After those Basil family wizards fled, Alicia hurriedly asked Locke, "Locke, are you alright?"

Locke said, "Although I'm somewhat exhausted and want to get a good sleep, I'm actually fine."

After checking him up and down and finding no problems, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Grand Wizard Sulla's soul floated nearby, somewhat speechless, muttering internally, "How could there be any problems? This young fellow's magical pressure has at least reached the 8000 standard, and he has several very high-level bloodline powers in his body. Compared to his state before entering this secret realm, his power has increased by at least one level."

"Not only is he uninjured, his state has fundamentally leaped forward."

Grand Wizard Sulla watched Alicia and Locke conversing on the side while thinking internally. 'That's not right. Even so, with Locke's power, it's completely impossible to confront a First Circle crystallization wizard using ritual magic.'

'The two differ by a major stage!' 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

'Moreover, to force a bloodline wizard to borrow Blood River power to the point of even being summoned away means Locke at least possesses Second Circle characteristics. But as a liquefaction stage wizard, according to common sense, he shouldn't possibly possess Second Circle characteristics.'

'His growth experience is also relatively clear.' Grand Wizard Sulla found himself thinking too much again and immediately stopped these thoughts. 'Forget it. I'm already a dead person. Why think so much?'

Locke and Alicia chatted and laughed. Along the way, they exchanged quite a bit of potion studies knowledge.

During this year, Locke also hadn't let go of his research on Geralas Aging Potion. Every day he spent a certain amount of time using practice materials to conduct attempts to a certain degree. By now, he had basically mastered the refining techniques for Geralas Aging Potion.

At this moment, through discussion between the two, Locke's understanding of Geralas Aging Potion deepened another layer.

After Locke returned to White Dragon Tower and was in his office at White Dragon Magical Gem University in White Dragon Tower, Grand Wizard Sulla finally spoke to him, "Locke, regarding this matter with the Basil family, I'm very sorry. I didn't expect they would be crazy enough to attack you."

"However, the problem isn't too big now. With Wizard Nidhogg's death, the Basil family's hardline faction's power has greatly diminished, so the problem actually isn't too big."

"Since Wizard Nidhogg counts as suicide, you don't need to worry about being hunted by the Basil family, and within the Land of Six Towers, you don't need to worry about being bullied by them either."

"It's just that this recent period might be a sensitive time. After all, the Basil family did lose a First Circle crystallization wizard."

Locke nodded. After the Cloud Marsh Cup, he originally didn't plan to stay long in the Land of Six Towers. The honors he should take here and the things he should do had all been completed and obtained.

Even for the First Circle wizard secret realm, he had already entered it once.

He wasn't a bloodline wizard. Continuing to enter it didn't have much significance. Moreover, the allocation of wizard secret realm slots was extremely limited. Even family wizards of the Land of Six Towers had to wait a long time before getting one entry opportunity.

Therefore, continuing to stay in the Land of Six Towers had no meaning.

He was only waiting for the Cloud Marsh Cup competition committee to fulfill their promise and negotiate conditions with the two major Advanced Origin Academies for him.

Locke nodded to Grand Wizard Sulla. "I understand, Grand Wizard Sulla."

Locke bid farewell to Grand Wizard Sulla and Alicia, then returned to his house located at the 10km height position. He noticed that at that time, several wizards in his gray stone tablet were trying to contact him.

In the bedroom, Locke ordered a half-elf maid to clean while he summoned the gray stone tablet and saw a long string of messages Halen Vera sent him, as well as... a friend request.

Locke saw the other party's identity and was slightly stunned, because the one who wanted to add him as a friend was surprisingly Witch Yekaterina from Golden Crown Mountain Dragon Blood Society.

That Third Circle witch, Throne Wizard.

Locke thought for a moment and chose to accept the friend request. Immediately, he saw a video call request from the other side transmitted through the gray stone tablet.

Locke didn't hesitate much and chose to agree.

Immediately, a Witch Yekaterina wearing a black-and-gold-trimmed cloak made from Second Circle creature Silver Moon Magic Wolf skin appeared on the gray stone tablet. Witch Yekaterina elegantly handed her staff to a servant, then sat on a throne inlaid with gems, held a coffee cup, gently took a sip of wizard coffee, then said to Locke, "You're Locke Augustine, right?"

Locke stood up from his seat to show respect for the Third Circle wizard and Throne Wizard. "Yes. Lady Yekaterina, may I ask what matter you're looking for me about?"

After the previous battle, Locke was currently full of exhaustion.

Although he had won, he had expended quite a lot.

He couldn't wait to sleep for several days and nights immediately.

Witch Yekaterina glanced at Locke. "Hmm? The light of your heart in your heart's abyss is so depleted?"

"You just experienced a great battle, right?"

Locke was startled internally. He hadn't expected this Throne Wizard to see through his condition at a glance.

Moreover, he didn't know what the heart's abyss and light of the heart were. A Third Circle wizard's knowledge would definitely far exceed his own.

Witch Yekaterina placed the coffee cup in her hand on the dining table and swept her scrutinizing gaze over Locke. "Pay attention to sleeping recently. With your mere First Circle magic level, at this stage, you have no means to replenish the light of your heart. Meditation is useless, absorbing magical power is useless. Only by sleeping like an ordinary person can you replenish your light of your heart."

Locke suddenly understood. Perhaps at the Third Circle stage, wizards already understood the reason why long-term meditation without sleeping would cause the body to mutate into a Sleep Ghost.

Witch Yekaterina said, "I'm looking for you this time without any other purpose. You can consider this an interview."

"Director Morrison came to see me, but I believe that although we gained a certain degree of understanding of you at the Cloud Marsh Cup, how much you're worth still requires me to personally meet with you before I can make a judgment."

"My patience for low-value things has never been very high."

Witch Yekaterina looked at Locke's left hand. "Immortal dragon scale? You could actually obtain this!"

Even separated by the gray stone tablet, Witch Yekaterina pointed with one finger, forcing the golden Immortal Dragon Scale on Locke's left hand to manifest.

Yekaterina felt the restlessness of the true dragon bloodline power in her body. That Third Circle level adult true dragon bloodline power seemed ready to seize control of her body at any moment. "Good. I've already seen your value. Then the only thing you can currently do is wait for Director Morrison's reply."

The next moment, the gray stone tablet disconnected.

Locke smiled bitterly as he watched this Third Circle wizard—moreover, a Throne Wizard among Third Circle wizards—actively seek him out, then immediately disconnect the call.

"Third Circle wizard... According to reason, I should be able to sense the magical pressure of the wizard on the other side from video calls, but just now I actually couldn't sense Witch Yekaterina's magical pressure at all, as if she were an ordinary person." Locke shook his head. "It should be that a dimensional-level gap exists between her and me, so I cannot perceive her magical pressure."