It's hard to resist hospitality.

If you continue to talk about it, it will seem impersonal.

So Duke finally agreed to the teacher's approach, Sukhtara, and transferred part of her property to Duke's name.

Of course, these property transfers can be handed over by the two financial personnel, and it does not hinder the normal teaching of Sukhtara and Duke.

Jingle bells.

Sukhtara pulled the ropebell and called out to his assistant Subotan, "Go and get Terrence in." ”

"Yes, sir."

A moment later, Terrence sat down at his desk.

Sukhtara looked at Terrence, who was honest and honest with him, and said gently, "How long have you been in the Mage Tower?" ”

"Thirty years, Mentor."

"Yes, I still remember when you were a child, you entered my mage tower and grew step by step to today's height."

"It's all because of your teachings, mentor, that I am where I am today."

Sukhtara shook her head: "It's your own efforts, it's the spiritual favor for you, the teacher just showed you the way." ”

After a pause, she continued: "I think you have guessed, I called you over, the mentor is old, it's time to find a new master for this mage tower, I think Duke is the most suitable new master, what do you think?" ”

Although Terrence had been mentally prepared, when he heard Sukhtara's confirmation, he still had some inexplicable complicated emotions intersecting in his mind.

However, he quickly eliminated distractions, glanced at Duke, and nodded in response, "I believe in your choice, mentor. ”

"What a good boy." Sukhtara smiled with relief, "The mentor is no longer doing research now, and I will gradually guide Duke to take over the subject that the Mage Tower undertakes." So, Terrence, the mentor wants you to help Duke. ”

Duke also said cooperatively: "I am a newcomer in the field of alchemy, I hope you can help me and study in this field together." ”

When Terrence heard this, he thought for a moment and said, "I follow your arrangement, Mentor. ”

And so it was settled.

In a flash, it was also the day of the New Year's Day, and Duke stayed at the Sukhtara Mage Tower to celebrate the New Year's Day with the teacher.

With the ringing of the bell, the year 4415 of the Storm Calendar is ushered in.

This year, Duke turned nineteen.

"Sir, this is the Giant of Light's dividend this year." Viall, the general manager, came to visit the Mage Tower the day after the New Year's Festival.

With his wife.

Vivien didn't go home for the New Year this year, and her identity has changed, so she stayed with Duke for the New Year's Day.

Mr. and Mrs. Vial missed her, so they came over together as guests.

"The dividends will be paid directly to my treasurer, and I'll let Vivien have a meal with you at noon, and if you rest here at night, I'll come back in the evening and eat with you." Duke said politely.

"No, no, you're busy, we'll go back after lunch." Vial said busily, "Although the company has a holiday during the New Year, there are a lot of things, and I have to go back at night to settle the account." ”

The Giant of Light has completed its third round of funding.

Today, the valuation has reached 5 million, and new factories are being built throughout the wind breath sector, supplying directly from the place of origin.

In the other eleven realms, the Giants of Light have not set foot in it.

The transportation is inconvenient, and if you want to get involved, you don't have the ability, and there are few large enterprises across the field in the entire Seven Towers Federation.

Duke's royalties were charged.

However, after receiving it, except for some of the funds left for daily life and experiments, the rest was used to repay Sukhtara - although Sukhtara had decided to give everything to Duke to inherit, but everything was the same.

You can't rely on the identity of the successor, so you won't pay back.

"Oh yes, General Manager Vial, the third round of financing has ended, you make an announcement within the company, and the company will no longer raise external financing in the future." Duke thought of something and directly ordered, "Imitate the system of the Xibi Diling Mining Company." ”

After returning from attending the naturalist conference last year, Dingkig contacted many shareholders of Runwanjia and divested from Runwanjia to join the Giant of Light.

But Duke demanded that these shareholders only have the right to dividends, not decision-making power.

The company also does not have a board of directors, it is all run by professional managers, and he, the founder, has absolute control.

For this kind of requirement, many Runwanjia shareholders opposed.

So in the end, not many arcane mages came to raise money, but they also raised millions of funds for the Giant of Light to expand production.

"Yes, I'll make an announcement when I get back to the company."

"Then I won't accompany you, I still have something to go outside." Duke asks Vivien to accompany his parents, and he leaves on a shuttle.

During the New Year's Festival, it is natural to visit relatives and friends.

