Shado and Rhodes looked at each other and reached an agreement in an instant. Rhodes was the first to ask: "Dean Bernie, I would like to ask if all the arcanists in the empire are advanced in this way? Then why have I never heard of it?
Did you say that?”
Bernie kept repairing the magic network, but he did not forget to answer the question raised by Rhodes: "Most of them are advanced like this. You haven't heard of it. Maybe it's because of the big Austrian network that provides advanced magic network environment."
The magician requires it to be kept secret, and not everyone can keep the arcane fire like me."
I see!
Although this question was raised by Ross, Shado was also interested in it. If the arcane fire of other great arcanists was damaged when presiding over the advancement, it really should not be leaked.
The person above said it was kept secret, and maybe it just meant that it would be kept secret for the time being, but it is understandable that the people below kept it secret in order to be safer.
However, if it is true as Bernie said, not everyone can still retain the arcane fire in its initial state after providing an advanced magic network environment.
Two pieces of information were revealed. One is that there are too many advanced arcanists, and the great arcanists are too busy (there are only more than twenty left). It is inevitable that the arcane fire will be overdrawn. Once the overdraft is lower than the initial state, then
It collapsed.
The next time Dean Bernie presides over the advancement of high-level mage, there is a high possibility that Arcane Fire will collapse.
Another piece of information is that this act of sacrifice is obviously not the personal act of Dean Bernie, but the collective act of a group of great arcanists.
The empire not only has a cruel side, but also a warm side.
Those great arcanists can leave all the world behind and go to places where Cormanthor can't be found, or where they have no influence (such as Ilfaran), and they can live a very comfortable life.
However, together with the vast majority of the empire's remnants, they still hid underground and continued to resist Cormanthor. Shado didn't know whether they were for the so-called "revival of the empire" or because they couldn't let go of their superior status.
But thinking about it, even if I go to another place, as a great arcanist, it is not difficult to continue to hold the power and control the wind and rain.
With a common identity, the Arcane Empire may already have a shadow of civilization. Even if it has experienced destruction, it will one day achieve revival.
…
After Ross asked, it was Xia Duo's turn. Originally, he was not going to ask Dean Bernie about his previous upper limit of arcane energy, but since the other party gave him five minutes, he couldn't discuss any academic issues here.
"Mecard" has not yet advanced to the level of arcanist, and Ross is just a new arcanist. On academic issues, how much room for discussion can he have with the great arcanist? Perhaps it is better to go to the library to read!
Xia Duo is more inclined to ask for secret information that cannot be obtained through normal channels.
"Dean Bernie, I would like to ask, how can we maintain the basic structure of the arcane fire after the micro-magic network is damaged?"
"This problem is not a secret. As long as the upper limit of the arcane energy reaches twice the initial state, the arcane fire can be barely maintained after an advancement." Bernie said in a calm tone without looking back.
Twice the arcana?
Hearing such a number, Xia Duo couldn't help but be stunned. In the main plane, he only had access to the ninth level of the magic network. The arcane fire has also expanded to the nine-level structure. However, more than half a year has passed, and his upper limit of arcane energy has not yet reached the initial level of 9.
Twice the status!
His current arcane power limit has just reached 500, which is only more than double the initial state.
It will take about a year to double the initial level.
Even if the Grand Arcanist's arcane fire is more complete and the natural growth rate is faster, it will take a few months to grow to twice the initial state!
If there are too many people who need to advance, it will really be overwhelming.
It is naturally possible to provide an advanced magic network environment without waiting for the Arcane Fire to grow to twice its initial state, but the price will be that the Arcane Fire will be completely destroyed and needs to be re-created.
…
"Does that mean that within a certain period, as long as the growth of the arcane fire is greater than the loss of our advancement, the great arcanists will not be at risk of complete damage to the arcane fire?"
Immediately following Chateau's question, Ross once again raised a follow-up guess, which was also what Chateau wanted to ask.
In this regard, Dean Bernie’s answer is——
"Yes, but as far as I know, currently only the level 3 researcher at the institute headquarters, Gilbert Grand Arcanist, has an arcane fire growth rate that covers the advancement frequency of high-level mages, and can continue to grow. Others are
Keep returning to the original state.”
At this point, Bernie's tone also became much heavier, "The situation in the empire is like this, it is inevitable. As long as you grow up as soon as possible, it will be worthwhile for us to do this."
Xia Duo nodded solemnly, and Ross made an ambitious decision on the spot: "After I become the Grand Arcanist, I will definitely find a simpler and faster way to advance for the empire's high-level mages."
In this regard, Dean Bernie didn't say anything, he just repaired the magic network silently, but his eyes became softer.
…
Afterwards, in addition to questions about the advancement of high-level mage and the arcane fire of the great arcanist, Shado also asked questions about the confrontation between Cormanthor and the drow.
This kind of question is not out of the ordinary for Xia Duo, who is from the Judgment Department and has actually provided information on underground passages.
It's just that Dean Bernie is still a researcher after all. Without prior preparation, the information he provided was not even as detailed as the information Elise brought last time.
Chateau did not doubt that Dean Bernie deliberately concealed it because it was unnecessary. He was just a little regretful that he wasted an opportunity to ask questions.
Ross, on the other hand, asked all the following questions to the point, but Shado could also answer these questions, which made him even more regretful.
…
Five minutes is too short to ask more questions.
Since Rhodes mainly used Dean Bernie's miniature magic net when he advanced, the magic net in the general environment was not damaged much.
The five minutes Dean Bernie promised was actually the time needed to repair the magic network. In fact, he had already completed the repair work in just over four minutes.
But he did not end the Q&A in advance. Instead, he waited until the five minutes were up and answered Rhodes's last question before leaving the laboratory with Shado and Rhodes.
…
After leaving the negative second floor.
Rhodes went to the management center to apply for the rank of Level 1 researcher. He also had to enter his personal encryption magic mark and choose the location of the laboratory.
Therefore, when they reached a bifurcated passage on the negative third floor, Shado was temporarily separated from him. The direction of McCard's laboratory was near the Energy Center and was not on the same road as the Management Center.
After returning to the laboratory, Shado called all the assistant researchers out and solemnly announced to them the fact that Rhodes had successfully advanced and was already in the first-level researcher rank.
After Hacker, Rhodes became the second level 1 researcher to leave the McCarde Laboratory.
The power of role models is infinite. After hearing the news, the remaining twelve assistant researchers immediately re-invested in their respective projects with great enthusiasm, like chicken blood.
Seeing everyone disappear into the hall one by one, Xia Duo felt very happy.