The construction of the Obelisk in the Royal Capital has welcomed a special Professional.
Sidney, under the guidance of Lysha, carefully observes the construction of the Obelisk.
Although he had lamented previously, it wasn’t until he personally delved into the construction of the Obelisk that Sidney realized just how extravagant this project was. A group of mid- to low-level Alchemists and Rune Masters were remarkably unified in building a Mage Tower that even high-level Professionals marveled at.
Especially when Sidney saw those interconnected Magic Circles that were nested together.
In Sidney’s eyes, the half-perpetual nature of the Obelisk was nothing remarkable. After all, those Mage Towers maintained by specialized personnel could be passed down through several generations, as long as the inheritance wasn’t interrupted; the Mage Towers themselves were essentially half-perpetual mechanisms.
What truly amazed Sidney was the exaggerated compatibility of the Obelisk. Past Mage Towers could only provide energy to Mages, and in order to prevent outsiders from using them, as they would say, one hundred Mage Towers might have two hundred types of connection ports, along with various methods of amplification. Not to mention providing for ordinary Professionals and regular citizens; several generations down the line, the inheritors might already be baffled by the connection methods of the Mage Towers.
However, the Obelisk was designed to be completely open; it could connect to various different Magic Circles through sub-cycles, nested circles, and so forth, and most of them had no requirements regarding the level of the Mages. As long as you understood mathematics, you could comprehend this set of circles.
On theory, that is; in practicality, the number of people who truly understood mathematics was likely even scarcer than the relevant Professionals.
Sidney had always wanted his own Mage Tower. Coming to this place was also to build an unprecedented grand Mage Tower, but looking at it now, it seemed unlikely. No matter how grand a Mage Tower could be, in Sidney’s mind, it couldn’t compare to this Obelisk.
It was truly beautiful; the higher the level of the Professionals, the more they could realize just how magnificent and beautiful this Obelisk was.
When Sidney learned that the planning and design of this Mage Tower was done by the little girl in front of him, he couldn’t help but feel a sinking sensation inside. This was the first time Sidney had experienced a sense of defeat and the first time he truly felt admiration for someone.
Although astonished internally, Sidney maintained his composure on the surface. Faced with Lysha’s enthusiastic introduction, he merely nodded silently, even when he had questions, he didn’t ask much.
This was Lysha’s first time interacting with a legendary high-level Professional, and she appeared very excited.
Especially when Sidney’s silver hair flowed smoothly over his shoulders, his beard long and white, and he calmly nodded in the face of the complex multi-structured magic circle. The scars that once bruised his face had long been healed by potions. Lysha felt that even the creases on Sidney’s face brimmed with wisdom, resembling a high-level sage, hidden behind the image of a wise man.
The construction of the Obelisk definitely had some concealed aspects for Sidney, but Lind permitted Lysha to communicate with Sidney as much as possible. Besides the fact that Sidney was the first Mage to collaborate with Lind, the Obelisk was also an enormous project. Even if these high-level Professionals understood the principles and methods of construction, they couldn’t build it relying solely on their own strength.
If Sidney had dashed off to An Zhu right after their interaction, Lind would have had nothing to say.
When hearing Lysha continuously introducing the Obelisk, it seemed like the grand and enormous Obelisk was just a string of numbers in her eyes. Sidney even began to look at Lysha with the gaze of someone gazing at a monster.
When it came to the Mage Tower, Lady Anastasia had mentioned during discussions with Mages that, in the eyes of mid- to low-level Professionals, magic was just magic. However, in the eyes of high-level Professionals, magic wasn’t just magic; it was various forms of magic power.
And among the true geniuses, magic wasn’t even magic power; it was a series of symbols and formations.
Sidney had once found this hard to understand, thinking that the old man was just being pretentious, until Sidney personally witnessed this numerical transformation of the world.
Yet Sidney’s face was still filled with pride, after all, he was a high-level Professional, while the other party was merely an ordinary person.
When introducing yet another Magic Circle that Sidney was very familiar with, he finally spoke, pointing out to Lysha that this circle had a more material-efficient connection method. Lysha immediately excitedly took out her notebook and recorded it on the spot.
Seeing that this so-called monster wasn’t all-knowing and omnipotent, Sidney’s mustache twitched again as he said, “What chief Rune Master? You’re just a young girl with no experience; it’s not that impressive!”
Hearing Sidney say this, rather than getting angry, Lysha replied, “You’re right. In the face of vast knowledge, what I know is but a drop in the ocean; it’s nothing compared to a great Mage like you.”
Perhaps due to extreme self-doubt mixed with arrogance, Sidney thought Lysha was mocking him. Angered, he puffed up his cheeks and said, “Since that’s the case, how about you become my apprentice, this great Mage?”
“Really? Can I really become your student?”
Seeing Lysha’s excited expression, Sidney finally realized that she was serious.
“Aren’t you the chief Rune Master of this country? Didn’t you think about your own identity when wanting to be my student?”
Sidney, feeling somewhat guilty, scratched his beard. Although the understanding of this little girl in some areas was far from that of a real high-level Professional like Sidney, he asked himself whether he had the right to teach this monster in front of him.
“Is there anything wrong with being a master to the capable?”
Looking at Lysha blinking behind her glasses, Sidney stopped in his tracks.
To be honest, the look of knowledge-seeking in Lysha’s eyes made Sidney suddenly feel an overwhelming sense of shame. Sidney seemed to have forgotten why he had walked the path of a Mage, especially after feeling lost in the Mage Tower.
But shame aside, Sidney still puffed up his cheeks and said, “Of course there’s no problem! Remember to bring me some gifts when you come to acknowledge me as your master. I’m a proper high-level Mage accepting an ordinary person as an apprentice; you must be favored by the Goddess, lucky girl!”
Then, Sidney added, “By the way, make sure to tell me about this Obelisk and those Magic Circles. The flaws in your Obelisk are just too many. I originally didn’t plan to mention it, but since you’re my apprentice now, I must study it seriously; otherwise, if this Obelisk gets built elsewhere in the future and others hear it was built by my apprentice, wouldn’t they laugh at me?”
If there were other high-level Mages emerging from Towers, seeing Sidney looking so reluctant, they might have started to angrily criticize him for being shameless. But at this moment, there was only Sidney as a high-level Professional, so the other Alchemists and Rune Masters supervising the construction present began to envy Lysha.
Being accepted as an apprentice by a high-level Mage was something countless people could only dream of.
Lysha immediately agreed, bowing respectfully, afraid of missing this opportunity. Not realizing her own worth, Sidney frowned and asked, “Do you have Magic Power Illness?”
Lysha nodded and said, “Yes, but don’t worry, teacher, I have it under control and won’t cause you trouble!”
Hearing her call him teacher, Sidney suddenly felt something in his heart melt, but he still coldly snorted, “Heh, that Governor is nothing special; if he can’t even cure you, just look at me. I will find a way to cure you!”
