Chapter 568 - 330: Farewell and Moving Forward

Chapter 568: Chapter 330: Farewell and Moving Forward

"You must be the friend Yuna mentioned."

Before Lu Cang stood a woman dressed in a white scholar’s robe.

On her left breast were seven stars arranged in a specific pattern, symbolizing that she was a Level 7 Scholar who possessed knowledge far more profound than that of an ordinary person.

"Mm."

"Yuna said she wanted to wait until she saw you before leaving."

Lu Cang nodded slightly, not saying much.

Instead, he turned to look at Yuna, who turned her face away.

Seeing this, the Tower Master couldn’t help but reveal a slightly helpless smile. ’Ah, the feelings between children...’

’I’ve heard this boy, Lu Cang, is quite a remarkable character himself.’

’At such a young age, he’s already a Root Mage.’

’But... there isn’t much other information about him. It seems some entity is deliberately protecting his information.’

’Even with my status as a Level 7 Scholar and the Master of the White Tower of Atlantis City, I can’t find anything.’

’All I know is that he’s currently a Tier Four Scholar within the White Tower.’

’He possesses privileges equivalent to a Level 4 Scholar.’

’A while ago, he submitted quite a few cutting-edge theories on Magic, and the review board is currently assessing him for the rank of Tier Five Scholar.’

’The results of today’s cross-review are already in.’

’Lu Cang should be able to smoothly advance to Tier Five Scholar...’

’If his age is truly similar to Yuna’s, then perhaps Lu Cang would be an even better choice than her.’

"Lu Cang."

"Do you want to go to the Tower of the Sages and participate in the Wise One selection?"

Lu Cang looked up at the woman.

He shook his head. "No... I have no interest in becoming a Wise One."

’The main reason is I still have to go to the Tree of the World Center to meet up with Iz and the others... Besides, I also need to go to the Tree of the World Center to find the answer to advancing from Level 7 to Level 8.’

’I figure I should be able to reach Level 7 during my travels.’

’If I go to the Tower of the Sages, who knows how long that would take... and what’s there might not even be what I want.’

’If it were an opportunity that was on my way, that would be fine.’

’But to make a special trip for it... I’d rather not.’

"I see..."

"Well, I won’t force you, then."

Seeing the boy reject this opportunity, the woman’s tone was tinged with disappointment.

This chance to become a Wise One was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people. In truth, she was quite envious of this chance, but unfortunately, she had missed her own.

And now, seeing someone else reject the very opportunity she had dreamed of,

she couldn’t help but feel a little lost.

She patted both of their heads and walked between them. "You two talk. Yuna, I’ll be waiting for you outside the door."

"We’re not in a huge rush. It doesn’t matter if we leave a day late."

Yuna nodded lightly as the woman walked out of the room.

"Yuna, uh..."

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

"Lu Cang... Thank you for coming to see me off."

"I’ve already spoken with my parents, and they both respect my choice."

"Lu Luwei and Leng Qingying also came to see me yesterday."

"Mm..." Lu Cang murmured.

In truth, Lu Cang already knew all of this. The entire city was now within his Perception Range, so he was well aware of Yuna’s every move.

In fact, with just a single thought, Lu Cang could teleport inside the White Tower to see Yuna.

It was just that...

’This feeling in my heart is hard to put into words.’

’It’s not that I’m some naive, truly ignorant child. But it’s precisely because I’m not a real child that I feel so conflicted and awkward.’

Lu Cang still hadn’t figured out how to act around Yuna.

In the end, Lu Cang chose to just bury his head in his research on Magic and Combat Skills, and in Forging equipment... pouring all his focus into the matter of becoming stronger.

Yuna wrung her small hands. "Lu Cang, about what I said to you before..."

"It scared you, didn’t it...?"

Lu Cang thought for a moment before replying, "A little."

Yuna said in a small voice, "I’m sorry for unsettling your mind."

"It’s not that serious," Lu Cang said. "You don’t have to apologize."

"I just... couldn’t think of how to answer you at the time. The only things on my mind are advancing and how to get stronger."

"You know this, but I’ve recently been through something... rather painful."

Lu Cang was talking about Earth.

The destruction of Earth had indeed caused Lu Cang a great deal of pain, but he had been suppressing this feeling with his extremely high Spirituality and a forced, compulsive rationality.

’I found my home.’

’But I can never go back.’

’Now, I’m just a soul adrift in a foreign land. I’m not even sure what my own essence truly is anymore.’

’Most of the aspirations I once held in my heart are gone.’

’The only thought that remains is to get stronger... strong enough to stand defiant before Moon.’

So, Yuna’s confession had filled Lu Cang’s heart with another kind of chaos.

"Mm..."

"You told me, I know... So I’m sorry, for causing you trouble."

"It’s just that I felt if I didn’t say these things to you now, I might never have the chance to say them again."

"You said it yourself, the path I’ve chosen is filled with danger."

"If I really don’t make it back, you might never have known how I feel."

"Mm, I understand. I don’t blame you," Lu Cang said.

"Actually... I don’t really have anything else to say," Yuna said.

"So, let’s leave it at that."

"I’m leaving now."

Their conversation came to an abrupt halt.

Fragments of memories couldn’t help but flash through Lu Cang’s mind.

The time he spent with Yuna when he had first come into contact with the White Tower, when he was filled with curiosity about the knowledge of this world...

Researching all sorts of new and strange things, from morning till night.

It felt like they had endless topics to talk about.

Everything in this world was new to them both.

Back then, their division of labor was unspoken yet clear.