Sorcerer: I want to be an Academic Prodigy-Chapter 489 - 487: Achieving Success and Retiring

Chapter 489 -487: Achieving Success and Retiring

Several years later.

Ivan appeared early in the independent area of the exploration zone, only to find that most of the other members had arrived earlier, including a familiar figure he had not seen for a long time.

“Good day, President Hardy, are you here on official guild business at Sharp Wind Continent?”

The person was none other than Hardy Charosi, President of the Enchanters Guild in Chanay. At that moment, he was engrossed in observing the Return City Tower.

“No, I came specifically to witness the completion of your Return City Tower,” Hardy turned and smiled.

“It’s our honor to have you here,” Ivan said, somewhat flattered.

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“Ha ha, I just happen to be relatively free lately,” Hardy added.

“Would you like me to give you a detailed introduction?”

“No need to hurry, let’s wait for the others to arrive and introduce it all at once, so no one will complain about me being disrespectful by jumping the gun on such an occasion.”

Hearing this, Ivan did nothing further and stood with President Hardy, admiring their collective masterpiece.

Now, the Return City Tower had achieved its ultimate goal, successfully completing a teleportation distance of 30,000 meters.

As Ivan had previously estimated, the further the research progressed, the longer the teleportation distance became, and the more various problems arose. Consequently, the risks to be mitigated increased and the time consumption significantly soared.

In the sixth phase, the teleportation span was 20,000 meters, taking nearly two years.

In the seventh phase, the distance reached 30,000 meters, which took more than three years.

From the beginning of the project to the present, it had taken about six and a half years to finally achieve the set goals recently; it had not been an easy journey.

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What pleased him privately was that he had not relied on the Light of Great Wisdom from start to finish, and even the use of the Light of Wisdom was minimal. He had mostly depended on his accumulated knowledge.

Meanwhile, the gains were substantial.

This was evident from the rise of the Energy Particle Skill and the Study of Planes from level 10 to level 11 on the Academic Prodigy panel.

“President Hardy, you came quite early.”

“Of course, Ivan belongs to my Chanay division. Doradoli and Humer, you two haven’t been persuading Ivan to switch to your sides in my absence, have you?”

“Don’t slander us, or we’ll take our case to the Supreme Council, even against you, a Great Sage.”

“Ha ha, just joking, look how anxious you are.”

After a while, Doradoli, Humer, Hotter, Gerry, and others arrived.

So many arcane-level experts assembled, making the site of the Return City Tower shine brilliantly.

In recent years, Hotter and Gerry often roamed this area, and most of the Level 3 Sorcerers present had grown accustomed to it; they did not seem nervous at all.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the maximum teleportation distance of the Return City Tower is 32,700 meters, I respectfully ask for your evaluation,” Ivan stepped forward at the right moment.

“It’s 2,700 meters beyond the planned target, I must take a good look at this,” Humer responded first.

“As beautiful as the words are, the reality must be verified,” Hardy immediately remarked.

Ivan was naturally not intimidated and immediately offered several small handfuls of Return City Orders. They had made thorough preparations in recent days, with abundant energy reserves, enough to support the arcane wizards in validating repeatedly.

Doradoli and the others did not hesitate at all.

Seeing that Hotter and Gerry made no move, those in the know simply split the two’s Return City Orders right there, and they raised no objections, having already tested it many times.

Doradoli and the others went forward to validate.

At that moment, the core base of the Return City Tower had been transformed into a small tower city, containing ten towers including traction, energy gathering, energy storage, defense, and counterattack functionalities.

The surrounding smaller base towers had become more streamlined, the tallest being no more than three meters and the shortest reducible to half a meter.

There were not many small base towers visible on the surface; more were hidden underground, with many towers equipped with magic puppets, posing a significant risk to any careless enemy.

Since the Return City Tower here was only a demonstration, Ivan and the others had not put much effort into puppet protectors.

Once Doradoli and the others went forward, it was not difficult to see that the current Return City Tower had become more efficient, discreet, and practical in teleportation, and its stability was also quite commendable.

Twenty-four fixed channels had been laid out around, achieving almost full coverage within the range, despite a few minor omissions.

Achieving this step in such a short time was no small feat, showing that Ivan and his team had indeed worked hard.

“Rest assured, there should be no issues,” Ivan said confidently, seeing many eyes still on him.

“Great Scholar, are you really not going to continue the research?” Yodura, a woman among them, voiced out what others were thinking.

