Long Zhi shook his head and said, "No, it's different. The New Mages Competition has very strict requirements. Participants must be under twenty-five years old, and even those representing the Ice God Tower don't always win the championship. After all, it's hard for young mages to have particularly strong powers. However, Nian Bing is different. There is still a year left before the Mages competition begins, and given his current status and the various magic resources from our Guild, it's hard to predict how far he might advance within that time. It's possible he might surpass all others dramatically. If he can secure the championship, our Guild can gain respect within the Empire. The Ice God Tower will find it much harder to suppress us then."
Long Ling asked in confusion, "Shouldn't you be telling Nian Bing all this? What's the point of telling me?"
