In the circle of magicians on the continent of Sainz, it is quite taboo to inquire into the private magic research of the other magician, because this kind of thing is by default regarded as the precious private property of the magician. If you inquire rashly, it will almost be regarded as Make a provocation.
But this also depends on the specific situation.
Like the current Magister Arista, asking magic questions to a mere seventh-level magician as a magister will not be regarded as provocation or offense to the magicians on the Sainz continent. , on the contrary, you will definitely feel quite honored.
You must know that the Magister is the supreme being in the circle of magicians in Sainz Continent. It is already an honor for low-level magicians to meet him, not to mention that he will be asked about magic issues.
Therefore, when Magister Arista expressed his wish to ask Akali for advice, he was confident that Akali would be very happy to agree to his request.
However, he never expected that Akale would directly refuse!
After being stunned for a moment, Magister Arista looked a little embarrassed. He could only laugh dryly, waved his hand and said: "Okay, I was rash, Miss Akali, just pretend that I didn't ask this question. "
Akali was also stunned for a moment, then reacted, hurriedly shook her hands, and said with a smile: "Sir Arista, don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't want to discuss these issues with you, but these things now belong to our New Flying Chamber of Commerce. It is a secret that I cannot disclose to anyone without the approval of the president. Please forgive me.”
"A secret belonging to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?" Magister Arista was a little surprised. "Isn't this the magic circle you developed yourself? That should be your own thing."
"No, this magic circle is me..." Akali pointed to a circle of researchers from the Magic Research Institute. "And the team members under me jointly researched it. It is not just my own contribution. When we study these magic circles, we rely on the support provided by the Chamber of Commerce in all aspects. Without this support If so, we can’t figure it out.”
Several researchers around Akali nodded in unison, obviously sympathetic to what Akali said.
Seeing Akali and their reactions, Arista became more interested and continued to ask: "So... you are very willing to hand over the magic results you have worked so hard to research to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and even take them out with No one else is willing to discuss it?”
"Your Excellency Arista, you still misunderstood." Akali smiled. "This communication magic circle was originally developed by us for the Chamber of Commerce, so it does not belong to us originally. It belongs to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. If we take out these confidential issues to discuss with others without authorization, or even reveal the secrets , that would be a violation of the contract signed between us and the Chamber of Commerce."
"Oh? So you are just hired?" Akali nodded. Arista thought for a moment and then asked: "So...if the Magician's Guild asks you to tell them these things, what will you do?"
Magister Camilla glanced at him, thinking that this guy really couldn't hold himself back.
Akali and the other researchers around her all looked stunned.
"Of course I won't tell them." Akali looked at Magister Arista with a puzzled expression. "Sir Arista, I just told you. This is the secret of our Chamber of Commerce. How could we tell it to the Magician's Guild?"
"In other words, if you had to choose between the Magician's Guild and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, would you choose the New Flying Chamber of Commerce?" Magister Arista asked.
"Isn't this nonsense..." A young male researcher standing behind Akali couldn't help but speak. After finishing speaking, he realized that his words seemed too disrespectful to Magister Arista. He suddenly looked suffocated and seemed Extremely embarrassing.
Magister Arista didn't care at all, and asked with a smile: "Why do you say this is nonsense?"
"This... because... because the Magician's Guild will not pay us wages..." the young male researcher muttered in reply.
"Yes. It is the Chamber of Commerce that pays us wages and provides us with various magic materials. At the same time, it creates a good research environment for us so that we can research these things. The Magician's Guild did not contribute a single part in it. , why tell them?" Another young male researcher next to him also added.
"That's right. If the Magician's Guild wants these, they can pay for them themselves. Why do we have to tell them as soon as they ask?"
"The Magician's Guild won't help us or say anything, and it's always holding us back. It's good that we didn't cause trouble for them. Why should we listen to them?"
"Why should we agree to something that is not good for us..."
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Listening to the excited words of the people around him, Magister Arista fell into silence.
After thinking for a moment, he turned his head and looked at Magister Camilla.
"Camilla, I must admit, they have a point."
Magister Camilla shrugged: "Of course it makes sense, because this kind of thing is very simple. Whoever pays has the final say. Those guys in the union want to get benefits without doing anything. If it were you, you would be convinced. ?"
"But the union is after all..." Magister Arista said mid-sentence. He turned to look at Akali and the others around him, paused, then smiled and shook his head. "Forget it, it seems I'm old and can't keep up with the current situation."
