The following midday, sparse sunlight sprinkled over a pure white snowy field, and the snowstorm that raged all night finally subsided slightly.
At this mont of utter silence, a carriage pulled by two magnificent white flying steeds suddenly pierced through the clouds, landing smoothly at the entrance of the Colin Tower.
This solitary five-story mage tower stood like a silent beacon amidst the vast, white Northern Wilderness.
A flag with the Colin family's emblem, recently replaced, flapped vigorously in the bitterly cold wind atop the tower.
A dozen assistants clad in heavy mage robes had been waiting at the entrance for quite so ti.
They were the team appointed by the council to assist Master Colin with his research, and many of them were previously responsible for the 440th Void Realm research.
Previously, the 440th Void Realm was discovered and studied by a Master nad Keynes from the Academic State. Unfortunately, his research was abruptly interrupted after less than half a year due to a research accident.
According to the rules of the Academic State, any Void Realm discovered in the Northern Wilderness belongs to the discoverer. If the discoverer voluntarily relinquishes or is unable to continue the research due to unforeseen circumstances, the Void Realm is claid by the Academic State, to be reassigned by the Tower of Great Sage to other professors or masters.
Professor Keynes belonged to the Source Magic School, and logically, his research should be inherited by a professor from the Source Magic School, which had been vying for this resource for a long ti.
Yet, no one anticipated the sudden arrival of Prince Colin in this wasteland, causing many masters and professors eagerly waiting for resources to sigh helplessly at their ill fate.
Upon seeing Luo Yan descend from the carriage, the assistants at the mage tower entrance bowed collectively, performing a salute more impeccable than that of the Holy City nobles.
"It's windy outside, let's speak inside."
Luo Yan smiled warmly, nodding to the assistants who ca to assist with his experint, then proceeded directly into the mage tower nad after his surna.
After watching Prince Colin's back vanish into the mage tower, the assistants outside the door finally straightened up and walked towards the tower while whispering softly.
"No wonder he is Prince Colin, truly as young and promising as the rumors say!" exclaid a young assistant, his eyes full of envy and admiration.
Hearing his words, another assistant standing nearby nodded in agreent, his gaze filled with praise and admiration.
"...Indeed, I heard he's only in his early twenties and already a Platinum Level mage! I wonder how strong he'll be when he reaches Professor Hector's age!"
"Platinum Level?! Is that true?!"
"Genius..."
The whispers spread, and faces filled with wonder could be seen.
They might have erged as elites among hundreds of thousands of Magic Apprentices, but in front of this Platinum Level powerhouse in his twenties, they couldn't help but show a covetous expression and sigh that their halos seed as insignificant as ants before a true powerhouse.
However, not all the voices in the discussion were full of envy; so carried a trace of jealousy.
"Genius? It's just relying on ancestral privileges," said a voice sourly, showing a face full of resentnt against the world, "If I were born into the Colin family, at this age I'd at least be a Diamond!"
Upon hearing this remark, an assistant nearby chuckled softly, evidently an admirer of Prince Colin.
"Diamond? Stop boasting, if you were born into the Colin family, would you be studying magic in the Northern Wilderness?"
Noticing the two young n about to start quarreling, a slightly older assistant sternly interrupted them.
"Enough, say less unless you want to be kicked out."
Upon hearing this rebuke, the two young assistants imdiately shut their mouths.
Regardless of envy or jealousy, working under Prince Colin was a job they had painstakingly snatched from their peers. If they were kicked out for gossiping behind their master's back, they wouldn't even have a place to cry.
As the top-tier resource of the Academic State, even the most ordinary Void Realm, for an assistant, is a rare opportunity. Even if a tiny benefit leaked out, it would be enough to elevate their humble soul from the dust, rewriting their destiny in both this life and the afterlife.
Besides the imnse value contained within the Void Realm itself, they also heard that Prince Colin is exceptionally generous to those around him.
If they truly reap so rewards from the Void Realm, and the prince happens to disdain them, those benefits might just fall to them!
Driven by such enormous interest, almost every assistant was filled with enthusiasm for their work, eager to impress Prince Colin.
Of course, despite such sentints, not everyone felt optimistic about the research of the 440th Void Realm.
Although the developnt degree of this Void Realm was very low, its difficulty was by no ans low, and ending up with nothing after all efforts was entirely possible.
Two assistants, appearing experienced, walked together, conversing quietly, expressing a slight concern about Master Colin's youth.
"Prince Colin's strength is impeccable, but his qualifications seem too shallow... Moreover, has he got experience in Void Realm research work?"
The other assistant gently shook his head.
"The prince just ca to the Academic State two months ago, how could he have researched Void Realms... This might be his first encounter with them."
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