Arcane Lord

"No."

Sha Duo interrupted Dean. He knew what Dean wanted to say, which was that most people could be included. Dean very much hoped that the organization would grow, but Sha Duo was thinking about -

"Whether you agree or not needs time to test, and you can't be hasty. I think you don't need to take growing the organization too seriously. Over time, it will be clear who is with us and who is not."

Shado must ensure that the organization does not get out of control and is within the tolerance of the Mage Tower. If possible, he even hopes to bring the lord in, even if the lord becomes the leader of the organization.

After all, what Sha Duo needs is just a more open environment, not the so-called leadership position.

But he really couldn't imagine a scenario where the Mage Tower made all magic knowledge available for free, even if it was just theoretical knowledge.

Although Dean didn't understand why Shado did what he did, he believed that Shado must have a reason for doing what he did, and he just had to do it.

"I see!"

Skipping the topic of organization, Shado asked about Dean's progress in becoming an official mage. It was not difficult for Dean to become an official mage. It could even be said to be extremely simple.

The basics are enough. Xia Duo only needs to teach him a 1-level spell. If it's quick, it can even be done within a few days.

But Dean wanted to create his own spells and become an official mage. This was the role model played by Shado, and Edrich and others also had similar thoughts.

In this regard, Shado expressed encouragement and answered some difficult questions Dean encountered in the process of creating spells.

…

Soon, the paper exam in the Arcane Garden ended, and next came the spellcasting competition. The format of the competition was similar to a spell duel, and this required the use of a spell laboratory.

Xia Duo also followed the others to a spell laboratory on the library floor. The spell laboratory, which was originally only for one person, was suddenly crowded with twenty or thirty people.

Slightly crowded.

And this round is obviously much more time-consuming than the first round. So many people have to compete in pairs, and the number of wins plus the previous written test scores are used to determine the ranking.

Looking at the two apprentices competing in the field, Sha Duo is also thinking about the arcane competition tomorrow night. He has done enough and he is very much looking forward to fighting against the foreign mages.

Ganal was in poor condition recently due to the death of his younger brother. In terms of spell-casting proficiency, Shado had completely surpassed him.

As for the other two new mages of the Tower of Time, as far as Sha Duo knew, their mentor barely left them idle for a moment.

Of course, it is not to prepare for the arcane competition, but to let them do odd jobs. Unfortunately, they have to do odd jobs during their apprenticeship, and they will still have to do odd jobs when they become official mages.

Xia Duo never considered those two people as opponents, his target was the foreign mage.

…

Not long after, the competition in the magic laboratory came to an end. Edrich announced everyone's scores and also made public the previous scroll.

Everyone usually has more contact with each other, and their communication is more open. They are pretty much aware of everyone's level. There is no dark horse emerging in this competition.

The top three were well-deserved. After Xia Duo presented awards to the three of them, he encouraged them and announced that the competition was a success.

After that, they dispersed.

…

Returning to his residence on the sixth floor, Xia Duo sorted out the things he would need tomorrow, such as the celebration attire and decorations, the scrolls, daggers, notes, etc. he carried with him.

Early the next morning, Xia Duo got up, read, studied, and researched as usual.

It wasn't until after lunch, when Taling reminded that the celebration was about to begin, that Sha Duo changed into a dress and headed to the central square.

Like the award ceremony at the end of last year, this time Aibo's advancement celebration was also held under the Great Arcane Statue in the central square.

When Xia Duo arrived, the southern half of the square was already full of people. Different from the mixed atmosphere of joy and sorrow last time, this celebration was completely festive.

Being in [Biquge www.biqudu.xyz], Xia Duo also felt a lot more relaxed.

However, unlike last time, this time Xia Duo was also among the onlookers, but his position was closer to the front, and there was a layer of apprentices and a row of soldiers between him and the ordinary people.

Among the official mages, Xia Duo came relatively early. He came with almost no delay after being reminded by the tower spirit. After him, members of the Tower of Time also came over one after another.

Based on the order in which they came, Xia Duo also guessed the spellcasting levels of these people. Those who came first should be the ones with lower levels, but it was not absolute. The Kaili he had met had not come yet.

"Shado."

"Canal."

After saying hello, Ganal stood next to Sha Duo. Seeing that there was still a trace of sadness on Ganal's face, Sha Duo did not chat with him.

Soon, most of the mages Sha Duo knew had arrived, including Jose, Siore, Horst, Adrian, Leonard, Chavira, and many more whose names may have been heard, but the image may not be right. Number one.

There were almost twenty or thirty people!

This is the first time that Xia Duo has seen so many mages gathered together. Almost all the mages from the Tower of Time are here! He couldn't help but think that it would be interesting if all these people were killed by the enemy.

Soon, a mage wearing a different dress from the Tower of Time appeared, and Sha Duo also saw the two mages he had received inside, one tall and one short.

Now the foreign guests have begun to enter the venue, but there are still a few Tower of Time mages that Sha Duo knows who are not here. Others Sha Duo doesn't care about, but it is a bit strange that his mentor Niya does not show up.

Leonard and Adrian, both students of the lord, have already arrived, and the two mages standing with them, a man and a woman, are, if nothing else, the other two students of the lord - Potter and Ceci. Li.

The lord has five students, and Niya is the only one missing now!

When it comes to strength, among the foreign guests, Sha Duo has seen more than one high-level mage; when it comes to identity, Sha Duo has seen Ambril from the Glory Temple in the territory, and among the foreign guests, there is also a mysterious attendant of the goddess of magic.

Just when Sha Duo was wondering if Niya had been delayed for something, Kaili ran over quickly and saw Sha Duo and Ganal at a glance.

He came directly to Xia Duo and gasped for air.

"Kaili, why didn't you come until now?" Sha Duo asked.

After finally calming down, Kaili began to complain in a low voice, "You are not my mentor yet, so you have to ask me to do some synergistic resonance experiments. I am exhausted."

But after complaining for a while, Kaili showed a sly smile again, "Hey, Palos can't come. His mentor's experiment went out of control and made Palos vomit blood. He is probably lying in the temple right now!"

Palos' miserable experience made Ganal couldn't help but ask, "Is he okay now?"

When Ganal, Carey, and Palos became official mages almost at the same time, they were familiar with each other before. After experiencing the shock after the death of his biological brother, Ganal seemed to have become much more fragile.

"I don't know, it should be fine!" Kaili said uncertainly, then turned around and looked around before saying, "His mentor is not here, maybe he is also in the temple."

Xia Duo was speechless, but he was also worried about Nia. Emotionally, Nia was a good mentor, and Xia Duo didn't want anything to happen to her. Rationally, if something happened to Nia, it would inevitably affect him.

In this way, time passed little by little, but Niya never came.

…

It was past noon, and bursts of beautiful music suddenly sounded in the air, like elves whispering, or like water running over stones, making a tinkling sound.

Moreover, the source of this music has no direction. It seems that there are sounds from all directions, like the tide and as dense as air, but it does not affect people's normal perception at all.

For a moment, the square became quiet.