Lu Cang interrupted. "Xu Zhou, are you really content with just this?"
Lu Cang said sternly, "I came here to discuss the Root Source with you, not to hear you give up like this."
"You're the first one I've discussed the Root Source with. And even though you're not human, I've always considered you a close friend."
In truth, they weren't extremely close, but Lu Cang did genuinely see it as a friend.
"Must you be guaranteed success before you even try?"
"From the moment you set foot on this path, you knew it wouldn't be an easy road, right?"
Lu Cang sat down cross-legged on the level ground.
"I only recently became a Level 4 Mage. What was it like for you when you first reached Level 4?"
Xu Zhou replied, "It was marvelous. I could see the very structure of Space."
"And the first time you grasped Root Magic?"
Xu Zhou said, "Hmm... I was ecstatic, I guess. It felt like finally solving an impossible puzzle."
