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"Never mind, let's go inside and talk about it first."
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When Latis and Atelier returned to the mage territory with a group of earth and wood mages, Yashutia was hand-making a model in the central courtyard.
"Hey, big brother! You're back!"
As Yashutia sensed the presence of the phylactery, she immediately noticed Latis's arrival. She rushed forward excitedly, holding up the model in her hands, and said:
"Look! This is the dragon's nest model I made for Serfal! Isn't it cute?"
"Yashutia, when did you return?"
Latis chuckled, took the exquisitely crafted model, and examined it.
The model replicates the valley of the dragon's lair to a certain scale, and the hibernation and activity areas are arranged in an orderly, stepped pattern, making full use of the small space of the valley.
"I got back this morning! But you had already gone out by then, so I played with Serfa for a while first."
Yashutia chuckled, glanced at Atelius who was directing the civil engineers in their work, subtly nudged Latis, and whispered:
"Big brother, I've collected materials for necromancy for you. Don't tell Big Sister, okay?"
"Big Sister?" Latis scratched his head, glanced at the half-elf, then looked at Yashutia, and couldn't help but ask:
"You're not talking about Ate, are you?"
“Yes, yes, the boss is terrifying, I’m completely convinced.” Yashutia nodded repeatedly.
"...I can't even imagine it."
Latis thought for a moment and found his mind filled with Arte's adorable image. He sighed, returned the model to Yashutia, and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, but this model may be outdated. The Mage Association will soon help us expand our territory."
"Eh?"
Yashutia was stunned.
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After careful consideration, Latis finally decided to change the entire structure of the Mage Territory.
First, the central mage tower was renovated and its space expanded. The mage tower is no longer the small place of only seventy or eighty square meters on the first floor. Although it looks the same size on the outside, the interior is now more than five hundred square meters, almost like the mansion in Latis's previous life.
In the northwest corner of the Mage's Territory, Serfal's Dragon Nest has also been expanded, allowing her to walk more than ten steps inside in her dragon form. If a spatial connection is established with Dragon Valley in the future, she might even be able to move some of Dragon Valley's items over.
He had originally intended to expand the area where Yashutia and Frico lived, but to his surprise, both of them refused. Yashutia felt unsafe living in such a large cave, while Frico felt that planting flowers should be done in moderation; otherwise, it would cease to be a hobby and become a chore.
Left with no other choice, Latis expanded a forest in the southeast corner. Although it was not large, without those annoying rolling hills, it was somewhat like the outdoor hot springs of Hardstem City. The forest was divided into three or four small hot spring areas, which served as resting places for mages and their entourage.
After confirming that this area could only be entered through the back door of the mage tower, Latis began to consider where to use the last two spatial expansions.
Just then, the robin, who had taken a rare nap, came out of the mage tower. Latis immediately grabbed the robin, who was instantly stuck to him like a slime, and set up an experimental area for her in the northeast corner to build his future experimental building.
Considering the possibility of taking on apprentices in the future, the experimental area was renamed the teaching area.
At this moment, the Mage's territory is divided into the central "Mage Tower Core Area" and connected to it the southeast corner "Hot Spring Forest", the northeast corner "Teaching Area", the northwest corner "Dragon's Nest", and finally the southwest corner "Logistics Area".
As for the last chance to expand the space, Latis and Artemis discussed it and decided to reserve it for his future mage tower.
They all understood that while the spell's effect of expanding space appeared to be a reward for Ateliers's apprenticeship, it was actually Orianna's investment in them.
In Lundia, no mage has ever heard of directly expanding a space tenfold. At most, one can exchange for an expansion multiplier of up to 50% after completing several high-level quests.
With such investment, Herod Mage Territory has vaguely acquired the capital to become a force to be reckoned with. At least in terms of capacity, the Mage Territory is now comparable to the capacity of a dozen or so ordinary mage towers.
After arranging the renovation, the group led by the mage decided to set aside an afternoon for the civil engineers to carry out the construction.
Just as they were gathered in the courtyard, pondering how to spend the afternoon, two guests arrived at the monk's residence.
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"Teacher Yin! You're back!"
Latis's eyes lit up as he watched the figure slowly approaching carrying a bag. He stepped forward, took the bag, and said:
"I think I heard a few days ago that you went to the capital. I didn't expect it to take you so long to come back."
"Hmm! It took quite a bit of effort." Silver Xiuer recalled the image of Latis that appeared in her mind whenever she felt she couldn't go on, and suddenly felt a flush rise to her cheeks. She coughed lightly and asked with a smile:
"How's Xiao La doing with her annual tasks?"
"Mission accomplished!" Latis grinned, gave a thumbs-up, and said, "Thanks to Teacher Yin's guidance!"
"Sigh, I didn't teach you much, you're just good at it yourself..."
Silversher shook her head very sincerely. Sometimes she even felt that Latis knew more than she did in some aspects, and she had indeed received a lot of emotional care from Latis before.
"It's nothing special," Latis said modestly, then suddenly noticed Yaya following behind Yinxiuer and narrowed his eyes to ask:
"……Who are you?"
Ye Ye wanted to explain, but in front of so many people, she was too embarrassed to say that she was there to gather material for her book. Besides, Jennifer hadn't asked her to come so soon. It was Ye Ye herself who couldn't control her impulse to draw the book. So she could only awkwardly pout and say, "I'm... here to freeload."
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't keep you here for dinner today." Latis pointed to the civil engineering mages behind him and shrugged helplessly.
