Hearing Sha Duo's reminder, Depak immediately came back to his senses and contained the arcane fire with his will almost instantly. Then he unfolded the arcane fire by instinct. The micro-magic net that was deployed for the first time immediately showed great potential.
The elemental turbulence that originally leaked out due to the broken magic network and riots in the laboratory was controlled in a very short period of time and was even further sorted out.
Then Xia Duo also spread his own magic network to all parts of the laboratory. Soon, the laboratory returned to calm. Of course, this was just the appearance. The broken magic network had not yet been repaired. When the two of them waited,
When the Arcanist leaves, the place will return to a scene of riots.
"Master Depak, congratulations on your successful advancement!"
The protective magic circle that almost isolated the magic network was closed, and high-level mages stepped forward one after another to congratulate Depak. Chateau also smiled and nodded, welcoming Depak as a fellow traveler on the arcane path.
Next, as long as Depak doesn't die, Ao can survive until he becomes the Great Arcanist!
This is the best shortcut to becoming a Grand Arcanist. Shado doesn't know how many people in Netheril are stuck at level 10, waiting to become an Arcanist, but he knows that Depak has been waiting for this day for seven or eight years.
Of course, I was unable to upgrade at first, but after receiving systematic guidance from Xia Duo, I came up with the idea of becoming an arcanist again. The road to advancement was not smooth sailing either.
But to be able to successfully advance at this age (over 50), I have to say that I still have some luck!
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After everyone left the advanced laboratory, the tower spirit's broadcast also sounded at the right time——
"High-level mage Depak has successfully advanced to become an arcanist. Let us congratulate him together for embarking on the true arcane path. We also hope that this day will come to everyone."
All over the Floating City, the formal mages who were testing steam vehicles almost invariably stopped what they were doing and looked towards the Tower of Time in the research area, their eyes full of respect and yearning.
Compared to now, who still don't know how to be an arcanist's apprentice, these official mages understand how difficult it is to advance to the level of arcanist.
Not to mention the difficult required courses, after all, now that there are inheritance rituals and the Lingsi Network, it is still possible to achieve it as long as you find a way.
But there is no shortcut to the step of sensing the soul. It requires a lot of time to train, including the time required for required courses.
If this were put in the past, it would have been impossible to become an arcanist without ten years of preparation. (10 years also includes before level 10, but if you have not been exposed to advanced courses before level 10 and are just a spellcaster who purely learns spells, then
Maybe it really takes another 10 years.)
Even now, they can't guarantee that they will be able to become arcanists.
It's just that the development of the Tower of Time is obvious to all. These official mages may not have even dreamed of becoming official mages in the past, so now even arcanists, they dare to dream about it.
Therefore, they, who were already very interested in this motorcycle design competition, focused even more on it. After all, this competition contained a shortcut to advance.
Inheritance rituals, spiritual network, and even independent laboratories are not shortcuts to advancement. In the past, even arcanists might not be able to enjoy them, but now each of them has the opportunity to experience them.
On the contrary, those apprentices who originally felt great pressure to compete with official mages, now hear that someone has successfully advanced to the level of arcanist, and their tense spirits suddenly relaxed.
Although they also wanted the rewards for the competition winners, their confidence was eroded little by little, and some people simply gave up the competition and focused on the apprenticeship stage.
These people cannot say that they are timid, they can only say that they each have their own plans. After all, there are only a few winners in the competition, and compared to the huge number of total contestants, they can be completely ignored.
In a race where most people are destined to run with you, giving up is a rational choice.
Of course, there are those who give up, and naturally there are those who persist, and even more choose to persist. Some of these people have a thorough understanding of the nature of the motorcycle design competition. There is no absolute gap between apprentices and formal masters.
Everyone is competing in a completely new field, and apprentices may not be able to defeat formal mages.
Some are just lucky enough that they might win, while others continue to participate in the competition in the spirit of focusing on participation.
But no matter what, it is true that because of Depak's advanced arcanist incident, the number of participants in the motorcycle design competition has dropped by less than half.
Not only the apprentices, but also the formal mages felt that they had no hope of getting a good ranking and did not want to waste time, so they chose to give up, or they simply turned the competition into an entertainment event. Now there are more important things to go to, so entertainment is not that important.
It's important.
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That night, Sha Duo held a celebration dinner for De Parker at Hengchun Square. In addition to the members of the Tower of Time, De Parker's relatives from his hometown in Saville were also brought to the Floating City to enjoy the joyous moment together.
But there are exceptions to Joy. De Parker's younger brother, an old man who looks much older than De Parker, looked down upon De Parker throughout the whole process.
Only afterward did Xia Duo find out that Depak had not been back for a long time. Especially in recent years, he had been busy with Tower of Time affairs or advancement matters, and had never shown his face even once.
During the orc tide a few years ago, Depak did not go back for such a big thing. It was the old man's eldest son who volunteered to join the Territorial Guard that allowed the family to enter Savile Town in advance to take refuge.
And this also left the old man's eldest son, Depak's eldest nephew, missing half of his arm, and his important right hand.
This matter has always been kept in the old man's mind, so even if Depak became an arcanist at this moment, he would not feel good at all.
Originally, they did not enjoy any benefits when Depak became a high-level mage. So what if Depak became an arcanist now?
But the son who was missing half of his arm was right there. How could the Arcanist's nephew still have to fight for his own life to protect his family!
Sha Duo did not interfere too much with De Park's family arrangements, but he still asked Aibo to tactfully remind De Park to pay attention to his relationship with his family.
People who don't value family will not be reused here in Xia Duo, even if they are arcanists!
This is not only a requirement of civilization, but to some extent it is also the basis for the existence of civilization. A person without any bonds, Xia Duo would not dare to use it.
That's why he was so active in presiding over territory weddings, and the union between Tower of Time members and ordinary people was regarded by him as a typical example.
In his opinion, family makes people stable and can inspire people to the greatest extent. Of course, from another perspective, family is also a constraint. When the concept of family is deeply rooted in people's hearts, those who act recklessly will have more considerations.
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This is actually the construction of spiritual civilization. If you are an adherent of the civilized order, you will only gain freedom and liberation from it, but if you are a destroyer of the civilized order, you will only gain regret and bitterness.