Chapter 312 Preparations Concluded

After settling the location of the academy and other tedious matters, Shaoke felt a sense of ease—he no longer had to run around for every little thing; simple tasks were delegated to other mages. Now, he began to focus on studying the fallen horn.

Removing the aura from the horn was actually a very easy task, at least Shaoke did not feel it took much effort. After the aura disappeared, the golden horn became paler, but some patterns and strange characters on it became much clearer. Following Mage Roman's words, Shaoke carefully channeled his mental energy and magic into it.

All went smoothly, because as soon as the mage released his spirit and magic power, the horn quickly absorbed them, making it impossible for him to even glean the most basic information about the horn. Within just half a magic hour, the mage had to stop temporarily due to overexertion. He then meditated to recover, and afterwards resumed channeling spirit and magic into the fallen horn. Shaoke performed this task three times a day, spending the rest of his time practicing spells with other mages and reading books. Now, Shaoke focused his main efforts on the book about Law Mages given to him by the Eighth Tier Female Mage.

In this book, although Shaoke deciphered some special spells, he could not successfully cast them. This was mainly because he had not advanced to a Law Mage, so many meditation methods were beyond what his meditation space could withstand.

Another reason was that the text recording those spells was written in a script Shaoke did not recognize, which seemed much more complex than Ancient Magic Script. Based on Shaoke's speculation, these characters were largely of ancient magical script. Unfortunately, not only he, but also Mage Roman and the Eighth Tier Female Mage were unfamiliar with this script.

"Mage Xueye, a letter from the imperial capital." As Shaoke was reading, the White-robed Cleric suddenly knocked on his door and told him the reason for her visit.

The Cleric did not stay long at Shaoke's place. After a brief chat about trivial matters, she hurriedly left because she still had things to do. Shaoke then took out the letter and read it attentively.

The letter was from Mage Yija, who had not been heard from for a long time. He mentioned some situations in the imperial capital and hoped Shaoke could return to help him develop the family. Of course, it also listed some compensation for Shaoke. However, none of this moved Shaoke, because he had no desire to serve under someone else; everything was fine for him here.

Shaoke quickly replied to Mage Yija's letter, explaining his thoughts in detail. Finally, he went downstairs and had a mage send the letter out.

"Mage Xueye, I think you should read this news carefully." The young Lan Wei'er stood quietly beside Shaoke, interrupting his thoughts.

After glancing at Lan Wei'er, who had matured a lot, Shaoke took the thin scroll from her hand. The scroll only recorded one thing: the huge pit at the border of the Fallen Imperial Capital and the Desasi Empire had suddenly disappeared. Overnight, a large amount of water surged up from the bottom of the pit. Along with the water came numerous corpses and some fleeing mercenaries. According to some observers, the floating corpses were quickly devoured by a strange kind of fish.

After scanning the message, Shaoke handed the scroll back to Lan Wei'er, indicating she should store it. But Lan Wei'er did not leave as he expected; instead, she stepped closer, took his arm, and rested her head of white hair quietly on his shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Shaoke rubbed Lan Wei'er's head and asked affectionately. "If there's something bothering you, you can talk to me. I think I can help you." After a pause, he added, "Besides, there's your mother! I think she can help you even more."

"I want to become a tutor at the newly built academy," Lan Wei'er stated her request in a calm tone. "There, I think I can achieve some of my goals." After saying this, she tightened her grip on Shaoke's arm, drawing him closer.

"Your mother won't refuse this request," Shaoke said, again rubbing Lan Wei'er's head. This annoyed Lan Wei'er, who suddenly pulled away from him, jumped a short distance away, and straightened her disheveled white hair. She felt that Shaoke still treated her like a little girl, which distressed her greatly.

"I'm leaving first," Lan Wei'er said, giving Shaoke a displeased look, then slowly walked out of the manor. But before leaving, she told him that Mage Roman was waiting for him in the mage tower.

Only after Lan Wei'er's figure disappeared did Shaoke return to the mage tower. Mage Roman was busy in the center of the third floor space. She didn't notice his arrival at all, because she was in the process of linking with the huge stone pillar.

Shaoke sat quietly on a stone bench nearby, watching Mage Roman work. As she formed complex gestures one by one, some spirit and magic power slowly merged into the stone pillar guided by her control. Each infusion of spirit made the pillar look a bit brighter, and the silver and purple threads swirling on it increased.

After nearly a magic hour, Mage Roman stopped forming gestures. Then she noticed Shaoke's presence. She only nodded to him before continuing to sit cross-legged, using meditation to recover from the expenditure of energy.

"Come to my room," Mage Roman said after meditation. She checked the elemental pools and then signaled Shaoke to follow her to her room.

Mage Roman's room was very large. In the center was a big bed covered with a thick velvet quilt. The walls were lined with niches, but these were hidden by large red curtains, so they didn't affect the room's appearance. In a fireplace nearby, several thick firewood branches were burning, their orange flames looking unreal.

"During this time, spend more time with me," Mage Roman said, hugging Shaoke and pressing her head tightly against his chest. "It's been so long, and I still haven't gotten pregnant." Saying this, she suddenly tiptoed and whispered in his ear, "Does Lan Wei'er often come to you?"

"We shouldn't rush this kind of thing," Shaoke said, kissing Mage Roman's forehead. Then he carried her to find some wine, poured some for both of them, and they cuddled and sipped wine. He didn't hide the fact that Lan Wei'er often sought him out. Of course, upon hearing his admission, Mage Roman glared at him discontentedly, and then, as if angry, she forcefully kicked his shin with her small foot.

The two rested in the room while embracing. Finally, Mage Roman hoped to stay in Shaoke's room for a while and would temporarily reduce her research time. Shaoke did not refuse this news; instead, he happily picked up the female mage and went directly to his room. On the way, they met the White-robed Cleric, causing Mage Roman to shyly bite him. The White-robed Cleric, blushing, watched them disappear before returning to her own room somewhat dejectedly.

After a bout of wild passion, Mage Roman lay quietly on top of Shaoke, restlessly wriggling her smooth body. She sensed that the male mage beneath her had been aroused upon seeing the White-robed Cleric, and she had perceived this arousal during their frenzied intimacy.

Slapping Mage Roman's buttocks a few times with some force, Shaoke reached out and stroked her head, whispering, "Have Lan Wei'er check for me if the people from the Yisage Empire are still here. I think if there's an opportunity, we must carry out some revenge against them." Saying this, he recalled the recent incident when people from the Yisage Empire attacked his manor.

"Hmm," Mage Roman hummed softly, then guided his length into her. Then she began rubbing up and down on it, sometimes fast, sometimes slow.

After their passion, both mages put on nightgowns. They knew that excessive indulgence in physical pleasure would severely affect their future rate of advancement. Besides, they still had many things to do.

After passing a message to Lan Wei'er through a crystal ball, Mage Roman leaned on Shaoke and read a book, while Shaoke continued studying the golden horn. He did not believe the horn only had the function of replenishing energy; he believed that after long-term research, he would surely discover other functions.

Time flew quickly. Three years after Shaoke and the others proposed building the academy, a large academy was established in Fallen Imperial Capital. During this period, the subordinates of organizations like Shaoke's spent a lot of time in Fallen Imperial Capital conducting talent tests on young children.

The huge population base gave each organization considerable gains, which greatly eased the leaders' minds. After all, they had invested heavily in building this academy. For Shaoke's organization alone, bringing in many technicians from the empire to teach and appointing low-rank mages as tutors consumed a lot of money and potions. Fortunately, some leaders in the military department supported Shaoke's actions, so they offered some degree of support.