chapter 919: two of the sixteen

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    though chad was curious, he wasn''t complaining about the professors; he was simply curious about vale''s criteria for recruiting them.

    after all, he believed that vale could''ve recruited better or stronger experts. if they did that, they would certainly be able to attract more students coming from prestigious families.

    anyway, he could only think that vale''s decision was heavily influenced by the arcane bureau''s information network.

    ''they must be special...'' chad mused...

    he then glanced at the quiet professor, who seemed to have a very weak presence... this person felt as if he would disappear if he didn''t focus his attention on him.

    ''impressive... is this guy manager faith''s relative or something?'' chad commented in his mind.

    chad knew a little about this person, professor darion vex. if his memory was right, this professor should be in charge of the introductory cursecraft class.

    his dark cloak swirled around him as he walked around silently...

    anyway, time passed as the professors exchanged greetings and speculations about the meeting.no?v(el)b\\jnn

    however, it didn''t take that long; the room fell silent when the grand double doors swung open.

    at last, headmaster constance entered. she was still looking really young and beautiful. with her blue hair cascading over her shoulders, she gracefully approached the professors.

    she wasn''t wearing a normal robe, and everyone could feel the strange arcane energy surrounding it. she was definitely wearing a robe made of mystical energy.

    "thank you all for gathering here on such short notice," constance, the spirit immortal and the headmaster, said.

    "we can do that?!" professor varren, who was teaching the fundamentals of the magic zone, was surprised. after all, her spirit strands and other strands were already stagnant. they might even be decreasing.

    it wasn''t just him. a few of the professors exchanged glances as well.

    spirit strands, the invisible threads representing one''s spiritual strength, were notoriously difficult to improve once they reached a certain level.

    the opportunity to increase one''s spirit strands by ten or even twenty was a rarity that even grandmaster arcanists would kill for.

    "i really hope that can happen... you''re not joking, right? headmaster?" professor mira calveris asked. she actually had a closer relationship with constance as mira was also one of the arcanists who had worked to build constance''s arcane tower.

    "yes," constance replied with a knowing smile. "not only will your spirit strands grow stronger, but you may also gain additional spell lights... for many of you, your number of usable spells may have stagnated over the years. the towers have the potential to change

    that..."

    everyone smiled after hearing this. however, even if it was possible, some of them couldn''t help but feel worried that they had already squeezed out all of their potential and that their physique may not be able to handle any more improvement.

    however, constance caught their worry and added.

    "vale, the shadow immortal, saw the potential in each of you when he invited you to teach here. i am confident that these towers will help you rediscover parts of your power you thought long forgotten."

    as she said this, constance decided to end their brief meeting by inviting them to her arcane

    tower...

    well, she wanted to boast for a bit but before that could happen, he heard vale''s voice

    through telepathy.