I raise elves in Florian

Dim sum shop.

Philon and Shutark went out shopping together today, while Shi Yichen and Frilian were with Flame, and as for Yubel, no one knows where he went.

"Philen, are you done yet?"

Shutark stood aside watching Philen struggle with which snack to buy; there were so many delicious options that Philen found it difficult to choose.

"I'm really torn."

Philon looked at this and then at that; she wanted them all. Although she could buy them all, she had to consider the future, so she couldn't spend much money each day.

"Let's buy this one!"

After thinking about it, Philon decided to buy cookies with chocolate chips instead, as she preferred these to palmiers.

"Grandpa, this..."

Raofin also pointed to the cookies and said to Duncan.

"Ugh!"

Philen and Raofen looked at each other.

"Give me some of everything."

Duncan said to the clerk.

. . . . . .

A plain.

The plains were littered with traces of battle.

"Frilian, it seems you've grown quite a bit over this long period of time."

Flame looked at Frilian and said that she had fought with Frilian and was quite satisfied with Frilian's growth, as she was much more mature than before.

"But I still couldn't beat the teacher."

Frillie put away her wand and said.

“Frilian, that’s not how it works. You’ve already surpassed me.”

Flame shook her head and said to Frilian, Flame was certain that Frilian had surpassed her now, but was still a little lacking in combat. Of course, that was for her. If it were anyone else, Frilian would have no shortcomings.

"By the way, teacher, are you really not going to get old?"

Frilian looked at Flame with a puzzled expression. If the teacher was going to die anyway, what would happen then?

"No, unless I die, the teacher will not die."

Shi Yichen stepped forward and patted Frilian's little head.

"What do you mean?"

After Shi Yichen said that, Frilian was a little confused.

"In short, the teacher can now share my time, which means that as long as I don't die, the teacher won't die."

Shi Yichen explained to Frilian that, after all, Flame was resurrected using her power.

"So does that mean teachers, like us, won't die?"

Frilian looked at Shi Yichen and asked.

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean."

Shi Yichen nodded and said.

"Can Philon do that too?"

Frilian looked at Shi Yichen. If the teacher can do this, then can Philon do this too?

"It's possible, but we must respect Philen's wishes. Of course, it's fine if Philen wants to, but if she doesn't, we shouldn't force her."

Shi Yichen said to Frilian that if she could make Flame do this, she could naturally do the same as Philon. The most important thing is whether Philon wants to live this long.

"Yes! It depends on Philon himself."

Frillie nodded, understanding that these things couldn't be forced.

"Let's go! Let's go find her."

Shi Yichen looked at Frilian and said.

"Ah."

Frillie nodded.

"Teacher, we'll be going now."

Shi Yichen waved to Flame, since they would be staying here for a while anyway, and could come back to find Flame tomorrow.

"Okay, go ahead, I need to get busy too."

Flame smiled and said to Shi Yichen and Frilian, "It's only the Level 1 Magician test, and six people have already passed. My workload has increased, and since Celie doesn't care about these things, I have to do them myself."

. . . . . .

Outside the dim sum shop.

Philon and Hugh Talke were sitting at a table with Duncan and Raofen, which was covered with desserts.

"Don't be shy, eat as much as you want. When I was young, I didn't have many opportunities to eat sweets."

Duncan said to Philon and Hugh Talke that Raofen had already started eating.

"Thank you."

Phyllen politely addressed Duncan, who then began to eat his snacks, a happy smile on his face.

What's going on?

Hugh Talke looked at Philon with a blank expression, then at Duncan sitting opposite him. He had no idea what was going on. He had never seen the old man or the girl next to him before.

"Young man, you should eat too."

Duncan pushed the plate of snacks toward Hugh Talke.

"Ah, thank you, sir."

Hugh Talke nodded and thanked Duncan.

Who is he?

Shutark leaned over to Philen and whispered a question to her.

"The court magician, Mr. Duncan."

Philen gave a brief introduction of Duncan to Hugh Tarek, but he didn't finish his sentence: Duncan was not only a court mage, but also the most powerful mage in the northern kingdoms.

"A court magician?"

After hearing what Philon said, Shutark thought about it for a moment.

"Isn't that the old nobleman?"

Hugh Tarek, regaining his senses, stared at Duncan in shock. Anyone who could be called a court magician must be a big shot.

"I'm so sorry for my disrespectful words."

Hugh Talke spoke to Duncan with a fawning expression, not forgetting what Earl Granat had said: disrespecting nobles could result in beheading.

Seeing Hugh Talke's expression, Philon and Raofen also looked at him speechlessly, and Duncan, of course, understood Hugh Talke's concerns.

"It's alright, I came to this city as a mage."

Duncan reassured Hugh Talke, saying that although he was ruthless in dealing with his enemies, he wouldn't hold a grudge against a junior over such a trivial matter.

"But I feel really bad that a stranger like me has been treated so well..."

Hugh Tarker was still somewhat afraid of Duncan, after all, the other party was a powerful and influential mage.

"It's okay, I have nowhere else to spend the money anyway."

Duncan smiled at Hugh Thal's appearance and said that he was about to be buried and no longer needed all that money. He might as well use it to get to know some talented mages.

"How could there be nowhere to spend the money?"

Hugh Talke looked at Duncan, puzzled. How could there be nowhere to spend money?

"Yes! You can spend it on your grandchildren."

Philon didn't understand why Duncan would say that either.

“I have no children or grandchildren. My wife passed away when I was in my twenties. She was already in poor health.”

When Duncan spoke of his wife, his eyes were filled with tenderness and longing. He hadn't been back for decades, and he had come to take the Level 1 Magician test so that he could return to the Northern Highlands to see her.

"Your wife is...."

"She was the daughter of a nobleman from the northern highlands border who had lost the power struggle. At that time, I needed wealth and power because I couldn't think of any other way to save her."

That was the first time I felt so powerless. It's ironic that I can now even influence the fate of a nation.