In Reese's view, although Herag had exceptional talent, it would still take him decades to become a Crystalization Wizard.

She hadn't even considered that during these three years, Herag was aiming to become a Crystalization Wizard, she just thought he was meditating in seclusion.

So when she heard Herag say he advanced to a Crystalization Wizard, Reese was so unexpectedly surprised.

Holding her, Herag laughed and said, "What's so unusual about that? I will eventually become a Level 2 Wizard. By then, with greater strength, I can better control my own destiny."

Reese was delighted and kissed Herag again and again, but then she suddenly thought of something, and her expression became somewhat melancholy.

"What's wrong?" Herag noticed her change in expression and asked.

"You're progressing too fast…" Reese said with a melancholic expression.

Herag looked puzzled: "How am I fast? You should know very well whether I'm fast or not."

Reese chuckled, giving Herag a light punch: "Where is your mind wandering? I mean your progress is too fast, I feel that in this lifetime, I can never keep up with your pace. As you continue to move forward, the distance between us will only grow farther."

Herag was momentarily speechless, if he continued to ascend to higher levels, it would indeed increase the distance from people like Reese who were around him.

In the end, it's very likely they would no longer be on the same level of life, even holding each other like this could no longer be possible.

Not to mention, once he advanced to a certain level, his lifespan would grow longer, but the people around him would only age and not have such a long life.

In the current situation, many years later, it would likely just be him continuing on alone.

Reese clearly thought of this, knowing that she probably couldn't accompany Herag through his entire life, which is why she was so saddened.

Tears slipped down Reese's face as she leaned against Herag's chest, "It's okay, I've figured it out. I may not accompany you through your whole life, but I can use my whole life to accompany you, as long as you don't mind me getting old."

Feeling the dampness on his chest, Herag embraced the soft Reese in his arms and said, "Don't overthink it, once I grow stronger, I'll naturally find a way to solve these problems."

This issue seems unsolvable for now, but Herag believed that while it might appear to be a difficult normalcy for others, it might not be the case for him.

As long as Herag progresses quickly enough, there's a chance that he could at least let those around him live longer.

He's only twenty-four now, the road ahead is long, and time is plentiful.

They tightly embraced each other, deeply moved, leading to another intense session.

...

A month later.

During this time, Herag practiced meditation daily at the Wizard Tower, with the main goal of stabilizing his newly advanced spiritual power and adjusting his state.

He utilized this time to gradually stabilize his spiritual power, which was no longer fluctuating and unstable as when he had just advanced.

The stability of spiritual power is extremely important for a wizard, as it determines whether the wizard's routine casting, spell model construction, and magic potion experiments can be carried out stably.

It seemed like a minor point, yet it's actually extremely significant.

On this day, as usual, Herag exited the Wizard Tower and was walking down King Street, on his way home.

From a distance away from home, he spotted a middle-aged man with a round face wearing a black top hat, who had just alighted from a carriage and was looking toward Herag's house.

"Is there anything you need?" Herag asked upon approaching, not recognizing the man before him.

The round-faced man glanced back at Herag, then politely smiled and asked, "Are you Mr. Herag Merlin?"

"That's me, how can I help you?" Herag replied.

"Oh, oh, hello Mr. Herag. My name is Toby, and I'm the vice president of the East Source Commerce Association. I specifically came to find you because there's something I need to tell you, and I thought you should be informed." Toby said with a somewhat complex expression.

"East Source Commerce Association?"

Herag thought for a moment and remembered what kind of association it was.

Back when David left Silver Moon City to scout future trade routes for the Cheqi Family, he had joined this East Source Commerce Association.

The East Source Commerce Association was considered a relatively large commercial organization, with businesses spread throughout the Land of Dawn.

For David to join this association was surely a good thing, as working with them for some time would give him a rough understanding of the Land of Dawn and allow him to accumulate resources and connections.

But now that the vice president of the East Source Commerce Association had come specifically to find him, it could only be about David. Could something have happened to David?

Herag immediately asked, "Did something happen to David?"

Toby hesitated, not knowing how to say it, and sighed: "Mr. Herag, I'm sorry. We did not take good care of him. Some time ago, while he was working with one of the association's trade caravans outside the Crystal City, they were attacked by Abyssal Cultists."

"Many people from the association were either killed or scattered, and now most are in polluted areas, with their fates unknown. You know how dangerous those places in the polluted areas are, so their situation is probably not very good."

Herag promptly asked, "Tell me the details."

Toby nodded and recounted the events in detail.

At the time, when the airship was still some distance from Crystal City, an attack by Abyssal Cultists suddenly occurred inside, causing the entire airship to crash into the polluted area.

Those with stronger abilities, or who were luckier, had already escaped to Crystal City.

However, many were still in the polluted area, with their fates uncertain.

Although the East Source Commerce Association had a broad business network, they didn't have the capability to go into the polluted area and retrieve everyone.

Moreover, for a business-oriented association like the East Source Commerce Association, the price to retrieve everyone was too high.

Those in the polluted area were just ordinary association members and didn't have the status that warranted a necessary rescue.

So whether those members in the polluted area could return alive was entirely up to their own fate.

Toby came specifically to inform Herag because Herag is an official member of Serlandir and the records showed David was Herag's follower.

Because of this relationship, Toby came to inform Herag, so he wouldn't be in the dark.

After hearing, Herag silently contemplated something.

At that moment, Reese had also come out, and she had already heard the news, with tears at the corners of her eyes.

She knew how extremely dangerous the polluted area was; Herag had narrowly escaped death there, so with David's abilities, it was likely he wouldn't return.

Reese had always been grateful to David, her cousin, for taking care of her and always accommodating her since childhood.

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