Chapter 472: Getting Some Tips

Julius found himself feeling very satisfied with how things were going despite his initial misgivings. He had been half expecting there to be some kind of conflict; however, it ended up with him gaining some valuable information as well as some unusual exercises that he was very curious to try.

His fire had always been powerful, but if he was being honest, it felt very one-dimensional. She criticized that quite vocally as well. It carried a lot of explosive power and heat, but he felt like he sometimes wasted its potential when he bottled it up into a construct.

From what Cassandra had been explaining to him, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to let his flames have a little more freedom. According to her, fire was a very free-spirited element, and the fact that he essentially only used it for making constructs might hinder his progress with it.

He hadn’t thought of it that way before, but he could certainly see the reasoning behind it, especially when he listened to her explanations. He had been thinking about fire a little too simply and superficially. Her exercises would apparently help him grasp some of the more intricate aspects of fire as well as learn about the true essence of his flame.

He chuckled as the two of them were heading back to the others, and that got Cassandra’s attention. “What is it?”

He glanced at her and grinned mirthfully. “I realized that I have just added another thing to work on. I feel like I always have ten things on my plate and not enough time to focus on everything,” he admitted to her, feeling a little bit of trust toward her even though he had only met her less than an hour ago.

He knew that she had her own special reasons for providing him with as much information as she did. But he also felt like she had gone well beyond what she needed to do if she simply wanted to get in his good graces. She seemed like a good person, and he wouldn’t mind being her friend.

“That is a good problem to have and is a wonderful lesson the people of my sect could learn from. I have to constantly remind people of my sect that there are many things they could be working on at all times. But instead, they always spend their time being supremely impressed at their own abilities,” she said with an exasperated droop of her shoulders.

He laughed good naturedly. “I admittedly have done the latter as well,” he admitted with a grin.

She smiled at him and gave a rueful shake of her head.

Julius walked up to Cain and Freya, who were talking with the two young people, with a frown. Although they were interacting with Cain and Freya, for some reason, the children his age looked like they were dealing with a ticking time bomb; their faces were tense and a little pale.

He didn’t know why they would be so nervous around Cain and Freya. It wasn’t like… he stopped himself when he spotted the man who Cain had brutally beaten half to death off in the corner of the room.

Actually, on second thought, I see a possible reason, Julius thought to himself with a nod.

“Are you two done with your little discussion?” Freya asked him curiously.

“Yeah, I learned some excellent information and she even showed me some interesting exercises for my fire,” he said happily.

“You taught my apprentice exercises?” Cain suddenly interrupted, asking Cassandra in a warning tone.

Julius quickly threw a ball of flame at the man, simultaneously scolding Cain as well as trying to implement some of Cassandra’s ideas. “Yeah, she has, and you should be grateful considering that you haven’t helped me with my fire despite it being one of my primary affinities,” Julius pointed out.

Cain deflated. “It’s not my fault, I am not an expert about fire,” he muttered.

Cassandra, who had tensed up when Cain spoke up, slowly relaxed her shoulders.

“I deeply apologize for overextending my boundaries. I was being careless and didn’t even think about how it might be interpreted,” she said with a tilt of her head.

Freya was the one who shook her head. “Don’t worry about it. My husband just likes to complain since he is an incompetent teacher,” she said.

Cain audibly scoffed. “I am an excellent teacher. I don’t know if you remember this small detail, dear wife, but I run a school.”

“You teach one class every blue moon,” she said dismissively.

Cain gasped and grabbed his chest dramatically. “How dare you!”

Freya ignored her husband. “So I assume that we are all good?” She asked the Vice Sect Leader.

“Yeah, we are all good. Once again, I apologize for my son’s actions. I will make sure he reflects properly on his actions,” Cassandra said with a dark glance at the corner where her son was hiding.

“If you want to contact me or if you just want to watch the tournament from here, just let me know,” she added and handed each of them a piece of paper.

“What’s this?” Julius asked as he examined the plain piece of paper.

“That will allow you to contact me when you infuse mana into it. Just be warned that it is a one-time use item, but it will reach me no matter the distance,” she explained.

Julius pocketed the piece of paper with a grateful nod. “I appreciate it. Hopefully, we will see each other again before the tournament ends.”

She nodded with a smile.

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Cassandra POV

As she watched the three of them leave the room, she glowered at her son. He couldn’t even look her in the eyes; he simply stared at his feet. She walked over and, before he could realize what was happening, she snatched him by the throat, lifting him into the air.

Her anger, which she had been restraining, was finally letting itself out.

“You are extremely fortunate that your recklessness worked out today,” she softly hissed at her son while he struggled in her hand.

She was angry at him, but on the other hand, if not for his stupidity, she would have likely not have met young Julius, so despite her wanting to strangle him until he blacked out, she held back and released him. He hit the ground like a bag of sand.