"Although I guessed that you would cause trouble this time, I didn't expect you to cause such a big trouble."

Rex sat on the chair and looked at Fang Zheng with a smile on his face.

"You even dare to mess with the Castina family... Not bad, kid! You and our White Tower get along very well!"

"Is there any conflict between the White Tower and the Castina family?"

"Of course. Rather, the biggest conflict between us and the Holy Kingdom is those bastards!"

Rex snorted and waved his hand.

"You still remember the incident in the Dark Swamp."

"certainly."

"Then you should also know that in the Kingdom of the Holy Religion, there is a group of people who have always hated us mages. They believe that knowledge corrupts people, and that mages have even abandoned order and good and evil in pursuit of knowledge and truth...Okay, I admit that some mages are not clear-headed, but they are just a minority, right? And these bastards are actually planning to use this as an excuse to station people in our White Tower of Heaven to monitor our research work!"

Having said that, Rex slammed the table.

"What a fucking load of bullshit! Knowledge corrupts people? If you ask me, it's faith that corrupts people. At least we dealt with all the troubles in the White Tower of Heaven by ourselves! And what about those bastard Paladins? Fuck them! The Dusk Legion is still at the Chaos Border! Kill them all before you talk to us! A bunch of idiots who read the holy text until their brains are shit, and they want to monitor the research of our mages? Who do they think they are!?"

"So Castina..."

"That's right, kid, it's just as you thought. The Castina family is the leader among them. Those brainless idiots who think they are favored by the Goddess of Order have always looked down on mages and even regarded us as potential criminals. I have long disliked that idiot, so I want to say, well done! You helped our White Tower of Heaven get rid of a bunch of nasty shit, and I really appreciate your righteous act!"

I see.

Hearing this, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes. He certainly understood what Rex meant. In fact, during the battle in the Dark Swamp, Fang Zheng knew that the view of mages in the temple was not very good. So of course, the mages would not turn a blind eye to this.

However, the Kingdom of Magic and the Kingdom of Holy Religion were allies after all, so no matter how much the mages of the White Tower of Heaven were at odds with the Holy Temple, they could not directly attack the other side. Fang Zheng not only killed their daughter, who was a thorn in their eyes, but also stripped the arrogant but stupid Castina of his title and honor as Knight Commander. Even these indifferent mages couldn't help but open champagne to celebrate.

"Because you did a good job this time, those old guys up there finally made a decision."

As he spoke, Rex casually grabbed two pieces from the drawer and took out a parchment scroll.

"You have obtained the qualification to join the White Tower of Heaven!"

“That’s really good.”

If it was before, Fang Zheng might be surprised, but now after listening to Rex's explanation of the cause and effect, he immediately understood why he had the qualifications. He killed Connie and forced the Knight Commander to be deprived of his holy sword, status and power. In the eyes of the White Tower of Heaven, this was just like Fang Zheng's "letter of allegiance" to them. Although Fang Zheng himself did not mean this, since he benefited from it, the White Tower of Heaven would certainly not be stingy in giving rewards.

"So, I can become an apprentice of the White Tower?"

"Apprentice? Stop kidding, kid. I can sense that you have already come into contact with the sixth-level magic. Are you still an apprentice? Are you going to piss off the other students to death?"

Rex rolled his eyes and then pounded on the table.

"According to the rules of the White Tower, if you successfully master fourth-level magic, you can graduate and become a full-time magician. Even if you are a wizard from outside, as long as you can reach the fifth-level, you don't need to start as an apprentice. That position is reserved for future stars, not for you to bully children."

As he spoke, Rex took out a badge and threw it over.

"Take this badge and you must reach the White Tower within ten days to take the graduation exam!"

"Graduation examination?"

I haven’t even enrolled yet, why should I take part in graduation examination?

"At this time of year, the White Tower will assess mage apprentices and allow qualified apprentices to take the graduation examination."

Rex also explained to Fang Zheng.

"I just told you that even mages from outside can join the White Tower as long as they reach the level of the fifth ring. Of course, it's not free. We need these mages to take the graduation test together with the apprentices of the White Tower. Mages from outside must assist those apprentices in completing the test. Only in this way can they join the White Tower."

