Chapter 499 - 205: Only Two Legends... That’s All

"Alright, the contract is complete."

Wei’en waved the parchment scrolls before storing them in his Space Ring. He then continued, "As for Zero, I admit he is indeed a Mechanical Life."

"A real Mechanical Life?"

"Director, how did you do it?"

"Can we do it too?"

"Excuse me, but what conditions must be met for you to teach us this? I’m willing to give up everything!"

Teresa and the others couldn’t contain their excitement and began asking questions one after another.

Wei’en frowned. The moment he raised his hand, the Wizards in the research institute fell silent.

Huh.

’Are they really that pragmatic?’

With that thought, Wei’en said calmly, "Unfortunately, for now, I will not be providing any methods for creating Zero, nor any related research."

As his words fell, he scanned Teresa and the others, expecting...

Hm?

’No looks of disappointment? Not even a hint on their faces?’

"Director," Teresa said, still smiling, her head held high. "I apologize. We got a bit carried away just now. Please don’t mind us!"

"Yes, Director. A research achievement that great is beyond our current ability to even approach, even if you were to share it," Oshana chimed in.

"That’s right!"

"..."

Wei’en gave them a long, searching look. It seemed he had underestimated these Wizards. It had taken only a single sentence from him for them to decisively drop the matter of creating Zero.

’As expected, anyone who can advance to the rank of Official Mage at such an age can’t possibly be a brainless fool.’

’Well, except for Benoy, of course!’

In fact, Teresa and the others’ true thoughts were exactly as he had guessed.

The moment they heard Wei’en’s words, they had instantly made a wise decision—as long as they stayed at this institute, even if they never obtained the method for creating Zero, they could still learn a great deal from Wei’en.

An opportunity like this was the most valuable thing of all!

"However, I can give you a brief explanation."

Wei’en nodded slightly. "Zero’s existence is due to the power of a rune. And as Teresa said, he was indeed just a Mechanical Puppet before, and his name was indeed ’Iron Heart Fury.’ I will likely publicize the method for creating him in the future."

"As for the new Wizard system you just mentioned, I believe its creation is not entirely impossible..."

Hearing this, the smiles on the faces of Teresa and the others grew even wider. They couldn’t suppress their excitement at the mere thought that a new Wizard system might be born from their hands.

They had never even dared to dream of such a thing, let alone participate in it!

"Of course, it all depends on whether our first research project can achieve its intended goals."

"Director, I’m certain we can do it!" Oshana said, her gaze burning as she looked at Wei’en. "If even a great Wizard such as yourself can’t do it, then no other Wizard stands a chance."

"Yes, Director," Teresa said, touching her flushed cheeks. "You will definitely lead us to produce results that will shock every Wizard in the School. I have no doubt about that!"

Christa glanced at the two Witches and said with a sigh, "Teresa, Oshana, you’ve said everything. What’s left for Adolph and me to say...?"

"Sorry, sorry..."

"Director, should we begin the formal research phase of the project now?"

"No need to rush," Wei’en chuckled, seeing their excited faces. "First, follow the research plan I sent you and gather all the necessary research reports and Era Relics. I’m leaving this task to you, Teresa."

"No problem!" Teresa patted the two small mantel clocks. "I’ll file a report with Dean Josue right away. If necessary, I’ll contact Master Boras and ask for his support."

"Good. The rest of you will follow Teresa’s arrangements for now. Once we have the materials, I’ll study them first before we begin the formal research."

"Understood, Director!"

"Any other questions?"

After a few seconds of silence, Wei’en took a step forward. "That will be all for now. I look forward to your good news."

"Goodbye, Director."

After Wei’en pressed the button to close the channel and his figure vanished from the screen, Teresa and the others couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Whew... The Director may look young, but the pressure he gives off is no less than Dean Josue’s," Escobar said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Really?" Teresa chuckled. "Are you still thinking about Senior Benoy being expelled?"

"A little, yeah," Escobar said with a dry laugh. "He was, after all, the Second-level Researcher the Dean assigned to the Director. I never expected the Director would fire him just like that."

"Isn’t that a good thing?" Oshana said, unconcerned. "Someone like Benoy staying here would have only hindered the project’s progress. Though, he’ll probably pay a high price for this!"

"I’m more concerned about the research project and the matter of that Mechanical Life. I really hope we can get that rune from the Director."

Ausel pulled his hood down again to hide his disfigured face. "But I’m worried that rune belongs to the Mechanical School," he said coolly.

"Yeah, I’m worried too. If that’s the case, I’m afraid that among us, only Teresa, Escobar, and Christa will have a chance to learn it." Oshana sighed, then looked at Christa and chuckled. "You’ve changed a lot today, junior. Is it because of what happened with Senior Benoy?"