Arcane Lord

This mission was a profound experience for him.

Killing (beasts) with blood, commanding battles, surviving in the wild, and creating spells, all of them have been honed in terms of physical fitness, mind, and knowledge.

Of course, in addition to these, there are also some visible and tangible gains, such as the pre-war distribution, using the remaining magic scrolls that have not been taken back, the extra money earned from Old Neil, the orcs' trophies, etc.

While counting, Xia Duo placed these things on the desk one by one. When he took out the wolf tooth necklace and the forest wolf statue from his arms, he seemed to understand something.

At the banquet just now, he had carried these two things with him. Ordinary people might not be able to notice them, but in the eyes of official mages, they were as obvious as torches in the dark night.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Among the two magic items, the Wolf Fang Necklace had the strongest magical aura. Xia Duo guessed that it was even connected to at least two layers of magic nets.

The Timber Wolf statue is much worse. The magic aura is similar to the state when a 1-ring magic scroll is unfolded. It is not very bright but more stable.

It was done quickly enough at the time, but now it has become a hot potato.

Among all the apprentices Sha Duo has seen, he has never seen anyone with similar magic items, and only a handful of them have a faint magical aura.

Although this does not mean that apprentices must not possess magic items, it also makes Xia Duo stand out. This is not the result he wants.

Xia Duo's consistent philosophy is to keep a low profile and make a fortune, but under the current circumstances, he can no longer keep a low profile.

After thinking about it, he made a decision.

…

Early the next morning, Xia Duo jumped out of bed with a look of joy. Yesterday he entered the magical dream again, but this time he did not incarnate into multiple images.

Instead, the whole journey turns into a long river, flowing down from the snow-capped mountains, collecting many water sources, and finally forming a magnificent and vast river.

Traveling through mountains and ridges, nurturing civilization, and finally merging into the sea, this is where the dream ends abruptly.

Xia Duo squeezed the muscles on his arm, waved again, and picked up the chair next to the desk. Sure enough, his strength became stronger again. He could barely feel the weight of the chair, which weighed more than ten pounds, with one hand. To what serving size.

"Huh--"

Just as Xia Duo was about to move the desk for another experiment, there was a chill behind him. When he reached out and touched it, he found it was a little damp. Looking at the blanket on the bed, there was indeed a circle of less obvious water marks.

Xia Duo thought that he would not sweat so much in the constant-temperature mage tower, let alone wet the bed. Thinking of last night's dream, Xia Duo only felt that this was a side effect of the upgrade of Goldfinger.

And when he came to the whirlpool sink in the bathroom to wash up, as soon as his fingers touched the water, a very weak vortex was triggered, as if an invisible object had pressed into the water before his fingers.

Xia Duo didn't notice it at first, but when his hands were all immersed in the water, he suddenly had an idea - he could control the water!

The time it took for the thought to be transmitted was almost negligible. Just as he thought about it, the water in the pool also responded, and a water column the size of a finger rose from the surface of the water.

Just standing there in plain sight seemed to be saying to Xia Duo, "Look, you can really control this water!"

But at this time, Xia Duo had no time to feel happy about the water control ability given to him by the magical dream. The hollow and mechanical voice of the tower spirit suddenly appeared, instantly knocking the small water column back to its original shape——

"Apprentice Xia Duo violated the Tower of Time's apprenticeship ban and cast spells in non-authorized areas. Within three days, he must go to the material application office on the public floor and pay a fine of 5 gold coins."

"..."

Is this a spell?

Xia Duo couldn't believe it. Fortunately, he only had 5 gold coins. He was ready to try again. This time he entered a state of concentration on spell casting. In the bathroom, the flow of the magic network was relatively gentle.

Only the vortex at the bottom of the pool in front of him gave off a bright glow. Xia Duo put his hands deep into the pool and recalled the previous state. It seemed that he was just thinking?

As he "thought about it", the magic net responded instantly, but at this moment Xia Duo was no longer a mage. He didn't need to weave a spell structure, he just wanted to make the water in the pool rise to the surface.

The previous scene appeared again - a water column the size of a finger rose from the water.

But what followed was another warning from the tower spirit, "Apprentice Xia Duo violated the Tower of Time's apprenticeship ban and cast spells in non-authorized areas. Within three days, he must go to the material application office on the public floor and pay a fine of 10 gold coins. "

Is this a total of 10 gold coins twice? Or should I be fined 10 gold coins this time?

Although it was confirmed that he really had the ability to control water, the issue of fines also arose. Sha Duo directly called the tower spirit to ask, but the answer was that he would be fined a total of 15 gold coins twice.

If you have these 15 gold coins, it will be enough to go to the spell laboratory for three hours!

Fortunately, Xia Duo, who had just gained the ability to control water, was in a good mood and forgot about the depressing matter in a blink of an eye. He quickly washed up and returned to the bedroom, where he saw various items neatly placed on the desk.

One of the necklaces and a small statue was particularly dazzling, and then he remembered that there was such a troublesome thing that far exceeded the fine!

"Oh - why am I so difficult!"

Mage Siole has not mentioned magic items yet, but what else can make a formal mage interested in an apprentice!

This thing must be disposed of as soon as possible. Trading with a mage is obviously not a good choice. The first trade candidate that Sha Duo thought of was actually Edrich who opened a shop in the library's transcription room.

His approach is good, and the store can even be opened in the library, but his credibility is also well-known. Compared to looking for an official mage to trade, Sha Duo prefers to find Edrich.

After changing into clean clothes, packing his belongings, and putting the wolf tooth necklace and the forest wolf statue into his arms, Sha Duo immediately locked the door and left.

…

After getting the food from the restaurant on the first floor of the Mage Tower, he took the elevator to the Arcane Garden again. After all, this was his job in the Mage Tower.

Learning magic is just a benefit that the Mage Tower provides to its apprentices.

From the dormitory to the dining hall, and then from the dining hall to the arcane garden, Xia Duo saw that everyone seemed to be paying attention to him. Carrying two magic items with him was indeed a bit stressful.

But I don't feel at ease when I put it in the dormitory. The lock that can even be opened with a grass stem doesn't provide much sense of security.

After arriving at the Arcane Garden, Sha Duo first reported to the mage on duty. After all, he hadn't been here for a while, and then walked around various areas of the Arcane Garden.

There are still more than 30 ordinary apprentices. I don't know if they were not recruited before, or if they were recruited and came back alive. Judging from the number of people, there seems to be no change.

However, Sami and Devine haven't come yet, so Shado ignored them and went to the familiar apple tree, took out his notes and started studying.

But starting from today, he no longer needs to use an ordinary quill pen, but the mithril pen that was given when he purchased the magic scroll.