Chapter 157: Arranging Posthumous Affairs

In the end, Lord Aipusi was the first to concede, putting down the scroll in his hand and looking up at his daughter, "Niya, why didn't you say anything when you arrived?"

Niya, who had already been prepared to speak, was stunned for a moment, but then she reacted, "Father, why are you assigning someone to me again? Don't I already have Jianaer there?"

Niya was quite puzzled. Generally speaking, a mentor would not refuse to have more people under them, but she was different. As the daughter of the Lord, what could she not get? How could she resort to exploiting Apprentices to achieve this?

Some time ago, three Apprentices in the Mage Tower became Official Mages, and Niya was assigned one Apprentice at that time; even now, she still felt very unaccustomed to it.

And this time she was assigned another Apprentice, so Niya immediately came to find her father to argue.

As a father, how could Lord Aipusi not understand his daughter's thoughts? But he also had unspeakable hidden troubles that he did not want Niya to know for the time being.

The revelation Aiboke received upon advancing to Advanced Arcanist, while not necessarily certain to happen, was enough for Lord Aipusi to change some plans.

For instance, the cultivation of an heir. Originally, Lord Aipusi's plan was to use about ten years to let Niya gradually take over the affairs of the Territory and become an Arcanist.

With him there, he could ensure a smooth transition of power, and the most critical part of this was the Permission Level of the Mage Tower, which required a long time to hand over.

But now, he had to make plans early.

"Niya, Jianaer and Xia Duo are both very talented young people who will become your assistants in controlling the Mage Tower in the future. Besides, as long as there are New Mages with good talent later, I will assign them to you. You must learn how to manage them."

"Father—"

Niya had originally only wanted to complain a little; she did not expect her father to insist on assigning her an Apprentice, and her dissatisfaction was immediately written all over her face.

However, before Lord Aipusi could finish speaking, he seemed completely unable to see his daughter's dissatisfaction and continued, "Also, from now on, come to me every day to familiarize yourself with the government affairs of the Territory, and I will ask questions. If you cannot answer, I will deduct your monthly quota."

"Ah?"

Niya was stunned. She was not stupid; on the contrary, she was quite intelligent. Hearing her father say this, her original intention to complain immediately vanished, replaced by a sense of confusion and unease.

She subconsciously asked, "Father, why are you in such a hurry?"

Various actions indicated that her father wanted her to take over the Territory as soon as possible, which did not match the previous plan. Why was this?

"Your Uncle Aiboke has successfully advanced to Advanced Arcanist, and I do not want to fall too far behind. In the future, I will spend more time on Magic, hoping to become an Archmage in my lifetime."

Lord Aipusi's explanation was very ordinary. Becoming an Archmage was a prerequisite for using a Life Extension Spell. Niya also knew this, so she did not doubt it, but she felt a sudden pressure.

It was even worse than when her father sent her to the Orc Battlefield before the year ended. After all, at that time, although she knew she would take over the Territory in the future, she still had plenty of time.

But she did not expect that it would be advanced so suddenly now.

"I understand, Father." Niya nodded with a determined face and promised solemnly, "I will work hard!"

Aipusi felt some reluctance in his heart, but he knew that this was something every generation of heirs of the Saville Family had to experience. Although Niya was young, her heart was quite strong.

"Go back. Come to me after dinner tomorrow."

"Yes, Father."

After Niya left, a figure suddenly appeared on an empty chair in the Lord's room; it was Aiboke, the new Advanced Arcanist of the Mage Tower.

"Aipusi, have you made up your mind?"

"Mm." Aipusi nodded and buried his head in the scrolls again.

Aiboke, who was on the side, did not know what to say either. If he could, he would rather not have seen any revelations or prophecies; such things were simply a torture for anyone who knew about them.

But once a prophecy appeared, regardless of whether it was true or false, one had to respond to it.

Although he had always treated Niya as his own daughter, unnecessary pampering was clearly very inappropriate at a time like this.

"By the way, how do you plan to deal with that Lady Patti?" Aiboke asked.

"Let her stay in the Mage Tower for a while for now, so as not to cause trouble if she is let out."

As if suddenly remembering something, Lord Aipusi said again, "I received news that Feierbosi's son has left Konnifila City. He should be coming to the Saville Territory. Keep an eye on it recently; don't let him die here too. I have already notified Sain, and he will cooperate with you."

"Understood."

Afterwards, the two discussed some matters regarding the Mage Tower and the Territory before ending this meeting.

The next day, Xia Duo woke up from his new bedroom. The bright light made him subconsciously squint his eyes, and then he immediately jumped out of bed.

The first thing he had to do was to ask the Tower Spirit for the time.

And upon being told that it was only past 4 a. m., Xia Duo realized that there was no "lights out" procedure for Official Mages at night at all.

This made it convenient for Mages to work through the night, but this was clearly inefficient. Instead, it required Mages to have higher self-discipline; otherwise, the better the environment, the more it would be a hindrance.

However, on second thought, since there was no "lights out," there must be a switch; otherwise, if it were always bright, it would not be convenient to rest.

Yesterday, Xia Duo had not thought of this at all. It was not too late to think of it now. He immediately asked the Tower Spirit about some conditions of the Mage's residence. Unlike the Apprentice stage, the Tower Spirit's answers to questions were much more agile now.

Although the voice was still the same voice, many questions that were not answered at all before were now answered.

For example, the general introduction of the room; if he had asked during the Apprentice stage, the Tower Spirit would have extended the response time as a punishment, but now it introduced it directly.

Setting aside the characteristic of being money-grubbing, the current Tower Spirit was still quite good.

Meal delivery required an advance reservation, which Xia Duo had also forgotten yesterday. He first made a reservation with the Tower Spirit for food for lunch and dinner today, and then headed to the restaurant on the first floor.

The time had not yet reached the "lights on" time, but Xia Duo discovered that the outside of the sixth floor where the Mages were located was still bright, and even the first floor was the same.

All things considered, it seemed that only Apprentices could enjoy the standard "eight-hour rest system."

Have you ever seen a Mage Tower at four in the morning?

Xia Duo had not seen it before, but when he arrived at the restaurant, he saw it: a group of Apprentices were moving piles of food out of the kitchen and placing them at the food pickup location.

Besides bread, there were egg rolls and cheese; it counted as a communal meal.

Xia Duo took a portion of food and left. Apart from being glanced at by a few curious Apprentices, there was nothing else.

He was still dressed as an Apprentice. Later, he would first go to the Material Requisition Office to collect his equipment before going to see his mentor.