Magic Tower

After the banquet, Locke started his busy life again.

He settled his parents in the villa where Angelina had seen him before. Now, Locke's name was written on the villa's property certificate.

After Locke's return, Locke Senior and Tia read their son's appointment letter several times every night before they went to bed. The two elders still hadn't gotten used to the fact that they were now part of the nobility.

Perhaps, they were just using this opportunity to relieve the pain of leaving their son.

Locke found an opportunity and went to the royal capital's noble council alone to register his family's emblem.

There was no better choice than the emblem that represented a noble family with a deep heritage. Like a person's name, it was a symbol of nobility. Sometimes, it was even more important than a family name.

Locke was the one who came up with the emblem alone. Locke Senior and Tia weren't well-educated, so they didn't intervene in these matters.

After much consideration, Locke chose an ordinary shield as his family's emblem. It was as ordinary as he was.

The noble council was quite efficient, especially when Locke used the money. It only took three days for a silver-white sample to be delivered to Locke.

After looking at it a few times, Locke lost interest and threw it to his parents.

In his new home, Locke hired some servants to serve his parents.

Viscount Melson had a lot of connections. He didn't know where he got these servants from. Not only were they sensible and obedient, but they were also paid very little.

After a few days, Locke learned their origins from the Shalorian dialect they occasionally spoke.

His family name was a problem. Locke couldn't find a satisfactory answer from the hundreds of poor words he had learned.

Angelina gave him a few suggestions, but they were all rejected by Locke. In the end, he simply stopped thinking about it. He was used to people calling him Locke.

As the day of departure approached, Locke became more and more agitated.

It had been a few days since Locke went to school to learn Faustian and Aomar. Sir Mobson even looked for him. It seemed that he was very interested in Locke.

Since he had nothing to do today, Locke carried his backpack and went to school again.

When he walked to the school gate, the guard recognized him, but he was more respectful today.

As a noble knight with a noble title, Locke had his family crest pinned to his chest, and the guard at the door obviously recognised him.

If he wanted to, he could also customize a few carriages and engrave the family emblem on all the carriages like the other nobles.

And that was exactly what Locke did. Locke Senior's health had deteriorated from years of farming, and Tia had also fallen ill from her tough life. It was imperative for him to buy a carriage for his parents, and he didn't care about the small amount of money spent on it.

There weren't many students in school today, and he didn't see many along the way.

Most of the students in this school were fourteen or fifteen years old, which was the age for fun. Locke was already considered one of the older ones among them.

Ever since the end of the enfeoffment ceremony, the nobles from all over Faustian didn't seem to be in a hurry to return. Felor had been bustling with activity for several months, but it didn't seem to be slowing down.

He'd been in Felor for almost two months now, but there were always new things to discover.

Sir Mobson was not at school today, probably because the students had gone out to play and he was no longer at his post as a teacher.

"Locke! Come here! "A crisp voice called out. Locke looked up and saw a familiar beauty.

Angelina wasn't wearing a long dress today, but a pair of casual trousers just like Locke's. The trousers were decorated with patterns and bright jewels. Coupled with her long, straight legs, she gave off a noble and pure vibe.

"Where are we going?" Locke was confused as he was dragged away by Angelina.

"Since my teacher isn't here, I'll show you something good!" Angelina stuck out her tongue and said mischievously.

She knew that Locke wasn't in a good mood these days, so she came to accompany him today.

Sure enough, Locke was very curious about what he was going to do next.

He knew that Angelina's teacher was the most powerful caster in the kingdom. Locke's understanding of casters was still above Angelina's level. During the siege of Audis, many powerful casters from Shalor had shown their unparalleled strength.

It was just that Locke was relatively far away at that time, so he could only watch from afar.

Angelina brought Locke to the back half of the campus, which he had never been to before. When he first entered the school, both Mobson and the person in charge here had warned him not to go near the back of the school.

Locke had always been a person who followed the rules, so he hadn't been there even once.

Now that Angelina had brought him here, of course, Locke didn't need to follow any rules. He believed that there was no place in Faustian that Angelina couldn't go.

Locke and Angelina had already arrived at the place where a few watchful eyes passed by.

They were in front of a garden. Through the iron fence, Locke could see the fountain and the rainbow under the shade of the trees.

'Are we going in?' Locke guessed.

After Angelina recited a short and awkward incantation, a wave appeared. It wasn't a garden, nor was there any iron fence. Instead, a number of steeples appeared in front of Locke.

Before Locke could be shocked, Angelina grabbed him and took him to the tallest steeple.

"I'll take you to my teacher's mage tower!" said Angelina.

Locke counted a total of six or seven such towers around him.

Among them, the tallest was nearly six metres high, and the rest were basically four or five metres high.

"Only high-rank Lehrlings can have a mage tower!" Angelina stood in front of the mage tower and introduced it while making strange gestures.

Not long after, the door of the mage tower let out a deflating sound and slowly opened.

Angelina pulled Locke into the tower.

The light in the mage tower was a little dim, probably because the windows weren't open enough, but it didn't matter. He didn't know what Angelina pressed, but many white stones on the ceiling emitted a yellow light, illuminating everything in front of them.

"This is a fluorite." Seeing Locke's dazed look, Angelina smiled and said.

Locke had seen it before in the supply warehouse of 2nd Division. There was only one fluorite for lighting in the whole warehouse. Locke roughly counted the ceiling here, and there were no less than twenty fluorites.

"The mage tower has a total of three floors. I'll take you to my laboratory!" said Angelina.

There were many bottles and jars around. Angelina's teacher probably didn't like to clean up. Although there was no dust, it gave off a messy feeling.

Locke didn't have to guess to know that the owner of the mage tower probably used a Cleanse spell to clean up. Although magic was convenient, it wasn't omnipotent.

Angelina also noticed that the mage tower was a little messy, so she awkwardly led Locke through the first floor. Most of the bottles and jars were magic potions or raw materials, which were expensive. Her teacher would be heartbroken if one of them was broken.

On the second floor, Locke was lucky enough to see Angelina's laboratory.

Although it was called a laboratory, it was just a small alchemy table. Next to it was a larger alchemy table with more complicated utensils. It should be her teacher's.

After playing with a few gadgets that Angelina introduced, Locke wandered around the mage tower alone.

From Angelina's description, Locke knew that the owner of the mage tower was called Crimea. In Angelina's eyes, he was a knowledgeable and wise man.

In Locke's eyes, the old man was most likely a dwarf.

Since he came in, he didn't know how many times he'd knocked his head on the ceiling. Locke, who was 1.78m tall in Faustian, was indeed tall, but he was still within the range of a normal person. It could only be said that the mage tower was built abnormally.

"The third floor is the control room. I can't get in," said Angelina.

"What's that for?" asked Locke curiously.

"To control the normal operation of the mage tower," said Angelina.

"Can this thing even work?" Locke patted the wall, which made a 'bang' sound. It was solid.

Locke felt that it was just an ordinary building made of stones. How could it operate? Could the stones stand up?

"What do you think?" Angelina smiled. "It controls the room temperature, regulates the air freshness, and assists the casters in their experiments. The most important thing is to improve the casters' combat strength. "

Angelina listed a bunch of advantages of the mage tower, and Locke only agreed with the last one.

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