"Duke, what are you doing here at Offata?" The Shell Wise Man hovered in front of Duke, his body outlined by luminous light, radiating a little light outward.

It is the tower spirit of the Tower of the Supreme Tower of the Arcane, named Shell, affectionately known as the Shell Wise by the Arcane Mages, and is said to be the most ancient of the ancient spirits.

No.

To be precise, it should be a group of ancient spirits.

"I'd like to look up information at the Offa Tower, and I'd like to ask you to guide me to the library." Duke TD made it clear.

"What kind of information would you like to see?" The Shell Wise Man asked.

"Information about the Ring of Projection, especially about alchemical materials."

"Please follow me." The Shell Wise Man gently shook his flat body, and the two sides of the body with symmetrical stripes rippled like a skirt.

Swim gently towards the staircase.

Duke was following behind it, looking at the shell, and felt that the Shell Wise Man was like a jellyfish in the shape of a colorful round cake.

Wait a minute, ding-dong.

The door to the staircase opens.

Walking out of a middle-aged arcane mage, the arcane mage seemed to recognize Duke, bowed his head lightly to Duke, and walked away quickly, without saying hello.

Although he didn't know the other party, Duke nodded in response.

And in front of this arcane mage, there was also a colorful round cake jellyfish, exactly the same as the shell wise man in front of him.

No doubt.

That's also the Shell Wise.

As if noticing Duke's gaze, the Shell Wise Man shook his body slightly, and his voice sounded directly in Duke's ears: "That's me too." ”

"I understand, Shell Wise." Duke responded with a smile.

The information that came to my mind involuntarily came to my mind, and I had asked someone before: "Shell...... The Shell Wise is the only ancient spirit in the Shell Soup! ”

Shell Soup.

This is the oldest ancient phantom that Duke has just learned.

Spirituality rises and falls like the tide, when the tide rises, everything flourishes, when the tide goes out, everything withers, and when it rises and falls, it is a spiritual era.

The life of every spiritual age, when it is spiritually exhausted, has the potential to leave its mark on the spiritual spring. Then, under the impetus of some kind of opportunity, the imprint is replayed, as if returning to the original spiritual era, which is the phantom of the ancient era.

"The oldest phantom of the ancient era is not the sea of insects that I experienced in the Cuihai Valley, but the shell soup that only happened in the Whale Song Mirror Lake......"

There are very few records of the Shell Soup, and only the Arcane Master who has seen the Shell Wise can know a thing or two from the Shell Wise Man's mouth.

After all, the Whale Song Mirror Lake has been developed by humans, and there will never be a phantom of the ancient era such as the Shell Soup.

Reputedly.

In the era in which Shell Soup lived, the world was like a pot of boiling soup.

The soup is inhabited by countless tiny animals with shells, without intelligence and soul.

They are a group of the most primitive animals, and they are not fundamentally different from those plants except for their mobility. After the spiritual age withered, most of these primitive tiny shellfish were wiped out by time, and only a little remnant of spirituality remained.

It was this little remnant of spirituality, imprinted by the Fountain of Spirituality, that continued to merge with each other, and finally gave birth to the only ancient spirit of Shell Soup, the Shell Wisdom.

"A shell is a collection of small shells."

"So it gathers a shell wiser, and scatters a group of shell wisers."

Duke recalled the information about the Shell Sage as he followed the Shell Sage to the one hundred and dozens of floors.

The Shell Wise Man chatted with Duke as he wandered: "There are many books in the Ofa Tower, but a lot of spiritual arcane knowledge cannot be recorded by books alone, and it takes a lot of means to preserve, which is time-consuming and laborious. ”

"I know this, I have almost finished reading the library of the Faling Pagoda in Shenjiao City, and the spiritual arcane knowledge I have learned is too little and too little."

"Now you've invented film and television technology to record light and shadow in a small slide card, which has inspired the Orcans of Taari. They are discussing the use of film and television technology to store spiritual arcane knowledge, and soon these libraries will change. ”

The Shell Wise Man's tone was soft, but Duke still heard a hint of silence.

Perhaps for the Shell Wise, looking at the full collection of books in the Ofa Tower is happiness, and now the collection of books may become a spirit card, making it sad.

Duke didn't comfort it.

An ancient creature who doesn't know how many times it has lived probably doesn't need humans to comfort it and how to get out of its emotions.

