"Let her figure out for herself what her real needs are."

This is a testing session that Victor set up for Aurelion.

The goal is to force Aurelion to make a choice:

Is her teacher more important, or is the safety of the empire and the future of humanity more important?

Although none of these choices affect Aubrey's summoning, the results are quite different.

Aubrey might act differently depending on Aurelion's wishes.

Prioritize helping your daughter obtain Victor, or prioritize protecting the empire and defending against foreign gods.

“Victor, he’s so smart.”

Although it seems like a difficult choice, Aurelion will only choose one path.

She will definitely abandon Viktor and choose the Empire.

Rachel frowned slightly and asked, puzzled:

"What benefit does he gain from doing this?"

"To help this young emperor overcome her obsession and understand that sometimes the more you desire something, the harder it is to obtain."

"Focusing on self-improvement and self-development, rather than blindly pursuing others, has many advantages."

Watermelon closed his eyes, feigning an air of complete understanding, and slowly said to Rachel,

But before it could finish speaking, it immediately adopted a blank and ignorant expression.

"Alright, I don't understand young people's views on love either; there are too many complexities involved."

"Let's just wait and see."

Rachel nodded, noticing that the watermelon on the ground was beginning to shift and become unpredictable.

In the hazy illusion, the watermelon transformed again, becoming a wooden cane, which he held tightly in his hand.

Then, as if nothing had happened, Rachel leaned on his cane and slowly left the outer edge of the canyon.

...

Erica, transformed into a wave of dust, dragged her ethereal brown body along.

After traversing floating rocks and rings, we climbed to the seventh floor and arrived at the Mage Council.

Although she wasn't very familiar with the route, as a genuine sixth-tier mage, she could easily use magic to decipher the path forward.

However, the roads of the mage capital seemed to open especially for her, and Erica, relying on her instincts, made her way through unimpeded.

And so, she quickly reached the top floor.

Upon arriving at the Mage Council, she discovered that the doors to the Magic Library had been specially opened for her.

Erica immediately realized that Professor Victor must be guiding her.

The thought that she was so important to the professor warmed Erica's heart, and she was so moved that her breath trembled slightly.

With light and clear steps, she passed through the council gates and entered the magic library.

The moment she stepped into the library, Viktor's figure came into clear view.

Then, Erica subconsciously looked around.

This magical library contains a vast collection of books.

The intricately stacked bookshelves formed a labyrinth of mystery and complexity.

The spines of books in various colors stand out from the dense bookshelves, creating a dazzling array of colors that makes the maze even more enchanting.

Viktor, meanwhile, was standing around a bookshelf that was suspended high in the air and turned upside down.

He leaned against the bookshelf, his expression calm.

He held a thick magic book in his hand, and several other open magic books were slowly rotating in the air beside him.

The conspicuous black raven still perched on his shoulder, maintaining its mysterious and noble aura.

"teach……"

Before Erica could even speak, a voice interrupted her.

"Shhh."

Viktor raised a finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture.

Erica paused for a moment, then immediately shut her mouth, making no sound.

When Victor saw that she had arrived, he gently closed the book and slowly placed it back on the shelf.

With a casual wave of his hand, the surrounding floating bookshelves seemed to consciously close automatically and return to their neat positions.

Only then did he speak calmly:

"Magical knowledge is alive; don't disturb it."

"Otherwise, they might avoid you."

After listening to this bunch of profound and mysterious words, Erica stared blankly at the mysterious and handsome Victor in front of her.

Seeing the other person turn their head, sweeping their cold gaze across her face, they then spoke:

"I know you have many questions in your mind, but don't ask them now."

"Now that you're here, let's go and complete a task first."

Erica looked slightly confused, but still nodded.

Victor, hands in his pockets, turned to look into the distance, his eyes unfocused, and began to speak as if telling a story:

"The lowest level of the Mage's City is also the core location that keeps Endymion floating, where a dark archmage is sealed."

"Legend has it that he was the most outstanding disciple of the Grand Mage, but he lost his mind due to his excessive pursuit of magic power and was eventually sealed here."

"Once his seal is broken, the entire Mage Kingdom will collapse to the ground due to his power, causing a catastrophe."

Erica stood there, dumbfounded.

He couldn't help but think that such a terrifying dark mage should probably never be released in his entire life.

Just as she was thinking this, Victor turned back to her and suddenly said:

“I want you to go to Hyjal, and then…”

Upon hearing the mission, Erica's expression immediately turned serious.

She pricked up her ears and listened intently to every word Viktor said.

Then, the other party's calm voice rang out lightly:

"Release the Dark Archmage."

Erica: "?"