That was one of the most powerful spellcasters in the Typhon Empire, the supreme leader of the Royal Association of Mages, the chief magic advisor of His Majesty the Emperor, and the Duke of Windsor. Lady Mabel.
She was much more ordinary than Mary had imagined.
Mary cautiously sized up the big shot standing in front of the desk with an almost reverent expression. She had thought that the legendary powerful mage would be a lady with a unique character. She could be a dignified old lady wearing a starry robe, or a beautiful woman who had used magic to change the age of her body, but she was neither. Windsor?? Mabel looked like an ordinary middle-aged woman, between 30 and 40 years old. Although she still had a charming appearance, the traces of time had already appeared on her face. She was wearing an ordinary purple robe, and her light purple hair was casually tied behind her head. She just stood there quietly, not even revealing any aura.
Then Mary saw her teacher move. The old mage walked in front of Windsor Mabel unhurriedly. In front of Mabel, the old mage sized her up with a disrespectful gaze. Under the astonished gaze of the young apprentice, the old mage nodded and said, "You finally stand in this position."
"You are still my teacher," Windsor Mabel said with a complicated expression. Mabel had a complicated expression on her face. She bowed to the old mage under Mary's shocked and even fearful gaze. "Always."
The old mage waved his hand and said, "But you are not my apprentice anymore."
Mary suddenly gasped for air. She was so shocked that she forgot to breathe, and the sound of her breathing attracted Daniel's attention. The old mage waved to her and said, "Come here, greet Windsor Mabel. She is the president of the Royal Association of Mages. "
Mary walked forward in a daze, but before she could speak, the awe-inspiring lady glanced at her. It seemed that the lady had not noticed the stranger in the room until now and asked, "Who is she?"
"My apprentice," Daniel chuckled, "is less talented than you, but smarter than you."
This was the first time in Mary's life that she had heard Daniel praise her, even though it wasn't specifically for her.
"Your … apprentice?" Mabel said in disbelief, but she quickly recovered and nodded at Mary. "Hello, I'm Windsor. Mabel, Daniel's first apprentice. Since you are also my teacher's apprentice, then you don't have to mind my identity as the president. "
"My … my name is Mary," Mary said in trepidation. "It's … it's an honor to meet you."
Windsor? Mabel frowned and subconsciously asked, "No surname? Ah, I didn't mean to offend. "
"I picked her up in the countryside. She doesn't have a family name," Daniel said casually. He looked at Mary with slight dissatisfaction and waved his hand impatiently. "You're so immature. Go stand aside and don't interrupt."
Mary immediately stepped back obediently. Although she had a stomach full of questions, she closed her mouth tightly and did not dare to say a word.
As for Windsor? Mabel, on the other hand, took a long look at the pitiful Mary, who couldn't be considered an excellent mage in any aspect. Her magic reaction was also weak and pitiful. She then solemnly turned to Daniel, "Teacher, I have been looking for you all these years."
"As the president of the Royal Association of Mages, you would have found me long ago if you really wanted to." Daniel let out a hoarse laugh. "And why are you looking for me? Do you want me to continue to be mocked by those idiots? Or invite the people of the association to visit a famous freak? "
Windsor?? Mabel's expression changed slightly and she immediately shook her head. "Teacher, you know what I mean. No one looks down on your achievements in the field of magic. It's just that your neural interaction magic …"
The president of the association suddenly stopped in the middle of her words.
She widened her eyes and stared at something in her sight. Behind Daniel's black robe, the restless artificial nerve cord was wriggling. A few thin, long, and twisted things that seemed to be a mixture of flesh and metal extended from the hem of the robe, flashing with faint electric light. Windsor Windsor Windsor Windsor Windsor Windsor Windsor? They moved slowly in Windsor Mabel's line of sight, like blind underground worms, but also with a kind of blasphemous aura.
The powerful spellcaster exclaimed in a low voice, "You … You … You succeeded?!"
"I failed, but I also succeeded. Those idiots who stick to the rules probably won't admit my success, but I don't care. The neural interaction magic theory is meaningful after all. I can break through the limits of my talent and do what I couldn't do before." Daniel said in a low voice, "Windsor?? Mabel, we're not here to talk about this today. "
"… Yes, we're not here to talk about this," Windsor?? Mabel was silent for a moment and sighed slightly. "Teacher, I almost couldn't believe it when I received your letter, but you really came. Are you really willing to return to the Association of Mages and work for Typhon again?"
Daniel snorted. "Humph, I'll work for Typhon, but I'm not interested in this association anymore. As far as I know, our emperor didn't require mages who respond to the recruitment to join the association, right?"
"… That's true," Windsor?? Mabel frowned, then adjusted her state of mind and looked at Daniel solemnly. "Your achievements in mathematics and ancient Gondor magic are unparalleled. Even without my recommendation, His Majesty has heard of your reputation. He'll be very happy that a wise person like you is willing to serve the empire again. I'll immediately order people to prepare your laboratory and mage tower. The association has been keeping them all these years. "
"No need, I'm not used to working in places with too many people. I'm afraid the royal mages won't want to live in the same street as a transformed freak." Daniel sneered and shook his head. "I've found a place to stay and plan to rebuild my own laboratory. You know my habits. I only trust the experimental environment I create. I don't want anyone to interfere or disturb me."
