Lord of Arcane

Chapter 278 Apprentice Lost
Outside the town, since there is a market similar to last year, it is much deserted compared to the lively scene in the square.

Of course, no matter how deserted it is, it is a once-a-year market, and there are still many people.

But the problem is——the Lion and Fire Circus disappeared. Xia Duo went around here and asked a possible result from the vendor.

"Stayed in Conifera?" Xia Duo murmured.

In fact, he also knows that even if the Lion and Fire Circus comes this year, it is unlikely that Mu Yan will be there, and it may not even be possible to contact Mu Yan through the Lion and Fire Circus.

After all, Mu Yan mentioned that time, he only lived in the circus temporarily, and then he would travel around, with an uncertain itinerary.

Not being able to see Muyan, Xia Duo felt a little disappointed, but life will never go well, so he picked up his mood and returned to the mage tower.

It's really lively outside, but that's not his excitement. One day, he will hold Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Day, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and other celebrations from his hometown in Daxialing, and that will be his excitement.

……

The top floor of the Tower of Time, the lord's study.

Niya stood by the projection window, looking at the bustling crowds in the square outside. From time to time, magical fireworks rose into the air, at the same level as her eyes.

"Inheritor Nya, there is still half an hour left for the appointment with Bishop Ambrill."

"Understood." Niya withdrew her gaze from the window, and sighed softly, "Oh~ Father still couldn't come back after all!"

After returning to the desk and sitting down, Niya didn't have the heart to read any documents or information. At this moment, worrying about her father occupied most of her thoughts.

She pushed away the documents on the table a little irritably, and asked casually, "Taling, how many new apprentices have you accepted this year?"

"Ten."

"What?!" Niya couldn't believe her ears, but Ta Ling's words couldn't be faked, so she asked again, "How many people came to the Mage Tower to participate in the assessment?"

She wondered if the content of this year's assessment was too difficult, so that the pass rate was too low, and only ten people were accepted, but in previous years, there were more than ten people at the least!

"Ten."

The pass rate is 100%, which is in line with the pass rate in previous years. After all, those who can participate in the assessment must be smarter than ordinary people. Otherwise, there is no need to waste this time, energy, and most importantly, money.

The Tower of Time does not set too high a threshold for recruiting apprentices. Basically, anyone who is an adult can come, but it is hard to say whether he can successfully become a mage apprentice, or even a formal mage.

With such a low threshold, it stands to reason that it is impossible to have as few as ten people!

Niya couldn't figure this out, so she continued to order Ta Ling, "Bring the files of those ten people!"

"In addition, how many apprentice contracts expired this year and chose to leave?"

The apprenticeship contract lasts for three years. As long as the contract expires, if you fail to become a mage apprentice, you must leave unconditionally. Once you become a mage apprentice, you can stay in the mage tower forever.

In previous years, those who failed to become mage apprentices usually left. After all, the salary of apprentices was too low, and they had to pay for their studies.

Those who have become mage apprentices generally want to become official mages. They know that once they leave, they can almost be said to be cut off from the magic path. These people are unwilling to leave whenever possible.

Niya instinctively felt that something bad had happened, but she couldn't tell what it was, and she just subconsciously asked about the situation of the other apprentices.

But Ta Ling told her that the result was not so ideal, "Inheritor Niya, 72 apprentices chose to leave this year."

"Impossible!" Niya retorted subconsciously. She knew that in the past three years, there had never been a time when the number of new apprentices exceeded 50. This must not be the batch three years ago!

She immediately realized that many apprentices who originally wanted to stay in the mage's tower gave up the magic path.

In Niya's eyes, leaving the Mage Tower is tantamount to giving up the magic path, and there are no such good conditions outside the Mage Tower!

At this time, Ta Ling had sent over the materials of ten new apprentices this year, and they were on the desk in front of Niya, within reach.

Niya checked the pieces one by one, "Billin, from Savile Town."

"Stark, from Savile Town."

……

With a "snap", Niya took all the materials on the table. She had already realized that something was wrong, and she was concerned about other things. Niya began to rummage through the bookshelf behind her.

The location of the document is very conspicuous, and it is not difficult to find, as if someone could put it here, Niya opened the document, and on it was a decree she signed earlier——

"Concrete Implementation Steps for Opening up Land and Granting Land to the Formal Citizens of the Savile Territory"

Niya still remembered the elation she felt when she signed the decree. At that time, her father didn't say anything, but just took out the archive and put it on the bookshelf behind her.

Now it seems that land may be more attractive to commoners than illusory magic.

None of the ten newly recruited apprentices this time is an ordinary civilian, and those who can have a household registration in Savile Town are at least craftsmen, traders, and relatives of military officers with small fortunes.

"Stupid!" Niya couldn't help cursing, what else in this world can change fate more than learning magic!
She didn't even need to check, she could roughly infer that most of the apprentices who left the Mage Tower should be from ordinary families.

But why can't they grit their teeth and stick to it!

Niya rubbed the space between her eyebrows. It was easy for them to leave, but she had a headache. The consequences of the loss of apprentices could not be seen in a short period of time, but in the long run, the foundation of a formal mage was shaken.

This year is like this, next year may be what it will be like!

But the decree can't be changed at will. Not only will it lose authority to the outside world, but it will also make her lose face in front of her father!

And if he personally abolishes the decree he signed, his father will be very disappointed!Since taking over the territory, Niya has been trying to do her best and want to make her father proud of her.

"Inheritor Nya, the time agreed with Bishop Ambrill is still - 10 minutes!"

"..."

Today her father is away, she has to replace her father to participate in the daytime celebrations, and at night there will be an activity to distribute holy water to the people, so Niya can only temporarily put aside her apprenticeship, put on a set of ceremonial robes, and leave the mage tower.

……

On the other side, the Great Xia collar in the south.

Lord Epps is looking at the magic net that suddenly rioted in the mytho with a little frenzy. He knows that the mytho is about to collapse, and the crystal of the plane is about to appear!

He has been waiting for this moment for too long!
"After all, I still couldn't find the crystallization of the plane before the mythos collapsed!" Epps sighed with emotion.

Even in this maze that was about to collapse, he took out a bottle of elf fruit wine with great interest, and poured it directly into his mouth without using a cup.

While drinking, he admired the scene where the fan lock collapsed, and at the same time, he chanted like an aria in an almost blurred elf language:

"What ingenuity, what skill!"

"Pity!"

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