He simply said, "Yes, change often starts in small ways, and maybe a new era is beckoning." ”

"You're confident." Said the Shell Wise Man.

"You can see it."

"Duke, can you tell me why you are so confident about the new era that is coming?" The Shell Wise Man asked curiously.

Duke smiled and said, "Maybe the spirit is guiding me, I see the beginning of a new era in the tall buildings and magnificent instruments." If the development of mankind is divided into many epochs, then now should be called the Age of the Grand Alpha. ”

"The Grand Age of Offah?"

"Yes, the brutal exploration of the arcane law continues to push society forward, ushering in such a vigorous and great era, I call it the grand age of the arcane."

"And what about the new era?"

"As for the new era, I call it the Age of Cave Spirituality."

The Shell Wise Man chewed on the "Cave Micro Spirituality", and the sides of his body quickly fanned: "Very interesting statement, Duke, I want to hear your description of the age of the Cave Micro Spirituality quickly." ”

"I can't put it into words."

"Why?"

"But I will implement it little by little with my actions, Shell Wise, wait in peace, you will soon see the age of Dongwei Spirituality." Duke's eyes were full of determination, and he did not waver in the slightest about the new era that was coming.

The voice of the Shell Wise Man carried a hint of cheerful emotion: "Time is an insignificant thing to me, although I can't wait, I will patiently follow you, Duke, I am waiting to see you in the new era." ”

"Yes, yes."

Ending his chat with the Shell Sage, Duke began to browse through each book on the library's shelves.

Soon he sat on the table with a bunch of books, flipping through them one by one, and he flipped through them so fast that he didn't even need to think about them.

As its own level gets higher and higher, Xiaoyi's hardware has also improved, and the speed of data entry is naturally getting faster and faster.

In the past, if you wanted to include a book, you needed Duke to read it seriously.

Now it's all you need to look at.

"Do you read books so fast?" The Shell Wise Man didn't know when, and floated in front of Duke again.

"Well, I'm just looking for information, I need to find relevant information and read it again." Duke made an excuse and said perfunctorily.

The Shell Wise Man stopped talking, and his figure slowly faded away.

For several days, Duke spent almost all of his time in the Offa Tower, frantically seeking knowledge, except for eating and sleeping.

There are many arcane mages in the outside world, and they want to invite Duke to various banquets, but he refuses to resign.

On the last day, instead of going to Offa Tower, he finally found Maderón Rhodiola, the chief director of the Erudite Tower.

"Chief Director, after careful consideration, I have decided not to study in the Erudition Tower for the time being, and I plan to return to my hometown to follow my teacher and continue to learn alchemy." Duke said in a sincere tone that he dismissed the matter of further study.

Ma Delong frowned: "Alchemy, you don't plan to continue your studies in the study of naturalism?" ”

"No, naturalism is to transform the results of various fields into the needs of society, and my research in other fields is still weak, so I want to lay a solid foundation first."

"Yes."

Seeing that Duke had already made a decision, Ma Delong no longer dissuaded: "Then the study will be put on hold in advance, and when you want to come to the study, it will be arranged for you." ”

"Thank you for your understanding."

"Well, go ahead."

Leaving Maderon's office, Duke joined up with the assistants and knights and took another round around Whale Mirror Lake.

Only then did he return to the battleship Blue and prepare for the return journey.

Before dawn the next day, the battleship Blue slowly rose into the air, and Duke, standing in front of the porthole, looked at the smaller and smaller Arcane Holy City, and the emerald Whale Song Mirror Lake, silently pondering.

A large whale jumped out of the water, as if to see him off.

When he comes, he is a learned sage.

The son of the sun when he comes, the lord of the shadow of the time when he returns.

In just ten days, his status and fame have all increased significantly, especially when he became a member of the United Tower Enlargement Conference, which made him one of the top echelons of the Federation.

"When I come back next time, perhaps, it will be time to use communication technology to promote the chief sage of Offata in one fell swoop!"

Looking at the holy city of Ofa that has shrunk into a small dot.

The corners of Duke's mouth curled slightly.

Woooooo

With a crisp whistle, the Blue rushed headlong into the clouds, leaving the Orfa Holy City and the Whale Mirror Lake behind.

……

May 15th.

The Blue battleship arrived at the Chengdong Flight Station in Shenjiao City, and Duke and his party spent a month and a half before finally returning to the Black Jiaohe River.

Then take a shuttle ride and make a low-key return to the Sukhtara Mage Tower.

