Chapter 1552: Choices and Intervention

After the "discussion" ended, everyone prepared to leave; Gawani, Aersong, and Bogesi were the first to depart, and subsequently, Buluode also went to the Ether Overlap Region to repair the Magic Net under Iolum's urging.

In the spacious Study, only Iolum, Xia Duo, and Luowei remained. At this moment, Luowei finally could not hold it in any longer, "Teacher, you just said there was still a turning point regarding my situation; what exactly is this turning point?"

*Sigh*—

Although he knew this matter would have to be faced sooner or later, when it came to this moment, Iolum was still somewhat hesitant. Looking at Luowei's nervous and expectant gaze, Iolum's mood became even heavier.

"Before I tell you what the turning point is, I want to ask you a question first!"

"Please ask, Teacher!"

"What is your purpose in learning Magic?"

"The purpose of learning Magic?"

Facing this question, Luowei could not help but feel a bit stunned. He had originally thought the teacher would ask about his level of acceptance toward an unknown fate, but he had not expected this.

And this question was difficult for Luowei to answer. If it were before he lost his power, he would have told his teacher very readily that learning Magic was to explore the unknown of the Universe and the boundaries of truth.

But now, he deeply felt the importance of power. He really wanted to say that learning Magic was just to grasp power, but at the same time, he knew this was not the answer the teacher wanted.

Thus, Luowei fell silent, lowering his head and not even daring to meet Iolum's gaze.

Silence is also a form of answer. Iolum understood Luowei's intent immediately and also knew Luowei's understanding of the turning point. He sighed deeply in his heart, but still gave Luowei what he wanted:

"I once had a transaction with an Elf from Evereska; he can send you to Zhamu Dasi in the south to undergo Psionic Enlightenment."

"Psionic Enlightenment?"

Luowei and Xia Duo exclaimed at the same time, though the former was more pleasantly surprised, while the latter was purely astonished. Xia Duo had not expected that Iolum actually had a channel for Psionic Enlightenment.

However, this was not hard to understand; even he had obtained the means for Psionic Enlightenment from Kalishi, so there was no reason Iolum could not obtain it.

Xia Duo even suspected, not without malice, that this Psionic Enlightenment might not be some rare and precious opportunity at all; it was entirely possible that it was a trap.

If that were truly the case, then Luowei could not be allowed to go south! Even if the Psionic Enlightenment had no traps and was a pure benefit, letting Luowei go south was not a wise choice.

Once he entered the Psionic Magic System, would he still think fondly of Netheril? Otherwise, why would he need to go to Zhamu Dasi? Once in Zhamu Dasi, could he avoid contributing to them if he wanted to progress?

And the fastest way to contribute, without a doubt, was to betray Netheril. Whether it was secrets or technology, every single one would be a loss for Netheril.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo felt fortunate that he had stayed behind; otherwise, if he had really let Luowei go to Zhamu Dasi smoothly, wouldn't he regret it to death!

"Teacher, please consider this matter carefully!"

"Xia Duo, you—"

Hearing that Xia Duo wanted to stop him from regaining his power, Luowei became a bit anxious, but at the same time, he was exceptionally sensitive to power right now, and the words he originally wanted to use to accuse him could not be spoken.

"Teacher!" Luowei could only seek help from Iolum.

"Sigh—"

Iolum sighed again, feeling even more disappointed in Luowei in his heart. However, Luowei had stayed behind at that time entirely because of his instructions, so he also bore responsibility for this matter.

"Xia Duo, I think—"

"No, Teacher, you have mixed too many personal emotions into this matter; it would be better to leave it for me to handle!"

In fact, considering that Iolum had originally taken Luowei, this dead weight, to fight against the Elf and had almost lost his life because of it, Xia Duo did not think Iolum could handle this matter rationally.

At the very least, one could not be too indulgent toward unreasonable demands.

It was just that these words from Xia Duo sounded even more detestable to Luowei, but at this moment, Luowei knew deeply that only the teacher could decide everything, so he did not make another sound, though the aggrieved little expression on his face was about to break through the sky.

Contrary to Luowei's expectations, Iolum did not mind Xia Duo's rudeness, but instead asked seriously: "How do you want to handle it?"

This terrified Luowei, and at the same time, it caused his mindset to take a sharp turn for the worse. Iolum saw all of this in his eyes; although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Xia Duo's interference, he was even more dissatisfied with Luowei.

Leaving this matter to Xia Duo to handle was not a problem. Originally, one of the choices he gave Luowei was related to Xia Duo, and it was one he favored more, but Luowei had not chosen that one.

Now, under Xia Duo's active intervention, it seemed to be returning to the right track, but it is easy to distort a person's body, yet difficult to distort a person's heart.

But since Xia Duo had decided to intervene, he certainly had some certainty. It was just that saying it now might not gain Iolum's approval, and there were some necessary "pre-processing tasks" that were not convenient to conduct in front of Iolum.

Thus, Xia Duo smiled, putting on an unfathomable appearance, and asked back: "Teacher, do you not trust me?"

"I do not distrust you."

"That settles it then." Xia Duo hurriedly interrupted Iolum's train of thought, directly finalizing the decision on this matter, "I will take Luowei back first; I welcome Teacher to visit the Nan Jing in a while."

"..."

Iolum shook his head and gave a wry smile, but in the end, he did not object. After a moment of silence, he said: "Then I will leave Luowei to you."

"Rest assured, I will definitely return a brand new Luowei to you!" Xia Duo said with a smile, and then prepared to perform Spellcasting.

"Hey, hey, what on earth are you two talking about?!"

Having been silent until now, Luowei finally stopped being silent. Wasn't this matter for him to choose? How did it suddenly become Xia Duo's to handle? He felt that if he didn't speak now, he might never be able to speak again.

But just as Luowei finished this sentence, he felt his head go blank and could feel nothing else. Before losing consciousness completely, he only left behind one indignant and aggrieved shout—

"Xia Duo!"

Xia Duo patted his Mage Robe. Good heavens, Luowei had already lost the vast majority of his Spellcasting ability, yet he was still able to trigger the passive Protection effect of the Mage Robe with his voice alone; it was simply incredible.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a bit unconfident.

However, in front of Iolum, he certainly could not show weakness. Helping Luowei to a chair on the side to lean against, Xia Duo formally bid farewell to Iolum.

It was not just leaving the Study, but also leaving Seventon.

"So soon? Not waiting for the Snow Melting Competition to end before leaving?"

"I won't wait. The Snow Melting Competition happens every year, but Luowei's matter cannot be delayed for too long; I need to go back and make arrangements as soon as possible."

"Alright then, be careful with everything. Once the matters here in Seventon are settled, I will go to the Nan Jing to see you all."

"Teacher should be the one to be more careful. That person... never mind, I won't say it; Teacher should understand better than I do. Then I will leave first; please say goodbye to Buluode and the others for me!"

Xia Duo waved his hand, took Luowei, and teleported directly to the Teleportation Room.