Windsor?? Mabel looked into Daniel's eyes. Although the latter was much older than she remembered, and his temperament seemed to have changed a lot, the persistence and stubbornness in his eyes were exactly the same as in her memory. She gave up the idea of continuing to persuade him and nodded slightly. "I understand. I'll arrange it according to your intentions."
After saying this, Windsor??? Mabel paused for a moment. After a slight hesitation, she looked at Daniel and said, "Teacher, where have you been living all these years?"
"This is part of the investigation?"
Windsor?? Mabel did not hesitate this time. "This is my duty."
"Good answer. I've been in Typhon all these years. In the southwest, the Royal Association of Mages can investigate at will, including anyone I've come into contact with. You can investigate them as well. Any other questions? "
Windsor shook her head. "No."
"Well, then I'll leave. This place isn't comfortable to stay in."
Daniel called out to Mary, who was still in a daze. He turned around and walked toward the door. However, at this moment, the president of the Association suddenly spoke again. "Teacher, you really didn't have to leave back then. Those who had ostracized and mocked you were just mediocre people. Now, they are already …"
Daniel stopped and looked back at Windsor. "Because I was jealous of you."
Windsor?? Mabel's voice stopped abruptly. She stood there with a complicated expression on her face. After a few seconds, she broke the silence. "Teacher, you know I don't believe it."
"But it's the truth. Perhaps many sorcerers with mediocre talents would consider it an honor for their apprentices to advance into legendary, but I've never been proud of it, because I know that you've advanced into legendary only because you have such talent. It's not my credit. It's a talent that can't be made up for by hard work, and it can't be changed by any acquired means. It's even a talent that has nothing to do with the personal abilities of your mentor. Any mediocre sorcerer as your mentor can help you advance into legendary, but even the arrival of the Goddess of Magic can't help me advance into the senior rank."
After saying this quietly, Daniel turned around and left the president's room without any hesitation.
Windsor?? Mabel quietly watched the old mage's back disappear behind the door. She did not say a word.
She knew that her former teacher was not jealous of her. What he really resented was the iron-clad rule that "talent determines everything."
He did not mind that his apprentices could be promoted to Legendary early, and he did not mind that his apprentices could surpass him in magic attainments, but he could not accept that all of this was determined by talent. He could not accept that there was a line in the middle, and this line could not be changed by hard work.
Windsor?? Mabel sighed softly. Perhaps long before she reached the Senior rank, long before her teacher encountered his own talent bottleneck, he had foreseen what was going to happen. Therefore, he started the research that was regarded as unorthodox and whimsical.
Neural Interaction Magic Theory.
The technology to modify the human body through means such as implants, neurosurgery, and endurance-enhancing agents.
Her teacher, who never believed in fate, chose to fight against fate more than twenty years ago. At that time, everyone thought that he had failed, but fortunately, he was now back.
Although he had changed a lot, although he said that he had used surgery to turn himself into a "monster," everything would be fine.
...
Along the way, Daniel was silent. Mary could only carefully keep her mouth shut and quietly follow behind the old mage. She really had a lot of questions to ask, because what happened today really challenged her understanding and even challenged the worldview she had built up so far. The president of the Royal Association of Mages was actually her teacher's apprentice? The youngest female mage to reach the Legendary rank in the history of Typhon was actually her own "senior?" Her teacher was actually such a big shot?
Mary did not dare to think about all of this!
However, before her teacher gave her permission, she did not dare to ask a single question.
This state of depression lasted for a long time. It was not until they walked out of the door of the Royal Association of Mages that Daniel finally broke the silence. "You have a lot of questions, right?"
"Ah... yes." Mary was shocked, then quickly nodded. "I... I didn't expect that you were... the president of the Royal Association of Mages was actually your apprentice?!"
"Stupid question, you still have to ask it now." Daniel glanced at Mary. "She was indeed my apprentice, but she became the president of the association after I left, and her promotion also happened after that. When I left, she was just like me, an ordinary Advanced Magician. "
"Then did you really leave the association because of your research on neural modification? Now that you've succeeded, those who mocked you must be ashamed... "
Mary said a little quickly, but after she said it, she suddenly realized that she had said something too bold. Daniel had never liked anyone to mention anything about him and the Royal Association of Mages. This was a taboo under any circumstances!
The poor girl immediately tensed up, and her muscles tensed up.
Daniel sneered. "Success? If you think that these neural cords are a success, I will install them on your body today. "
Mary trembled, but just when she thought that she would really suffer such a terrible fate, she found that it was just a joke by the old mage.
"Look at you, do you think I have the extra patience to do this kind of modification for you?" Daniel waved his hand. "Your talent is like that of a monkey, any modification is a waste of materials."
Mary did not care at all about her teacher's evaluation of her talent. She only felt relieved, and then said with a sigh, "The others will definitely not believe it, Windsor? Madam Mabel is actually our senior... "
"You don't have to be so respectful of Windsor."
Daniel suddenly interrupted Mary's exclamation. Then, under Mary's slightly dazed gaze, Daniel raised his head and looked at the foggy streets of Aldernan.
"If you know her great power, you won't be respectful of anyone."
The old mage stepped forward, and continued to lead Mary into the fog of Oldenheim.
"Don't waste master's time, we still have a lot to do."
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