Chapter 2774: An Invitation from the Academic Affairs Office

After finishing his understanding of the basic situation regarding yesterday's Intermediate Assessment, Xia Duo had already arrived at the Academic Affairs Office on the Public Level of the Tower of Time, where Jianaer received him.

Furthermore, those 16 new Mages who passed the Intermediate Assessment—or, in the standards of the Tower of Time, Level 5 Mages—were also present; this was not Jianaer's arrangement, but rather Xia Duo's notification.

He intended to arrange for these 16 people to work in the Academic Affairs Office, temporarily responsible for teaching Middle School Courses; of course, the arrangement for geniuses would certainly not be so simple, as this was merely a stopgap measure.

Therefore, he had come in person, specifically to persuade these people to join the Academic Affairs Office.

"Jianaer, let's go to the conference room to talk!"

Xia Duo glanced at the other faculty members still working in the Academic Affairs Office and instructed Jianaer, while not forgetting to call over the sixteen Level 5 Mages who had just passed the assessment.

"Ji Nuo Si, you all come over too."

Several workspaces near the Academic Affairs Office had been converted into exclusive spaces like conference rooms and archives, so Xia Duo and his group only had to turn a corner after stepping out to arrive at a small conference room.

After letting everyone sit down, Xia Duo stated the purpose of this visit, "My main reason for coming this time is to seek the opinions of you, Ji Nuo Si and the others; everyone should already know that starting this month, the Tower of Time will open Middle School Courses."

"But the Academic Affairs Office shouldn't be able to provide the Middle School Teachers corresponding to the Middle School Courses, right?"

It was just that he hadn't expected that in the end, only two people came from the faculty, but the other 14 people all had work experience in the Academic Affairs Office, just not as incumbent teachers; let's count that as half-right.

"President, is what you said true? As long as we join the Academic Affairs Office, we can obtain an increase in Lan Hong Network Permission Level?"

Speaking of this, Xia Duo looked at Jianaer, and Jianaer answered at the appropriate time, "Currently, among the incumbent teachers in the Academic Affairs Office, only two have passed the Intermediate Assessment; one is Duo Na, and the other is Ma Ji Si."

As for those two full-time teachers being able to pass the Intermediate Assessment, Xia Duo was actually not very surprised; in fact, the few people he had estimated at the very beginning who would be able to pass should have come from the faculty.

"Only having two Middle School Teachers is certainly not enough, so Ling Si Si, you all should know the purpose of my bringing you here this time, right?"

Afterward, by exploring on their own, there was a high probability they would find it easier to pass the Intermediate Assessment than people working elsewhere.

"Wait a moment, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Even if one truly felt their will was firm and unafraid of influence, one still had to consider the impression left in Xia Duo's mind after making such a choice.

The function of the Jinuo Network was absolutely not just the stacking of computing power, but also the exchange and inspiration of ideas, which were very useful to Xia Duo, let alone others.

Of course, as long as these people could actively cultivate more Intermediate Mages and expand the Jinuo Network, then Xia Duo would not lose out; not only would he not lose, but he would have a surplus, and the further it went, the more the surplus would grow.

And the reason he kept the Permission Level so tight was nothing more than that he didn't even have enough for himself; the little bit he was distributing now was squeezed out from between his fingers.

"If there are no surprises, there should be, but don't think of the Inheritance Ritual too beautifully; there is gain only with loss. If you take a shortcut without a firm will, I'm afraid it will be hard to achieve great things in the future."

"Lan Hong Network Permission Level?!"

"The President wants us to join the Academic Affairs Office?" Ling Si Si, as the representative, raised everyone's questions to Xia Duo; of course, this question was not just the surface issue, but more about the aftermath of other work.

"Of course it's true, but it is also limited to this batch of you; those who join later will not have these compensations."

When Jianaer answered, Duo Na and Ma Ji Si also stood up to identify themselves to Xia Duo; actually, Xia Duo recognized them. When he learned the list of these 16 people from Depake, he had confirmed their identities and images immediately.

An increase in Permission Level meant an increase in the level of support one could obtain from this Wisdom collaborative network, which was a temptation hard to refuse for anyone aspiring to achieve something in the field of research.

But for someone whose own upper limit was not high, the upper limit that the Inheritance Ritual could reach might far exceed the upper limit of their own development; if one could have the opportunity for inheritance, it would simply be like a pie falling from the sky.

People like Lan Hong Si could pass the Intermediate Assessment through self-study and self-realization at this age without coming into contact with Middle School textbooks, so there was absolutely no problem with their intelligence.

The Inheritance Ritual essentially could greatly raise a person's development upper limit while slightly lowering the development lower limit; for a genius, using this is simply not cost-effective.

"Yes, I know you all have your own projects to do in your respective Independent Research Labs, and some are even the persons in charge of Independent Research Labs, so for those willing to join the Academic Affairs Office, I will provide special compensation, and after becoming a full-time teacher, you can choose whether to stay or return to your research labs after at most one year."

And the commendations of the Tower of Time, while having a fixed set of procedures, inevitably had to pass before Xia Duo's eyes; passing them often naturally made them familiar.

"The rewards for passing the Intermediate Assessment have already been stated; let me now talk about the compensation for joining the Academic Affairs Office. It is very simple and only has one item: Lan Hong Network Permission Level."

Xia Duo stopped Ling Si Si, who wanted to express his stance immediately, "Let me first talk about the rewards from the Tower of Time for you, the first batch of people to pass the Intermediate Assessment. Besides the increase in Tower of Time Permission Level, there is also one Inheritance Ritual quota for each person, which can be used by yourself or gifted to relatives or friends who have passed the Primary Rank Assessment."

"President—"

In the future, the Tower of Time might even sell shares of Jinuo Network computing power to other organizations or individuals; this was entirely a big business with broad prospects.

"President, may I ask, will those who pass the Intermediate Assessment later also have Inheritance Ritual quotas?"

Hearing this compensation, not only Ling Si Si, but everyone else couldn't help but exclaim; basically, as long as they had stayed in an Independent Research Lab for a period of time, they would have deep feelings about this thing called the Lan Hong Network.

Therefore, even if they might have had doubts about joining the Academic Affairs Office just a moment ago, now there was no hesitation at all; it was only a year's time. If one could use a year's time to obtain an increase in Lan Hong Network Permission Level, it was simply too worth it.

Apprentice Courses and Middle School Courses were essentially of the same lineage; although these faculty members all taught apprentices, they should have the deepest grasp of learning methods.

Of course, for someone like Ling Si Si who was already inclined to respond to Xia Duo's call to join the Academic Affairs Office, there was one more reason that could not be refused.

The implication was that I think highly of you; it is best if you don't use the Inheritance Ritual quotas for this batch of people yourselves.

Among these people, there were indeed dark horses who hadn't shown their potential yet, but the vast majority had shown it long ago; for example, Duo Na and Ma Ji Si, these two were often commended by the Tower of Time because of their outstanding teaching quality.