"Currently, the Sages' Council members, aside from a few who are carryovers, have all joined in the past five years. Also, due to the outbreak and subsequent subsidence of the disaster ten years ago, the Sages' Council doesn't have as many members today as it did in the past..."

With the introduction of this elf woman, Loran Hill got a general understanding of the recent situation.

Since the Sun Crown has quelled the Chaos Vortex, there is no longer a need for a large number of personnel to garrison in various places, and the demand for personnel has been greatly reduced. In addition, due to the last rebellion within the Sages' Council, the trust of various races in the Sages' Council has declined, so funding and other support have been reduced a lot.

It can be said that the strength of the Sages' Association has shrunk greatly now, and it is difficult to restrain the witches as in the past. In order to maintain balance, they now have to send out invitations widely, hoping to gather more power back to the Sages' Association.

"For the stability and future of Ivar's world, uniting everyone's strength is necessary," she said. It was clear that the elf woman highly agreed with this ideal.

However, the other two sages beside him were not like that. One of them was from the Empire and was the former marshal of the Empire. Although he looked only in his 40s or 50s, he was actually over a hundred years old. The last time he stepped onto the battlefield was more than 40 years ago. After retiring from the army, he joined the Sages' Society. He was also a rare member who continued from the past Sages' Society.

The other old man with white hair and a long beard was even older, nearly 200 years old. He was a sage who had experienced the "Battle of Broken Bow" in the previous generation. He was famous for his research on ancient history. Although his strength was average, he had a high reputation in the Sages' Association.

The two sages nodded at Loran Hill's arrival, then remained silent, appearing neither to welcome nor to dislike her. It wasn't so much that they disliked Loran Hill, but rather that they kept their distance from the witch community.

"Though they were once human, they are no longer human." This is the motto left by a former elder of the Sages' Society.

Compared to humans with limited lifespans, the witches' unique characteristics will eventually lead them to a completely different path.

After a conversation, Loran Hill got to know these three people briefly. Soon after, the meeting ended and everyone dispersed.

"Would you like to go get something to eat together?" The elven female sage walked slowly over, the small bells on her green hair colliding with each other, creating a light rhythm.

"Okay." The girl nodded, not really disliking it.

"Then come with me." Seeing that Loran Hill agreed, she smiled slightly happily.

The two walked in the white corridor of the Tower Academy. Along the way, they could see the vast mountains outside and the central school building in the distance.

"Loran Hill has also stayed in the academy for a while, right? Actually, I only learned about your identity recently." The elf woman walked in front, holding a book, and looked back from time to time to talk.

"Well, I was quite curious at the time, because I haven't been a witch for too long." Loran Hill nodded, his fingers stroking the white stone pillars on the side of the corridor.

"It's an honor. Unfortunately, I didn't meet you when I was teaching at the Tower Academy."

"It feels like talking to you is almost the same as talking to other sages." She sighed and said a few words with a happy expression.

"How will the other witches react?" Loran Hill turned his head curiously.

"Their words are like being covered by an impenetrable fog. It is difficult to guess what they are pursuing and thinking with ordinary people's thinking." The elf sage shook his head, seeming to be very distressed.

After the two walked for a while, the elf sage suddenly asked.

"Do you know the origins of the Sage Society?"

"I've heard a little about this. It should be a union of heroes."

"Indeed, the first generation of the Sages were the heroes who led the people to resist Chaos during the catastrophe a thousand years ago."

"They came from all over the world and from all races. In that dark age when nations collapsed and order ceased to exist, they led people from all over the world to survive the mad invasion. In the end, they united together and, with the help of angels, defeated the apocalyptic disaster."

"From then on, in order to prevent the disaster from spreading again, the Sages' Association was established and a college was built in Emenas."

"And the descendants of those heroes mostly became the founders of various nations after the disaster. It can be said that all the nations, big and small, in the early Third Age had inextricable ties with the sages."

"That's right. At that time, the Sages possessed immense power, reaching their peak in terms of prestige, righteousness, and overall strength. It was also from that time that mortals began to ascend to the world's stage, and the influence of the witches was greatly suppressed."

"It was also at that time that new witches were no longer raised by past witches, but by members of the Sage Council."

"This later sowed the seeds of division among the witches in Oz. The wounded witches no longer trusted the Sages' Council and gradually drifted away from the world. We, the Sages' Council, also gradually lost track of the witches of the past, wondering if they still existed or what their identities were now."

"It's a sad thing, I have to say."

"The two most powerful forces in the world appear to be united but are actually at odds."

"But the sages are ultimately mortal. Over time, as generations pass, those who come after them gradually lose their understanding of the power and influence of Chaos. Instead, they begin to become curious about that power."

"If there were still quite a few witches serving in the Sages' Council decades ago, they wouldn't have allowed such deviant ideas to spread so freely."

"Maybe." The girl nodded, but then shook her head.

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