It has been more than two years since he integrated into the circle of arcane mages in Shenjiao City, and Duke can be regarded as knowing a lot of people, and he needs to move around from time to time.

I went to visit Penrose first, chatted with my former mentor for a while, and then got up to take my leave. I went to Elwyn's Tower again, but I didn't see Elwin, but I left the gift behind. Then I went to Lynx Town, which is not far from Shenjiao City.

Lynx Town is a fiefdom of the Lynx family, Baron Lynx Jovis Lynx, a 3-ring arcanist and one of the consuls of the United Tower.

Duke has nothing to do with Jovis, he has come to visit Joanna Lynx.

Joanna is his best friend at the moment - strictly speaking, the only two who can be considered friends are Joanna and Sanfez.

As for Kiria Fury, that's a confidante.

"Hey, Duke!" When Joanna saw Duke, she came up and gave a strong hug, "Happy New Year, spiritual forever!" ”

"Happy New Year, Spiritually Forever." Duke smiled.

"My dad has a guest, I'll take you around Lynx Town first, it's your first time in Lynx Town, right?" Joanna said quickly, "Oh yes, I called my brother over, he must have been aggrieved in front of the old guys. ”

However, instead of calling out her brother Jordic Lynx, Joanna came out and called Duke and went into the castle hall together.

"Dad, Master Bernoulli, Duke is here." Joanna shouted honestly.

At the head of the living room, sat two solemn mages, one middle-aged and the other gray-haired.

"Duke, come here." Jovis beckoned, "I'll introduce you, this is Lord Bernoulli." ”

"Hello Lord Bernoulli." Duke saluted.

In his heart, he was very curious that Bernoulli actually came to Shenjiao City during the New Year's Festival, which seemed to be related to the urban construction plan of Cuihai City.

After he informed Keystone of the outbreak of the Worm Ocean, the Cuihai Valley Exploration War evolved into the Cuihai City Urban Construction Plan. The Bernoulli family's hopes of quietly occupying the large spring went bankrupt, but Bernoulli did not die.

On the contrary, he actively planned and won the leading right of urban construction and development of Cuihai City.

According to what Duke had heard from other arcane mages, Bernoulli seemed to have given up his family fiefdom and intended to imitate the Fury Tao family and merge with the future Cuihai City.

Of course.

Duke knows very little about the struggle between the big guys, and it is difficult for him to participate.

His only thought was to wait for Keystone Fury to fulfill his promise and give him the Chick's grandmother, the trilobite Elder Spirit.

Bernoulli nodded lightly: "It's good for you, Duke Bo Scholar, such a young scholar is really a spiritual favor." ”

Almost any arcane mage, when they see Duke, will be amazed at Duke's youth.

"Duke's talent is undoubted, not only in the field of naturalism, but also in the field of card making and alchemy." Jovis said.

Bernoulli replied, "I've heard that Sukhtara seems to have chosen Duke as his successor?" ”

Without waiting for Duke to answer, Jovis laughed, "This old lady, when Duke was first promoted to Arcane Mage, he was considered as a successor. But then again, the old lady's eyes are indeed vicious, and she can see Duke's talent at a glance. ”

Seeing that she was going to talk non-stop, Joanna interrupted without hesitation: "Dad, I'll take Duke out for a walk with Jodik." ”

"Go ahead, stay here for lunch and eat." Jovis nodded.

Duke said goodbye to Bernoulli with Jodik Lynx, who had been impatient, and then followed Joanna out of the living room.

"Whew!" Jodik exhaled, "Duke, you saved me!" ”

Like Joanna Lynx, Jordic Lynx is also a 1-Ring Arcane Mage, though he is nearly twenty years older than Joanna.

He is now approaching the age of fifty.

"I knew you couldn't stay still, so Duke came to play with me, and I pulled you up." Joanna patted her brother on the shoulder.

Jodik laughed: "Of course I know, old sister, you are the most righteous!" ”

Although he is still unmarried, Jodick is far more interested in eating, drinking, and merrymaking than in the search for spiritual mysteries.

"By the way, Duke, I haven't congratulated you on your graduation yet." Joanna said.

