Chapter 596: New Books, Family

Why say "again"?

Because this is not the first time Niya has done this; the training materials regarding "Astral Mage" and "Plane Scholar" previously were also brought back by her from Giles Tower.

Although the Tower of Time has not yet been able to cultivate true "Plane Scholars" and "Astral Mages," those materials are undoubtedly extremely precious.

Although an "Astral Mage" is called a mage, they are also a Cleric, equivalent to "dual cultivation of divinity and arcane"; these materials are not of much use to Xia Duo himself.

But the "Plane Scholar" is very important; after all, this is knowledge of the very rare Plane Domain!

And the future main research direction he has chosen is the Plane Domain.

In addition, there is also a spell specifically for Plane Exploration, 【Plane Attunement】, which was also brought back by Niya from Giles Tower.

So, what kind of books did Niya bring back this time?

Xia Duo looked at Niya expectantly, constantly guessing the possible types of books in his heart; if only there were materials related to Create Demiplane!

It is just that Niya's answer was somewhat regrettable:

"Don't look at me, this time is different from before. I had told the teacher before, but this time I didn't go to find the teacher; I just picked some ordinary books that don't need to be kept secret, which can also be found in the Arcane Union."

If they can be found in the Arcane Union, then they are likely common goods, but since Niya was able to bring them back, they must be things the current Tower of Time does not possess.

Aiboke asked again: "What kind are they?"

Niya replied: "They are all Apprentice-level knowledge, very shallow. Isn't the Tower of Time about to undergo a transformation? I thought these books might be useful."

She knew that in Xia Duo's plan, the focus of the transformation lies in cultivating reserve forces, and these books were also selected by her for a long time because she felt they were useful.

But upon hearing this, Aiboke could not help but reveal an expression of disappointment; he had hoped more that Niya would bring back Advanced Rank Magic Books, rather than just Apprentice-level ones.

However, Niya's words made Xia Duo's eyes light up. He was just worrying about when the library's reduced-fee section would open; with these books Niya brought back, at least he could make do for now.

Mysterious Magic Books from Giles Tower—surely even an Official Mage would be curious, right!

At least Xia Duo was very curious; he really wanted to know what the difference was between the books read by apprentices at Giles Tower and those here at the Tower of Time!

Of course, he could not stand here and ask Niya for the books to look at, but he had already thought of a pretext: "I have temporarily sealed off Area 12 of the library. Niya, put the books you brought back into Area 12, so the reduced-fee section can be opened very soon!"

"Okay, I'll do it now."

As she spoke, Niya took out about twenty or thirty books one by one from her Dimensional Bag, stacked them in two piles on the desk, and then a white light flashed, and these books all disappeared.

"They have been sent to Area 12, but they haven't been linked to the Protection Array yet."

"It's okay, I'll find someone to handle it."

While speaking, Xia Duo glanced at Depake out of the corner of his eye. He is currently the Personnel Supervisor of the Tower of Time; of course, this is just his job title, but in reality, Depake's scope of authority is very broad.

From the appointment of various mage positions to the small matter of how many apprentices to recruit each year, he has the power to participate in decision-making.

Or rather, Depake manages the "politics" of the Tower of Time, while the Material Supervisor Saixili manages the "finance," and as for that External Affairs Director Warren, he is actually similar to a "chief of guest ministers."

If it were not for the fact that the Tower of Time is in the midst of a transformation and needs to absorb all the extra-budgetary mages, in the past, Warren would basically have had no say in the Tower of Time.

Except for the portion brought by his own status as an Intermediate Mage.

With the growth of the Tower of Time, it would naturally be inconvenient for Depake alone to handle "political" affairs. Xia Duo plans to appoint multiple "political officers" for the Tower of Time; of course, this will be done gradually as the Tower of Time grows.

It is just that, regarding this matter which is approximately equal to splitting Depake's power, what would Depake think?

Xia Duo stayed in Niya's Study until noon. During this period, the five of them discussed the various situations that might be encountered during the transformation of the Tower of Time.

Although several small goals for the first stage of the transformation have been announced, the future is constantly changing, and keeping pace with the times is also something that the transformation needs to achieve.

At noon, Saixili invited everyone to her home for lunch. Niya and Aiboke gladly accepted the invitation, while Depake refused under the pretext of having something to do.

As for Xia Duo, because he was thinking about the books Niya brought back, and with Depake's refusal already preceding him, he also refused, until he arrived at the library and suddenly realized.

Depake's refusal was not necessarily because he really had something to do, but rather that Saixili's invitation was clearly a lunch party of a family gathering nature. Xia Duo knew that Lord Epps, Aiboke, and Saixili's father, Saier Town Mayor, had grown up together since childhood and had a very good relationship, like family.

Saixili invited Niya's husband, Xia Duo, not the mage Xia Duo; he should not have refused. However, since he had already refused, there was not much point in rushing over now.

He would just pay attention next time.

On the other side, Aiboke crossed the Portal first and arrived at Savile Town. By the time Niya and Saixili came over, Aiboke was nowhere to be seen.

"Uncle Aiboke must have gone to the Town Hall to find my father. Let's go directly to my home!"

"Mm."

Niya responded, then pulled Saixili and disappeared from the spot. When they appeared again, they were already in a quiet manor villa.

The servants had long been accustomed to the arrival of the Lord. One of them went to notify the mistress of the villa, while the others did not step forward to entertain, but let their young lady take the Lord to stroll around the manor.

Before long, a group of maids surrounded a middle-aged woman who still looked charming, and walked out from the inner room. Looking at the two familiar figures in the courtyard, she could not help but call out, "Saixili, Niya!"

"Mother!" Saixili trotted and threw herself into the woman's arms, acting like a spoiled child incessantly.

Niya followed behind, looking at the two with some envy, and called out, "Aunt Selina!"

"Lord!"

Selina pulled her daughter off her body and wanted to step forward to grab Niya's hand, but not knowing what she thought of, her hand, which had been raised halfway, suddenly dropped back down.

A trace of sadness flashed in Niya's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. She took the initiative to hold Selina's hand, no longer caring about any taboos of a Spellcaster, and leaned toward Selina like she did when she was a child.

When the two bodies leaned together, Niya clearly felt that Selina's body was a bit stiff. She could not help but sigh in her heart, and did not say anything more, just pulled Selina and walked toward the inner room.