Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3570

Now, instead, the customers could take a walk while waiting for their food, hang around the lake, or even take a swim if they wanted.

That night, however, most of the patrons had turned their Hush arrays off to discuss the hot topic of the week with their neighbors.

Ghirslak the Wyvern kept leading his bloodline by example and had taken charge of the Awakened Academy project. He had not only given substantial financial contributions out of his own pocket but had also volunteered to be one of its teachers.

On top of that, while waiting for the snail-paced Awakened bureaucracy to do its job, he had opened a temporary academy for Wyverns only. He had invited the former clan exiles first and then all the youths who struggled to find an Awakened mentor.

Ghirslak had persuaded a few Wyvern Elders to help him and now he had one professor for each discipline just like in one of the great academies.

The patriarch taught the young Wyverns how to master their Origin Flames, while the clan elders held lessons about Highmaster Magic, Spirit Magic, Light Mastery, and advanced Dimensional Magic.

Awakened had no Warden specialization and taught their disciples how to use arrays for both offence and defence in the battlefield rather than just to build things or protect their homes.

Faluel had furrowed more than one brow when she heard about Ghirslak’s initiative but after meeting his students, she had happily agreed to provide the temporary academy with her special Spirit Magic wands.

The artifacts allowed non-Awakened to practice Spirit Magic. This way, the professors could test the students’ wits, talent, and wisdom, without establishing the one hundred years master-apprentice relationship that Awakening someone implied.

At the same time, the students could get a taste of Spirit Magic and be approached by their potential future mentors without either side making any commitment.

The Awakened Council had initially frowned at Ghirslak’s academy but after discussing it, they found no fault in his project. It gave the Council the opportunity to observe a test run of their future academy while the Wyverns took all the risks and covered all expenses.

For many relatively young Wyverns it was a dream come true, but for those like Dryna it was even better.

She had been kicked out of her house at a young age and spent her early years struggling to survive. Dryna had always been an outcast, with no friends among her people and only basic knowledge of her traditions.

Haug had given her a second family and taught her a lot, but he was no Wyvern. He couldn’t help her master Origin Flames or teach her the upper tiers of Light Mastery. On top of that, she was required to work as a waitress.

Her time was split between her Awakened apprenticeship under Haug, serving tables, and spending time with her girlfriend. Haug had already agreed to send her to Ghirslak’s academy and relieve her from her work until the end of her studies.

Once she graduated from the academy, her future would be in her hands.

Haug had no intention of forcing Dryna to stay for the full one hundred years of her apprenticeship. After Ghirslak had pardoned her and the rest of the exiles, Dryna didn’t need his protection anymore.

"Can you believe it, sweetie?" Dryna said. "I can finally learn how to shapeshift properly."

She pointed at the tail, small horns, and wings that she couldn’t get rid of when she assumed her human form, no matter how hard she tried.

"I’ll get to make friends with my kin and spend time away from that cheapskate of Haug! Even better, once I complete my studies, we can move wherever we want. We don’t have to hide anymore. We are free, Ze. Free!"

"I don’t want to lose you, Ze." Dryna said. "Tell me what you want me to do and I’ll do it." _{freewёbnoνel.com}