I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Lis pushed open the door of the library and gestured for Mr. Stephens to enter first.

Fran didn't mind at all and walked straight in—he had already sensed something was up.

"Master Lis?"

Risa's soft, pleasing voice echoed in the library, as usually only Lis would come at this time.

"It's me, come out Risa. My teacher wants to meet you,"

Lis followed behind Fran and said upon hearing her voice.

Fran glanced at Lis. He thought to himself, saying it's me who wants to meet her, but I know exactly what you're up to, kid. You're much shrewder than Joey.

Though these thoughts ran through his mind, Fran did not stop walking and turned the corner to see Risa, who was clutching a magic book, busily putting on her hood with her other hand.

Just as I'd vaguely sensed.

Fran looked at Risa, who appeared somewhat uneasy in front of him, with a touch of excitement.

This talent, truly remarkable!

If Lis's talent is considered reserved, showing nothing externally without his conversion to an Arcanist,

Then to Fran Stephens, Risa's phenomenon was indeed quite exaggerated.

In Fran's vision, behind Risa, there were vaguely four space passages suspended, representing the red of the Fire Element, the blue of the Water Element, the cyan of the Wind Element, and the yellow of the Earth Element.

Pure elemental energy slowly flowed out of these passages, swirling around Risa, unconsciously nourishing and strengthening her body.

Such phenomena often appeared in Elemental Lords born from the Element Plane, like the Fire Element Lord, whose back connected to the Fire Element Plane, supplying him with endless energy.

But Risa did not just have one; she had four!

Exaggerated!

Although these element plane passages weren't strong enough and the elemental energy passing through them was far inferior to that of the Elemental Lords, her potential was indeed infinite.

Fran inwardly clicked his tongue, he had lived so long, yet it was the first time he had seen someone with such high elemental affinity.

No!

This was no longer a matter of having high affinity; it was practically the elements doting on her!

If you said Risa was the darling daughter of the Four Elements Plane, Fran would believe it!

With such talent, rising to a Legend was almost a sure thing.

What's with the Kane family, producing two geniuses?

And then there's Joey, the Legendary Assassin; unbelievable!

Without needing Lis to introduce her, Fran stepped forward, stood in front of Risa, and asked gently,

"Is your name Risa?"

Risa was a bit flustered and looked towards Lis for help.

Lis nodded at her and introduced,

"This is my teacher, the headmaster of the Fanor Royal Magic Academy, the Legendary Mage, Lord of the 'Judgement Flame', Fran Stephens. He came today to take you as his apprentice."

Lis subtly changed his wording, Fran heard it but didn't object.

From the moment he saw Risa, he knew she would be a good student.

Since it was Lis who said it, it meant the Kane family had agreed.

Fran followed along with what Lis said and nodded, noticing that his promising student seemed a bit shy, but that was okay, being the headmaster of the Magic Academy, he was very good at coaching students.

"Hmm, your talent is significant. Would you like to be my apprentice?"

Risa glanced at Lis before replying in a soft voice,

"I... I would like to."

"Hehe!"

Fran nodded with a laugh, very pleased.

Perfect, taking an apprentice and getting another one free, both with such exceptional talent—what a great deal!

Fran, who had lived for so long, cared about only two things now.

One was for his strength to break through.

The other was for his knowledge to be passed down.

Taking two apprentices with enough talent to break through to Legend, his luck was indeed good.

To know, achieving Legend status is such a difficult task, Fran's greatest hope was to see his apprentices standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

If Lis and Risa both became Legendary Mages, then just by that alone, Fran would have left a vivid mark in the history of the development of magic on the Fanor Continent.

Fran extended his hand to grasp Risa's shoulder, and after a moment of fluctuation, the two disappeared from the library.

The words of his teacher still lingered in Lis's ears.

"Lis, her Talent is very special. I'm taking her out for a bit, please take care of everything else."

Lis shook his head, Teacher Fran really was in a hurry, but it was good too, it seemed he truly valued Risa.

With a burden off his mind, Lis immersed himself back into the ocean of knowledge.

The Judgement Flame had left him a rich collection of magic books, many containing his unique insights, which would suffice for Lis to delve into for a long time.

...

"Joyce, you owe me a favor this time. I accepted your two disciples just for your sake."

Joyce, upstairs in the mansion, received Fran's message and shook his head.

You're still trying to trick me, taking them in is already a great deal for you, right?

Even Joyce, who wasn't very familiar with Mages, had come to realize that his young master and Risa's Talents seemed beyond his imagination, otherwise Fran wouldn't be in such a rush.

This old guy, the older he gets, the less serious he becomes!

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A few days later, at the Kane Mansion.

It had been several days since Fran took Risa away, and he hadn't come back yet.

Lis wondered where his teacher might have taken her, with his advanced teleportation magic, it shouldn't have taken this much time.

Lis, while enjoying a meal in the mansion's dining room, pondered this.

At that moment, led by a servant, a figure approached.

Lis looked up and said with a smile:

"Well, well, Mora, it looks like you really had a tough time this time."

"You've developed dark circles, you even seem thinner."

The one who came in was Mora, the second son of the Golden Vine Flower Commerce, he appeared somewhat tired and sleep-deprived, but still rather spirited.

"I've been exhausted these days."

Mora complained while having a servant prepare him breakfast.

"You didn't sleep last night?"

Lis noted his appearance—still quite energetic, it seems business is indeed a man's true stimulant.

"Hey, it's been more than just one night, I haven't had a good sleep in days."

Mora carefully sipped the specially prepared lotus seed vegetable soup, the warmth sliding down his throat providing a comforting feeling to his weary body.

"During the day, I'm busy arranging manpower to check on the shops and warehouses, contacting suppliers, and at night, I still have to prepare follow-up plans. I feel like there isn't enough time."

"You really don't need to rush, some things could be delegated to the manager."

Lis tapped on the table, speaking.

"It's my first time being in charge, I don't feel secure handing it over to someone else."

"Besides, this is all I can do now."

Mora waved his hand with a chuckle, saying.

"By the way, what did you call me here for today?"

Mora asked while enjoying his meal.

If it weren't for Lis sending someone to find him, he'd already be back at work, pushing harder than ever.

Lis hesitated, but he decided to tell Mora about some plans he had prepared for the players.

"These aren't that important, just personal matters. Just find someone to handle it, understand?"

Mora nodded, sensing his friend's concern, and replied:

"Got it. It's just a matter of arranging some extra food and accommodations. If there are no high demands, it's easy to handle."

"No worries, let's just go with the most basic options."

Lis nodded his head, after all, for the players, maintaining basic survival was sufficient.

With this money, it's better to distribute it to the players; they will be profoundly grateful!