After saying that, he looked up at the towering magic signal tower and showed a self-deprecating smile. "Since this thing is related to the secrets of your New Flying Chamber of Commerce, I won't ask any more questions. But Miss Akali, I am very impressed that you and your companions were able to design such an exquisite and highly creative magic circle. Appreciate it, I hope we can chat more if we have the opportunity in the future.”
"That's my honor." Akali said happily.
Arista is a magician, and being praised by him is a supreme honor for Akali and her companions.
After nodding to everyone, Arista and Camila flew away from the magic signal tower. Then he flew around and looked around over the main base of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, and finally returned to a very large private laboratory recently established by Magister Camilla to the west of the main base.
"Hey, Camilla. If I remember correctly, you said you are a special researcher of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, then everything here should be the secrets of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, right? Is it really okay for you to bring me in like this? "Magister Arista looked around the laboratory and asked seemingly casually.
Magister Camilla rolled her eyes at him: "I said, why have you become so stingy now after we haven't seen each other for more than ten years? And you are still angry with a little girl. It is really embarrassing. Okay, come and take a look. This is my latest I’m studying something, let’s take a look.”
"Are you sure it's not a secret?" Magister Arista joked again, and Magister Camilla raised his eyebrows. Then he walked over with a smile.
Magister Camilla showed him a drawing depicting an extremely complex magic circle.
Magister Arista stared at it for a long time, his brows frowning more and more.
"Hey, Camilla. This should be a small forbidden spell circle, right? But why does it look so strange?"
"What's weird?"
"Just... why is this power so... so crazy?" Magister Arista took a serious look at the magic circle drawing in his hand. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes. "You seem to want to concentrate all the power of this forbidden curse magic into an explosion? Is it necessary to do this? I think ordinary forbidden curse magic is powerful enough, right?"
Having said this, Magister Arista was suddenly startled and his eyes suddenly shrank.
"Camilla, is this a military magic machine newly developed by you for the New Flying Chamber of Commerce? If so, is this power... too exaggerated? What exactly does the New Flying Chamber of Commerce want to do?"
"Where are you thinking?" Magister Camilla grabbed the drawing from Magister Arista's hand and tapped on it with his finger. "Can't you see that I don't want the power of this forbidden magic to burst out in an instant, but I want it to burst out bit by bit?"
"Really?" Magister Arista took the drawing again. I checked it carefully twice, and then reasoned about it carefully for a while. Then he nodded slowly. "Well, I didn't look carefully just now. If it is designed like this, then this part is to limit the power of this forbidden spell magic and prevent it from bursting out all at once. But this makes me even stranger, Camilla, this What’s the purpose of doing it?”
"According to Xu Yina, this is the most technical research project of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce at present, called strong energy efficiency power output. If this thing can be successfully developed, our chamber of commerce can produce many products that people don't even think about. What a novel thing to think of!" Magister Camilla said with an expectant look on her face.
'Strong energy efficiency power output? "Magister Arista looked at Magister Camilla and felt confused. "What on earth is this? "
"It would be too troublesome to explain it to you. If you are interested, I can tell you slowly in the future. But before that, Arista, do you want to accept my invitation to conduct this research together? I guarantee that , you will definitely be very interested in this thing.”
"Is there any benefit to studying this thing?" Magister Arista asked.
"Of course." Magister Camilla said without hesitation. "This is magic research at the level of forbidden spell magic. Apart from our New Flying Chamber of Commerce, where can you go to provide you with so many precious magic materials for you to study unscrupulously? You have to know that the magic materials I spend on a random study are worth Just over a thousand gold coins. And for us magister-level magicians, studying low-level magic is obviously not very helpful. So, do you understand the biggest benefit of studying this now
Magister Arista's eyes lit up and his heart skipped a beat.
Although he is a high-ranking magister and enjoys dual special financial subsidies from the Maro Empire and the Magician's Guild, the most he can get in a year is only 60,000 gold coins.
Although this amount of money seems to be a lot, it is still far from enough for the magic research he needs to conduct, which often consumes thousands of gold coins.
And according to what Magister Camilla said, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can actually provide all the materials for this level of magic research, which is really extremely generous.
"Besides, as long as you participate in this research, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can provide you with a special allowance of 50,000 gold coins a year. What do you think?"
"Fifty thousand gold coins a year?" Magister Arista felt his heart beat suddenly, and his eyes were completely shrouded in dazzling golden light. (To be continued...)