Chapter 952: Waterway Clear, Advanced Study Class

Such a Legendary from Seventon was about to leave; regardless of whether the other party needed it, both reason and etiquette dictated that Xia Duo and Niya should show their faces to see them off.

However, Niya hugged Xia Duo's arm and said in a tone that was almost coquettish: "I don't want to see Priest Morton again; you see him off for me!"

"..."

In truth, Xia Duo didn't really want to see that Priest Morton again either; the scene he witnessed yesterday of that torrent of negative energy crazily reaping lives made him extremely wary.

Perhaps this Priest Morton was a very good "person," but Xia Duo still hoped to keep him at a respectful distance; if they could avoid having any intersection, it would be best not to have any.

But now, since Niya didn't want to go, he could only step up himself; it wouldn't do for neither of them to show their faces!

Teleportation Room.

"The Tower of Time welcomes the two of you at any time!"

Xia Duo enthusiastically sent Archmage Olong and Priest Morton onto the Teleportation Array, and only after the array activated and he watched the two disappear did he heave a sigh of relief.

It was not just because a special existence like Priest Morton had left, but also because he felt relieved that the Murloc Tide incident had finally come to a temporary end.

Just before Archmage Olong left, he told him that the blockage between the Wofu Fort River and New Maheite Lake, caused by the meteorite impact and soil accumulation, had disappeared.

Once the blockage to the north of New Maheite Lake was cleared, the Wofu Fort River would resume its flow, and the waterway from the Nether Core Region to Nan Jing would also be clear once again.

Basically, due to the swift decision-making of the Seventon Council and the efficient actions of Priest Morton, the impact of this Murloc Tide incident had been reduced to a minimum.

Of course, there would certainly be many follow-up issues, such as murloc management, the cost-sharing for the help requested by the Council, other conspiracies of the Elves, and even the impact of the extinction of life in the upper reaches of the Wofu Fort River, and so on.

However, those were matters for later; for the moment, Xia Duo only felt a sense of relief.

Leaving the Teleportation Room, Xia Duo did not go to find Niya; he knew that Niya should be buried in the study at this moment, researching the data related to Magic Web Background Fluctuation brought back from Giles Tower.

In a few more days, they would be heading to Seventon to attend the New Year Festival; even if the Princess might be busy with many affairs at that time, it was not impossible that she would check on Niya's learning progress and research status outside of Giles Tower.

Niya was making a final sprint!

Xia Duo did not go to disturb her, merely sending a message to tell Niya that Archmage Olong and Priest Morton had left, while also inviting her to have lunch at Daxia Territory.

Afterwards, Xia Duo familiarly arrived at the 045 Conference Room on the Public Level, which had now become the dedicated classroom for the Intermediate Mage Advanced Study Class.

Since returning from the Green Field Plane, whenever he had free time, he would give lectures and answer questions for the Intermediate Mages of the Tower of Time; this was a promise he made to the Intermediate Mages when the Tower of Time was undergoing its transformation.

It was also an important system for the Tower of Time now and in the future.

When Xia Duo was away, Aiboke and Depake would step up to organize the Intermediate Mage Advanced Study Class; although the frequency was lower, it was maintained at least once a week.

Similar to this was the Low-level Mage Study Class, which was also the prerequisite for the existence of the Intermediate Mage Advanced Study Class; Xia Duo would decide the order of answering questions and the number of questions answered based on each Intermediate Mage's "attendance" frequency.

It roughly followed the principle of "whoever teaches the low-level mages more diligently gets more guidance."

This had specific parameters and indicators in the relevant records of the Academic Affairs Office of the Tower of Time, which Xia Duo could refer to, ensuring the formation of a relatively fair positive feedback mechanism.

After entering the 045 Conference Room, more than a dozen Intermediate Mages immediately stopped talking and focused their inquisitive gazes on Xia Duo; before the class had even begun, someone asked a question:

"Lord Xia Duo, I heard that a Murloc Tide broke out in Savile Town; how is the situation now?"

"No need to worry, it has already been resolved; later I will issue a family visit mission, and those of you who have family or friends in Savile Territory can go out and take a look."

Nowadays, the Tower of Time was located within Xia Duo's Territory, and the only way to quickly return to Savile Territory was through a Fixed Teleportation Portal, and naturally, not everyone had the Permission Level to pass through the portal.

But Xia Duo could understand the feelings of these Intermediate Mages; the vast majority of them were locals of Savile Territory, and although they were Intermediate Mages, they all had family to a greater or lesser extent, so it was only human nature to be worried at this moment.

Xia Duo might not have met a single truly heartless person who had nothing but magic, and he wasn't even sure if such people existed.

In Netheril, magic was often a means to achieve a certain goal, rather than the goal itself.

As for Xia Duo himself, as a transmigrator, he already had the pursuit of witnessing higher magical mysteries, but if he were asked to give up everything except magic, or the vast majority of it, he would not be able to do that either.

By extending his own feelings to others, he believed that even if such people existed, they were very few.

After the small interlude, Xia Duo began to lecture for everyone; this time, he continued with the points related to Arcane Geometry from the book "Principles" discussed last time.

Although he knew that the potential of these people might not even be as good as those Apprentices, Xia Duo still cultivated them as Arcanist Seeds, giving them full guidance.

Even if there were a very small number of people among these Intermediate Mages whom he disliked very much, he did not treat them differently.

"Taking the 'bridging' structure of the third layer of the Magic Net as an example, the explanation of the calculation of the Magic Net String bonding elements ends here; next, we begin the Q&A! The old rules: I call out a name, and that person asks a question; others should not make a sound, just listen. First—"

Xia Duo communicated with the Tower Spirit to inquire about the evaluation records of the Academic Affairs Office, then said: "Mage He Sai, according to your evaluation records from the past three days, you may ask three questions."

Among this group of Intermediate Mages, He Sai was not the most outstanding one, but he was the most active in executing Xia Duo's will; at the same time, being in charge of the Academic Affairs Office, it was also most convenient for him when organizing the Low-level Mage Study Class.

Therefore, almost every time he checked the evaluation records, He Sai had never fallen out of the top two.

As for the others, they were not as good; some people, even though they were now accustomed to attending lectures in the Advanced Study Class, still had a resistant psychology toward guiding low-level mages.

Occasionally organizing a Low-level Mage Study Class was like just going through the motions to meet the quota, with no subjective initiative at all.

There were others who had begun to actively embrace the new system of the Tower of Time, but due to objective reasons, the evaluation results were not ideal.

Among them, Huosite was quite prominent, because he was in charge of a Magic Item Mass Production Design Research Lab supported by the Tower of Time, so naturally, he would not have much time to guide low-level mages.

The evaluation records showed that the study class he organized was still filled with low-level mages from within his research lab; it was conceivable that he was not qualified to ask questions during the Advanced Study Class Q&A.

The same went for Leonard; he was also in charge of a research lab supported by the Tower of Time, and looking only at the evaluation records, he was also not qualified to ask questions.

In the Advanced Study Class, Xia Duo basically called names for Q&A according to the evaluation records, but in private, Huosite and Leonard, and even He Sai, could contact him individually; it was not limited to asking questions during the Advanced Study Class.

Additionally, Intermediate Mages could also communicate privately with each other, which was something Xia Duo encouraged and supported.