Arcane Lord

"Good choice." The visitor praised and said his name, "Xia Duo, right? You can call me Dean. If you need help in the future, you can come to me. Now, let me tell you what to do. How to communicate with Talling——

"First of all, 'commands' can only be used by formal mages. Apprentices can only say 'requests'. There is no need to shorten the sentences. Just communicate normally like communicating with others. But don't ask meaningless questions, such as asking the tower spirit to go beyond the mage tower." Asking questions or inquiring about other people's privacy will only increase the time for Talling to respond to you in the future and will not do you any good;

"Secondly, if the tower spirit does not answer or respond, it means that the tower spirit cannot solve the problem, or your authority is insufficient."

After listening to Dean's words, Sha Duo thought thoughtfully. Taling can be understood as a relatively advanced artificial intelligence, but this human-computer interaction is too unfriendly! If the request is invalid, you will not get any prompt or feedback.

Perhaps the lack of prompts and feedback is improvement and feedback in a sense.

Sha Duo couldn't help but try, "Ta Ling, please: Where is my current position?"

"Apprentice Xia Duo, your current location is in the Mage Tower - Public Floor - Material Request Office No. 3 - Corridor outside the door." A hollow, very mechanical voice sounded in the space between Sha Duo and Dean.

Seeing that Sha Duo still wanted to continue trying, Dean said quickly: "Xia Duo, I think you can communicate with Taling later. It's time for you to give me the match."

Dean was so impatient to get the matches that Sha Duo realized that he had underestimated the value of the box of matches. However, the value was all relative. At this moment, if it was Dean's answer, Sha Duo didn't feel too bad.

He opened the box, took out the matches, and threw them to Dean, "Thank you for your answer."

Dean took the match and showed a satisfied smile, "For the sake of your willingness, I can answer you one more question. I'll ask it after I think about it."

Um? Sha Duo immediately asked the question he was most concerned about, "What should I do next?"

This was a very subjective question. Xia Duo was worried that Taling could not answer it, so he quickly asked Dean. If he could get an answer, it would save him a lot of trouble.

"Your question makes me feel a little bit at a disadvantage, but since I agreed, I will definitely give you an answer." Dean smiled and did not regret it.

Maybe it was because of the box of matches. Dean seemed to be in a good mood at the moment. He motioned for Xia Duo to pick up the wooden box and follow him. As he walked, he said, "You must be illiterate. Otherwise, after reading that manual, you won't be able to read." Know what to do.”

Upon hearing this, Shado knew that his question was a waste. He could have asked Taling to read out the contents of the manual, and then asked Dean some issues that newcomers need to pay attention to.

But there was no point in regretting it at this time. If Dean hadn't said it, he might not have expected it. He originally thought that the manual might be Mage Tower rules similar to the Student Code, but he didn't expect that it turned out to be a complete "New Student Guide."

If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for being illiterate. How can you do it if you are illiterate in the Mage Tower! Xia Duo has regarded literacy as the first priority he has to do after entering the Mage Tower.

The two quickly arrived at the elevator and stood on it.

"Tower spirit, request: go to the apprentice dormitory floor." Dean said, and then turned to point out Sha Duo, "The first thing you have to do now is to settle down. All the apprentices in the mage tower live in the dormitory floor and eat. There is a restaurant on the first floor.”

Xia Duo nodded and did not ask again.

Soon, the elevator stopped. This floor was very similar to the previous public floor. It was also a circular corridor with doors on both sides. Behind the door was probably the dormitory.

"Just go to the management office and register. My dormitory number is 02163. If you need any help, you can ask me for help. I will be in the dormitory for a few hours after dinner. Just bring your payment!"

Dean pointed to the apprentice dormitory management office for Sha Duo and left directly.

Next, Xia Duo knew what to do. He registered the information with the management office very smoothly, and then chose a dormitory by himself. The accommodation environment in the Mage Tower was not tight, and all apprentices had single dormitories.

"02404, this is it!"

After walking almost halfway through the circular corridor, Xia Duo finally found his dormitory.

Looking at the numbers on the door, Xia Duo breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally settled down.

From the outside, the distance between the doors on the same side of the corridor is not as wide as one door, but when you walk in, you will find that there is a hidden world inside——

A fairly spacious bedroom and a separate bathroom.

There is a wooden table, a chair, and a bed in the bedroom. There are two blankets on the bed. The temperature in the mage tower seems to be constant, neither cold nor hot. Xia Duo will not be unable to live without a blanket.

As soon as he walked into the bathroom, Xia Duo saw a device that looked like a modern flush toilet. It was obvious that the mages had paid attention to the problem of toileting. This made Xia Duo feel good about it. God knows, during the half year he worked at the Old Neil Hotel How much I have suffered because of the problem of going to the toilet!

In addition to the flush toilet, there was a pool in the bathroom that looked like a sink in a modern kitchen. It extended from the wall and was filled with water. Xia Duo stretched out his hand to explore it - the water was warm.

Moreover, Xia Duo noticed that there was a whirlpool that was always spinning at the bottom of the pool. Xia Duo did not dare to reach out and touch this whirlpool. He was quite cautious about the unknown.

However, Xia Duo guessed that this should be a water circulation method that could keep the water in the pool clean at all times.

Putting the wooden box he had received before in the corner of the bedroom, Sha Duo lay down directly on the bed. He felt very divided inside and outside the Mage Tower. Savile Town outside was like a backward medieval period, but inside the Mage Tower it was back to modern times. .

I just don’t know what new discoveries will be made in the future, but Xia Duo is extremely looking forward to it.

Turning over, Xia Duo jumped up from the bed, took out all the things in the box, spread them out on the bed, pointed at the thin manual, and called out: "Ta Ling, request: please read out the words in this manual. Content."

Almost without any interruption, the tower spirit understood Xia Duo's request and replied in its hollow and very mechanical voice: "Apprentice Xia Duo, the contents of the "Mage Tower Life Guide" are as follows: Life, Work, Study, Precautions."

While listening, Xia Duo flipped through the manual, trying to remember the syllables and meanings of some words, but he quickly gave up because he didn't know where Ta Ling started reading, so he had to pay attention to the position of the marked numbers. Ignoring other contents, Xia Duo simply closed the manual and listened intently to Ta Ling's story.

The booklet actually doesn't have much content. It basically covers the food, clothing, housing, transportation, work and rest arrangements, and some precautions in the Master's Tower. It's almost the same as when Sha Duo went to college before traveling through time. It's just that there are a lot more chores to do here, and it's not just about coming here. educational.

In fact, as far as apprentices are concerned, it is more like being a servant. Learning is just one of the benefits of the Mage Tower. The priority must be to complete the task of the day.

Of course, the tasks are not heavy, only the morning and an hour before going to bed in the evening are task time.

The afternoon is the study time that Xia Duo is most looking forward to. The Mage Tower will arrange for formal mages or outstanding apprentices to give lessons to ordinary apprentices. Only the three hours after the meal can be arranged by yourself.

That's probably what Dean said when he left that he would be free after dinner.