The Eastern Alliance President Byron White

Grace blinked her big eyes and said, "I'll miss you every single day too."

"Mm." Evan Xiao was completely flustered by her flirting. He leaned down and kissed her, then pulled her into his arms for a long hug.

Louis Lin called out in the garden for a while, then came over to Grace and said, "Miss Lawrence, Cutie Pie has disappeared again. If I find him, I'll bring him straight to you!"

"Alright. Please make sure he comes back before I leave tomorrow."

"No problem!" Louis Lin thumped his chest in assurance.

Now that His Highness had advanced to Spirit Master, he could freely shift between human and dragon form at any time.

So Louis Lin could summon Cutie Pie whenever needed, which made things a lot less stressful.

......

Grace left the General's Manor and went to say goodbye to her master.

Jun Lionhead asked her, "Are you really going to headquarters just for the Celestial Library?"

"That's right, Master," Grace replied.

"What do you want to see inside?"

"I... I can't really say. I just want to look around and improve my alchemy skills."

"Once you're inside, you'll only have four hours. The Celestial Library holds three thousand books on every topic imaginable, so you'll need to choose wisely," Jun Lionhead said. "My advice? Go for the Tenth-Level Alchemist's Guide—it'll help with your exam."

"Thank you for the tip, Master." Grace gave him a curious look. "But... how do you know what books are in there? Have you been to the Celestial Library yourself?"

"My father used to be an Elder in the Spirit Alliance," Jun Lionhead replied.

"An Elder? As in, one of the six legendary Elders who oversee the Spirit Alliance in the Four Wilds?"

"That's right."

Grace looked at him with awe. "Wow, that explains why you're so amazing, Master!"

Jun Lionhead smiled.

"Then why didn’t you join the Spirit Alliance?" Grace asked.

Jun Lionhead smiled and gave a one-word answer: "Lazy."

Grace: "..."

......

When Grace returned to the Marquis Manor, Cutie Pie had indeed been brought back by Louis Lin.

The people from Forget-Worry Pavilion were gathered around him, playfully teasing him with great interest.

But, as always, he remained aloof, curled up, eyes closed, napping and ignoring everyone.

When Grace returned, he finally opened his eyes and leapt into her arms.

......

The next day, Grace and three companions, including Zuo Juanjuan, rode flying mounts to Sigil City, the capital of the Eastern Luo Empire.

On the Ten Wilds Continent, humans occupy four areas, divided by direction: Eastern Wilds, Western Wilds, Southern Wilds, and Northern Wilds.

The Spirit Alliance is similarly divided into the Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern Alliances, all overseen by Elders and Alliance Leaders.

The headquarters Grace and her companions are heading to is the Eastern Alliance headquarters.

It's located in Sigil City, a sprawling garden complex covering a thousand acres, as large as a royal palace.

In her previous life, Grace also came here for advanced training.

But she didn't manage to take first place.

This time, with decades of experience from her past life, Grace was confident.

The Eastern Alliance has twelve sub-alliances at the same level as the Vermilion Bird Sub-Alliance.

Each sub-alliance sent three people, totaling thirty-six.

After gathering, they were trained by instructors assigned for this purpose.

Furthermore, Byron White, the Eastern Alliance Leader, personally appeared and gave them a speech.

Grace had met Byron White in her past life, but after so many years, she barely remembered his face.

She only remembered he was a charming, handsome man.

Seeing him again, Grace couldn't help but notice that Byron White bore at least a passing resemblance to Bianca Whiteshire.