Chapter 1728: Pride of the Era, Goodbye Huo En

Feisu Chinese.

Xia Duo had already received the general agenda before the meeting, and seeing that the discussion was nearly finished, he brought up the question he had just thought of.

Regarding the issue of strengthening the Territory's magic protection mechanism.

Of course, he was not foolish enough to directly say he suspected Lawrence of casting spells to influence everyone, so he first named Magic Affairs Officer Jieyi:

"How is your research on the civilianization of magic in the Territory coming along?"

"The progress is acceptable; we have designed corresponding Magic Items for many scenarios in daily life, but the problem is that these Magic Items are still too difficult for ordinary people to use."

Speaking of this, Jieyi suddenly hesitated. Seeing this, Xia Duo immediately comforted him: "Only by speaking your thoughts can they be solved. Whether it concerns the Territory or the Tower of Time, I will do my best to satisfy them."

"That—I saw that a group of flying soldiers suddenly appeared in the Territory a few days ago."

"I understand."

Xia Duo immediately realized and looked at Ximeng, "After the meeting ends, have someone send two sets of Flying Armor to Jieyi."

Afterwards, he said to Jieyi: "There are still some Elven Magic items at the Material Department of the Tower of Time. I will authorize you to take whatever you need. Additionally, I will issue a mission at the Tower of Time to collect design inspiration for universal Magic Items, and the verification and improvement will be left to you."

"Yes, I will definitely use all my strength to complete it."

"That is good."

Xia Duo nodded slightly and continued to say to everyone: "The civilianization of magic in the Territory is imperative, so I have decided to officially establish the Territory Magic Department, with the function of coordinating all affairs related to magic within the Territory."

"The position of Minister will still be held concurrently by Laidun, and Jieyi will be the Assistant Minister."

From the moment the Magic Affairs Officer appeared, Laidun and the others present knew that this day would come, but the fact that it arrived so quickly still caught people off guard.

Especially Jiefu and Jiake; looking at Jieyi's youthful face and thinking that the other party was about the same age as their own children, a feeling of being abandoned by the era suddenly sprouted in their hearts.

But unlike Keyaan, Jiefu, Jiake, and the others had already secured positions in the new era. Although it might only be temporary, their children had already caught up with the best era.

Today it is Jieyi, and tomorrow it might well be their own children.

Even if they could not reach the positions they currently hold, being able to live in the new era and grow together with it was infinitely better than spending a lifetime in confusion in the mud of the past.

Of course, also caught off guard along with Jiefu, Jiake, and the others was the person appointed this time, Jieyi. After all, he was still just a youth who would only turn twenty after the new year.

Even though he had become an Official Mage, his long-term academic life still caused him to retain a youthful mindset. At this moment, upon hearing that he was entrusted with such a heavy responsibility, he immediately became nervous:

"President—I, oh no, Lord Xia Duo, I cannot do it!"

With the experience of Lawrence just now, who among those present could not see that, including the still green newcomer Jieyi, this so-called "Assistant Minister" would, barring any accidents, be the future Minister of the Magic Department.

This position was not something a "Magic Affairs Officer" could compare to. To put it bluntly, a Magic Affairs Officer was just a temporary position specifically set up to facilitate the activities of Tower of Time Mages in the Territory.

"Do not underestimate yourself, Jieyi! I watched your batch grow up. I understand your potential better than you do yourselves. Believe in yourself, you can do it."

After finishing, Xia Duo added, "Serving in the Territory does not affect your continued study and advancement at the Tower of Time. Or is it that you do not want to build your own hometown? Do not want to watch your hometown develop bit by bit under your own planning?"

"No, I want to!" Jieyi said loudly, his face flushed red.

Although Daxia Territory was not the place where he grew up since childhood, he had far more affection for this place than for his old home in his memories. Now that his family was living in the new home with such peace and happiness, how could he not be moved!

At the same time, he was also full of anticipation for participating in the construction of his hometown himself!

Seeing this, Xia Duo no longer stimulated the other party's emotions too much. He simply gave a few instructions and signaled for Laidun to continue with the last bit of the meeting agenda.

After the meeting ended, Xia Duo privately sent a message to Jieyi, telling him to think about how to design a Territory magic protection plan from a systemic level, and he would ask him next time they met.

……

Early the next morning.

Lawrence, Aiwa, and the other eight people, as well as the four new Mages approved to go and participate in the Jilan Tower Bloodline Sequencing Project, all arrived early at the No. 1 Teleportation Room on the Public Level of the Tower of Time.

Fortunately, Xia Duo also had the habit of setting off early and did not keep these twelve people waiting too long. At around 6:30, Xia Duo arrived at the Teleportation Room alone.

"Lord Xia Duo."*8

"President."*4

"No need for formalities, the time is almost up, prepare to set off!"

At Xia Duo's command, everyone stepped onto the Teleportation Array together. Lawrence and Aiwa had ridden the Teleportation Array before, so they were calm at this moment.

But the others who had never taken a Teleportation Array were either nervous or looking around with curiosity. A few people even walked on tiptoes when stepping onto the Teleportation Array, as if they were deeply afraid of accidentally triggering some unexpected reaction.

After setting the teleportation target, Xia Duo gave a final reminder and, confirming there were no problems, activated the Teleportation Array.

Subsequently, the Magic Net fluctuated a few times, space became blurry for a moment, and a Mist-like teleportation phenomenon appeared. The next moment, everyone disappeared from the Tower of Time and appeared in Seventon in the far north.

……

Arcane Union, Teleportation Area.

After coming out of the Teleportation Room, Xia Duo did not leave immediately but instructed everyone, "Lawrence, you know how to get there, so I won't send you. If you encounter any difficulties over there, you can ask Prince Fusi for help. I believe most problems can be solved. Of course, you can also contact me."

"Yes." Lawrence nodded solemnly.

"That is good, go."

After watching Lawrence leave, Xia Duo looked at Aiwa again and handed a pre-prepared Dimensional Bag to the other party:

"Inside this is the Microscope for the Jilan Tower Mages. Subsequent order handovers will also be placed at Azure Manor and will be your responsibility. Also, this Dimensional Bag is quite special; it is connected to a shared space. If it appears that the items inside increase or decrease, do not be surprised, it is me taking or putting things in."

"Yes."

"As for the rest, I have nothing else to instruct. I trust you with your work."

……

After Aiwa left, Xia Duo took the remaining four new Mages to Jilan Tower, where Huo En, having received the news in advance, greeted them personally.

"Lord Xia Duo, you finally came! If you didn't come, I'm afraid I would have chased you to Nan Jing!"

Xia Duo naturally took this as a joke. Jilan Tower might hope to obtain the advanced technology of the clone series through deepening cooperation, but it certainly would not make Huo En chase him to Nan Jing personally.

"Around the Midsummer Festival, there were many affairs in the Territory, so I only managed to find time now. Next, I will leave these four to you, Lord Huo En."

"Rest assured, Lord Xia Duo, I will cultivate them as core members of Jilan Tower."

They were just four low-level Mages, so Huo En could boast, but Xia Duo just smiled and said nothing. He was very clear about one point: even the treatment of core members of the Seven Towers might not compare to that of an Apprentice at the Tower of Time.