Arcane Lord

Arriving in a new environment, with longing and worries about the future, Xia Duo couldn't sleep for a long time, but compared to the days at Old Neil's Hotel, Xia Duo felt extremely at ease in the Mage Tower.

No one has a conflict of interest with him. The competition between apprentices is more similar to the competition between students. There is no such thing as saying that you will benefit if you bring down others.

The Mage Tower is a place of order. This is the place where Sha Duo is most satisfied. It reminds him of the world before time travel.

With all kinds of thoughts, Xia Duo didn't know when he fell asleep in a daze.

…

The next day, at dawn, Xia Duo suddenly lifted up the blanket and jumped out of bed, "Ta Ling, request: the current moment!"

"Apprentice Xia Duo, current time: 4:05."

Xia Duo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was not yet time to "get to work". He wanted to sleep for a while but was worried that he would miss the time, so he took out the first two letters that he had sorted out last night, which could not even be called a semi-finished product. dictionary.

With the faint light of dawn, I began to read and memorize.

When I get tired of reading, I take a wooden wine glass to the whirlpool in the bathroom, drink some water, moisten my throat, and continue reading.

Xia Duo swore that he had never paid so much attention even during the college entrance examination!

Sure enough, environment can change people!

…

While reading and memorizing, Xia Duo forgot about time. It was not until the light in the room suddenly became brighter that Xia Duo realized that the "wake up reminder" had come.

The current time is 5 o'clock in the morning. Counting the "sleep reminder" of almost 9 o'clock in the evening, the rest time planned for the apprentices in the Mage Tower is exactly 8 hours, which is also in line with the daily life of an average mage. Rest duration.

Of course, plans are plans, and reality is another matter. At least last night, Xia Duo saw the apprentices "fighting at night".

Xia Duo quickly packed his things and put all the portable things in the inner pocket of the mage's robe, especially some of the dictionaries he compiled last night. He even put the bottle of low-quality ink in the inner pocket.

Finally, he took some water and wiped his face carelessly, then went out.

Before opening the door, Xia Duo felt that he should be quite early. After all, he woke up before the "wake up light" came on, and came out without much delay. But when he arrived at the restaurant on the first floor, he realized that he was already It's too late.

Some of the apprentices had already left with their breakfast egg rolls and cheese, while others quickly finished their food and found a corner in the lobby on the first floor to read by themselves. Because Xia Duo had just joined the Mage Tower, he still didn't know how his next work would be arranged, so he could only imitate others, finish his food quickly and wait in the lobby.

While silently reading and memorizing the words of Nese, you wait.

In the meantime, the new "unnamed" apprentices who arrived yesterday also came, but they were a little idle after eating and started chatting in the hall, which made the originally quiet hall extremely noisy.

Xia Duo couldn't help but frowned and stopped deliberately, but since no one else stood out, he was no longer willing to be the one in the spotlight, and instead used this noisy environment to practice his ability to concentrate.

This is one of the core elements of a mage's spellcasting. If the concentration is not enough, even if the spell can be cast, the chance of losing control of the spell will be far greater than that of a person with stronger concentration.

Xia Duo comes from modern times, and there are all kinds of information and temptations. Compared with simple indigenous apprentices, Xia Duo's concentration is somewhat inferior. Xia Duo has already realized this.

…

At 5:30, a middle-aged mage came to the hall, and the entire hall suddenly fell silent. All the apprentices who were not assigned work gathered around him, and Xia Duo was no exception.

"Well, 45 apprentices left yesterday, and 26 new ones joined. When it comes to the daily operation of this Mage Tower, the work of some of the original apprentices in the Mage Tower will also be adjusted. I will report some of the work below. Those who are willing to show their hands will be given priority.”

I don’t know if he cast a spell, but the middle-aged mage’s voice was particularly loud, and his voice echoed throughout the hall.

Xia Duo, on the other hand, was thinking about what kind of job he could adapt to, preferably one that would allow him to have free time from time to time, so that he could learn Nese writing after work.

But he could only think about what would happen. In the end, the middle-aged mage in front of him had the final decision.

"Arcane Garden is short of 5 people. Those with experience in farming and taking care of plants will be given priority!"

As soon as he finished speaking, seven or eight hands were raised. Xia Duo thought about it and raised his hand. He should have a lot of free time farming and taking care of plants, and Xia Duo also had some experience.

Xia Duo had planted narcissus, asparagus, cacti, and raised fish before crossing over, so he should be considered experienced. Besides, being in China, he had passively accepted a lot of agricultural knowledge. Xia Duo thought he could adapt to this. of work.

The middle-aged mage casually named 5 people, including Xia Duo, and called them aside. Then he continued: "There are 16 people short of processing spell casting materials! Those with relevant experience will be given priority."

Wow, good guys, except for Xia Duo and others who had already been called aside, almost everyone else raised their hands.

The middle-aged mage called aside those who did not raise their hands and continued to ask: "There are five people missing in the kitchen for cooking."

Cross out 5.

"The Materials Department is short of 5 people. They need to have basic knowledge of writing and arithmetic."

Five more were crossed out.

After that, no one was asked to raise their hands, but 16 people who handled magic materials were removed. The rest were cleaning staff, whether they were cleaning the inside of the mage tower or going to the laundry room to wash clothes.

Junior was picked around and ended up on the cleaning staff.

…

After the work was assigned, the middle-aged mage asked everyone to register their names and leave a record. After that, he asked all the apprentices to arrange their own work. He only said that if the attendance at the end of the month was not up to standard, their wages would be deducted.

Xia Duo noticed that when the middle-aged mage was leaving, his eyes deliberately stopped on him for a few seconds, as if he was looking at the name embroidered on his chest.

I don’t know if it’s good or bad.

…

The Arcane Garden is located on the second floor of the Mage Tower. It is a quite large plain. Among the four apprentices who went to the Arcane Garden with Sha Duo, there was a "named" official apprentice like him.

Along the way, the apprentice named Sami was quite talkative, almost subverting Sha Duo's impression of Mage Tower apprentices again. However, judging from Sami's vague inquiring about Sha Duo's background, Mage Tower apprentices were not like before. Xia Duo thinks that he is so "blind to what is happening outside the window".

That's fine, but if they really looked like robots, it would be a bit scary to think about it.

"By the way, Sammy, have you worked in the Arcane Garden before? What do you usually do there?" Shado asked.

"I haven't been there, but my brother once worked in the Arcane Garden. The work there is not complicated. Generally, there are only one or two days a week that are a bit tiring. The rest of the days are usually spent on clearing out weeds, pests and the like."