“You guys are really generous.”

Hearing this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Outside mages, you are willing to let them work together with the apprentices you trained yourself? Aren't you afraid that there will be cultists or people with ulterior motives sneaking in and getting rid of your students?"

"Of course I'm worried, but mages are always faced with various accidents. If they can't even save their lives without our protection, it only proves that they have learned nothing in the White Tower."

Rex snorted and didn't care. But Fang Zheng also understood what he meant. Mages are different from Paladins. Paladins are about sacrificing themselves to protect others. But mages always put "safety first". A mage must ensure that he has a way out before fighting, so there is a saying that "a mage who is determined to escape cannot be killed."

A qualified wizard will not let anyone kill him easily.

So, this can also be considered as part of the "graduation assessment".

"And you don't have to worry, because in addition to the mage, we will also invite the paladin to take the test together."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but be surprised. Looking at his expression, Rex also smiled.

"Are you surprised? It's true that the relationship between our White Tower and the Holy Kingdom is not very good, but that's just some political disputes. There's no need to affect the relationship below for such things. So every year, in addition to our apprentices from the White Tower of Heaven and those foreign mages, the Contemplative Temple will also send those knight apprentices who have not yet graduated to participate in the graduation assessment. After all, this is a joint effort of our four countries."

"I see……"

Fang Zheng then remembered that the "White Tower of Heaven" was the representative organization of the Magic Kingdom under the "Order Alliance". And the "Church of Meditation" was the representative organization of the Holy Kingdom in the "Order Alliance". This meant that the representative forces of the four countries would cultivate their own rising stars and successors. So that meant...

"Will the organizations from the 'Nation of Fire' and the 'Nation of Wealth' also participate?"

"That's right."

At this point, Rex curled his lips.

“Perhaps you already know this, but I still want to remind you that on the surface we are all members of the Order Alliance, but our relationship with the Holy Kingdom is relatively good, and we don’t get along with those idiots from the Fire Kingdom and the Wealth Kingdom, so if you meet their people, don’t pay too much attention to our thoughts, just beat them to death as long as you can’t kill them!”

In fact, I have already killed them once.

Hearing Rex's words, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders. He had not forgotten that his ship was attacked by the Fire Nation in the foggy sea, and then heard from Nymph and others that a legendary strongman from the Fire Nation came to cause trouble, and was then beaten to death by Hecate.

"Then... you should at least tell us the names of the representative forces of those two countries."

"The representative of the Fire Nation is the 'Fire Dragon Warband', and the representative of the Wealth Nation is the 'Libra Chamber of Commerce'. They are both easy to recognize, and you can recognize them at a glance."

"Libra Chamber of Commerce? Fire Dragon Regiment?"

"That's right. The Libra Chamber of Commerce is full of fat, ugly idiots who think they are great just because they have some money. As for the Fire Dragon Corps... it is rumored that the Fire Nation has a close relationship with the Fire Dragon King, so they fight together with the Fire Dragon subspecies. Basically, the annual assessment is like this. Our White Tower of Heaven and the Temple of Meditation will send people to cooperate with each other to complete it. Over there, the Libra Chamber of Commerce will provide various material assistance to the Fire Dragon Corps, and the Fire Dragon Corps will assist the Libra Chamber of Commerce to complete the task together. This is also the way our four countries get along on a daily basis, so it's nothing strange."

"So, what will I get after passing the assessment?"

Fang Zheng took the badge and the parchment scroll, then asked curiously, while Rex spread his hands.

"First, you will be recognized as a regular wizard of the White Tower of Heaven, and if you wish, you can join the Council based on your achievements. Second, you can build a wizard tower at a designated location, and you will also have the authority to recruit apprentices... But I don't think you are interested in this. As for other aspects, as long as you do not deviate from the order and can come out to help when the White Tower of Heaven is in trouble, then there will be no problem."

Having said that, Rex let out a long sigh.

"Okay, I've delivered all the messages those old men asked me to deliver, but I think... you came to see me not just to let me know you're safe."

"Of course, Master."

Facing Rex's question, Fang Zheng nodded.

"Actually, I have some questions I want to ask you..."