Arcane Lord

Recently, the Mage Tower seems to be a lot busier. There are mages passing by in the aisles, corridors, and elevators from time to time.

If an apprentice could only see an official mage three times a day in the past, now, he could see him at least ten times a day.

Because of Aibok's advancement celebration and the Arcane Competition, the mages have received many tasks, even Sha Duo, a contestant who is going to participate in the Arcane Competition, is no exception.

The Mage Tower arranged for him to receive two mages who came from the core area of ​​​​the empire, take them to browse the public floor of the Mage Tower, introduce the situation of the territory, and then send them to their residence on the sixth floor.

The two people pointed along the way. In their mouths, only the mage tower was worthy of attention in Savile Territory. As for the mage, it was already out of touch with the core of the empire.

"Master Xia Duo, have you seen elves?" One of the tall mage suddenly asked.

Xia Duo wanted to say that he had seen it with his own eyes, but the other party did not give him a chance to speak. "The elves are extremely beautiful. Once you see them once, you will never forget them. I think I met the elves in the wizard club in Severton." Talking and laughing.”

As he spoke, he licked his lips as if after recollection, and his companion, a shorter mage, pushed him. It seemed that his companion also felt that it was too exaggerated.

The tall mage reacted quickly, pretended to smile cheerfully, and said, "I won't talk about the elves, keep a low profile, keep a low profile! Master Xia Duo, have you ever been to an alien plane?"

At this time, Xia Duo had really never been there, but the place he came from might also be regarded as an alien plane, so he did not answer, and the tall mage began to tell about his experience of traveling to an alien plane.

But to Xia Duo's ears, it sounds a bit like Long Aotian's novel - he meets the great arcanist and gets praise, gives him a gift, is in danger in another dimension, and then the gift saves him from danger.

Could it be that someone in Nese also writes novels? Or is this junior mage's power of mind really so powerful that he can actually influence a great arcanist?

To be honest, Xia Duo was a little disappointed with the performance of these two foreign mages. He thought they were all talents, but he didn't expect them to be eloquent.

He became a little impatient, "You two, there will be plenty of opportunities to tell stories about alien dimensions in the future. Let me take you to a resting place first!"

"Master Xia Duo, don't you want to go to the core area of ​​the empire?"

"..."

Xia Duo rolled his eyes. The mission he received was clearly for reception, but in fact it was to attract foreign mages to join the territory and the Tower of Time. Unexpectedly, others also wanted to abduct people!

"You two, I am an official member of the Tower of Time. Let me take you two to a resting place first!" Sha Duo made a "please" gesture.

Since they are official members of the Tower of Time, it is naturally impossible for them to win over them casually. The two foreign mages were also a little embarrassed and talked little along the way.

After arranging the two people's residence, Xia Duo immediately went to the mission management office and reported how he received the two foreign mages.

Xia Duo felt that someone might be arranged to contact him behind the mage tower, but this had nothing to do with him. After handing over the task, Xia Duo was fine.

…

The Arcane Garden is as bright as day all year round.

After dinner, in the Arcane Garden orchard, under the apple tree where Xia Duo often stayed, dozens of apprentices gathered in a circle, waiting for the four people in the middle who looked like leaders to speak.

But the four people obviously didn't want to speak and turned a blind eye to the already agitated crowd. At this time, a fat blond man emerged from the crowd and came to the middle of the open space surrounded by everyone.

He walked closer to the four leaders and whispered: "It's almost 6 o'clock. It seems that Xia Duo won't come. How about we start first?"

"No, wait!" It was Dean who spoke.

Although his influence in the Mage Tower is far inferior to that of Edrich, and even Sammy and Devine, he has the highest say in the organization.

The reason was naturally because of Xia Duo, and he knew this very well. He insisted that if Xia Duo didn't come, the apprenticeship competition would not start.

Edrich, Sammy and others also recognized Dean's words. Although little fat Donald was accepted as a member of the organization, it was obvious that he was only at the bottom.

As for the dozens of apprentices surrounding them, they are just potential members who agree with the organization's philosophy. They are the contestants in this apprenticeship competition.

The original plan was for Dean, Edrich and others to participate together, but in the end they gave up because they no longer needed to gain recognition through this apprenticeship competition.

After all, they already represent the organization, and it should be other people who need to be recognized by the organization and join the organization.

…

On the other side, Xia Duo did not delay on purpose, but was too busy recently, and the format of the apprentice competition had changed several times, so he did not think of the Arcane Garden for the first time.

His first stop was actually the spell practice room on the library floor. When he got there, he remembered that the first round of the apprentice competition was in the Arcane Garden, and the actual spellcasting competition was not held until the second round.

Realizing that he might be late, Shado rushed to the Arcane Garden without stopping. When he arrived, he happened to see Dean and others appeasing a group of apprentices.

From a distance, Shado shouted, "Dean, Edrich, I'm coming!"

"Master Xia Duo is here!"

The crowd became commotion and had a strong tendency to surround Xia Duo. Edrich immediately maintained order at the scene. Fortunately, there were only twenty or thirty people. Under Edrich's command, the crowd immediately set up a welcoming array.

Dean and others came forward, "Xia Duo, you are finally here!"

"Well, there have been a lot of things lately, so I've been delayed. Why don't you start first? You don't have to wait for me."

"What if you don't come!" Dean pulled Sha Duo to the apple tree and motioned for Edrich to start.

Edrich once opened a shop in the library's copy room and was a celebrity in the Mage Tower. Now he can be regarded as the face of the organization. In the eyes of an apprentice, he has greater prestige than Dean.

Edrich played a big role in organizing the apprenticeship competition.

"Everyone, we all come here with the same philosophy. We are all companions and friends. Competition requires competition, but please remember that friendship comes first and competition second."

Then, Edrich asked everyone to stand apart and conduct the first round of the apprenticeship competition - paper examination. Sammy, Devine and Donald distributed the test papers prepared in advance to everyone's hands.

Under the apple tree, Dean was flattering Xia Duo, "Xia Duo, how did you come up with the idea of ​​using this form of competition? And the saying 'Friendship first, competition second' is so true!"

The person who praised him didn't feel anything, but the person who was praised felt a little embarrassed. Xia Duo couldn't remember when he mentioned that he could screen some people through paper tests and see how each person's foundation was. .

There is also the saying "Friendship first, competition second", it is really inappropriate to say it in the Mage Tower. If everyone were not young people who were sent to the Mage Tower when they came of age, they would probably be immune to it.

Looking at the apprentices who were busy answering questions, Sha Duo asked Dean, "Who do you think can be absorbed into the organization?"

Most of the apprentices here are Xia Duo's former workers at Arcane Garden, but there are also some unfamiliar faces. However, he has been away from Arcane Garden for some time, and he has been very busy during this period, so he does not know the specific progress.

"Most of these apprentices agree with the organization's philosophy. I think-"