Duke smiled: "After graduating, it just changed to a mage tower and continued to do research, it doesn't make any difference to me." ”

Jodick gritted his teeth: "Oh my God, after graduation, you still choose to stay and work in the Mage Tower?" Isn't this going to kill you? I go in to my mage tower no more than ten times a year, and I get a headache when I see the laboratory. ”

"It's a common problem in our family." Joanna sighed, "My dad doesn't like to study academics, I don't like to study academics like my brother, fortunately there is still an Arcanist to follow, otherwise the spiritual arcane will not have a place in the Lynx family." ”

Jodik thought deeply: "Yes, this is a common problem in the family, I think there is a problem with the short-tailed lynx bloodline refined by the ancestors...... The father should be allowed to change the bloodline of the next generation of the family, and perhaps then there will be a chance to produce scholars. ”

The short-tailed lynx is a 5-ringed spirit animal, commonly known as the bobcat.

The Bobcat family is a fusion of the blood of the bobtail lynx, and when promoted to the 1st ring, whether it is a great knight or an arcane mage, it can stimulate the blood of the bobcat and obtain a light and agile physique.

"It's impossible, although the Lynx bloodline may have the common problem of not liking to study, it also gives us a stronger arcane talent, I think it's good."

Joanna thought about it very openly: "Let me, or my children in the future, study academics all day long like Duke, ah, that would be terrible!" ”

When Duke heard this, he smiled indifferently: "It sounds like my life is quite miserable now. ”

"It's hard for me to understand, Duke, don't you scholars stay in the lab all day without dizziness, chest tightness and shortness of breath?" Jodik asked earnestly, perhaps he really didn't understand why.

"Jodik, what do you like, I mean interest."

"Well, let me think about it, I love to dance, I love it, and dancing makes me feel excited from the bottom of my heart."

"Yes, dancing makes you feel excited." Duke took the opportunity to say, "This is the same reason that we delve into the spiritual mysteries, to explore the spiritual mysteries, to understand the world, to understand the laws behind things, which also excites us." ”

Jodick's eyes widened.

After a while, he shook his head: "I don't understand!" ”

Joanna chimed in: "I don't understand either, and I don't want to understand, Duke, let's not talk about this, let's go, let's go to the mountains to step on the snow." ”

I walked around with the brothers and sisters Jodick and Joanna, and it was basically the brothers and sisters who were talking endlessly, and he could listen with his ears. However, it feels very relaxed, and it is easier for people from the Lynx family to get close to them than ordinary arcane mages.

At noon, stay in Lynx for lunch.

Bernoulli had already left early, and when Duke was playing before, he saw the cockroach airship of Bernoulli's Mage Tower taking off and flying westward, probably to the Cuihai Valley.

The urban construction plan of Cuihai Valley has been passed, but there is no movement for the time being, and the existence of the black jade horseshoe crab dragon has greatly restricted the development of Cuihai Valley.

Maybe all parties are playing, and after the game is over, they will gather firepower and hunt the black jade horseshoe crab dragon.

After lunch, Duke took his leave of Lynx and continued to visit some of the familiar Arcanes, until late in the evening, to the Kingston Mage Tower.

"Happy New Year, Spiritually Forever."

"Happy New Year, Spiritually Forever."

I didn't see Keystone Furytao, after all, the chief consul of the United Tower of Shenjiao City, there were too many people who came to visit him.

Duke had just come over to meet Kiria.

And had dinner with Kiria's parents, and after eating, he took the bellflower and the chicken, and walked around the castle like a mountain town.

"Did you have the right dinner?"

"Well, it's very tasty, especially the dessert after the meal, like the one with a puff, it's very delicious." Duke replied.

The street lamp shines brightly on Kiria's slightly baby fat face, making her smile even brighter: "It's my mother's croissant mochi, she likes to study desserts the most, and I love this croissant mochi too." If you like, the bellflower wants to be a chick, so I'll bring some croissant mochi. ”

"That's great, the chicks are happy, and I'm happy!"

"Would you be happy if I didn't bring croissant mochi?"

"Why not, I like croissant mochi, but I also like bellflowers, and I'll be happy if you bring any one."

"What if you don't bring both?"

"Who knows, wait until you don't bring it."

"You're such a slippery head!"

The streets of the castle are often passed by patrolling knights, but secretly there are phantom beast knights following Kiria and Duke, and no one comes to disturb them.

Not far away, a chick carries a bellflower on its back and circles around a street lamp.

"Chick, is your master after Kiria?" The caterpillar-like Kikyo asked.

