Advanced Mage Andal was a powerful level-15 figure who had a lot of influence in the Supreme Mage Society. However, the title of Master was obviously not a cup of coarse ale that cost a copper coin. Compared to the Advanced Mage, this was the most praiseworthy thing about the skinny old man.
After all, becoming an Advanced Mage wasn't something shocking, and there were only a few old guys who were called Masters in Hubble City. It was worth mentioning that there were only two mages among them, while the others were the music master, the bard, Domingo, the ancient literature master, Zaro, the master craftsman, Mr. Uzi, and the tactical master, Count Ryan, who was known as the Shield of the Empire.
However, the Earl rarely performed his duties as the military officer of Hubble County when he was fighting at the border. The acting military officer was the Earl's younger brother, Sir Wright. As for the other master who was a mage, his background was even more impressive. He successfully broke through to level-19 at the age of 94, but he kept a very low profile as the president of the Hand of Truth Society, Floren.
As a level-15 mage, Master Andal seemed to be far from the title of a master. However, he had been engaged in the research of various spell materials for decades and had achieved more than any other mage scholar in the same profession. This allowed the little old man Andal to pass the all-rounded assessment as a level-15 mage and become a unique high-level professional master. Almost all the other masters were advanced professionals.
If he wanted to, the little old man could call himself " Master of Magic Material Science and the All-rounded Wizard of the Red Robe Society, Honorable Director of the Three Great Academies, Sir Andal." However, it seemed that all the older mages did not care much about fame. If he wanted to use a worshipping tone and a long list of titles to flatter them, it would probably be useless.
Brand walked to the wooden ladder and carefully helped the old man down the floor. Master Ander seemed to be still immersed in the vast database, and his eyes were still a little erratic.
As if recalling something, the old man waved at Brand and said kindly,"Why don't you rest for a few more days? "Your body is only slightly better than an old man like me. Don't work hard while you're young. You can't do it without a good body."
Holding the old man's sleeve, he sat down at a large table. Brand replied somewhat embarrassedly,""Sir, thank you for your concern. I feel much better this morning. I was afraid that you would be worried, so I came over directly. Besides, it's payday today. It's not good to stay at home and wait for the gold coins to come."
Ander was slightly stunned. He shook his head in amusement and said,"Oh? "You know how to tell jokes now. It seems like it's good to get injured and recuperate once in a while." Ander pointed at the soft leather bag on the table and continued,"I've already collected your salary and subsidy materials for this month. I'm about to get someone to send them to you. However, it's good that you came personally. I have a new scroll here that I need your help with."
Taking the scroll from Andal and opening it, Brand asked doubtfully,"" It looks like this experiment requires a large amount of raw redstone and Herrygus holly leaves. I believe the Four-Leaf Clover Trading Company should have enough raw redstone, but it seems difficult to get so many Herrygus holly leaves at once."
Ander frowned and said,""How about this, you go to Silversail Town and gather people to collect it. It's the fishing season now, so it's only natural that the supply of medicinal herbs is insufficient." After saying that, he stuffed two gold notes with magic seals into Brand's hands. These gold notes with magic seals were divided into four units: one, ten, one hundred, and one thousand. When the holder filled in a number within the limit and activated it, a small charm on the gold note would be triggered to lock the amount written with magic potion. If the party who received the gold note wanted to exchange it for currency, they only needed to go to the various postman stations to do so.
Brand looked at the two gold notes in his hands, one worth ten gold and the other worth a hundred gold. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart, A hundred gold coins was equivalent to half a year's worth of his salary.
Oh right, I don't have any use for this anyway. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you." Ander took out a dirty fist-sized frog bag from his withered hand and smiled at Brand.
The latter immediately understood that this was the dimensional pocket that he had been coveting for a long time but had never dared to have any extravagant hopes of. He quickly said, Sir, your gift is really…really too expensive. I don't dare to accept it." Ander glared at the young man and reprimanded,""Child, isn't it just a magic bag that has been halved in weight? You'll get better ones when you become an Advanced Mage. After all, magic technology is constantly improving.”。
Even though he knew that the old man was pretending to be angry, Brand still felt uneasy."Sir…" The old man interrupted Brand and forcefully stuffed the dimensional pocket into the pocket of his robe. He said,""Call me teacher. Although I often order you to run errands and do odd jobs, I have also taught you a lot of things.”。
Brand moved his lips, but he did not manage to reject the offer. He looked at the short Wizard Andal and bowed deeply. Teacher, I will never forget your kindness." The old man smiled and shook his head, indicating that the soft leather bag on the table was still filled with something. At the same time, he ordered Brand to leave."Alright, go. The food here isn't to your young people's taste. When you go to Blue Robes 'side later, help me say hello to Ou Gen, I won't be joining in the fun."
