Severton, also known as the "City of Seven Towers".
It is named after the seven towers in the city that contain magical power. However, these seven towers are not the only magic towers in the city. Instead, these seven towers represent the seven groups that originated from Netheril.
Among them, the Tower of Giles, where the Nese family is located, is the most majestic.
Although the empire is called Netheril, due to some unspeakable reasons, the power represented by the Netherese family and even Giles Tower is not the strongest, and can even be said to be the weakest.
Seven towers divide the "City of Seven Towers" Severington into two parts. The part facing the sea in the north is the old city where the various forces are located, and the seven towers are located in it, while to the south of the old city is the new city.
The Seven Towers force represents the vast majority of Netheril's lords, arcanists, mages, and even temple clergy.
Wherever there are people, there will be disputes and cooperation. The forces of the Seven Towers are neither incompatible nor intimate. They need a place to balance each other.
Thus came the existence of the empire.
In fact, the new city is the core of Netheril. The Council of Lords, the Arcane Federation, the Temple, the Elven Embassy, etc. are all in this area.
Old Town.
The Giles Tower stands on the edge of the city, close to the narrow sea in the north. Under the tower is a large group of silver-white buildings with a uniform style, with several low mage towers scattered among them.
Although these mage towers are relatively low compared to the Giles Tower, they stand out compared to ordinary buildings. And in the center of all buildings is an elven-style palace.
The appearance is elegant, the decoration is extraordinary, and there is a faint sparkle of magic.
At this time, in the palace reception room, a woman with a heroic temperament and extraordinary appearance was sitting upright, staring at the white-haired old man below.
Although the seats are divided into priorities, there is no arrogance in the eyes of the superior, but rather a sense of admiration, "Teacher, Gustav is still not willing to agree?"
The old man sighed and said helplessly, "The Scroll of Nese has made them lost. They don't believe everything I say."
There was a trace of hesitation in the eyes of the superior, but he quickly became firm again, "I can do it without them. The totem that Auron brought back last time was very inspiring to me. I decided to try it out at this year's moon celebration."
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"No! Shia!" The old man's expression suddenly became frightened, "Don't offend God!"
Hearing the teacher's tone, Xia was also a little curious, "Teacher, are you -"
"It's not me, it's the student of one of my friends."
Mentioning this man, the old man was very emotional, "I think back then, he became a great arcanist at a young age and had a bright future. However, he was exiled because he offended God and has since become a taboo."
"Teacher, what you are saying is——"
"That's him. Speaking of which, the totem pole you got should be his."
A look of surprise appeared on Shia's face, "Teacher, isn't it said that he died while exploring an alien plane?"
"How is this possible? It's just that there were very few people who knew about it at the time. Only my old friend knew about it. Even I only found out about it in recent years. Don't spread it randomly, okay?"
"But teacher, isn't that person alive? Why don't you let me try?"
"A life would be worse than death and a hundred years wasted. Are you willing?" The old man continued to persuade, "Ordinary people have a temper when they are offended, let alone a god?"
Listening to the teacher's constant dissuasion, Shia was very disappointed, "If this is the case, then wouldn't it offend the gods if a mortal ascends to the gods?"
"I can't judge this. After all, except for what the elves say themselves, none of us know the consequences of mortals becoming gods. Even the so-called god-ascension ceremony may be a scam."
After saying this, the old man sighed again, "Xia, I think you should be cautious. You are the most talented among all my students. I don't want anything to happen to you."
"Teacher, don't worry, I know the severity. I have never believed in elves, everything is done from my heart."
Shia's tone was extremely firm, and as she spoke, the magic light in the palace echoed her words, seeming to acknowledge her choice.
Seeing that Xiya was determined, the old man stopped trying to persuade him. He stood up from his seat, took hold of the staff suspended on one side, squeezed it, and said:
"In this case, I will go to Gustav again, hoping to win their support. Don't forget that you are the only bloodline left in Netheril, so remember to act with caution."
After saying that, his figure gradually faded and finally disappeared completely.
After the teacher left, Shia leaned weakly on her seat and murmured, "But I have long been unable to continue my bloodline due to an experimental accident! There is also a family curse. If God doesn't help me, then I will do it myself."
Become a god!"
At the end of the sentence, the voice gradually became lower and lower, and the light in the living room suddenly dimmed.
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The southern border of the empire, Savile Territory.
It was already the end of the month, and during this period, Xia Duo was extremely busy, including communication in the study group, Q&A sessions for ordinary apprentices, physical training, borrowing books to replenish reserves, researching level 1 spells, etc.
He is either busy or on his way to work every day.
The orchard of the Arcane Garden, the spell laboratory on the library floor, the transcription room, the dormitory, and the restaurant are basically the "four points and one line" that circulate continuously.
Today is the day for Donald to apply for the assessment. In fact, Donald could have applied for the assessment before today, but for some unknown reason, he has delayed it until now.
And tomorrow is the last full moon of the year (full moon at the end or beginning of the month). This is the last grand festival of the year. It marks the arrival of winter and is also a day for people to pay homage to the dead.
On this day, even ordinary apprentices can get a day off to go home to pay homage to their deceased relatives.
Compared with returning home as an ordinary apprentice, returning home as a formal apprentice can make your family more happy.
"Donald, are you confident it will pass?"
Outside the apprenticeship examination room on the public floor, a worker from Arcane Garden asked, with envy in his eyes. Among the twenty ordinary apprentices in Arcane Garden, only Donald applied for the assessment today.
Thinking of his relationship with Xia Duo and the constant questioning these days, the worker was thoughtful.
At this time, although Donald was still a little nervous, he did not show any signs of it in front of his coworkers, but said extremely confidently, "No problem, I am already very proficient in the [Restoration Technique]!"
"Then congratulate you in advance on passing the exam!"
"Thank you, I'm in."
As soon as the door of the assessment room was closed, no one knew what would happen inside, but all the workers who came over looked at the door expectantly, hoping to get a good result.
After all, this will also be the result for people like them!