"Teacher."

"Good boy!" Sukhtara couldn't help but be overjoyed when she saw her student return, "The teacher has already seen your news from the newspaper, the Lord of Light and Shadow, he has really made a great name in the Archam Holy City, and his achievements have far surpassed that of the teacher!" ”

Suktara is only a 3-ring arcian mage, and he is a big man in the Black Jiaohe Land, but looking at the entire Seven Towers Federation, he can only be regarded as an ordinary arcane mage.

And Duke is a learned sage on an equal footing with the Grand Arcane.

"Spiritual favor, I have won many honors in naturalism, but I am still weak in other fields of research, and I have to continue to learn alchemy from you." Duke replied with a smile, unpretentious.

Even if his current status has surpassed Sukhtara, he still retains respect.

"You can not forget your original intention, the teacher is very moved." Sukhtara patted Duke's hand and smiled kindly, "Then let's resume teaching as soon as possible." ”

"Uh...... Good. ”

The teacher is worried about the inheritance of the ring replication materials, and Duke is also concerned about the related technology of the projection ring, so the teacher and the student quickly finalize the teaching time.

After a two-day break, classes began.

Before the two of them could talk any more, Sully's butler came over and announced, "Old lady, Lord Duke, Lord Erwin are visiting. ”

"Ask him to come over." Sukhtara commanded.

Then he said to Duke: "It must be for the arrangement of your position, after you completed the canonization of the Erudite Sage in the Holy City of Offa, the United Tower will hold a meeting of the Five Towers to discuss how to arrange your new position in the Black Jiaohe Riverland. ”

Duke has one vote at the Enlarged Meeting, and this right to vote is a proof of power and status.

No one can ignore this.

"Is there a result of the discussion?" Duke asked, slightly curious.

"Nope." Sukhtara said with a smile, "If it is a big matter that is decided on the spot, Lord Keystone will choose to cut through the mess quickly, but for this kind of thing that is not in a hurry, this old guy likes to watch the drama and let others quarrel around." ”

Duke commented: "Bad taste. ”

"It's just bad taste, in fact, not only is your new position not arranged, but Bernoulli's new position has not been discussed."

"Bernoulli is still planning to serve in the Black Jiaohe Land?"

"Of course he thought, he can live for a few decades, and if he doesn't occupy a place in the Black Jiaohe Land, how can he ensure that the family he founded can be passed on safely." As the internal director of the United Tower, Sukhtara is well-informed when it comes to personnel.

In other words, these personnel discussion meetings eventually need to be filed with her, and she can see all the content at the first time.

Between words.

Erwin had already walked in with a smile, and if he didn't look closely, he would give the impression of an ordinary little old man.

While laughing, he muttered: "The son of the sun of the Black Jiaohe Land, the lord of light and shadow of the arcane holy city, Duke, has quietly returned to the place of spiritual guidance!" ”

"Lord Elwin." Sukhtara bowed slightly.

Duke smiled and replied, "Lord Elwin, you're making fun of me. ”

"How can it be a joke, this is the glory you have won, and the Black Jiaohe Land has also become a dazzling pearl of the Seven Towers Federation because of your glory." After Erwin came in, he sat on the chair, "In addition, your current identity, it is not appropriate to call me an adult, you and I can directly match our real names." ”

"How can this be, you are a senior."

"In the realm of spiritual arcane, why do you need to follow the shackles of the vulgar rules of the predecessors and juniors, the one who reaches comes first, you and I call each other by their names, otherwise you call me Lord Erwin, and I will also call you Lord Duke." Erwin insisted.

Duke could only nod in agreement: "Alright then, Lord Erwin." ”

Erwin arched his hand and replied very solemnly, "Lord Duke." ”

"Lord Elwin, what are you doing on this trip?" Sukhtara interrupted the exchange of politeness and humility between the two and asked actively.

"You, as a teacher, will also help you learn more about this." Erwin took a sip of his tea and said, "Lord Keystone came to me privately and asked me to ask Duke for his opinion. I plan not to arrange Duke to serve in Shenjiao City for the time being, and then arrange it when Cuihai City is completed. ”

After a pause, he continued: "The main reason for doing this is to gag Bernoulli's mouth, recently Bernoulli has been bent on seeking the position of Shen Jiao City, and we don't want to give it, to prevent him from reaching an agreement with the Black Jade Horseshoe Crab Dragon in private and losing the opportunity for revenge." ”

The invasion of the insect tide caused by the black jade horseshoe crab dragon directly caused the death of one 2-ring arcane mage and two 1-ring arcane mages in Shenjiao City.

