Elijah looked at Philip with awe and respect. He merely saw Philip as a powerful junior, but there was more than met the eye. Elijah felt that he had underestimated Philip. Maybe he should think twice about the force behind this seemingly elegant young man. Novak watched nervously as Elijah handed the stone back to Philip. He opened his mouth but found no voice. He knew that it was not his place to speak. “Please keep this stone carefully. It’ll play a big role when the time is ripe," Elijah’s voice quivered as he said. He knew the importance of this stone, which could help them seal those extraterrestrial creatures. Elijah wanted to study the stone but knew it belonged to Philip. “I’ll leave my clergy members in your good hands. Time is very precious now. I have to contact other guilds at once!” Elijah waved his hand and told his clergy members to thank Philip. The clergies of Mistral Temple were extremely excited after learning that Philip owned the sealing stone. They
Elijah read Novak’s thoughts but could not say anything openly. Novak scowled, surprised that Elijah would say that so directly. Novak planned to forge a good relationship with Philip and see if he could steal the stone. He had been studying seals since he was a child. He had a thorough understanding of seals and was quite proficient at them. More importantly, he wanted to complete the final sealing ceremony in person. Only the person who owned the stone could activate the sealing ceremony. He did not want Philip to steal his limelight. Once he took charge of this event, he would become the successor of Mistral Temple. Novak was restless at the thought of it. Novak turned a deaf ear to Elijah’s warning. It was every man for himself. Novak would not give up the sealing stone so easily. Seeing Novak’s earnest behavior, Elijah got busy with his own affairs. Philip instructed his people to find accommodation for the clergies before he returned to his room. He wanted
If Novak was a decent person, he would not go upstairs without the owner’s permission, especially when he was not allowed. Novak agreed cheerfully and acted as if he had lost his way. After saying goodbye to Preston, he entered the washroom. He had to play the part and continue with his act, but he kept replaying Preston’s words in his mind. Why did he tell him not to go upstairs? If it was just an ordinary storeroom, why was no one allowed in there? Novak was curious about Philip and wanted to know how Philip obtained the stone. …While Philip had time, he accompanied Mila to read and write and taught her some new pill and weapon-making skills. Wynn watched them with a smile on her face. She had been longing to see this. Wynn heard the conversation just now and knew they would be facing a war of the century before long. This war was related to the safety of the whole ancestral land! If they lost, the whole ancestral land would be in danger. Wynn was worried and scar
After running around for a while, Elijah failed to convince anyone. Even if they knew a crisis was imminent, they wanted the biggest profit for their force. Elijah almost went crazy when he realized their thoughts. He had not encountered this situation when he did this with his teacher a century ago! Back then, everyone was very protective of their homeland and immediately stood united against extraterrestrial invaders. On the contrary, people nowadays were very self-centered, with no comparison at all. In desperation, Elijah had no choice but to return to the villa. Since Philip was also at the villa, he deactivated the formation. He did not have time to make extra tokens for everyone. Martha had been hiding in her room, trying to avoid Philip. She knew it would be over once Philip found out about it. Fortunately, Philip seemed very busy and had no time to pay attention to her at all. While everyone was about to have dinner, Elijah dragged himself home tiredly. Philip qu
Philip could set a rule that anyone who wanted to purchase his pills had to take part in the war. In this way, all the forces, large or small, would be forced to take part. Philip's words aroused Elijah's curiosity. He looked at Philip in puzzlement but hesitated to ask. In the end, he simply nodded and started eating. Since Philip was so confident that he could handle everything, Elijah would forget his worries for now and wait for tomorrow.… The next day arrived. Elijah got up early and sat on the couch waiting for Philip. He was surprised to find many kids doing morning exercises. He thought it was a routine morning exercise like the ones in school, but he later discovered that the kids were absorbing the energy in the surroundings. It was simply amazing. Some of the stronger kids had reached the seventh zone while the weaker ones were at the peak of the sixth zone. After the morning exercise of absorbing energy, they took out their alchemy furnaces and medicinal materia
The pills made by the kids were perfectly round, simply surreal. There had to be an expert alchemist in the villa or they could never have groomed such outstanding students. More importantly, each student had a storage ring! Elijah’s eyes almost popped out from this shocking scene. A storage ring was a rare item. Even Elijah only owned a storage bag. He could not figure out how the gap between practitioners could be so huge. Mistral Temple could be considered a relatively wealthy force, but they could hardly flaunt their wealth like this. Thus, Elijah started to wonder about Philip’s background. Philip smiled at Elijah’s nervous reaction. “Just call me Philip!” Philip did not put on airs. He did not think these things were worth mentioning. He simply wanted Elijah to know what he was capable of. Elijah was surprised by Philip's humble attitude but simply nodded. “I can hardly wait to visit the guilds now. What are you going to give me?” Elijah glanced at Philip doubtf
Philip made a cup for Elijah and invited him to drink. Elijah put the box away respectfully and took a sip of tea. His eyes widened. Even as a centenarian, he had never seen such a top-quality spiritual tea! Elijah's eyes flickered in astonishment. Philip was simply amazing to come up with this tea. “They should know what to do,” Philip said. These people would realize many things after seeing the pill. Philip could not force them to take part in the war, but he felt they would make the right choice if they were smart. If they refused to join in, they would have to fight alone when the extraterrestrial creatures invaded. It would be a nightmare if they could not receive any reinforcements in that situation. On the other hand, they could gain friendly troops and such an amazing pill by taking part in the war. Normal people should know what to do. After taking several sips of the delicious spiritual tea, Elijah lost no time and went out with his clergy members again. The
The leader of the Avine Guild could have considered reaching an agreement with Elijah but decided to give up when he saw no benefit in doing so. Others would laugh at him if they found out he had reached an agreement with Elijah for nothing. He smiled as he looked at the box handed over by Elijah. The exquisite box was extraordinary at a glance. As he reached out for the box, Elijah shrank back. “Please don’t touch it. Let me show you.” Elijah opened the box and presented the pill in front of the other party. The leader of the Avine Guild glanced at the box nonchalantly, but his attention was quickly attracted. It was that pill! Although he had no idea what pill it was, he could easily tell from the round shape and lack of aroma that it was a pill made by Philip. Any pill made by Philip was enough to prove its value. “What’s this pill?” the leader asked, immediately toning down his attitude. Elijah was surprised by his change of attitude and became more confident. “Th