Arcane Lord

"No need to say sorry, we are indeed friends. Now, as a friend, I have a question for you!"

Hearing Xia Duo say that the two were friends, Donald immediately beamed. It really made people wonder how his chubby face changed so quickly. He just heard him ask, "What's the problem?"

"Do you want to pass the regularization assessment before the end of the month and become a formal apprentice?"

"I think about it, I think about it so much!" Donald's eyes almost shone, but then his face fell, "But it's useless just thinking about it, I just learned [Lighting Technique], I don't know how long it will take for me to pass the exam. !”

"The opportunity is right in front of you now. I guarantee that you will pass the exam before the end of the month. How much are you willing to pay for it?"

Xia Duo's voice was full of temptation, as if Donald could pass the test as long as he stretched out his hand casually, but does such a good thing really exist?

"Um - Xia Duo, I'm a man!"

"..."

Xia Duo's head was full of black lines, and he wanted to strangle Donald to death. I really didn't know what was going on in his head, "I want money! Do you know money? Gold coins!"

"Oh! That's what you said! No problem!" Donald immediately accepted the offer, "How many gold coins do you need to let me pass the exam at the end of the month?"

"150 gold coins."

"Really?" Donald thought that Xia Duo was going to quote a sky-high price, but he didn't expect that it only cost 150 gold coins. For ordinary people, it might take many years to save so many gold coins.

But for his father, it was just a few months' salary. Not to mention the money he made privately, Donald had already spent more than 300 gold coins in the Mage Tower in the past few months.

Not to mention just spending 150 gold coins to become an official apprentice, he would be willing to pay even twice as much!

"Xia Duo, can you really let me pass the exam at the end of the month?"

"Of course it's true." Xia Duo said with certainty, "But you also have to work hard. If you fail to pass due to your own reasons, the money will not be refunded!"

This is actually equivalent to spending 150 gold coins to learn a 0-level spell. Only you know whether it is worth it. For Xia Duo, it is obviously not worth it, but for Donald, who has just entered the magic gate and wants to become a professional quickly. Say, it’s so worth it!

After receiving Xia Duo's approval, Donald immediately took out two exchange vouchers from his small wallet. When the parchment with a moist smell was handed to Xia Duo, Xia Duo couldn't help but hesitated and did not accept it.

"This is 200 gold coins. Did you get it by mistake?"

"No," Donald directly pressed two pieces of parchment into Xia Duo's hands and said with a smile, "I still have 50 gold coins. I hope Xia Duo can give me more pointers."

"Can."

Xia Duo thought for a while and then put it away. Originally, he just wanted to have a cramming assault training. Now that Donald is so smart, if he doesn't, it will be a slap in Donald's face.

"Let's go to the restaurant to eat." After taking a few steps, Xia Duo ordered again, "By the way, don't tell others about this first, okay?"

"I know, I know." Donald promised hurriedly. He would do whatever Xia Duo said now, for fear that his dream of becoming a full-time employee at the end of the month would come to nothing.

"Also, if someone asks me what I want to do with you today, just tell me that from now on, we formal apprentices will set aside half an hour every morning for you to ask questions for a fee. Each question costs 5 gold coins. Do you understand?"

In fact, this was not only to make money, but also to inspect the reserve members of the study group. If Sha Duo said it directly, it would be better to let the news out through Donald's mouth first and see the reaction of the apprentices.

Donald did not refuse this question and immediately agreed.

"In addition, you should be positive when asking questions every day. If no one asks questions, you should take the lead. I don't care what method you use. If by the end of the month, you have asked more questions than others, I will give you another one. surprise!"

"What surprise?"

"It's pointless to say it now. You'll know by the end of the month."

After saying that, ignoring Donald who was still thinking, Xia Duo quickened his pace and walked towards the elevator. Donald, who realized that Xia Duo was gone, immediately trotted to follow.

…

The matter of charging questions and answers has been calm. Since the establishment of the Tower of Time, Xia Duo and the others are definitely not the first people to do such a thing. Even mages who usually teach will answer questions for a fee, but this qualification has not spread to ordinary people. On the apprentice.

Xia Duo and the others just charge a little lower (apprentice crowdfunding is actually cheaper) and answer more questions at the same time. This kind of conscientious business may be the only one.

The next day, after Xia Duo gave lessons to the study group members and then exercised collectively for a while, almost half an hour before "getting off work", the ordinary apprentices had already spontaneously arrived at the orchard.

Without Donald's guidance, they naturally raised money to ask Sha Duo questions. Before that, these apprentices had to work for the three of Sha Duo for a month in exchange for answers from Sha Duo and others.

No one is willing to waste time on a stranger unless they offer gold coins that the other party cannot refuse, but this is something that most people cannot do, and Xia Duo and the others only need 5 gold coins to ask a question.

Spread it evenly among more than twenty people, it's like giving it away for free.

With reliable channels and cheap fees, the first Q\u0026A session of the Chateau Q\u0026A Team was a great success. Not only these ordinary apprentices benefited a lot, but even Edrich and the others also gained a lot.

Although Xia Duo forcefully asked them to answer questions at first, when the first question and answer session was going on, they obviously felt that they had become different.

Afterwards, Edrich and others found Sha Duo and couldn't help but praise him. However, they also had many questions, "Xia Duo, why don't you think others are like us?"

Xia Duo sneered in his heart, but still gave the answer, "Do you really think other people will be as generous as us? Even if they are, in a few months, when you gain little or even nothing from them, you still have Are you patient enough to answer questions for these people?”

"this--"

Edrich put himself into it and finally came to the conclusion - unwilling!

"Then Xia Duo, how could you-"

Edrich didn't say the next words, but Shado understood what he meant, "Why would I be willing to share knowledge with you, right?

"It's nothing for me to share alone, but if everyone shares it together, it will inevitably generate a lot of ideas. This is called win-win. But now there is no such win-win environment, and all we can do is in a small circle Share within and grow and expand.”

Edrich was silent for a moment, "Xia Duo, I don't understand the win-win environment you mentioned, but I definitely support the study group!"

"So are we!"

Sami, Devine, and Dern also expressed their opinions.

This made Xia Duo very happy. Although the original purpose was for himself, in fact it did benefit others.

However, in this small circle of sharing and communication, if no one person takes the lead in giving up some of the benefits, it is impossible to impress others, let alone a win-win situation later.

Now that you're on his ship, you can't escape easily.

Xia Duo laughed and led the study group out of the Arcane Garden.