[Nuha’s screams echoed through the tower as you tossed his corpse into the Undead Space]
[Seeing that the despicable Dwarf was finally dead, both you and Mei Wei Si breathed a sigh of relief]
[You held a strangely crafted staff in your hand, the “key” Antoni had mentioned that could control the Magic Tower]
[You had already tested it earlier, and Antoni hadn’t lied to you]
[“Noble young master, your name will be recorded in the History of Magic, and you as well, young lady of Destruction Magic.”]
[Antoni’s voice was extremely kind, making both of you feel as warm as a spring breeze]
[“This old man is already nothing but a lingering soul. Don’t blame me for not acting sooner. Nuha had a way to make me disappear completely.”]
[“Being able to hand this key to you is the last thing I can do.”]
[You thanked Antoni, and he began to introduce you to this Magic Tower with its long history]
[“This Magic Tower was originally designed for novice mages like yourselves.”]
[‘Mei Wei Si is a six-tier mage, yet she can still be called a novice…’]
[You guessed in your heart that he must have been terrifyingly powerful when he was alive]
[Antoni spoke as he showed you the various spaces he had created]
[“Oh, right. That basement my wicked servant mentioned—you must never open it. That is the core of this Magic Tower.”]
[“The reason Nuha kept collecting high-grade equipment was to provide energy for the tower’s core. But as mages, you don’t need to supply energy to the core.”]
[“Lord Antoni, the mana this spatial tower consumes must be enormous. Why don’t we need to provide energy?”]
[Mei Wei Si raised a question from the side]
[“The spatial power of this tower comes from the formation I carved using precious materials. That is also the most mystical aspect of this tower. As long as you are mages, you can activate the formation without spending much mana.”]
[“Nuha was different, though. He had no magical talent, so he could only activate the Magic Tower by throwing magical artifacts into the core.”]
[“His method of controlling the tower was also quite primitive. Before I knew it, he had secretly recorded the purpose of every magic formation. Whichever formation he wanted to use, he would throw magical artifacts into it.”]
[“Doing that easily damages the formations, so you should use my staff instead.”]
[“The staff… where is my staff?”]
[Mei Wei Si asked with a glimmer of hope]
[“Your Elven Wood Staff has already been destroyed by Nuha. I’m sorry…”]
[“This is not your fault, Lord…”]
[Mei Wei Si looked pained. It seemed her staff was worth quite a few Gold Coins]
[“Don’t worry. You’ll soon understand that a mere magic staff is nothing compared to what this place offers.”]
[“Also, is there really no way for us to get out?”]
[Compared to her staff, Mei Wei Si was clearly more worried about this]
[“Well… actually, this tower is not yet complete. So unless your Spatial Magic reaches my level, you indeed cannot get out.”]
[“Therefore, you can only get out in theory. Of course, you are welcome to try…”]
[Antoni’s words instantly dashed both of your hopes of getting out]
[However, his introductions quickly made you feel that staying here wasn’t such an unacceptable thing after all]
[“This is the Library. It contains almost every book related to magic. Whether it’s forbidden curses or high-tier spells, you can find them all here.”]
[“Over here is a small world of agricultural civilization. You can find all the food and supplies you need inside. They have lived in peace for over a thousand years, and they don’t need you to maintain order.”]
[“Over here is the Magic Arena. You can freely unleash magic here without worrying about destruction. I have set up a powerful spatial formation in this area.”]
……
[Only then did you understand just how fully equipped the Magic Tower was. It was practically a sacred retreat for mages to train in seclusion]
[“This is… a Seven-Tier Destruction Magic?! And there’s even higher-tier Destruction Magic?!!”]
[Mei Wei Si suddenly showed an expression you had never seen before, like someone who hadn’t eaten in seven or eight days spotting a loaf of bread]
[And you too felt a longing for these unknown magics]
[‘If I could study magic here for the rest of my life, wouldn’t I be able to become an Archmage too?’]
[After finishing his introduction, Antoni let out a soft sigh]
[“In any case, this is my Magic Tower. Please make good use of it, you two.”]
[“Lord Antoni?”]
[You and Mei Wei Si both called out, but Antoni seemed to have already vanished, giving you no response at all]
……
[Ten days passed. You and Mei Wei Si had finally grasped most of the tower’s functions]
[“It seems we really can’t get out, and there’s no way to let anyone in either.”]
[Antoni seemed to have used some method to completely sever the tower’s connection with the outside world]
[“What a rip-off! Are we seriously going to be stuck here for the rest of our lives?!”]
[“What, are you hoping to marry the Princess?”]
[Mei Wei Si propped her black-stockinged legs up on the table, but her gaze never left the magic book]
[“Aren’t you worried at all?”]
[“With all these magic books here, why would I be worried?”]
……
[Three months passed. You finally accepted your fate and studied magic alongside Mei Wei Si, as if you were still outside the tower]
[You had finally mastered all the Three-Tier Lightning Magic, but Four-Tier Magic proved to be more difficult than you had imagined]
[‘I really wasn’t cut out for magic after all…’]
[When it came to studying the History of Magic, you could still surpass the genius Mei Wei Si thanks to your Superior Intelligence talent]
[But when it came to practical magic, your talent was truly dismal]
[Your mana reserves were too small. Even with the Infinite Mana Ring, your learning speed was astonishingly slow]
[“If it weren’t for that ring, you’d probably need over a decade just to learn second-tier magic.”]
[Mei Wei Si spent less time teaching you as well, throwing herself entirely into the Library]
[Sometimes she would even fall asleep right there in the Library, and you would cover her with a blanket]
……
[Two years passed. Your magic was still stuck at the beginner level of Four-Tier Magic]
[You finally decided to stop focusing on magic and instead go level up in the worlds inside the tower]
[After the previous Goblin War and your magic studies, your level had now reached 29]
[“No more than ten hours of study in the Library at a time. Take care of yourself.”]
[You gave Mei Wei Si a strict order]
[She smiled and nodded in agreement]
[Though you were still a little worried about her, you had to go level up]
[“Alright then, let’s continue from the world of the Goblins.”]
[You returned to that familiar plain]
[“All Goblins, assemble on the ground.”]
[A war to reclaim the surface had begun]
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