Chapter 155: The Beautiful Mentor

It is already night time; the Apprentices of the Mage Tower have no recreational activities, so they are either in the Library or in their own Apprentice Dormitory, studying late into the night! Of course, a small number of people are also in the workshops on the Public Level, crafting low-level Magic Scrolls, potions, and the like, in hopes of earning some extra Gold Coin income.

This is the first time Xia Duo has seen the Mage Tower at night in such a leisurely manner; from the Public Level all the way to the 6th Layer, which is exclusive to Mages, he saw almost no one idling about.

Following behind Mage Depake, Xia Duo has been guessing which person his assigned Teacher will be; if it is not the Lord, then Mage Aiboke would also be acceptable.

As one of the people with the highest Spellcasting Level in the Mage Tower, Aiboke has even more potential to become an Advanced Arcanist; if he could connect with him, that would surely be excellent.

But how things will actually turn out depends on how Mage Depake arranges it next! "Lord Depake, could you reveal in advance what kind of person my Teacher is?" Xia Duo asked softly.

Hearing this question, Depake paused for a moment, but then returned to normal, "Xia Duo, the Teacher arranged for you is also a very gifted Mage; her Spellcasting Level reached Level 6 before she was twenty."

"Her?"

Xia Duo noticed this key pronoun; in the Netherese language, the "he" used for males and the "she" used for females are completely different words.

"That's right, that is indeed a female Mage, but you must not look down on her because of that!"

"I wouldn't."

Xia Duo hurriedly stated his position, although in his heart he felt a bit of disdain and was quite disappointed, but this was not the time to show it in front of Depake.

Not yet twenty and having reached Level 6 in Spellcasting Level, which is the level of an Intermediate Mage—so what is her Spellcasting Level now? Based on the fact that the Lord is only Level 12, it can be inferred that his future Teacher is at most no higher than Level 12, and might even still be hovering below Level 10!

This is too inconsistent with his expectations; he had originally hoped to become the Lord's student, and failing that, Mage Aiboke would have been fine, as he is a Mage Xia Duo explicitly knows to be Level 10.

Now, some unknown female Mage has popped up; this gap is truly too large!

Perhaps this female Mage is truly gifted, but Xia Duo values more the convenience brought by the Teacher's status and background, and the term "female Mage" just sounds difficult to get along with.

Up until now, he hasn't heard of many female Mages! It is not that women lack talent, but rather the limitations of the era; women take on various labors too early and, in the beginning, cannot receive the same treatment as men.

This is similar to how the probability of women being out of school is higher than men on Earth; even if there are a few female Mages occasionally, it doesn't help much—one can only say they are geniuses!

Thinking about it this way, his future Teacher is actually quite impressive! To be able to show talent early on and make it to where she is now, becoming an Official Mage, means that in terms of social status, it is no longer a simple matter of male or female attributes.

They have a unified title, and that is "Spellcaster," a unique class divided by Magic ability.

Xia Duo could only comfort himself this way; after all, he cannot oppose the decision made by the Mage Tower and can only accept it, just hoping his Teacher is easier to get along with.

Otherwise, his days ahead will be miserable!

Teachers who exploit Apprentices are not only found on Earth; in Netheril, it is even more of a norm, and what is even more terrifying is that the people here have already become accustomed to it! Xia Duo does not expect to be completely unexploited, but he does yearn for a wise and kind Teacher.

……

Soon, the two arrived in front of a large door on the 6th Layer of the Mage Tower; the layout here is similar to the Public Level and the Apprentice Dormitory level—

A circular corridor and the large doors along the corridor, though the distance between the doors here is far smaller than on the Public Level and the Apprentice Dormitory level.

After all, the number of Official Mages is far smaller than the number of Apprentices.

Xia Duo is no longer a stranger to such large doors; if one has an appointment, such as having chosen a certain Mage's class, then this door is open in most cases.

Inside is a Reception Room, and further inside are the Mage's Independent Research Lab, Study, bedroom, storage room, and so on; although not very luxurious, it can be considered a private space.

But right now, the door of Xia Duo's future Teacher is closed, and there is no sign of it opening at all. Could it be that she doesn't know the Mage Tower has arranged for a student to come? Xia Duo looked suspiciously at Mage Depake, who also appeared somewhat embarrassed, with a look of anxiety appearing on his face. He had clearly already made contact on the way, so how could this happen! Depake made contact again, and though it is unknown what was exchanged, the door opened a moment later.

It really is a female Mage, Xia Duo thought to himself. The moment the door opened, he saw the furnishings inside; they indeed had feminine characteristics and were clearly meticulously arranged.

But precisely because of this, Xia Duo's evaluation of this future Teacher dropped a few more points. It seems his Teacher is either very young at heart or truly young in age.

A person's talent is often determined from birth, so to a large extent, age has become an important indicator for measuring a Mage.

Now, in all likelihood, the wise old Mage is gone, replaced by a young female Teacher. If this were on Earth, Xia Duo would be quite happy to accept it, but here, Wisdom and Knowledge are almost equivalent to power, so he naturally hopes his Teacher is stronger.

"Lord Depake, is the Teacher not here?" Xia Duo asked in a low voice.

It is impossible for her not to be here, but the two of them have already entered, and this female Mage still hasn't shown her face—what is she doing!

"She's here!"

Depake suddenly looked toward one side of the Reception Room, where the Research Lab is located. Following Depake's gaze, Xia Duo saw a door flickering with Magic Aura slowly open.

The scene that followed simply blinded Xia Duo's eyes; at this moment, there was only one sentence he wanted to say in his heart—"Rich person, let's be friends!"

He saw that this Mage who walked out of the Research Lab had at least four or five Magic Items on her, any one of which was far superior to the two Xia Duo had once obtained.

Xia Duo even felt that this was not all she was displaying; he could clearly feel a faint sense of threat from the person who had arrived, a feeling as if the other party were pointing a loaded gun at him.

Xia Duo has seen many Mages since coming to the Mage Tower, but even Mage Aiboke had never given him this feeling, which filled Xia Duo with curiosity.

Is it due to her own strength, or does she possess some special Magic Item? Regardless of the reality, Xia Duo knows that the days ahead might not be as uninteresting as he had previously thought.

And as she exited her focused state, the other party also faded her Magic Aura, and the image of a youthful girl appeared before Xia Duo: short black hair, soft features, a petite figure, and especially those lively eyes, full of intellect and Wisdom.

For a moment, Xia Duo felt that having such a Teacher was actually quite good.

"You are Xia Duo?" The girl's voice was clear and clean, piercing straight to the heart.

Xia Duo hurriedly greeted her, "Yes, I am Xia Duo, hello Teacher."

This was the first time he had seen a woman comparable to an Elf; those he had seen in town before were less like women and more like men with female characteristics.

Broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, shrill-voiced, and crude in movement—it was simply unbearable to look at, let alone have any fantasies.

And now, finally seeing a "normal" woman, Xia Duo actually felt quite moved in his heart! One more chapter to go.

(End of chapter)