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A happy grin appeared on the master's face even though he was secretly smirking because the man was actually so easy to read. His ability to read people's minds was such a delight to him.

"That's a deal then, master." Cygnus clapped his hands as he should his excitement towards the prospect of working together with the Magus.

"For now, stand by and wait for me to call you. I'll be gone for the next few days so continue with your lessons and training for now." The Magus gave his instruction before he stood up and gestured at the door.

The master nodded as he also stood up and left. He looked back at the now closed door with narrowed eyes before he turned around and returned to his room at the Hall of Time. Now that the matter with the Magus Maximus was settled, he needed to proceed to the next step.

Astro and Ari were waiting for him inside his room. The mage had a serious look on his face while he sat down. He was lost in his own thoughts that he failed to notice that the master already returned. Cygnus looked at Ari and yet the woman had no intention of answering him.

"How was your investigation?" He finally spoke which woke up the mage from his thoughts.

Astro looked up and nodded towards the master, "We've discovered several bases they had for their experiments. And according to the records we found, below the tower is a specialized dungeon, as they call it. We don't know what that dungeon is being used for but the answer would be with the Magus Maximus."

The man laid out a map they drew after they gathered the information. Even the map to where the different locations were drawn in detail. He also checked with Ari and she already stored every detail just in case these copies were destroyed.

"How about the matter with the dimension walker?" The master asked and all he got from the mage was suppressed anger.

They indeed found a journal and experimental data from the Hall of Knowledge but the contents were too shocking and anger inducing. The mage already knew that they were dabbling into human experimentation but to do that to a child was too much. It was a case that happened almost eighteen years ago.

Without speaking a word, the mage handed him a set of documents that Ari produced. Cygnus raised an eyebrow and accepted the stack of papers. He started to browse through it while Astro waited in anxiousness for the master's response.

The master maintained a straight face while reading the documents, he had no reaction from the beginning to end which surprised the mage. He placed the papers on the table and started to hum while rubbing his chin.

"So that's why they assumed that Ezio has the power to open dimensions. Indeed she ended up here after that time. I just can't believe that she would let herself fall into the hands of these mages," the master spoke out loud.

"What are you talking about? Is that it? Aren't you angry?" Astro was not convinced that the master would remain cold even though he found out the reason why Grand Mage Jagan left the tower together with Ezio.

Cygnus silently looked at the mage as he continued to rant in his mind, "Should I remind you who you are talking to? This much information is already expected. I am just waiting for confirmation and now that you have given me that, there's not much that has changed. If you want to be angry, then go ahead, I won't stop you."

Seeing that he remained cold, the mage finally sighed. Those words actually calmed him down as he was slapped in the face for not learning. The master was already like this, so he should have not expected too much.

"Shall we proceed with our plan then?" The mage finally asked after he calmed down.

He realized that there was no benefit if he continued to worry and argue over simple matters. Their focus right now was to make sure that the Magic Tower will not be able to do whatever experiments they were doing.

"Yes, and let's start with these places," Cygnus pointed at the locations of the other laboratories that the tower has.

He would also talk with the major and send him the information. Once those places were destroyed, the elders will surely fall into chaos. The grin on his face widened and he could see the excitement building inside of him.

After the confirmation, Astro kept the maps and chose to act like nothing happened. Since the master was already on the move, he would focus on cracking down the tower. They would be freed once the tower was destroyed.

Linius received the letter and the look on his face couldn't be painted. He was elated that now they can finally start culling out the tower and its forces. Without wasting any more time, he stood up and went to the barracks to inform them that they were about to move.

The major entered a door inside his room and appeared at the back of the manor where the soldiers were gathered. It was a typical place where the soldiers were resting and training as they waited for their commander's orders.

The place has ten buildings in total, eight of which were used as quarters for the soldiers. One was used as a canteen and the other one was left for the special unit that the major created. There was one extra small building where the offices were located.

He didn't know how the master did it but according to him, it was a kind of teleportation magic using a linking space from place to place. With the use of a door, the major could simply open it and he would already be at the barracks. He looked around and saw that the soldiers were training hard.

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The soldiers immediately stood in attention after they saw the major and gave him a unified salute. Linius returned the salute as he walked towards the building where his study was. He was expecting to see Lieutenant Lisbon but he wasn't expecting for his other lieutenant to be present as well.

"What brought you here, Lieutenant Ainglar?" Linius entered the room and received a salute from the both of them.

He sat down behind his table and waited for them to speak. Lief Ainglar was the person he appointed to look after the special unit he was building. He was also a magic user so he decided that he was most suitable for the task.

"I came to report to you about that apprentice from the magic tower," Lt. Ainglar answered and when he saw the major nod, he continued with his report. "I approached her and she agreed to join us. I will be fetching her tomorrow."

"That's good then. She'll just join the next mission for now I will brief you of the first mission that the special unit will do," the major grinned. He started to tap the table with his fingers with a smile on his face.

"You seemed to be in a good mood, major." Lisbon commented when he noticed this particular action from the major.

"Yes, because I received a very important piece of information. Once we get the go signal, chaos will reign down in the Magic Tower." He couldn't help himself from being happy just because his goal from the very beginning was starting to flesh out right before his eyes.

"You mean…" Ainglar also had a grin on his face when he realized what the major was talking about.

He had been hiding within the military when he heard some rumors that the major was looking for magic users. He didn't know the reason but if it was the truth then he might have a way to take revenge on the tower. Ainglar took the chance and approached the major only to be immediately accepted.

It came as a surprise that even without doing anything, the major did not hesitate to welcome him. He was also surprised when he was promoted into a lieutenant and given the role to oversee the special unit that the major was building. Ainglar knew that this was his chance.