Romo had originally thought that once he had enough Faith Points, he would immediately help treat Ron and solve his problem completely. However, after some thought, Romo decided that he had to leave some Faith Points for emergencies. For instance, if he had not intervened to help Norton during his previous attempt to advance, he would have failed and the consequences would not be something he would want to see. Therefore, since Ron's current situation had already persisted for two years, waiting a few more days would not matter.
One day, while Ron was still meditating to attempt to restore his magic runes, a servant came in to tell him that the family head was looking for him. Hearing this, Ron immediately stopped meditating and hurried to Norton's residence.
"You were looking for me, Grandpa?" said Ron respectfully.
"Sit down, my dear grandson," Norton said happily as soon as he saw Ron. In fact, he felt a little guilty. If he had not been too anxious to let his grandson enter the Sky Blue Magic Academy, his grandson would not have gone into the ring to fight, would not have been injured, and would not have ended up like this. If he was able to continue to cultivate, even if he could not advance to become a Great Mage, he would at least be a Mage at level-12, the full level.
What a pity. Norton sighed, but he quickly composed himself and said to Ron, "I've just returned from the Campbell family and have received news that Serena is coming back."
"Serena…"
When he heard the name, Ron looked startled. There was a flash of love in his eyes, but it was immediately concealed. This Serena Campbell was Ron's fiancée.
Serena Campbell was the granddaughter of the current head of the Campbell family clan; she happened to be of the same age as Ron. When the Nicholas family clan first arrived in Winterfrost, as they were foreigners, they were naturally ostracized. And the Grimm family clan had ostracized them the most. The Campbell family clan, however, was much more gentler toward them, and the Nicholas family had maintained a good relationship with the Campbell family clan to gain a foothold in Winterfrost. When Ron displayed outstanding talent and even advanced to level-5 Mage at a young age to become the number one genius among the younger generation of Winterfrost, Norton wanted to deepen his relationship with the Campbell family clan, so he arranged a marriage for Ron. The other party was Serena, the beloved girl of the Campbell family clan. Serena was also the most talented person in the Campbell family clan. Although she was not as dazzling as Ron, she was not bad either. Coupled with the fact that the two of them were of the same age, they were a perfect match.
Originally, they were a match made in heaven. If it had continued, the two of them would certainly get married. Unfortunately, two years ago, when the Sky Blue Magic Academy came to enroll students, they both participated in the ring competition. Serena was selected but Ron was defeated. His cultivation base was even incapacitated, and he became an invalid.
From then on, the two of them had not contacted each other again. One reason was that Ron had not left his house after his injury, and the other was that Serena had entered the Sky Blue Magic Academy, and she was not allowed to go home until she had reached a certain level.
It was also two years ago, when the Campbell family clan learned that Ron had lost his cultivation base and became an invalid, that the relationship between the two family clans turned cold.
"Has she… reached the realm of the Great Mage?" Ron asked with mixed feelings, after pondering.
"That's right, she is truly gifted. She has only been in the Sky Blue Magic Academy for two years and has already advanced to become a Great Mage. She's one of the rare few geniuses in the entire Sky Blue Magic Academy."
Hearing this, Ron felt even more bitter. If he had also entered the Sky Blue Magic Academy back then, he would definitely have become a Great Mage.
Norton had called Ron over mainly to give him the news. Seeing Ron low in spirits, he asked him to go back. All of this had been seen by Romo. He looked at the distracted Ron and felt very uneasy.
Ron had always been very strong. Even when his cultivation base had been incapacitated, he kept working hard at trying to recover it. He had never been in such low spirits before. It was only the mention of Serena, who had occupied the softest spot in his heart, that would cause him to become so distracted.
Sigh, forget it. I'll help you first.
Romo really could not bear it. Then, he opened the System Shop and bought a Magic Essence Pill that could heal Ron's injuries, as well as a Dream Appearing Talisman.
When Ron returned, he drank, which he rarely did, till he lost consciousness. Even in his sleep, he was still thinking of Serena. In the vastness of the Winterfrost city, Ron was anxiously searching for someone.
"Brother Ron, are you looking for me?" A sweet voice sounded in Ron's ear, and then a beautiful silhouette appeared in front of him. It was Serena.
"Serena, it's really you. It has been two years. I missed you so much." Seeing Serena, Ron poured out his pinings for her and was about to rush forward to hold her.
"Kid, Junior Serena is the genius of our Sky Blue Magic Academy. She has already advanced to the realm of Great Mage before she has even turned eighteen. She's not someone a piece of trash like you can match up with. You'd better get lost, the further the better!"
A man in the uniform of the Blue Sky Magic Academy suddenly appeared, berated Ron loudly, and pulled Serena into the campus of a huge academy.
That academy was none other than the Sky Blue Magic Academy. The large gate of the academy had a very tall threshold. Serena was able to enter easily but he could not.
"The Sky Blue Magic Academy is nothing!"
Right at this moment, a thunderous voice sounded, and a man, who was glowing all over with golden light, descended from the sky. He landed directly on the insurmountable gate of the Sky Blue Magic Academy, and then crushed it into pieces directly by stamping on it.
Ron was shocked.
Who is this person? He has actually crushed the gate of the Sky Blue Magic Academy directly. He is really powerful.
At this moment, the person, who was glowing all over with golden light, had already descended in front of him. When Ron took a closer look, he was shocked because he was too familiar with this person's facial appearance. He had just seen this person today, but it was in Norton's room, where a portrait was hung. It was the portrait of the Old Ancestor of the Nicholas family clan.
The person in front of him was identical to the person in the portrait!
"Old… Old Ancestor?" Ron said, confused and shocked.
Mm, not bad. You have actually recognized me in an instant.