53: Chapter 53 An Irresistible Reward

Hearing this, Byron's eyes flickered, but he didn't take the bait. Instead, he smiled, gestured with his hand, and said to the three of them:

"President, Senior Sister, please come in. If we stand out here discussing business, wouldn't it make me look like I don't know the rules?"

Seeing that Byron wasn't taking his bait, Dylan's heart sank.

He understood that standard methods probably wouldn't work on this person.

After exchanging a glance with Loris, Dylan nodded with a smile: "Hahaha, I was too impatient. Let's go inside to talk, let's go inside."

Standing in the back, Elena saw this scene and revealed a smile, finding it amusing.

However, long before coming here, she had already decided to stay neutral and just watch the show.

After all, on one side was a junior she was familiar with, and on the other was the Council President, who was also a student from her own year.

It wouldn't be right to help either side.

Afterward, at Byron's invitation, Elena and the others walked into the room and sat down.

After sitting down, Byron didn't speak, just watched Dylan with a quiet smile.

Anyway, he wasn't the one in a rush; why lose the initiative by being impatient and speaking first?

Seeing Byron like this, Dylan gave a wry smile and spoke first: "Byron, we really do have a matter that requires your help here. Rest assured, I will pay a corresponding price."

It wasn't that Dylan couldn't keep his composure; it was simply that time was too tight.

The mission time was only three months; after three months, they would conclude the mission and leave this plane.

And in these three months, they still had many things to do.

Conquering a Mother Nest wasn't something that could be done overnight, let alone the fact that after obtaining the origin crystal essence, it would still need to be refined into a potion—who knew how long that would take?

Therefore, speeding things up now would leave more time in the future.

However, faced with Dylan's inquiry, Byron stopped playing dumb.

After all, everything has a limit. If he really annoyed them, wouldn't he just be an idiot?

Byron: "President, is the matter you're talking about requiring me to take you into the Desert Forbidden Zone?"

Dylan nodded, then shook his head.

"We don't just need you to take us into the Desert Forbidden Zone; we also need you to help us find the Desert Mother Nest that exists within it."

"As well as all the intelligence and knowledge you obtained in the Desert Forbidden Zone."

Byron countered: "Why are you looking for the Desert Mother Nest? You know it's dangerous there."

Dylan glanced at Loris, pondered slightly, and then slowly began to explain.

"Some basic information about the Desert Mother Nest is widely circulated in the Wizard Settlement; you should already be aware of it, so I won't say much more."

Byron nodded, having no objection to this.

Dylan: "I will detail our purpose for going to the Desert Mother Nest."

Hearing this, a glimmer flashed in Byron's eyes, and he stared intently at Dylan.

Dylan ignored Byron and continued: "In this plane, there are three largest Mother Nests: the Desert Mother Nest, the Barren Desert Mother Nest, and the Gobi Mother Nest."

"The biggest difference between these three Mother Nests and other Worm Race Mother Nests is that they contain a certain material."

"That material is called Plane origin crystal essence, a special material of the Ghost Marrow Crystal Nest Plane. Its function is very simple: it can cause a Limit Wizard Apprentice's Mental Energy to undergo a qualitative change, fulfilling one of the conditions to become an Official Wizard."

Hearing this, Byron's pupils shrank; he was clearly shocked by this news.

He hadn't expected that such a thing existed in that Desert. If he had known earlier...

As soon as this thought surfaced, Byron cast it out of his mind.

He hadn't forgotten that he had almost died in that Desert.

Even if he had known this news, on his own, he would certainly have given up; he wouldn't have risked his life for a single material.

Besides that, he finally knew what requirements were needed to become an Official Wizard.

This was the first time he had heard of it since entering the academy.

And it sounded like there was more than just this one condition to meet to become an Official Wizard.

"And this piece of information will count as one of the rewards for your mission. You have no objection, right?"

Dylan's voice interrupted Byron's thoughts. He had no objection to this.

After all, he didn't want to be forced to drink the bitter wine of punishment.

As for why Dylan so easily revealed their purpose...

That was because, although not everyone knew this information, it wasn't exactly a deep secret.

After all, most organizations that had a Limit Wizard Apprentice were aware of this situation.

And the reason they were in such a hurry also had to do with their own factors.

After all, if they were slow to act and let others get there first, they would truly regret it to death.

Dylan continued: "And as long as you meet those requirements, the reward, besides the information just mentioned, will include other things."

"We will also give you a potion refined from origin crystal essence, which will allow you to avoid spending time on the qualitative change of your Mental Energy after reaching the Limit Wizard Apprentice stage."

"With such a generous reward, what do you think?"

Dylan looked at Byron with a smile, waiting for his answer.

Meanwhile, Elena, who had come with Dylan and Loris, was stunned when she heard the reward Dylan offered.

She never imagined that Dylan would offer such a reward.

Let alone Byron, even she couldn't help but agree after hearing these conditions.

But at this moment, Byron's reason wasn't clouded by this huge temptation, nor did he show any excitement. Instead, he looked at Dylan with a solemn face and spoke slowly.

"President, I believe that simply taking you to the Desert, finding the Mother Nest, and telling you the information I know—the value of these things doesn't seem to be on par with that potion, does it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Elena suddenly reacted and thought it over carefully.

It seemed that the values of the two were indeed not equal, and there was a certain discrepancy. Could there be a trap in this?

However, the next moment, she seemed to think of something and felt relieved.

Byron didn't agree immediately, and Dylan was not at all surprised by this.

After all, Byron's various methods and reactions from before were still fresh in his memory.

Dylan didn't hide anything and nodded frankly.

"That's right. Besides the conditions proposed earlier, you also need to help us refine the potion for Mental Energy qualitative change."

"Of course, the recipe and Materials for Potion Making will be provided by us; you don't need to worry about that."

Hearing this, Byron was not relieved; instead, he became even more suspicious.

"President, although I know Potion Making, I have only just started learning. I am not even an official Potion Master yet. Can you really trust me with such an important task?"

"Aren't you worried that I'll mess things up? Why not take the origin crystal essence out of the plane and find a Potion Master mentor to request her to refine it?"

"If you don't know anyone, I can introduce my mentor, Mentor Isolde. Her success rate in Potion Making is far higher than mine."

"And for this, you just need to pay me the corresponding reward."

The reason Byron declined was not that he didn't want the potion that could cause a qualitative change in Mental Energy; he wanted it too much.

With this potion, he could obtain a fragment of the ticket to become an Official Wizard.

But...

Byron didn't believe that such a great thing existed in the world, and that it would just happen to fall perfectly onto his head.

Sometimes what falls from the sky might not be a pie, but a bomb.

Compared to the potion, he cared more about his own safety.

After hearing Byron's words, Dylan didn't smile at all; instead, he shook his head with a wry smile.

Seeing Dylan like this, a trace of suspicion arose in Byron's heart. Could there be some unspeakable secret in this?