noveltune Chapter 341 Succession to the Tower Master
Chapter 341 Succession to the Tower Master
Chapter 341 Succession to the Tower Master
Li Ang sat down cross-legged, took one last look at the potion shimmering with golden light in his hand, and finally calmed down.
He tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.
"boom-!"
The excruciating pain, indescribable in words, erupted from every tiny corner of his body the instant the medicine entered his throat, like millions of red-hot steel needles. It was not the pain of muscles or bones, but a deeper, ultimate pain that was forcibly torn apart, reshaped, and sublimated from the very origin of his cells, genes, and life itself!
My marrow is boiling, my blood is burning! My soul seems to have been thrown into the furnace of heaven and earth, enduring the most brutal forging and tempering!
Li Ang's consciousness was instantly swallowed by boundless pain. He clenched his teeth, veins bulged on his forehead, and his muscles spasmed uncontrollably. It felt as if countless tiny creatures were wriggling and reorganizing under his skin.
After an unknown amount of time, amidst seemingly endless excruciating pain, his consciousness finally sank completely into darkness.
Outside the courtyard gate of the floating workshop, Nelson and Rodney had been pacing back and forth like ants on a hot plate for several days.
Today is the day of the Tower Master's inauguration ceremony. The main hall inside the tower has been prepared in advance, and thousands of wizards have gathered, waiting for:
The new tower master has appeared.
But Lord Li Ang has not come out since he entered the alchemy room seven days ago and opened that solid light blue barrier. The barrier has remained stable, which means that the lady should be fine. But this has been too long!
"Brother, will the adults—" Rodney hugged her kitten plush toy, her big eyes filled with anxiety.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Nelson interrupted his sister, but he couldn't help glancing frequently at the tightly closed workshop doors and the barrier himself. "The ceremony is about to begin. Lady Diana and Lord Celeste have already sent people to inquire three times—"
Just when the brother and sister were almost in despair, the pale blue barrier that had lasted for seven days and seven nights suddenly disappeared.
The workshop door was pushed open, and Li Ang walked out.
"My lord, you've finally come out!" Nelson was almost in tears, and he pulled his sister forward quickly.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Li Ang asked, puzzled. He felt that he had just fallen asleep because he couldn't bear the pain.
"Today is the day you take office as the tower master!" Rodney exclaimed anxiously. "The ceremony is about to begin! Everyone is getting impatient. If your barrier hadn't been kept open, everyone would have thought you had disappeared again like before!"
Li Ang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "I've been unconscious for seven days? That's really been so long?"
He moved his hands and feet, carefully sensing his own strength. His strength seemed to have increased somewhat, but it didn't bring about the exaggerated muscle expansion and visible immense power that the [Muscle Building Potion] would.
His skin was tougher, his bone density seemed to have increased, his five senses had become more acute, and his mental strength—when he looked inward into his spiritual world, the number of stars remained at thirty.
The changes didn't seem obvious, but he could sense that the once indestructible shackles that bound the limits of human bloodline seemed to have loosened slightly.
"Let's go." Li Ang didn't linger any longer, nodded to the brother and sister, "Don't keep everyone waiting."
Led by Nelson and Rodney, Leon strode quickly toward the lobby on the first floor of the Riley Tower.
The grand hall was now teeming with people. At the front were Carlos and Selena, dressed in purple robes, and Diana, Celeste, and other high-ranking officials, dressed in black robes.
Behind them stood a neatly arranged line of wizards in blue, green, brown, and gray robes, numbering over a thousand, representing almost all of Lelita's living forces.
Li Ang saw many familiar faces in the crowd. Instructor Eve stood in the front row of the Potions School area, her light blue eyes looking over with her usual calmness and a hint of pride from the bottom of her heart.
Lottie, standing on tiptoe, tried her best to wave to him from the group of apprentice wizards, while Celia, from the Stargazing School, gave him a slight nod.
The members of the First Special Operations Team—Meya, Olivia, Helena, and Ludick—stood in the law enforcement area, their eyes fixed on him. Meiya even secretly gave him a thumbs-up.
More eyes were drawn to him, those of wizards from various schools and levels within the tower. Their gazes held reverence, awe, curiosity, and anticipation, all weaving together a heavy torrent called "responsibility."
Amidst the relieved looks from Diana and the others, Li Ang walked through the automatically parting crowd and onto the tall stage at the end of the hall.
Turning around to face the sea of people below the stage, and the gazes that converged upon him, his eyes swept over familiar and unfamiliar faces, finally settling on the towering statue of Riley Celta, the founder of Riley Tower, in the hall.
The statue's face is resolute, its gaze seemingly piercing through time, watching over the inheritors within the tower.
In a daze, Li Ang seemed to see himself just after passing the test, stepping into this hall for the first time as a clueless apprentice.
At that moment, he stood among the crowd below the stage, looking up at the podium, his heart filled with longing and awe for the path of the wizard.
And now, he stands here, becoming the new ruler of this ancient wizard tower.
The voices of the Carlos faction leader announcing the election results, the Selena faction leader recounting astrological revelations, and Professor Dinah representing the Elementalists and the Enforcement Team expressing their allegiance could be heard in the distance—but these voices seemed somewhat distant.
Li Ang was immersed in a peculiar tranquility and enlightenment as he accepted the ancient-looking tower master badge that Selena handed him.
He solemnly pinned the badge to his chest, and the next moment, a wave of cheers and applause suddenly erupted.
A new tower master was born here.
As the clamor of the Tower Master's inauguration ceremony gradually subsided, the crowd in the lobby of the Leli Tower slowly dispersed, but the heavy responsibility truly fell on Li Ang's shoulders.
He didn't linger inside the tower. After briefly greeting his friends who came to congratulate him, he went straight back to the floating workshop that was suspended behind the tower.
Inside the living room on the second floor of the workshop, the fireplace flames burned quietly, dispelling the slight chill of the night. Li Ang sat down at the large solid wood table, his gaze falling on the ancient Tower Master badge on his chest. His fingertips brushed across the cool metal surface, feeling the authority it contained, which was connected to the various magic arrays of the Leli Tower.
After a moment, he regained his composure and turned his attention to another badge: the Mithril Badge of the Chairman of the Alliance Cataclysm Response Committee.
As mental energy was injected, the badge's surface glowed faintly, and a semi-transparent light screen unfolded before him. On the light screen, unread message markers were densely packed. He had been in a coma for the past seven days due to taking the [Life Enhancement Potion], and there were clearly a lot of things piling up.
He first clicked on the summary document at the top, marked "urgent," which was a list of strategic materials and personnel submitted by the Alliance's Seven Towers.