The third option is to continue training in the basement, and when he reaches the maximum of Stage 2, he'll wait until he collects enough Evolution Shards, and in the meantime, EXP will keep accumulating. Flain chose this option because it's the most active for him.
Flain plans to leave the Imperial City once he reaches Stage 3 because living in the nest of his enemies is a big risk, and he's quite bored of constantly hiding — he'd finally like to fight as well. It occurred to Flain that he might even leave the Empire of Light entirely and go to some smaller power like a kingdom, because if he were discovered, there would be a higher chance of escaping.
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A slim, small man entered the Adventurers' Guild. He was dressed entirely in black, even had a band over his mouth, and the only visible features were his silver eyes and black hair. That was Xyan.
Xyan entered and headed to the top floor to the door marked: "Overseer Chancellor."
