Arcane Lord

Outside the elevator, Chateau and Edrich looked at each other in confusion. Finally, Edrich spoke first and said euphemistically, "Uncle Siole is my father's friend. He is indeed a bit informal."

"I hope that's all."

At this time, Shado actually regretted lending the forest wolf statue to Siole. It was also the first time that he had doubts about the inference that mages are rational creatures.

This is the first time I have seen such an out-of-the-box mage Xia Duo. Perhaps this is the vivid heart hidden under the rational appearance?

"Go back to the library!"

The two said in unison, and then looked at each other and smiled. After this, the relationship between Edrich and Shado seemed to have become closer.

…

Inside the elevator.

Chateau proposed to Edrich to invite him to join the mutual aid study group. When he first heard the proposal, Edrich was a little excited, but he soon rejected it with some disappointment.

"I have given up studying magic and am going to focus on running my business. I hope I can solve some problems for my family in the future."

"No, Edrich, I think your understanding is wrong. There is a huge difference between becoming a mage or a businessman. What do you think a pure businessman can do in this world?"

Without waiting for Edrich to answer, Shado said his answer, "You can only become a vassal of others, or more accurately, a vassal of the powerful.

"Even if you become a very wealthy businessman, you won't be of much substantial help to your family."

"Why?" Edrich was puzzled. "Is everything I do now meaningless?"

"It has a little meaning. It can numb yourself and make you feel that you are a useful person, but that's all." Sha Duo struck mercilessly.

In order to achieve his goal, it was necessary to hit Edrich's current goal, and he could only say sorry silently in his heart.

"In my hometown, there is a proverb that says that a person's ability must match his status. If you have a higher status with insufficient ability, it will inevitably lead to disaster. In other words, a person who has the same status as him will inevitably lead to disaster. Status and wealth that do not match your ability may lead to disaster.”

Edrich's eyes widened, "You say I'm incapable?"

"In this world, magic is ability. If you don't master magic, how can you say you have ability?"

Edrich was silent. He thought of his brother. When they were young, they were very smart and often played business games. Their father was also very open-minded about it. But when they became adults, everything changed.

In his father's eyes, only magic is the highest. Now that he heard Sha Duo say the same thing, Edrich fell silent.

At this time, Xia Duo added to the fire, "Isn't it because of your father and your brother that you can do business safely in the Mage Tower now? Are you really willing to stay under their wings for the rest of your life?" "

"I--"

The elevator door opened, and the library floor arrived. Edrich walked out of the elevator, but he was still hesitant, "Even if I want to continue learning magic, I don't have to join your study group!"

"It is indeed not necessary. You have your mage brother and mage uncle who can get a lot of resources that we can't get, but do you want to bother them because of yourself? The time of a formal mage is very precious. Besides, don't you want to Do you know the secret to becoming a mage in one year?”

"Become a mage in one year?" Edrich looked up and down Xia Duo, "It has been almost a year since you joined the Mage Tower, and you haven't become an official mage yet. Moreover, people are different. Even if you can become one in one year, Official mage, not necessarily others."

Chateau saw that Edrich was already somewhat interested. Unlike Sami and others, Chateau was still willing to provide some guarantees for Edrich, a person who could act as a protective umbrella.

And as far as he knew, Edrich became an official apprentice in the first year after joining the Mage Tower. It was probably because he was discouraged by his brother that he chose to give up magic.

In Xia Duo's view, this was considered an extraordinary talent. Normally, according to the training mechanism of the Mage Tower, ordinary apprentices who could become formal apprentices within three years would have the potential to continue their studies.

Of course, the sooner you become a regular mage, the higher your potential. If it is as high as Adrian's, becoming an official mage in less than a year, or even being upgraded one after another after that, then the lord may be alarmed.

"I can guarantee that after joining the study group, you will be able to become an official mage within one year."

"Really?" Edrich was finally moved. He did not doubt Shado's guarantee. In fact, if he wanted to become an official mage, there were too many shortcuts.

It's just that these words come from the mouth of an apprentice who is not a formal mage, which is doubly surprising.

"Can I really become an official mage quickly by joining your study group?" Edrich asked again, but this sentence did not require Xia Duo to answer, because his next sentence was——

"I'm joining."

After getting the reply he wanted, Xia Duo finally showed a fatherly smile, "Welcome to join."

"How many people are there in the study group now? Can they all become official mages within a year?" Edrich eagerly wanted to know more.

Xia Duo did not answer this question directly, but just gave a meaningful smile, "As long as they want, they can!"

Upon hearing this, Edrich became even more curious, "When will it start? Are you the one who will guide us?"

"Don't worry, the study group hasn't been officially established yet!"

"What?!" Edrich's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he felt that he had been deceived, "Xia Duo, are you lying to me?"

"I'm not lying to you. It's true that I became an official mage within a year. It's also true that the study group was not established. I rented a spell laboratory and the other members of the group are there. We'll talk about it when we get there."

Xia Duo pointed to a copy room where the door was opened and half of an apprentice leaned out, and said, "Look, talking here will disturb others, so go to the magic laboratory."

After saying that, he walked directly to the magic laboratory he rented before, and behind him, Edrich hesitated and followed.

…

Library floor, Spell Laboratory No. 15.

Dean had already rushed over when Sha Duo summoned him to inform him. Although he did not see Sha Duo afterwards, with Sami and Devine's explanations, he was looking forward to this study group.

Unlike Sami and Devine, Dean had the most contact with Sha Duo and spent the most time. He even knew Sha Duo when Sha Duo first joined the Mage Tower.

In addition, during the Orc War mission, the two were almost inseparable. In addition to daily contact, they also had exchanges in magic. Only after they got to know each other well enough, he had enough confidence in the study group proposed by Sha Duo.

Furthermore, it was unrealistic for him, an apprentice who had just become a full-time apprentice, to compete with other apprentices for a popular job where he could get access to a formal mage. He might as well choose to trust Xia Duo.