Wizard: I use my omniscience to interpret the truth.

Deep within the underground facility, in a softly lit and luxuriously decorated conference room, five wizards with distinct appearances are watching the scene in the cave through a crystal screen.

As the group of men in black robes placed the wooden boxes in the cave and left, an old man with a gloomy face suddenly spoke.

"Is all the equipment here?"

If Byron were here, he would surely recognize that the gloomy-faced old man was Lucius Thor, the first official wizard they encountered when they arrived on the Wizarding Continent.

As Lucius broke the silence in the room, a bald wizard nodded slightly.

"The equipment has all been delivered; once it's installed, all you need to do is wait patiently."

After saying this, the bald wizard hesitated slightly before speaking again.

"Are we really going to do this? What if...?"

"What do you mean 'if'? We've already come this far, do you still want to back out?!"

Before the bald wizard could finish speaking, Lucius interrupted him with a sinister expression.

"And did we want to get to this point? Were we forced into it by the academy?! If you want to quit, turn around and leave now, I won't stop you!"

"But you need to think carefully: do you want to resist now and fight for a chance to survive, or do you want to be like those spineless families and slowly perish under the oppression of the academy?!"

Lucius had long disliked this guy; he acted sleazy and lacked any sense of aristocratic responsibility.

Most importantly, this guy has a closer relationship with the academy, unlike him who is not trusted by the academy and whose family has few apprentices with poor aptitude.

You should know that they always use his family's magical artifacts to transport apprentices, yet they don't know how to cherish them.

Other families also have them, but they only focus on using what's available to their own family, and the rewards they give are even less!

Therefore, Lucius not only hated the Academy, but also hated those who were close to it.

Upon hearing this, the bald wizard looked displeased, but knowing he was in the wrong, he didn't say anything more.

Just then, a round-faced, very kind-looking old man smiled and spoke up.

"Hey Harvey, don't blame Lucius for being so harsh. He has a point."

"Does it mean we don't want to continue like before, but did those guys at the academy ever give us a chance?!"

"They ignored us juniors who were sent to the academy as hostages, and their treatment was even worse than that of the recruited students."

"That's bad enough, we can tolerate it, but now they want each of our families to send a full-fledged wizard to participate in the wizarding expedition!"

"Don't they know the situation of our families? Only a few families have two wizards, and most only have one."

"If one of them is selected, and if anything unexpected happens, our family, which has worked so hard to climb up here, will fall back into that quagmire. Harvey, do you really want your family to be like that?!"

It seems that this round old man holds a rather high position among these people. As soon as he opened his mouth, not only Harvey, but even Lucius shut his mouth and listened to him.

Upon hearing the round old man's words, the bald Harvey's face flushed red, and he retorted in a low voice.

"I said that for the sake of the family, didn't I? If others found out we were colluding with dark wizards, our entire family would be..."

"Harvey, shut up! As long as we don't say anything, who will know we've colluded with the dark wizard?!"

The round old man's eyes widened as he roared at Harvey.

The Black Wizard looks similar to the Dark Wizard who appeared because of the Great Crusade, but the two are completely different.

The former is an existence that is not tolerated by the entire wizarding continent, while the latter is a member of the academy wizards.

The origins of black wizards are very complicated.

Before becoming dark wizards, they might have been academy wizards trained in a wizarding academy, or family wizards trained in a wizarding family...

However, any wizard who deviates from the wizarding world in pursuit of power is collectively referred to as a dark wizard.

The Wizarding Council has always been strict in its treatment of dark wizards. Not only do people who become dark wizards, but even those who collude with dark wizards will be completely eradicated.

The other wizards in the room also began to look at Harvey with a strange expression.

Harvey realized what was happening and quickly shut up.

Seeing that Harvey knew he was wrong, the round old man resumed his amiable demeanor and looked around.

"Everyone, remember this: as long as we do our jobs well, I believe that once this matter is over, the share of our family's younger generation in the academy will definitely increase."

"Even that guy who deceived us about the Dark Corrosion Mark will definitely not dare to play any more tricks on us, and then we'll be safe."

"Once those younger generations become official wizards, your families will surely be even more prosperous than they are now!"

"At that time, we will have unparalleled glory!"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the other wizards in the room lit up, and their breathing became heavier.

Seeing this, the round old man nodded in satisfaction: "Alright, everyone get back to work. We don't have much time left."

Everyone nodded, stood up, and walked outside.

The meeting fell silent again.

........

The Dark Crystal Nest, a small plane, next to Byron's residence.

At this moment, Dylan and his two companions, who had been protecting Byron for over ten days, no longer looked as relaxed as before; they all showed some anxiety and worry.

Loris looked at the door, which remained unchanged and still tightly closed, and her tone became somewhat heavy.

"It's been so many days and there's still no movement. I think we should prepare for the worst and wake Byron up."

Although Dylan was also somewhat anxious, he was more composed than Loris.

Hearing Loris's words, he slowly shook his head: "Loris, I disagree with you. Things haven't gotten that serious yet."

"Give Byron more confidence, didn't you say that yourself?"

"Besides, if he's brewing a potion when we call him, we'll waste a batch of ingredients."

Loris: "I wanted to have more faith in Byron, but time waits for no one. It's just a piece of material; if it's wasted, so be it."

"Have you not considered that as time goes by, those organizations that conquer the Mother Nest will eventually return, and the situation will become increasingly dire?"

"If those organizations really come back, things will be really bad!"

Ivan nodded: "How could I not have thought about it? But that's just a high probability, not a certainty."

Dylan shook his head: "I've thought about this problem too. There are too many wolves and not enough meat. With the three mother broods combined, we can only produce a maximum of nine Origin Crystals."

"Among them are wizards who, unable to find anyone capable of brewing potions, had no choice but to swallow them whole."

"In that case, there will be even less source crystal essence available for distribution, and some ultimate wizard apprentices will definitely not be able to obtain it."

Upon hearing Dylan's words, Loris's speech became somewhat hurried.

"In that case, if those ultimate wizard apprentices are instigated by someone with ulterior motives and really act desperately, trying to steal our business, then we'll be in big trouble."

"In that case, even if I have great confidence in Byron, it won't be of any use. In that kind of environment, even if his mentor were there, there's no guarantee of success!"

"So, whether it's for safety or to ensure a high success rate, changing it wastes a single piece of material."

"It would be best to go and call Byron and have him move the potion-making location..."

But before Loris could finish speaking, her eyes suddenly widened as if she had seen something incredible, and she stopped talking.