The little's mouth crooked: "No, it's Kiria who is pursuing Duke, and besides, Duke is not my master, he is my little brother!" ”

"You say, will Kiria agree to be together?"

"Definitely, my little brother's charm is super good, I really passed it on!"

"Will they live with Mimi like the prince and princess in fairy tales?" Kikyo seems to be a bit of a substitute for it.

The chick flattened his mouth: "That's not going to happen, Duke won't stay for a flower, he said that he will go to the Holy City of Alpha, and go to the depths of the barren forest to adventure." When my grandmother is rescued, I will also go on an adventure with Duke, who is vulnerable to trafficking without my protection. ”

Kikyo arched his head: "You're so annoying!" ”

"Why are you scolding me, inexplicable!" The chick scolded back without showing weakness, "Be careful that I throw you off the air and kill you little white worm!" ”

"You big green!"

"Little white worm!"

"Big Green!"

In the midst of the noisy noise between the chick and the bellflower, Duke also ends his walk with Kiria, it's not too early, it's time to go back.

Kiriya's parents personally delivered them to the door.

advised: "I often come to the house as a guest when I have time, Kiriya doesn't have many friends, it's good for you to come to uncle and aunt." ”

"Okay, I'll come often, you guys go back." Duke waved his hand and sat down in the shuttle.

The shuttle starts, drives around the corner, and can see Kiria and her parents at the door watching him leave from the rearview mirror.

"Sir, Ms. Kiriya's parents are very good people." Like a little tail, Duke followed Mulali wherever he went, and said with relief.

Kiria's parents, one is a great knight and the other is a spiritual apprentice.

Originally, he didn't receive much attention in the family, after all, there were too many children and grandchildren in Keystone, but because of the birth of Kiriya, he was reused by the family, and now he has taken over a number of family industries and his status has been greatly improved.

A big nobleman like the Nutao family can't guarantee that every generation of descendants can cultivate arcane mages.

Especially an arcane mage with such a talent as Kiria.

Therefore, after the eighteen-year-old Kiriya was promoted to the arcane mage, she would be crowned with the title of the lady of the sky under the momentum of the family.

Whether you choose to marry abroad or inherit the family business in the future, you can ensure that the family will continue to be favored and stand for a long time.

"Big family, you can't look at the good or bad from the surface." Hearing the little assistant's admiration, Duke said something meaningful.

After visiting the elders or seniors.

Next, it's the turn of someone else to visit Duke.

"My lord, I wish you eternal spirituality and prosperity in the Ofah." James arched his hands and smiled, he brought his wife and children.

Duke smiled and chatted with the James family for a while, then asked Mulari to continue entertaining James' wife and daughter, and he talked to James alone.

"Lingchi Farm will be relocated as soon as possible, move to the vicinity of Suktara Mage Tower, you choose your own location, and I will have someone talk to the farm manager when I go back."

He no longer works at Penrose Mage Tower, and it is no longer convenient to be located at the Spirit Pond Farm around Penrose Mage Tower.

James hesitated: "My lord, the migration farm, I'm afraid it will affect the cultivation of this year's blowing snow pillars." ”

"It's okay, the blowing snow pillar over there can be left as seed, and then go back and re-cultivate it on the new farm. I've asked Broken Sword to search for the seeds of the Blowing Snow Pillar in a wide area of the No. 3 Mutant Forest, and then you can try to hybridize more and slowly find a suitable new variety. ”

"Yes."

"Turning back, the spirit plant still has to expand the team, even if you go to recruit people, you don't need to think about the cost."

"Understood."

Now that Duke has become the official successor of Sukhtara, all the estates are gradually being handed over to Duke, including the Mage Tower.

Therefore, Duke is also preparing to integrate his own industry into the Sukhtara Mage Tower one after another.

A mage tower and the castle around it are basically a self-sufficient small world, but unfortunately there is no small spiritual fountain in the Sukhtara Mage Tower, and it is necessary to attract spiritual spring water pipes from Shenjiao City to deliver spiritual energy to the mage tower.

That's a hefty expense.

……

After the end of the New Year, everything returned to its usual state, and the cold winter did not change anything, and Duke continued to do research with Sukhtara every day.

Teach while researching.

The cultivation and weaving in the field of alchemy are getting deeper and deeper.

And during this period, Sukhtara took over two more jobs from other cities to design and cast arcane artifacts at a low price, and started working with Duke.

