Chapter 222: It’s hard to refuse
such kindness.
If you say any more, it will seem inhumane.
So Duke finally agreed to what his teacher Suktara did and transferred part of her property to Duke's name.
Of course, these industrial transfers can be handed over by the two financial personnel and will not hinder the normal teaching of Suktara and Duke.
jingle.
Suktara pulled the bell and called his assistant Subbotan: "Go and bring Terrence in." "
Yes, sir."
After a while, Terrence sat at the desk.
Suktara looked at Terrence, who had always been honest and kind to him, and said gently: "How long have you been in the Mage Tower?"
"Thirty years, mentor."
"Yes, I still remember when you were a child. When I was young, I entered my mage tower and grew step by step to where I am today." "
It's all thanks to your teachings, mentor, that I am what I am today."
Suktara shook his head: "It's your own efforts and the spiritual influence on you. The teacher is just a guide for you."
After a pause, she continued: "I think you have guessed what I meant by calling you here. The teacher is old and it is time to find a new teacher for this mage tower. As for the new master, I think Duke is the most suitable new master, what do you think?"
Although Terrence had been mentally prepared, he still had some inexplicable and complicated emotions intertwined in his mind after hearing Suktala's confirmation.
But he quickly eliminated his distracting thoughts, glanced at Duke, nodded and said, "I believe in your choice, mentor." "
What a good boy." Suktara smiled happily, "My mentor is no longer doing research. I will gradually guide Duke to take over the projects undertaken by the Mage Tower. So, Terrence, the mentor hopes that you can help Duke."
Duke also said cooperatively: "I am a newcomer in the field of alchemy, and I hope you can help me. Do in-depth research in this field."
After hearing this, Terrence thought for a moment and said, "I will follow your arrangements, mentor."
That was how the matter was settled.
In a flash, the day of the New Year arrived, and Duke stayed at Suktala Master Tower to celebrate the New Year with his teacher.
With the ringing of the bell, the storm year 4415 ushered in.
This year, Duke turned nineteen.
"Sir, this is the Giant of Light's dividend this year." General Manager Vial came to visit the Mage Tower on the second day after the New Year's Day.
Taking his wife with him.
Vivian did not go home to celebrate the New Year this year. Her identity has changed, so she stayed to spend the New Year with Duke.
The Vuillards missed her and came over as guests.
"The dividends will be handed over directly to my treasurer. I will ask Vivian to have a meal with you at noon. If you rest here at night, I will come back in the evening and have dinner with you." Duke said politely.
"No, no, no, you are busy with your business. We will go back after lunch." Vuillard said hurriedly, "Although the company has a holiday during the Chinese New Year, there are a lot of things to do. I have to go back to check the accounts in the evening."
Giant of Light has completed its third round of financing.
Today's valuation has reached five million, and new factories have been built throughout the Fengxi field to supply products directly from the place of origin.
The Giant of Light has never set foot in the other eleven areas.
Transportation is inconvenient, and you don't have the ability to get involved. There are very few large companies across fields in the entire Seven Towers Federation.
Duke's patent fees, but the fees received made my hands tremble.
However, after collecting it, except for part of it that was kept as daily life and experimental funds, the rest was used to repay Suktala. Although Suktala had decided to hand everything over to Duke for inheritance, it was the same thing. Get it together.
You can't just rely on your status as the successor to stop paying back the money.
"Oh, by the way, General Manager Vial, the third round of financing has ended. You can make an announcement within the company that the company will no longer raise funds from the outside." Duke thought of something and directly ordered, "Imitate the Xibidi Spirit Mine Company. system."
After returning from attending the Natural History Conference last year, Dinjige contacted many shareholders of Runwanjia, divested capital from Runwanjia, and joined Giant of Light.
But Duke requires that these shareholders only have dividend rights and no decision-making rights.
The company will not set up a board of directors, and all management will be handed over to professional managers, and he, the founder, has absolute control.
Many Runwanjia shareholders opposed this request.
Therefore, not many arcane mages came to raise funds in the end, but they also raised millions of funds to expand the production of Giant of Light.
"Yes, I will make an announcement when I return to the company."
"Then I won't accompany you. I have something to do and have to go out." Duke asked Vivian to accompany his parents, and he took the shuttle to leave.
During the Chinese New Year, it is natural to visit relatives and friends.
