Chapter 597: Offspring, Monitoring

Although Lady Selina appeared somewhat reserved at first, under Niya's proactive friendliness, Lady Selina gradually let go of her constraints and began to open up and converse with Niya.

It was not until Saier Town Mayor and Aiboke returned that the two were still chatting enthusiastically, which actually left Saixili, who was on the side, somewhat neglected.

Soon, the luncheon began. During the meal, Saier Town Mayor suddenly mentioned a matter, causing the previously cheerful dining room to fall silent instantly: "Niya and Mage Xia Duo have been married for nearly a year now; I wonder when we will be able to see the continuation of the Saville bloodline?"

Regarding this question, Niya felt a bit shy, but she could not avoid it. However, she was very puzzled as to why Uncle Saier would suddenly say these things, thinking that only Uncle Aiboke had gone to see him beforehand.

Thus, Niya turned her suspicious gaze toward Aiboke, as if asking, was it you who said it?

*Cough*—

Aiboke awkwardly avoided Niya's gaze and gave Saier a reproachful glance. His original intention was for Saier's wife, Selina, to find Niya privately to talk about it, but he had not expected Saier to bring it up directly at the dining table, which made things very awkward.

However, Niya's gaze did not move away. Aiboke knew that if he did not say a few words at this moment, this luncheon might not be able to continue.

"Niya, it is indeed I who asked Saier to say it. The Saville Family bloodline has never been flourishing. I see that you and Mage Xia Duo get along quite harmoniously; while you are young, having a few more offspring is something I believe your father would have hoped to see."

In fact, there was one more thing Aiboke did not say in his heart: the current transformation of the Tower of Time was entirely driven by Xia Duo alone. He felt somewhat uneasy; if there could be offspring born, that would be the perfect unification of kinship and interests, with no need to guard against each other anymore.

It was just that he could not bring himself to say such obviously utilitarian words to Niya.

Hearing Uncle Aiboke mention her father, Niya's expression softened significantly, though her mood also became a bit low. Her eyes no longer stared at Aiboke, but instead, she lowered her head, looking at her own reflection in the silver spoon in her hand, and fell into deep thought.

After a long while, she raised her head, glanced at Aiboke, then looked at the others, and said: "Two uncles, I have noted what you said. I will pay attention to it, but please do not bring up such topics again in the future."

Niya knew that these two uncles were concerned about her, or rather, concerned about the continuation of the Saville Family, but she truly found it hard to accept having such private matters brought up repeatedly.

After stating her position, Niya continued to enjoy her lunch, but after this little interlude, the topics at the dining table became much fewer, and the atmosphere was somewhat dull, which made Niya regret accepting Saixili's invitation.

Just as Niya was hoping for the luncheon to end quickly, Xia Duo was still reading in the Library on an empty stomach. However, he did not care whether he was hungry or not at this moment; the books in Giles Tower were truly beyond his expectations.

Not to mention anything else, just take one book titled "A Brief Analysis of Common Errors and Corrections in 0 Ring Spellcasting Practice for Seven Towers Apprentices." The title was very long, but it was not clickbait at all; it was full of solid content.

The main content of this book was the same as its name. Xia Duo preferred to call it an "exercise book" or a "collection of wrong answers." Of course, the style still retained the narrative-heavy writing style of the Netherese Mages.

The entire book unfolded in the form of the author telling stories to apprentices in the capacity of a mentor. Although the author of this book claimed to have a Spellcasting Level of only Level 2, Xia Duo believed that this author's level of Magic Theory and practice during the Apprentice stage was definitely not lower than his own.

Although the content of this book was somewhat overly verbose and had too much narrative, it was still a rare and excellent book. If it were streamlined, it could almost be called a "must-have treasure for apprentices."

Besides this book, the other books Niya brought back also had their own focuses and advantages. After roughly flipping through these books, Xia Duo selected a dozen or so that he felt were good and suitable for apprentices, placing them in the exemption area for apprentices to read.

After doing this, he could not open the exemption area just yet; he still needed to link these books to the Protection Array of the Library. Although these books themselves were not worth much money, this was the storage procedure, and Xia Duo felt there was no need to change it.

After all, nipping things in the bud starts with a worthless, nameless book.

After contacting the Mage on duty in the Library today and asking him to complete the storage procedures for these books as soon as possible, Xia Duo returned to his residence. However, he did not work or eat lunch immediately; instead, he had the Tower Spirit project real-time images of the interior of the Tower of Time in his room.

After the collective meeting in the morning, the Tower Spirit had already notified everyone of the meeting results. Xia Duo wanted to see everyone's reactions, mainly the apprentices.

However, even without looking at the "monitoring," Xia Duo could guess the apprentices' reactions. After all, the results of this meeting were a huge benefit for the apprentices.

First Floor Hall of the Tower of Time.

Just past mealtime, the apprentices who were originally bustling here had already dispersed. Except for a few who were working, most apprentices had classes in the afternoon.

Now, only a dozen or so Ordinary Apprentices who were still in the Enlightenment Class remained here. Most of the apprentices who entered the Tower of Time in the same batch as them last year had already completed their initial magic enlightenment.

Even if some people were illiterate, literacy or the lack thereof did not actually affect enlightenment. It just made obtaining Knowledge more difficult later on, and while literacy could be learned later, if one could not complete enlightenment, it was almost equivalent to cutting off the path of Magic.

In fact, besides these dozen or so apprentices still in the Enlightenment Class, the Tower of Time had many more apprentices who could not complete enlightenment, but they had long since chosen to give up, just waiting to finish their three years and then leave this place.

Generally speaking, if these dozen or so people could not complete enlightenment within a year, once new people joined, they would also very likely give up.

After all, "not being able to learn" was not just a mental torture, but also a financial one, and often the latter had greater power; not everyone could persist.

Just as everyone was waiting for the Official Apprentice who was to teach the class to arrive, a tall boy with deep chestnut hair among the dozen or so people pulled his blonde companion beside him and whispered:

"Ron, did you receive the notification from the Tower Spirit? I heard that the Tower of Time is going to include all apprentices in the official Sequence, and they are also preparing to open a special exemption area in the Library. Our chance has come!"

His companion seemed a bit slow, taking a long time to react, "Received it, I received it just when I was eating."

The chestnut-haired boy asked again: "Then what do you think? The Mage Tower is already prepared to cultivate us; are you still going to give up?"

"I don't know either. If this isn't the Mage playing a joke, I don't think I will let this opportunity go!" Once the topic started, Ron also became a bit talkative, "If this is true, Harry, we have a chance to become Mages!"

"Yeah, become Mages, we will definitely be able to become Mages!" The chestnut-haired boy Harry subconsciously clenched his fists. Only by becoming a Mage could he kill all the Orcs and avenge his parents and sister.

At the same time, others in the hall seemed to have heard their conversation, but the others had no intention of mocking them. Being able to come here, who didn't have the thought of becoming a Mage in their heart!

Thus, before the teaching Official Apprentice arrived, everyone began to discuss the authenticity of the Tower Spirit's notification and its impact on them.