Lord of Arcane

Chapter 128 Two Development Directions
The status in the mage tower is essentially the authority of the mage tower. The first authority is of course the lord, but under the lord, almost any living thing that exists in the mage tower has its own authority.

The difference is only in size.

Like meat animals, of course they are limited to being alive, and the mage tower will not attack them; like ordinary apprentices, they can walk around in the mage tower, and even call the tower spirit.

After ordinary apprentices become full-timers, they have more authority to receive territorial tasks, which is almost the only way to become a formal mage.

As for the authority of official mages, only Xia Duo knew or guessed that there were more spell-casting areas, higher spell-casting levels, independent research rooms, and so on.

Not to mention other things, just that independent research room is enough to make Xia Duo's heart beat.

When Xia Duo spoke for the first time, the mage on duty didn't seem to hear his voice, and when Xia Duo repeated it again, the mage on duty raised his head from the book.

"Apprentice Xia Duo? Do you want to apply for official mage authority?"

"Yes, Master Mage!"

"Then how much do you know about official mage authority, do you need me to introduce you?" The mage on duty put down the book in his hand and looked at Xia Duo with a kind expression.

Xia Duo didn't dare to pretend to understand at this time. If he missed any key information, it would be troublesome. "I only know some news that has been circulated among apprentices. If it's not troublesome, I would like to ask Master Mage to introduce it."

"En." The mage on duty nodded in satisfaction, and introduced the official mage authority of the mage tower to Xia Duo——

"Official mage authority is mainly divided into two categories, one is apprenticeship, and a relevant contract is signed with the mage tower. The mage tower provides you with the convenience of learning magic, and you need to be consistent with the mage tower in all aspects; the other is the management type. , which is equivalent to hiring you for a certain position in the Mage Tower, compared to apprentices, the contract is relatively loose."

After speaking, the mage on duty looked at Xia Duo, wanting to see which category he would choose.

Those who are upgraded to management authority are basically those who don't have much motivation to continue pursuing magic, or are too motivated to look down on Savile collar. Others will choose apprentice authority even if they have a little pursuit.

With little hesitation, Xia Duo chose to be promoted to an apprentice-type official mage authority. If he wanted to hug his thigh, he couldn't treat others as fools. He had to pay something, to be consistent with the mage tower, and even to be loyal to the lord.

He was in Lord Savile's territory, and his allegiance was only a verbal statement. Being here meant being ruled by him, which was equivalent to being loyal to him.

If you are not in this territory, you will also be in other lords' territories. Compared with other territories where you are not familiar with people, Savile Territory is not bad.

"My lord, I choose the apprenticeship permission."

"Apprentice permissions? Very good! You made a good choice!"

The mage on duty immediately called the tower spirit to inquire about Xia Duo's information, and Xia Duo looked at the mage in front of him with expressions ranging from surprise, to hesitation, to regret, and Xia Duo's mood was also full of twists and turns.

I don't know if I'm on the blacklist.

For a moment, the mage on duty broke off contact with Ta Ling, and looked at Xia Duo with some emotion, "I have to say, Xia Duo, you are the fastest person I have ever seen with promotion authority, and you can become a leader in less than a year. Formal mage, may I ask what is the 1st-level spell you master?"

"It's [Steam Ray] that I created myself."

"[Steam Ray]? You created it yourself?!" The mage on duty was even more surprised, and stood up directly from his seat. "You really didn't learn the existing spells, but created new spells yourself?"

"Really, do you need me to demonstrate it?"

The mage on duty immediately showed an expression of interest, but then it turned into pity, "No, I don't need to demonstrate for the time being. Actually, what I want to say is that it is a bit troublesome for you to upgrade your authority now."

When Xia Duo heard it, he felt his brain go blank, and asked subconsciously, "Why?"

"I have read your information. I came in on Midsummer's Day last year. At that time, I signed an apprenticeship contract with a three-year period. If I could become a formal mage during this period, it would not be a problem to change the contract or increase my authority, but the problem is that the lord is now I can't get in touch. Of course, if you want to upgrade to an official management mage authority, I can upgrade it for you now."

"This—" Xia Duo thought for a while and was still unwilling to be promoted to the management category. He just waited for the lord to contact him before saying, "My lord, when will I be able to contact the lord?"

"..."

The mage on duty did not speak, but his expression clearly hinted at Xia Duo, that he would definitely not be able to contact him in a short time.

"Then I won't be promoted yet, and I'll wait until the lord appears, so I won't bother the mage." Xia Duo saluted again, and was about to leave.

"and many more!"

The sorcerer on duty stopped Xia Duo, "Young people are quick-tempered. Are you going to waste the time before the authority is raised?"

Of course, Xia Duo is not allowed to waste, he can also study it himself, but it takes a long time to borrow a lot of materials without permission, but listening to the words of the mage on duty gave Xia Duo some guesses.

"My lord, do you mean—"

"I can lend you a magic book."

Xia Duo was overjoyed, "My lord, do you know what I need to pay?"

"Hmph—" The mage on duty pretended to be displeased, "Even if I borrow this book from the library, I still need 100 gold coins. Do I need to pay this money?"

"I'll come out, I'll come out!" Xia Duo said quickly, "Thank you, Mage!"

He knew it was the mage on duty courting him, most likely because he had created a new spell in less than a year.

Of course, what the mage offered was just a convenience for Xia Duo to borrow in advance. The 100 gold coins plus a small favor were actually earned by Xia Duo.

He hastily presented the 100 gold coin exchange voucher, and the mage on duty also took out a thin booklet from the dimensional bag and handed it to Xia Duo, "Use it well, you know?"

"Yes." Xia Duo took the thin booklet, "Huh—"

At first glance, the cover of this book reads "Elementary Arcane Geometry" in Nethercolor characters, but after looking at it again, the words on the cover start to move.

Xia Duo immediately realized that this was a magic book, not the kind that records magic, but a book that uses magic to record.

In the library, there are very few sections that he has permission to step into. This is the first time Xia Duo has seen such a book, and it is indeed different from ordinary books.

Entering the spell-casting state of concentration, the book is emitting a faint blue light.

Xia Duo once again wanted to thank the mage on duty, "Thank you, my lord, what do you call me?"

"You can call me Master Depak."

"Yes, Mr. De Parker." Although he knew that the other party wanted to show his favor to him, Xia Duo did not feel arrogant because of this, and still kept his etiquette as before.

Just when Xia Duo was about to leave, De Parker gave a final reminder, "If you want to increase the authority of an apprentice-type official mage, it is necessary to complete certain territorial tasks, even if it is Adrian, a student of the lord. It is also made up after the authority is raised, and you will realize that the time is more precious in the future, and you can pay more attention to related tasks during this time."

"Yes."

Then Xia Duo asked some points for attention about the territorial missions, and De Parker answered them one by one.

After leaving the assessment room, Xia Duo couldn't help cursing, "Damn!"

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