The essence of 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 that exists in the Mage Tower has its own authority.
The difference is only in size.
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 will have more authority to take on territory tasks, which is almost the only way to become a formal 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. But when Sha Duo repeated it again, the mage on duty looked up from the book.
"Apprentice Xia Duo? Do you want to apply for official 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 did not 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 is 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 Mage Tower hiring you for a certain position. Compared with apprentices, the contract is relatively loose."
After saying that, the mage on duty looked at Xia Duo, wanting to see which category 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 Savileland. Others will choose apprentice permissions even if they have a slight pursuit.
Xia Duo chose to be promoted to the official apprentice mage without hesitation. If you want to take advantage of others, you can't treat others as fools. You have to pay something, be consistent with the mage tower, and even be loyal to the lord.
He is in the territory of Lord Saville, and whether he is loyal or not 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."
"Apprenticeship permission? Great! 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, to regret. Xia Duo's mood also went through twists and turns.
I don't know if I'm on the blacklist.
For a moment, the mage on duty interrupted the contact with the tower spirit and looked at Xia Duo with some emotion, "I have to say, Xia Duo, you are the person who has the fastest promotion authority I have ever seen. You can become a master in less than a year."
Official mage, 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?"
"Is it 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 is no need to demonstrate for the time being. In fact, what I want to say is that it is a little troublesome for you to increase your permissions now."
When Xia Duo heard this, he felt confused and subconsciously asked, "Why?"
"I have read your information. I came in last Midsummer Day. I signed an apprenticeship contract at that time, which lasted for three years. If I could become an official mage during this period, it would not be a problem to change the contract and 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 administrative authority, I can upgrade it for you now."
"This -" Xia Duo thought about it for a while but still didn't want to be promoted to management. He just wanted to wait for the lord to be contacted before saying, "Sir, I wonder when I can contact the lord?"
"..."
The mage on duty said nothing, but his expression clearly hinted that Xia Duo would definitely not be able to be contacted in a short time.
"Then I won't be promoted for now. I'll wait until the lord shows up to disturb the mage." Xia Duo saluted again and prepared to leave.
"etc!"
The mage on duty stopped Xia Duo, "Young people are easily impatient. Are you going to waste the time before your authority is upgraded?"
Of course, Xia Duo was not allowed to waste it. He could also research it himself, but many materials could not be borrowed without permission, which would take a long time. However, after hearing the words of the mage on duty, Xia Duo had 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?"
"Hmph -" 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 the mage on duty was trying to show his favor to him, 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. For 100 gold coins and a small favor, Xia Duo actually made money.
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, "Eh-"
At first glance, the cover of this book reads "Elementary Arcane Geometry" in Nese characters, but upon further inspection, the text on the cover actually begins 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 state of spellcasting concentration, the book is emitting a faint blue light.
Xia Duo once again wanted to thank the mage on duty, "Thank you, sir. What do 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 still maintained his courtesy as before.
Just when Xia Duo was about to leave, De Parker gave the last reminder, "If you want to upgrade the authority of the official apprentice mage, then completing certain territory tasks is essential. Even the Lord's student Adrian,
You will also make up for it after elevating your authority. You will realize that time becomes more precious as time goes by, and you can pay more attention to related tasks during this time."
"yes."
Then Xia Duo asked about some points to note about territory tasks, and Depak also answered them one by one.
After leaving the assessment room, Xia Duo couldn't help but cursed, "Gan!"