Chapter 19: Lifes Inflection Point (1)

After the competition, Marco Dawson, a member of the German Magic Association and a judge, received a message from his associations president. It said:

This is a great opportunity. At only 17 years old, this young Wizard can change the form of Magic and has solved the mystery of Double Casting? Kang Min-hyuk has unlimited potential. Rather than sitting by the phone, waiting for him to call, we shall do nothing. Do not pursue him. We will follow where he leads us.

Do not pursue him.

There is a saying in the Magic community: One Archmage may save a dozen lives on the battlefield, but one academic can make a dozen Archmages.

Academics were powerful. One academic had the power to change the face of Magic as we know it. No matter how important a battle is, one Archmage can never do that by simply fighting. An academic Wizard could be more powerful than an Archmage, even if the same Wizard is weak on the battlefield.

Advancing Magic was dependent on research.

The Magic communitys major powers had always been the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and France.

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