Making money is secondary, and helping Duke progress is the goal.

The complete casting process of three pieces of arcane artifacts in a row has expanded Xiaoyi's database too much, and also made the research and development progress of the hand of arcane weapons rapid by day.

One morning in early spring March.

Xiaoyi came with good news: "Congratulations to the master, the research and development of the magic model of the arcane weapon has been completed, and the master can start casting the hand of the arcane weapon." ”

"Has the Hand of the Arcane finally been designed?" Duke rejoiced.

This mysterious weapon designed by him and Xiaoyi has undergone many improvements before and after, during which Xiaoyi summed up some difficulties, and then Duke asked Suktara to help Xiaoyi quickly solve the difficulties, and finally succeeded in developing it today.

Ideas exchange, and there is a myriad of information flowing in an instant.

Duke already knew the spell model of the Arcane Hand, and had taken note of the entire casting process provided by Xiaoyi.

If you don't understand, Xiaoyi will explain in detail.

In this way, Duke has already achieved a deep understanding of the Hand of the Arcane, and can officially start refining materials and casting.

"Xiaoyi."

"Master, Xiaoyi is here."

"I have a hunch that this time the Hand of the Arcane Weapon is successfully cast, I'm afraid that my study in the field of alchemy will also be completely solid." Duke closed his eyes and lay back in the couch, "And, most importantly, this arcane artifact will give me the last trace of spiritual arcane cognition that the evolution of the spirit core lacks. ”

In the sea of spirits.

Xiao Yi's work schedule clearly shows his current cultivation progress.

"Process one, exclusive meditation method, consumes 25% of the power when hanging up. At present, the Linghai level, 1 Ring Arcane Law Scholar, the cultivation progress is estimated to be 95%, and the time budget cannot be quantified. Important reminder, the evolution of the spirit core has been slowing down recently, and it may fall into some kind of level, which needs to be solved. ”

Opportunity.

Duke has a sense in the dark that the hand of the arcane weapon is the opportunity for the evolution of the spirit core, and as for whether it is or not, it needs to be tried first.

However, before the casting of the arcane weapon.

Duke imprinted the spell model into the steady-state circular, and when the teacher got off work from the Union Tower, he presented the spell model to Sukhtara.

"Teacher, I recently tried to design an arcane weapon, the 'Arcane Hand' of my own design, please help me check it."

This is the moment when he presents his learning to Sukhtara.

Although Sukhtara was accustomed to Duke's talents, she was still momentarily surprised to see the twisting, spiraling, and glittering spell models in the steady-state circular, and her heart was pounding.

"This ...... Did you design it yourself? ”

"Yes, teacher."

"Whew." Sukhtar steadied his emotions, "Don't worry, kid, let the teacher take a closer look and see your arcane hand." ”

Taking a deep breath, Sukhtara began to mobilize his psionic energy, perceiving the entire arcane hand's spell model.

As a 3-ring arcane mage and alchemy scholar, she doesn't know how many arcane weapons she has designed and cast in her life, and for the magic model of arcane weapons, it can be said that there are not many arcane mages in the entire Shenjiao City who understand more deeply than her.

It's just that as soon as she started to check, her brows were raised high, and she couldn't stop being surprised in her heart.

The magic model of this arcane artifact is very complete, and there is no redundant or redundant structure, it is simple, clear and coordinated, as if it was a work that an alchemist could polish after several years of hard work.

For a full quarter of an hour, Sukhtara didn't say a word, and devoted himself to the exploration of the spell model.

When I encounter some strange structures, I will ponder back and forth in my heart.

When you figure out why, you will sigh and move on to the next structure until it takes an hour to check all the structures.

"Teacher." Duke, who was bored on the side, put down his coffee cup and walked over, "Have you finished checking, what are the shortcomings?" ”

"Deficiencies, no, no, no, there are no deficiencies, even if the teacher designs it, it is impossible to design it better than you!" Sukhtara had a smile on her face, "Duke, good boy, the teacher is really lucky to have chosen you as his successor. ”

She took Duke's hand, and her smile was so kind that it was about to overflow: "Your talent in the field of alchemy is vividly displayed in this work!" ”

She turned to the steady-state ring meter and exclaimed, "There is nothing to modify, go and cast, the teacher is waiting to see the finished product you cast." ”

Ask for tickets~

(End of chapter)