If you are looking for the place with the strongest academic atmosphere in the Braden Kingdom, then the Mage Tower is the place to be.
Here, magicians who publish papers or discover new magic spells may receive generous rewards.
"Magicians, let go of your conservative ideas of working behind closed doors and abandon your mentality of being wary of each other," Mr. Merlins, the master of the mage tower, said impassionedly in a speech. "Put out your research results generously in exchange for applause.
Honor, and the wisdom of others.
"Exploring the truth of the world is the common task of us magicians. Only by letting the sparks of inspiration continue to collide can we get closer and closer to the truth."
With the encouragement of the Mage Tower, a large number of carrier pigeons fly here every day, carrying the papers of magicians from all over the country, waiting for the reviewers' evaluation.
At this moment, in a room at the top of the tower, a group of gleaming alchemy dolls were busy taking the manuscripts from the legs of the carrier pigeons and sorting them out.
It has to be said that these alchemy dolls are deeply loved by magicians. They free magicians from simple and repetitive labor, allowing them to devote themselves to more advanced magic research.
Boring tasks such as preliminary review, screening, and distribution of papers are basically done by the alchemy doll.
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""On the possibility of killing a ninth-level magician with five fireballs in a confined space";
"Thesis format check: passed;
"Repeatability test: 10%, passed;
"Data authenticity check: passed;
"Category: Fire magic.
"Please turn it over to Magician Jackson, Magician Simpson."
"Please transfer it to Gracia Magician for data review."
"..."
""On the possibility of spiritual power replacing magic power, taking the illumination spell model as an example";
"Thesis format check: passed;
"Repeatability test: 8%, passed;
"Data authenticity check: passed;
“Category: Spiritual Magic;
"Please pass it to Wizard Wood, Wizard Caroline."
"..."
In this way, after preliminary review of the papers, the alchemy doll threw them into different magic circles according to categories.
Then, accompanied by the colorful magic light, these complex magic arrays will send the paper to the examiner's desk, waiting for the examiner's evaluation.
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Wizard Wood was sitting at his desk, his eyes closed, obviously immersed in the world of meditation.
There are two badges pinned to his dark magic robe:
The first badge is engraved with a tall tower and six five-pointed stars, which are the symbols of a sixth-level magician;
The second badge is engraved with the image of a quill, which is a status symbol for the paper reviewer.
Suddenly, accompanied by a brilliant magical light, a manuscript of a paper appeared in front of him.
"Alas, the job of a paper reviewer is really hard," Wizard Wood reluctantly opened his eyes, sighed, and said to himself, "I hope this won't be another watery paper to cheat for rewards."
He took the paper out of the envelope and read it carefully from the beginning:
""On the possibility of spiritual power replacing magic power, taking the illumination spell model as an example", well, it seems to be an unusual topic.
"The logic is clear, the ideas are thorough, there are sufficient data to prove it, and the writing is familiar. The author must have a high level of magician, otherwise how could he have such rich experience in writing papers?
"But the most important thing is that this magician actually designed a brand new magic spell. Although it is just the simplest lighting technique, its significance is extraordinary!"
After reading this, Magician Wood recited the spell on the paper in a low voice. A few seconds later, a bright light appeared in front of him, which was smooth but not dazzling, illuminating his desk.
"Oh my God! It's really possible!" Magician Wood couldn't restrain his astonishment anymore, "You can actually use mental power to replace magic power!"
He took a deep breath and began to think about how to write a review for this paper.
"With unconventional ideas, rigorous logical thinking, and practical magic spells, there is no doubt that this is an excellent and creative paper.
"However, for magicians, the power of mental power is far inferior to magic power. Therefore, from a practical point of view, the effect of this magic spell may be a bit useless, and it will not be of much help to us, but"
At this moment, Magician Wood's eyes suddenly fell on the name of the author of the paper. For a moment, his eyes widened, and the pen in his hand fell heavily to the ground out of shock.
"Alan York, Sorcerer's Apprentice...Oh, my God! I can't believe this paper was written by a Sorcerer's Apprentice!"
He froze in his seat, motionless. After a few seconds, he smiled bitterly and realized his gaffe.
"Today's magic apprentices are just doing nothing but making a big splash. I was really confused just now. This magic spell is of little significance to magicians, but for magic apprentices, it is enough to change their current situation.
"Think about it, in the near future, a large number of magic apprentices will be able to use supernatural powers with the help of spiritual power like magicians, and then the structure of the entire kingdom may also change accordingly.
"Now, I really want to get to know this genius magic apprentice named Alan York. Maybe he doesn't even realize that his research results will change the world."
Wizard Wood sighed silently while crossing out the comment he had written before and modified it to:
"A breakthrough research result that cannot be ignored.
“Academic value rating: five stars.”
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At the same time, in another room in the mage tower, Magician Caroline was staring at the paper in her hand, frowning slightly. As a sixth-level magician, she is already in her forties, but in the field of magic
With help, she still looks like a young girl in her twenties.
I heard her questioning the assistant beside her:
"Amy, are you sure there is nothing wrong there? Why were even the manuscripts of the magic apprentice sent over?"
"Madam, although the author is just a magic apprentice, this paper has indeed passed the preliminary review." Assistant Amy explained with a wry smile.
Magician Caroline nodded. She thought back then, when her thesis passed the preliminary review for the first time, she had already become a third-level magician. Alas, today's magic apprentices are really amazing!
A few minutes later, she wrote this comment on the paper stroke by stroke:
"Innovative ideas, clear organization, and using unconventional ideas to solve the problem of magic apprentices being unable to use extraordinary power. Its influence on the entire kingdom is self-evident.
"In addition, the author is a magic apprentice, but he can design magic spells. It is conceivable that his perception of elements must be far beyond ordinary people.
"It is strongly recommended that the Mage Tower pays attention to this person. Perhaps, our Mage Tower will have one more talented magician who is no less than Mr. Merlins.