It has been more than two years since he has been integrated into the arcane mage circle in Shenjiao City. Duke has gotten to know a lot of people and needs to move around frequently.
I went to visit Penrose first, chatted with my former mentor for a while, and then got up to say goodbye. I went to Wizard Erwin's Tower again and didn't see Erwin, but I left the gift. Then we went to Shanmao Town, not far from Shenjiao City.
Lynx Town is the fiefdom of the Lynx family. Bobcat Baron Jovis Lynx is a third-level arcanist and one of the rulers of the Union Tower.
Duke has no connection with Jovis. He is here to visit Joanna Bobcat.
Joanna is his best friend at the moment - strictly speaking, the only two people who can be considered friends are Joanna and Shanfis.
As for Kyria Furious, she is a confidante.
"Hi, Duke!" Joanna saw Duke and gave him a strong hug. "Happy New Year, may your spirit be with you forever!" "Happy
New Year, may your spirit be with you forever." Duke smiled.
"My dad has a guest. I'll take you around Bobcat Town first. Is this your first time in Bobcat Town?" Joanna said quickly, "Oh, by the way, I called my brother over. He's in the old guys." In front of me, I must be frustrated."
However, Joanna failed to call out her brother Jodik Lynx. Instead, she came out and called Duke, and they entered the castle hall together.
"Dad, Lord Bernoulli, Duke is here." Joanna shouted honestly.
At the top of the living room, two stern arcane mages sat, one with a middle-aged appearance and the other with gray hair.
"Duke, come here." Jovis waved, "Let me introduce you. This is Lord Bernoulli." "
Hello, Lord Bernoulli." Duke saluted.
In his heart, he was very curious. Bernoulli actually came to Shenjiao City during the New Year period. It seemed to be related to the urban construction plan of Cuihai City.
After he informed Keyston of the outbreak in the Ocean of Insects, the Cuihai Valley development war evolved into the Cuihai City urban construction plan. The Bernoulli family's hopes of quietly occupying this large spring were ruined, but Bernoulli did not give up.
Instead, they actively planned and obtained the leading right to urban construction and development in Cuihai City.
According to what Duke heard from other Arcane mages, Bernoulli seemed to have given up his family's fiefdom and planned to imitate the Raging Waves family and integrate with the future Cuihai City.
certainly.
Duke knew little about the struggles between the big shots, and it was difficult for him to participate in them.
His only thought was to wait for Christian Raging Waves to fulfill his promise and hand over the chick's grandmother, the trilobite ancient spirit, to him.
Bernoulli nodded lightly: "You are welcome, Scholar Duke. Such a young scholar is truly blessed by spirituality." Almost
any arcane mage who sees Duke will marvel at Duke's youth.
"Duke's talent is undoubted. He is not only outstanding in natural history, but also in the fields of card making and alchemy." Jovis said.
Bernoulli replied: "I have heard that Suktara seems to have chosen Duke as his successor?"
Before Duke could answer, Jovis laughed: "This old lady, Duke has just been promoted to Arcane Mage. At that time, he was considered as his successor. But having said that, the old lady did have a vicious eye, and she could see Duke's talent at a glance."
Seeing that the conversation was about to go on, Joanna interrupted without hesitation: "Dad , Jodik and I will take Duke out for a walk."
"Go ahead and stay here for lunch." Jovis nodded.
Duke and the impatient Jodick Bobcat said goodbye to Bernoulli, and then followed Joanna out of the living room.
"Huh!" Jodick breathed out, "Duke, you saved me!"
Like Joanna Bobcat, Jodick Bobcat is also a level 1 arcane mage, but he is nearly twenty years older than Joanna. .
He is now approaching fifty years old.
"I knew you couldn't stay any longer, so Duke came to play with me, so I pulled you over generously." Joanna patted her brother's shoulder.
Jodik laughed and said, "Of course I know, sister, you are the most loyal!"
Although he has been running for five years, Jodik is still unmarried, and his interest in eating, drinking and having fun is far greater than the pursuit of spiritual arcana.
"By the way, Duke, I haven't congratulated you on your successful graduation." Joanna said.
