Chapter 117: Turning Official

A moment later, the door to the Examination Room opened again. Donald walked out with a mournful face. Seeing his poor state, the others dared not ask, merely surrounding him to offer cautious comfort.

But an Apprentice with very sharp eyes in the crowd soon discovered that Donald was struggling to hold back a laugh. He immediately shouted, "Donald, weren't you very confident before? No, I'm going to tell Xia Duo and the others."

Having said this, he made a move to leave. Just then, a small, chubby hand reached out from the crowd and grabbed him, tugging firmly on his sleeve.

"Don't!"

Donald hurriedly begged for mercy, "I was just joking with you all, I passed!"

"Really?"

"Really!"

Hearing the affirmative answer, several Apprentices revealed unconcealable joy. Since Donald had managed to become an Official Apprentice in such a short time, they figured they should be able to as well.

The group let go of the fact that Donald had deceived them earlier and urged him to go collect the "famous" Mage Robe that only Official Apprentices possessed, as if this would bring them more confidence.

The Examination Room, like the Material Requisition Office, was located on the Public Level of the Mage Tower. After walking a section of the circular corridor, Material Requisition Office No. 3 was not far ahead.

The group arrived at the entrance of the Material Requisition Office chatting and laughing, appearing quite conspicuous in the generally quiet environment, but no one held back in the slightest at this moment.

Who could blame them when this group had all been impacted by such a living example as Donald!

Donald led the way, with the other Apprentices following behind, and the whole crowd swarmed into Material Requisition Office No. 3.

Pushed against the wooden office desk by the crowd behind him and unable to move an inch, Donald broke into a cold sweat, "Master Mage, I am here to collect my Apprentice Mage Robe."

The duty Mage finally withdrew his attention from the book in his hands, glanced at the room full of people, and said coldly, "Donald, is it?"

"Yes, yes!"

The Mage pulled a robe from the shelf behind him and threw it onto the wooden desk, right against Donald's stomach, "Get out! Keep it quiet!"

The coldness in his voice made everyone in the room subconsciously shrink their heads. Donald hurriedly picked up the Mage Robe and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes!"

At the same time, he shoved his backside backward with all his might; this group was truly too much!

Fortunately, with a Mage present, no trouble broke out. When Donald was the last to leave the Material Requisition Office, everyone couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"I'm going to tell Xia Duo, are you guys coming?"

The group hurriedly shook their heads. Perhaps Donald was Xia Duo's friend, but they certainly were not; what could they do by tagging along!

……

The Library.

Aideliqi's shop had been completely cleared out by the middle of the month, but he still kept it on a long-term lease, using it as an activity space for the Study Group outside of the Arcane Garden and the Spell Laboratory.

At this moment, the five members of Xia Duo's Study Group were sitting around a desk, each quietly reading books and taking notes. Although Donald was applying for his promotion examination today, no one took the matter to heart.

Because as early as a few days ago, Donald had been able to skillfully cast 【Mending】, so the so-called examination was just a formality.

The five of them were studying in a Transcription Room, and no one disturbed anyone else; they even became more focused due to the invisible supervision of their companions.

Time flowed slowly, and the group did not notice it at all.

After an unknown amount of time, Aideliqi suddenly put down the book in his hand and asked the air, "Tower Spirit, request: current time."

"Apprentice Aideliqi, current time: 5:25 PM!"

The sudden voice made Xia Duo frown, but he said nothing. Usually, at this time, someone would ask for the time; if it wasn't Aideliqi, it would be someone else.

If it were like usual, the next step would be for everyone to pretend they hadn't heard, but they would silently finish up their work, and then, with great tacit understanding, head to the dining hall together.

There were no group activities after dinner.

However, tomorrow was a holiday, and everyone, including Ordinary Apprentices, had been granted a day off. Aideliqi couldn't sit still, "Xia Duo, what are your plans for tomorrow?"

Xia Duo didn't even lift his head, "The same as today!"

Tomorrow was indeed a holiday, but it was a holiday for the Netherese, not for Xia Duo. As for reuniting with family, his family was on Earth, and he couldn't go even if he wanted to.

He felt that staying in the Mage Tower was already quite good; there was no need to go out and waste time.

Knock, knock, knock—

Aideliqi tapped on the desks in front of Sami, Dewan, and Dien, asking, "What about you guys? What are your plans for tomorrow?"

"Going home." *3

Three consecutive, flat "going home" responses immediately choked Aideliqi, "I know you're going home, but the festival doesn't start until after sunset. What are your plans for the daytime?"

"None. If you have an idea, just say it directly; why beat around the bush so much!"

*Cough*—

Aideliqi suddenly sat up straight and said with a feigned serious expression, "Tomorrow, the Adventure Bar has a limited-time Elf Hot Dance performance. I'm only telling you guys this; I wouldn't tell anyone else!"

The word "Elf" in his speech immediately attracted the attention of the others, and coupled with "Hot Dance," let alone young men like Sami who had just come of age, even Xia Duo, who was in his twenties, couldn't help but turn his head and ask:

"Elf Hot Dance? Are you sure it's a real Elf, and not a human wearing fake ears?"

Xia Duo had seen Elves himself; those creatures who seemed to wish their eyes were on the top of their heads, how could they possibly perform a hot dance in a bar? Even if someone were bold enough to capture an Elf Slave, they would quickly be rescued by the Elves.

And even Wier Lingzhu himself would not allow such a thing to exist.

Xia Duo was quite skeptical about the so-called "Elf Hot Dance."

But Aideliqi patted his chest and guaranteed that the performer was definitely a real Elf, not a human in disguise. Seeing him so adamant, almost to the point of shouting "May the Lord of Radiance witness," Xia Duo and the others began to believe him a little.

At the same time, they felt a bit itchy inside, especially Dien and the others, who had heard legends of Elves since childhood but hadn't necessarily seen one. Being young, they had already tossed aside their books and were asking Aideliqi for relevant information.

And although Xia Duo remained outwardly calm, he also pricked up his ears to listen carefully.

"Do you know what the Adventure Bar used to be called?" Aideliqi asked, deliberately showing off.

And the others cooperated by asking, "What was it called?"

"It was called 'Elf Hot Kiss'. It is said that when it had that name, Elves actually came to cause trouble. Later on, that name was mentioned less and less. You guys better not spread this around outside."

"Got it, got it."

Hearing this, Xia Duo couldn't help but laugh out loud. Aideliqi told Dien and the others not to spread it outside, yet he was spreading it around himself. However, from this point, the name "Elf Hot Kiss" might have actually existed.

So, could the so-called "Elf Hot Dance" also be real?

"Aideliqi, you don't want us to go watch that Elf Hot Dance with you tomorrow, do you?"

Such blatant intentions, Aideliqi did not hide in the slightest, immediately saying, "Are you not curious? That is the Elf Hot Dance! I guarantee that in the entire Savile Territory, there are not many people who have seen it."