The following day, both the City Lord’s Residence and the Enchanters Guild posted announcements, unveiling the specific details about the Black Magic Wind Fire Array, and confirming the rumors that had been circulating over the past several days, about the birth of a miraculous creation array.
‘Ivan Marichardon’
This name emerged out of nowhere and within a short span of time, became known to most sorcerers.
Only then did Enchanters realize that it was Lord Ivan who had created the Black Magic Wind Fire Array, bringing salvation to countless apprentices on the brink of despair, as well as providing an aid to the community as a whole.
How joyous and commendable!
However, Lord Ivan was different from what most people had speculated; he was not some famous Enchantment Master, but rather an obscure Senior Enchanter, who was also an elder of the Enchanters Guild.
His innovation as a Senior Enchanter undoubtedly made his achievement all the more shocking and admirable.
“Lord Ivan truly is a role model for our generation and humbles us all,” one remarked.
“Absolutely, to invent such a remarkable array with the strength of a Level 2 Sorcerer and to promote the development of the entire sorcerer world, an event so rare throughout history, is surely to be remembered for ages,” another agreed.
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“Given time, Lord Ivan will surely be among the great scholars and Great Sages of our sorcerer community. How fortunate we are to live in the same era as him.”
After the announcement in the East Capital, discussions about the Black Magic Wind Fire Array and Lord Ivan never ceased. As the matter brewed, from sorcerers to apprentices, to nobles and commoners, the majority came to know of this grand event.
It brought about endless reflections.
At that time, the tranquility at Rapid Wood Tower was disrupted, as was Ivan’s own peace.
“Lord Ivan, Rogier of the Lank Mercantile Association sends his greetings.” Rogier had met Ivan when he had just arrived in the East Capital and had witnessed his rise to guild elder, always keeping an eye on him.
But in recent years, Ivan had been deeply engrossed in refining the Black Magic Wind Fire Array and did not enjoy socializing, and their interactions had been sparse.
This time, after his newfound fame, Rogier was the first to pay a visit.
“It’s been a long time, Sorcerer Rogier.” Ivan just realized that he was from the Lank Mercantile Association, a significant association with a certain reputation in the East Capital.
“Yes indeed, and to think that upon our next meeting, you would have accomplished such a great deed and become famous throughout the sorcerer world. I was overjoyed upon hearing the news and could not help but to impose with a visit.”
Rogier inwardly regretted not having approached Ivan with more boldness before, given Ivan’s exceptional talent. He should have sought to form a closer connection.
Now, Ivan would surely receive significant attention from the Enchanters Guild, and anything Rogier might try to do now seemed to be too late.
“My fame is only in the East Capital, it’s not something that has resounded throughout the sorcerer world,” Ivan waved his hand and said with a light smile.
“No, no, no, it’s not just the East Capital that posted the announcement, the West Capital, South Capital, and North Capital have too. It won’t take long for it to spread throughout the entire Chanay Continent and then to Botta Blood Plain and all the other regions.
By then, who wouldn’t know the name of Lord Ivan?” Rogier exclaimed in praise.
“The guild has taken a lot of trouble for this.”
Ivan realized why the Vice President had said his name would become famous across the continent; all four great capitals of Chanay Continent had indeed posted notices.
The fact that the person before him knew this already was enough to prove the Lank Mercantile Association’s excellence.
“Lord Ivan, should you need any help in the future, just come to me, Rogier. Our Lank Mercantile Association will certainly do our utmost to assist you.”
“Sure, and I definitely won’t be shy about it when the time comes.”
After a bit of small talk, mostly consisting of Rogier’s compliments and with him presenting a congratulatory gift, he then left the Rapid Wood Tower.
Rogier’s visit was just the beginning.
In the days that followed, visitors continually arrived at the Rapid Wood Tower, mostly colleagues from the guild, and each brought with them congratulations gifts. The value of the gifts varied, but each represented a sentiment.
After this round of visits, Ivan had met most of the guild elders, completely reversing his previous state of being virtually unknown.
This morning, Ivan had bid farewell to another visiting guest.
“Still, the elders of the School of Space are the most generous. Each person brings a small box of Space-type Crystal Stones, which are even harder to come by than magic stones.” Locke loved to open congratulatory gifts, and as soon as the guests were gone, he would fiddle around with the presents.
“I have also made a name for the School of Space. Everyone is happy about it,” Ivan said with a smile.
With this, he had amassed quite a number of Space-type Crystal Stones in his possession, which would be useful for exploring space-related knowledge.
However, the quality of Space-type Crystal Stones varied. Those he had obtained from Shadow Lake were the worst, considered the dregs of such stones.
Next were those given by his School of Space colleagues, with impurities inside, ranking as lower-class in terms of quality.
The highest quality belonged to the ones he had received earlier, that is, the ones Rothkins had given to settle an old debt. If one were to be picky about it, the Space-type Crystal Stones he had given were also of lower-class quality.
Due to the uniqueness of the Space-type, even lower-class Space-type Crystal Stones were valued no less than some upper-class element crystals, like those of the upper-class Plant-type.
“If this happens a few more times, we’ll be lacking no resources whatsoever,” Locke said with a grin.
“You wish,” Ivan rolled his eyes.
The Black Magic Wind Fire Array was his trump card; he wouldn’t have taken the risk of being targeted for research if his reputation hadn’t been hard to build up.
Essentially, the Black Magic Wind Fire Array was an elementary runes sorcery array, which helped to increase the number of Level 1 Sorcerers and thus attracted top-to-bottom attention, leading to his great fame.
Such unique formations were scarce, and it was purely by a stroke of luck that he had obtained it. The likelihood of such an opportunity occurring again was almost nil.
With that in mind, he truly had no great expectations.
Before long, Ivan returned to the meditation room alone.
“What should I choose for the headquarters’ reward?”
Even the Tower Council had rewards to offer, so naturally, the Enchanters Guild would not be stingy. Not long ago, Angus told him that the rewards would be issued by the headquarters, and if he had any requests, he could make them known for the Botta headquarters to try to accommodate.
It was needless to say, the headquarters would have a countless number of desirable items.
That was exactly why Ivan had found himself facing a dilemma of choice.
“Secret Techniques, Spells, potions, magicalized items, blueprints, runes sorcery arrays, magic stone mines—it seems I’m not particularly lacking any of these. The Meditation Method needs to fit me personally, which is too difficult.”
“I’ve already got a plan in place to enhance my strength.”
“But I can’t ask for the moon; I need to think carefully.”
In truth, he already had a rough idea, with two to three options in mind, but he had not yet made a final decision. In any case, he wanted to maximize his benefits.
His gaze flashed, and the Academic Prodigy panel emerged.
[Enchantment Skill Experience Point +62]
[Enchantment Skill Experience Point +37]
[Runes Skill Experience Point +12]
[——]
What caught his attention were the newly added Experience Points. Each addition wasn’t much, but they accrued frequently, with his Enchantment Skill Experience Points rising steadily and Runes Skill trailing behind.
Undoubtedly, this was the fame and reputation that spread as word of him got around.
Years earlier, Ivan had known that fame could help increase disciplinary experience, but he had never found the right opportunity due to a lack of a grand stage. This time, it seemed his wish had been fulfilled.
He had gained fame because of the Black Magic Wind Fire Array, which naturally increased his Enchantment and Runes Skills, both heading towards the next level.