Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1288 Huck's Promotion Apprentice Arrives
In this regard, Ross continued to remain silent. He lowered his head, his eyes gurgling, and he was not sure whether "Mecad" was testing him, or if he really just accidentally asked in advance.

But how to answer, Ross is a little hesitant. It is related to his future and destiny. It is not difficult for a spellcaster to make a choice whether to repent.

It's just that Ross doesn't want to do that. Since getting along with him this time, he has been convinced by the knowledge and bearing of the so-called "newcomer" Mecad, and he is unwilling to say perfunctory words, or even deceptive words.

After thinking about it, Ross finally followed his truest choice, "My lord, I need to think about this matter seriously, but I can guarantee one thing, I will never be an enemy of your lord."

"Okay, after you complete the promotion, tell me your choice!"

Xia Duo didn't force the other party to make a choice on the spot. In fact, Ross's answer was already very sincere in his opinion. If he were a villain, he might have promised well now, and he might turn his face immediately afterwards.

Furthermore, what he needs is a cooperator who is willing to cooperate sincerely and actively, not a passive coercion forced by the situation.

If Ross is unwilling, he really won't do anything to the other party, but he will be a little disappointed.

At present, half of the fourteen assistant researchers in the laboratory agree that Xia Duo will wake up laughing, because it means that at least 28 high-level mages will obey his arrangement and carry out the research he designated.

Of course, the more people who agree, the more beneficial it will be for him.

理想情况下，最多可以有14*（1+3）+3=59位高阶法师，在他的安排下进行各种研究。

This is simply cool!

It is foreseeable that once leaving this projection plane, Xia Duo will not have such good research conditions for a long time in the future.

……

Time flies.

Two days later, Huck successfully advanced to the rank of Arcanist. Combined with his experience in at least three "good" evaluation projects, his application for promotion to the level 1 researcher rank was quickly approved by the above.

Hack Labs was established!
On the same day, Xia Duo proposed to Huck's laboratory an outsourcing plan for the project "Improvement and Expansion of the Teleportation Spell Response Mechanism Based on Magic Net Background Fluctuation Positioning", which Huck readily accepted.

At the same time, Xia Duo's own preparations for the trial production of spell chips have also been completed.

But on this day, after reaching an outsourcing agreement with Huck Lab, Xia Duo suddenly received a notification from the management center that there was a batch of new apprentices who needed to be accepted by Mecad Lab.

The so-called apprentices are actually formal mages.

Most of the low-level mages are low-level mages, and a few are already middle-level mages, and all of them are upgraded in a way similar to the tower of time's ring-ascending trial. They are not spell-casting tools who only know the relevant ring-level individual spells.

Each laboratory of the research institute will be assigned a certain number of apprentices, and if any of them can become a high-level mage or arcanist, the researcher will be rewarded with corresponding points.

These apprentices have been screened at the academy stage, and being able to enter the academy shows that they are the best among their peers.

Assigned to each laboratory, in addition to serving as a de facto spell battery, sometimes they also put forward constructive opinions on the projects of the laboratory.

It can be said that there is almost no laboratory that does not welcome apprentices. Of course, assistant researchers may not welcome them, because it will take up too much time for them to guide apprentices, and they will not get fair compensation from formal researchers.

But here in Xia Duo, he doesn't welcome the apprentices very much.

The project he is currently arranging for everyone in the laboratory, even for high-level mages, is difficult to complete, not to mention the additional conditions above, and it will not be easy to complete.

If it wasn't for him to follow up on the project progress and give pointers from time to time, he really doubts that one or all of these projects will be unfinished in the end.

With apprentices coming, assistant researchers will be distracted and their precious time will be wasted, which is very difficult for Xia Duo to accept.

Perhaps these apprentices may be helpful to the project, but the possibility is not high. If they are simply used as spell batteries, they will not be able to make up for the losses they caused.

Xia Duo wondered if this was some level 1 researcher who opposed him, because it was not time to graduate from the Magic Academy because of the time calculation.

The most obvious evidence is that, as a newly established laboratory, Huck Laboratory has no apprentices.

Only Xia Duo was arranged, and it was hard not to make him think that if he didn't graduate and admit early, would those apprentices appear?

Moreover, he also has doubts about the quality of the apprentices. If he is given some crooked things again, resulting in a too low proportion of high-level mages, this will be another troublesome matter.

But Xia Duo couldn't say anything against it, because these systems are reasonable and more in line with the overall interests of the empire's remnants. They are supported by everyone, and he will not be allowed to object.

At the same time, Xia Duo himself could not find a reason to object. Could it be that he was worried that the apprentice would affect the progress of the laboratory's project?

Others are also influential, why don't others say it?

This will make his situation more difficult, and maybe some people will have to review his rank authority review again.

"Why is it so difficult for me!"

After the slander, Xia Duo could only ask the Ross Management Center to bring the people back. A total of twelve people were arranged according to the normal number of people in the laboratory.

Otherwise, according to the ratio of one senior mage to three apprentices, arrange dozens of people to come over, then the laboratory will not have to work in the future, and all children will be taken.

You must know that although there are more than a dozen assistant researchers in the current McArdle Laboratory, they will be promoted and leave.

At that time, dozens of apprentices will be piled up in the laboratory, and Xia Duo will have to take them. Thinking about that scene really makes him feel physically and mentally exhausted.

With such a comparison, it seems that these twelve apprentices are not difficult to accept now!

……

Not long after, Ross brought back twelve youths, nine males and three females. With a wave of Xia Da's hand, Xia Da arranged them to observe in various project teams, and put them aside for a short time.

As long as they don't interfere with the progress of the project, it's like adding twelve new potted plants to the lab.

After finishing all this, Xia Duo looked at the apprentice information that Ross brought back. Although he graduated early and was admitted early, he finally didn't get anything wrong with him.

Among the 12 people, four passed the intermediate-level mage assessment, and the remaining eight failed the intermediate-level assessment, but only by a few points.

If this is placed in the Tower of Time, they can now complete the upgrade through the Ring Ascension Trial and become an intermediate mage.

If there is no accident, these 12 people can become high-level mages in two or three years sooner or three or four years later.

(End of this chapter)