Arcane Lord

The first thing to do after returning to the Mage Tower is to see the mentor. After more than ten days, I saw Niya again in the study on the top floor of the Tower of Time.

However, Lord Epps disappeared. Xia Duo had just returned and didn't know much about the Mage Tower, but it seemed that Niya had really taken over the territory.

"Mentor." Xia Duo greeted respectfully.

"Well, find a place to sit by yourself. I have something to deal with here." Niya didn't even raise her head and continued to focus on the documents on the desk.

Xia Duo looked around and found that there was only a place to sit by the window on the left. He didn't hesitate and sat directly on the elf-style chair that looked very valuable.

There was a backrest and a cushion, which fit his back perfectly. Sitting on it actually felt like being in the clouds. Suddenly, Xia Duo realized that he had really treated himself too badly after traveling for so long.

In the end, the only thing he had that was related to comfort was a mithril pen, and it was a gift for buying a magic scroll.

Of course, [Summoning a Mount] is also very comfortable to sit on, but it is only a spell for transportation after all.

If the price of reaching the pinnacle of magic is to treat yourself harshly and not enjoy yourself for a lifetime, then he would rather not reach the pinnacle for a lifetime.

The most direct purpose of his learning magic is to make himself live a better life. Truth, mystery and the like are all false.

Perhaps in the future he will embark on the path of pursuing truth, mystery, or something else, but that is the self-realization need in the so-called hierarchy of needs theory.

And now - just like the concept of the free kingdom in Xia Duo's hometown, the initial stage of enlightenment is always limited!

...

While waiting for Niya to finish handling the affairs at hand, Xia Duo took out his notes, sorted out and reviewed the various doubts that had arisen in the past ten days, and also paid attention to observing Niya.

Perhaps because she had begun to take over the territory, Niya's originally delicate and gentle face now had a bit more sharpness, and her originally loose black short hair was now tied up.

If you deliberately ignore the robe on her body, then Niya looks like a capable urban white-collar worker, with the immaturity fading and a hint of maturity.

Xia Duo couldn't help but compare Nia and Mrs. Patty. Mrs. Patty was a little older in age, and Nia was prettier in appearance.

In terms of temperament, Xia Duo felt that Mrs. Patty might be better. Perhaps her confidence from the magic power was not as good as Nia's, but her inner spiritual will was particularly firm.

However, Nia was still growing, and Mrs. Patty might just be like that.

Just as he was imagining what Nia would look like in the future, a sudden "click" sound woke Xia Duo up. When he looked up, Nia was staring at him with her hands on the desk!

Xia Duo got up quickly and said, "Teacher."

"Sit down, ask any questions quickly, I have an important experiment to do later, otherwise I have to wait until tomorrow."

It seemed that Nia didn't seem to notice his abnormality, Xia Duo breathed a sigh of relief and began to ask questions.

He believed that Nia said there was an important experiment. After all, any wizard has a limited number of spells to cast every day. If they are not used, they will be wasted.

Many mentors choose to exploit apprentices and use apprentices to replace spellcasting. For the time being, Niya has no such tendency, and Xia Duo is very grateful.

The two asked and answered each other, and occasionally there was some delay. Time passed quickly in this highly concentrated teaching. It was not until the tower spirit reminded Xia Duo that he realized that it was already evening.

"Teacher, I will come to ask for advice tomorrow."

"Yes." Niya waved her hand and let Xia Duo leave. After a while, she also got up and left.

...

Returning to his residence in the Mage Tower, Xia Duo looked around. After more than ten days away, the state inside had hardly changed.

The position of the water cup on the desk and the wool fiber clamped in the box mouth when he left were still in the original position. Stretch out a finger and drag it on the table. Look again, there is already a fine dust on the finger.

Niya wants to conduct spell experiments, and Xia Duo also wants to. Many ideas accumulated before need to be verified one by one. There is no spell laboratory in the wild, so he dare not do it casually.

As the depth of the magic network is touched, the backlash after the spell fails will be deeper. The higher the level, the more you need a magic laboratory that can calm the magic network.

The spells that Xia Duo is currently experimenting with are all at the 2nd ring level. Some of them are well-thought-out and necessary to experiment, while some are simply to satisfy his curiosity and see what will happen if he does so.

The former may be tried carefully outside, but the latter, without a spell laboratory, is really asking for death.

…

The next day, Xia Duo came to the material requisition office and disposed of the more than ten scrolls that were previously brought into the maze, and only exchanged for 100 gold coins.

Fortunately, it was only the magic scroll, a consumable that can be produced by itself, that had a problem. If the focus ring was damaged, there would be no place to cry, and I don’t know if Lord Epps would cover the repair~

After leaving the material requisition office, Xia Duo returned to the library, where he charged while waiting for Nia’s call.

Soon, Xia Duo received a reminder from the tower spirit—Nia was free.

But even if she was free, she still waited for a while like yesterday before answering questions. But after answering questions, Niya kept Xia Duo and talked about another matter.

At first, Niya was a little shy and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Can you accompany me to the Austrian Federation next month?"

Austrian-French Federation? Xia Duo didn't react for a while, but when he saw Niya's expectant and evasive eyes, he immediately thought of - [Scroll of Resistance].

Xia Duo felt quite emotional, but after all, it was a deal between you and me. He was not prepared and had no ability to go back on his word, so he immediately responded: "This month is coming to the end. I will accompany my mentor next time I come over!"

"Well, thank you." Niya whispered, then changed the topic and asked Xia Duo, "How is your development plan going? Do you need help?"

"It's going pretty well. If I need help from my mentor, I will definitely tell him."

In fact, Xia Duo was unwilling to ask for anything from Niya. The more he asked, the less favor he would receive. He would rather receive some hidden benefits, such as answering his questions more attentively and being reminded to wait at critical moments.

Asking for benefits directly is a bit inferior. It is better to manage personal relationships well, which is much better than asking for people and materials casually.

…

After leaving the lord's study, Shado did not return to his residence. Instead, he left the mage tower overnight and went to the Liaton Chamber of Commerce to inquire about the supplies on the "Lucky Owen".

The entire day today and half of yesterday were loading time. In addition to carrying Xia Duo back, this trip was more importantly about replenishing tools.

There are now nearly a hundred people in the Great Xia Territory, and they need a lot of tools, especially the [Long Saw] that Xia Duo emphasized.

After all, there are only a few shrubs in the forest, and most of them are trees. Moreover, the trees in the undeveloped virgin forest are lush and leafy, and many trees have been growing for countless years. It is too inefficient to just use axes and machetes to clean them!

[Long saw] is not cheap, and it even needs to be specially customized.