitor!"

This ranking was also a recent emergence.

In the past, in everyone's perception, there weren't many guys who could reach the peak of the 3rd rank originally. Therefore, Gallo, Sanaza and Dante had become the best of all the 3rd rank witches, firmly occupying the top three positions.

Unfortunately, with this Legendary Fire Witch's fiery rise, the top three became the top four, and that poor psychic wizard was hard pressed out of the top three, dropping to fourth place. This ranking was also clearly against the most likely candidate of the witch to win this tournament.

It had to be said that, representing the Dennell family, and heading the Blood Dripping Spear elite squad, Shattered Face Gallo had a name in the Shattered Tallinn that was no weaker than Grim's. It was only with the help of a 4th level legendary fire witch that the legendary fire wizard was able to win the tournament. It was only when the legendary fire witch defeated the 4th ranked Body Tempering Sorcerer Declan with the help of the power of the 4th ranked War Demon Armament, that the glory and honor of Gallo was taken away.

However, it was impossible for this tournament to allow the Legendary Fire Witch to be opportunistic anymore, so after comprehensively comparing the basic information of all the participants, a good sorcerer listed a basic ranking for them.

The top ranking was naturally the Shattered Face Gallo Sorcerer who had been famous for hundreds of years!

He was a powerful sorcerer who had been wandering the different planes for years and had personally put to death the Dead Spirit Monarchs of the different worlds. And those necromantic kings, although the success is not comparable to the sorcerers of the world, but also as high as a powerful existence of the 4th stage.

It was because of this marriage coincidental slaying that the Gallo Sorcerer had also acquired an extremely powerful immortal body. And his current battle strength rested more than 70% on this kind of immortal body.

The second ranked one was that Barbarian Tyrant Sorceress Sanaza of the Sarupo Family.

She inherited a strange bloodline called the Venomous Flying Dragon that could dragonize and transform into a powerful Venomous Flying Dragon in battle. Not only did she have a strong body and outstanding magic resistance, she also possessed an awesome power of poison.

Therefore, it was impossible for an equal 3rd ranked Sorcerer to be a match for the transformed Sanaza.

The third ranked Legendary Fire Witch, Grim, was even more of a strange existence that the legendary stories couldn't end.

It was because of his miraculous rise to prominence that he had created several terrifying records in the middle of the continent that no one could match.

It was said that this Grim Sorcerer had been promoted to 1st rank from the beginning until now, which was roughly two hundred years!

Two hundred years might be a long enough time for ordinary humans, but for the sorcerer community, it was just a slightly longer journey.

Two hundred years... might only be enough for an ordinary sorcerer to make it to 1st rank, but this Grim Sorcerer had already climbed to the peak of 3rd rank.

This demonic advancement speed is simply insane!