In the hearts of the people of Arthur, the towers built by the mages represent mysterious experiments and the terrifying power of making wind and rain.
This is also the place most mentioned in town legends, such as the frequent wails of demons in the middle of the night.
Therefore, most town managers will divide areas to keep the Mage Association away from residential areas to avoid causing panic among residents.
Human beings are so magical. On the one hand, they worship the powerful mysterious power, but on the other hand, they are afraid because of their ignorance.
This is why Zhao Xu was surprised when he saw the Mage Association resident nearby when he first stepped into Crescent Town.
After he finished explaining to Maple Leaf, he gently squeezed through the crowd in front of him and headed towards his destination.
Compared to Hurricane City, there were more other races in Crescent Town near Nanyu Forest. Zhao Xu accidentally bumped into a halfling who was less than his waist.
However, as a veteran, Zhao Xu was still very careful to protect his backpack in the crowd.
Who knows if there might be a master thief hiding inside.
Sleight of hand is a rogue's class skill and one of their signature skills. this
For a long time, another synonym for rogue was a thief.
There were even a few gangsters who were doing nothing on the street, looking for opportunities for foreigners. After noticing Zhao Xu, who was dressed as a scholar, they looked at him carefully, especially the backpack behind him, which looked like something of extraordinary value. stuff.
After all, Antinoya disdains the kind of craftsmanship that becomes old-fashioned and simple.
Generally speaking, adventurers who have worked hard will spend money on weapons and equipment, and will rarely pay attention to decorative things.
But when they found out that Zhao Xu's destination was the association's headquarters, they all immediately became submissive, fearing that Zhao Xu would notice their past malicious intentions.
Seeing the mysterious symbols representing the eight magic factions painted on the door of the association, Zhao Xu shook his head and walked in.
He even doubted whether he had a talent for disguise, but his strong body with 14 points of physical fitness made a few gangsters mistake him for a scholar who was powerless.
"Hello, sir, how can I help you?" As soon as Zhao Xuda stepped into the door of the association, he was stopped because he looked unfamiliar.
At this time, there were already many people standing at the service desk in the hall, and the clerks were busy with their respective businesses.
Zhao Xu directly took out the mage badge from his pocket and handed it over.
When he left Mystra, Antinoya took the old badge back from his hand and replaced it with an official mage badge for him.
There is a ring on the top of the badge, indicating that he is a first-level wizard who can cast first-level spells.
If you can cast ninth-level spells, your badge will be nine rings, and you will be honored as a nine-ring mage.
The young maid in charge of reception had a few light freckles on her face. She respectfully took Zhao Xu's badge and began to inspect it.
In the middle of the badge is a line of text written in Common Language: Mage Association/Level 1 Mage/Midsummer.
There is a ring outside the words, which is constantly rotating, letting the maid understand that this is a real mage badge.
It may be much easier to steal a novice mage's badge than to forge one.
At least I haven't heard of any organization on the mainland replicating this kind of craftsmanship, or they don't have the courage.
But when the maid was about to return the badge to Zhao Xu and ask him to go to the front desk to handle the corresponding business, she suddenly realized that this badge was thicker.
On top of the ordinary badges, there are also some special badges!
Remembering what the supervisor had told her, the maid quickly turned the badge over. It was a pure silver sheet that was just inlaid on the badge. As long as the buckle was gently opened, it could be removed and turned into the same badge as an ordinary badge.
But the maid was trembling as she read the words on the silver sheet—
"May magic always be with you, and please try your best to assist the badge holder with all relevant matters. -Os"
The freckled maid couldn't help but swallow lightly, looking at Zhao Xu in disbelief.
The last time someone saw this special badge in the town was when her supervisor was entertaining a maid. At that time, she received a senior mage from the association headquarters who saw it.
The words engraved by the other party were just "Please cooperate with the corresponding matters", which was more than one level different.
Even if there is nothing, just the name Oss means too much - the president of the association headquarters, Arthur may not be the strongest among the wizards, but he is definitely the most powerful person.
Zhao Xu understood the weight that his badge represented, and he said softly, "Take me to see the person in charge here."
Antinoya told him to remove the mithril sheet with the inscription on it when nothing happened, so that the badge would be the same as that of most level 1 novice mages.
Only pin that flake on if he really needs help.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Xu could borrow a few ninth-level scrolls here with this badge, but only if the town had one.
"The president and vice-president left yesterday. Now there is only the executive officer left in the branch. I will take you to see him." The maid quickly said respectfully, lowering her head.
At this time, there were already several tables of clerks in the hall who had no business for the time being and looked over, curious about the situation here.
"Don't be nervous, just take me there." Zhao Xu said softly. Although he was in a hurry, he never liked to show off his power to ordinary people.
Even though he was the sheriff of a small town in his previous life and took charge of the security of the entire town, he was still humble towards the people at the bottom.
"Okay." The maid quickly led the way for Zhao Xu.
The Mage Association is generally based on towns, with "Mage Association" branches set up in various places, and their leaders are also arranged according to the president and vice president.
It's just that the holders of these positions are generally mages of some level, and are often busy with the research of the spell itself. Except for some people with a strong desire for power, they are generally too lazy to interfere in too many affairs of the association.
Therefore, many times, some of the daily affairs of the Mage Association are handled by the standing officer. This position is also the pinnacle position that mage apprentices can reach in the association.
Many mage families even know that their descendants have no talent for casting spells, but still want them to become mage apprentices, just to get the prerequisites for standing officers of the association branch.
In less than five minutes, after Zhao Xu walked through a long corridor, he saw the person he wanted to meet at the end of the second floor.
After being introduced by the maid, the other party respectfully took Zhao Xu's badge and inspected it again before returning it to Zhao Xu.
"Dear Master Zhongxia, let me introduce myself first. I am Li Wei, the executive officer of the Crescent Town branch of the Mage Association." After finishing speaking, the executive officer bowed his head to Zhao Xu and then respectfully invited Zhao Xu to sit in the reception room. On the main seat.
Obviously, he already thought that Zhao Xu was a core member of the association headquarters, and he might be the nephew of some association giant.
If the president and vice president were here, he might be able to maintain his airs like a senior.
As a standing officer who had cut off the path of becoming a mage long ago, Li Wei never had the courage.
"May I ask if there is anything we can do for you, please just ask?" Li Wei said humbly, taking out the precious tea he collected and brewing it for Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu, who was not even qualified to enter the association in his previous life, heard this and couldn't help but lament that a place like the Mage Association, where the strong were supreme, was so bureaucratic.
(End of chapter)