174: Chapter 173 The World of the Gods Shines

Chapter 174: Radiant Divine World

He really wanted to tell Isolde right now that his silence just now wasn't because the sacredness of the Potion Master profession had collapsed upon hearing about the unspoken rule.

He wasn't as pure and innocent as Isolde thought.

He was just heartbroken that when he was helping Dylan and the others refine mental power qualitative change potions in the Nether-Marrow Crystal Nest micro-plane earlier, he hadn't known about this unspoken rule.

If he had known about this unspoken rule back then and could have secretly kept a portion for himself, he wouldn't have taken all of them out!

That was a whole 8 portions plus one extra bottle of mental power qualitative change potions!

If he could have secretly kept one or two portions, wouldn't he have made a fortune!

After all, facing such profits, Byron could only express that he and Dylan weren't that close.

Even if he had secretly kept one or two portions according to the unspoken rule, the remaining potions probably would have still satisfied Dylan and the others.

This also explained why Dylan and the others wore those expressions when looking at him upon seeing the 25 bottles of potions.

So it turned out they all knew about this unspoken rule back then, and only he didn't.

This also explained why Dylan and the others left four extra bottles of potions for him.

He was truly foolish; he was really foolish.

But seeing Isolde's earnest and persuasive appearance, Byron thought for a moment and decided not to tell her what he was currently thinking.

He worried that once Isolde found out, she would fly into a rage out of humiliation and tear him apart alive, or even affect the subsequent transactions.

Therefore, Byron decided to tell a white lie, go with the flow, and let things develop according to what Isolde had in mind.

After listening for a while longer and seeing Isolde finally stop talking and look at him, Byron hurriedly nodded to indicate his response.

"Thank you, Mentor, for your comfort. Actually, I should have thought of these things long ago."

Forcing down the bitterness in his heart, Byron said word by word.

Seeing this, Isolde finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and thought with quiet satisfaction that it seemed her comfort had been quite effective.

After saying this, Byron changed the subject, wearing a cheeky and sunken face as he looked at Isolde and asked.

"Mentor, let bygones be bygones regarding this matter. We should focus more on the present. Let's talk more about the subsequent parts of the transaction—specifically, the intelligence about that Otherworld, hehe——"

Hearing Byron's words and this massive reversal, Isolde, who was secretly pleased just a moment ago, almost sprained her waist.

Watching Byron, who kept rubbing his hands together like a fly, Isolde looked him up and down with a suspicious expression.

She now somewhat suspected that Byron's appearance just now was put on for her to see, precisely to act pitiful and scheme for greater benefits from her hands.

However, thinking of this, Isolde smiled in her heart without caring, even somewhat happy to see it happen.

After all, this was a true Wizard; only by being like this could one walk further and better ensure that her investment wouldn't go down the drain in vain.

Therefore, regarding Byron's performance, Isolde didn't say much else, instead opening her mouth to answer his question.

"Regarding the intelligence on that Radiant Divine World, it has indeed been updated more or less during this period. I can tell you all of these things."

"After all, you aren't simply a participant like the others; you also have a certain share, so you should know this intelligence."

"Furthermore, I also need you to return alive from that world to participate in the Potion Master examination and pass it, and this intelligence can greatly increase your survival probability upon just entering the Radiant Divine World."

While listening to Isolde's words, Byron pondered and analyzed them.

Radiant Divine World—this should be the name of that Otherworld. It seemed that during this period, the Dark Time Wizards and the others had indeed put in a lot of effort into that Otherworld and acquired quite a bit of intelligence.

After all, when he first received the news, he still used Otherworld as a substitute, but now they already knew its formal name.

Actually, there was nothing strange about this; after all, that world was not a standalone world in a period of isolationism.

That world already had a World Master, capable of launching external conquests against other worlds, and had already conquered three other worlds.

In this way, it was definitely impossible to prevent the leakage of information about its own world.

And although the Wizard World was notorious and infamous in the Endless Worlds, its strength could not be denied.

Once there was an accurate target, and the target was not a closed world, one would definitely be able to investigate its information.

Hearing Isolde's last sentence, Byron's expression didn't change, and his heart remained calm.

In fact, regarding this, he had already guessed it long ago.

Before this, although he didn't know Isolde's specific purpose, she definitely harbored ulterior motives.

After all, he had also studied and lived in the academy for so long; he was no longer the rookie who had just entered the academy back then.

Although he couldn't say he understood all the mentors in the academy, he still understood the tempers and dispositions of most mentors, as well as the conditions of the students under them.

Most mentors would not treat the students under them as well as Mentor Isolde treated him.

There was no gratuitous kindness or gratuitous malice in the world, let alone in the Wizard World.

Therefore, Mentor Isolde treating him so well must mean she harbored a scheme regarding him.

Upon hearing Mentor Isolde reveal her thoughts, Byron didn't feel surprised at all; instead, he felt even more at ease.

It was just that he didn't know why Mentor Isolde so eagerly wanted him to pass the Potion Master examination while still a Wizard Apprentice.

However, although he didn't know what was hidden within this, Byron was certain of one thing.

If he passed the Potion Master examination during the Wizard Apprentice stage, it would definitely benefit Isolde, and this benefit definitely wouldn't be small.

However, Byron didn't have much resistance to this in his heart. After all, if one wanted to gain something in the Wizard World, one definitely had to pay something; it was impossible to have only harvests without giving anything.

Besides, this matter was inherently a win-win situation.

He obtained the preferential treatment and benefits given by Mentor Isolde, while Mentor Isolde obtained other benefits.

Neither party lost out, so why resist or even reject such a win-win situation and do things that harmed others without benefiting oneself?

Wasn't that something only a complete fool would do? And Byron, was he a complete fool?

He certainly wasn't, so why resist or even reject it?

When saying her last sentence, Isolde was also observing the changes in expression on Byron's face. Seeing his calm appearance, she understood Byron's choice and nodded slightly in her heart.

Regarding this matter, with both parties willing and everyone happily pushing it forward, the result naturally would be great for everyone—this was certainly the best outcome.