Flora lowered her gaze and calmed down her complicated emotions.
Compared to the news she learned about Sumesh not long ago, Angor's achievement was nothing.
"Good afternoon, Miss Flora," Angor greeted her politely.
Flora closed her umbrella and landed in front of Angor, accompanied by the aroma of roses.
"Good afternoon." Flora grinned. "It's only been a year. You've changed a lot. You've surprised me."
Angor maintained his smile. "It's just luck."
Flora gave him a meaningful look and said carelessly, "Good luck only favors those who set their minds on it."
She didn't want to chat with Angor since she had something on her mind. She turned to leave. However, Little Red was trembling behind her back. Even though they were separated by the Nightmare Domain, Flora could feel the little red's unusual behavior.
Puzzled, Flora turned around and whispered something to Little Red.
A moment later, she looked at Angor. To be precise, she was looking at Angor's right hand.
Angor was wearing a black glove on his right hand.
The glove looked ordinary, but Flora sensed a nightmare aura coming from it. She also saw a familiar emblem.
It was a longsword with a pair of wings, which was inserted among the thorns and roses.
It was the emblem of the Igulo Family.
"I think this is the glove you used when you were young, right? It suits you, "said Flora. She took a rose from Little Red's hand and handed it to Angor. "Little Red is scared of your right hand, so I'll do it for you."
As soon as he took the rose, he sensed the green runes on his right hand moving slightly, and a wisp of nightmare energy rushed into the rose. In a split second, the already tender and beautiful roses became even more dazzling. Even the petals faintly emitted a bright red light.
Angor was surprised. He then smiled at Little Red.
"Thank you. It's beautiful."
Ever since Angor accepted the rose from Little Red at Barbie's Restaurant, Little Red would give him a rose every time they met. Before, he only treated the rose as an ornament and let it wither.
But now, with the help of nightmare aura, the rose could be used as a small amount of nightmare stone. It could also be used as a casting material for nightmare illusions.
Flora also noticed the change in the rose. She was surprised. Sunders already told her about the change in Angor's right hand, but seeing and hearing were two different things. She was both curious and jealous that Angor could release nightmare aura on his own.
She really wanted to chop his hand off …
She forced her greedy gaze away from Angor's right hand.
"Sorry, I don't know the details," Angor whispered to Little Red.
The green flames in Red's withered eye sockets turned into crescent moons. It waved a hand at Angor, indicating that it was fine.
"I don't know if I should be jealous of your ignorance or your luck." Flora smiled helplessly and shook her head. "Here's the flower. I have something else to do."
He suddenly remembered something.
"Miss Flora, may I ask you a question?"
Flora stopped. "What is it?"
"It's about spell slots …" Angor briefly explained Sunders' unfinished question from a week ago. "I've read a lot about spell slots these days, but I still don't know what you wanted to say."
Before Angor could finish, Flora already guessed what Sunders wanted to say.
It was not a secret. Greya had been following Sunders since she was a child, so she knew that Sunders always had this regret.
One spell slot could be created at each major level. Sunders was currently a level-2 wizard. Including the spell slots he created when he was an apprentice, he had three spell slots in total.
The first spell slot was created when he was an apprentice. "Mimicry."
The other two spell slots were created when he was a level-1 wizard and level-2 wizard. They were "Shadow of Nightmare" and "Nightmare Substitute" respectively.
The last two spell slots were created by Sunders after he became a truth-finder, and they were the most suitable spells for him.
However, the first spell slot, "Mimicry", was an ordinary level-3 cantrip. It could be used with Nightmare Domain to release a powerful "Nightmare Mimicry", but it was only a third-rate spell in terms of practical application.
His biggest regret was that he did not have a suitable spell for his first spell slot.
Which spell was best for him? Without a doubt, it had to be an original spell. Just like Greya's "Creation", an original spell that was approved by the world's consciousness and could trigger natural phenomena was naturally the most suitable spell for a wizard.
If his first spell slot was also an original spell approved by the world's consciousness, it would be the best.
It was not hard to guess what Sunders wanted to tell Angor. He wanted Angor to start from the best starting point from the first spell slot.
But he didn't say it out loud in the end. Did Sunders have no confidence in Angor? Flora wondered.
No. Flora denied the idea. As a wizard, she could lack anything, including material, knowledge, and even emotions, but she could never lack confidence.
How could one seek the truth if they were afraid?
