Chapter 463: Referee

Chapter 463: Referee

Among Feylis’ apprentices, Lorianne was the only one who had not visited the Knight Continent yet.

This absence lent credence to the rumor that visiting the Knight Continent—and surviving the experience—almost guaranteed elevation to the demigod level.

In her earlier years, Lorianne had multiple opportunities to travel to the Knight Continent, but each time, unforeseen circumstances prevented her journey.

Now that she had advanced to Rank Four, the costs and requirements to venture there had significantly increased.

Lorianne could no longer independently apply for a trip to the Knight Continent.

Instead, her mentor had to leverage a portion of her contributions from the Neisse Star Domain war to facilitate Lorianne’s exploration.

Moved by her mentor’s support, Lorianne’s eyes misted with emotion.

This epitomized the unique bond between mentor and apprentice in the Magus World.

Even among the dark mages, there were benevolent figures like Morsidor, let alone spellcasters raised in normal environments.

After careful consideration, Lorianne declined the offer in the end.

She was reluctant to impose such a significant burden on Feylis and, from a practical standpoint, deemed it unsuitable to explore the Knight Continent of the Western Archipelago at this time.

It had only been less than a few centuries since her promotion to Rank Four, and she still had much to learn about controlling the power of laws unique to her new rank.

Right now, her priority was to consolidate her newfound abilities rather than venturing into new territories.

Besides, the Viridian Venom Flame World war had just ended, and the development of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring was progressing rapidly.

If she were to leave the Viridescent Land to travel to the Knight Continent of the Western Archipelago for nearly a hundred years, it could jeopardize both the growth of the Divine Tower and her own progress.

Mages were a learned and sensible group, and Lorianne and Feylis were among the best of them.

After Lorianne explained her reasoning, Feylis nodded in agreement.

Lorianne’s decision not to go did not preclude others from going.

Feylis mentioned that Gregory, Bernice, and many apprentices under Andres and Holfson were planning to explore the Knight Continent.

However, Lorianne knew that her mentor had her own concerns.

In their previous communication, Feylis had only mentioned Gregory and Bernice’s commendable performances in the final battle at the Neisse Star Domain. There was no mention of Andres or Holfson.

Lorianne understood that had there been good news about them, Feylis would have definitely shared it. The absence of any mention indicated otherwise.

As demigod-level mages, Andres and Holfson had lifespans exceeding ten thousand years, but without a breakthrough to Rank Four, their remaining time was dwindling.

Both of them had previously attempted to advance to Rank Four several times, yet each attempt ended in failure.

The repercussions of these failures also worsened their physical condition.

After expressing her well wishes to her mentor and seniors, the ultra-long-distance interstellar communication finally concluded.

Watching the elemental light screen in front of her dissipate, Lorianne breathed a sigh of relief.

“I’m glad that kid isn’t around right now. My wallet’s gonna bleed if I have to send him to the Knight Continent this time,” Lorianne mumbled to herself.

Each divine tower and order of knights recommended their knights and mages below Rank Four to visit the Knight Continent of the Western Archipelago at significant costs.

Each referee represented an investment of tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of magicoins.

Lorianne was not a stingy mentor, but the thought of the tens of millions of magicoins in loans she was currently shouldering made her head spin.

Given this financial burden, she naturally preferred to minimize her expenses wherever possible.

Moreover, it was also a wiser choice to send Sein to the Knight Continent a thousand years later. By then, the financial situation of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring should have improved significantly.

More importantly, Sein’s strength would have also grown considerably after a millennium.

It had only been twenty years since Sein had been promoted to Rank One. Exploring the Knight Continent at this stage would likely yield minimal gains.

Truth be told, Lorianne was not fully informed about Sein’s recent progress and growth rate. Her understanding of him was still largely based on past observations.

Unbeknownst to her, her apprentice had quietly accomplished great feats.

At the very least, Sein was definitely above average among his peers at the same rank.

With his verdant flame body and Verdant Flame Heart Rod, Sein’s augmented battle power was now sufficient for him to compete with creatures in the late stage of Rank One, or even those at the peak of the rank.