Chapter 733: Kasa, Magic Technician Office

Tower of Time, Public Level, Reception Room 102.

"Alright, go back and wait for news!" Xia Duo snapped his notebook shut, letting the last low-rank Mage before him leave first.

After two busy days, he had finally finished interviewing all twenty-some people; fortunately, there weren't many, otherwise, he didn't know how long he would have been busy for alone!

Among these twenty-some people, there were quite a few Xia Duo was familiar with, such as Kaili, Pa Luo Si, and Jianaer, who became Official Mages in the same year as him, and the two low-rank Apprentices left behind by the Epps Territory lord—Bote and Aidelian.

Among them, Aidelian was even the older brother of Aideliqi and the son of the Savile Territory Commercial Director Dailike, while Bote was the son of the Military Supervisor Keyaan; they all counted as having connections.

Of course, there was also Saixili, the daughter of Saier Town Mayor, but as Niya's housekeeper, she did not come here to be interviewed by Xia Duo.

The arrangements for low-rank Mages did not involve her; in the end, it wouldn't matter even if she were just an ordinary person.

As for the others, Xia Duo had an impression of some, while he really had no impression of others, but after this round of interviews, he could be considered to have a rough understanding of them.

Among these people, there were four who were closest to the Intermediate Rank: Aisike, whom he had interviewed first; Aidelian, the student of the old lord; and Chawila and Weibulun, with whom Xia Duo had interacted.

Among them, Aisike was the oldest, and Xia Duo did not have high hopes for him; plus, the Magic Technician Office needed an Intermediate Mage as a "pillar," so he decided to cultivate Aisike into an Intermediate Technician.

As for Aidelian, he was the one with the most potential among these four. After talking with him, Xia Duo knew he had the idea of exploring deeply in the field of Magic and could be cultivated as an Arcanist Seed.

Chawila and Weibulun were between Aisike and Aidelian; they had the potential for the Advanced Rank, but it was hard to say much more than that.

It wasn't that they couldn't go further, but Xia Duo discovered they seemed to have the idea of being content with the status quo and muddling along; they could only be guided slowly, but their potential was still acceptable.

As for the others, Xia Duo couldn't say they had absolutely no potential for the time being; after all, some were still very young, and youth was potential, but—

Among these low-rank Mages, there were actually people from the same period as Advanced Mages like Aiboke, Aipusi, and Depake, which was something Xia Duo hadn't expected before.

And that Mage Kasa had been in the Tower of Time for decades without being able to become an Intermediate Mage, which was truly baffling.

Currently, that Mage Kasa had no fixed mentor and not even a fixed task, only occasionally taking on some miscellaneous duties, such as guarding the Arcane Garden, guarding the Library, supervising the kitchen, and so on.

Regarding this Mage Kasa, Xia Duo asked some Magic questions for the first time; Kasa answered fluently without any situation of not knowing anything, but his situation only made Xia Duo more curious.

He clearly had the potential for the Intermediate Rank, or more directly, having been around for decades, he could have just exchanged for a Flight learning Scroll and become an Intermediate Mage directly, yet he simply hadn't done so.

Learning Scrolls could not be exchanged for easily, but for someone from the same era as the old lord who had served the Tower of Time for so many years, Kasa was absolutely qualified to exchange for one.

Xia Duo had also asked Kasa this question, but Kasa always smiled without answering; Xia Duo could not force him and could only temporarily classify him into the teaching staff sequence.

Afterwards, he had asked Niya about this matter, but the answer Niya gave was that she had never heard of this person before, which cast a layer of mystery over Kasa.

Xia Duo didn't ask Depake, but he did ask Aiboke, yet Aiboke was also vague, only knowing that such a person did indeed exist, but his impression was not deep.

Could Xia Duo say that the population census of the Tower of Time was done too poorly!

……

Inside Reception Room 201, Xia Duo wrote and drew on paper, embedding them into his plan according to their own characteristics.

This was not easy, because Xia Duo had a sense of responsibility and always wanted to make the best use of everything and everyone.

Of course, this was not difficult either; after all, he was arranging other people's fates, not his own, so there would never be too much hesitation—it was purely a consideration of maximizing benefits.

Soon, the future destinations of the twenty-four low-rank Mages were all properly arranged by Xia Duo; he casually had the Tower Spirit send out notifications, while he himself went to visit the various Intermediate Mages.

Even with the support of an Advanced Mage, he would not ignore these Intermediate Mages; after all, it was not impossible for these people to achieve the Advanced Rank in the future, and besides, there were those among them who supported him!

And next door to Reception Room 201.

A group of low-rank Mages had gathered here spontaneously since the interviews began two days ago, huddling together for warmth while inquiring about news.

When the last person returned to this Xiu Xi Shi, almost everyone held their breath and did not ask anything further; they knew the moment that would decide their fates was about to arrive.

Before long, someone exclaimed in surprise, "I received a notification from the Tower Spirit!"

"I received one too!"

"Me too!"

……

Xia Duo sent them out uniformly, so how could there be any differential treatment? Every single one of these people received the notification sent by the Tower Spirit.

"I was assigned to the Magic Technician Office. What kind of department is this? I've never heard of it! Weren't we all assigned to the Academic Affairs Office before?"

Soon, a person looked around with a blank expression, seemingly wanting to get an answer from others; this was completely different from his previous expectations.

"I was also assigned to the Magic Technician Office, Aisike, what about you?"

"Don't mention it, me too!"

"Abulaer, what about you?"

"I'm still in the Academic Affairs Office!"

"Ah? How could this be? Could it be that we were all assigned to the Magic Technician Office, and you are the only one assigned to the Academic Affairs Office?" A Mage who was clearly also assigned to the Magic Technician Office looked visibly displeased.

He turned his head to look around, "Does anyone here know what the Magic Technician Office is?"

"Perhaps I know what that place is!"

"Who?" The person from before turned his head abruptly, looking at two Mages in the corner with somewhat haggard faces, "Who said that just now?"

"I said it!"

Danuosi raised his head, calmly bearing the gazes of the crowd, "I was also assigned to the Magic Technician Office, but I might indeed know what that place is!"

"What kind of place is it?"

"Magic Technician is a brand-new profession; you can understand it as a more professional maker of Magic Items than the current ones," Danuosi said calmly.

In fact, even now, he still believed that the sudden change in the personnel relations of all the low-rank Mages had something to do with him; it was he and Duomu who had taken the initiative to consult Mage He Sai about the situation of the Tilake Research Lab.

Which then triggered the dissatisfaction of the mentor Sanduer; after that, there was the sudden change. During this period, he and Duomu had been on tenterhooks, fearing being targeted by Sanduer, and it was only now, with their affiliation truly determined, that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Regarding everyone's questions, he felt he had an obligation to explain it to everyone; at the very least, he could not add trouble to Lord Xia Duo because of this.