The moment the wizard had entered the duke's residence, he revealed with pure curiosity.
He passed through countless checkpoints and then finally reach into the duke's manor.
Entering the manor with lavish intricate design shows how powerful the Duke is and those various paintings and sculpture with additional interior placement adds a sense of unique look to the already high nobility household.
Walking to the reception, the grand wizard was then greated by Duke Leonardo Blanchett of the Dukedom of Blancett.
Guiding him into the reception area with warm welcome and hospitality.
"Please, you may sit down."
The duke sat him opposite drinking his tea in the balcony.
"Tell me what does the great Grand Wizard of Avria want from my Dukedom."
The duke questioned the steamed guess as so he was curious why did such a powerful eight class wizard wanted to talk to about since it's looks so urgent. The wizard just look at him, curiously observing the duke from up and down.
"If you want, you can answer anytime. No hassle."
The tension was slowly rising up that sends shivers from the duke's spine, He might've been an eigth star swordmaster yet he was still wary of the existence in front of him since this is his territory and if ever a tension broke out, he might be caught in a disadvantage protecting his beloved wife and son.
"Hmm. Let me introduce myself clearly. I am Baltazar the great earth wizard of the Queendom of Avria. I am the grandmaster of the Magic Tower of the Lightning Wizards. Also I am one of the dean's of the magic academy school of mages."
"So what brings Grandmaster Baltazar into my humble abode? I am pretty sure it might be important since your eyes seem to be quite interested something inside my domain."
The duke seemed to guess the intention of the visit since any Grandmaster wizard would waste no time in place of there wasn't a single thing which interest them.
"Thank you for your hospitality duke.... But as you guess my indeed have my valid and selfish intentions of visiting your manor."
The duke guess it right, there's no way this wizard is simple, all wizards he knows are cunning and scammer, the use their mind to trick their opponents as they use their minds to scam people.
"No need to worry, I didn't come here to start any trouble."
"... ... .."
"Let me ask just one more thing, do you happen to be keeping any wizard inside your manor, Grand duke?
"???"
***
The atmosphere in the center of the duke's manor is starting to become more tense. Luke tried to hide in the middle of the tree trunk while trying to meditate in order to feel the connection through mana coursing through air.
He always did this kind of hobbies when he was using ether energy but since he was using a newform of energy from another world then it would be only right for him to appraise and understand the mana though a proper bond.
"... ... .."
Luke felt something strange within the surroundings, it's like the mana are flowing into a different direction.
As a one great Golden Lion who ruled the enchanted world of Plangia, he got up and started following the trail of the source.
Lucas then entered the entrance of the manor and felt the energy getting more and more closer but as he tried to approach the place, he let out a shock.
'Why did a freaking eight circle wizard inside the manor.'
Luke diligently used his abilities as he diligently tried listening to his father and strange man's conversation.
"There you are." Dutches Alia found her son closing his eyes with a serious expression apparent in his cute face.
The moment my gaze lingered in front of the great lightning wizard, he could already feel the feeling of having been search through inside.
No matter how hard he tries, Luke doesn't want to reveal his powers of being both seventh star aura all weapon master and a seventh magic circle wizard with high affinity of all elements.
He met with the man who seemed to notice something peculiar about him.
Luke's magic circle is different that can't be seen by a naked eye, he had used the best breathing techniques he learned though countless millennia to reconstruct a newly created version of magic circle which he now called "Rings of Power."
"Duke Leonardo, it's seems like there's something strange about your son."
"What strange...?"
"No, what I mean is your son a very special constitution, that seems to have an impact and purifying mana inside the Young Master."
"Ohh... Is that so?"
Luke felt something strange about the lightning mage, the moment he saw if, it's his attention was personally shifted into him.
"Haha! Please understand my son's manner, he never once had so many friends outside the residential area and doesn't talk much, so it's bound to awkward."
"I see. It would be cool to bring him into the academy and further develop his magic. Plus I had prepared a magic orb that could tell the affinity of your son's magic."
Looking at the situation not going in on his favor, Luke expression hardened as he didn't know how far can the orb detect his high affinity across all elements.
"I guess you're son is also handsome exactly like father."
"You thought so? You flutter me too much."
"... ... .."
Looking at both his father and the wizard back to back, Luke could roughly guess now where it is doing.
"Luke, do you want to be a mage and enter the academy of magic?"
"What nonsense, Luke was just eight years old, how could you."
Alia immediately interfere and scold her husband for asking such a thing to his son.
"I am only asking though." Leonardo scratch the back of his neck.
"Here, if all of you are curious what your son affinity in magic was then we can start the process."
After saying his words, Baltazar then take out a huge ball of crystal from an unknown space and put it at center table.
Being an eighth circle wizard had now access to spartial magic in an extent that then didn't really need dimensional ring.
"Luke, can you place your hands above the orb."
"Okay, father. I will try."
Luke then immediately placed his both hands above the orb.
