Lord of Arcane

Chapter 108 Invitation

Outside the elevator, Xia Duo and Edric looked at each other, and finally Edric spoke first, saying softly, "Uncle Xiore is my father's friend, and there is indeed a bit of that—informality."

"I hope that's all."

At this time, Xia Duo actually regretted lending the Timberwolf statue to Siore, and it was the first time that he had doubts about the inference that mages are all rational creatures.

This is the first time I have seen such an escaped mage Xia Duo, maybe this is the fresh heart hidden under the rational appearance?
"Go back to the library!"

The two said in unison, and then looked at each other with a smile. After this encounter, the relationship between Edric and Xia Duo seemed to be getting closer.

……

Inside the lift.

Xia Duo proposed to Edrich to invite him to join the mutual aid study group. Hearing this proposal on the first day of junior high school, Edrich was still a little moved, but soon declined with some disinterest.

"I have given up studying magic, and I am going to concentrate on running my business. I hope I can solve some troubles for my family in the future."

"No, Edric, I think your understanding is wrong. There is a big difference between becoming a mage or becoming a businessman. What do you think a pure businessman can do in this world?"

Before Edric could answer, Xia Duo said his own answer, "You can only become the vassal of others, or more precisely, the vassal of the powerful.

"Even if you become a very wealthy businessman, it doesn't really help your family much."

"Why?" Edric was puzzled, "Is everything I'm doing meaningless?"

"It makes a little sense, it can paralyze yourself and make you feel that you are a useful person, but that's all." Xia Duo struck mercilessly.

In order to achieve his goal, it is necessary to hit Edric's current goal, and he can only say sorry silently in his heart.

"In my hometown, there is a proverb that says that a person's ability must match his status. If he has a higher status because of his lack of ability, it will inevitably lead to disaster. In other words, a person has the same status as him. The status and wealth that do not match your ability may lead to disaster.”

Edric's eyes widened, "You say I'm not capable?"

"In this world, magic is ability. If you don't master magic, how can you say you have ability?"

Edric was silent. He thought of his elder brother. When they were young, they were both very smart and often played business games. His father was also very open-minded about this. But when the two became adults, everything changed.

In the eyes of his father, only magic is the highest. Now that Xia Duo also said the same thing, Edric fell silent.

At this time, Xia Duo added further anger, "Isn't it because of your father and your brother that you can safely do business in the mage's tower now? Do you really want to live under their wings for the rest of your life? "

"I--"

The door of the elevator opened, and the library floor arrived. Edric stepped out of the elevator, but he was still hesitant, "Even if I want to continue learning magic, I don't have to join your study group!"

"It's not necessarily necessary. You have your mage brother and mage uncle, who can get a lot of resources that we can't get, but do you want to bother them because of yourself? The time of an official mage is very precious. Besides, don't you want to Do you know the secret to becoming a mage within a year?"

"Become a mage within a year?" Edric looked Xia Duo up and down, "It's been almost a year since you joined the mage tower, and you haven't become an official mage, and people are different, even if you can become a mage within a year Official mage, others may not necessarily."

Xia Duo saw that Edric was already a little moved. Unlike Sammy and others, Xia Duo was still willing to provide some guarantees for Edric, who could act as an umbrella.

And as far as he knew, Edric became an official apprentice in the first year after he joined the Mage Tower, and he might have chosen to give up magic because he was hit by his brother.

In Xia Duo's view, this is already considered extraordinary talent. Normally, according to the training mechanism of the Mage Tower, ordinary apprentices who can become formal apprentices within three years have the potential to continue their studies.

Of course, the faster you become a regular, the higher your potential is, and if it is so high that you can become an official mage in less than a year like Adrian, and even upgrade one after another after that, then the lord may be alarmed.

"I can guarantee that after joining the study group, you will be able to become an official mage within one year."

"Really?" Edric was finally moved. He didn't doubt Xia Duo's guarantee. In fact, if he wanted to become a formal mage, there were too many shortcuts he could take.

It's just that it's surprising that these words come from an apprentice who is not a formal mage himself.

"Can joining your study group really quickly become an official mage?" Edric asked again, but Xia Duo didn't need to answer this question, because his next sentence was——

"I'll join."

After getting the desired reply, Xia Duo finally showed a fatherly smile, "You are welcome to join."

"How many people are there in the study group now? Can they all become official mages within a year?" Eldridge eagerly wanted to know more.

Xia Duo didn't answer this question directly, but just gave a meaningful smile, "As long as they want, they can!"

Upon hearing this, Edric became even more curious, "When will it start? Are you guiding us?"

"Don't worry, the study group hasn't been formally established yet!"

"What?!" Edric's voice suddenly raised an octave, and he felt that he had been deceived, "Xia Duo, you lied to me?"

"I didn't lie to you. It's true to become an official mage within one year. It's also true that the study group was not established. I rented a magic laboratory, and the rest of the group is there. Let's talk there."

Xia Duo pointed to a transcribing room where the door was opened and half of an apprentice leaned out, and said, "Look, talking here will disturb others, go to the magic laboratory."

After finishing speaking, he walked directly to the magic laboratory that he rented before, and behind him, Edric hesitated for a moment, and followed.

……

Library level, Spell Lab No. 15.

Dean rushed over when Xia Duo summoned him. Although he didn't see Xia Duo afterwards, with the explanations from Sammy and Devine, he was looking forward to this study group.

Different from Sammy and Devane, Dean and Xia Duo have been in contact the most times and for the most time. Even when Xia Duo first joined the Mage Tower, he knew Xia Duo.

In addition, during the orc war mission, the two were almost inseparable. In addition to daily contact, they also communicated in magic. With enough understanding, he had enough confidence in the study group proposed by Xia Duo.

Furthermore, it is unrealistic for him as an apprentice who has just become a full-time apprentice to compete with other apprentices for the popular job of being able to get in touch with a formal mage, so he might as well choose to trust Xia Duo.

(End of this chapter)