Arcane Lord

Although the crowd dispersed, the pregnant female mayor still left an old man with Xia Duo, saying that he could ask the old man named Lao Qiao to find her at any time if necessary.

Xia Duo did not refuse, so he took a group of soldiers and Lao Qiao to look around the town. The town was very small, and it was no different from the impression he had when he saw it from a distance outside.

It hardly looks like a normal town. There are no shops and no entertainment facilities. There are only rows of neat wooden houses. It is really a dormitory area of ​​a collective farm.

Sha Duo has been projecting into the Arcane Empire for some time, but he has never been to the villages and towns below, and he doesn't know if the situation here is normal.

As for "Eddie's" memories, there are only nurseries, apprentice schools, and magic schools. There are no memories of villages or towns at all. To be more precise, there are no more memories of ordinary people.

After walking around the "dormitory area" twice, the men from Blackstone Town came back. Each of them was carrying tools, with their upper bodies exposed, and sweat on their heads and bodies. It seemed that they had been working outside for a long time.

At this time, the detection spell still had not disappeared, but Sha Duo had roughly determined the direction of the caster behind him——

Just in the direction he came from, maybe in the city of Kilan!

With this judgment, Xia Duo's thoughts became vivid. Perhaps he was overthinking all this. What would he do if he assumed the role of "Eddie"?

Thinking about it this way, things became much simpler. Let the returning men go home respectively, and then Xia Duo came to the mayor's house.

At this time, in addition to the mayor, a pregnant woman, there were two more men at home, who had just returned. However, at this time, Xia Duo had excluded his own cognition. Seeing it from Eddie's perspective, there seemed to be nothing wrong. of.

——[Inquiry]!

From the magic perspective, Sha Duo clearly saw a layer of faint spiritual light appearing within a range of about one meter centered on the source of the spell, completely covering the target he wanted to ask, somewhat similar to the main plane of Leiden. 【Realm of Honesty】.

However, the effectiveness may not be as good as this. This is the first time that Sha Duo has used psychic spells on humans. He himself is not very sure about how effective it is. After all, it involves the fields of mind, will, etc., and Sha Duo has not studied deeply, but "Eddie" shouldn't doubt it.

"Mayor Tess, let me ask you, apart from us, have there been any other strangers in the town recently?"

"No."

"Why is there no one from the conservation office in town?"

"I just left before you arrived."

“Are the men in this town really building roads?”

"it is true."

When asked this, Xia Duo actually already had the answer in his heart, but the last key question still needs to be asked, "Have you ever heard of the 'Mother Goddess of Creation'?"

"No."

There is nothing abnormal about the magic aura, and even the expression is not abnormal at all. If it can be disguised like this, "Eddie" will definitely not be able to see it.

Of course, Xia Duo himself couldn't see anything unusual. Apart from his inherent perception of the strangeness in the town, he did agree with the question and answer with the mayor.

Then, he randomly selected two households and cast the [Inquiry] spell again, and the results were normal.

Just when he was about to take further measures, a familiar voice suddenly came to his ears, "Okay, the mission is over, come back!"

The person summoned was none other than Osker, the chief judge of Jilan City whom Sha Duo had just met not long ago. Only then did Sha Duo become completely sure that the so-called peeping was entirely done by Oske.

If this is the premise, then perhaps this mission is just a test for him to join the Second Tribunal.

As for what will be tested, it is actually not difficult to guess. As long as you put it into the perspective of "Eddie" and compare it with your own judgment, you will almost understand.

Perhaps there will be more tests next.

…

Returning to the Second Court of Jilan City, Sha Duo handed over the task and was told that there would be another task tomorrow, but there was only one task document for today's task, which was different from a "Demon Exorcist Manual".

While being informed of the mission, Shado also received a ring of lightness, an official judge's robe (a magic item, not the previous one), and a whole box of magic scrolls.

"Looking at the preparations, could it be a combat mission tomorrow?"

However, when he saw that more than half of the scroll boxes were [Inquiry] scrolls, Sha Duo felt that he had thought wrong.

After returning to his residence and defeating the ten women who approached him, Xia Duo began his research again. On the surface, there were books and manuscripts related to trial spells on the desk, but inside, Xia Duo could not completely transfer time. Spend it on this.

In order to avoid possible surveillance at any time, Xia Duo placed the real research site in the portable space.

Psychic spells are indeed very useful, and he is indeed quite interested in them. With his magical attainments as a high-level mage, his research progress has long exceeded the scope of a normal graduate, and he has time to do other things.

Just like learning the prerequisite courses for advanced arcanists.

Of course, since discovering that the magic knowledge here is relatively open, Sha Duo has decided to put the advancement a little behind and prioritize the acquisition of knowledge a little earlier.

That's why he acted actively, hoping to get better permissions, otherwise, he would just fish like Charlie.

Although the Arcane Empire does not set any obstacles to the acquisition of knowledge, you can basically obtain it by applying. However, the higher the authority, the wider the scope of application and the smaller the restrictions.

As for studying in the library on your own, it is also a good choice, but the problem is that all spellcasters in the Arcane Empire are "civil servants" and are no longer as "free" as they were when they were students.

Moreover, there is another most critical problem, that is - there is no library in Jilan City!

Sha Duo only found out this when he arrived in Jilan City.

The library is only available in each college. If you want to go there, you must pass through the teleportation circle of the Teleportation Department. This is not only a matter of time, but also a matter of points and permissions.

In short, if the Imperial Mage wants to gain more knowledge and more freedom, there is basically only one way to choose, and that is to climb up.

In addition to political achievements, the most important thing is magical attainments. After all, this is an arcane empire. As long as you become an arcanist, you have everything.

But this is something that Xia Duo cannot show immediately. If he shows too much, he will only attract scrutiny from each other. If he is really a native like "Eddie", it doesn't matter, but as an outsider, he knows that he can't stand it. Rigorous scrutiny.

All geniuses can only maintain a normal personality to avoid becoming monsters and attracting scrutiny, but at the same time, they must pay more attention to their political achievements in order to be promoted as soon as possible and obtain higher authority.

At least the salary points should be able to afford going to the teleportation circle in the college library.

Otherwise, what are you, an ordinary judge, doing all day long applying for knowledge and spells that are not your main job! Isn’t this looking for censorship!