Once he touch it, the orb began to glow differently but Lucas knew it was trying to examine him.
Boom!
Looking at the orb, strange things started happening as the orb flash a bright light across the entire manor.
The moment the orb's color subside, it could not gauge his affinity. At first it's normal, but the orb turns into golden which was different from what Baltazar and the Blanchett couple expected.
"Why is the orb turns gold..."
"What? How could this be possible?"
"This... This..."
This is the first time it had happened, there is no such thing as an affinity appraisal with orb turning into a golden light.
***
It only took a few minutes after the commotion subsides, this phenomena not only shock the people near the manor but also the great grand wizard of Avria.
'I think I've never seen that somewhere in my lifetime'
The unpleasant feelings turns into curiosity as his gaze lingered into Luke. Luke's small eyebrows furrowed involuntarily
"... ... .."
Seeing the wizard's sharp gaze, Luke frost in spot, the sight was making him extremely uncomfortable.
"This is the first time magic orb turns into a different color from the usual affinity elements. It's truly outstanding "
Greed, human's greed whenever they encounter something strange was greed.
Looking at Baltazar's, he could see those greed in his eyes.
Living as a Suana for thousand years, he often encounter wild predator who use such tricks to their opponents.
The feeling Baltazar gave off now was no difference from that of a scammer.
For some reason, I felt bad energy from this guy.
***
After Baltazar left the room, he was then guided by the servants into his suite.
The guest room was extraordinarily big and the Baltazar laugh his heart out discovering a literal golden goose egg.
His expression was mixed with joy and delight as he found something worthy of his attention.
His mind that had gone spiral immediately snapped out of existence the moment he meet Luke, the pure energy the child is displaying the purest of all forms he could ever ask for.
"That boy can somehow turn the tide across all the continents. His potential are boundless. I have to make him enter the academy."
Of course all his intentions was filled with greed, if somehow Luke accomplish some feat in the magic division, then as the master who recommended and introduce him to magic arts, he was bound to live a mark into the history.
Wealth isn't the reason of his greed but recognition, all wizards across the continents are all greedy, come compare to all of them, no one can match up with Baltazars big ambition.
"I have to somehow convince the kid somehow."
Baltazar's face was full of smiles as he began to imagine what might the future bring.
***
"Honey, do we really need to bring our Luke into Avria?"
Alia asked her husband, in hopes for stopping her son's decision to stop Luke's departure from another Queendom.
"Honey, it's not really up to me to decide, if fact would also decision our son's decision until he turns twelve."
"But....."
"I know you are deeply worried at Luke being away for a couple of years. In fact I am too, but we still have four years left, until then our Luke could decide what he wanted to become in the future."
"No, what if something terrible happened to our Luke."
Before Alia could retaliate more, Baltazar then interrupted the conversation.
"Don't you worry Mr. and Mrs. Blanchett, I, Baltazar the great wizard swear to protect your son under my presence."
"No. no. Mr. Grand Wizard, it's just that Luke was our only precious child and we're deeply so worried about his safety. But to go on another Queendom alone by himself, is totally a different topic."
Alia couldn't hold her worries as she work so hard to bring Luke into this world, her horrible miscarriages put a lingering trauma enough enough in her heart to the point of becoming paranoid, if something to Luke just like he was struck with high fever, she doesn't know what she would do anymore.
Those past memories are enough reason for Alia on guarding her only child, whom she had
work so hard to carry for exactly nine months.
"Don't let me start, but Luke's potential are for bigger than what we've anticipated, when your son becomes three circle wizard then it would be enough for people to put him in high regards and deep respects, the more his talent grow to unprecedented levels, the more you wouldn't have to worry about the safety of your child. In fact after becoming a five circle wizard, your son might not to worry about his life in being alone, countless kingdoms value their high prestige enough for them to live a wonderful life, also if ever Luke turns into a seventh circle wizard, there's a big chance that he might enter the supreme council of wizardry."
Baltazar's words only made Alia's expression contorted.
"Enough, you may leave now and with all due respects you are the one to decide what the future of our child would be. No further discussion."
"I hope you understand my point of view but madam, I am only suggesting a good path for your son and I didn't mean to put any harm. If you would like I would like to pack all my things but think carefully about my suggestion."
After Baltazar leave the room, the situation finally subsided.
"..."
Duke Leonardo was speechless, the conversation didn't go as planned but only enrage his wife.
***
Leaving the duke's manor, Baltazar sign with a tinge of disappointment as he failed to please the dutches.
"There's still four years until their child turns twelve, until then let's wait and see what would happen."
"Bweeeee....."
The horse carriage stop in the middle of the road where Baltazar was currently standing.
Looking at the window, the figure of a child with pitch blue eyes where watching the grand wizard enter inside the carriage.
But suddenly, Baltazar stops it's trail and sense something in the window.
The moment he looked above, he saw nothing strange.
"Damn it, I almost got caught."