Chapter 164 The Original Stone Slab and The Hesitant Dean

In the center of the hall, the natural light refracted from the dome swayed gently, not particularly bright, but enough to provide light for the tranquil space.

Loren tried to calm the fluctuations in his heart, quickly walking towards Lancy and Karen's positions.

"Dean Loren."

Lancy and Karen both greeted Loren.

They were quite grateful that Dean Loren was able to take time out of his busy schedule to provide them with the opportunity to observe the Original Stone Slab.

"Lancy..."

Loren's attention was mainly focused on Lancy, and he observed Lancy's expression for a while.

"Why don't I arrange another session for you?"

When Loren saw Lancy appear here, he always had a vague feeling of unease.

Lancy, on the other hand, had a confused look in his eyes, as if he didn't understand why Dean Loren was so hesitant.

The dean would be very busy with work for the next period of time, so how could he delay any more time?

Just as Lancy fell into a brief silence, before he could ask about Loren's work situation that he was worried about, Karen spoke up first.

"Dean Loren, Lancy is strong and reliable. I feel very safe observing the realm of the [Original Stone Slab - Wind] with him."

Karen spoke to Loren with a very sensible look,

"Lancy must also want to reduce your workload."

"Is that so?"

Loren felt that Lancy and Karen got along harmoniously but with a subtle sense of distance.

It didn't seem like Lancy was coercing or deceiving Karen.

Suspecting Lancy for no reason made him seem prejudiced against Lancy...

"Lancy, Karen is the most valued student from Yaloran in this academic exchange program. I need to ensure that she returns to the Kingdom of Yaloran healthy, safe, and happy, but I've been too busy lately to take care of it. Can you help me?"

Loren asked, watching Lancy again.

He was essentially very subtly asking Lancy to guarantee that he would not do anything to cause Karen any physical or mental harm.

Loren was too afraid of anything happening to Karen.

He could only simply hand over the commission to Lancy.

"No problem, you can rest assured. I guarantee that Karen will be happy and won't suffer any grievance at our school."

Lancy nodded with a very responsible smile.

"Then you can observe together."

Loren thought for a moment, and this time he might have misunderstood Lancy.

Lancy always did what he said he would do. Putting aside his personal style, his promises were indeed trustworthy.

"By the way, Lancy, although you are very good at card making, but..."

Loren hesitated,

"Forget it, you and Karen get along well."

He was actually a little afraid that Lancy would discourage Karen, so some things were not easy to say.

But thinking about it, Lancy wasn't the kind of arrogant and domineering person.

From what Loren knew of Lancy, Lancy would not bully Karen because of his talent.

"Wait a moment, I will open the door to the barrier realm inside the Stone Slab for you."

Next, Loren briefly spoke to the two of them, and then went to the tables and chairs in the council seat circle in the center of the hall, shaking hands and chatting with the scholars sent by the Magic Tower.

There was only one recorder from the Magic Tower as usual, and several staff members from various Magic Artisan Associations respectfully greeted Dean Loren.

Obviously, although Loren seemed to have no airs at all at the school and had no sense of distance from the students of the Sage Academy, he was an extremely respected figure outside, not only the High Priest of the Goddess of Fate Church, but also the holder of the Original Stone Slab known throughout the Southern Continent.

As for the Magic Crafting Academy, staff members usually came to collect observation results, but because it was Saturday today, they refused to work overtime and simply didn't come.

Who knew what wind had blown in a reporter from the Herton Times.

From the beginning, a lively little reporter had been sitting in the seat, constantly waving at Lancy, as if trying to attract his attention. Lancy just responded politely and didn't interact with her much.

Luvithiel, a reporter for the Herton Times and secretary of the student council, was sitting in the front row, already eager to interview Lancy and Karen.

Although Lancy didn't know her, after all, they hadn't met in the student council room, she had long known about Lancy and Hyperion, the two newcomers to the student council.

In this brief moment of waiting.

Dean Loren's previous instructions had aroused Karen's interest.

She looked up at Lancy beside her.

"Lancy, are you very good at card making?"

Karen asked curiously in a soft voice.

Magic artisans were also divided into many types. Among those who were good at magic engineering at the Sage Academy, there were more scroll masters and appraisers.

Ordinary professional magic artisans would go to the Magic Crafting Academy instead of choosing to study at the Sage Academy, which mainly trained combat professions.

Loren would let Lancy observe the Original Stone Slab, so Lancy must have a talent for magic engineering and possess some kind of magic artisan skill.

She didn't expect that Lancy's specialty was card making.

"I know a little."

Lancy replied.

He could hear that Dean Loren's previous sentence meant for him to be humble, so he would naturally be more composed than usual.

"Dean Loren said you are good at card making. Do you know the value of this praise?"

Karen smiled slyly. Lancy and the others had been with Loren for too long and often didn't realize the extent of what kind of person Loren was in the eyes of other kingdoms.

"Dean Loren hasn't seen me exploding cards."

Lancy sighed.

Tata would always call him a trash card exploding master.

While they were chatting quietly, after all the regular procedures were ready, Loren walked back to Lancy and Karen again.

The two also stopped chatting.

"Let's start preparing."

Along with Loren's voice, he summoned an ancient stone carving float without hesitation. The thin and delicate warm texture had become deep and full in color due to the baptism of time. The faint magic patterns were sometimes bright and sometimes dark, and the blue-gray fluctuations swayed with the wind, as if telling a story that had been deposited for thousands of years.

The moment this stone slab appeared, it was as if a light breeze had risen in the entire ancient tower library. Every slight airflow would stir up a few pages of books to flip. They danced in the sunlight, the spirits of the hall, light and agile.

And feeling the appearance of this terrifying magic, many students on the upper floors were attracted and gathered on the terrace to watch the Dean Loren in the center of the Ancient Tower Library's base floor square like they were watching a show.

As Loren injected magic into this uniquely shaped epic magic card, more and more cracks gradually appeared on the surface of the stone carving.

Until the entire stone slab cracked and revealed its original and most real appearance.

It was a crystal-clear, faintly visible magic card.

But what really attracted people's attention—

Was the strange light it emitted, not pure orange, but mixed with a trace of scarlet!

The next second, after this card suspended in mid-air devoured a certain amount of Loren's magic, it instantly expanded and transformed, forming a small void door in the center of the Ancient Tower Library.

"You can begin."

Maintaining this state of the Original Stone Slab's expansion required consuming Loren's magic.

But he believed that even without him saying more, Lancy and Karen would know what to do next, because the process was similar to entering the Shadow World.

The two greeted Loren and passed through the void door one after another.

Unlike the real Shadow World, this Stone Slab realm was more like an artificial Shadow World, without the matching process and waiting time.

In a disordered darkness, the entire world lit up again in just a few seconds.

(End of this chapter)