Chapter 356: Chapter 356: Earl Hardy’s Past

After Duke became a Level one Arcanist, he learned that applying to become a Level two Arcanist requires one thousand arcane points and also involves the certification session. Gathering points is relatively easy; the hard part is passing the certification, as becoming a Level two Arcanist is not that simple. After the certification ended, Grace came over with folded arms and said, "Kid, you did well. You've reached this point even faster than Vivian did. Seems like I should have taken you in back then." Back then, Grace said that Duke's spiritual power aptitude wasn't sufficient, so she didn't allow him to enter the Thorn Holy Tower. But in reality, that was just an excuse. Even if Duke had a better spiritual power aptitude, she wouldn't have let him enter the Thorn Holy Tower, mainly because she didn't want the trouble. In Grace's view, since Duke had already gotten the token from Black Sail, he could just join Black Sail. Among the four great wizard organizations on the West Coast, there's none that is weak; it doesn't make much difference where you join. Taking in Vivian was just to fulfill a promise made to Earl Hardy back then. As a Level three Wizard, Grace would always keep her promises, even though Hardy was just an ordinary person with some spiritual power aptitude. Otherwise, even if Vivian had excellent spiritual power aptitude, Grace would not have taken her as a student. Now Duke also realized that spiritual power aptitude is merely the starting point on the path to becoming a wizard, and how far one can go is not solely determined by it.