Duke smiled and said: "After graduation, I just change to a mage tower and continue to do research. It doesn't make any difference to me." Jodick gritted his teeth and said: "Oh
my God, you still choose to stay here after graduation." Working in the Mage Tower? Isn’t this going to kill you? In my Mage Tower, I don’t go in more than ten times a year. I get a headache when I see the laboratory.” “This is a common problem in
our family.” Joanna sighed, “ My dad doesn't like to study academics, and my brother and I don't like to study academics. Fortunately, there is still the path of arcanist, otherwise spiritual arcane magic will not have a place in the Lynx family." Jodick believed deeply: "
Yes Ah, this is a common problem in the family. I think there is something wrong with the short-tailed lynx bloodline refined by the ancestors... I should let my father replace the bloodline of the next generation of the family. Maybe there will be a chance to cultivate scholars." The short-tailed lynx is
5 Ring spirit beast, commonly known as lynx.
The Lynx family is the fusion of the bloodline of the short-tailed lynx. When promoted to level 1, both the Grand Knight and the Arcane Mage can stimulate the Lynx bloodline and gain a light and agile body.
"This is impossible. Although the lynx bloodline may have a common problem of not liking to delve into it, it also gives us stronger arcane talents. I think it is very good." Joanna thought very openly about this: "Let me
or in the future My children, like Duke, study academics all day long, ah, that's too scary!"
Duke heard this and smiled lightly: "It sounds like my life is quite miserable now."
"It's very difficult for me to understand, Duke, you guys These scholars, if they stay in the laboratory all day, won't they feel dizzy, have chest tightness and shortness of breath?" Jodik asked seriously, maybe he really didn't understand why.
"Jordick, what do you like? I mean hobbies."
"Well, let me think about it, I like dancing, very much. Dancing can make me feel excited from the bottom of my heart." "
Yes, dancing It can make you excited from the bottom of your heart." Duke said, "This is the same as us delving into the spiritual arcana. It also makes us excited to explore the spiritual arcana, get to know the world, and understand the laws behind things. "
Jordick's eyes widened.
After a while, she shook her head: "I don't understand!"
Joanna echoed: "I don't understand either, and I don't want to understand. Duke, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to the mountains to walk in the snow."
With Jodick and Joanna The brother and sister walked around, basically the brother and sister were talking incessantly, and he could just listen with his ears. But I feel very relaxed. Compared with ordinary arcane mages, people from the Lynx family are easier to get close to.
At noon, stay in Shanmao Town for lunch.
However, Bernoulli had already left early. When Duke was visiting before, he saw the Cockroach airship from Bernoulli's Master Tower taking off and flying to the west, probably to the Cuihai Valley.
The urban construction plan of Cuihai Valley has been passed, but there is no movement for the time being. The existence of the Black Jade Horseshoe Dragon has greatly restricted the development of Cuihai Valley.
Perhaps all parties are playing a game, and after the game is over, they will gather their firepower to hunt down the Black Jade Horseshoe Crab Dragon.
After lunch, Duke said goodbye and left Bobcat Town, continuing to visit some familiar arcane mages until he went to the Keystone Wizard Tower in the evening.
"Happy New Year, may your spirit be with you forever."
"Happy New Year, may your spirit be with you forever."
I didn't see Christian Furious. After all, the chief executive of Shenjiao City's Union Tower had too many people coming to visit him.
Duke only came to see Kiliya.
And had dinner with Kilia's parents. After dinner, she took Platycodon and the chicken with her and took a walk in the castle that looked like a mountain castle.
"Did you like the dinner?"
"Yes, it's very delicious, especially the dessert after the meal, like the puffs, it's very delicious." Duke replied.
The street lights were bright, shining on Kiriya's slightly baby-fat face, making her smile even brighter: "It's the croissant mochi made by my mother. She likes to study desserts the most. I also like to eat this croissant mochi very much." . If you like, Platycodon misses the chick, I will bring some croissant mochi." "
That would be great. If the chick is happy, so will I!" "
If I don't bring the croissant mochi, you will be happy too. "Why not?"
"Why not? I like mochi, but I also like platycodon. I'll be happy if you bring either one." "What
if you don't bring both?"
"Who knows, wait until you don't bring either We'll talk about it later."
"You're such a slippery man!"
Patrolling knights often passed by on the streets of the castle, but there were secretly phantom knights following Kiriya and Duke, and no one came to disturb them.
Not far away, a little chicken was carrying Platycodon on its back, circling around a street lamp.
