"Elder Aur, we will definitely meet again sometime to exchange pleasantries."


    Aur nodded with a smile as the ceremony ended, following Noah''s speech to the new entries.


    After that, everything was settled. Aur quickly returned to his residence, apanied by the three maids and Cameron.


    "Elder Aur," a man in ck armor, was waiting for him in the grand residence.


    Aur nodded, his expression confused, while Cameron bowed slightly.


    "Hahaha, I am here to deliver the monthly resources to you," the head guard of the inner academy said with a smile.


    "Oh," Aur''s eyes brightened upon hearing this.


    "Elder Aur, do you want to exchange these resources or leave them in middle-grade mana crystals?"


    "Can I get ingredients instead of mana stones?" Aur inquired again.


    "Yes, Elder Aur," the captain said with a smile.


    "Hmm," Aur nodded calmly as he asked, "I need a drop of dragon blood essence."


    Upon hearing Aur''s words, he was a little stunned.


    "Elder Aur, a drop of dragon blood essence is too precious; it cannot be given to you, even if we have it," his expression turned serious as he looked at Aur.


    "Isn''t a drop of dragon''s blood around fifty middle-grade mana stones at market price?" Aur asked with a genuine curious expression. However, he had expected this in his heart.


    "No, Elder Aur, that is only the market value. The real value is much greater, since dragon spells are sought after, especially for those transformation type wizards. They are vital spells to them and are instantly sold the moment they are avable.


    To my knowledge, even the vige doesn''t have it, besides, they are a tier two spell material as well," the man''s expression softened a little, seeing that Aur was genuinely asking.


    "Thank you for the information, Head Inner Guard," Aur smiled. "I wonder if there are Wendigo tooth."


    "Oh, Wendigo tooth?" the head guard''s expression turned contemtive as he searched through his memory before he finally nodded.


    "Yes, there should be some. However, this material is usually used to refine a Tier Two spell, so its value is much higher."


    "How much?" Aur asked directly.


    "Hundred middle-grade mana crystals," he stated inly.


    "That much!?" Cameron eximed, shocked.


    The head of the inner guard nced at Cameron.


    "I apologise," Cameron immediately bowed. "How could I forget to voice my thoughts when someone of high status is talking," he muttered, cursing himself internally, as he felt a little lucky if he was in the guard unit right now then the consequences of the action will be heavy.


    Aur nodded slightly. "Alright, a hundred middle-grade mana crystals it is."


    "Okay."


    Aur threw a bag at him, and the head of the guard caught it immediately.


    "When will I receive the material?" Aur questioned.


    "After an hour at least, or a day at most," the head guard quickly hid the bag behind his back, keeping his hand behind.


    "Okay." Aur expressionlessly said


    With that said, the head guard quickly left, a smile on his face.


    After leaving the ce, he looked at his hand, which twitched in pain, almost causing numbness throughout his entire nerves.


    "That kid has some real strength," he muttered with a strange expression. As a Tier Two wizard, he had already broken through the mortal limit, his physique wasparable to an early tier one wizard using a tier one spell. However, that was it; he was stuck with a physiqueparable to an Early-tier One wizard''s spell.


    Quickly, he left the ce while uttering a single word, "interesting."


    …


    Aur looked at the paper in his hand with a careful expression.


    "Are you sure this is all the information?" he asked.


    "Yes, Elder Aur," Cameron said respectfully.


    "You can leave now."


    Cameron swiftly left the ce without turning back, leaving Aur alone. Aur''s long white hair fluttered in the gust, and his eyes glinted with calction as thoughts churned in his mind.


    On the paper in front of him was written "Aiden Smith" in bold letters, with all the details of the man below.


    After sensing the strong killing intent that Aiden had shown towards him, Aur decided to investigate. Although the other old timers also disyed some displeasure, Aiden''s murderous thoughts were too intense. It was as if Aur was his sworn enemy, and it was either Aiden''s life or Aur''s.


    No matter how hard the old man tried to conceal it, Aur''s strong perception allowed him to uncover the truth without even using a single spell.


    "So he was born in andlord family called Smith, that is why he has a surname, huh…" Aur thought to himself.


    Actually,mon people with ordinary origins didn''t have actual surnames in these viges. Even Noah didn''t have a surname, as he wasn''t from andlord family. Only thendlords residing in various parts of the forest had these surnames.


    The surrounding viges were simr in this regard.


    "What secrets does Aiden hide?" Aur''s gaze narrowed. Being born in andlord family, it was highly unlikely for him to serve in the vige, let alone as an instructor.


    Not only that, but the man had already be old, nearing the end of his lifespan. The reason for this was ssified information; even Aur couldn''t ess it despite his position as an elder.


    The information before Aiden entered the vige was vague, and how he became an instructor was shrouded in mystery.


    But one thing was clear: he was the reason his father and mother lost their lifespan.


    A strong presence filled with murderous thoughts erupted in the room, but as quickly as it came, it receded back into his body.


    "Be calm, Aur. His death sentence has already been decided, but first I need to ess all the information. Haste makes waste," he reminded himself, connecting the dots and collecting his thoughts.


    "Noah seemed to have covered up his information," Aur muttered, rubbing his temple. Other than that, there was no avable information; it was all hidden in a mist that couldn''t be prated.


    "No matter what, when my physique reaches the strength of tier three, then everything could be solved. But for that, I need time, and looking at my stats, I might not reach tier three even in two years. Heck, even reaching tier two might be difficult," Aur thought calmly.


    With his status as an Elder, the only person who could cover information now was the vige leader himself. Except for that, even if a peak tier one wizard came, with his status, they had to bow. He could be considered equal to a tier two wizard and other elders.


    But at the same time, the moment he stepped out of these viges, things would naturally change in the blink of an eye.


    Aur contemted how this society was structured; hierarchy was everything in the vige.


    "Withoutw and order, it would be difficult to operate the entire vige; this is the binding force of the vige to operate," he thought, cing the paper containing his information on the table.


    "Oh, Aiden, your fate is sealed now. But for now, after I get that material, I will finally be able to build the Devour spell from the branch of vitality magic, as for the other spells from it. I have already collected most of the ingredients for it; however, some are too rare and out of my reach."