Lord of Arcane

Chapter 23 Assignment of work
New to a new environment, and with longings and worries about the future, Xia couldn't sleep for a long time, but compared to the days when he was in the old Neil Hotel, Xia Duo felt very at ease in the Mage Tower.

No one has a conflict of interest with him, and the competition between apprentices is more similar to the competition between students. There is no such thing as the argument that if you beat others, you will profit.

The Mage Tower is the place of order, which is the most satisfying place for Shado, which reminds him of the world before crossing.

With all kinds of thoughts, Xia Duo fell asleep without knowing when.

……

The next day, just before dawn, Xia Duo suddenly lifted the blanket and jumped off the bed, "Taling, request: the present moment!"

"Apprentice Xia Duo, the current time: 4:05."

Xia Duo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was not time to "go to work". He wanted to sleep a little longer and was worried that he would miss the time. 's dictionary.

By the faint light of dawn, I began to read and memorize.

When I get tired of reading, I take a wooden wine glass and go to the whirlpool in the bathroom to scoop some water to moisten my throat and continue reading.

Xia Duo swears that even in the college entrance examination that year, he hadn't been so diligent!

Sure enough, the environment can change people!
……

In the reading and memory, Xia Duo forgot the time, until the light in the room suddenly brightened, Xia Duo realized that the "wake up reminder" was coming.

The current time is 5 o'clock in the morning. Including the "sleep reminder" at almost 9 o'clock in the evening, the rest time planned by the Mage Tower for apprentices is exactly 8 hours, which is also in line with the daily rest time of ordinary mages.

Of course, planning is planning, and reality is another matter. At least last night, Xia Duo saw the scene of the apprentices "fighting at night".

Xia Duo hurriedly packed his things and put all the things that were convenient to carry into the inner pocket of the mage's robe, especially some of the dictionaries he sorted out last night, and even the bottle of inferior ink he put in the inner pocket.

Finally, he took the water and wiped his face indiscriminately, and then went out.

Before opening the door, Xia Duo felt that he should be very early. After all, he woke up before the "wake up light" came on, and then came out without much delay, but when he came to the restaurant on the first floor, he realized that he had already late.

Some of the apprentices had already left with egg rolls and cheese for breakfast, while others quickly finished their food and found a corner in the hall on the first floor to read by themselves.Because Xia Duo has just joined the Mage Tower, he still doesn't know how his next work will be arranged, so he can only follow the example, quickly finish the food and wait in the hall.

While reading silently and memorizing the color-resistant characters, I waited.

During the period, the new "nameless" apprentices who came yesterday also came, but after they finished eating, they had nothing to do and chatted in the hall, which made the originally quiet hall become extra noisy.

Xia Duo couldn't help but frowned and stopped, but no one else was in the limelight, so he didn't want to be a prominent bird, but took advantage of this noisy environment to exercise his ability to focus.

This is one of the core elements of the magician's spellcasting. If the concentration is not enough, even if the spell can be cast, the chance of the spell going out of control will far exceed that of a person with stronger concentration.

Xia Duo is from modern times, and all kinds of information temptation are all over the place. Compared with simple native apprentices, his concentration is not as good. Xia Duo has realized this.

……

At 5:30, a middle-aged mage came to the hall, and the whole hall was silent. The apprentices who were not assigned jobs were all surrounded, and Xia Duo was no exception.

"Okay, 45 apprentices left yesterday, and 26 new ones joined. It involves the daily operation of the mage tower. The work of some of the original apprentices in the mage tower will also be adjusted. I will report some of the jobs below. Those who wish to raise their hands, those who have experience are preferred.”

I don't know if he cast a spell or not, but the middle-aged mage's voice was particularly loud, and his voice echoed throughout the hall.

Xia Duo was thinking about what kind of job he could adapt to, preferably the kind of job with free time from time to time, so that he could learn Naise writing in his spare time.

But what will happen, he can only think about it, the final decision is the middle-aged mage in front.

"The Arcane Garden is short of 5 people. Those who have experience in farming and caring for plants are preferred!"

As soon as the words fell, seven or eight hands were raised. Xia Duo thought about it and raised his hands. There should be a lot of free time for farming and caring for plants, and Xia Duo also has some experience.

Xia Duo has planted narcissus, asparagus, cactus, and raised fish before crossing, so he should be considered experienced, and living in China, he has passively accepted a lot of agricultural knowledge under the influence of his eyes and ears. Xia Duo thinks that he can adapt to this situation. item of work.

The middle-aged mage ordered 5 people including Xia Duo at random, called to the side, and then continued: "There is a shortage of 16 people to deal with the casting materials! Those with relevant experience are preferred."

Wow, good guy, except for Xia Duo and others who had already called to the side, almost everyone raised their hands.

The middle-aged mage called aside without raising his hand, and continued to ask: "The kitchen is cooking, there are 5 people missing."

Row away 5.

"The material department is short of 5 people. It needs to have a foundation in writing and arithmetic."

Row 5 more.

After that, no one raised their hands, but 16 people who handled the casting materials were rowed away, and the rest were cleaning staff, whether it was cleaning the interior of the mage tower or going to the laundry room to wash clothes.

Little Neil was picked around and eventually became the cleaning staff.

……

After the assignments were made, the middle-aged mage asked everyone to register their names and keep records, and then let all the apprentices arrange their own work, and only said that the salary would be deducted if the attendance at the end of the month did not meet the standard.

Xia Duo noticed that when the middle-aged mage was about to leave, his eyes stopped on him for a few seconds, as if he was looking at the name embroidered on his chest.

I don't know if it's good or bad.

……

The Arcane Garden is located on the second floor of the Mage Tower. It is a fairly large plain. Among the 4 apprentices who went to the Arcane Garden with Shado, there is a "named" official apprentice just like him.

Along the way, the apprentice named Sammy was quite chatty, almost subverting Shado’s impression of the apprentice of the Mage Tower again, but judging from Sammy’s inquiring about Shado’s background, the apprentice of the Mage Tower is not like before. What Xia Duo thinks is so "deaf to the outside world".

That's fine, if it's really like a robot, it's a little scary to think about.

"By the way, Sammy, have you worked in the Arcane Garden before? What do you usually do there?" Shado asked.

"I haven't been there, but my brother once worked in the Arcane Garden. The work there is not complicated. Generally, only one or two days a week will be tiring. The rest of the days are generally clearing weeds and pests."

(End of this chapter)