Chapter 860: Invitation From Zenith Academy

Chapter 860: 860: Invitation From Zenith Academy

The children had just started practicing again when a figure suddenly appeared at the edge of the training ground. Ethan immediately noticed him and turned his head. Rathlos walked toward him with a serious expression. His usually calm face looked slightly tense, which made Ethan’s expression change as well.

"Rathlos?"

Rathlos stopped in front of him and gave a slight bow.

"Your Grace, there is an urgent matter."

Ethan frowned. He glanced at the children before looking back at Rathlos.

"Kids, I need to go. Papa has something urgent to do."

Saying this, Ethan’s figure disappeared.

"What happened?"

Rathlos didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he reached into his clothes and took out an envelope. He held it out toward Ethan with a serious expression.

"It’s an invitation letter."

Ethan took the letter and looked at the seal. The moment he saw it, his eyes narrowed slightly. He tore open the envelope and quickly read the contents.

His expression suddenly changed.

His eyeballs widened in horror as he stared at the letter in his hand.

"What the..."

The invitation was from Zenith Academy.

But that wasn’t what shocked him.

The letter contained invitations for five children from his household.

The names were clearly written on the invitation.

Raymond Blanks.

Kael Blanks.

Lucian Blanks.

Lena Blanks.

Seraphina Blanks.

Three boys and two girls.

All five of them had been selected by Zenith Academy.

Ethan’s hand tightened around the letter as he read the contents again. For a moment, he wondered if he had misunderstood something.

"These five."

Ethan stared at him in disbelief. He was really shaken by the names because all five of them had EX Rank potential.

Zenith Academy selected students personally through the mysterious means of Carina Bella Zephyr, and every student selected had the potential to reach the Transcendent Rank.

Ethan slowly lowered the letter and wondered how the hell she had found this out.

Sitting far away in a plane outside their world, she had somehow managed to track his children from afar, even though their potential hadn’t been tested yet.

He only knew about their potential because of the System notifications.

’Does she have an artifact or some kind of power to find them?’

He didn’t know much because although he had heard about Zenith Academy, he hadn’t paid much attention to it. He had never thought about sending his children outside Blanks.

From what he knew, only 100 students were admitted each year, and only those who were sent invitations could enter there.

’She’s an independent Ascension Realm expert. Being able to remain independent shows her capabilities, but I wonder why she runs an academy.’

Ethan looked at the invitation again before turning toward Rathlos.

"Are these authentic?"

Rathlos remained silent for a moment before answering.

"I don’t know, Your Grace. The invitation arrived through the official channels. We checked it several times before bringing it to you."

Ethan looked down at the letter again. His fingers slowly tightened around its edge as he thought about the matter.

"Since there is an opportunity for them to see the higher world, I can’t decide by myself."

He needed to ask about this with his wives and children first.However, another problem immediately came to his mind.

If these five went out, how would the other children feel?

At such a tender age, they would surely feel hurt if they thought they were being discriminated against.

Ethan could already feel the headache coming.

He had more than fifty children now, and if five of them suddenly received a special opportunity that the others didn’t, it could easily create problems among them.

He rubbed his forehead and sighed.

This matter was going to be much more troublesome than he had expected.

Ethan returned to the residence with the invitation letters still in his hand. His expression remained serious as he walked through the hall. He had been thinking about the matter the entire way back, but he still couldn’t come to a decision.

He immediately sent someone to call his wives.

It didn’t take long before Sophia, Lina, Rina, Julia, Claire, Amber, Valeria, Maria, and all the others appeared. They noticed the serious expression on Ethan’s face and quickly realized that something important had happened.

Sophia looked at the letters in his hand.

"What happened?"

Ethan placed the invitations on the table and pushed them toward them.

"These arrived today."

The women looked at the envelopes and then at Ethan. Rina picked one up and checked the seal before opening it. Her expression changed when she saw the name of the academy.

"Zenith Academy?"

Ethan nodded.

"Five of our children have been selected."

He then told them everything Rathlos had told him and explained what he had learned about Zenith Academy. He also told them that all five children had EX Rank potential.

The room became quiet after hearing this.

Ethan rubbed his forehead.

"I don’t know what to do."

His voice carried a rare sense of hesitation.

"Part of me wants to send them. This is an opportunity they may never get again. But another part of me doesn’t want them to leave Blanks when they are still so young."

He looked at the invitations again.

"If I send them, the other children might feel that I’m treating them differently. If I don’t send them, these five might feel that I held them back because of their siblings."

Sophia remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Ethan, I understand why you’re worried, but I don’t think we can stop them from going."

Ethan looked toward her.

Sophia gently picked up one of the invitations.

"These five are the ones who were selected. We can’t do anything about that. Zenith Academy chose them, not us."

Rina nodded in agreement.

"She’s right. We can’t exactly beg Zenith Academy to accept more children just because five of ours were selected."

She placed the invitation back on the table.

"And if we stop these five from going, they may not understand why we’re doing it. They are at the age where their aspirations are beginning to grow. They will naturally want to see the world outside Blanks and experience something different."

Julia also nodded.

"Exactly. If we stop them only because we’re worried about how the others will feel, they might think we don’t trust them or that we’re afraid to let them leave."

Ethan remained silent.

He understood their point, but the worry in his heart didn’t disappear.

Claire looked at him gently.

"We can explain everything to the other children. They are still young, but they can understand if we explain it properly."

Amber nodded.

"We can tell them that being selected doesn’t mean those five are more important than the others. It only means that they received an opportunity that the others didn’t receive this time."

Valeria crossed her arms and thought for a moment before adding.

"And the others will have their own opportunities. We shouldn’t make the children feel like their future has already been decided just because they weren’t selected."

Maria quietly nodded.

"Besides, if the five want to go, keeping them here may only make them regret it later."

Ethan looked around at his wives.

They had all reached the same conclusion.

He let out a long breath and leaned back in his chair.

"So you’re saying we should send them?"

Sophia gave him a small nod.

"Yes."