He had thought that many elders would be waiting for him in the Elder Hall. Yet, when he arrived at the Elder Hall, he only saw Elder Maurice there. Was it really necessary to use the Elder Hall for a personal meeting between the two of them?
Fane felt stranger and stranger as he thought about it, but he did not reveal his thoughts on his face. He politely greeted Elder Maurice before sitting down as Elder Maurice indicated.
Elder Maurice poured Fane a cup of tea, "This tea is a high-grade spiritual tea. Even the elders are only allowed to take it out when there are guests."
Fane hurriedly said, "You're an elder, we should follow the rules and not waste..."
However, before Fane could finish, he was interrupted by Elder Maurice, "There's no need for such empty pleasantries when it's just the two of us. I called you here because of a personal matter."
Fane nodded, motioning for Elder Maurice to continue. Elder Maurice took a sip of tea before saying, "Have you heard about the Whirling World?"
Fane was taken aback, not expecting Elder Maurice to mention it immediately. Fane nodded, not really planning on hiding it. Elder Maurice glanced at Fane before saying, "What do you plan on doing after this?"
Fane furrowed his eyebrows, answering honestly, "I'll wait for the inner valley's test. I want to enter the inner valley." 1
Elder Maurice raised an eyebrow, having already expected that answer. He did not continue talking immediately but paused for a long time before saying," You should put entering the inner valley aside for now. In two days, you should enter the Whirling World. Don't ask me why. This is for your own sake. That place has much more for you to gain than risk. With your skills, you'll definitely be able to make something of yourself there."
Elder Maurice's words stunned Fane for a moment. Fane frowned, having already considered what Elder Maurice would want to talk to him about. Yet, he never expected that Elder Maurice had wanted to ask him to enter the Whirling World.
Fane started to be suspicious of Elder Maurice's intentions then. Elder Maurice looked right at Fane after he said that. When he saw Fane's expression, he knew what Fane was thinking.
Elder Maurice let out a wry smile as he explained, " Don't speculate too much. I'm doing this for your sake. The Whirling World has its dangers, but the potential benefits are much larger.
"We already sent out people inside to scout. It won't just be the outer valley sending a lot of people inside, even the inner valley will be sending most of theirs."
Hearing Elder Maurice's words, Fane relaxed quite a bit. If he was going to be the only one to enter, Fane would definitely suspect that Elder Maurice was plotting something.
However, if even inner valley alchemists were entering, it meant that the Whirling World was not as dangerous as he thought.
Fane looked up and asked earnestly, "Elder Maurice, why did you call me over to talk about this? Do you want me to hurry up and go inside?
"In truth, I was planning on becoming an inner valley student first before going in, if I was ever going to go in."
Elder Maurice sighed. He knew Fane's personality. If Fane did not clearly know everything, Fane would definitely not go inside. Elder Maurice poured himself some tea before he started to speak.
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