Upon seeing this, Thane immediately started to complain, "Sir, most of those apprentices who can cast spells are here with Keyaen, but he is unwilling to let them go. He said they are the backbone of the army and are sent to the Tower of Time as handymen.
Such a waste."
In his tone, he was very dissatisfied with Ke Yaen's backbone rhetoric. When magic exists, how much effect can ordinary people have, no matter how many people there are?
In Thane's mind, the apprentices who left the Tower of Time were no different from ordinary people. Do they really expect them to fight like real mages?
But as soon as Thain finished speaking, Keyan immediately retorted:
"Of course they are the backbone of the army. It is too troublesome to train ordinary people to use magic scrolls from scratch, but these apprentices are different. Regardless of their spellcasting abilities, at least each of them can use magic scrolls. They are simply the most ideal candidates for junior officers.
!
"The territorial army has just recovered from the war the year before last. If these people are taken away at once, the army's grassroots will fall apart! Since they are doing handymen, any people can be used, why must they be taken from the army?"
After saying that, he looked at Xia Duo expectantly, as if hoping that Xia Duo would change his mind.
When Xia Duo heard this, he understood a little bit why the two of them were having sex at the door just now.
Xia Duo didn't know much about the future of apprentices at the Tower of Time over the years, but he did know that Sami's younger brother had been working at home and farming peacefully since leaving the Tower of Time.
As for other people, there is a high probability that they will continue to live on their original life trajectory.
Due to the limitations of the times, ordinary people cannot become mages. There are really few opportunities for ordinary people to get ahead. The experience in the Tower of Time cannot bring them many good opportunities.
Being able to join the army and become a junior officer is already a very good way out.
The worst possible thing is to become an adventurer. Being exposed to magic has increased the ambitions of those people, but just the ability of a poor apprentice cannot make their journey as an adventurer smooth sailing, and the outcome will most likely end in tragedy.
But when Xia Duo came, it was different. He brought new opportunities, but there was a problem of how to make a smooth transition, which needed to be seriously considered.
After thinking about it, Xia Duo stopped the two of them who were still arguing, "Stop arguing. Mayor Thain, let me ask you, are all the 34 people on the list here with Ke Yaen?"
Before Shado's transformation, the Tower of Time would recruit new apprentices every year with three-year fixed contracts. At the same time, there would also be a group of apprentices whose contracts had expired. If they felt that there was no hope in magic, they would leave the Tower of Time.
The number of people who leave each year ranges from a few dozen to nearly a hundred. Therefore, the number of apprentices in the Tower of Past Time has always remained at around 300.
Due to Xia Duo's transformation this year, not only were there no apprentices lost, but hundreds of new apprentices were recruited. Those 34 people are the number of apprentices with spellcasting abilities recorded by the Tower of Time in the last two batches of apprentices who left the Tower of Time.
As soon as Xia Duo finished asking, Ke Yaen replied forcefully: "No, I don't have that many here. There are a few people who are determined to become adventurers. I don't know their information now."
"Mayor Thain?" Shado gestured to Thain to answer.
"Sir, there are only three people who have gone to be adventurers. One of them is dead, and the other two later joined the Chamber of Commerce as guards. If nothing else happened, they should have followed their boss back to Salvador from Conifera City not long ago.
Weir has taken it, and the remaining 31 people are all here in Ke Yaen."
"In this case, Keyan——"
Xia Duo looked at Key Yaen and ordered without refusal, "Give me all 31 people!"
"Yes!" Ke Yan hesitated, but still agreed with difficulty.
Shado saw the embarrassment on Ke Yaen's face, but he didn't care. Maybe Ke Yaen thought that Niya would be able to bargain with her now that she was back. He was really naive.
"Go and call them over, now I will take them back to the Tower of Time!"
As soon as these words came out, Ke Yaen's face became even more ugly, he responded in a low voice and left vaguely.
After Ke Yaen left, Thain said a few good words for him, "Sir, Ke Yaen has been in the military camp all his life and attaches great importance to the territorial army. He did not intentionally resist your orders."
"Don't worry, I don't blame him. He can realize the advantages of the apprentices of the Tower of Time and take advantage of them. This is beyond the thinking of many people. I am very optimistic about him."
This is indeed Xia Duo's true thought. After all, the followers of the old lord Ke Ya'en have outstanding achievements and a high reputation. They are the old men of the Saville Territory.
Of course, a little beating is also essential. The army only needs to obey orders. It is not a good thing to have its own ideas.
…
After a while, Keyan came back. He was not the only one, but there were also several groups of soldiers-like people following him, stopping outside the barracks.
Seeing the unhappy expressions on the faces of the former apprentices, Xia Duo couldn't help but laugh. He ignored Ke Yaen who came back to resume his life. He walked out of the barracks, stood in front of these 31 people, and announced loudly:
"Soldiers, congratulations on being recruited! Entering the Tower of Time again, but not as a handyman, but as a magic technician!
"Maybe you don't understand the meaning of this profession now, but this is an opportunity for you to get in touch with magic again. You will definitely not regret it in the future. I hope to see a few great mages among you in a few years.
!”
Of course, the expected cheering situation will not appear so easily, but the expressions on the faces of these old apprentices are somewhat relaxed. After all, they are still looking forward to what it means to be in touch with magic again.
Then, Xia Duo continued: "As the first batch of magic technicians, as long as you don't give up, I guarantee that each of you will become a true mage."
It has never been Xia Duo's style to force others, especially at the grassroots level, Xia Duo always has a very long patience.
Perhaps there was an error in the transmission process. Mayor Thain, Keyan and the others understood the magic technician as a handyman. Now it is still necessary to explain it a little bit.
After hearing Xia Duo's assurance, these old apprentices finally began to be tempted, exchanged glances with each other, and finally said in unison: "I am willing to serve you!"
"very good!"
Sha Duo turned back to Thain and said, "Mayor Thain, please take them to the portal first. I'll be there later!"
"yes."
…
After Thain and the dozens of old apprentices left, only Xia Duo and Ke Ya'en were left in the venue. Just when Ke Ya'en was feeling uneasy and worried about being punished, Xia Duo spoke:
"Ke Ya'en, well, let's call you General Ke Ya'en. Magical mechanics are the fundamental plan of the Tower of Time, and no one can stop it. You made a mistake in this matter!"
"grown ups--"
Ke Yaen was about to argue, but was interrupted by Xia Duo, "I won't say any more. Starting from next month, the Tower of Time will add a new duty duty mission to ensure that there are always official mages stationed in the military camp. These
Mages are under your command, and you can assign them formal military duties as needed, including but not limited to front-line combat, training spellcasters, etc."
"real?!"
Keyan was immediately overjoyed. A formal mage can play a far greater role than dozens of lame apprentices, not to mention that Shado agreed to train spellcasters in the army. This is simply——
It's like a dream!
But soon, Keyan began to worry about gains and losses again, "But sir, can those mages obey my orders?"
"You don't have to worry about this. The Tower of Time is naturally responsible for restraining them. I think Bert is very good as the first on-duty mage!"
"This, I——"
Ke Yanen was speechless. Bert was his son and the two hadn't seen each other for a while. He didn't know what Xia Duo meant by such an arrangement, but he really wanted to see his son.
"Okay, that's it, I have to leave first."
Before leaving, Xia Duo sent another sacred motto from the Lord of Glory to Keyan——
Only by not doubting the decision of the superior can the power of order be increased; as long as you obey, there will be no punishment.