Lord of Arcane

Chapter 157 Arranging the funeral
In the end, Lord Epps was the first to admit defeat, put down the tome in his hand, and looked up at his daughter, "Niya, why don't you speak when you're here?"

Niya, who was about to speak, was stunned for a moment, but then she reacted, "Father, why did you arrange someone for me again? Isn't there a Garner in my place?"

Niya was quite puzzled. Generally speaking, a mentor would not reject a large number of subordinates, but she was different. As a lord's daughter, what could she not get?How could this be achieved by exploiting apprentices?

Some time ago, there were three apprentices in the Mage Tower who became official mages. At that time, Niya was assigned to an apprentice, and she still feels very uncomfortable until now.

And this time she was assigned an apprentice, and Niya immediately came to her father to argue.

As a father, how could Lord Epps not know what his daughter was thinking, but he also had unspeakable difficulties, and he didn't want Nya to know for the time being.

Although the enlightenment received by Eberke's advanced arcanist may not actually happen, it is enough to make Lord Epps change some plans.

Just like the cultivation of heirs, Lord Epps originally planned to let Nya gradually take over the affairs of the territory and become an arcanist in about ten years.

With him there, a smooth transition of power can be ensured, the most critical of which is the authority of the Mage Tower, which will take a long time to be handed over.

But now he had to plan ahead.

"Niya, Ganal, and Xia Duo are all very talented young people. They will become your assistants in controlling the mage tower in the future. In addition, as long as there are new mages with good talents, I will arrange them for you. You must learn how to Manage them."

"Father--"

Originally, Niya just wanted to complain, but she didn't expect her father to arrange an apprentice for her. Her dissatisfaction was immediately written on her face.

However, Lord Epps hadn't finished speaking. He seemed completely oblivious to his daughter's dissatisfaction, and continued: "Also, from now on, I will come to me every day to familiarize myself with the government affairs of the territory, and I will ask questions. Deduct your monthly quota."

"what?"

Niya was stunned. She was not stupid, but quite smart. When she heard what her father said, her initial desire to complain immediately disappeared, and was replaced by confusion and anxiety.

She subconsciously asked, "Father, why are you so urgent?"

All kinds of actions showed that her father wanted her to take over the territory as soon as possible, which was not in line with the previous plan. Why?
"Your Uncle Eberke has successfully advanced to the rank of Arcanist, and I don't want to fall too far behind. I will spend more time on magic in the future, hoping to become an archmage in my lifetime."

Lord Epps' explanation is very common. Becoming an archmage is a prerequisite for using the life extension spell. Niya also knows this. She has no doubts, but just feels a sudden pressure.

It was even worse than when her father asked her to go to the orc battlefield years ago. After all, at that time, although she knew that she would take over the territory in the future, she still had plenty of time.

But I didn't expect that it was suddenly ahead of schedule now.

"I understand, father." Niya nodded resolutely, and solemnly assured, "I will work hard!"

Epps couldn't bear it, but he knew that every generation of the Savile family had to go through it. Although Niya was young, she was quite strong in her heart.

"Go back and come to me after dinner tomorrow."

"Yes, father."

……

After Niya left, a figure suddenly appeared on an unoccupied chair in the lord's room. It was the newly promoted Arcanist Eberke of the Mage Tower.

"Epps, have you made up your mind?"

"Yeah." Epps nodded, and buried his head in the volume again.

Ebuke on the side didn't know what to say. If possible, he would rather not have seen any revelations or prophecies. Such things are simply torture to anyone who knows.

But once the prophecy appears, regardless of whether it is true or false, it must be dealt with.

Although he has always regarded Niya as his daughter, it is obviously very inappropriate to spoil her needlessly at this time.

"By the way, what are you going to do with Mrs. Patty?" Abeck asked.

"Temporarily let her live in the Mage Tower for a while, so as not to cause trouble when she is released."

As if he suddenly remembered something, Lord Epps said again, "I received news that the son of Felbers left from Conifera, and he should come to Saville to lead him. Please pay attention recently, don't Let him die here too, I have already notified Thain, and he will cooperate with you."

"understood."

After that, the two discussed some things about the mage tower and the territory, and then ended the meeting.

……

The next day, Xia Duo woke up from his new bedroom, the bright light made him subconsciously squint his eyes, and immediately jumped out of bed.

The first thing he had to do was ask Taling for the time.

When he was told that it was only after 4 o'clock in the morning, Xia Duo finally realized that there was no process of "turning off the lights" at night on the official mage's side.

This is convenient for the mages to stay up all night, but it is obviously inefficient, which requires higher self-discipline from the mages, otherwise, the better the environment, the more hindered it will be.

But after thinking about it, since there is no "light off", there must be a switch, otherwise it will always be on, and it will be inconvenient to rest.

Yesterday, Xia Duo didn't think of this at all, and it's not too late to think about it now. He immediately asked Ta Ling about the mage's residence. Unlike the apprenticeship stage, Ta Ling answered the questions much more flexibly now.

Although the voice is still the same, many questions that were not answered at all before are now answered.

For example, if you introduce the room in general, if you ask about it during the apprenticeship stage, you will be punished by Ta Ling for extending the response time, but now you introduce it directly.

Aside from the characteristic of wanting money, the current Taling is still pretty good.

Meal delivery needs to be reserved in advance, Xia Duo also forgot yesterday, he first made an appointment with Ta Ling for today's noon and evening food, and then went to the restaurant on the first floor.

It's not time to "turn on the lights", but Xia Duo found that the outside of the sixth floor where the mages are located is still bright, even the first floor is the same.

After much calculation, it seems that only apprentices can enjoy the standard "eight-hour rest system".

……

Have you ever seen the Mage Tower at four o'clock in the morning?
Xia Duo hadn't seen it before, but when he came to the dining room, he saw a group of apprentices moving out piles of food from the kitchen and putting them in the food pick-up position.

In addition to bread, there are egg rolls and cheese, which is a big pot meal.

Xia Duo took a piece of food casually and left. Apart from being glanced at by a few curious apprentices, there was nothing else.

He is still dressed as an apprentice now, and he will go to the materials application office to get the equipment before going to see the instructor.

(End of this chapter)