Arcane Lord

In response, Ross continued to remain silent. He lowered his head and his eyes rolled. He was not sure whether "McCade" was testing him or just accidentally asking in advance.

But Ross was a little hesitant about how to answer. It was related to his future destiny. It was not difficult for a spellcaster to make a choice whether to regret or not.

But Ross did not want to do that. During this period of time, he had been impressed by the knowledge and demeanor of McCade, the so-called "newcomer". He was unwilling to say perfunctory words or even deceitful words.

After thinking about it, Ross finally followed the most real choice in his heart, "Sir, I need to think about this matter seriously, but I can guarantee one thing, I will never be an enemy of you."

"Okay, tell me your choice after you complete the promotion!"

Shaduo did not force the other party to make a choice on the spot. In fact, Ross's answer seemed very sincere to him. If it were a villain, he might agree now, but he might turn his face immediately afterwards.

Furthermore, he needed a collaborator who was willing to cooperate sincerely and actively, rather than a passive coercion forced by the situation.

If Ross was unwilling, he would not do anything to the other party, but would be a little disappointed.

At present, there are fourteen assistant researchers in the laboratory. If there are ordinary people who agree, Xia Duo will wake up with a smile in his sleep, because that means that at least twenty-eight high-level mages will follow his arrangements and conduct the research he specifies.

Of course, the more people agree, the more beneficial it is for him.

Ideally, there can be up to 14*(1+3)+3=59 high-level mages to conduct various research under his arrangement.

This is simply awesome!

It can be predicted that once Xia Duo leaves this projection plane, he will not have such good research conditions for a long time in the future.

…

Time flies.

Two days later, Hake successfully advanced to the arcane master. Combined with his experience of at least three "good" evaluation projects, his application for promotion to the rank of Level 1 researcher was quickly approved by the above.

Hake Laboratory was established!

On the same day, Xia Duo proposed an outsourcing plan for the project "Improvement and expansion of the teleportation spell response mechanism based on the background fluctuation positioning of the magic network" to Hack Lab, and Hack readily accepted it.

At the same time, Xia Duo's own preparations for the trial production of spell chips were all ready.

But on this day, after reaching an outsourcing agreement with Hack Lab, Xia Duo suddenly received a notice from the management center saying that a group of new apprentices needed to be accepted by the Maccad Lab.

The so-called apprentices are actually formal mages.

Most of them are low-level mages, and a few are already mid-level mages. Moreover, each of them is upgraded in a similar way to the Time Tower Ring Upgrade Trial. They are not just casting tools who only know individual spells of the relevant ring level.

Each laboratory in the institute will be assigned a certain number of apprentices. If one of them can become a high-level mage or arcane master, the researcher will receive corresponding points as a reward.

These apprentices have been screened in the college stage, and being able to enter the institute shows that they are all the best among their peers.

In addition to being a de facto spell battery, they are assigned to various laboratories. Sometimes they also put forward constructive suggestions for the laboratory's projects.

It can be said that almost no laboratory does not welcome apprentices. Of course, assistant researchers may not welcome it, because it will take up too much of their time to guide apprentices, and they will not get fair compensation from formal researchers.

But Xia Duo is not very welcome to the arrival of apprentices.

The projects he has arranged for everyone in the laboratory are difficult to complete even for high-level mages, not to mention the additional conditions mentioned above, and they will not be completed easily.

If he had not followed up on the progress of the projects and given instructions from time to time, he really doubted that all of these projects would end up in a mess.

When apprentices come, assistant researchers will be distracted and waste their precious time, which is difficult for Xia Duo to accept.

Perhaps these apprentices may be helpful to the project, but the possibility is not great. If they are simply used as magic batteries, they cannot make up for the losses they bring.

Xia Duo doubts whether this is some Level 1 researcher who opposes him, because it is not yet time for graduation from the magic academy.

The most obvious evidence is that the Hack Laboratory, which is also a newly established laboratory, has not been assigned apprentices.

Only Xia Duo was arranged, which made it hard for him not to think that if he didn't graduate and enroll early, would those apprentices appear?

Moreover, he had doubts about the quality of the apprentices. What if he was given some crooked ones, resulting in a low proportion of high-level mages in the end, which would be another troublesome matter.

But Xia Duo couldn't say anything against it, because these systems were reasonable and more in line with the overall interests of the imperial survivors. They were supported by everyone, and the higher-ups would not allow him to object.

At the same time, Xia Duo himself couldn't find a reason to object. Was he worried that the apprentices would affect the progress of the laboratory project?

Others were also affected, so why didn't they say it?

This would make his situation even more difficult. Maybe some people would re-propose the review of his rank and authority.

"Why is it so difficult for me!"

After complaining in his heart, Xia Duo could only ask the Rhodes Management Center to bring the people back. A total of twelve people were arranged according to the normal number of laboratory staff.

Otherwise, according to the ratio of one senior mage to three apprentices, and arrange for dozens of people to come over, then there will be no need to work in the laboratory, and everyone will take their children.

You must know that although there are more than a dozen assistant researchers in the McCard Laboratory now, they will be promoted and leave.

When the time comes, dozens of apprentices will pile up in the laboratory, all asking Xia Duo to take care of them. Thinking about that scene really makes him feel physically and mentally exhausted.

After such a comparison, it seems that these twelve apprentices are not difficult to accept now!

…

Not long after, Rhodes brought back twelve young people, nine boys and three girls. With a wave of his hand, Xia Duo arranged them to observe the various project teams and left them there for a short time.

As long as they do not interfere with the progress of the project, they will treat it as twelve new potted plants added to the laboratory.

After doing this, Xia Duo looked at the apprenticeship information that Ross brought back. Although he graduated early and was admitted early, he finally didn't get anything wrong with him.

Among these twelve people, four passed the intermediate-level mage assessment, and although the remaining eight failed to pass the intermediate-level assessment, they were only a few points short.

If this were placed in the Tower of Time, they could now complete the upgrade through the ring promotion trial and become mid-level mages.

If nothing unexpected happens, these twelve people can become high-level mages in as little as two or three years, or as slowly as three or four years.