The young low-grade female mage Mary walked up the stairs leading to the magic lab with heavy steps. The magic crystal lamps on both sides of the corridor emitted a constant and bright light, but this light couldn't dispel the uneasiness in her heart at all.
During this period of time, all the apprentices in the tower were suffering from the same uneasiness. The old magician's mental problems seemed to be worsening in a new direction. The eccentric and gloomy old magician seemed to have been stimulated by something during the last 'connection'. First, he asked the apprentices to dismantle the mental protection circles in the tower day and night. Then, he did not hesitate to demolish one of the three magic labs and set up a large number of incomprehensible, new experimental devices in it. He locked himself in the new lab all day long, studying things that the apprentices did not understand and did not dare to ask about. He began to talk to himself more frequently, and sometimes, he would suddenly dance and laugh in the lab …
He seemed to have gone completely mad.
The only thing that the apprentices felt lucky about was that the old magician's new madness seemed to have distracted him from punishing others. After so many days, not a single apprentice was whipped or scolded. The old magician seemed to be completely immersed in his deranged mental world and even forgot that he had a group of apprentices.
Therefore, Mary felt that she was probably the most unfortunate one among all the apprentices. Because the old magician, Daniel, in his madness, remembered her and sent a servant to tell her to find him in the new lab …
Was it a new crazy experiment? Or was it an inexplicable punishment? Or was it just a casual greeting from the old magician in his delirious state?
At the end of the stairs, a dimly lit corridor appeared in front of her. At the end of the corridor was the magic lab. A servant in a short black robe came from the corridor, bowed slightly in front of Mary, and said in a stiff and low voice, "Master is waiting for you."
"I know." Mary nodded and walked past the servant.
The servants in the Mage Tower were all purchased by the old magician. Except for the old steward who was always gloomy and had an unknown age, all the servants had undergone neuron modification surgery and brainwashing. These stiff and emotionless' living dead 'took care of the old magician and all the apprentices. When necessary, they also served as the old magician's experimental materials.
Mary had once been afraid of them. She had also once sympathized with them. Now, however, she was numb to them. They were no different from magic puppets.
In any case, everyone in the pagoda was the same.
She walked down the corridor and pushed open the door of the new laboratory. The old mage was already waiting for her inside. His back was facing the door and he seemed to be staring at something on the experiment table in a daze.
Mary took a deep breath and walked into the laboratory. "Instructor, you were looking for me?"
The artificial nerves on the old mage's back twitched. He then turned around and stared at the female apprentice with his brown-yellow eyes. "Mary, you're just in time. Come here and close the door."
Mary walked over anxiously and looked at the newly renovated laboratory.
The shelves that held the animal samples and potions had been moved to other places. The original stone alchemy tables were also nowhere to be found. Instead, they were replaced by a large experiment table in the middle of the room. There were also several long tables and storage cabinets for magic materials on both sides of the room. The new laboratory looked completely different from the gloomy and terrifying place from before. It looked more like a normal magic laboratory.
The young female apprentice came to the experiment table and was about to ask her instructor if he had any orders. However, she saw many drawings spread out on the table and many draft papers filled with calculations.
"You, you're the best in mathematics among all my apprentices. I've chosen you — to complete the task given by the master with me!" The old magician looked at Mary and said in an indisputable tone, "Take these and solve these problems first!"
Solve problems?
Mary was confused. However, she did not dare to disobey her instructor's order. She took the papers and began to read them carefully.
It was a little difficult for her to understand. Although the problems on the paper were mathematical problems that could be solved with mathematical ability, the wording was very different from the magic concepts she had encountered before. But no matter what, she still braced herself and continued reading.
After that, she tried to use her own understanding to solve the problem of calculating the range of the runic field.
When she was halfway through solving the problem, a skinny finger suddenly stretched out from the side. Mary was shocked. Then, she heard her instructor's voice from the side, "Idiot! Where's your square symbol?! "
Mary's forehead was covered with a layer of cold sweat. However, the electric shock or whipping that she expected did not come. Her instructor only said coldly, "What are you waiting for? Change it! Do you want to do the problem wrong?! "
Mary hurriedly corrected the mistakes she had made and continued with her work.
However, it was still very difficult for her. She knew mathematics, but the definitions and formulas were too new and too abstract for her.
