After days of travel, Rhys finally made it back to the academy.The first place he went was exactly where anyone would expect.His teacher’s office.The moment Wyndia saw him, a faint smile appeared on her face.“It seems you managed to enter the library after all.”Rhys grinned and folded his arms.“Teacher, who exactly was that elder you sent me to meet?”The question caught her off guard.For a second, she looked away, as though debating whether she should answer.“That person is known for divination,” she finally said. “To put it bluntly, he’s a crazy old man. Every time he tries to look into your future, he sacrifices part of his own lifespan. That’s the price he pays to glimpse someone’s destiny.”Rhys blinked.“Wait. You’re talking about that old man?”“Who else?”“I thought he was at least a hundred years old.”Wyndia laughed.“Not even close. He’s only sixty.”“Sixty?!”Rhys stared at her in disbelief.That answer completely shattered the image he had built in his head. The m