"That's about it. If you have anything you want to ask, you can ask."
"..."
Lando fell into a long silence. He was familiar with this setting.
Arcanist, isn't it an orthodox Western fantasy setting? It's just that the arcane empire has a wider span.
Now the 'experience' of his previous life and what he had seen in this life were intertwined in his mind. For a moment, he didn't know what to ask, mainly because he was afraid of asking some questions that were beyond what he should know and making Carter aware that something was wrong.
"You keep talking about qualifications. What qualifications do arcanists need? What are the criteria for judging them?" Lando asked cautiously.
"There is a reason for the power of arcanists. The initial threshold is qualifications. I don't know the specifics. I only know that the Arcane Council has launched special instruments, which are available in every world where a stronghold is established, specifically to absorb fresh talents for the empire.
For blood.”
"You said Arcanist is the strongest profession in the world?"
"Hey, this is not what I said. Since the First Arcane Emperor established the arcanist profession, after tens of thousands of years of development, this has become a recognized fact in the explored universe."
"Arcane Emperor?"
"The so-called Arcane Emperor does not come from inheritance or power. Any arcanist who changes the research of the entire Arcane Empire may be named an Arcane Emperor."
"For example, the first arcane emperor, Caesar, proposed the concept of arcanist profession and perfected the arcane furnace theory, which made us arcanists far superior to other professions from the beginning; for example, in the seventh year of our Silver Tower inheritance,
Arcane Emperor Edison Cornet, he optimized the structure of golems, established a golem factory, and designed a variety of powerful golems, many of which surpassed the legendary level. Of course, these are only the seventh ones I am talking about.
One of the achievements of the Arcane Emperor."
"Although the Arcane Emperors are not judged by their strength, the twelve Arcane Emperors are still recognized as the strongest in our Arcane Empire, and they are powerful in countless worlds."
"What is the Arcane Forge?"
"The so-called arcane furnace is the beginning of the arcane master. The first stage of the arcane master starts with building his own arcane furnace. The details will be explained after you complete the test."
Lando nodded: "When will we leave for the royal capital?"
"Hey, don't worry, I still have a few days to finish here. You might as well go and participate in the kingdom's commendation first. We will leave soon. After all, even if you don't care, this commendation will have rare benefits for the Moria family.
"
"……good!"
…………
The kingdom's commendation came as expected. After negotiation, Lando gave up the title reward for himself. Baron Moria naturally became Viscount Moria and received a large area of land. Lando gained the first inheritance right to the title of viscount.
Originally, he didn't even intend to claim the so-called first inheritance. After all, after knowing how vast the world is, who would want to wallow in a small quagmire.
After learning that Lando was going to the royal capital to further his studies, the powerful man from the kingdom was overjoyed and immediately promised many benefits. The earl and the newly promoted viscount seemed to be relieved.
Lan Duo could guess a little about their thoughts, but he didn't intend to pay more attention to them.
…………
"Oh la la la, it's finally completed. Breaking the world node is so annoying. I finally know why the contribution of this kind of task increases every year."
Carter walked out of his study, saw Lando who was already waiting, and said with a smile: "You are really impatient."
"No, I'm just here to congratulate Mr. Carter on completing his mission." Lando said calmly, ignoring the luggage beside him.
Carter was speechless and stretched out his hand to beckon. The study immediately removed its disguise and changed its form, turning into a silver metal box and falling into his hands.
Seeing Lando's surprised look, Carter smiled proudly: "Generally, second-stage arcanists like to build their own magic tower first. I like to run around and see new scenery, so I build transportation first, hehe.
."
"Okay, let's go." He said, putting away the metal box in his hand, pointing forward, and a two-meter-high oval portal appeared in front of them.
Looking at the portal that suddenly appeared with a faint blue light, Lando blurted out: "Portal?!"
"Hey, do you have some knowledge, boy?"
Seeing that Carter didn't seem to be particularly concerned, Lando breathed a sigh of relief and crossed the portal with him, directly coming to a mountain forest.
"here it is?"
"It's about ten kilometers away from the royal capital. We'll be there soon."
"Mr. Carter, I have a question." Carter gestured to Lando and asked: "Since you have such a convenient ability as a portal, why do you need to build a special transportation vehicle? Why don't you just 'biu~' wherever you want to go?"
"
"The reason why I can teleport here so easily is because there is a locator in the magic academy in the royal capital. It is not that simple to go to other places. And if you enter a new world, there is not even a stronghold. I don't even have a teleportation gate."
It can’t even be opened.”
"I see."
"Let's go, let's go to the academy first so that you can finish your test so you can feel at ease."
"Mr. Carter, what will happen to me if I don't meet the qualification requirements?"
"Don't worry, even if you don't meet the qualification requirements, we won't do anything to you. You just lost the opportunity to join Silver Tower. We still need managers in this world. When the time comes, I will propose to support you to be our
spokesperson."
"..."
Arriving at the Royal Capital Academy of Magic, Carter took Lando straight to the principal's office without any hindrance.
"Mesut, come out quickly, I brought a little guy for testing." Carter shouted before he entered the door.
"Carter, the teacher asked you to take this task just to sharpen your temper, but as a result, your frizzy temper has not changed." A middle-aged man with a gentle temperament opened the door and said.
"I am who I am, nothing needs to change." Carter muttered.
Mesut shook his head, turned to Lando and said: "Hello little guy, your name is Lando, right? Carter is very optimistic about you, but don't put any psychological pressure on you. Arcanist may not be suitable for everyone.
"
Hearing the elder's advance comfort, Lando was dumbfounded: "Hello, Mr. Mesut."
"Hey, hey, don't hit Lando, he is very good." Carter said dissatisfied.
"I didn't... forget it, you should know how rare blue is, it's better not to let your children face disappointment after being full of hope."
Blue?! Lando's heart moved, could it be???
Opening a secret door in the room, the three of them entered the underground secret room.
The painting style of this underground secret room is completely inconsistent with the era the world is in. There are bright passages, silver corridors, and a huge metal door at the end. They walked to the door and Mesut said: "Open the door!"
The metal door slowly opened, revealing a more sci-fi style laboratory inside.