Chapter 2716: Secretariat and Alliance News

Returning to the Tower of Time, Xia Duo had a moment of leisure; the textbooks for the new Middle School for Mages were already prepared, and classes could begin after the winter solstice.

He intended to serve as the first batch of Middle School teachers himself, so there was no issue of teacher selection; later, he could select suitable teacher candidates from among the Intermediate Mages while teaching.

The initial results might not be very good, but that is how a system is built, bit by bit.

As for research into the Plane Domain and Plane Exploration, because he had successively selected two batches of Quasi-High Mages to undergo the Inheritance Ritual, Xia Duo planned to wait until these people were trained and ready for duty before starting the relevant research and exploration.

Tutoring these Quasi-High Mages actually wouldn't take up much of his time, not to mention that he had Saville to help.

However, his leisure would likely only last for this past month; after the winter solstice, he would need to teach the new mages, and later, once the Quasi-High Mages were trained, multiple research projects would be launched simultaneously.

And in this process, at least one more batch of new mages would be selected to undergo the Inheritance Ritual, and the operation would only continue to expand.

Previously, Xia Duo could handle all the affairs of the Territory and the Tower of Time by himself, but now, he had to consider establishing a Secretariat specifically to assist him in managing various affairs.

There was Laidun in the Territory, so there was no need to worry for the time being, but here at the Tower of Time, as the operation grew larger, it was clearly unrealistic to continue with the current flat management structure.

As for candidates, Xia Duo hadn't decided yet, but barring any accidents, he would likely select them from the members of the Dropout Association; having been called "President" for so long, he naturally wanted to fully exert that influence.

But among the many projects I have planned, the priority of the Identity Token is also relatively high; if I miss the last half-month, I estimate I will have to wait a long time.

……

Under such circumstances, seniority is roughly equivalent to merit, and in the future, following Daiwei, there might even be greater development; it is really not suitable to call them over to be secretaries.

Back when he was in the Projection Plane of the Red Heart Alliance, Xia Duo had repeatedly played with and studied this Identity Token, but he had gained nothing; this was also one of the reasons why he rarely touched this Identity Token after returning to the Main Plane.

"It really is hard to choose!"

Besides this, Dien and Sami were also not bad; both of these two had risen from obscurity together with Xia Duo. Dien and Sami were also of average talent, but having already undergone the Inheritance Ritual, they were now High Mages.

Edrich was not bad, but secretarial work clearly had no direct connection to Magic, and although Edrich's magical talent was quite ordinary, he possessed a heart of perseverance to achieve something in the field of Magic.

The research environment of the Red Heart Alliance was so good, yet he hadn't been able to make any discoveries beyond the surface; after returning to the Main Plane, where the research environment was worse, it would be even harder to make any discoveries.

One row was smaller, with "Mu Xiude" written on it; this was clearly the name Nuode used in the Eastern World.

……

The study on the top floor of the Tower of Time.

Of course, there was one more point where the Main Plane and the Projection Plane were different, and that was Xia Duo's status; back in the Red Heart Alliance plane (the seventh time he entered), he was just an ordinary member.

Xia Duo sighed deeply and simply stopped thinking about it; when the time came, he would just let the Dropout Association recommend candidates, try to align as closely as possible with the requirements for a secretary, and then just guide them more later.

One row was larger, with "Fangli Sanren" written on it; this was one of the identities Nuode had obtained in the Eastern World.

He was not worried about the awareness of the Dropout Association members, but their specific work ability still needed to be cultivated well; such work, which could be called absolutely core, could not just be entrusted to random people from the outside!

Xia Duo sat somewhat listlessly in front of the Projection Window; familiar faces among the Dropout Association members flashed through his mind one by one, but no matter how he counted, he couldn't find a few suitable candidates.

However, a secretary is different from a research assistant; it does not require how good one's magical talent is, but rather that one possesses a certain foundation in writing, to facilitate drafting various documents for him at any time.

The surface of the Identity Token had a delicate, hollowed-out mountain pattern, as well as Eastern characters that looked like they were floating above it but were actually connected to the base pattern.

And now, Xia Duo pinned his hopes on this difference; if he really wanted to make a discovery, he would probably have to start from 【Reality】!

Even as a wife, Niya had a competitive spirit.

A version of the Communication Mythallar had come into the world ahead of schedule due to his intervention, but Niya did not want to rely on him for subsequent updates, at least not to the point of lacking a sense of participation like the first version.

They also needed to possess a certain management ability, as well as very good communication and coordination skills; after all, this position involved conveying information up and down, so it definitely wouldn't work without communication skills.

……

From the surface, this was a jade, hollowed-out, plaque-shaped object, two inches wide, about eight inches long, and about one-tenth of an inch thick. The bottom of the Identity Token was square, while the top protruded upward in an arc, leaving a small hole specifically for hanging a cord.

Finally, there were the more subjective bonus items, such as being serious about work, being proactive, and so on.

Looking at the scene of the territory residents pioneering displayed on the Projection Window, Xia Duo ultimately did not sit comfortably and enjoy his leisure; not to mention that the residents were not idle, few members of the Tower of Time were idle, and even Niya was almost wholeheartedly devoted to the update of the Communication Mythallar.

Xia Duo was certainly very interested in the Order Force and the mystery of the Eastern World, but at the same time, he was very clear that the priority of these two things did not exceed the many major matters of the Main Plane, such as the Demon Descendants and the Dragon Madness Mythallar.

Although such High Mages had more or less some "water" in their cultivation, no one outside could deny it, and they had joined the independent laboratory very early; strictly speaking, they should be considered the first batch.

He estimated that he would only have time to study it recently; otherwise, he would have to wait until there were more Quasi-High Mages to include it in a formal research project.

It was currently in the early stages of development, so how could one expect everything to go as smoothly as one wished!

Taking the Identity Token out of his Personal Space—"Identity Token" was what Nuode called it; in fact, Xia Duo preferred to call it a "waist plaque," and according to Nuode, this kind of identity token was usually hung at the waist.

Therefore, in the current situation where all aspects were in a state of intense activity, Xia Duo decided to take some time to study the Identity Token of the Eastern World; this thing had hardly been touched a few times since the day it was manifested.

The characters were arranged vertically, in two rows—

But in the Main Plane, as a lord, he controlled many Order Forces and had even constructed an Order Cycle; perhaps this could also become the key to breaking the deadlock!

One must know that the first version of the Communication Mythallar hadn't even been introduced to the market yet, and Niya was already considering subsequent updates; as her partner, Xia Duo knew Niya's thoughts all too well.

However, the Main Plane was not entirely without merit; 【Reality】 was the most essential difference that distinguished the Main Plane from the Projection Plane, and this was something no research environment could compare to!

Thinking back, that heart of perseverance was something he had inspired in Edrich himself; if he were to let Edrich be his secretary now, it would probably be the greatest blow to Edrich.