Chapter 454: Spell Catalog, Job Entry Spells

Shoving the *General History of the Empire* back onto the shelf, Xia Duo did not want to overtax his brain; it was, after all, only a Projection Plane, and as long as he returned to the Main Plane, everything here would eventually dissipate into nothingness.

Satisfying his curiosity a little was enough; what was more important was utilizing the time, environment, and resources here to improve himself.

On the surface, there were only 15 Great Arcanists in the Main Plane, but here, there were already over 20 named Great Arcanists; surely, there would be quite a harvest.

However, it was strange that the names of those Great Arcanists from the Main Plane did not appear here.

Xia Duo could only attribute this to the difference in the Time Line.

……

Leaving the history section, Xia Duo arrived at the spell section.

Yes, there was a dedicated spell section here, and it was open for students to view, though they could not transcribe anything; even the previous textbooks were collected when students graduated.

At this moment, Xia Duo only regretted not bringing a smart brain with him; a human brain was simply not enough. Row upon row, column upon column—even in the Arcane Union Library of the Main Plane, Xia Duo had never seen so many books.

Moreover, similar to the *General History of the Empire*, these books were mostly well-formatted mass-printed copies. The most direct evidence was that Xia Duo saw two identical copies of *On the Principles of Material Changes in Elemental Energy*, which must have been from the same print run.

This was just what he happened to see; if he looked carefully, there should be more. Books like *On the Principles of Material Changes in Elemental Energy*, which looked high-end just by their titles, were also placed here for anyone to view without any restrictions.

This was truly too surprising for Xia Duo!

……

Due to limited time, Xia Duo did not immediately find a book to start memorizing; instead, he chose to browse the titles here. Even if it was just a catalog, it provided a lot of useful information—at least it was a line of thought in the field of Magic.

Not even the Library of the Tower of Time had ever been this open to him.

Of course, the book naming in the Main Plane was not as "academic" as it was here, and there were very few professional theoretical books; most information was mixed into literary styles like diaries or travelogues, which was not convenient for reading at all.

It was much more convenient here; most book titles could point directly to the main point, letting people know roughly what they were about at a glance. Although he could not understand them for the time being, he might find them useful in the future.

*On the Principles of Material Changes in Elemental Energy*

*Arcane Geometry*

*Elemental Transformation Theory*

*Twelve Equivalent Alienated Deformations of the 'Bridging' Structure in the Third Layer of the Magic Net*

*On the Application of the Ring Architecture Theory Proposed by Great Arcanist Fulan in 【Teleportation】*

*Arcane Principles*

*Detailed Explanation of Practical Spell Cases for Judges*

*Empire Rise Series—On the Structural Evolution of 【Transcription】 and 【Printing】*

……

Xia Duo looked through the books almost one by one. He could understand some of these titles, half-understand others, and was completely at a loss for the rest, as if he were reading a heavenly book.

But this truly increased his knowledge and broadened his horizons.

He even saw a book here titled *Several Directions for Improving Mithril Refining Technology*, which indicated that the Arcane Empire of the Projection Plane possessed Mithril Refining Technology.

Upon seeing the title of this book, Xia Duo stopped browsing on the spot and opened it. It did indeed contain Mithril Refining Technology, although it only mentioned it briefly.

But Xia Duo already knew how the Arcane Empire did it. He had never thought that Mithril Refining Technology would be obtained so easily; the principle was very simple: refining by utilizing the different sensitivities of Mithril and ordinary metals to the Magic Net.

The Arcane Empire used a method called 【Element Extraction】, which was a composite Ritual Spell involving multiple Spellcasters.

In the subsequent browsing, Xia Duo deliberately kept an eye out for this name, until he discovered the *【Element Extraction】 Magic Array Construction Guide*. What else could he say!

To obtain it so easily was simply unbelievable.

This time, Xia Duo did not open it to read. Time was running short, and he prepared to go through all the book titles here first. In this way, even if he returned to the Main Plane tomorrow, he would not be at a loss at all.