Understanding the problem increased the difficulty for her, so she made mistakes in the things that she knew how to do. Soon, she heard her instructor yelling in her ear, "Are you stupid?! The theoretical value is 277! The actual interference value has already exceeded it! You're still working on it?! "
"Have you ever seen a magic array with an unpaired rune knot? Are you planning to connect the extra starting rune to your brain?! "
"Quartz sand is negative, negative! Do you think it's mithril and adamantine? If you're asked to design a magic array, you'll blow yourself up sooner or later! "
Her instructor's scolding and roaring could be heard almost every once in a while. Every time, Mary could not help but tremble. However, she slowly realized one thing. Her instructor was actually teaching her something.
Since a few years ago, when her instructor was completely obsessed with the "connection" ritual, this was the first time he taught an apprentice practical content!
While she was in a daze, her instructor's voice sounded again, "What are you waiting for? You still have two big questions to answer! You're not allowed to eat until you finish the paper! "
Mary hurriedly lowered her head and started reading the last two questions seriously. However, a strange feeling surfaced in her heart. Could it be that … her teacher hadn't gone completely crazy recently, but had actually made a huge breakthrough in magical research and was now completely immersed in his research?
She knew that the initial reason for the old magician's mental problems was because he had encountered a huge problem in the process of magic research. After dozens of years of not being able to make a breakthrough, the originally powerful and wise genius magician slowly became gloomy, twisted, cold, and twisted. That strange and terrible "connection" ritual only magnified his mental problems.
After ten minutes, Mary pushed the paper to Daniel: "Instructor, I've finished … …"
The old magician glanced at her: "Have you checked it?"
"I … … have checked it."
"Let me see."
The old magician took the paper from Mary's hand and carefully read it from beginning to end.
At that moment, Mary didn't know if it was an illusion or not, but she seemed to see a trace of a smile on her instructor's gloomy face.
"Hmm … … so-so." The old magician's expression changed for a moment, and in the next second, he once again put on a serious face, "It's far worse than when I did it. You used twice as much time."
Mary, however, heard a trace of something else from this sentence: Weren't these questions set by the instructor himself? Did he also do it when he set the questions?
Obviously, the old magician wouldn't explain his words, and Mary didn't have the courage to ask about these details. She just lowered her head and listened to the old magician continue: "Although you used a lot of time, you almost passed. Take this information back, carefully read it, learn it, and then teach it to the group of trash and idiots hiding at the bottom of the tower. Tell them, in three days, I will test them. If they can't learn it, then just wait for me to turn them into the living dead. "
Mary shrank her neck and finally couldn't help but ask: "Instructor, these things … … What are they used for?"
"These are great knowledge!" The old magician opened his hands and said excitedly. Obviously, he was in a good mood and was very patient to explain to his apprentice: "This is the knowledge bestowed by my great master! You must learn it well. Once you learn it, I will teach you how to set up the Magic Net and how to simplify the magic array. This is a great honor for you. To be able to serve my master is a great honor for you! "
Mary hurriedly nodded. She started to doubt her optimistic estimation. Her instructor was probably still crazy.
After coming into contact with a terrifying existence and making a deal with it, he had really gone completely crazy.
At this time, the old magician suddenly frowned and impatiently waved his hand: "Go out, I can only teach you this today. My master is calling for me, I must respond immediately. "
Mary knew that the 'master' the old magician was talking about was a terrifying mythical creature or a similar mysterious existence, so she didn't dare to stay a moment longer and quickly nodded and left.
Before leaving the laboratory, she heard the old magician shout from afar: "If you perform well, you can eat meat tonight!"
Mary bowed: "Thank you, Instructor."
After the young female apprentice left, the old magician muttered some vague words in a low voice and then stood in a magic array in the corner of the laboratory in a panic. After activating the warning and protection runes around him, he quickly emptied his mind, and the nerve cord began to help him establish a connection with the runes around him.
The next second, he saw that the environment around him was turned upside down. The space with the high blue sky, endless water, and a large number of metal platforms appeared in front of him again.
Sure enough, as long as he was connected to the mental network, he would inevitably be brought to this place. The control of the extraterritorial wanderers was absolute, there was no loophole at all.
The old magician had already given up resistance. He respectfully bowed to the blonde figure in front of him: "Master, what can I do for you?"
"Do some test papers first." Gwen casually produced two sets of questions: "Let me see how you've mastered it."
The old magician: "… Yes, Master."
A moment later, Gwen began to scold:
"Where is your brain? Have you forgotten the basic definition of address mapping?! "
"Who told you that open ports can't be disguised?!"
"Don't you understand what the only valid code means? It must always match the mental frequency! If I ask you to design an IP index, you will burn your brain sooner or later! "
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