"Kara, are you serious?"
Morris still found it hard to believe.
Because…
If soone truly possessed that level of skill, their strength couldn't possibly be weaker than his own!
So why would such a person participate in sothing as trivial as the Enlightennt Competition?
After all…
There was nothing in this competition that could possibly entice a figure of that caliber.
Morris couldn't understand it.
He even suspected that Kara might be hiding sothing from him.
Otherwise…
How could soone like that even exist?
Seeing Morris's expression, Kara imdiately knew what he was thinking.
She herself had struggled to believe it at first.
After all, her student, Veya, had rely traveled to Greenstone City for a short ti—
And in that short trip, she had sohow encountered a master-level artificer?
How was that possible?
And even if she did et such a person—
Why would they help her?
And not just help, but do so to such an extre degree?
So, Kara had started investigating.
In reality, the mystery wasn't difficult to unravel.
Veya's movents in Greenstone City were limited—
She had only visited one place: Velen Forge.
After making so inquiries, Kara learned sothing unexpected.
Apparently, a new master artificer had recently arrived at Velen Forge.
And he was very young.
Despite being new, he had already beco a Tier-master.
Even the famous Master Dixon treated him with deep respect.
At first, Kara was still skeptical.
It sounded too unbelievable.
So she pressed further, questioning Veya's attendant.
Eventually, she confird it—
The one who had repaired Veya's magic array core…
Was the sa young artificer from Velen Forge.
And—
He had traveled alongside Veya all the way to Greenstone City!
The only silver lining was that at least they knew each other.
—
"Of course, I'm serious," Kara said. "And… sothing else caught my attention."
"When he repaired the magic array core…"
"He did it in about ten minutes."
"WHAT?!"
Morris couldn't believe it.
In such a short amount of ti…
A stranger wouldn't even have had ti to fully analyze the magic array core.
Let alone repair it…
Let alone upgrade it.
"This is the truth," Kara assured him. "I verified everything myself."
Morris fell silent.
He knew Kara had no reason to lie about this.
Which ant…
This was real.
Quickly, he asked, "Then who is this master?"
As he spoke, Morris's eyes swept over the contestants of the Enlightennt Competition.
Had he overlooked soone?
Had he really failed to notice a true genius artificer?
"See for yourself," Kara said, pointing.
"It's that kid standing over there. The only one who isn't sitting."
Morris followed her gaze—
And his mind short-circuited.
Wait.
Standing?
Among all the competitors, the only one still standing was…
Daniel.
No.
No, no, no.
It couldn't be.
Daniel?!
The ordinary mage who had just reached Tier-Platinum?!
How could he be the master Kara was talking about?!
Morris's mind spiraled into chaos.
—
A Sudden Realization
Morris suddenly rembered sothing.
Back when he had visited Velen Forge, Dixon had said—
"I guarantee that Daniel's talent is enough to join Artisan's Sanctuary."
At the ti, Morris didn't believe him.
Because no matter how talented soone was—
Their limited potential would eventually beco their ceiling.
But now…
Looking at Daniel, Morris felt a horrifying suspicion creeping into his mind.
Had he…
Had he misjudged Daniel?
Had he missed a true once-in-a-lifeti genius?
—
Greg's Mockery
"Hahaha!"
Greg's mocking laughter rang out.
"Look at that idiot! Ti's almost up, and he's still just standing there!"
"He thinks he can make it to the top ten like this? What a joke!"
"He's probably panicking by now!"
Hearing Greg's sarcastic remarks, Morris felt an overwhelming urge to slap him.
Greg continued, "Lord Morris, I'm sure you can already tell—"
"This Daniel must have used alchemical pills to force his breakthrough to Tier-Platinum!"
"That's why he's completely incapable of understanding the sword mark's profound aning!"
"So now he's just standing there like an idiot!"
Greg grinned as he spoke, thinking he was pleasing Morris.
But the mont he finished speaking—
Morris's face twisted with anger.
"You…"
"Shut up."
Greg blinked in confusion.
Then, before he could react—
"GET LOST!"
Morris's furious roar exploded through the air.
Greg stumbled backward, his face turning pale.
He had never seen Morris so enraged before.
—
Daniel's True Intention
The ti limit was almost up.
And Daniel…
Was still standing there.
To outsiders, it looked as if he had completely given up on comprehending the sword mark.
But—
No one had noticed sothing strange.
When Daniel had thrown his mana stones into the air earlier…
A powerful energy fluctuation had begun forming around him.
The truth was simple—
Daniel had made up his mind.
If he wanted to find Rose, he needed to beco stronger, faster.
So—
He was about to break through.
For Daniel, power progression was never a challenge.
He had no bottlenecks.
All he needed was mana.
As long as he had enough mana, he could advance whenever he wanted.
The magic array he had just activated…
Was an energy absorption array—designed to devour mana at an extre rate.
And at this mont—
An imnse tide of mana surged toward Daniel.
Even the Thousand Suns Hall elders, as well as Kara and Morris, sensed it.
"What's happening?"
All eyes turned toward Daniel, drawn to the sudden mana fluctuations surrounding him.
"Wait… is he…?"
Morris's expression darkened.
"Is he trying to break through?!"
Why?
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Why here?!
Was he insane?!
Then—
A terrifying wave of mana erupted around Daniel.
It poured into his body like a raging storm.
And Daniel…
Absorbed it all.
His aura surged—
And in re monts, he had reached the absolute peak of Tier-Platinum.
Even Dixon, who had been watching from a distance, finally realized what was happening.
"Wait… Daniel is breaking through?! Now?!"
He rembered the last ti Daniel had casually excused himself to 'use the restroom'—
And returned having successfully advanced.
Back then, Dixon had never seen how Daniel actually broke through.
But now, for the first ti—
He was witnessing Daniel's advancent firsthand.
Right in front of an entire crowd.
"Is this… really happening?"
Dixon whispered in disbelief.
Then, just as the thought crossed his mind—
Daniel's aura shifted again.
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