Chapter 1064: Ordinary Mage Tower, Permission Level Transfer Again

In addition to the precautions regarding the Control Scepter, Mage Steven also provided more information about this Watchtower, as well as operating instructions.

Yet for Xia Duo and Niya, who had long been accustomed to the existence of a tower spirit, all of this felt like a completely novel experience.

But having heard so much, Xia Duo felt somewhat annoyed by these nearly clumsy and cumbersome mechanical operating methods; truly, there is no harm without comparison.

In the Tower of Time, he could have the tower spirit send someone or something directly to him, or have the tower spirit send a message to someone, or set a reminder for a future time, or even autonomously adjust the functions of certain areas.

But in the Watchtower, none of this was possible.

To give another simplest example, the Tower of Time has an automatic Elevator, while here, even the person with the highest Permission Level needs to climb the stairs themselves.

If one does not want to climb the stairs, one can also cast a spell to teleport, but wanting the Mage Tower to actively help is simply impossible.

Every function of this Watchtower relies on the relevant Permission Level holder to actively control it; if the relevant Permission Level holder forgets the operating instructions, then sorry, the Watchtower will absolutely not make an exception just because the other party has the relevant Permission Level.

In fact, the setting of internal Permission Levels in the Watchtower is also very inconvenient.

Except for the Control Scepter with the highest Permission Level, all other lower Permission Levels require the creation of a Magic Item with the relevant mark, which must be carried on one's person to possess the relevant Permission Level; if not carried, then sorry, not being treated as an enemy is already considered lucky.

……

After finishing the introduction of the Positive Energy Pool on the top floor of the Watchtower and the Blazing Sun Array that maintains the "light bulb" outside, Steven proposed borrowing the Watchtower's Teleportation Array:

"Lord Xia Duo, Savile Mage, the handover is complete, and everything here is now left to you two. I need to return to Seventon to report as soon as possible. If it is convenient, please let me borrow the Teleportation Array here."

"Of course, and thank you for Mage Steven's detailed introduction!"

Neither Xia Duo nor Niya had the habit of turning their backs on people, but Niya was not proficient in the operation of the Watchtower; under Steven's guidance, it took several attempts to complete the unlocking procedure for the Teleportation Array.

After sending Steven away, Xia Duo and Niya came to the library on the third floor again to look for the Watchtower's Operating Manual.

As mentioned before, there is no Folded Space inside the Watchtower; it is as large inside as it looks from the outside. This library occupies an entire floor, but there are not many books in it.

There are only two bookshelves, and they are not even full.

The two easily found a few Operating Manuals in a corner that had clearly experienced a long time and were full of reading marks, and they each took one and began to read.

Niya flipped through the pages slowly, but Xia Duo only quickly flipped through it once and put it down. Then, he quickly reviewed the contents of the manual in his consciousness, thought for a moment, and said to Niya:

"Let's maintain the original operating instructions for now."

"Maintain the original instructions?"

Niya happened to be flipping to the part of the manual about resetting instructions. Seeing Xia Duo say this, she couldn't help but be a bit curious, "If we don't change to new instructions, aren't you worried that there are loopholes that could be exploited by the mages who were here before?"

"Not worried, as long as we cancel the other lower Permission Levels. Of course, in the long run, changing to new instructions is also imperative. But right now, you haven't even figured out the general functions of the Watchtower, and if we rashly change to new instructions, I'm the one worried about loopholes appearing!"

Having read the Operating Manual, Xia Duo naturally knew that the control of this Mage Tower was indeed as complicated as Steven had described earlier.

If one is not careful, it is indeed possible to have oversights, leading to loopholes in Permission Levels.

The instructions and related Permission Level settings recorded in the past Watchtower Operating Manual were already quite perfect; as long as the lower Permission Levels are cancelled, one can explore with peace of mind.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the builder and the previous Controller did not leave a backdoor, and the Control Scepter Niya received is the true highest Permission Level.

Come to think of it, for important assets like a Mage Tower that allow a mage to settle down, it is indeed more reassuring to design and lead the construction oneself.

……

Niya accepted Xia Duo's suggestion, but she put down the Operating Manual in her hand and instead handed the Control Scepter to Xia Duo:

"I think you should be the one to control this Mage Tower. Recently, I have had some new ideas in my research on magic background fluctuations, and I don't want to be distracted by the Mage Tower at this time."

Saying this, Niya prepared to break the link with the Control Scepter.

However, such an action really scared Xia Duo. He hurriedly stopped Niya, "Have you forgotten how Steven transferred the Permission Level just now? If you disconnect the link here, the Watchtower will immediately enter a state of alert. Even if you re-accept the Control Scepter later, you won't be able to obtain the true Permission Level!"

Perhaps even the designer of the Watchtower never thought of such a situation. If Niya really disconnected the link, she would be trapped here with Xia Duo.

Even for a Mage Tower with no one in control, escaping from it is not an easy task.

Niya realized her recklessness, but she did not intend to change the decision she had already made, "In the future, the place where we are most active will definitely be the Tower of Time, so it doesn't matter who controls this place.

"But if it were me, it might take a long time to fully control this place. You wouldn't want us to have someone sneak in and cause destruction just after taking over this Mage Tower! So you should do it!"

"Niya, you—" Xia Duo still wanted to refuse, but thinking of the possibility Niya mentioned, he was indeed a bit uneasy.

With him taking over the Watchtower, he could indeed control it faster than Niya could. Since Niya didn't mind, why should he insist on refusing?

In fact, with his status as a Senior Arcanist, regardless of which organization he joins, being assigned a Mage Tower like the Watchtower is considered the most basic treatment.

But to be honest, ordinary Senior Arcanists don't really look highly upon such a Mage Tower.

Just as Niya said, the place where the two will spend the most time in the future will definitely be the Tower of Time. This place is just a place to obtain Mithril shares from the Arcane Union and navigation subsidies from the Seven Cities Council.

There is indeed no need to consider too much.

Thinking this way, Xia Duo did not refuse again. Soon, he and Niya came once again to the Inheritance Chamber located on the main control floor.

Just like when Steven transferred the Permission Level earlier, Niya's transfer of the Permission Level this time was also very simple; one only needs to break the link with the Control Scepter on the Inheritance Array, and then switch to Xia Duo to link it.

After the final operation, the highest Permission Level of this Watchtower fell to Xia Duo.

"Follow me, I'll make you a lower Permission Level Badge first, otherwise we'll have to stay together all the time, which is very inconvenient."

"Mm, I knew I was right to hand the Watchtower over to you!"