"Is the mage territory undergoing renovations...?"
Silvershur, being quite knowledgeable, nodded. After a moment's thought, she felt it necessary to give Latis some pointers regarding the newly promoted nobles, so she asked:
"Little La, I need to discuss something with you. How about we find a quiet place to eat?"
“That’s also possible…” Latis scratched his head, glanced at the girls behind him, and hesitated before saying:
"But they..."
Silver Xiuer couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache. Herod Mage's territory was under renovation, so they couldn't sit down and talk. And if it was just the two of them going to find a restaurant, they wouldn't be able to take care of the girls.
She did have a mage tower, but because of her poverty, it was almost 30 or 40 kilometers away from here, and the facilities in that mage tower were not very complete.
"Why don't we all go to my mage tower?"
Frico suddenly spoke up, glancing at Silvershurst, winking and smiling:
"Teacher Yin, I've heard of you. My mage tower should be closer to yours. Why don't you come to my place?"
"Lady Frico..."
Silver Hugh pondered for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Then please."
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"Has Latis's teacher already submitted his name to the list of candidates for the new nobility?"
Orianna gazed at the magically foretold contents on the scroll, lost in thought as she tapped her fingertips on the table.
"The plan might need to be changed... Hmm? The nobles didn't even look at Latis's file?"
The newly displayed content made Orianna a little nervous. She pinched her eyebrows, took a deep breath, and began to think again.
"But even so, they can still trace back to Latis as a student through the nominee's teacher-student relationship. Tsk, why is this teacher so dedicated..."
Suddenly, Orianna's eyes lit up as if she had remembered something.
"If this teacher and 'Latis Titania' are lovers or spouses, it would completely divert their attention away from 'Latis.' Yes, it's normal for the Titania race, of Titan blood, to have the ability to make girls fight for them..."
"Aibo? Aibo!"
She immediately activated her short-range communication technique and shouted to the receptionist, "I need to talk to Latis's teacher, so I won't be back for dinner tonight!"
Chapter 302 Mage Tower No. 0721
The mage tower of Frico is numbered 0721. It is about ten kilometers away from the inner city of Lundia. It is neither too close nor too far. With the group's blessing spell, the group arrived at their destination in less than half an hour.
According to Frico, the mage tower actually belonged to her mentor, and she herself did not actually have a mage tower.
As the most talented mage of her generation, Frico was chosen by her mentor at a very young age and brought into the mage tower to participate in various magical research projects. From then on, she began a miserable life of being exploited by her unscrupulous mentor.
However, in return, the mage tower was handed over to Frico, but this was not a good thing, because it replaced the high salary that Frico should have received, making Frico extremely poor and unable to travel far, so she could only stay in the mage tower to work.
The mentor fared no better. Without ownership of the mage tower, she was constantly kicked out by the heartless Frico whenever it overflowed with experimental materials, forced to sleep on the streets. Even more despairing was that those materials were purchased with money that should have been paid to Frico.
It can be said that this master and disciple are very loving and affectionate. Even so, they were able to pass the regular mental health assessments conducted by the Dharma Association, which shows that their mental fortitude is incredibly strong.
It was precisely because of this that the association adjusted the overall scale of the psychological assessment based on the situation of the master and apprentice. It must be admitted that the association initially underestimated the limits of human beings.
"So my mage tower number is quite high, otherwise, I should have been numbered over two thousand by the time I reached the higher tier..."
Frico reached out and pressed the magic circle on the mage tower door. After matching the magical fluctuations, the door slowly opened, revealing the spacious interior.
"Please come in, everyone... The mage tower's internal circulation system hasn't run out of magic power yet, so it should still be relatively clean."
Latis was the first to enter the mage tower. As the magic crystal lamp in the room lit up, he instantly felt refreshed and his mind became clearer.
"This place is indeed suitable for conducting magical research."
He couldn't help but praise her, then looked at the girls walking in behind him and glanced around the interior of the mage tower.
Aside from the mage towers in the outer city that were rented out as shops, this was the first time Latis had come to a normal mage tower. This place was clearly more in line with his understanding of what a mage tower should look like: a spiral staircase built on an arched wall, small rooms for apprentices to rest, a display table in the center of the hall, humanoid shelves displaying magical equipment along the walls, and some small research workbenches, sofas, tables and chairs, etc.
"The first floor used to be filled with my mentor's personal waste, but I collected it all before I left, so it looks a bit more spacious."
Frico opened the apprentice's room, showing it the messy clutter inside, and sighed:
"My mentor probably died in the Star Sea. These things are just piled up here for her. I'm too lazy to tidy them up."
Latis scratched his head, glanced at the unusually calm Frico, and felt a little admiration. But then he thought that if he knew his boss was dead, he would probably be so happy that he would play some adult games for a couple of days, not to mention whether he would be sad.
"Anyway, everyone, please have a seat. I'll go make you some tea." Frico let out a long sigh and turned to walk upstairs.
Latis glanced at Frico's retreating figure, shook his head, and peeked into the apprentices' room.
Frico's mentor was clearly a woman who lived a rather rough life, which could be seen from the clutter in her room. Various tools she used were badly worn, and even the clothes that she hadn't taken with her showed her preferred sitting and sleeping postures through the wear and tear on different parts.
Latis bent down and glanced at the deep bite marks on several quill pens, feeling that this mentor was probably the type who was completely dedicated to his work.
"Huh... what's this?"