The Hand of Truth Society had a blue robe as its symbol, while the Supreme Mages wore red robes. As for the Shadow Tower, it was also known as the Gray Robes. The three great societies with different academic advantages and talents were like temples in the eyes of ordinary people. The threshold of the three great societies was quite high, and the result of competition between the societies was that the annual membership examination became more and more stringent, causing many young people who had the idea of gilding their bodies to complain.
Carrying a soft bag that wasn't too heavy, Brand casually found a relatively clean hotel in the learning area and had lunch. He simply meditated for an hourglass in the room upstairs of the hotel before getting up and stretching his slightly stiff body to slowly go downstairs to participate in the seminar of the Hand of Truth Society.
When he left the shop, the shop owner was still very friendly with the young Intermediate Mage. After all, the crescent moon badge on his chest was a good indication that Brand was a " young and promising " Intermediate Mage. At this moment, Brand was cursing the shop owner in his heart. Black-hearted bastard! The monthly salary of a…a private tutor was only 15 gold and 60 silver coins. It should be known that taking a carriage in the city would cost at least 5 copper coins and at most 30 copper coins. A normal set meal would cost 1 silver coin, not to mention the 60 copper coins for the room…
The academic seminar in the afternoon was very short. Since everyone present was familiar with the relevant people, they skipped all the activities and went straight to the main topic. Most of the attendees were high-level professionals, and most of them were blue-robed high-level mages. In addition, some professionals from the Pharmacist Guild and the Scholar Guild were also among them. Brand had actually participated in the discussion as a mere grade-7 mage with the results of his research on ancient ink.
Ancient ink was not precious because it had been lost for a long time. Most importantly, there were many types of ancient ink. Not only could it be used to engrave magic circles and make various magic scrolls, such as the gold notes currently used by the Three Great Academies, but it was also very effective in drawing magic scrolls. If used properly, it could greatly increase the power and stability of magic scrolls!
However, according to the current research data, there were almost thousands of ancient ink formulas and usage methods, which made the elites of the Magic World dumbfounded. This huge academic research had even received the support of the royal family. The 10,000 gold exclusive research fund had been allocated a few months ago before any research results were obtained.
It was said that His Majesty in the Imperial Capital had specially instructed the minister in charge of following up on the research project to " satisfy anyone who wants money or people at all costs to ensure that the research can produce practical value."
Today's meeting was mainly a summary of the research findings and various conclusions of the past few months. Brand's translation of the " Kiss of Resting " ink formula was unanimously praised by the three people in charge of the ancient ink research. They believed that the translation and revision of the formula were not only accurate, but also some bold assumptions and supplementary information were very valuable. Therefore, they specially applied for the third-class Thorn Medal as an encouragement.
Under the envious gazes of his peers, Brand respectfully took the medal with both hands. The exquisite Thorn Medal had a line of small words engraved on the edge: " The road to knowledge is full of thorns." In comparison, the 100-gold reward was not as eye-catching. The apprentice mages from the countryside knew that the highest honor of the Hand of Truth Society, even the lowest rank-3 Thorn Medal, could only be obtained with special contributions. Brand naturally knew the weight of the medal, and his pale face was flushed with excitement.
Due to the rapid progress of the meeting, it ended in less than half an hourglass. Brand, who rarely went shopping in the past, weighed the weight of his backpack. He felt that it was still within an acceptable range, so he walked out of the learning area and hailed a carriage to go straight to the western trading area.
Brand was still in a daze on the carriage. Half a day had passed, and his soft leather bag was full of today's harvest. Just the dimensional pocket given by his teacher was enough to make him feel happy. The precious medals he had unexpectedly obtained far exceeded the 200-plus gold coins in his pocket, and this month's supplementary materials seemed to have increased a little more than before. It seemed that he could not repay the kindness of his teacher Andal.
Recalling the smiling face of the little old man, Brand secretly cheered himself on. He had to work harder to live up to his teacher's high expectations.
Not long after, the carriage arrived at the trade square in the west of the city. Taking a deep breath, Brand began his payday shopping.
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