190: All Kinds of Living Things (II)

After several hours of maneuvering, deliberation, and exchanging benefits, the 12 bigwigs of Radiant Fire Academy finally made their final decision.

Radiant Fire Wizard Academy possessed a vast foundation and enjoyed exclusive access to the resources of an entire small secret realm. In terms of resource abundance, it was deservingly ranked first in the Mist Coast. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to simultaneously cultivate and support 12 Formal Wizards, a unique feat in the entire Mist Coast Wizard World.

Naturally, some people wanted to venture out to seek hope for further progress on the wizard's path, while others just wanted to reign supreme in this rural area of the Mist Coast, acting as local landlords and living a life of leisure.

Of the 12 Formal Wizards, 7 chose to join the startup team. This included 3 peak Tier 1 Wizards (Wizard Groot was among them), 2 late-stage Tier 1 Wizards (both were middle-aged backbone wizards), and 2 newly promoted genius wizards (including the "Child of the Sun," the most monstrous talent in a century who had obtained the inheritance of the Ancient Wizards). It could be said that this wave of departing wizards represented the very essence of Radiant Fire Academy.

As for the remaining 5 Formal Wizards, 2 were nearing the end of their lifespans and didn't want to struggle anymore, while the other 3 had had their edges worn down by life, losing their enterprising spirit as wizards and only thinking about idling away their time and indulging in pleasure.

Wizard Malthus also chose to remain in the Mist Coast Wizard World. After all, he didn't have many days left to live, and he didn't want to die outside one day with no one to collect his corpse; returning to his roots was his final wish.

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At this moment, a wizard raised a concern.

"With you backbone elites leaving our academy—and I believe the same is true for other academies—won't the power of us White Wizards be greatly weakened?"

"Won't those Black Wizards take this opportunity to stir up trouble? You can't just look out for your own futures; you also have to consider the safety of your homeland and descendants."

"How about you consult with Lord Joyce? Before you leave, conduct a sweep of the Black Wizards and crush seven or eight out of ten of these annoying bugs?"

"Fine, I think that works."

"No problem. We can't let the Black Wizards take advantage of the situation. It's normal to clean up the house before heading out."

"Indeed. We can take this opportunity to seize some resources from the Black Wizards and also witness Lord Joyce in action. Let's see if a Tier 2 High-level Wizard is truly as terrifying as rumors suggest."

"That's definitely doable. Before we set off, we must show our true strength. They say the wizard's path is a new heaven at every Tier 1 level, and crossing tiers is like crossing mountains. We must take this opportunity to observe and learn..."

Just like that, the wizards present decided on the sweep of the Black Wizards in a few words, as if they were buying an insignificant toy, not giving it a second thought.

Instead, the wizards seemed particularly interested in witnessing the Tier 2 Wizard in action.

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"There is one more thing!"

Wizard Malthus hesitated for a long while. After much thought, he decided to bring up the issue and put it to everyone to decide together.

"There is a tricky situation now."

"Everyone has seen the four announcements released by Plant Heart Academy. The announcements show that they are blatantly leveraging the power of the entire Mist Coast to help Plant Heart Academy achieve leapfrog development."

"Based on my hundreds of years of experience, once Plant Heart Academy completes the construction of the 6 Auxiliary Wizard Towers and successfully builds the underground magic net energy gathering array for the entire Tier 2 Auxiliary Wizard Tower, Plant Heart Academy will immediately be able to open up Demonized Plants cultivation fields several times their current size. At the same time, this will increase the speed and efficiency of elemental collection and enhance the power of their defensive array..."

"It can be said that once this step is completed, even if Plant Heart Academy no longer has Lord Joyce's protection in 10 years, it will still be able to rank in the top three of the Mist Coast in terms of scale, and may even be able to compete with our academy..."

"My thought is, how should we respond to this situation? Should we suppress them a little?"

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"Haha..."

Wizard Groot waved his hand dismissively, signaling everyone not to worry.

"We don't need to suppress Plant Heart Academy. Doing so would not only make Radiant Fire Academy appear intolerant, but it would also invite dissatisfaction and suspicion from Lord Joyce."

"Besides, we can't suppress them anyway."

"Tsk tsk..."

"The new Formal Wizard that Plant Heart Academy has produced this time is a ruthless character, and very formidable indeed."

"With just a simple announcement, he was able to mobilize the resources and power of the entire Mist Coast to help them build the Tier 2 Wizard Tower for free. They managed to gain tangible benefits while also reaping a good reputation. It really is quite extraordinary."

"Malthus, when you remain in charge of the academy in the future, remember not to provoke Plant Heart Academy. Instead, take the initiative to show goodwill and establish a deep friendship with them. For example, this time, isn't that newly promoted Wizard Green Anglet looking to jointly develop a Formal Wizard-level Bio-armor? Agree to it! And actively participate in it deeply."

"Since he wants to become the person in charge in the south of the Mist Coast, a regional hegemon, then let him be. We cannot stop them, so it's better to do them a favor and help them further their success."

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"Very well, Dean."

"I think so too. I have had contact with Wizard Green Anglet; he is a young man with many ideas. With him there, Plant Heart will have no problem maintaining its glory for hundreds of years."

"I was even thinking of sending one or two of the decent children from my clan over. Aren't they doing talent recruitment? It's the perfect opportunity to get a piece of the pie."

The various Formal Wizards also agreed one after another:

"That's a good idea. I am preparing to leave the Mist Coast, but I am the only Formal Wizard in my family, and I don't know how to settle them. It's perfect; I can assign some of the more outstanding clansmen to join Plant Heart Academy. I heard they are selling shares of their Auxiliary Wizard Towers, so I can buy some as a foundation for my descendants..."

"Indeed, investing in property at Plant Heart is excellent; it will definitely be a golden asset in the future with vast appreciation potential. Everyone with spare resources can invest too, especially in shares and real estate. It's a guaranteed profit, especially suitable for passing down to descendants..."

"This development model of fundraising and pre-sale is very novel. I just don't know if it will succeed in the end. If it does, it will be equivalent to bringing a new revolution to the Wizard World. Wizard Green Anglet is a man of destiny..."

"Yes, I suspect Wizard Green Anglet is the legendary Child of the Sun favored by destiny. Otherwise, how could he be so young and yet come up with such ingenious ideas? These are all upright, open schemes that no one can find fault with. Those who can lead a torrent of reform in the Wizard World, aren't they all the trendsetters of their era?"

"From now on, the heavens of the Mist Coast are about to change!"