Arcane Lord

This is of course not a scolding of Depak, but a scolding of the rules of the Mage Tower. Upgrading the official mage authority of the apprentice type requires the consent of the lord, and even if he agrees, he still has to make up for the lack of territory tasks before.

And Xia Duo is also worried about one issue, that is, whether he can increase his authority first and then make up for the tasks like Adrian did. He doesn't have Adrian's background. If he can't upgrade his authority if he doesn't have enough tasks, that would be a lie!

If you upgrade the management permissions, you can upgrade them immediately now, but the management permissions will inevitably come with related chores, and it will be a waste of time to involve them.

This kind of authority is actually more similar to the authority of external personnel. Although it is relatively loose, the knowledge that can be accessed must be discounted, which is not in line with Xia Duo's expectations.

If you want to get involved in the Mage Tower, you must naturally become a core member and gain access to core secrets. If you don't become a great mage or a legend, it's actually the same everywhere. It's better to continue working in a relatively familiar environment.

After leaving the assessment room, Xia Duo went directly to the task management office on the public floor. He didn't take it to heart because he didn't have enough understanding of task management.

So far, he has only gone in once when he first joined the Mage Tower, and has never been there since. Thinking about it now, he really regrets it.

When we came to the mission management office, the scene here was quite "sci-fi" - two huge transparent glass sheets were attached to the left and right walls of the entrance.

Text messages flashed on it from time to time. It looked very similar to the LCD TV wall on Earth, but judging from the magic aura it revealed, it was obviously a masterpiece of magic.

But corresponding to this "sci-fi" scene, at the very back of the entrance, behind the long office desk, the mage and apprentice on duty have not realized the paperless office on earth. They still use ink pens to register and record on parchment.

The sharp contrast between two different scenes in the same room made Xia Duo quite uncomfortable.

…

The information displays on the left and right sides displayed the same information. Xia Duo went directly to the left side. The task list included various tasks from top to bottom.

He first omitted tasks that required long-term stays outside, such as military camp garrison tasks that required long-term stays in the military camp, as well as patrol tasks, patrols in sub-townships, and patrols in territories outside the town.

They are all tasks with low "cost-effectiveness".

Xia Duo focuses on "cost-effective" tasks that are time-stable, high-yield, and low-difficulty. Of course, such tasks may not necessarily be his turn. There are many apprentices who want to become official mages.

——[The temple recruits a number of apprentices and teaches believers the Nese writing, which is effective for a long time and the rewards are generous. 】

"Eh-" Xia Duo's eyes stopped on this temple mission. It must be true that the mission can be sent to the Mage Tower, and the generous reward also stimulates Xia Duo.

The most critical measure of the so-called one-year territory mission is not time, but remuneration. Otherwise, it would be enough to take on all the tasks of foreign workers!

The mission of the temple is to teach ordinary people to read. This is not difficult to understand. Only literacy can interpret the classics. Moreover, Sha Duo even knows what the first classic that ordinary people come into contact with is, isn't it the "Sacred Proverbs of the Lord of Glory"? !

Xia Duo has a self-made dictionary, and he believes that he can definitely exceed the task, but he does not dare. If it were before Devine became a believer, he would still be interested.

But Devine suddenly became a devout believer, which made Sha Duo hesitate. He didn't know if this change was due to accepting this mission.

Sami seemed to know the inside story, but when asked, he was vague. Sha Duo did not dare to make fun of himself.

It's a pity that I skipped the temple mission, but here is another mission with a decent reward——

——[The town office is recruiting mage apprentices, 2. They need to be proficient in detecting poison, communication skills, arcane marks, etc. Those with certain investigative experience will be given priority. The mission lasts for one week, and the reward is 20 gold coins per person. 】

It seems that the salary is very small, but compared to the apprentice who only has 1 silver coin per day in the Mage Tower, it is already many times better. And according to Sha Duo's speculation, it should be enough to cast a few 0-level spells every day.

This suits him just right! With his current spell-casting proficiency within a rest period, it should not be too easy to complete this task, and besides this task, he can also take on other tasks.

"Hello."

Xia Duo immediately came to the office desk and randomly found an apprentice on duty. "I want to take over task 032."

The apprentice on duty first rummaged around on the table, then asked the apprentice next to him a few questions, and then told Xia Duo, "Task 032, the quota is full, please pay attention to the next round."

"..."

Xia Duo was furious. The real-time performance of this information display screen was too poor, but there was a mage on duty nearby. He couldn't say anything, so he had to go to the display screen to make a selection.

——[The Mage Tower Mission Management Office recruits 2 mage apprentices. They must be serious and cautious. The mission lasts for one week and the reward is 10 gold coins. 】

It was twice as bad as outside, so Xia Duo skipped it directly.

——[The town office recruits one mage apprentice to clean up the goblins in Hexi Village and investigate the cause. Those who have participated in the orc war mission will be given priority. There is no time limit, and the reward is 20 gold coins. 】

"This is good!"

This kind of task must be coordinated by territorial soldiers, and there is no time limit, which means that even if it is completed within one day, the reward will still be 20 gold coins.

Really good value for money.

As for having participated in the Orc War mission, this is simply nonsense. Those who can take the mission are formal apprentices, and almost all formal apprentices have been recruited.

Xia Duo immediately came to the office desk and was still the apprentice on duty. "I want to take over task 054."

After searching and asking again, the apprentice on duty asked, "Mission No. 054 is available. Do you want to take the mission now?"

"Yes, now!"

"Okay, I'll handle it for you right away."

The apprentice on duty immediately called the tower spirit to inquire about Sha Duo's identity. After confirming that his name was correct, he recorded it on the mission parchment and then handed it over to the official mage for filing.

Then he handed a mission voucher to Xia Duo, "Apprentice Xia Duo, you have accepted mission 054. Please report to the town office as soon as possible."

"Um."

Xia Duo was a little reluctant to accept only one mission, but carefully looked at the mission information display and found that there were almost no cost-effective missions that did not conflict with his current mission.

Xia Duo felt a little disappointed. If this was the case, he might actually have to do a year-long mission!

…

Outside the mage tower.

Xia Duo stood for a moment, soothing the nausea caused by the special portal and feeling the breath of spring.

On the roof not far away, only a few palm-sized die-hards were left in the snow. Although the wind still carried the last bit of chill, it was much softer than the last time we left the tower.

After rubbing his dull chest and feeling that the nausea had dissipated a lot, Xia Duo walked towards the town office at the north end of the central square.

There were very few pedestrians in this section of the Mage Tower, and the central square was very spacious. Xia Duo arrived in front of the town hall without any lull in speed.