RE: LORD OF TIME

Noah and Joseph were equally surprised upon seeing William and the others.

However, Joseph soon smiled and walked over to them.

"That was an impressive match, Junior," He said while extending his hand. "I am Joseph Murlock, a fourth-year student."

William shook Joseph’s hand and replied with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, President. It’s a pleasure to meet you."

"You know about me?" Joseph raised an eyebrow in surprise when William called him President.

"I saw your name on the fourth-year Heavenly Ranking at the academy’s center."

"I see..." A look of realization flashed in Joseph’s eyes, and he nodded.

Then, he seemed to think of something and asked curiously.

"What are you guys doing here?"

"We are here to meet someone."

As he spoke, William pointed toward the closed room beside the room Joseph and Noah had just emerged from.

Joseph was curious about whom they were meeting, but he didn’t ask and simply nodded.

"Since you are here to meet someone, I won’t hold you any longer." As he spoke, he patted William’s shoulder and looked at Liam and Alicia. "If you guys have time, come visit the student council sometime."

"We will, President." William nodded, then looked at Noah. "See you later."

Noah also nodded politely before leaving with Joseph.

"He was the Student Council President?" Liam asked curiously after Joseph and Noah left.

"Yes." William nodded and walked toward the room where Norman was.

"If you guys are interested in joining the Student Council, then let’s go and pay it a visit tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"I don’t have any plans to join the Student Council for the time being," Alicia refused, as she felt that joining the Student Council would be too much of a headache.

Liam, on the other hand, didn’t immediately decline.

"I will think about it."

William didn’t say anything else and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Norman’s voice reached their ears, and William and the others entered without hesitation.

The room was quite spacious, with an area of around one hundred square meters. Expensive-looking sofas were placed in the middle of the room, while a large glass window occupied the front wall, offering a clear view of the matches taking place in the battle arena.

Norman was currently sitting on one of the sofas while munching on some fruits.

When William and the others entered, he paused for a moment before speaking.

"I just called you. Why did you bring your entire group?"

Liam and Alicia were taken aback when they heard Norman’s words and immediately decided to leave.

However, before they could leave, William spoke.

"Professor, you didn’t say I couldn’t bring anyone. And since they were with me and are also very big admirers of yours, I brought them here to meet you."

"Admirers..." Norman raised an eyebrow and looked at Liam and Alicia again.

"Yes." William nodded. "They have heard about your story of going deep into the monster tide alone and killing the three leaders, and they always wanted to meet you."

Alicia and Liam were baffled and looked at William with confused expressions.

Although they did admire Norman, they had never said they wanted to meet him or anything, right?

It was William who had told them to come with him to meet someone.

Norman also noticed the confusion in Liam and Alicia’s eyes and when he looked at William, who was speaking with a face full of sincerity, the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

"Alright, I understand," He said with a shake of his head, stopping William before he could give another speech.

He took out two glowing stones from his storage ring and casually threw them toward Liam and Alicia.

"You two wait outside."

Liam and Alicia caught the stones, and when they saw their details on their status windows, their eyes widened, especially Liam’s, who was seeing one for the first time.

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---) Skill Evolution Stone (Rank One): Can be used to evolve a Rank One Skill into a Rank Two Skill.

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"This..."

Even Alicia was stunned upon seeing the Skill Evolution Stone, as she knew how rare these things were.

Both of them looked completely baffled by the unexpected gift, but they suddenly noticed William giving them a signal with his face, as if saying, Now that you have received the benefits, leave quickly.

The corners of both their mouths twitched slightly and although they were confused, they weren’t stupid enough to refuse free benefits.

"Thank you, Professor."

They thanked Norman and immediately left the room.

Once they left, Norman took another bite of fruit and carefully scrutinized William.

"You brought them here to extort benefits from me."

"What are you talking about, Professor?" William showed a look of surprise before quickly changing the subject. "By the way, why did you call me?"

Norman was speechless when he saw William’s behavior, but he didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he looked at him for a few seconds before speaking.

"Your trait is not Legendary Grade, right?"

William’s expression changed upon hearing Norman’s words and he lowered his head slightly, remaining silent.

Norman wasn’t surprised by the change in William’s expression and continued.

"When your trait was tested earlier, you forcefully pulled your hand back before your assessment was completed, making it look like you had a Legendary Grade Trait."

"Professor, I..." William showed a look of panic outwardly. However, inwardly, he was quite calm, as this was what he had wanted from the beginning.

"There is no need to panic..." Norman shook his head when he saw William’s panicked expression. "I can understand why you chose to hide it. In fact, it was a good thing that you didn’t reveal the true grade of your trait."

"Thank you for your understanding, Professor." William breathed a sigh of relief and spoke gratefully.

"In the registration information, you said your trait increases your cultivation speed..." Norman said with a look of interest. "But after seeing your earlier attack, I guess that’s just one of its aspects. The main focus of your trait must be something related to Sword’s Path."

"Yes, Professor." William nodded with a wary smile, as if he were genuinely impressed that Norman had guessed the nature of his trait so easily.

Seeing him nod, Norman’s eyes narrowed slightly and after thinking for a moment, he spoke in a deep voice.

"Answer one of my questions. Based on your response, I will consider whether to give you an opportunity or not."

William was genuinely taken aback by Norman’s words because the things he had in mind regarding Norman had nothing to do with any opportunity.

However, seeing Norman’s serious expression, he also became a little curious and nodded seriously.

"Please ask, Professor."

"I have seen your information. You come from an ordinary farmer’s family and have a very ordinary background. It’s impossible for someone like you to possess such a deep understanding of Aether Energy, use it so proficiently, or possess the Battle Art you used earlier, not to mention that Soul Armament of yours..." Norman leaned forward slightly and asked in a low voice.

"There must be someone behind you, right? Tell me who that person is."

William fell into deep thought upon hearing Norman’s question and after a moment of hesitation, he replied in a serious voice.

"It’s Vivian... Vivian Bloodworth."

As soon as Norman heard the name William spoke, his hand holding the piece of fruit trembled slightly, and he nearly dropped it to the ground.