984 Professors Obtained

The mages came through to the spire, and into the cafeteria, which was beginning to empty before Wolfe had created a portal. Now, it was naturally filled with curious onlookers, mostly from the class that Elder Johns was supposed to be teaching in a few minutes.

"Have you eaten yet? We just happened to be in the cafeteria when I ran into Elder Johns." Wolfe asked.

"Where is the ritual circle? The spell stones or the conduit statues?" One of the mages asked.

"Did you need to cast something? I was told the air here was quite suitable for the people of your world." Wolfe asked.

"No, for the portal? How did you open it without any of the necessary items? Are they just hidden nearby?" One of the mages asked.

"Oh, I get it now. No, I'm a Magi, I do it a bit differently, and at Rank Eight, none of those things are necessary. I just had Elder Johns set the target so that it wouldn't go astray."