"Chicken, is your master pursuing Kiriya?" the caterpillar-like Kikyo asked.
The little chicken's mouth tilted: "No way, it's Kylia who is pursuing Duke, and Duke is not my master, he is my little brother!"
"Do you think Kylia will agree to be together?"
"Of course, my little brother is so charming, I can't believe it!" "
They will be as harmonious and beautiful as the prince and princess in fairy tales. Do you want to live together?" Kikyo seemed to be a little involved.
The little chicken said with a flat mouth: "That's not true. Duke will not stop for a flower or grass. He said that he would go to the Holy City of Offa and venture deep into the wild forest. When my grandma is rescued, I will do the same. Go on an adventure with Duke. Without my protection, he will be easily trafficked."
Platycodon raised his head and said, "You're so annoying!" "
Why are you scolding me? It's inexplicable!" Xiaoji scolded me back without any sign of weakness, "Be careful with me. I'll throw you out of the air and kill you, you little white bug!"
"You big green head!"
"Little white bug!"
"Big green head!"
While the chick and Platycodon grandiflorum were noisy, Duke also ended It’s late for the walk with Kiriya, it’s time to go back.
Kiliya's parents personally delivered it to the door.
He warned: "Come to my house often when you have time. Kylia, this kid doesn't have many friends. My uncle and aunt are very happy that you can come." "
Okay, I will come often. You go back." Duke waved his hand, Got into the shuttle.
The shuttle started and drove around the corner. In the rearview mirror, he could see Kiriya and her parents watching him leave at the door.
"Sir, Ms. Kilia's parents are very good people." Mulali, who followed Duke wherever he went like a little tail, said happily.
Kylia's parents, one is a great knight and the other is a spiritual apprentice.
Originally, he did not receive much attention in the family. After all, Kirsten had too many descendants. However, because of the birth of Kylia, he was put in the family's spotlight. Now he has taken over many of the family's businesses, and his status has been greatly improved.
A big noble like the Nutao family cannot guarantee that every generation of their descendants will be able to train arcane mages.
Especially an arcane mage with outstanding talent like Kiriya.
That's why when the eighteen-year-old Kylia was promoted to Arcane Mage, she was given the title of Heaven's Daughter under the influence of her family.
Regardless of whether you choose to marry abroad or inherit the family business in the future, you can ensure that the family's honor and favor will last forever.
"In a big family, you can't judge good or bad from the surface." Hearing the young assistant's praise, Duke said something meaningful.
Finished visiting elders or seniors.
Next, it was someone else's turn to visit Duke.
"Sir, I wish you eternal spirituality and prosperity in Austrian law." James cupped his hands and smiled, and he brought his wife and children with him.
Duke smiled and chatted with the James family for a while, and then asked Mulali to continue entertaining James' wife and daughter, while he chatted with James alone.
"Lingchi Farm will be relocated as soon as possible to the vicinity of Master Suktala Tower. You can choose the location yourself. I will have someone tell the farm manager later." He
no longer works at Master Penrose Tower. He is located near Master Penrose Tower. Lingchi Farm is no longer convenient.
James hesitated and said: "Sir, moving the farm will affect the cultivation of this year's Chuixuezhu." "It doesn't matter
. The seeds of the Chuixuezhu over there can be kept, and they can be cultivated again on the new farm. I have mutated the Broken Sword on No. 3 Lin is searching extensively for the seeds of Chuixuezhu. Later, you can try more hybridization and slowly find suitable new varieties." "
Yes."
"Look back, the Lingzhi team still needs to expand. You can recruit people without considering the cost. ."
"Understood."
Now Duke has become Suktala's official successor, and all the properties are gradually being handed over to Duke, including this mage tower.
Therefore, Duke is also preparing to integrate his industry into Suktala Master Tower one after another.
A mage tower and its surrounding castles are basically a self-sufficient small world. Unfortunately, Suktala Mage Tower does not have a small spiritual spring. It needs to bring spiritual spring water pipes from Shenjiao City to deliver spiritual energy to the mage tower.
This is a high fee.
...
After the New Year's Day, everything returned to its normal state. The cold winter did not change anything. Duke still followed Suktala to do research every day.
Research and teach at the same time.
The cultivation in the field of alchemy is getting deeper and deeper.
And during this period, Suktala took over two more jobs of designing and casting arcane weapons from other cities at low prices, and started working with Duke.