“There’s not much point in continuing the research, we can’t achieve perfection, better to quit while we are ahead. Of course, if any of you could advance to arcane level in a short time, you might well participate in further explorations, ha ha,” Ivan earnestly replied.

He had said this more than once in the past, and others knew it too, but they were somewhat reluctant to let it go.

“Great Scholar, it would be a shame to disband like this, why don’t we form a society? If there are any future projects, we could support each other,” Sang Dai suggested.

“No problem.”

Ivan took in everyone’s expressions and saw that many were indeed moved; he did not refuse, as it made sense to do so. Organizations born for the same reasons were countless in the sorcerer world.

In a few words, a society named “Lantern” was hastily established, and its charter would be completed afterward.

Thus, the emotional dismay of everyone was somewhat alleviated.

Not far away, Doradoli and his two companions were meticulously verifying something, which took quite a while. It wasn’t until they had used up all their Return City Orders that they finally stopped.

As the three of them returned, everyone else became tense.

After all, they considered themselves competent only in their own eyes, suspect of self-aggrandizement. It was only true if recognized by these three professionals; otherwise, all their achievements would be greatly discounted, and it could even become useless like other teleportation facilities.

“How about it? Give us a word,” Hotter urged, unable to restrain himself when the three remained silent.

“Ha, I’m definitely satisfied. What about you, Great Sage Hardy?” Humo laughed.

The teleportation distance was expanded from a maximum of six kilometers to thirty kilometers, with potential for even further extension and diversification. Once properly arranged, it might even be possible to achieve teleportation between two cities.

With that being the case, there was no reason for him to be dissatisfied.

“It’s overly complex, not easy to apply in practice,” Hardy said mildly.

“Ha, that’s exactly what we need to work on,” Doradoli took over the conversation.

“Oh?”

“Ivan mentioned this quite some time ago. He asked us to continue refining and expanding on their results, striving to make the Return City Tower benefit the sorcerer world sooner. You don’t have to worry about us being embarrassed; Humo and I can handle it.”

Harry looked puzzled, and Doradoli didn’t hide it anymore but spoke openly.

He also secretly transmitted more details to Hardy, as well as what he thought were personal feelings.

Only then did Hardy realize, in a sense, that his ‘great general’ was truly led away by others.

“How about it?” After speaking, Doradoli asked with a smile.

“Ivan has thought this through thoroughly. The Return City Tower will definitely be renowned through the ages,” Hardy said gravely.

He clearly recognized the current version of the Return City Tower. His earlier remark merely highlighted its flaws to forestall criticism against Ivan.

Good things had to be put to proper use.

Ivan generously instructed others to continue their research, thus resolving the issue. The Return City Tower would likely soon become famous throughout the wizarding world.

“Ha, Great Sage, do you want to show off your skills?” Doradoli asked again.

“Not at all. If you all can let go of your pride, I certainly can too, especially since Ivan is also a member of my Chanay division,” Hardy said.

Doradoli was somewhat speechless; could the words ‘Chanay division’ leave anyone unmoved?

“Why not bring it to the council for discussion?” Hardy added before he could respond.

“No problem, rest assured, no one will be shortchanged,” Doradoli emphasized.

As one of the three Great Sages of the arcane, Hardy’s suggestions could not be taken lightly. If he mentioned discussing it in the Supreme Council, he certainly had his reasons.

While a few arcane wizards conversed, those involved in studying the Return City Tower were already joyful.

Undoubtedly, the Return City Tower was unanimously recognized and praised, showing that their years of hard work were not in vain. They might even leave a significant mark in the history of sorcerers for future generations to admire.

Having seen and heard enough, and after Doradoli and his companions agreed, he came forward to speak highly of the research on the Return City Tower as an evaluation.

Whether there were other rewards depended on the subsequent council discussions, but they were likely.

“Ivan, do you need this sorcerer to contact Lord Gerry for you?” Hardy asked Ivan privately when parting.

“President Hardy, thank you for your kind offer, but let Tanaya handle it herself.”

Seeing his meaningful look, Ivan guessed there must be some misunderstanding, but he didn’t know how to explain.

“That’s fine. If Lord Gerry speaks on your behalf, you’re bound to have much peace around you in the future,” Hardy hinted.

Ivan always felt there was more to these words, deeply misunderstanding what was really inside. He even contemplated abandoning Tanaya.

As things stood, they could only take one step at a time.

As President Hardy said, a word from the King of the Long Sky could bring immense benefits.