Speaking of his younger brother, Sammy's words became more and more, "It's a pity that my brother's talent is too poor, and he hasn't been able to become a formal apprentice for three years in the Mage Tower, and the family really can't afford an apprentice who has no talent, so he let him go back, he just left yesterday." ”

Xia Duo was silent, the agreement period for the apprentice to join the mage tower was three years, and if there was no idea of progress, it was nothing more than a job with a lower salary and a little more knowledge.

But if you have the idea of progress, no amount of money is enough.

Shado could see that Sammy's family should be okay, at least richer than Little Neil's, but even so, they couldn't afford to have two children learn magic at the same time.

It seems to be feeling the pressure again.

……

It wasn't until it was until the Arcane Garden was located that Sammy reined in his emotions a little, and he turned into the image of a mage in Xia Duo's impression, rational and indifferent.

Walking out of the elevator is the Arcane Garden, and the entire second floor is like a separate space, with farmland, corrals, rivers, mills, and houses.

The destination of Xia Duo and the others was the house, and they saw from a distance in front of a row of stone houses, a middle-aged man wearing a linen shirt and bare arms, looking at the books in his hand intently, and did not care about the arrival of Xia Duo and the others.

"Master Mage, we're here to replenish the Arcane Garden." Getting closer, Sammy whispered.

"Hmm. Sammy, yes, and Shado. The mage looked at Sammy, then at Xia Duo, and said, "All the work is left to you to arrange, I don't look at the process, I only look at the result, go ahead, don't bother me if it's okay." ”

Shado had seen several official mages like this, and Sami had been in the mage tower for a long time longer than Shado, and he had long been accustomed to it, so he called Xia Duo and the others to walk into the stone house.

"Xiaduo, come." Sammy mysteriously pulled Shado, left the others behind, and went to a corner of the house, "If there is anything to call them, don't miss a few of us to work, and help them ask questions once at the end of the month." ”

“……”

Xia Duo nodded, indicating that it was not exclusive to Xia Duo to exchange other resources for the opportunity to ask questions, and other formal apprentices must have already developed similar exchanges, the difference was only in the price.

"How many people are here? Do all formal apprentices do this? Shado asked.

"About 30 people, the exact number is not very clear, but I know the official apprenticeship, including us, there are only 3 people."

"So few formal apprentices?"

"It's a lot, the work of a formal apprentice is generally related to magic, and there is no threshold for the Arcane Garden."

Xia Duo nodded thoughtfully, the overall number of formal apprentices may be quite a lot, but it is usually difficult for ordinary apprentices to come into contact with formal apprentices, and the opportunity to exchange for questions will always be grasped.

It's like Dean, not to mention how excited he was when Xia Duo proposed the deal.

I think Sammy should be at the bottom of the formal apprenticeship, but Xia Duo is even lower than Sammy, and he hasn't even touched the key magic [repair] that Dean said about becoming a formal apprentice.

There's still work to be done!

……

On the one hand, Shado and Sammy discussed the opportunity to ask questions in exchange for others to work for them, and they did their own business, while the three ordinary apprentices on the other side also changed their work clothes and were ready to work.

Seeing that Xia Duo and Sammy had not changed their clothes, there was no surprise at all, they were both "old apprentices" in the mage tower, and they must have understood the unspoken rules of the Arcane Garden before they came.

For them, the more formal apprenticeships the better, because each more one means that they can ask one more question at the end of the month, and the more people there are, the easier it is to coordinate what questions to ask, so that there will not be too much disagreement.

In this way, Xia Duo and Sami began the official "labor" of the day.

During this time, Sammy takes Shado to meet Dvarn, another official apprentice in the Arcane Garden, and after a brief conversation, they go their separate ways.

Xia Duo found an apple tree full of fruits, took off his mage robe and put it on the ground, leaned against the trunk, and began to memorize the color-resistant characters.

At this time, Xia Duo actually had a feeling that he was about to take the college entrance examination, but before the college entrance examination, how could he be so conscious now!

……

The Arcane Garden is mainly used for growing food and raising livestock, unlike other layers where the temperature is constant at the most suitable temperature for the human body, the temperature here is quite hot, even if he has taken off his mage robe, Xia Duo still feels a little hot, and I don't know how Sami solved it.

In addition to the heat, there is also light, and the light of the Arcane Garden is like the midday sun, and even if you hide in the shade of an apple tree and stare at the words on parchment for a long time, your eyes will still sting and sour.

This was originally a place to work, but it was just used by Xia Duo and others to study, and it was not really a place to study.

After remembering for a while, Xia Duo felt that his head was swollen and his eyes were black, not tired, but sunburned.

Imagine that at noon on a dog day, even studying in the shade of a tree requires a strong will.

Concentration, which is one of the core elements of mage casting, comes largely from will, but modern people are used to living a good life, and what is most lacking is will.

Xia Duo was improving, but at this moment, his willpower was obviously insufficient, and he thought of the official mage he had seen before, wasn't he also reading a book seriously?

And not yet in the shade.

As for Sammy, Shado no longer thinks about Sammy, he should care about himself.

pinched the inner thigh hard.

"Shhhh

Xia Duo immediately felt a sharp pain spread throughout his body, but his spirit was also extremely condensed at this moment, and then he continued to learn the color-resistant script with this moment's concentration.

He knew that it was evil to use physical pain to improve concentration, but he also knew that it was okay to have the necessary stimulation before the mental will could overcome the inertia of the body.

And just like that, a morning passed.

When Shado limped up the elevator, Sammy and another official apprentice, Devahn, looked at him with a strange look, but they didn't say much.

As for ordinary apprentices, they don't know what to say, it's almost the same to care about themselves after working for a long time, how can they care about other people.

……

Lunch was served in the restaurant on the first floor, and compared to the breakfast and dinner, the lunch time was obviously much more lively, and it was rare for the apprentices to chat for a while at this time.

And compared with the monotony of breakfast and dinner, lunch is also relatively rich, in addition to bread and cheese for breakfast and dinner, there is also a small piece of roast meat, lettuce leaves, and a small half glass of wine.

Wine needs to be brought with you, and the restaurant doesn't provide containers, but the wooden wine glass in Chado is carry-on.

After lunch, Shado found Sammy and asked:

"There are other apprentices over there in the Arcane Garden in the morning, can we not go?"

Although it is possible to exercise concentration there, it is not as efficient as it is in other places, especially in the current situation where Xia Duo urgently needs to learn the Nesser script.

However, Sammy's answer was negative, "You don't think that the month-end attendance is just the final decision of the mage, and there is also the record of Taling, leaving the Arcane Garden during working hours is absenteeism, you can bring books and notes there, it's all the same." ”

It may be the same for you, but not necessarily for me, Xia Duo complained in his heart, he gave up this plan, and since this is the case, he has to make good use of the rest of his time.

After that, the two separated.