But by the looks of it, he would likely be staying in the Projection Plane for a long time this trip.

……

Having browsed through the entire spell section book catalog, the Library had not yet reached closing time, but Xia Duo prepared to leave.

After the guards checked his personal belongings, Xia Duo finally walked out of the school gate. Following the procedure introduced by the principal at the graduation ceremony, Xia Duo brought his Graduation Recommendation Letter and Graduation Badge to the Teleportation Division.

After some conversation and verification, a High Mage activated a Teleportation Array for him alone.

A white light flashed, and Xia Duo disappeared from the Teleportation Array. When he reappeared, he had already arrived at Jilan City, where he was about to take up his post. After another round of conversation and verification, he left the Teleportation Division.

The next stop was the final destination—the Judgment Court.

Taking up the post went very smoothly, with basically no hitches. The interpersonal relationships among Spellcasters here were very similar to those on Earth; various procedures, laws, and order were implemented thoroughly.

This gave Xia Duo the illusion of being on a magically modified Earth.

His current position was Apprentice Judge, the most basic level, but even so, the accommodation was not a shared dormitory like at the academy, but a separate small villa.

Before he arrived, everything here had already been arranged.

On the table in the living room, Xia Duo found his new identity Badge, work uniform, work manual, and the Imperial Code. Among them, the work manual also included a few Spells—

【Inquiry】, 【Judgment】, 【Stun】, 【Indication】

"It's actually a mental spell!"

Xia Duo felt that this projection was truly a huge gain; not only was there Mithril Refining Technology, but there were also mental spells. Although he rejected others using mental spells, what was there to reject about using them himself!

After reading the work manual, Xia Duo finally realized that his specific job was to preside over the judgment of ordinary people in Jilan City, and until he truly learned these few Spells, he would remain in an apprentice position.

"……"

……

Early the next morning, Xia Duo officially started work. After changing into his work uniform, he arrived at the Fourth Court of Jilan City, but his colleague—the official Judge Chali—never showed up.

It was not until nearly noon that he arrived late, "Sorry, Aidi, I'm late."

"It's fine." Xia Duo's tone was a bit stiff; anyone left hanging here for half a day would be unhappy.

Seeing that the newcomer Aidi was somewhat dissatisfied, Chali did not care; anyway, one would slowly get used to it after staying here for a long time, "Aidi, since it's your first time here, let me introduce you to the daily work process."

"Okay."

"Our Fourth Court mainly handles cases involving ordinary people; there's no difficulty. If it involves Spellcasters, it needs to be transferred to other courts. Pay more attention to this point."

"Me?" Xia Duo was a bit surprised. What did that mean? Could it be that this Fourth Court would be handed over to him in the future?

"It's you, that's right!" Chali said with a calm face, "There's no difficulty in judging cases involving Commoners; you just give them a scare, and they'll confess everything. After a while, I'll arrange for you to become a permanent staff member."

"..."

Ignoring the newcomer's surprise, Chali continued to introduce some Judgment techniques to Xia Duo and explained the storage locations for various case files, finally emphasizing:

"Keep good Judgment records; the higher-ups will send people to check them. If there's a mistake, it won't just be the two of us who are unlucky!"

"Yes, I understand."

"Hmm!" Chali nodded with satisfaction, "Then I'll leave this place to you! I have other matters to attend to, so I'm leaving first."

After Chali left, Xia Duo entered his work state. The profession of Judge was quite novel to him, but he waited and waited, yet no cases ever came.

After eating lunch, Xia Duo continued to work. While waiting for cases to arrive, he studied mind Spells he had never encountered before, and occasionally, when he grew tired of studying, he would flip through the Imperial Code.

More accurately, it should be the "Imperial Regulations for Commoner Management."

The Empire's management of Commoners is both lenient and strict; aside from the aspect of reproduction, the Commoners of the Empire are generally quite happy.

"Perhaps this is breeding~" Xia Duo thought with no small amount of malice.

Just like that, Xia Duo's first day of work on the Projection Plane ended.