Chapter 320: Letter from House Grantt

Chapter 320: Letter from House Grantt

As a magic initiate, Selina naturally had a weaker constitution.

She barely lasted half an hour before showing signs of defeat. The look of utter exhaustion on her face prompted Sein to halt their activity.

Selina’s performance was typical for mages, who were known to lack physical stamina.

During his magic initiate days, Sein’s sessions with his senior, Faye, could last for two hours straight.

At that time, Sein had yet to temper his body, so he was left with a sore back after each session.

He could only conclude that Faye possessed an extraordinary constitution and an immense appetite.

In contrast, Selina’s appetite was a fraction of Faye’s.

Just a single round was enough to satisfy her.

The Verdant Flame Body Tempering technique had significantly improved Sein’s constitution, setting him apart from a typical mage.

His lineage from a knight house likely also rendered him more robust and taller than a typical mage.[1]

As Sein continued to temper his body and delved deeper into the mysteries of the Verdant Flame magic, his constitution was expected to enhance further.

Aiming to match the prowess of Master Gregory, who could shake planar barriers with his formidable elemental body and fight Rank Five creatures in close quarters, was probably Sein’s distant aspiration as a spellcaster.

While Sein harbored no illusions of assured advancement to Rank Four, he did not share Selina’s pessimistic outlook on the future.

Adopting a step-by-step approach, Sein was uncertain of his ultimate reach but was determined not to falter until the very end.

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The following day, Selina had to rest the entire morning in order to regain the strength to prepare lunch for Sein.

Aside from her weaker constitution, she also bled a lot more compared to Leena, Faye, and Eileen.

Sein had cast a recovery spell on Selina the previous night, and did so again while she slept this morning.

Despite this, Selina still appeared drained when she knocked on the door of Sein’s laboratory, where he was examining a pyro elemental creature he had acquired from the Viridian Venom Flame World.

Upon hearing about Anna’s situation, Sein nodded and casually mentioned his intent to visit her.

Anna’s mentor’s husband was one of the three deans at the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring and a Rank Three grand mage who participated in the Viridian Venom Flame World war. Sein had crossed paths with him on multiple occasions.

Cultivating a relationship with someone like Anna held its advantages, particularly since Sein had formed an early friendship with her.

Over time, Sein realized he had evolved significantly.

Initially, at the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring, the idea of actively seeking friendships with other mages would have been foreign to him.

Yet, people change.

Beyond discussing Anna and Daniel, Selina also provided updates on the House Grantt’s recent affairs.

They had consistently sent a magic letter to the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring every six months. Aware of Sein’s involvement in the interplanar war, the family’s correspondence mainly served to reassure their well-being.

With Sein away from the divine tower, House Grantt’s continued communication initially seemed unnecessary.

However, their eagerness likely stemmed from a desire to highlight their unique connection with the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring—a status symbol within the Lysian Alliance.

Having a family member as an apprentice of the divine tower master was a prestigious honor, one even worthy for the ancestors of House Grantt boasting about in the order of the knight.

Selina brought Sein all the letters from House Grantt.

Most of them contained trivial matters, except for two noteworthy updates—one concerning Sein’s ancestor, Julius the Rank Two knight, and his return to the order of the knight three years ago with his mount, the Reverse Winged Lion King, for some reasons.

The other was about Sein’s half-brother Solon, who had expanded his family with two nephews and a niece.

What troubled Sein, however, was the conspicuous absence of any news regarding his father, Earl Grantt, achieving Rank One.

This omission implied that Earl Grantt had not yet become a Rank One knight.

At nearly seventy years old, Earl Grantt was approaching a critical juncture for advancement to Rank One.

Unlike mages, who might grow stronger with age, knights lacked this career trajectory, making any further delay in achieving Rank One increasingly problematic.

1. Author’s Note: This could also be the reason why he was able to satisfy Faye back then. ☜