Arcane Lord

the next day.

Since the party was just an excuse after all, it started in the morning.

When all official mages left the Tower of Time, Shado immediately ordered all apprentices to bring a day's worth of food and return to their respective residences.

Then he sealed the Tower of Time and closed functional facilities such as the elevators, arcane gardens, libraries, alchemy stations, and internal defense arrays.

If it were not necessary to consume energy through the portal, he was prepared to move all the apprentices outside, so as to save some more.

Finally, when he left, he restricted the transmission authority of the portal. (The portal maintains low power consumption, turns on high power consumption, and does not need to be completely closed.)

At this moment, outside, only Xia Duo can return to the Tower of Time at any time.

…

The banquet started in the morning, and there was no silence as Sha Duo expected. The mages were very excited when they heard that Niya had become the princess's student.

Maybe he can be related to someone as important as Her Royal Highness, but now is the only time.

After all, most of the members of the Tower of Time are middle and low-level mages. Not to mention the great arcanists, even ordinary high-level mages are rarely seen.

However, by noon, everyone's enthusiasm began to fade. After all, it was Niya who became the student of Her Highness the Princess, not themselves.

Some people even wanted to leave the show, but of course Xia Duo couldn't agree to it. Fortunately, he was prepared in advance and was prepared for a cold appearance!

The elven fruit wine in the Tower of Time's inventory was put out for everyone to drink. More importantly, the exchange meeting for mid-level mages hosted by Eberk, and the exchange meeting for low-level mages hosted by himself.

Communication makes people progress, but communication also takes time!

The time soon came to noon.

Under the shade of the trees, the Tower of Time members were divided into two groups, drinking wine and talking about magic. If it weren't for Sha Duo's deliberate arrangement, it would be difficult for such a scene to happen.

"Master Shado, I have a project about permanent magic, and I hope to get support from the Tower of Time." A junior mage named Tilak suddenly stood up.

"Yes, no problem, but you need to submit a written application." Xia Duo agreed without hesitation.

"Ah——" Tilak exclaimed.

Obviously he didn't expect Xia Duo to agree so readily. He originally just mentioned it with the attitude of giving it a try, but he didn't expect Xia Duo to give him such a big surprise!

"Thank you, thank you Master Shado for your support. I will definitely produce results as soon as possible!" Tilak's voice was so excited that his voice trembled.

In the original model of Tower of Time, only mid-level mages were eligible to apply for independent research projects, and junior mages could only do some auxiliary work for mid-level mages.

As for their own research, since their spell-casting abilities were squeezed by mid-level mages, they just put forward some conjectures and hypotheses. Even verification requires finding a time when there are not many spell-casting tasks.

And this usually involves receiving outing assignments so that all their time is their own.

The topic raised by Tilak had been verified intermittently and he had a certain degree of certainty, but he did not want to share it with his mentor, nor did he want to wait until the day he became an intermediate mage.

It just so happened that the exchange meeting organized by Xia Duo at the banquet allowed him to see the opportunity, and he got what he wanted.

…

Hearing that Shado agreed to Tilak's request without hesitation, other low-level mages were also ready to make a move, but the written application still made them hesitate.

A written application means formality. The Tower of Time has invested money and naturally needs to be repaid. If the research fails, they may have to bear a large and heavy debt.

Not everyone has the courage to try this.

Not everyone is like Tilak, who already has relatively feasible topics and the ability to conduct independent research.

"Does anyone else want to apply for special research?" Xia Duo asked specifically.

To be fair, he still hopes that more people will apply, because it means that these junior mages will have the potential to become intermediate mages or even higher.

In Xia Duo's opinion, someone who can only learn spells and not engage in research cannot be called a "mage" at all, but should be called a "human flesh spell caster"!

This kind of person has no hope of becoming an arcanist.

At this moment, Kaili, who was a little timid among the crowd, suddenly whispered: "Xia Duo, I also want to-"

"No, you don't!"

Xia Duo immediately and decisively rejected him, and Xia Duo's approach did not arouse the resentment of the mages present. Everyone knew that Kaili had become an official mage for less than a year.

Not everyone can become an intermediate mage (level 6) like Xia Duo in just over a year. (Including the projection plane, it lasted for more than three years)

Everyone regarded Kaili's little episode as a joke, and the familiar laughter passed away, and everyone continued to communicate.

…

The banquet was not a great success, but the exchange meeting was a great success.

Just from the exchange meeting of junior mages, Xia Duo gained a lot. If he could join the exchange meeting of intermediate mages, he would gain even more!

He was a little worried about letting other mid-level mages host it, so he had to do it by himself. Fortunately, he was the acting tower owner now, so it was very convenient to hold an exchange meeting.

Doing so will not only save the Tower of Time's energy expenditure, but will also bring many personal gains.

If you do it a few more times, you might be able to change the atmosphere in the Tower of Time!

Xia Duo was looking forward to the future when the Tower of Time would be full of academic atmosphere, when a figure suddenly flew out from the side and flew south.

It's Master Warren!

The external affairs director of the Tower of Time and one of the mages currently stationed in Savile Town.

Something happened in town? Or is he in a hurry?

Sha Duo turned to look at the Intermediate Mage Exchange Meeting. A dozen mid-level mages had already stood up. Only Aiboike was still sitting. When Sha Duo looked over, he also looked at him at the same time and said:

"A spellcaster teleported in from outside the town! If the Tower of Time is still here, we can block the other party's teleportation. Now we can only find this step."

If it is an enemy, there are almost no restrictions on teleporting here and there. Even if they know it, there is no way to stop it.

At this moment, Shado was full of greed for the arcanist named Aquilaine. He could detect teleportation alone and delay teleportation.

If it's a magic weapon, it's portable; if it's magic, that's even better. With magic like this, you don't have to worry about being teleported and making your face appear.

"Warren has sent news that the transmission location is at the Eagle Chamber of Commerce, which should be Aquiline!" Ai Burke sent the message.

"Aquilaine?!"

Xia Duo was a little surprised. He had just thought of Aquiline, but he didn't expect that the other party would come to his door. This may be the best law enforcement opportunity!

However, considering that the two days were not yet up, Xia Duo forced himself to hold back.

Moreover, it is not convenient to do it in Savile Town. One is worried about damaging the town, and the other is that the Tower of Time is at least 20 miles away from here.

The cost of guiding the spell was far greater than that of doing it near the Mystic Ruins. He was a little worried that the Tower of Time would "burn out" halfway.

At this time, Aibo, who knew it was Aquiline, could no longer sit still and flew out as well.

Xia Duo stayed behind to comfort everyone.