Chapter 1024: Anti-Magic Field, 5th-Level Member Benefits

Subsequently, an invisible field permeated the area within about a foot around Xia Duo, and within the range covered by the field, the Magic Net almost ceased its flow.

Then, Xia Duo took a few steps inside this Reception Room, and as his footsteps moved, this invisible field moved along with him.

Even when Xia Duo approached the three Archmages, the Magic Aura on the three Archmages dimmed accordingly.

Such a change made the three Archmages suddenly nervous; they saw that the spell Xia Duo was casting was not merely to hide the aura around his body, but to suppress magic.

As Xia Duo drew near them, the Magic Items and permanent spells on their bodies all failed, and such a near-naked experience made them feel completely uncomfortable.

"Lord Xia Duo, you may put away the spell; I am certain this is undoubtedly an 8th-circle spell!"

Xia Duo cast the spell for no other reason than to demonstrate it; since it had already been acknowledged, there was no need to continue, and he canceled the spell as requested.

At this moment, Bulundesi and the others suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, a trace of wariness flashing in their eyes, and then they praised him with somewhat stiff expressions:

"Lord Xia Duo, I never expected you to have transformed the Suppression Field from the Spell Laboratory into your own personal domain; this is truly—"

It was truly terrifying; Bulundesi could almost imagine that if a shadow assassin possessed this ability, then even a Great Arcanist would likely have to keep one eye open while sleeping.

"It is nothing, just a small trick," Xia Duo said modestly.

To him, such a spell was indeed nothing; he had been interested in the Spell Suppression Field long ago, and later obtained quite a bit of data in the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】.

He even had considerable research into the instantaneous 【Dispel Magic】, so being able to create a new spell that could exist for a long time and function almost like a personal domain could be considered a natural result of his efforts.

The only difficult point of this spell was not the spell itself; in fact, the spell itself did not possess much difficulty, and Xia Duo believed that even the Bulundesi before him could cast a similar spell.

But the key lay in its ability to exist for a long time and function almost like a personal domain.

And once such a spell existed, it was simply a bane to Spellcasters; not only could it be immune to the vast majority of Transmutation spells, but it could also be immune to most Creation School spells, and it also had a good resistance effect against mind spells.

Using such a spell to confront a Spellcaster head-on might still be insufficient, but if used for a sneak attack, it would be quite effective.

A Mage's physical body is quite fragile; if not for the protection of various Magic Items and permanent spells, even an ordinary person could potentially kill an Archmage with their bare hands.

If it were someone proficient in killing, it would be even more efficient.

Xia Duo had once imagined such a scene in his mind—his enemy had just finished a meeting at the Arcane Union, and he waited at the door, taking advantage of their lack of attention to finish them off with a single blade.

In particular, he could first shrink the field to cling tightly to his own skin, and when approaching the target, suddenly expand it; as long as the target's magic protection was suppressed, they could be dealt with at will.

Such a method was simply impossible to guard against.

The only thing to consider was Arcanists; although this spell might also be effective against the Micro Magic Net deployed by Arcane Fire, Xia Duo had not yet actually tested it, but he speculated that the effect would be quite limited.

This meant that while the affected Arcanist could no longer rely on the external Magic Net to cast spells, they could still rely on their own Arcane Fire to deploy a Micro Magic Net to resist.

However, nothing in the world is ever perfect; Xia Duo was already very satisfied with the current effect.

Moreover, this was just something he had created on the fly based on his past accumulation; if he continued to refine it later, he might not be able to make a decisive breakthrough.

……

Spell verification did not require handing over the mastered spell, only confirming whether it was an 8th-circle spell; Xia Duo finished casting, and naturally, it was confirmed.

As for the certification of the 5th-Level Member status of the Arcane Union, there were still some procedures to follow, but those were all minor details.

As a Councilor, Bulundesi was very clear about this; after the Secret Text Deacon finished recording, he and the Justice Deacon left their Magic Marks on the relevant Documents and then directly expressed their congratulations to Xia Duo:

"Lord Xia Duo, congratulations on becoming a 5th-Level Member of the Union; the Union attaches great importance to every 5th-Level Member.

"In addition to higher Library reading permissions, additional Mithril purchase quotas, and 【Nether Scroll】 reading counts, 5th-Level Members also have the right to upgrade the local Mage Guild to a branch of the Arcane Union, with all expenses covered by the Headquarters."

Xia Duo nodded; higher Library reading permissions were inevitable, otherwise, who would bother to increase their membership level!

The additional Mithril purchase quota was also understandable; after all, they were at least Archmage-level figures, and their consumption of Mithril should be quite high; if the allocation through the Mage Tower was not enough, then one should increase their membership level.

The additional 【Nether Scroll】 reading counts, however, were quite rare.

However, it was not difficult for a Senior Arcanist to read 【Nether Scroll】s; besides their own annual reading counts, they could also seek recommendations from Great Arcanists.

Not to mention others, if one were to ask Kangjienio, such a request would almost 100% be satisfied, and if one were lucky, they might even be gifted a set of Ioun Stone Magic Equipment!

Of course, for Xia Duo, the reason his previous Pioneer status allowed him to read 【Nether Scroll】s was actually because past Pioneers were at least Archmages, and Archmages had reading permissions.

Thus, a bit of confusion arose here; it could be considered exploiting a loophole, or perhaps an extra benefit given to Pioneers by the Princess.

Now that he had become a Senior Arcanist, it would not add new reading counts; it remained as it was for the former Pioneer, once a year.

The Arcane Union being able to offer 【Nether Scroll】 reading permissions to win over 5th-Level Members could be considered quite sincere; after all, if Xia Duo's own reading counts were insufficient and he wanted to ask someone for a recommendation, even if others were willing to give it, it would still count as a favor.

It was good now; by obtaining it in this way, he could accept it with peace of mind.

As for upgrading the local Mage Guild to a branch of the Arcane Union, it was actually the Seventon Headquarters allocating money and materials to invest in local Magic Education.

This was generally a good thing, but everything had two sides; if the Arcane Union's influence in the local area increased, it would also lead to a loss of local talent.

For the time being, Xia Duo still needed to consider it further.

Moreover, Daxia Territory was still in the process of pioneering and could not even be considered a normal territory; if he were to upgrade, he could only upgrade the Mage Guild of the Savile Territory first, which required communicating with Niya in advance.

It was impossible to make a unilateral decision without her being fully aware.