A noun entry: Wizard

"The strength of a wizard lies mostly in communicating with the power of heaven and earth to unleash spells."

"The Absolute Stone can sever a wizard's ability to communicate with heaven and earth. Of course, this requires completely surrounding the wizard with the Absolute Stone."

"Otherwise, it won't be effective if there's even a small gap."

"Only a level four wizard who can create a secret realm, communicate with it, and use the secret realm as a transit point can ignore the Absolute Stone."

"Because of the existence of the secret realm, the magical power of a level four wizard is virtually inexhaustible. The only thing that can limit them is their own mental power."

"A wizard capable of this is second only to a so-called god!"

Russell continuously experimented with the adamantite, adjusting various combinations and analyzing its properties.

The rest of the time was spent continuing to study spell scrolls and research sea creatures, leaving only a short time for meditation and constructing spell models.

Of course, the Windblade spell scrolls still sell very well, and Russell occasionally takes the time to make a few.

Over time, he accumulated a considerable amount of Originium.

And so, time slipped away unnoticed.

Several months passed quickly, and Russell's entry dust had accumulated to nearly 300 points!

It was on this very day that Russell received a message from Schilling.

Tell him to come to the Wizard Tower right away.

"Did you think of me so early?" Russell sighed.

The wizard Shilling has an extremely long lifespan; if he does something casually, several years might pass in the blink of an eye.

Russell had thought he could continue to drag it out.

After this meeting, Schilling discovered that Russell had not yet advanced to the third level of wizard apprentice and might start urging him to do so.

For example, they were asked to put aside their research work and focus on building spell models to break through to the third level of wizard apprentice as soon as possible.

"Once the spell model is completed, controlling the elements of heaven and earth will be the real challenge, which should take a few more months."

"Once I get back from the Wizard Tower, I'll use up all 300 draws to get some new affixes."

Russell walked toward the Wizard's Tower.

Soon, he arrived at the top floor of the Wizard's Tower, where Shillien lived.

Upon arriving, Russell was surprised to find Schilling sitting opposite another person on the sofa, with steaming cups of black tea on the coffee table.

"A guest has actually visited Shillien's wizard tower?"

"Only those who are also formal wizards can be treated with respect by formal wizards!"

Russell was secretly surprised and walked to Schilling's side. "Professor Schilling."

He bowed respectfully.

"Let me introduce you. This is Lord Willis from the Wizarding Association. He is a second-tier Body Refinement Wizard, far beyond my capabilities."

Schilling introduced Russell with a smile.

"Greetings, Lord Willis." Russell quickly bowed again.

Second-tier Body Refining Wizard.

In the Wizarding Association's rating system, he is already considered a mid-level wizard!

It's important to know that Shilin is a first-tier elemental wizard, and the strongest power he can unleash in his wizard tower is only at the level of a second-tier wizard.

Willis's willingness to visit the other party's wizard tower was partly intended to intimidate Shillien.

The fact that I dared to visit your wizard tower shows that I'm not afraid to turn against you in your own backyard. Even if we fight, who lives and who dies is still a question.

"This little fellow is called Russell. He's a promising arcane wizard and also my disciple," Shilling introduced Willis.

"He only had some incomplete knowledge of spell scrolls, and after studying for a few months, he successfully created a lower-level zero spell scroll."

"Oh? A promising arcane wizard? That's quite rare."

Upon hearing Schilling's words, Willis couldn't help but glance at Russell again.

Incomplete knowledge, several months.

Each of these skills alone would make him a remarkable genius, let alone the combination of both.

Even within the Wizarding Association, the ratio of arcane wizards who purely conduct research to combat wizards like them who specialize in elemental magic and physical refinement is significant.

Both reached a terrifying ratio of 1:9.

Unfortunately, although every wizard engages in research, becoming an arcane wizard is still extremely difficult.

In today's Wizarding Guild, spells, potions, and alchemical creations are constantly being innovated, and the main force driving this development is the arcane wizards.

This is also why Willis somewhat looked down on Schilling.

The other party has been in this remote place for five hundred years, and the model of a single rank zero lower-level fireball spell has already been updated twice.

Its power is 1.74 times that of the original version.

Moreover, Shilling is only a first-tier wizard, and in such a remote place, he would not make any progress in five hundred years.

Willis was confident that, as a second-tier wizard, he could defeat Shilling even if Shilling was inside his wizard tower.

However, Willis did not want to directly provoke Schilling without resorting to force.

His visit this time was just a test.

"Lord Shilin, we have already had the tea and met your disciple, so please do not delay any longer."

Willis put down his teacup and said, "Your five-hundred-year term of duty is up. You need to return to the Wizarding Association to report for duty. Panlong Mountain will be under my management from now on."

"No rush, there's no rush."

Xi Lin smiled and said, "I have been stationed at Panlong Mountain for 496 years now, so there are still four years left, aren't there?"

"Even if the deadline is reached in five hundred years, there will still be a lot of things to pack up, which is very troublesome and will take at least more than ten years."

He shook his head and sighed, looking very troubled.

"Is Schilling deliberately stalling for time? Isn't it a good thing to be able to return to the Wizarding Association?" Russell asked, somewhat puzzled.

In a remote place like the Kingdom of Ente, this is already a form of exile, yet judging from Shilin's appearance, he is still unwilling to leave.

And then there's Willis. Russell's impression of him is that he's eager for Schilling to move out so he can take over Panlong Mountain.

What, is there an Originium mine buried under Panlong Mountain?

"Then please, Lord Shilling, start preparing now and gradually transfer control of the witch array to me," Willis said.

"Since Lord Shilling left the Wizarding Association, the Lilot family has not fared well in these five hundred years, declining day by day, and no wizard has emerged since."

"We urgently need you to return and take charge, to restore the glory of the Lilot family."

"Descendants will have their own blessings, and I shouldn't interfere."

Schilling shook his head and sighed, "I was also driven out and exiled here back then, and I have long been stripped of the surname Rilot."

"You can't say that. You are still a member of the Rilot family, and that's an undeniable fact," Willis said with a smile.

The two talked incessantly, but it was all about trivial matters. Occasionally, Willis would ask Shilling to relinquish control of the magic array, but the latter would avoid the topic or change the subject.

Time passed quickly, and several hours went by, until dusk.

Russell stood to the side, speechless.

When formal wizards argue, they are no different from ordinary people.

No, there are still some differences.

Formal wizards have long lifespans, and their arguments can last even longer.