This hatred, Keystone and others can't let go.

And Bernoulli is bent on putting aside his hatred and pulling the black jade horseshoe crab dragon into his camp, so that he can strengthen his own power.

"Well, if that's the case, I'm willing to contribute and make a contribution with Bernoulli." Duke nodded in agreement.

In fact, he didn't want to be distracted by government affairs now, after all, he was only nineteen years old, and he was laying a good foundation at this time to work hard to create an era of spiritual enlightenment in the future.

It would be unwise to indulge in a small amount of power now.

"I guessed that you would agree, and if you stand up and agree to serve in Cuihai City, we will be able to stop Bernoulli and let him also go to Cuihai City to work." Erwin said with a smile, "It can not only block his alliance with the Black Jade Horseshoe Crab Dragon, but also allow him to work harder to build Cuihai City, killing two birds with one stone!" ”

After hearing this, Suktara snorted: "You big men are intriguing, and you use Duke as a gunman, don't be stingy with the benefits you should give." ”

Erwin smiled: "Don't worry, with Lord Keystone here, are you still afraid that Duke will suffer." ”

As he spoke, Grand Butler Sully came in again, walked straight to Duke's side, and replied, "Lady Kiria Fury is here. ”

Erwin's ears were sharp, and when he heard this, his eyes narrowed with laughter: "I'll just say, old lady, what are you worried about, you student can't suffer any losses in the Black Jiaohe Land." ”

Sukhtara also smiled: "It's nonsense, he's still young, how can he not suffer." ”

In the face of the ridicule of the two, Duke's expression did not change: "Your Excellency Erwin, if there is nothing else, then I will go out first." ”

"You go and get busy with you, I'll talk to your teacher for a while."

Duke got up and left.

Soon he saw the blonde girl in the arcane robes, and in every way, Kyria was good at his aesthetics.

"Lord Duke." Kiria saw Duke and bowed.

Duke took Kiria's hand: "If you still have to bow to me, won't it divide the relationship between us." ”

Kiria let Duke take her hand and walked around Tower 2: "You are a learned sage now, and I am just a 1-ring mage. ”

As she spoke, Kiria secretly glanced at Duke, and a sly smile flashed.

Duke looked up at a forty-five degree angle and looked at the white clouds outside the window: "So what, in my eyes, all men are created equal." Even the 8-Ring Radiant Moon Arcane Master who lives in the Arcane Holy City is no more noble than the beggars on the streets of Shenjiao City. ”

Kiriya smiled and said, "Then do you dare not bow to the Arcane Teacher?" ”

"Dare...... If they don't beat me, I'll dare! When Duke spoke, he looked awe-inspiring.

It's not a funny joke, but it makes Kiria laugh.

It took a while to pause: "Oh, I almost forgot, I brought the bellflower." She beckoned to the assistant in the back of the corridor not far away.

The assistant immediately trotted over a basket.

Kikyo's head was exposed, and he said resentfully, "Kiria, I thought you forgot about me." ”

"I'm sorry, how could it be." Kiria was stunned.

Duke patted his stomach directly, and the next moment, the chick rushed out with a high spirit, locking on the bellflower at a glance.

The thick tail flicked quickly, and he raised his head and shouted: "Kikyo, I have already been to the Arcane Holy City, even the Arcane Mentor has seen a large group, and now I am the elf who has seen the most in the world in the entire Black Jiaohe Land, and it is not you anymore!" ”

Kikyo said softly, "Okay, chick, you won." ”

"Originally, I won, my chick traveled north and south, and I have seen a lot of the world." Chicks carry bellflower and start flying around Tower 2.

Duke took Kiria's hand and climbed to the top of the tower.

The sun was already shining, and the two hid in the shade of the cloister, listening to Duke talk about what he had seen in the Holy City of Offa.

Hearing Duke's appearance from the light and shadow, and the newspaper calling him the Lord of Light and Shadow, Kiria would be very cooperative to exclaim or admire.

Stimulates Duke to secrete more dopamine.

"I'm in the Arcane Holy City, and it's not the Arcane Mages who talk to me the most, but the Shell Wise, the Taling of the Offata."

"Shell Wise?"

