Shang and Ranos stopped talking after that.

Ranos thought that Shang was angry at being called a young boy, but he actually wasn't.

In Shang's eyes, Ranos seemed to be someone that was stuck in their way and wasn't willing to look at the Mages as individuals instead of as a group.

Because of that, Ranos' opinion of Shang was not very important to him.

After a couple of hours, they reached the Ice Wyvern Zone.

While they were traveling through it, Shang didn't feel any suspicious Mages with his Pseudo-Spirit Sense, which probably meant that they knew that a powerful group of Duke Whirlwind's people would be traveling through here.

Some minutes later, they reached the Storm Eagle Zone. Shang had been here for several months, but now, he could officially walk amongst people again.

As Shang ran through the Farm Line, he fell into nostalgia.

He still remembered the first time he had come here.

Everything here had been more powerful than him by a lot.

Shang and the group reached Warrior's Paradise in the middle of the night, after which they split apart.

The Mages returned to whatever they were doing previously while Ranos and Shang entered Warrior's Paradise.

As Shang entered, more of his memories awakened.

The first time he had come here, it had also been at night.

"You're back."

Shang looked in front of him and saw a familiar face.

The Dean.

His Teacher.

"I'm back, Teacher," Shang said as he looked at him.

The two of them only looked at each other for a while.

Vice-Dean Ranos had vanished as soon as the Dean appeared in front of Shang.

As Shang looked at his Teacher for the first time in ten years, he was surprised.

His Teacher felt very similar to him, but there were still some differences.

The Dean felt cold to Shang, but there was a certain honor and righteousness to his coldness.

These were qualities Shang couldn't identify with.

To Shang, his power was the most important thing, and he would do anything to become more powerful.

That included lying, deceit, and plotting.

In the past, Shang had seen himself as a very honest person, but that image had vanished as soon as he began talking to Duke Whirlwind again.

He had become accustomed to lying and hiding in the last ten years.

but he guessed that this change had appeared

was also

need to worry about the Dean as long as he didn't

said as he started walking

things, but I can't tell you everything," Shang said as he

your decision, but might I ask

I don't want to involve you

Dean threw a

while, he didn't say anything, but he understood what Shang

seconds, he

to accept his mission

what the Dean was referring

Entropy Ore, Duke Whirlwind had offered it at a high price. Shang could have

for Duke Whirlwind on a

it back then, but after the Dean spoke these words, Shang

faction, but as soon as Shang had returned to

the logical choice

had done his best to protect him from the Thunder Horse, had given him

Duke Whirlwind was very charismatic

noticing, Shang had left the Dean's camp and had joined Duke

think he manipulates me?" Shang

know that he knows that manipulating powerful allies will only drive them away with time. He helps them

he wants to become the King. This

the Kingdom. Following him will most likely end in my death," the

with great risk

are not what I

you need?" Shang

"Peace, quiet, and time."

"Did you give

the past, the Dean might have become irritated at Shang's question, but he could feel Shang's

to the Dean, which meant he was incredibly

question coming from Shang was

"You have already made progress on your True Path, and you should

Shang nodded.

do you think of it?"

at

and hasty,"

make

"I won't," Shang said.

his Pseudo-Spirit Sense to check if anyone was

that, his Pseudo-Spirit Sense came into contact with the Dean, and Shang used a

latest trial, Teacher Mervin was one of my enemies," he said

stopped walking for about a second

"What happened?" he asked.

me for five full years inside the trial," Shang

a couple hundred meters away from him at the moment,

not have made the

deep respect emanate from the Dean when he talked

without you, Teacher Mervin would have committed your mistake," Shang answered. "He saw what you have done, learned from it, and is still in the Commander Stage because of

to be the first to make

answer

he answered, but at that moment, some fire appeared in

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