Chapter 780: Choosing a Direction, Low-Price Entry

"Of course, the teacher didn't limit it to only these three, but the teacher said that if I choose these three research directions, Giles Tower can provide the best conditions in all of Netheril, and if I choose other research directions, she will also strive to get me the best conditions at Giles Tower."

"..."

Niya's explanation left Xia Duo speechless; he felt nothing but envy now, and he really wanted to say—what is there to hesitate about! Choosing any one of those three would be better than countless others!

But when the words came out, they turned into—"Then which Domain are you more interested in?"

"Magic Net, I suppose. After all, it is the original source of Magic, and even now we cannot leave the Magic Net. But the Magic Net itself is so vast; starting from Magic Web Background Fluctuation might be easier."

"Mm."

Seeing that Niya had made a decision, and one that was a project with an advantage at Giles Tower as suggested by the Princess, Xia Duo felt somewhat gratified, and then he brought up another matter:

"When you went to see the Princess, did you ask about the anomaly of the King-Slaying Star?"

"I asked. The teacher said not to worry. The Magic Core set up by the Drow on the Surface to control the Dragon Madness Mythallar has been destroyed by the coalition of nations, and the effects of the Dragon Madness Mythallar are already fading. If it's fast, you might not see the King-Slaying Star by tomorrow; if it's slow, it will naturally disappear in just two or three months."

"That's good!" Xia Duo breathed a sigh of relief.

The King-Slaying Star hanging high was always a hidden danger. Even if he could deal with those dragons that had fallen into a state of madness, he did not want to be on guard against it forever; it was best if it could be resolved as soon as possible.

It could be said that this was the best news he had heard since coming to Saivendun!

At least, it felt that way.

Soon, the two finished their meal. Niya began to organize the gains from the afternoon exchange meeting, while Xia Duo, who had already completed this in his mind, continued to organize the gains from the Library over the past two days.

Later, the two walked into the same bedroom just like yesterday.

The next day, Xia Duo was still the first to wake up and get up. Today, he planned to head to the Arcane Union Headquarters to record the books in the library there.

This also required spending money, and quite a lot of it.

The 100,000 Gold Coins Niya sponsored him with had already been used up by more than 60,000 at Giles Tower, and he didn't know if the remainder would be enough at the Arcane Union.

Although he could give up some books that might be duplicates, as long as they were not exactly the same, they might contain different information, and this portion of different information could be very important information.

Since he had the ability of Memory Retrospection and now had Niya's sponsorship, Xia Duo still hoped to record them as completely as possible.

To avoid having to come back again if he needed to look something up at the last minute; it was too troublesome and also more expensive.

Before long, Niya came to the living room. Seeing Xia Duo leaning against a chair, rubbing his chin and thinking about something with his head lowered, she couldn't help but ask: "What are you thinking about?"

But just as the words left her mouth, she turned her head away, feeling a bit shy. The scene of Xia Duo taking his hand off her when he got up earlier kept appearing in her mind, making her afraid to look directly at Xia Duo.

At this moment, Xia Duo suddenly heard Niya's voice, looked up, and followed the sound. Seeing that Niya had already walked away, he didn't think too much and replied: "I'm thinking about how many books are in the Arcane Union Library!"

"Oh, then keep thinking, I'll call for breakfast!"

A moment later, breakfast was delivered. After the two finished breakfast, they went out together. Niya continued to look for her teacher, while Xia Duo went to the Arcane Union Headquarters alone.

Just as he stepped out of Giles Tower, Xia Duo deliberately paused for a while, but the attack he imagined did not come, which made him unable to help but mock himself, "If I really encountered an attack at the entrance of Giles Tower, the Seven Towers would have gone out of business long ago!"

However, until he left the Old City District and arrived at the Arcane Union Headquarters, he did not encounter any attacks, nor did he even encounter any suspicious gazes.

"Did they not receive the news? Or have they already given up on the attack?"

Judging from the fact that the Princess reminded him through Niya, an attack was indeed possible, but Xia Duo was now appearing in public places outside the Mage Tower, and there had been no attack yet, which made him a little surprised.

To tell the truth, although he rationally did not want an attack to actually happen, he could not deny that he did have a slightly perverse expectation for an attack in his heart.

Expecting someone to attack, and then he would counterattack, or someone attacking, leading to a deterioration in the relationship between the Seven Towers and that Wide Grand Arcanist, thereby triggering a larger conflict.

People are sometimes like this; they hope for stability but also yearn for excitement.

If one were purely rational, they would be no different from a wooden puppet.

"Master Xia Duo, your Permission Level at the Arcane Union is Level 4. New books added to the collection can be exempt from review, and you can also set the price yourself."

At the library management office, a middle-aged Mage was respectfully explaining to Xia Duo.

As soon as Xia Duo arrived at the library, he did not go to read books directly, but prepared to register his book "Principles" into the collection first, so that more people could see it.

Under normal circumstances, a Level 4 Member of the Arcane Union refers to an Arcanist.

And an Arcanist's book, even if written casually, is very likely to be priced high because of their status. After all, there are always people who will pay for the name of an Arcanist; perhaps the profit from one high-priced order could equal several years of low-priced ones!

But this did not meet Xia Duo's expectations.

When he heard the administrator say that Level 4 Members could set prices freely, Xia Duo was suddenly pleasantly surprised. However, thinking about it seriously, if even Arcanists could not set prices freely, would ordinary Mages still be willing to publish books?

It's just that today Xia Duo was probably going to do something that would seem very bizarre to a normal Mage.

"Since the pricing can be decided by myself, then the section should also be selectable by myself, right?"

"This—" The administrator hesitated, seemingly worried that his answer would cause Xia Duo's dissatisfaction. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Master, if you use the exemption from review permission, your book can only be placed in the Public Zone!"

When Xia Duo heard this, the Public Zone was good. He originally hoped that more people would read his book, so naturally, the lower the threshold, the better!

So he said: "Then put it in the Public Zone, price it at 10 Gold Coins, and allow copying."

Normally, if the author of a book does not agree to copying, the borrower can only use it in a dedicated reading room, but if the author allows it, the borrower can copy it and take it away.

Under normal circumstances, the vast majority of books can be copied.

Of course, the Magic Knowledge involved in the vast majority of these books is also very limited.

Truly Advanced Magic Knowledge, or extremely secret information, would be hidden tightly, and the conditions for obtaining them would also be very harsh.

When Xia Duo said that his book only cost 10 Gold Coins to borrow once, the administrator couldn't help but be stunned and couldn't help asking: "Master, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Sure!"

What was there to be unsure about? Xia Duo had already thought it through. Even, if he weren't worried that making it free would make people afraid to borrow it, he would prefer to let people read it for free.

This is not just to make a name for himself to gain Faith Power, but also to influence the current environment.

As long as more people have read this book, there will be more people supporting his philosophy in the future. How could this kind of intangible benefit be compared to a few Gold Coins!