"Do you know Master Niya?" Sha Duo asked. It should be natural for people to inquire about their mentors, and Garner should also have inquired about it. However, in terms of channels, Garner is obviously not as good as Edric.
Edric's father was the lord's moneybag, and his brother was the lord's student. He himself had been hanging out in the Mage Tower for several years, so he had enough sources of information.
And Niya is so young and her spellcasting level has reached level 7, so it must not be difficult to find out. However, Edrich's reaction was very strange.
"Xia Duo, why are you asking about her? I heard my brother mention it once by chance. This Niya is a talent that he will never be able to match. But this Niya seems to be very mysterious, and there is very little information about her. "
"Oh?" Could it be that he is too talented and the lord is deliberately protecting him? Or is it so low-key that no news can be heard?
"She is my mentor now. I want to know more about her." Xia Duo said.
"She is your mentor?" Edrich opened his mouth in surprise, and at the same time there was a trace of worry on his face.
"I heard that the more talented the mage is, the crazier he becomes. He will crazily exploit his apprentices for his own research. You——"
"Can you?" Xia Duo was also a little worried. It is definitely not that simple to become a level 7 mage at such a young age. Talent and resources are indispensable.
In terms of talent, Xia Duo can understand, but in terms of resources, aren't apprentices free labor? Now Niya doesn't want him and Ganal to do anything, maybe it's just an internship and adaptation period?
Shado looked at Edrich, hoping to get more information from him.
"I know a mage, but I can't name him." Edrich looked at Xia Duo apologetically, and Xia Duo expressed his understanding. After all, there are certain risks in the apprentice gossiping about the official mage.
Edrich continued,
"As long as that mage accepts any apprentices, he will squeeze them like crazy. I heard that a mage with good talents once served him as an apprentice, and then because of an experimental error, he lost his ability to cast spells and finally had to leave the mage tower. "
"Is there such a thing?" Xia Duo was very surprised. He had never heard of this before.
"Generally, there are very few accidents. Most instructors ask the apprentices to do some tedious preparations. The apprentices will not be allowed to participate in the actual experiment. After all, participating in the experiment itself is a rare kind of knowledge."
"What about teaching? How long does it usually take to teach in a week? Are there any questions?" Xia Duo asked again.
"The teaching depends entirely on your mood, usually once a week. If you answer questions, you have to work for the tutor." Compared with what Edrich said, Niya does not seem to be the kind of oppressive tutor, and her Tuesday Q&A is not the same. No conditions were mentioned.
This made him feel a little better, but this was just the beginning, and he didn't know what would happen next!
"That's right!" Edrich suddenly remembered something,
"I know someone who may know about Master Niya!" Sha Duo asked quickly,
"who?"
"He is also Lord Darao's student, a mage named Cecily. Lord Lord only has two female students. Mage Cecily must know more than my brother."
"..." Xia Duo rolled his eyes. If this was really the case, then he might as well ask Teacher Niya directly. He just wanted to inquire quietly through a farther channel.
Since Edrich didn't get the information he wanted to know, Shado didn't plan to stay any longer. After a few pleasantries, he left.
After returning, Xia Duo was in the reception room, calculating the spell structure and elements of [Steam Ray] through arcane geometry, while waiting for lunch to be served.
Xia Duo was looking forward to enjoying the meal delivery service for the first time. When he made reservations for lunch and dinner in the morning, he didn't mention what he needed, and he didn't know what would be delivered.
Soon, a crisp alarm woke him up from the world of Offa. He quickly opened the door, and an apprentice holding a lunch box stood outside the door.
"Sir, your lunch." Xia Duo hummed, took the lunch box, and closed the door without saying much.
Returning to the inner room, Xia Duo couldn't wait to open the lunch. The lunch inside was not much different from the lunch during the apprenticeship, a piece of meat, two pieces of bread, and a lettuce leaf. The only difference was that there was an extra bottle of wine in it.
"Genuine elf wine!" Sha Duo immediately thought of what this might be. The transparent glass bottle, amber liquid, and a faint apple fragrance could be smelled before the cork was opened.
When the cork was removed, the fragrance disappeared, and Xia Duo just took a sip from the bottle without reaching for the wine glass.
One word——
"Cool"! Two words——
"Very cool"! The alcohol content of this wine is not even comparable to the inferior version drunk by apprentices. There is almost no alcoholic taste in the mouth, only a natural apple fragrance.
This fragrance not only affects the body, but with that sip just now, Xia Duo seemed to be in a quiet forest, surrounded by everything, singing his praises.
He felt that his spirit had also been baptized, and his whole person became much clearer! But, how can one sip of such good wine be enough?
One bite, another bite! When Xia Duo felt something was wrong, he had already finished the bottle of wine.
"Damn it! Don't tell me that not everyone has this!" After asking Ta Ling, Xia Duo was completely wilted. This bottle of wine was his share for a month. If he wanted more, he would naturally need it. More gold coins!
100 gold coins per bottle, limited edition available! Xia Duo can guarantee that the cost of this bottle of wine will definitely not exceed 10 gold coins, and since it is brewed by the Mage Tower, the cost can be reduced a lot.
Xia Duo suddenly felt that if he stayed in the Mage Tower all the time, he might not be able to save much money. But think about it, if he were a lord, he wouldn't let people make money in his mage tower. Instead, he would work hard to plunder it all!
"Alas -" The wine was finished before the meal was finished, and Xia Duo had no choice but to go to the whirlpool pool and scoop out a glass of pure water. This kind of pure water from the water elemental plane was extremely bland, but it also made Xia Duo think On the days of Lin Qiu, clean water comes as soon as the faucet is turned on.
In Netheril, perhaps only spellcasters can enjoy such clean water. It would be nice if ordinary people could drink river water and well water with an earthy smell.
In more cases, even river or well water is not available for drinking, and rainwater is used. The situation in Savile Township is pretty good, but those villages are too difficult, and those are the real lives of the vast majority of ordinary people.
Thinking of such a scene, Xia Duo was filled with fighting spirit. He finished his lunch in a few mouthfuls and resumed his previous research work.
The 1-level [Steam Ray] scroll is Sha Duo's first scroll research and development project. Once successful, not only can it be sold for money, but there is no need to purchase other scroll production methods from the Mage Tower, which saves a lot of money. .
What Xia Duo values most is that completing this project is a rare accumulation for developing other spell scrolls and even creating new spells.
It's just like writing. The experience of finishing the book in one go is a huge gain for the author.
