Arcane Lord

A flash of white light made Xia Duo's eyes dazzled, and he found himself at the door of the magic laboratory. Xia Duo took a deep breath. He finally knew why the irritable old man was yesterday.

He was also very irritable at this time, and he might be able to successfully cast [Light Technique] soon, but at this critical moment, the tower spirit actually threw him out!

Xia Duo was so angry that he wanted to yell, but when he thought of the two lonely gold coins in his pocket, he immediately calmed down.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Duo returned to the dormitory, but unexpectedly an unexpected person was waiting at his door——

It's Junior.

Xia Duo had mixed feelings about Little Neil. They were friendly with each other for most of the past six months and were grateful to him for actively teaching her the Nese language. But at the same time, Xia Duo was angry at Old Neil's actions.

——Life is precious, and love is even more valuable. If it is for freedom, both can be thrown away.

In the eyes of modern people, the most precious thing in the world may be freedom. Old Neil actually collaborated with outsiders to enslave him, and has even taken action. How could Xia Duo not be angry, how could he not want to kill him and then kill him.

After joining the Mage Tower for so long, Sha Duo and Junior Neil have chosen the same courses and see each other every day. However, Sha Duo has never taken the initiative to say a word to him, and Junior Neil seems to be avoiding Sha Duo. .

It was obvious that Junior knew something about his father's actions, but he never explained a word to Xia Duo. Even if he just explained it once, Xia Duo would not be so indifferent.

"Step aside!"

"Xia Duo - I want to learn Nese writing from you." Xiao Neil's face was stunned, his head was buried very low, and his voice was very low. If the environment in the dormitory area was not relatively quiet, Xia Duo would hardly be able to hear it.

"Haha, didn't Old Neil teach you how to do it when you came here?"

"Taught me, but the gold coins I brought have been used up." Xiao Neil's voice became more and more subtle.

Ah--

Xia Duo sneered in his heart. He came to him when he ran out of gold coins. Could he really treat him as a slave? I was very disappointed with Junior Neil's performance and was no longer interested in talking to him.

Push him open to enter.

Little Neil quickly grabbed Xia Duo's sleeve, "Xia Duo, I even taught you Nese language!"

As soon as these words came out, Xia Duo frowned, and the only trace of affection in his heart disappeared. "Leave, I will give you one last suggestion. Go to the library No. 25 transcription room to find Edrich."

After saying that, he forcibly pulled Xiao Neil's hand away, pushed him away, walked into the dormitory, and then closed the door.

Xia Duo does not regret his decision, but because he is in another world, his decision is always carefully considered. He and Junior may have gotten along very well, but it was not certain how good the relationship really was.

Having just arrived in a strange world, Xia Duo could only act friendly in order to protect himself, and even deliberately let everyone think that he was a very kind person.

To be honest, those who are not from my race must have different minds. This is Xia Duo's truest thought.

It's just that after acting too much, he will also set limits on himself. Today's performance by Xiao Neil made Xia Duo see his own heart clearly.

…

Because his previous practice of spells was interrupted, and after what happened to Xiao Neil, Sha Duo did not continue to study spells, but began to read the biography of the great mage to deepen his understanding and memory of Nese's writings.

The next day, a new round of sowing began in the Arcane Garden. Xia Duo went over to show his face as usual, and then went to do his own business under the shade of the trees.

In the afternoon, I continued to take Colin's "Level 0 Spell Overview" class. Of course, the overview part was already over. This week we talked about the "Reading Magic" and spell analysis parts.

After class, Xia Duo asked questions at his own pace. Colin answered and received remuneration from Donald and others. However, Xia Duo noticed that there had been changes in the personnel of Donald's five-person group——

The inspirational man disappeared and was replaced by an apprentice wearing the same exquisite robe as Donald. Now the styles of the five people were unified.

However, Xia Duo doesn't care who they replace, as long as they have gold coins to give him.

…

Life in Mage Tower is very regular, very similar to Sha Duo's state in high school, but he is much more devoted than in high school. Time passed like this day by day, and Xia Duo lived an extremely fulfilling life.

Two months passed in a flash.

During this period of time, Xia Duo has mastered the [Light Technique] proficiently and can release it in one or two breaths. In addition to [Light Technique], Sha Duo also exchanged learning scrolls for [Acid Splash] and [Repair Technique].

[Acid Splash], a classic apprentice-level magic, is to add a touch of magic attack ability to oneself, while [Repair Technique] is the key to an ordinary apprentice being promoted to a formal apprentice.

This kind of promotion is not an increase in spellcasting level, but just a level improvement within the mage tower.

Once you become an official apprentice, you will have many new permissions, such as freely entering and exiting the Mage Tower, redeeming learning scrolls, opening more courses, asking questions after class, and most importantly - unlocking the Mage Tower mission system.

Mage is a very expensive profession, Xia Duo has already experienced it deeply. Ordinary apprentices are basically similar to servants, with very low wages and no extra money. Only after the outstanding ones become official apprentices can they truly join the Mage Tower. A real opportunity to make money.

For example, brewing simple spell potions, transcribing magic scrolls during the apprenticeship stage, cooperating with territory army patrols, investigating territory anomalies, etc.

Without these tasks, it would be almost impossible for ordinary people to persevere. Even rich people need these tasks to exercise and earn some money.

In the past two months, Xia Duo has earned nearly 200 gold coins just by copying the [Light Technique] scroll, but the more he earns, the more he spends. He is now able to master [Acid Splash] and [Light Technique] proficiently. , relying on spending some time in the magic laboratory every day.

In addition, he needed to replenish study supplies and borrow books from the library. If it weren't for the fact that he could get gold coins by answering questions and solving problems for ordinary apprentices, Xia Duo would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Now his main focus is [Repair Technique]. Now he may not be as good as Dean in terms of basics, but in terms of the speed of learning [Repair Technique], he is miles ahead of Dean.

One has a learning scroll, and all the details of the spell can be viewed, while the other can only learn through self-study and asking for advice, and the progress is more than a few miles slower!

…

Before "lights out" that night, Sha Duo had just seen off the Donald Five who came to "make up lessons" in the dormitory. Someone knocked on the door again. Sha Duo opened the door and saw that it was Dean.

"Dean, why is it you? Have you been promoted to a formal apprentice?!"

Sha Duo was surprised to find that Dean had changed into a brand new mage robe, with his name embroidered on the left chest. It turned out that he had passed the assessment of the mage tower quietly and was successfully promoted!

"Oh, I regret it! If I had known I wouldn't be promoted now, alas——"

Although he had achieved his dream of two years, Dean was not happy at all at this moment, but instead looked full of frustration and reluctance.

"What's wrong?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

This was the first time he had seen Dean in such a low mood. He didn't know what the reason was. Was it Dean's own fault or the Mage Tower's fault? Will it affect him?