Arcane Lord

First of all, it is certain that Hawker and the princess are not the same people. They can be described as future enemies. At least there are some differences that are difficult to bridge.

Secondly, the news that Lord Doleson of the Hawk Territory is about to become the Grand Arcanist should be true, otherwise the princess would not pay so much attention to it and even send someone over to investigate immediately.

Furthermore, Nia may really have become the princess's student, which may be helpful to the current situation of the Tower of Time.

Finally, it’s about territory development. Fortunately, Xia Duo has never given up on his responsibility to develop the territory. But now it seems that sitting in the mage tower and commanding remotely does not satisfy Her Highness the Princess.

This pioneering movement led by Her Royal Highness the Princess may have wider implications than Lord Doraisin's imminent becoming the Grand Arcanist. Perhaps——

Xia Duo's thoughts were surging rapidly, but the known information was very effective. The only thing he could be sure of was that Nese was now at a turning point in history.

Whether it is the pioneering movement or the upcoming birth of the 16th Grand Arcanist, it means drastic changes in the times, and perhaps also the [Myser Energy Core] which has not been rumored at all yet.

The birth of this thing must be earth-shattering. Eternal energy, the foundation of the existence of the floating city, and cheap magic items all herald the arrival of a new era.

Shado clearly remembered that the background information of that game mentioned that [Mither Energy Core] was born shortly after Iolum led the Nese mages to fight the orcs.

In this real magical world, Iolum did lead the battle to eliminate the largest orc tribe in Nese. More than a hundred years have passed since the Battle of Thunder Peak.

[Miser Energy Core] may have been researched or even built.

But the real world is also more complicated than the game. For example, Shado just learned not long ago that both dwarves and elves have blocked the refining method of mithril from Netheril.

The dwarves set up mithril export quotas, while the elves cut leeks naked.

At this time, it may not necessarily be a good thing to actually use [Miser Energy Core].

It is difficult for Shado to guess the thoughts of the great arcanist, especially Iolum who has lived for hundreds of years. At this time when the wheels of history are rolling forward and the trumpet of the times has sounded, all he can do is to be strong on the outside and accumulate strength on the inside!

With this in mind, Xia Duo decided to return to his own territory immediately after Ai Burke came back. The pioneer was the deepest connection between him and the princess, and it must not be broken.

Before that, it was time for him to calm down and plan the issue of becoming an advanced arcanist.

…

Advanced arcanists need to complete fourteen courses including "Arcane Principles", "Soulology", and "Deep Magic Network". This is just the basics, just like if you want to pass the college entrance examination, you must complete the textbooks of various subjects.

As for the understanding and application of "textbooks", magic is not a purely theoretical course, but also incorporates practice. In a sense, advancement is actually a kind of practice.

Similar to the college entrance examination, if you pass it, you will become an arcanist.

If you fail, you can choose to give up going to "college" and go to a vocational school (to become an ordinary mage), or you can repeat your studies and fight again.

Some people who have been defeated repeatedly have given up decisively. After all, there is no essential difference in combat effectiveness between arcanists and ordinary mages of the same level. Sometimes the outcome is just a matter of thought.

What Xia Duo knows is that as long as you become an arcanist, knowledge will determine your future progress. As long as you can endure it, you can eventually become a great arcanist.

But ordinary mage may not be able to successfully and steadily become a legendary mage. Usually the archmage is the limit.

It can be said that any legendary mage is a true legend, but——

Still not as good as the Grand Arcanist, both in terms of strength and status.

…

After hundreds of years of development and improvement, Netheril's arcane magic system has finally determined that high-level is the best time to become an arcanist (the birth of arcane fire). Too early or too late will increase the difficulty.

The next best time is when you become a legendary mage. The current great arcanists are not all born with arcane fire at high levels. There are also legendary mages who advanced.

Xia Duo didn't dare to bet that he would become a legendary mage and then a great arcanist, so seizing the current opportunity and becoming an arcanist was the best way.

There is no esoteric understanding of the arcanist's advancement. Right is right and wrong is wrong. The information left by Niya is clearly like the production process of an industrial product. As long as you follow it, you will be successful.

This is very similar to the college entrance examination in Xia Duo's impression. As long as they study hard and study hard, most people can be admitted to college.

At present, it seems that he is not a "poor student" in magic.

…

Just like ordinary people who want to take the college entrance examination, they must go through high school for about three years. This time is an approximate time that takes into account all aspects after scientific calculation.

In Netheril, there was no pedagogy similar to that on Earth, so there were no curriculum arrangements or teaching plans for advanced arcanists, only a very general list.

Now Xia Duo is sorting out his own study plan based on his own understanding of the information given by Niya.

In terms of difficulty, it is difficult for him to judge, but the principle of combining theory with practice cannot be forgotten. In terms of pure theory, "Deep Magic Network", "Soul Science", and "Arcane Principles" are the top priorities.

"Arcane Geometry" is a master of magic theory and practice. In addition, there are also more practical books such as "Beginner and Intermediate Creation" and "How to Sense the Soul".

There are a total of fourteen courses. Xia Duo did not go through them one by one in order. Instead, theory was interspersed with practice, and he went up step by step based on the essence of the magic network and the principles of magic.

Among them, the aspect of "Soulology" that made Xia Duo feel most unable to start was the discussion of the essence and the expansion of will and consciousness, but it focused more on practice.

Xia Duo has almost no experience in the practice of soul science, because the soul on earth cannot be verified or falsified at all. The soul that people on earth call is more like consciousness.

This is a strict distinction in Netheril.

Xia Duo even experienced personally what consciousness was. That trip to the projection plane gave him a great shock, making him feel for the first time that consciousness actually existed.

The silver thread he saw when he returned to the main plane God knows how much of a shock it was to him!

…

Just as Xia Duo was thinking about the advancement plan, he returned to Archmage Greta through the teleportation circle of the Tower of Time and couldn't wait to report the situation to Her Royal Highness the Princess.

She hurriedly left the teleportation room at the headquarters of the Alfa Federation without any delay.

And Eberk, who was teleported with her, also began to be active in the Austrian Law Federation!