"Yes, as the mages have given it, the Wise One, it is indeed a wise man who learns the heavens. The entire Tower of Offa stores countless knowledge about spiritual arcane law, and this knowledge is almost omniscient to the Shell Wise Man. ”

Duke lamented: "But the Shell Wise Man is very humble, or does not consider himself a wise man, for it, wisdom is more like a brand imposed on it by time. ”

"Yes, the spirits of the ancients may not have the thoughts of us humans, Grandpa Ironhead is an example, all he wants is to go back to the ancient times." Kiriya also fell into emotion, "For this era, Grandpa Ironhead has no memory. ”

Pity.

The spirits of the ancients are immortal and immortal, and they can't kill themselves if they want to.

"So, eternal life is not necessarily a reward." Duke said, raising his hand to hook the smooth chin of the beautiful woman beside him, "Happiness is happiness when you have fun in time." ”

As he spoke, he lowered his head and kissed it.

……

The next day was Duke's birthday.

Although he didn't like birthdays - it wasn't his own, but the birthday of his predecessor, so he didn't like it.

Unable to stand up to Sanfez, Joanna Lynx and others, they contacted him early in the morning and wanted to hold a celebration ceremony for him.

Duke had the heart to refuse.

But when he saw Joanna and the others, when he asked himself, his tone already contained caution, as if he was afraid that he would refuse to celebrate his birthday with his friends because of his status promotion. He was embarrassed to refuse again, so he could only agree to a birthday ceremony.

After receiving Duke's exact answer, Sanfis immediately made a big deal to hold a lively birthday for Duke.

"It's in Tower 2 that old acquaintances celebrate together, and no one else is invited." Duke hurriedly interrupted, "Sanfisn, you go and ask your colleagues in Penrose's Mage Tower, and by the way, ask Penrose Mentor if he would like to come; Joanna, just call your brother and them. ”

"Okay, leave it to us!" Sanfiz patted his chest, "Let's go, Joanna, let's do it together." ”

"No, let's split up." Joanna pushes Sanfis, and she befriends Sanfiz because of Duke.

But never give Shanfiz any thoughts.

"Okay."

Sanfis looked at Joanna's resolute back, and his heart was stunned, and then he looked at Kiria who was talking to Duke and me, and his heart ached.

The gap between people and people is too big.

Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his mentality and took the shuttle straight to Penrose Mage Tower.

Soon contact Oriana and other former colleagues to make an appointment to attend Duke's birthday party tomorrow. Among the two assistants, Vikas also agreed to participate, but only Leadman refused on the grounds that he was too busy with research to take a break.

Then.

Sanfeth inquired again and learned that Penrose's mentor was in the tower at this time, so he knocked on the door of Penrose's office.

"Come in."

"Mentor, I'm back with Sanfez."

Penrose, who was writing documents, didn't raise his head, and asked indifferently: "What are you doing when you come back, and card making is not suitable for you." ”

Mountain Feston slumped his face: "Mentor, I've all gone to the Scott Mage Tower, so you won't come back to attack me." ”

"Tell me a fact and call it a blow?" Penrose asked, looking up with a straight face.

"Uh...... It's what you say that is the truth that hits me. ”

"Without further ado, what's the matter with coming to me?"

"That's right, tomorrow is Duke Sage's birthday." Shanfist intends to bite the word "sage" very hard, "You are invited to a birthday party." ”

"Duke...... Sage. Penrose repeated the salutation of Sanfez.

Suddenly, there was an incredible feeling that once upon a time, Duke was just a little schoolboy for him, and such a student had never brought fifty since he built the Mage Tower, and he had taught thirty.

In the blink of an eye.

The former student has been awarded the title of erudite sage, and has become a great figure with a higher status than him.

"I was worried that Duke would surpass me in the field of card making and encourage him to be distracted from other areas...... How did this distract him from becoming a learned sage? ”

Penrose couldn't stop the doubts and emotions in his heart.

It's a real illusion of being in a different world.

"Mentor, mentor?" Seeing Penrose lost in thought, Shanfiz couldn't help but stretch out his hand and wave, "Do you participate?" ”

This brought Penrose back from his trance to reality.

I don't know what to think, Penrose nodded slowly: "Then let's participate, by the way, who are the participants?" ”

"There aren't many people, it's basically the colleagues of the Mage Tower, as well as Joanna and Kiria." Sanfiz replied.

"Well, I'll go over and talk to Suktara."

Ask for tickets~

(End of chapter)