As soon as they entered the building, an old man came to receive them. He was wearing the standard magic robes of magicians, but what stood out was the emblem on his left chest. It was a purple hexagon with silver wings. At the center of the hexagon was a shiny star-shaped ocean-blue crystal that could be likened to thepiszuli gemstone in Fredrinn''s homeworld.


    This symbol denoted the rank of the old man in the Magic Tower.


    ''A Master Magician…'' Fredrinn thought when he saw the emblem on the old man''s chest.


    [Nascent Soul 4th Layer]


    To receive the title of a Master Magician, one has to be in the Nascent Soul realm. Other than that, one had to publish five theses on elemental spells or spell forms. Because of these requirements, there were only twenty Master Magicians registered in the Magic Tower.


    "Hello, Sir Rnd! I''m Master Magician Kennard Silverworth. It''s a pleasure to meet you." The old man smiled.


    "The pleasure is mine, Master Magician Kennard." Rnd smiled as he shook hands with the old man.


    The old man turned his gaze to Fredrinn and said. "This must be Sir Fredrinn Firecrown. I''ve heard a lot about you."


    "I have nothing but empty fame, Master Magician." Fredrinn humbly bowed.


    The old man turned his head to Argus, but he quickly retracted his gaze.


    Argus was dressed like a guard so the old man probably thought that he was simply a bodyguard


    They exchanged pleasantries before the old man brought them to the top floors of the tower.


    "I know you guys are here to see, Master Magician Andre, but you might be disappointed." The old man sighed while shaking his head.


    Rnd and Fredrinn revealed puzzled expressions.


    "You see… Master Magician Andre has been in closed-door training for several months now. He strictly forbade everyone from disturbing him so his office is off limits…" The old master magician had a look of difficulty when he mentioned this.


    "Is that so? What a pity…" Rnd sighed in disappointment.


    "There is a waiting area outside his office. You can wait for him there. Actually, I have a way to contact him, but…" the old man hesitated.


    "What is it, Master Magician? Please tell us." Rnd stared at him in anticipation.


    The old man contemted for a moment before he took out amunication device from his pocket. "Before he went into seclusion, he gave me thismunication device. He told me to notify him only if the situation is urgent… When I heard that the Firecrown Household was at war with the ckcrow Household, I almost used this device.


    Luckily, someone told me that you have already sessfully defeated them. Anyway, I''ll give this to you. You can decide whether you''ll call him or not…"


    Rnd took themunication device from him. "Thank you, Master Magician."


    "There''s no need to thank me."


    "That right there is his office. Don''te close to the door. You might trigger the electrocution array that he ced there." The old man warned.


    "I understand." Rnd nodded.


    "In that case, I will excuse myself. Just call me if you need anything. You can find me on the second floor." The old man left in a hurry. From the looks of it, he had a lot of things to do. The fact that he made some time to escort them was enough to show that he had a good impression of the Firecrown Household.


    "What should we do? Are you going to use that device to notify him that we''re here?" Fredrinn stared at his father. He wanted to see his uncle, but they had more urgent matters to deal with.


    "Let''s wait here for half a day. If he is not out by then, we will leave the tower." Rnd replied.


    After they had decided, they stayed in the waiting area.


    An hourter, Cain arrived and told them that they had already found an inn.


    "You guys can rest for the time being. We will be staying at the tower for half a day. Once we settle everything here, we''ll go there." Fredrinn sent Cain off and returned to the waiting area.


    A few more hours passed by, but the door remained shut.


    Just as Rnd was about to say something, themunication device in his hand suddenly lit up. "Hey, Kennard! Tell someone to bring me a pot of freshly made tea."


    Hearing this, Rnd and Fredrinn stared at each other in surprise.


    "Hey! Why are you not speaking? Are you deaf?" This time, the person on the other end sounded annoyed.


    Fredrinn sent his father an encouraging look.


    Rnd nodded and pressed the device. "Andre, it''s me…" His voice quivered.


    "Huh? That voice… Rnd, is that you?"


    "That''s right. You bettere out of your office! Your nephew is also here to see you. I brought him with me."


    "You mean that little bastard, Fredrinn?! Why did you bring him here?! He''ll only make a mess in the tower!"


    Rnd chuckled at his words, while Fredrinn could only helplessly shake his head. Although his uncle has been in the tower, he still kept tabs on the news in Red Sun City and the Firecrown Household.


    A momentter, the door was smashed from the inside and a middle-aged man wearing spectacles stormed out with a dark look on his face.


    Fredrinn''s face froze when he saw this person. Was this still the kind and gentle uncle in his predecessor''s memories?


    When the middle-aged man saw Rnd, his face brightened. "You''re really here! It''s been a while!" It was then that he noticed Fredrinn who was standing behind Rnd.


    "Uhm… hello, uncle." Fredrinn awkwardly greeted.


    Andre snorted at him. "Why did you bring that bastard here?" He looked at Rnd with displeasure.


    "Hahaha! Cut him some ck. I will tell you everything you missed during your seclusion. Listen well if you don''t want to be beaten up by your nephew." Rnd guffawed.


    Andre frowned. "Huh? What do you mean?"