Common Floor, Meeting Room 102.

Xia Duo held a pen in one hand and a paper in the other, looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who was slightly restrained and never looked at him, and roughly made a judgment in his heart:

"Esker, I'm going to ask you a few questions next, and I hope you will answer them carefully after thinking about it, which will involve future arrangements for you."

"Yes, Shado-sama!"

"Why did you learn magic in the first place?" Chateau asked the first question.

"This-"

Xia Duo asked seriously, and Eske had to think about it seriously, and for a moment it seemed to be stuck in a memory, and it was a long time before he said:

"My lord, my family was very poor at the beginning, and I couldn't afford to support me, but I heard that the Tower of Time was in charge of food and housing, so he sent me over, and I stayed in the Tower of Time for three years, and I gradually liked this extraordinary power, plus I didn't necessarily have a better life if I left the Tower of Time, so I stayed here."

This treatment is more than ten years, Xia Duo made up an unfinished sentence for Eske in his heart, judging from the available information, Esker is the group of low-level mages who have been in the Tower of Time for the longest time.

If nothing else, there is a high probability that he will die in the Tower of Time, and perhaps he will become a mid-level mage before he dies.

This is the life of a Tower of Time ordinary mage.

"How's the family doing now?" Xia Duo asked again.

"Now the situation at home is much better, although my parents are old, but my health is not bad, my younger brother opened a leather shop, the craftsmanship is not good, but I can maintain it, my sister married a rich businessman, I don't like it very much, but this is her own choice."

Although Esker didn't say it, Xia Duo knew that without Esker, a low-level mage, it would be almost impossible for their family to change from farmers to townsfolk in Savile Town, let alone have a fairly "bright" future.

"Do you have a baby?"

"Yes!" Eske suddenly showed a shy smile, "The eldest son is 5 years old, and the younger son just learned to walk some time ago. ”

"Do you want your child to learn magic?"

"Of course, magic has changed my destiny, changed the fate of my family, and I hope my child can become an archmage!"

At this moment, a light suddenly burst out of Esker's eyes, a ray of hope.

"Well said! And what about yourself? ”

Chadora once again turned the subject to Eske himself, "Don't you want to be an archmage yourself?" ”

"I—I wanted to, but it was also myself, and I realized that I didn't have what it took to become an archmage." Speaking of which, Esker suddenly felt a little lonely.

The person in front of him is a young arcanist with a bright future, and he is just a crappy mage who can't even reach the middle level.

But—

Eske seemed to think of something suddenly, "My lord, is the reason for putting us in the Academic Affairs Office this time to train us in the same way that those apprentices are trained?" ”

"Yes and no!" Xia Duo deliberately sold a pass.

"Huh?!" Esker's mouth grows, is the hope that has just risen about to be dashed again?

"An apprentice is an apprentice, you are you, but there is still training!"

Xia Duo's words made Esker's eyes light up, "My lord, is it true?" ”

"Of course it's true, but I think you should be concerned about your future work first!"

"My lord, I promise to do whatever I do, as long as I have the opportunity to ask questions a few times a month!" At this time, Eske was like a man in the water, trying to grasp the last straw.

However, his words made Xia Duo a little questioned, "Your previous mentor was Shande, right?" Won't he even give you a chance to ask questions? ”

"This—" Epps was still a little hesitant when it came to his mentor.

Xia Duo asked again, and said, "What you say here is only you and I know, and Sander will never know, and even if he does, I promise that he will not do anything to you." ”

"No, Mentor Sander is nice to me, it's just- anyway, Mentor isn't interested in magic, and I don't see anyone with him except every time I complete the Tower of Time quest."

“……”

Xia Duo immediately called Taling to inquire about the "performance" of the middle-level mages, and he was shocked when he didn't check it.

Master Shande's performance seems to be in the middle of the range, hidden among the crowd, inconspicuous, but a closer inspection reveals that he only completes the fixed tasks every month, and never accepts more.

Of course, this is not bad, some mid-level mages are not as good as him, and the fixed manufacturing tasks every month cannot be completed, and they need to make up for it with other tasks, such as general affairs, field work, or donations.

These are the main sources of the Tower of Time, and with other bottoms, Shande dares to play like this, and sure enough, people who have no desires and no desires live freely.

However, Sander is not really without desires, and Shado has a deep impression of Sander, and during the Orc War, he and other apprentices were taught to use magic scrolls.

Of course, the main thing is the size of Sander.

Before he saw Sander in person, the mage he imagined was either personable, or spirited, or quiet and elegant, and he never thought of an alternative mage with Sander's stature.

He is about the same height as Xia Duo, but his waist circumference is more than twice that of Xia Duo, and he is a real loss when he is a mage.

In addition, before the transformation of the new system, each mage in the Tower of Time had their own private lessons, and the apprentices could choose at will, and if Shado remembered correctly, Shande's private lessons were called "The Art of Cooking".

Interested in magic? Hum!

Looking at Eske again, Xia Duo couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic, although other low-level mages would be oppressed by the mentor, but they could actually participate in the mentor's project, but they could also learn a lot from it.

This is also the only way for most mid-level mages, and it is good to wait until they become a mentor and squeeze their apprentices.

As for Esker, although he has not been squeezed much, his contact with the Mentor is probably only when he completes the Tower of Time mission.

The fixed manufacturing tasks of the Tower of Time are just some common magic items, such as various magic scrolls, belts, amulets and so on.

Some skilled ones can earn more money by replacing fixed tasks with dedicated designated tasks, such as enchanting custom armor, special potions, or elaborately shaped magic items.

Sander only completed fixed tasks, and Eske didn't learn much at all.

"I have a general understanding of your situation, go back and wait for the notice! Call Abral in when you go out! ”

"Yes!"

……

After Esker left, Xia Duo wrote the words "family, old, skilled manufacturing, tentative mechanic" after Esker's name on the paper.

Outside the reception room, I saw Esker coming out of it, and almost all the low-level mages waiting outside surrounded him, "Esker, what did Lord Shado talk to you about?" ”

"It's nothing, just a few simple questions, Abrar, Lord Shado told you to go in!"

Eske didn't give away what he was asked about in him, and he couldn't help but shake his head secretly when he saw someone take out a spell note and hide in a corner to work on it.