Chapter 500 - Which is More Important, Depth or Breadth? (2/2)

Menon couldn’t help but jump at the sight of it. “You actually mastered it? So quickly?”

“That’s because your notes are well-written and easy to understand.”

Menon tsked. He felt like he had been overshadowed and said, not too pleased, “You seem to have a good foundation and are almost at this point in your research.”

“Indeed.” Roland nodded.

He was using numbers to pa.r.s.e magic, so he was progressing rather quickly. But there was a limit to how fast it could be; after all, it had only been a little over two years since he had entered the game.

Still, while his depth of learning magic was sufficient, his breadth wasn’t.

“After reading your three drawings, I’ll take something out too, otherwise it’d be rude of me.”

Roland thought about it and took out the technique of making the magic sword.

Because Menon liked to make things, so naturally this would be to his liking.

Then this thing opened Menon’s eyes. Because aside from Mordenkainen, Roland was the only one who knew how to do this.

It was the first time he’d ever seen this.

After telling Menon some of the key points so that he could learn and experience them for himself, Roland left.

Menon didn’t send him off either. He was completely immersed in learning.

Roland went to the pastry shop first and found that Andonara wasn’t there, so he went back to the room that the a.s.sociation of Mages had prepared for him, and after swiping the door open with his card, he saw Andonara working inside.

She was cleaning the floor and laying out the bedding

Seeing Roland return, she said sweetly, “I’ll make you dinner after I clean this place up.”

Roland had gotten used to Andonara’s wifeliness, and he felt like he was going to be a living wreck if he continued like this.

He watched Andonara walk around, then asked, “How did it go with Ms. Sharon?”

“She keeps trying to take me to see the First Princess, I don’t know why.” Andonara laughed bitterly. “That woman got a beating from me, wouldn’t it be provoking dislike to go see her! But Sharon’s expression and tone were sincere, and I didn’t sense any malice in her, so I guess she wanted me to make up with the First Princess Stephanie.”

Roland was surprised. “Sharon was so enthusiastic, but why?”

“Who knows!” Andonara shook her head helplessly.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Roland turned back and opened the door to find that it was the Great Elder Alfred.

“It seems that you have found the right answer,” Alfred said happily. “As expected of an elite from our Red Magic Tower, you didn’t shame us.”

Roland accepted Alfred’s compliment with a smile, then asked, “Great Elder, did you come here with any orders?” “It’s a good thing, come to dinner with us,” smiled Alfred. “The royal family has invited us tonight, and you will be able to meet lots of big shots.”

Roland pondered. “I think it’s better to stay in my room and study magic.”

“Aren’t you interested in a large number of beautiful n.o.blewomen?” Alfred’s enigmatic smile had a hint of crudeness to it. “A whole lot.”

“More beautiful than my Andonara?” Roland turned sideways and pointed to Andonara, who was busy in the room.

Alfred shrugged. “I guess there are only one or two with such a figure as a Legendary Great Swordsman.”

“There’s actually as many as one or two?” Roland seemed a little surprised.

Alfred felt the sourness of envy seep into his teeth like he had squeezed a dozen lemons.

He had no choice but to offer a great weapon: “But if you don’t attend the dinner, how am I going to introduce you to the great figures of the Church of Light? Then you might lose your chance to enter the Great Library of Light.”

“All right, I’ll go.” Roland stood up straight.

I knew it. Alfred rolled his eyes at Roland. “Follow me, and call your Great Swordsman queen too.” A few minutes later, Roland and Alfred walked out of the a.s.sociation of Mages. Andonara wore a white one-piece dress that was easy to move in, and she followed behind the two of them.

The world outside the a.s.sociation of Mages was full of square houses made of white stone. There were crowds of people walking along the large, busy streets.

Alfred pointed to the towering castle in the distance and smiled. “That’s the palace, the banquet will be held there. We don’t have a carriage, so we’ll have to figure out how to get to the palace ourselves. For example, the easiest way for us Mages to get is by flying.”

Alfred laughed and soared straight into the sky with Wind Soaring before disappearing into the towering background scenery of the royal palace.

It turned out that the Church of Light did not restrict flying spells.

Even if they didn’t restrict flying spells, Roland wouldn’t bother to fly now.

Rather than flying off alone, it was more romantic to walk slowly with Andonara on the streets.

Besides, it was still early in the morning, and there was still a long way to go before the sun would set. Roland didn’t believe that the palace would start the banquet so soon. Then he was proven wrong.

When the sun was still more than half a distance away from setting, a rather beautiful woman in a gorgeous dress suddenly announced that the banquet had officially started.

Roland almost couldn’t get into the banquet.

Alfred came out and brought him inside.