The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

The abbot's tower stands tall and imposing, yet its appearance is surprisingly simple and unpretentious.

Without intricate rune carvings or ornate crystal embellishments, it stands out remarkably from other mage towers, which vary in style—sometimes eerie, sometimes dazzling, sometimes ancient.

The mage tower, representing the highest achievement and the culmination of a mage's efforts, often reflects aspects of its owner's personality in its appearance.

Dean Cortes rarely stepped out of the mage tower. He entrusted almost all the affairs of the academy to another vice dean, while he stayed in the tower to focus on mage research.

Ji Chen seemed to have gained a deeper understanding of this dean.

Compared to the superhuman who serves as both the dean of the Capricorn Superpower Academy and the president of the Superpower Association, Cortes is more like a scholar passionate about academics.

Indifferent, rational, and focused.

Cortes timed Ji Chen's arrival perfectly; just as he reached the foot of the mage tower, a strange-looking construct walked through the teleportation array to greet him.

"Please come with me, student."

The wolf-headed, human-bodied construct spoke fluently, its voice tinged with a bewildered emotion.

Ji Chen was slightly surprised, but still followed the construct into the mage tower.

Cortes didn't seem to be in a hurry to see him. The construct led Ji Chen from the first floor upstairs, showing him around each floor.

Dean Cortes's mage tower looks large, but the interior is even larger.

The actual space here is hundreds or thousands of times larger than the area occupied by the mage tower.

Each floor of the Mage Tower is almost the size of a modern city.

Dean Cortes's mage tower has more than two hundred floors.

Only by actually stepping into the Mage Tower can one know that its interior is not only vast, but also incredibly efficient in its use of space:

The alchemy factory roared incessantly, the genetic biology observation garden nurtured and raised a diverse array of strange creatures, the magic model simulation room contained intricate magic circles, and energy pools continuously generated magical power...

Ji Chen's gaze swept over the research areas, some familiar and some completely new, leaving him dazzled and filled with a deep respect for the dean.

From these points alone, it is clear that this mage tower is a high-end research institute integrating multiple research functions.

Dean Cortes is a research team that can single-handedly conduct research across multiple fields.

This is a monk.

This is the power of a high-level mage.

He is so knowledgeable that if he were sent out, he could single-handedly support an interstellar civilization.

And of course, there's that damn rich kid vibe.

Without even a question, the value of this mage tower is absolutely astonishing.

After the 150th floor, the research atmosphere gradually fades, replaced by various entertainment facilities.

Restaurants, bars, game arcades to optimize the virtual gaming environment, garages for private starships and customized spaceships and flying cars, and private fishing ponds for veteran anglers...

Here, Ji Chen saw more than one of the limited-edition luxury technology products advertised on the StarNet.

The old man also knows how to enjoy life.

At the same time, one can't help but marvel once again at the old man's immense wealth.

"How's my mage tower? Not bad, right?"

Just as Ji Chen was about to stroke a certain sleek flying car, the old man's voice appeared right on time.

Ji Chen reluctantly withdrew his hand; the old man reacted too quickly, and he hadn't even touched him yet.

If possible, he would like to try it out in practice.

After all, who wouldn't want to experience a luxury car in interstellar space?

Cortés blew his beard and glared, almost laughing at the rascal's antics.

I was merely trying to enlighten you on the greatness and future of the mage, and you dared to touch my beloved car? I think you're asking for trouble.

"Hello, Dean."

Since the main character had arrived, Ji Chen had no choice but to greet him respectfully.

Dean Cortes lightly stomped his foot, and Ji Chen instantly arrived inside the mage tower, in what used to be the living room, now the dean's office, without Ji Chen even noticing.

"Please sit down."

Cortes gestured with his finger, indicating that Ji Chen should sit wherever he pleased.

He then watched with great interest as Ji Chen put on a dramatic facial expression in shock.

His move seemed simple, but he had studied the principles of spatial transformation to such an extent that it was so subtle that even an ordinary six-star superhuman would not be able to see through it.

Ji Chen has become really obedient.

He suppressed the frivolity that came with becoming a primordial star god (unhatched, in the gestation stage) and acquiring the Mirror Flower Water Moon supernatural power, and humbly found a place to sit.

Respecting the elderly and caring for the young has always been his traditional virtue.

Next came the process of Cortes asking questions and Ji Chen answering.

Cortes didn't ask any particularly abrupt questions, but simply inquired about Ji Chen's feelings about the academy, whether there were any potential problems with his rapid increase in strength, and whether he needed any help from the academy—official questions like that.

At the same time, he also gave Ji Chen a verbal warning not to take advantage of his strength to do evil or bully his classmates, and to leave some dignity for his classmates.

Ji Chen nodded in agreement and took the opportunity to carefully observe Dean Cortes.

Without a doubt, even though Dean Cortes made himself appear old, his upright posture, deep and bright eyes, and sharp facial features still couldn't hide his charm; he was definitely a handsome old man with extraordinary bearing.

However, the ears beneath Cortes' silver hair stirred something within Ji Chen.

Unlike the ears of normal Federation humans, which have a semi-circular shape that gently conforms to the facial contours, the Dean's ears have long, delicate lines and are pointed and upturned.

As students, we should naturally ask questions boldly.

"Dean, why are your ears so pointy?"

Cortes, who was just about to subtly probe Ji Chen's views on the mage profession, was caught off guard by Ji Chen's sudden out-of-the-box thinking and almost lost his breath.

However, upon hearing this question, a fleeting shadow crossed his eyes, but the emotion vanished in an instant, and the next second he returned to his usual kind and composed dean dean appearance.

But Ji Chen, who had been watching closely, still caught this moment.

There's a story behind it.

Cortez coughed twice:

"Logically speaking, a federal citizen of your rank shouldn't have the right to ask me this question, but..."

"Never mind, the dean is not comfortable answering this question. Let's ask another one."

Ji Chen was about to thank the dean when he realized the old man was just making a feint and then went back to his original position.

"Alright, then let me ask another question. Dean, why have I never seen you manage the chaos within the academy? Powerful students bully weaker students at will, yet there are no disciplinary measures. Advisors can easily affect a student's future and erase a student's rights with a single word. There are other problems I haven't seen yet. I want to ask, Dean, don't you care about any of these things?"

Ji Chen decided to let loose a bit. Having spent quite some time here, he could naturally sense Cortes's subtle attention to him.

This is the principle behind the saying that those who are favored are fearless.

Cortez fell silent, reflecting on the environment in which he grew up.