Making money is secondary, helping Duke improve is the purpose.
The complete casting process of three arcane weapons in a row expanded Xiaoyi's database with too much content, and also made the research and development progress of the Arcane Weapon Hands advance rapidly.
One morning in early spring in March.
Xiaoyi delivered the good news: "Congratulations, master, the research and development of the Arcane Hand spell model has been completed. Master can start casting the Arcane Hand." "Has the Arcane Hand finally been designed?" Duke was overjoyed
.
This arcane weapon designed by him and Xiao Yi has undergone many improvements. During this period, Xiao Yi summarized some difficulties. Duke then asked Suktala to help Xiao Yi quickly solve the difficulties, and finally successfully developed it today. .
In the exchange of ideas, countless information flows in an instant.
Duke already knew the spell model of the Arcane Hand, and he had memorized the entire casting process provided by Xiaoyi.
If you don’t understand something, Xiaoyi will explain it in detail.
In this way, Duke has gained a deep understanding of the Arcane Weapon Hand and can officially start refining materials and casting.
"Xiao Yi."
"Master, Xiao Yi is here."
"I have a hunch that this time the arcane hand is successfully cast, I am afraid that my study in the field of alchemy will be thoroughly solid." Duke closed his eyes and lay on his back. On the sofa chair, "And, most importantly, this arcane weapon will bring me the last trace of spiritual arcane knowledge that is missing in the evolution of the spiritual core."
In the spiritual sea.
Xiaoyi's work schedule clearly shows his current cultivation progress.
"Process 1, exclusive meditation method, idle consumption consumes 25% of power. Currently, Linghai level, level 1 arcane scholar, training progress is estimated to be 95%, and the time budget cannot be quantified. Important reminder: The evolution speed of spiritual cores has tended to be slow recently, and you may fall into A certain level needs an opportunity to break."
Opportunity.
Duke has a feeling in his mind that the hand of the arcane weapon is an opportunity for a breakthrough in the evolution of the spiritual core. As for whether it is true, he needs to try it first.
However, before casting the arcane weapon.
Duke imprinted the spell model into the steady-state ring positioner, and after the teacher got off work from the Union Tower, he presented the spell model to Suktala.
"Teacher, I recently tried to design an arcane weapon, the 'Arcane Weapon Hand' designed for myself. Please help me check it." This was the moment when he
showed his learning results to Suktara.
Although Suktara was already accustomed to Duke's talent, she was still so surprised that she was briefly distracted when she saw the twists and turns, spirals, and strangely beautiful spell models in the steady-state annular instrument, and her heart beat rapidly. .
"This... was designed by you yourself?"
"Yes, teacher."
"Huh." Suktara calmed down, "Child, don't worry, let the teacher take a closer look at your arcane weapon. Hand."
Taking a deep breath, Suktara began to mobilize his spiritual energy and sense the spell model of the entire Arcane Hand.
As a third-level arcane mage and alchemy scholar, she has designed and cast countless arcane weapons in her life. As for the spell models of arcane weapons, it can be said that there are few arcane mages in the entire Shenjiao City who understand the spell models of arcane weapons better than she does. .
As soon as she started to check, her brows were raised high, and she couldn't stop being surprised.
The magic model of this arcane weapon is very complete, and there is no complicated or superfluous structure. It is simple, clear and coordinated, as if it is a work that an alchemist scholar has spent several years polishing to polish it.
For a full quarter of an hour, Suktara didn't say a word and devoted himself wholeheartedly to exploring the spell model.
When I encounter some strange structures, I will still ponder them in my mind.
When you figure out why, you will sigh in surprise, and then continue to check the next structure until it takes an hour to check all the structures.
"Teacher." Duke, who was bored at the side, put down his coffee cup and walked over, "Have you finished checking? Are there any shortcomings?" "
Shortcomings, no, no, no, there are no shortcomings, even if it is designed by the teacher. , it is impossible to design a better design than you!" Suktara had a treasured smile on her face, "Duke, good boy, the teacher is so lucky to choose you as his successor."
She grabbed Duke Holding her hand, her smile was so kind that it almost overflowed: "Your talent in the field of alchemy is fully demonstrated in this work!"
She turned to the steady-state ring positioner and praised: "There is nothing that needs to be modified to cast it. Well, the teacher is waiting to see your finished product."
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