21 Reception

In the heart of the town, in an open plaza, stood the impressive Mage's Tower. Its tall, tubular structure made it the most striking building in the area. 

The tower was built from smooth, polished brown stone that glowed warmly in the morning sunlight.

The base of the tower was wide and surrounded by well-kept gardens. 

There was a magical air to the atmosphere around the tower, and magical creatures roamed the safe area without hurting anyone strolling through the gardens.

Some creatures belonged to the mages, some were creatures that the magic tower protected, while some creatures were necessary for the daily activities of this spectacular tower.

These gardens were filled with rare plants as well, adding a touch of beauty to the area. 

"The inside is just as impressive as the outside."

Ivy and flowering vines climbed these terraces and the exterior, adding splashes of green and color to the brown stone.

At the top, the tower ended in an open observatory with a large, glowing globe. This globe pulsed with magical light, casting colors into the sky that not everyone could perceive. 

The Mage's Tower, with its brown exterior and tubular shape, stood as a symbol of knowledge and magic in the town. 

Not only was it a place where players learned traditional magic, this place was also one of the few places in the town that sold magical items, scrolls, and the very rare Spirit orbs of the creatures.

"It's nothing compared to the (Six capital towers) of the Capital of the kingdom of magic– Lohefalter."

If the mages' tower looked attractive from the outside, it was even more attractive on the inside.

The space inside was even larger than what one could see from the outside, something that seemed to have been the result of Spatial magic.

There were desks all across the vast space, while in the center of it all, there was an elevator connecting all the twenty one floors of this tower.

Each floor was divided into three divisions with each side of the triangle handing a unique task, and there were many people present all over the tower.

There were magical elements present all across the place, the colorful complex magic circles that the mage workers were using to help and aid the people were something that caught Elio's attention and the whole vibe of the place was so unique that he could not help but be amazed.

"If this place alone is this good… I wonder just how amazing the six capital towers would be."

He had worked with many creators but since his specialities lie in the combat and movement related videos, he had not really seen the special places present all across this virtual world.

He had especially not known much about hidden places like the capital of magic as not many people had been to that place.

It had not been long since the existence of the kingdom of magic was revealed to the players and to the real world so, not just him, people did not know much about places like that in general.

"We will be traveling a lot so don't worry. We will visit that place one day as well."

She was the experienced one here so she had been to many places throughout her life in this world.

She was also a solo player so she had been to some very unique places that only a few or no other player had any knowledge of.

"I'm excited to see what more amazing things this world has…"

He was smiling. 

And seeing that smile on him, she could not help but sigh with a smile of her own.

"Yeah, yeah. Be excited~. We are gonna have a loooooot of fun~."

However, before they travel, they at least had to get used to this starter town and understand how this world and the various elements actually worked.

"Let's see… that place looks pretty empty."

They were here for the Mana compatibility evaluation for now and also to test if he had the qualities to become a mage.

And for that, they had to go to the very front side at the end of the hall they had entered.

"Hello~. How may we help you today~?"

The receptionist was no elf girl or even a lady. 

Alex deliberately chose the most normal looking man among the various pretty looking mages and walked up to him.

"We want to do a Private magic evaluation."

There was a reason she chose this person– this simple looking man with dark brown hair and dull brown eyes.

He was wearing the same uniform as the other receptionists as well, but Elio could tell there was something different about this person with his keen eyesight.

"Hmm? A Private magic evaluation? We do magic evaluation under the-."

"Let's cut the small chat."

She took out a certain silver ID card from her inventory, and placed it before the receptionist in a way that no one else could see it.

"We don't have long, so it would be better if you could move your hands quickly."

The silver ID card belonged to the Mages' Association, the central organization that all the mages affiliated with any tower throughout the world had to be registered with.

It was the association that held the greatest authority among the magic towers, so if someone was directly revealing an Identification related to that place, a mage of a small town like this one had to other choice but to panic.

"Oh. I understand. Please, follow me."

The mage was clearly in distress but he did not show it on his face. He was one of the few trained individuals that attended to the special guests of the towers.

The two of them were obviously uninvited guests that were visiting unannounced, so the receptionist had no idea who they were.

But the fact that despite being foreigners, they somehow possessed a legit ID of the association made things complicated for him.

Something like that was not needed to access a basic special service like the one they were asking for, but it was more than enough to grant them access to this special facility.

[Ding!]

"You sure are something, hun?"

She had somehow become a low level player but it seemed like she still possessed a lot of items that she had when she was still a high level player. He did not know how she did it still, but it was convenient this way.

"We will move to the sixth floor testing area."

[Ding!]

They climbed a special magical elevator in the center of the room among the many others that were already crowded with other people.

This elevator seemed to be something only reserved for the staff, but the two of them accompanied him to the sixth floor and reached the area where all kinds of testing was done.

Az had been amazed ever since they came here and the mage that was accompanying them seemed to be curious about this strange slime with them… but he was a little too worried to pay attention to things like that.

His job was perhaps on the line right now.