Li Wei walked into the manor.

A Magic Puppet that looked like a butler came over to greet the two of them.

Li Wei looked surprised when he saw the Magic Puppet.

"Is this a Magic Butler? It’s identical to the one at the Maple City Mage Tower."

Zog Valen smiled and said, "Of course. I was the one who went to help when Torresta built the Mage Tower."

Li Wei was stunned for a moment. "Master, are you saying my teacher built the Mage Tower?"

Zog Valen seemed a little surprised. "Your teacher never told you?"

Li Wei shook his head. "No. I thought the Mage Tower had been around for a long time."

Seeing this, Zog Valen didn’t say anything more.

The Magic Butler smiled and said, "Master, the room has been cleaned."

Zog Valen nodded. "Good. You take him."

He looked at Li Wei and said, "Go check out your room first, then come to my study. I’ll pick out a few introductory books for you to take and read. You need to brush up on your foundational Magic Knowledge."

"Yes, thank you, Master Valen."

"Don’t mention it."

The Magic Butler extended a hand and said, "Please follow me."

Li Wei followed the Magic Butler to a guest room, where a maid-like Magic Puppet was walking out.

The maid puppet curtsied to Li Wei, then walked away.

Li Wei entered the room and found it was fully furnished with everything he could need.

There was a desk on one side and a large bed on the other.

The bed was already made with a soft, golden-thread goose-down quilt.

The pleasant scent of Calming Incense filled the room.

Wisps of blue smoke drifted up from an incense burner.

Li Wei took his luggage out of his Spatial Ring and placed it in the room, officially moving in.

Then, led by the Magic Butler, he went to Zog Valen’s study.

Next to the study was a spacious puppet factory that took up half the manor.

That was Zog Valen’s laboratory.

It seemed he was a Magic Puppet Master.

A Magic Puppet Master is a specialization within the Mage profession.

Just like an Illusionist is a type of Spiritual Mage.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

Li Wei knocked on the half-open study door.

"Master Valen."

"Come in, it’s open."

A voice came from inside.

Hearing this, Li Wei pushed the door open and went inside.

Zog Valen was drawing blueprints, with a large pile of crumpled-up drafts tossed to the side.

Seeing this, Li Wei asked, "I’m not disturbing you, am I?"

Zog Valen shook his head. "It’s fine."

"These books are for you. Take them back and read them."

He said, pointing to a pile of books on the floor.

Li Wei looked surprised. ’Didn’t he say it would just be a few books on basic Magic Theory?’

A quick glance revealed at least thirty or forty books, piled up like a small mountain.

Li Wei put the books into his Spatial Ring.

"Thank you, Master Valen. I’ll let you get back to it then."

"Mm."

Zog Valen was already engrossed in his research on Magic Puppets.

Seeing this, Li Wei backed out of the room and closed the door for him.

The Magic Butler said, "The master is always like this. You need not pay it any mind."

Li Wei gave him a surprised look.

"You’re more special than any Magic Puppet I’ve ever seen."

The Magic Butler smiled. "My master added emotions when he created me."

"That’s amazing."

Li Wei said in admiration.

From this, he began to understand just how high Zog Valen’s mastery of Magic Puppets was.

To be able to create a Magic Puppet with emotions, one had to be anything but ordinary.

Li Wei returned to his room and considered his next step.

’First, I need to find out where the nearest Divine Hall of Light is.’

He went straight to the Magic Butler.

"Where is the nearest Divine Hall of Light?"

The Magic Butler replied, "I do not know. If you need a map, you can go to the Saint Villia Library in the Mage Tower."

Li Wei nodded.

"Thank you."

"You are welcome."

Li Wei went to the Saint Villia Library in the Mage Tower.

To enter the library, one had to be an official student of the Elemental Tower.

Li Wei hadn’t reported to the Red Level Class yet.

Seeing this, his only option was to go to the Red Level Class first.

"Hello, could you tell me how to get to the second-year Red Level Class?"

Li Wei asked a passerby.

The passing Mage heard him and pointed to a corner of the Mage Tower. "The Red Level Class is in that corner over there. The second-years are on the second floor."

"Thank you."

"You’re welcome."

As Li Wei got closer, he saw that the walls here were painted with stars of seven different colors.

The stars represented the Levels of the Mages.

The seven colors—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—represented the seven Levels of Magic Classes.

The Red Level Class was at the very edge.

The Purple Level Class was in the center of the Mage Tower.

’The hierarchy is so clearly defined.’

Li Wei mused to himself and headed toward the Red Level Class.

The farther back he went, the fewer people there were.

’What’s going on? Is there no one here?’

When Li Wei reached the entrance of the second-year Red Level Class, he saw that there were only a few people inside.

"Hello, I’m a new student."

"A new guy? You’re really unlucky, getting assigned to the Red Level Class."

Li Wei walked into the classroom and asked, a little confused, "Why is no one here?"

Someone answered, "Anyone with connections has found a way to audit classes elsewhere. Of course, no one’s here."

"What about the teacher?"

"Probably still asleep."

Li Wei: "..."

This was a far cry from what he had imagined.

In his mind, even the worst Red Level Class should still be a gathering of the most talented Mages.

It shouldn’t be *that* bad. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

After all, just getting into the Elemental Tower meant one had crossed the threshold to become a genius Mage.

But the scene before him shattered his expectations.

The teacher for the Red Level Class didn’t seem very reliable, either.

The sun was already high in the sky, so how could he still be sleeping?

"Yaaawn~"

A man walked in, still yawning, his eyes heavy with sleep.

He rubbed his eyes and picked the sleep from their corners.

"You’re the new student?"

Li Wei nodded. "Yes. Are you the teacher?"

"That’s right. I’m the substitute teacher for this year’s second-year Red Level Class."

"Study on your own. If there’s something you don’t understand, ask me then. I’m going back to sleep for a bit."

With that, the man walked directly to a lounge chair at the side, lay down, and fell fast asleep.

Li Wei was speechless.

He woke up the teacher, who had fallen asleep the moment he lay down, and took out his Magic Badge. "Teacher, my Magic Badge hasn’t been certified yet."

Upon hearing this, the teacher finally remembered.

"Oh, right. Give me the Magic Badge, I’ll take care of it for you."

Li Wei handed him the Magic Badge.

The teacher took the Magic Badge, and a blue light glowed from his palm.

After a moment, he handed the Magic Badge back to Li Wei.

"All set. Now, if it’s not important, don’t disturb my sleep."

Li Wei took the Magic Badge, a hint of surprise on his face.

On the face of the Magic Badge, the crest of the Maple City Mage Tower had been replaced with the crest of the Elemental Tower.

He couldn’t help but take a long, hard look at the lazy teacher.

’This person is anything but simple.’

’The Elemental Tower is truly full of hidden masters.’

Modifying the graphic on a Magic Badge was no simple task.

The material of a Magic Badge was special, with extremely high Magic Resistance and physical resistance.

The Maple City Mage Tower had to use special methods just to engrave Magic Badges.

Yet this man could alter the shape of a Magic Badge with a casual wipe of his hand. His power was astonishing.