William looked at the trial creator, who was staring at him waiting for a response. He had spent the last few minutes thinking to himself about the decision he was about to make, but Riyald hadn't made a sound since.
It was clear that the old man knew how tough this decision was for William, who would have to leave behind his friends and family.
"Sir, I accept becoming your disciple." William said.
-Accepted a powerful Master: +1000 PP
"That's great! Now, come along and I will take you to your living quarters." Riyald opened a portal that teleported to an unknown location.
"Sir, you're a Space Mage as well?" William asked with surprise.
"Haha, no my Disciple. I just happen to have a few treasures that allow me to mimic some aspects of a Space Mage. It's best to think of it like you would a Space Ring. Also, call me Master from now on."
William understood immediately, using his knowledge of Arrays to fill in the gaps of information.
"Yes Master." he replied as Riyald ushered him into the portal.
The portal teleported them both underneath the Gravitas Ruins, where William could see a giant laboratory filled with many unusual machines. Despite the vast amount of machinery, the lab was completely silent, as if all the machines were insulated with sound-proofing material.
William looked around more, noticing that there was even a large glass chemistry station in one corner of the room, which he hadn't seen since his old world. He wondered what someone would do with chemistry in this world that revolved around Cultivation, Magic, and Alchemy to solve many chemistry-related issues.
"Oh, I see you've noticed my Glass Alchemizer! What great eyes you have!" Riyald commented in satisfaction.
"Glass Alchemizer?" William asked.
"Yes, that's what I decided to call it. I found while exploring a Mysterious Realm that suddenly popped up a few months ago. It's the source of my current experiment. I've been trying to figure out how it works for a while now."
A Mysterious Realm that has modern items from Reius?
Riyald pulled a golden box from his Space Ring and handed it to William. "Here's the reward I've decided to give you. It's not much, but I'm sure you will find the items inside very useful."
-Completed an SSR-Rank Trial in the Gravitas Ruins: +10000 PP
There was no message this time that William had gained ownership of a tower, but probably because he was pulled into an Illusory Realm.
William was at least thankful that he received ten thousand Potential Points, which would be more than enough for him to upgrade his Cultivation Talent again.
He stored the box in his Space Ring, since it would be rude to open his reward in front of his Master. He spoke with Riyald for a while more about his duties as a Disciple, but his Master was very vague and only told him to show up at nine in the morning the following day.
A reasonable schedule! William was overjoyed. He was tired of having to wake up as early as six or even four in the morning for various Sect matters. The sound of nine in the morning rang in his ears like the most beautiful song.
Riyald suddenly thought of something, "Boy, let me see your Gravitas Ruins Ticket."
William did as he was told, pulling the item from his Space Ring, which read Day 45. Riyald took the Gravitas Ruins Ticket and infused some of his Mana inside, changing the number to Day -360, which should give William an additional year inside the Gravitas Ruins.
Since time in the Gravitas Ruins flowed four times faster than outside, this meant that an additional four months would pass outside before he was kicked out of the Gravitas Ruins!
Four months didn't sound so bad, but William worried about Charlotte, who would probably think he was dead if he was gone for so long.
"Master, is there a way I can tell my Sect that I'm alive?"
"Why would you want to do that?" Riyald asked, but he already knew what was on William's mind. He took an Amulet shaped like a blue disc out of his Space Ring and whispered a few words into it that William didn't understand.
"It is done, Disciple William." he waved his hand as if it was nothing. "I will be returning to my experiments now. If you need something, call out to my Artifact Spirit, Sir Reynolds. He is always listening, so no need to worry if he didn't hear you."
An Artifact Spirit that is always listening? That's not creepy at all...How am I supposed to enjoy my alone time?
William nodded as Riyald walked down the corridor back towards the laboratory. After the old man was gone, he immediately pulled out the gold box, eager to see what rewards the trial creator had given out this time.