Chapter 90
"My name is Samuel Barstool, a twelfth-layer mage and the former headmaster of the academy . "
I nodded . I had already realized the old man's identity when the headmistress called him master .
"Claus Quintin, swordsman . " I introduced myself briefly . The old man nodded in silence .
"Claus, huh? A good name . "
He then walked towards a bookshelf nearby and grabbed a book . "Let me see, before you, the youngest person in breaking beyond the twelfth layer was forty, however, you are less than twenty . Such a monstrous talent . "
He then stared at me and heaved a tired sigh . "… I'm currently almost one hundred, and I had tried to break through the twelfth layer for more of the half of my life, however, I did not succeed . Now, it's impossible for me to breakthrough anymore . Talent truly is a scary thing . "
I smiled wryly . I could not tell him that my 'talent' was the result of carrying with me the knowledge of hundreds of lives .
"Eva, does he know why did you bring him here?" The old man asked the headmistress .
The headmistress, Evelyn Humillitie, shook her head . "I had not told him . I wanted to ask for your permission first, master . "
The old man nodded in understating . "I see . Certainly, he has the qualifications . However, he is a member of the imperial family, so I don't know if telling him is the right decision . Moreover, you already have a student, right? I'm sure she is talented enough to inherit our mission . "
"… Yes, however, you know things have been worsening lately . Also, I want to tell him . Maybe it will help him in the future . "
The old man looked at Evelyn for a moment before finally sighing . "You still feel guilty for being unable to help Silna back then, right?"
The headmistress did not answer .
"I understand . " The old man exhaled deeply and sat on his chair . "You can tell him . Now, go away, I need to rest for a while . "
"Thank you, master . " The headmistress bowed apologetically to the old man . She then grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the room .
I was already used to her pulling my hand, and to be honest, it felt pretty soft .
However, currently, I was more curious about what was happening .
The headmistress noticed my doubts and sighed . "Wait for a while, I'll show you directly . " She then guided me to another room inside the underground structure .
Different from the library, this place was covered by multiple layers of seals . The seals seemed to be suppressing something, not allowing it to spread . I furrowed my brows . The space inside this room felt very unstable .
The headmistress created multiple magic circles and used them as keys to open the seals . She then guided me inside the room .
Once inside, I was unable to hide my surprise .
A space-time vortex was standing in the middle of the room . The space-time vortex was suppressed by the seals, however, I could feel it connected to a frightening place .
"What is it?" I asked with a grave expression .
"The greatest secret of this academy, and the true reason that the academy was created . It's a portal leading to another world . "
As I thought .
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