I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

"It’s the goal many Arcanists work toward, but so far, no Arcanist has been able to achieve it, so it remains a hypothesis to this day."

"However, this is still far off for you, Lis; what you need to do now is learn and accumulate."

"You must quickly master the Elemental Rules and then the Foundation Principles."

"Yes, Mr. Stephens."

Fran looked at the gifted disciple sitting before him, finding Lis’s talent and perceptiveness even better than he expected, and couldn’t help but give a word of caution:

"Starting from now, come to me every morning, and you can use the second-floor laboratory in the workshop whenever you like; if there’s anything you don’t understand, you can come to me."

"While researching the Elemental Rules, don’t completely set aside the development of exclusive arcane studies either; the two complement each other."

"Yes!"

While heading upstairs, Lis had noticed that the second floor of the First Magic Workshop was like Master Daher’s Fifth Magic Workshop, relatively ordinary compared to a research lab.

But this was only relative to the personal labs of Legendary Mages; the standard labs of the First Magic Workshop were already much better than Bernie’s lab on the third floor of the Fifth Magic Workshop, probably not far off from Yousef’s exclusive lab.

Is this the handiwork of a Legendary Mage?

Loved it!

With such a great opportunity, Lis of course seized it.

"By the way, have you been studying Magic Rune with Yousef?" Fran seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Lis.

"Yes, I previously studied Magic Rune and Enchantment with Master Daher," Lis honestly replied, unsure why his teacher suddenly asked this.

"Hmm, that’s very helpful for your progress. As an Arcanist, it’s important to draw from various sources of knowledge. Learning Magic Rune will greatly assist you in mastering the Elemental Rules. Yousef is quite capable; learn as much as you can from him."

"Understood, teacher."

Lis would have continued to learn Magic Rune and Enchantment even without Fran mentioning it; they were incredibly practical skills after all.

"Let’s go to the lab and see how well you’ve mastered it so far."

Fran stood up and led Lis to the laboratory, ready to start this morning’s instruction.

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While Lis was beginning his arcane studies with "Judgement Flame,"

Bright City, Feis Royal Palace.

The old King Morton Fis stood by the window, lost in thought.

"Your Majesty."

Duke Hade entered and bowed to the old king, wondering why he had been urgently summoned to the Royal Palace today.

There hadn’t been any significant news recently, had there?

"Fusis, you’ve arrived!"

Morton handed Fusis Hard a piece of paper filled with intelligence, motioning him to read it before discussing it.

Fusis received the document, puzzled, as it contained little information apart from a single sentence:

"Lis Kain has been taken as a disciple by ’Judgement Flame’ Fran Stephens."

"This?"

Fusis looked at the king in shock, struggling to believe it.

What was going on? Was this the same Lis he had met just a few days ago, now a disciple of a Legendary Mage?

Incredible!

"Fusis, I want to know why Lis was taken as a disciple by ’Judgement Flame’?"

Morton Fis said gravely:

"Is it because of some special reason, or because Viscount Kane’s talent has already attracted the attention of the Legendary Mage?"

Fusis immediately understood His Majesty’s implication.

If it were due to some special reason, it would have been one thing, but if it were because Lis’s talent had attracted the eye of the Legendary Mage, it almost signified that Fran Stephens believed Lis could potentially break through to the Legendary Domain.

It should be noted that the Kingdom had recommended many disciples to this Legendary Mage before, and without exception, all were rejected.

"Your Majesty, do you mean for me to inquire or test the waters?"

Duke Hade’s expression also became serious as he respectfully asked.

The old king pondered for a moment, shook his head at Fusis, and said:

"No matter the reason, he is already a disciple of a Legendary Mage, and these tests are completely unnecessary."

"Rather, I do hope Lis truly possesses the talent to become a Legendary Mage."

A smile appeared on the King’s face.

"Um..."

Fusis was momentarily stunned, frozen in place.

"If Lis can break through to the legend in the future, and with my daughter Taya, even if I am no longer here, Feis Kingdom should be able to prosper indefinitely."

Morton thought somewhat contentedly and turned to Fusis, saying:

"Now that you know, keep it understated on the Kingdom’s end. Don’t let too many people know."

"As for Lis, the Kingdom needs to show more goodwill. I will leave this matter to you."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

...

Gedo Street, a hidden manor.

Second Prince Yatean was dealing with state affairs today and had come to the study here.

With the Sacrificial Festival drawing ever closer, Yatean spent increasingly more time here, apparently the only way to alleviate some of the pressure he felt.

After all, leading the assassination of Kingdom Nobles, once discovered, even being the Second Prince would not save him from irreversible doom.

While Yatean was perusing the reports on the desk, the study door was knocked on.

Upon Yatean’s permission, an attendant entered and placed a piece of correspondence in front of Yatean, respectfully saying:

"This is a letter sent from the Royal Palace for you."

"Hmm."

After waving the attendant out, Yatean picked up the envelope and glanced at it.

It indeed was an official letter from the Royal Palace. Why didn’t they notify me when I was there this morning, but are sending it now?

Yatean found it odd, but still opened the envelope.

"Notification from the Royal Magic Academy, Lis Kain has been taken as a disciple by ’Judgement Flame’ Fran Stephens."

Yatean confirmed the information on the letter repeatedly with an expressionless face, took a deep breath, and stood by the window.

His expression inscrutable, who knew what the Second Prince was thinking about.

...

The same letter was delivered to the Gedo Street adventure team villa.

Ya’er glanced at the letter in her hand, thought for a moment, and directly threw it into her storage ring, pushing the matter to the back of her mind.

From her experience, a letter from the Royal Palace was definitely not good news. It was probably another call to endure the old king’s nagging.

Better out of sight, out of mind. If something really happened, she would just claim she forgot to read it.

After all, she really hadn’t opened it!

...

Although the news surfaced much later, in the following days, it gradually spread among the upper echelons of Bright City.

This Viscount Lis Kain also gradually became the focus of discussions at many gatherings.