There was no way Sunders was not confident in Angor. So why didn't he tell Sunders?
Combined with the Abyssal Stratagem, Flora seemed to have an idea.
Sunders did not tell Sunders because he did not have enough time.
To create an original spell that was approved by the world's consciousness and could trigger natural phenomena. Not only did he need luck, but he also needed a strong foundation and countless data to support it. If Angor wanted to go down this path, he would not be able to achieve it in a short time.
The Abyssal Stratagem would most likely cast the shadow of the Great Demon Calamity on the southern region. If he spent too much time here, he would have to postpone his advancement to a wizard.
The Great Demon Calamity that happened ten thousand years ago almost destroyed half of the southern region.
If he did not become a wizard before the Great Demon Calamity, he would not be able to survive unless he was extremely lucky.
Only when he became a wizard would he have a chance to protect himself.
This was why Sunders was hesitant about letting Angor take this path. If Angor was delayed because of time, he would die in the Great Demon Calamity. No matter how great his potential was, it would all go to waste.
However, if Angor could establish the foundation of truth as an apprentice, it would only be a matter of time before he stepped on the path of truth.
With this in mind, Flora had an idea.
"Miss Flora?" Angor saw Flora's absent-minded look and whispered, "Do you know what the professor wants to say?"
"I do. But are you sure you want to know? He must have his reasons for not telling you. "
Angor remained silent. Ever since that day when Sunders wanted to tell him something, Angor began to search for spell slots. He knew Sunders was going to tell him something that was most suitable for him. But he did not understand why Sunders did not want to tell him.
Maybe it was a difficult path, or there was something else he did not want to tell.
As for Angor, he did not know about the Great Demon Calamity. All he wanted was to take the best path possible. Just like when he was learning Singularity Dispersive Meditation, Sunders told him to give up on using the 36-dimensional space coordinate system. But he still chose the path without hesitation.
Since he was going to become a wizard, he had to choose the best path possible. Angor nodded without hesitation. "I want to know."
Flora looked at Angor's stubborn expression and hesitated for a second.
Should she tell him?
Her mind told her not to tell Angor, but another voice in her mind was telling her that Sumesh's news was already a foregone conclusion. Now that Angor's potential had skyrocketed, she seemed to be the most mediocre one among all of Sunders' students.
Considering Angor's cultivation speed, he might catch up with her in the end. How could she live with that?
The Blood-Melt Virus might be able to help her, but it wasn't something that could be done overnight.
Should she just tell him and delay him for a while?
The little devil in her mind urged Flora to tell Angor. But in the end, Flora did not say anything. Her mind overcame her inner demons.
Magi would always prioritize reason over everything else.
"If you really want to know, go to my professor. I think he'll respect your decision." Flora did not say anything, but she still laid out a plan. It was up to Angor whether he wanted to jump into it.
She turned around and looked at the study on the second floor of the castle in the distance.
Sunders was standing on the balcony and looking at them with an unreadable expression.
Flora waved goodbye to Sunders. At the same time, she muttered in her mind, "Why don't we let Angor choose for himself?"
Flora left.
Angor and Sunders were left alone, staring at each other from dozens of meters away.
They looked at each other for a while and sighed. "If you really want to know, come to my study."
…
Angor went to Sunders' study and got the answer he wanted from Sunders.
"If you really want to set your first spell slot as an original spell, it will take more time than you can imagine. You might not even be able to finish it in a hundred years. " Sunders paused for a moment. "I can tell you that the southern wizarding region will face another Great Demon Invasion in the next ten or twenty years. If you delay your training because you want to perfect your first spell slot, you will not be able to do so." When the Great Demon Calamity comes, you will be eliminated because of your lack of strength.
"So, I don't recommend you to spend so much effort on your first spell slot."
Angor didn't say anything after hearing that.
There was more to it than meets the eye.
Angor's first thought was not about the construction of spell slots. What would happen to his family when the Great Demon Calamity came?
"If you can become a wizard before the Calamity of Grand Demons, it won't be hard for you to protect your family."
"So, what's your choice?"
Angor considered and said seriously, "I don't think it's the right time for me to make a choice …"
"Difficult?"
"That's not it. What I need to consider now is, even if I don't walk the path of original creation, why are you so sure that I can become an official wizard before the demon god calamity? I've only been training for less than two years!"
Sunders was speechless. Angor was right.
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