The essence of the status in the Mage Tower is the authority of the Mage Tower. The first authority is of course the lord, but under the lord, almost every living creature existing in the Mage Tower has its own authority.
The difference is just big. Like meat animals, of course only if they are alive, the mage tower will not attack them; like ordinary apprentices, they can walk around in the mage tower and even call the tower spirit.
After becoming a regular apprentice, ordinary apprentices have the additional authority to take on territory tasks, which is almost the only way to become an official mage.
As for the authority of the official mage, only Xia Duo knew or guessed that-more spell-casting areas, higher spell-casting levels, independent research laboratories, etc.
Not to mention anything else, the independent research laboratory alone was enough to make Xia Duo's heart flutter. When Sha Duo spoke for the first time, the mage on duty didn't seem to hear his voice. When Sha Duo repeated it again, the mage on duty looked up from the book.
"Apprentice Xia Duo? Do you want to apply for formal mage permission?"
"Yes, Master Mage!"
"Then how much do you know about the official authority of a mage? Do you need me to introduce it to you?" The mage on duty put down the book in his hand and looked at Xia Duo with a kind expression.
Xia Duo didn't dare to pretend to understand at this time. If he missed any key information, he would be in trouble.
"I only know some news circulated among apprentices. If it's not troublesome, I would like to ask the Master to introduce it."
"Yes." The mage on duty nodded with satisfaction and introduced Xia Duo to the official mage authority of the mage tower——
"Formal mage permissions are mainly divided into two categories. One is the apprentice category, which has a relevant contract with the mage tower. The mage tower provides you with the convenience of learning magic, and you need to be consistent with the mage tower in all aspects; the other is the management category. , which is equivalent to the Mage Tower hiring you for a certain position. Compared with the apprentice type, the contract is relatively loose." After finishing, the mage on duty looked at Xia Duo, wanting to see which type he would choose.
Those who are promoted to management permissions are basically those who have little motivation to continue pursuing magic, or are too motivated to look down on Savile. Others who have even the slightest pursuit will choose apprentice permissions.
Xia Duo chose to be promoted to the official apprentice mage without any hesitation. If you want to take over, you can't fool others. You have to pay something. It's not a bad idea to be consistent with the mage tower, and even to be loyal to the lord.
He is in the territory of Lord Saville, and his allegiance is actually just a word of mouth. Staying here means being ruled by him, which is equivalent to being loyal to him.
Not in this territory, but also in the territory of other lords. Compared to other territories where people are unfamiliar with the place, Savile Territory is pretty good.
"Sir, I choose the apprenticeship category."
"Apprentice permission? Very good! You made a good choice!" The mage on duty immediately called the tower spirit to inquire about Xia Duo's information, while Xia Duo looked at the mage in front of him whose expression changed from surprise to hesitation. Then to regret, Xia Duo's mood also had twists and turns.
I don’t know if I’m on the blacklist. For a moment, the mage on duty broke off contact with the tower spirit and looked at Xia Duo with some emotion.
"I have to, Xia Duo, you are the person who has the fastest promotion authority I have ever seen. You can become an official mage in less than a year. Can I ask what the first-level spells you master are?"
"It's the [steam ray] I created myself."
"[Steam Ray]? You created it yourself?!" The mage on duty was even more surprised and stood up from his seat.
"You really didn't learn an existing spell, but created a new one yourself?"
"It's true. Do you need me to demonstrate it again?" The mage on duty immediately showed an expression of interest, but then turned to regret.
"No, there's no need to demonstrate for now. What I'm actually thinking is that it's a little troublesome for you to upgrade your permissions now." Upon hearing this, Xia Duo felt his brain was confused and asked subconsciously,
"Why?"
"I have read your information. I came in on Midsummer Day last year. I signed an apprenticeship contract at that time, which lasted for three years. If I could become a formal mage during this period, it would not be a problem to change the contract or increase my authority. But the problem is that the lord is now Unable to contact you. Of course, if you want to be upgraded to a formal mage with management authority, I can upgrade it for you now."
"This -" Xia Duo thought about it but still didn't want to be promoted to management. He just wanted to wait for the lord to contact him.
"Sir, I wonder when I can contact the lord?"
"..." The mage on duty was speechless, but his expression clearly hinted that Xia Duo would not be able to be contacted in a short time.
"Then I won't be promoted now, and I won't bother the mage until the lord appears." Sha Duo saluted again and prepared to leave.
"Wait!" The mage on duty stopped Xia Duo.
"Young people tend to be impatient easily. Are you going to waste the time before your authority is upgraded?" Of course, Xia Duo is not allowed to waste it. He can also research it himself, but many materials cannot be borrowed without authority, which will take a long time. However, listening to the words of the mage on duty gave Xia Duo some guesses.
"Sir, what do you mean-"
"I can lend you a magic book." Xia Duo felt happy,
"Sir, you don't know what I need to pay?"
"Humph——" The mage on duty pretended to be displeased.
"Even if I borrow this book from the library, it still costs 100 gold coins. Do I need to pay for it?"
"I'll come out, I'll come out!" Xia Duo said quickly,
"Thank you, Master Mage!" He knew that this was the mage on duty showing his kindness to him. The reason was probably because he had created a new spell in less than a year.
Of course, what this mage provided was just a convenience for Xia Duo to borrow it in advance. The favor of 100 gold coins plus one was actually made by Xia Duo.
He quickly handed over the exchange voucher for 100 gold coins, and the mage on duty also took out a thin booklet from the dimensional bag and handed it to Sha Duo.
"Make good use of it, you know?"
"Yes." Xia Duo took the thin booklet and said
"Eh-" At first glance, the cover of the book read "Elementary Arcane Geometry" in Nese characters, but when he looked again, the words on the cover actually started to move.
Xia Duo immediately realized that this was a magic book, not the kind of book that records magic, but a book that uses magic to record.
There were very few sections in the library that he had permission to enter. This was the first time Sha Duo had seen such a book. It was indeed different from ordinary books.
Entering the spell-casting concentration state, the book is emitting a faint blue light. Xia Duo once again wanted to thank the mage on duty.
"Thank you, sir. I wonder what you call me?"
"You can call me Master Depak."
"Yes, Master Depak." Although he knew that the other party wanted to show his kindness to him, Xia Duo did not feel arrogant because of this and remained polite as before.
Just when Sha Duo was about to say goodbye, De Park gave one last reminder:
"If you want to upgrade the authority of the official apprentice mage, then it is essential to complete certain territory tasks. Even Adrian, the student of Lord Darao, has made up for it after the authority was upgraded. You will realize that the longer you go, the more time you will have. It’s precious, you can pay more attention to related tasks during this time.”
"Yes." Xia Duo then asked some points to note about the territory mission, and Depak also answered them one by one.
After leaving the assessment room, Xia Duo couldn't help but cursed,
"Gan!"
