Elite Mages’ Academy (Web Novel)

Chapter 166: Dispute in The Council

The Supreme Council, the highest presence over the entire colonial world, comprising five members who had reached an unfathomable level of strength. Each person was over a few hundred years old, and they were the first ones who came through the portal and became pioneers of the New World. Until then, they had rarely intervened in the affairs of the academy or the New World.

“The role of the Supreme Council is to supervise, not to manage. As the dean of Dawn Academy, I believe you’d know this rule better than anyone else!”

Dawn Academy’s dean was standing in a white beam of light inside a self-contained space. The area outside the beam was pitch black. There were only five blurred projections of human silhouettes in the dark, but their actual appearances were unidentifiable. They formed a circle around the dean and one of them spoke in an unclear voice.

“I think this incident is no longer within the scope of the colonial academies’ ability to deal with. I come before you today not just because of the disappearance of our academy’s student. I believe that all members of the council are already aware of the blood moon incident that just occurred.”

A shadow slowly said, “The chairman of Judge Academy’s High Council came to consult us on the second day of the blood moon incident. We have already given a reply.”

“I would like to hear the details.” Although Dawn Academy’s dean was one of the most outstanding figures among academies, he paled in comparison to those five people. However, he spoke in a tone that was neither too humble nor overbearing.

“The blood moon may have opened a channel to another world that day. This involves various rules and systems of this world, but this is only an accident that has no effect on you. There’s no need to worry, let alone take deliberate action. Everything will be as usual!”

The dean was silent for a while before speaking again. “You know what I’m worried about. What if this blood moon incident is a sign that he’s back?”

“He will never come back!” The vague figure seemed a little dissatisfied.

“Of course. We’re the ones who personally sealed him! Are you questioning our power!” Another mighty voice also sounded in due course.

The dean shook his head. “My strength is certainly inferior to yours, but I was fortunate to meet that person once when I enrolled in academy. I am more aware that the person’s ability is far beyond what anyone could imagine, including your own strength. I believe that the seal was only successful a hundred years ago because it was his desire not to embarrass us. After all, he was the one who paved the future for the colonists, even though it was done unintentionally.”

“Presumptuous!”

“Do you doubt us!”

“Do you even understand what you’re talking about!”

The dean’s remarks incited some low-voiced complaints, but the dean did not care and continued. “I’m not questioning you for no reason. You’re all the final benchmark for us to reach in the New World. I respect you, but I’m just a little curious: what are you all so afraid of after so many years? Are you really afraid of his return? How many things have you concealed from the colonists who were brought from Earth!”

“Enough! You’re the dean of Dawn Academy. You must understand that we are the Supreme Council! Your questioning is insulting to us! We’ll let it slide this time, but if you continue, you shan’t blame us!” The cold and indifferent voice dropped the temperature in the darkness to chilling degrees.

“We’re the only remaining pioneers. Everything we do is for the future of mankind. Whatever the case may be, we won’t harm the interests of colonists. That’s all you need to remember.”

“Let’s adjourn for now!”

The other black shadows appeared relatively calm, but there was no need to continue the discussion.

The dean was silent for a while, but he seemed to have anticipated the result and breathed a sigh of relief. “Then can you at least do me a little favor, please. My academy has a student named Xiao Lin. I know you have mastered a very strong astrological spell. Could you just predict his trajectory? This should be easy for you.”

“Hmph, you old fox! After all that beating around the bush, it all ended up with that missing student. This is the real purpose for your current visit, isn’t it?”

“We use a lot of energy whenever we descend to this plane, and you’re the only one who comes to us for such trivial things!”

“But since you’re here, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to help you with this! You’re the same as always. Caring and protecting your students so dearly!”

“Since this is Dawn Academy’s affairs, let’s leave it to the one from Dawn to make the prediction. Your astrology level is also the highest among us. Astrology is indeed a very interesting school of magic, since everyone has a different path in life. Astrology spells allow you to trace their trajectory through changes in the starry sky, but since the boy is just a freshman who has not even reached Black Iron-rank, it would not take much energy to perform such astrology spells.”

“Xiao Lin, correct?”

A voice came from among them. It was the council member from Dawn Academy muttering to himself. In the darkness, his whole body flashed with a faint glazed light, like stars in the shining galaxy. It was only then that the dean let out a sigh of relief.

There was a brief silence before a halo of starlight erupted in the darkness. Although it was unknown how much time had actually passed, the dean himself could not help but raise his brows slightly. He did not have much knowledge on astrological spells, but he knew that predicting the trajectory of a person who did not reach Black Iron-rank would not take long.

Finally, the starlight gradually dimmed and the black shadow seemed very weak. He slowly sighed in a low tone, “I couldn’t see anything. This is very strange. I can’t see the life path of that Xiao Lin boy. His trajectory seemed to be shrouded in fog. Even I couldn’t see it!”

“That’s impossible! He’s only at Black Iron-level!”

“No. This has nothing to do with strength.” The dark figure breathed slightly before saying carefully, “This feeling, it’s like his trajectory has been deliberately changed. All of you ought to know that the natural trajectory of a life’s progression can only be seen in astrology. Once it has been changed, prediction would be impossible.”

“Modifying the trajectory of life will change the future. It’s impossible even for someone like me, who’s already mastered the power of time and space…”

“Is he really back?”

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

“But this kind of thing.”

“Xiao Lin. Who is he?”

…

At that moment, Xiao Lin probably had no idea that the legendary Supreme Council was having a small dispute because of him. His mind was solely focused on how to test his brand-new ability.

The request to use the training ground was quickly approved, though it was well within expectations. After all, even if Xiao Lin was provided with any weapons, it was impossible for someone of his strength to escape from a residence filled almost completely with Gold-rank dragon-eagle knights.