Arcane Lord

Mu Yan's bard spell is still effective to this day. When Xia Duo moved the wine barrels in the wine cellar, it was not as difficult as before, and he moved it out easily by himself.

When he moved the wine barrel to the counter, he happened to hear Old Neil bragging to a few adventurers that his son was about to join the Mage Tower and might become a real mage in the future.

Ha ha--

The adventurers obviously didn't believe that Junior Neil could become a mage so easily, and they all laughed at him. Old Neil was not angry, but compared him with Sha Duo, "You see, Sha Duo is so senior, he thinks I have the talent to become a mage, and my little Neil is only 16 years old, who can say for sure about the future!”

"Oh? Xia Duo, you also went to take the Mage Tower assessment?" A familiar adventurer happened to see Xia Duo, so he waved and asked.

Xia Duo moved the wine barrel behind Old Neil, lifted it to the shelf with Old Neil and put it on the shelf, then replied: "I'm just going to try my luck. Maybe a mage will take a fancy to me! People will always be the same. You have to have some dreams.”

Mentioning dreams may touch the softness in the hearts of these adventurers. Since they choose to become adventurers, they are more or less dissatisfied with the current situation of life and have some unrealistic pursuits.

When they heard the word dream at this time, they all felt a little emotional, so they all fell silent, "Old Neil, have a bottle of golden rum."

"Give me a bottle too. Today is Midsummer's Day and drinking ale is too boring." Several adventurers asked for golden rum.

Old Neil quickly brought wine to everyone, with a smile on his face. A cup of ale cost only 5 copper coins, but a bottle of golden rum cost 10 gold coins, and this bottle could only be filled with 1 wooden wine glass in the store. More cups.

Usually these adventurers would not be willing to drink such expensive wine. Thinking of this, Old Neil looked at Xia Duo again. At this time, Xia Duo was already clearing away the tables where the guests had left.

Old Neil narrowed his eyes and seemed to have made up his mind. However, with his back to Old Neil, Xia Duo, with the blessing of the bard's spell, clearly felt a malicious gaze behind him.

He sighed silently in his heart and kept moving his hands. Xia Duo had decided to leave the hotel as soon as possible, but the problem was how to spend the three days waiting for the assessment results. In terms of familiarity with Savile Town, none of the hundred Xia Duo could compare with him. Enter old Neil.

As for leaving the town, Xia Duo had never thought that in the town, Old Neil might still have some scruples, but if he went outside the town, there would really be no way out.

Furthermore, there are often goblins and beasts that grow like weeds wandering around outside the town, which is a problem if you encounter them. And if you are unlucky enough to encounter an orc, you might as well work as an undercover worker in Old Neil's inn. You can only survive as long as you live. Only then can there be hope.

Sha Duo couldn't figure it out. Old Neil was willing to send his children to the Mage Tower, but he was unwilling to accept Sha Duo to join the Mage Tower. Didn't he know that multiple friends lead to multiple paths?

Or does he think he has no hope of becoming a mage?

If he could choose whether to travel through time or not, Xia Duo would rather choose not to travel through time. But if he could choose how to time travel, then of course Xia Duo would choose to soul-transmit an underage aristocratic child.

In that case, his situation will at least be better than now, and access to magic will be easier.

Although the examiners at the Mage Tower did not refuse Xia Duo's reference assessment because of his age, Xia Duo could still feel the disapproval in their expressions and behavior.

But so what, after traveling to this world, Xia Duo knew very well that if he couldn't master the power, he would be no different than a fool. He could be slapped to death by a drunk adventurer at any time, or he could be killed by a passing mage with a spell. Even if you go out of town occasionally, you may encounter goblins and orcs.

In short, if you don't master your power, you will never be able to control your own destiny. You can only drift with the changes in the outside world. Xia Duo doesn't want to look back in the future and regret for giving up now.

In Faerûn and the Empire, the only thing that can be called power is magic (divine magic also counts, but Shado cannot heartily agree with the teachings of those gods, so he cannot become a priest and master the power of divine magic).

The mage tower assessment is an opportunity, and the bard Mu Yan is also an opportunity. Naturally, Xia Duo is not willing to give up easily.

…

Savile Town on Midsummer's Day was much livelier than usual, and most adventurers would not choose to go on a mission on this day, but would stay in the town to enjoy the joyful atmosphere of the celebration. Of course, this was only a secondary reason.

The real reason is that on Midsummer Day, the glorious attendants of Amaunata will distribute holy water for free in the square in the center of the town after the celebration. This kind of holy water can not only heal certain minor injuries, but also inflict serious damage to evil creatures. Usually it costs at least 25 gold coins for a small bottle.

But today, because of the celebrations, Amaunata will bestow additional radiance. The attendants of radiance will collect the radiance given by God to make holy water and distribute it to those participating in the celebration on the spot.

Otherwise, what else could make these adventurers, who value money as much as their lives, waste a day of hunting just to have fun on this day? Obviously not.

As evening approached, there were not many guests in Old Neil's Inn, because the Midsummer Festival celebration was coming to an end. This was the last chance to participate in the celebration. Once the sun went down, the opportunity to receive holy water was lost.

Anyone who tries to get away with it will not escape the impartial eyes of the guardians of Amaunata's law. Those caught will be flogged and banned from participating in the bonfire party at night.

Therefore, everyone who wants to get free holy water will not miss the opportunity, including Old Neil.

But this has nothing to do with Xia Duo. After the guests left, the mess left behind still needed Xia Duo and others to clean up. Even Xiao Neil and Aunt Susan were left behind.

…

In the evening, accompanied by the fierce carnival of the crowd outside, Sha Duo returned to a small cubicle on the second floor of the hotel. This was his residence for most of the past six months. At this time, the effect of the bard's spell blessing had disappeared, but he did not Didn't feel tired.

Obviously, this kind of magic does not overdraw the human body's potential, but replaces it with another magical and imperceptible power. This is magic. At this moment, Xia Duo desires to obtain this power more than ever.

Thinking of the Mage Tower assessment, Xia Duo judged based on his own experience that as long as he was not rejected on the spot, the final result should be passed. After all, those assessors had seen the assessment process and should have weighed it in mind.

After all, the purpose of recruiting servants is to recruit servants. For the Mage Tower, it is gratifying if there are good talents among the servants, but if there are not, it is not a loss. Where can I find servants who only cost 100 gold coins in three years?

This is less than one silver coin per day at the Old Neil Inn for Xia Duo. If it weren't for the opportunity to learn spells, who would be willing to work as a servant!

Those who participated in the assessment at the same time as Xia Duo were not there to make money at all, but were prepared to spend more money just to make their journey as a mage smoother.

Although Xia Duo had already predicted whether he could join the Mage Tower, he still didn't wait for the official result, and he still felt a little unsure. However, from Old Neil's malicious gaze today, Xia Duo became more confident about joining the Mage Tower.