Under the murderous gaze of Shi Liuli and the others, Ye Lai Xiang, sweating profusely, revealed the details.

Firstly, it is true that the McDowell Mage Association serves as the temporary headquarters, as everyone present can attest.

As for why it is not located in a more prosperous region in the central zone but in this remote small country, we have to go back six years.

On that day, Ye Lai Xiang, who was then the President of the Mage Association, received numerous complaints from the association's elders. They claimed that the number of new members joining the association had significantly decreased in recent years. The older generation was too occupied with their own affairs and not willing to take on students. As a result, the reputation of the Mage Association plummeted, and hardly anyone was willing to come anymore.

At that time, Ye Lai Xiang was already furious about something and reprimanded the elders, even saying, "I think it's because you all are so useless that nobody wants to come. If it were up to me, it wouldn't be like this!"

In that heated moment, Ye Lai Xiang made a reckless bet. He decided to establish a new Mage Association outside, still under the jurisdiction of the Mage Association, but not directly affiliated with the main headquarters.

He set a condition that if he couldn't recruit at least one mage or above as a new member, he would never return to the main headquarters.

You see, mages are not easy to come by, especially in the Kingdom of Kelandi, which is a small and insignificant place. The difficulty is evident.

So, along with his group of loyal friends and subordinates, they arrived in McDowell City in the Kingdom of Kelandi and started their struggle for five to six years.

During this time, Ye Lai Xiang came to realize the severity of the issue the elders had mentioned. In those five to six years, he failed to recruit a single person. They were all scared off!

Yes, scared off.

The reason being his group of troublemaking friends who engaged in academic discussions and explosions within the association as if it were a normal occurrence. The most serious incident was when one idiot accidentally activated a well-carved forbidden spell, nearly blowing up the entire McDowell City!

If it weren't for his intervention, they would have committed a grave mistake.

Since then, nobody dared to come to the Mage Association...

It's a tearful story when you think about it.

After Ye Lai Xiang finished his account, he also lamented how these old fellows forgot who their boss was the moment they saw new recruits. Everyone sided with Shi Liuli, not even paying attention to him, the President.

Listening to Ye Lai Xiang's self-narration, Shi Liuli's head was throbbing with pain.

How could someone be so foolish?

Just because of a momentary outburst of anger, he spent six years struggling outside. Shi Liuli couldn't help but admire him.

Apart from Ye Lai Xiang, there was no one else who could be so admirable as the President.

But for her, it was also a good thing. She had attached herself to these great figures, which would undoubtedly make things much easier for her in the Eastern Continent.

Maybe the opportunity to make a name for herself would come at any moment!

Shi Liuli shamelessly thought so.

Astonished! The ultimate victor of the Battle of the Gods had actually fallen to the point of clinging to others. Is this a distortion of human nature or a loss of morality?

Suddenly, as if she remembered something, Shi Liuli asked, "Can you all go back now?"

When Shi Liuli asked this question, all the mages around turned their gaze to Ye Lai Xiang, filled with anticipation.

It's no wonder they were so eager. Since they arrived in this godforsaken place, they lacked everything they needed. They couldn't eat well or live comfortably, far worse than the prosperous central zone.

Take the earlier example of the scarcity of dragon bone ash. It may be precious, but in the central zone, it can be obtained as long as you're willing to pay a price.

But here? Sorry, it's not.

Overall, the central zone is the core area of the entire Eastern Continent. Whatever is found elsewhere, can be found here. Whatever is not found elsewhere, can be found here.

They all dream of going back, you know?