Chapter 656: Chapter 412 Councilman_2
Sylvester suddenly realized that his words might not have been appropriate, as Colin was clearly intentionally hiding his strength...
But he hadn’t thought of that before and didn’t want to risk taking credit, yet inadvertently exposed Colin’s hidden strength.
However, having spoken, it was no longer feasible to keep it a secret, and besides, it wasn’t a bad thing, rather, it was a great achievement in saving Neustadt City.
The only potential risk might be that Colin’s absurd strength could attract some covert covetousness.
Still, Sylvester figured he could probably protect a genius wizard, so after a pause, he continued,
"Among the wizards stationed there was a Second Rank Wizard named Colin Leonard, who is very strong. He was the one who truly discovered that the Adams Family had betrayed the wizards."
"Colin Leonard?" Nois was stunned. "Is he from the Tin Saint School? Blonde hair, blue eyes, quite handsome-looking, and seems young..."
"Yes," Sylvester glanced at Nois. "Why, do you know Colin?"
Nois’s expression was complex, filled with both nostalgia and disbelief.
"Of course, I know him. The manuscript of the Deep Red Marking Technique that you revised, which I received from the Council, was gifted to him by me."
Nois paused, staring at Sylvester, and then added, "Moreover, this Colin Leonard is also the Heroic Wizard who unraveled the Elf Clan’s conspiracy back then."
"Colin was the Heroic Wizard from back then?"
This time, it was Sylvester’s turn to be stunned; he hadn’t expected that Shelley knew this seemingly ordinary young wizard, who only had some talent in witchcraft, yet was also the Heroic Wizard from back then!
"Did Colin really defeat a Third Rank Wizard?" Nois couldn’t help asking again.
Even he had never thought to challenge a Third Rank Wizard when he was a Second Rank Wizard himself—it was a gap too hard to cross!
"According to his description, that Third Rank Wizard used a unique type of witchcraft, manifesting through the blood, flesh, and soul of a Second Rank Wizard and was probably not at full strength," Sylvester speculated.
"Even so, Colin can be called a genius among geniuses," Nois nodded slightly, unable to stop his admiration.
"You may not know, but if I recall correctly, when Colin thwarted the Elf Clan’s scheme, he was a mere First Rank Wizard and had just advanced to Second Rank during the cleansing period in Neustadt City. To think, in just two or three years, he’s grown strong enough to confront a Third Rank Wizard head-on..."
Both men, harboring ambitions of their own, exchanged looks and empathetically sighed, "With such a genius among us, the future of wizards... always has hope."
Though the words were joyful, thinking of the future of wizards still led them to fall silent for a moment.
"I plan to nominate Colin for Councilman," Nois suddenly said after a long pause. "His achievements already merit the honor of a Supreme Council Member."
"And as a genius, he should also get to know the true reality of the world ahead of time..."
Sylvester was silent for a long while, shook his head, and said slowly, "He’s merely a Half-blood Wizard, going to the Council will not be easy."
"Moreover, to become a Supreme Council Member, one must at least be a Third Rank Wizard."
"Only the Supreme Council can provide him with the best resources," Nois emphasized, looking at Sylvester, and said slowly:
"Colin is not like you were back then, and the Supreme Council is also not what it used to be—the Supreme Councilmen are increasingly less involved in daily affairs, growing more indifferent... cough."
Realizing he was off-topic, Nois coughed and continued firmly, "In any case, Colin’s talent is excellent, even better than yours or mine. I believe the Supreme Council will change the requirements for the Third Rank for him, and I also believe he can earn the respect of the Pureblood Families through his own strength."
Silvester sighed internally and did not continue to argue with Nois.
Arguing was pointless. From any angle, he had no reason to stop Nois’s actions.
Moreover, he agreed with Nois—only the Supreme Council could provide Colin with the best resources.
With Colin’s talent, only by going to the Supreme Council would he not feel buried.
...
This divine conspiracy, long in the making and supposed to have a massive impact, was unexpectedly resolved overnight.
After dealing with the crisis in the city, Nois immediately contacted Agnes, the commander at the war front.
At that time, the two Fourth Rank Wizards and a dozen Third Rank Wizards from the Adams Family who were going to support the front line, along with numerous key family members, had not yet arrived.
Thus, due to the lack of information, Agnes ultimately succeeded in capturing most of the Adams Family members.
Only one severely injured Fourth Rank Wizard, helped by a divine incarnation, managed to escape.
Later interrogations revealed that this group of Fourth Rank Wizards, leading the Adams Family members, was planning to backstab the front-line wizards at a critical moment, then help the divine side capture the Teiya Strait and fully commit to the divine camp.
Unfortunately, such a conspiracy was extinguished before it could unfold.
Thus, the chain reaction resulted in the war at the Teiya Strait, ultimately ending in victory for the wizards’ side, securing the strait.
As for the cave monsters attacking the farmland, with the swift arrival of support troops, they were quickly brought under control.
Yet the divine pollution mushrooms created were truly malicious; although Colin and Shelley had rushed to help at the first sign, ultimately nearly seventy percent of the farmlands in the Roon Kingdom were completely polluted.
Only later did they discover that the divine’s target was not just the Roon Kingdom but the entire Tilamei Plain.
Almost all the countries on the plain had their farmlands struck by the pollution mushrooms.
Compared to the Roon Kingdom, they were not so lucky—they were virtually annihilated.
In the following days, Colin walked on the roads outside the city, all he could see was desolate farmland and the wailing and weeping of the farmers.
If it weren’t for the world’s upper echelons holding absolute military power, deeply ingraining order into the hearts of the people, the despair would inevitably have led to unrest among the serfs.
But now, there was only silence, deathly stillness, and every serf’s face was numb.
Although he knew he had done his best, seeing these scenes still left a sour taste in Colin’s heart.
Fortunately, the cave monster outbreak was discovered early, and the support troops arrived on time, so most of the city-states of the Tilamei Plain were not breached by the cave monsters. The strictly guarded granaries within the cities were mostly intact, preventing worse outcomes.
At least... for now, there was no immediate concern about a food crisis.
Days passed, and one clear morning, Colin received a summons from the Supreme Council.