News in the Papers

"The data processing this time was quite simple; it didn't even require much mathematical calculation..."

Philly lay on the table, looking at the reports that Fran had sent her; these were the data Fran had asked Philly to process.

Of the Paper Fran intends to use to challenge the art of gold alchemy, the two on thermodynamics are theoretical proofs, and handing them over to Philly would only delay things further.

However, the remaining Paper on using electricity to replace some of the functions of Mental Power requires a large amount of data for verification.

She needs to modify a magical device, replacing the part that uses Mental Power with electrical power, and then write down in detail how much Mental Power of Fireball it can replace, as well as the specific power generation strategy.

The definition and proof of these numerous numerical values were to be handed over to Philly, Philly found it relatively easy, at least much easier than her previous Paper.

After roughly setting up a framework, Philly looked at the complex data that hadn't been processed yet and rubbed her tense temples.

"Take a break, this data should be ready in three days."

So Philly went to where her colleague Asher was and asked him:

"Are there any newspapers available lately? Could you give me two?"

She didn't usually read newspapers. Before returning to her family, she mainly communicated with teachers and peers within the Yobner Society and didn't need newspapers to stay informed.

After arriving here, Philly started reading newspapers, but she still didn't get into the habit of buying one every day or every now and then to get the information from them.

So she had to borrow a copy from her colleague, and Asher didn't hesitate and handed her two newspapers directly.

"The Number Nine Floating City Daily and the Alchemy Times"

Philly thanked her and took the two newspapers. Although she didn't understand why she had to buy two different newspapers every day—why buy two when she could just read one each day?

Philly opened the first copy of the Number Nine Floating City Daily, which contained three articles covering the page.

The initial report stated, "Three thousand new Communication Device have been sold, and pre-orders have exceeded twenty thousand."

This was something Philly was very familiar with. She straightened her posture and carefully examined the report, since it was a project she had been involved in.

Although it's a bit odd that an Elemental School mage like her is involved in a project that's clearly meant for the Construct School, she could actually put that experience on her resume.

The project she was involved in was welcomed by all the mages, Philly, as one of the participants, felt a sense of satisfaction when she saw it.

Next, Philly turned her attention to the second page, the contents of which were somewhat shocking.

The Territory Mage Ban Territory Mage programs has led to numerous mages absconding with funds or facing refund requests from investors. All matters have been brought under the control of the Battle Mage Corps.

This matter was closely related to Philly's family, so she became a little serious and carefully read through the contents.

As mentioned above, all Territory Mage programs not conducted within the Battle Mage Corps are illegal; only the Battle Mage Corps is authorized to offer Territory Mage advancement pathways.

This relieved Philly.

Even she could deduce that the Felistin Family was suffering severe suppression because of a series of chain reactions, the most important of which was this Territory Mage project.

Prior to this, many mages believed that Territory Mage would be included in the Alliance system as a Profession that all mages could advance to, which is why related families and projects were so enthusiastic.

But no one expected that the Alliance would make a clean break, Territory Mage to the Battle Mage Corps.

It's clear the Alliance wants to control the newly emerging Profession of Territory Mage. Even if some mages pass the Battle Mage Corps ' screening, it's unlikely many clan members will be allowed to join...

These things have little to do with Philly, because with her talent, it's unlikely she would choose the path of Territory Mage.

With her affiliation with the Yobner Society and the numerous acclaimed academic publications she has now, there seems to be no need for her to pursue the path of Territory Mage.

Territory Knight are the most common Profession on the continent, but their only advantage is that they become more powerful when they have a territory, and this power can be passed down through bloodlines.

Besides these drawbacks, Territory Knight have many disadvantages compared to other Profession, such as difficulty in acquiring flight ability, lack of strategies for dealing with adverse situations, and low resistances, etc.

Even in the initial pioneering stage, it is necessary to test the Profession's ability. If they are not good enough, even if they have enough territory, it will be difficult to raise their Order to the third level.

Therefore, there was no need for Philly to take this path, but it is true that this path was originally beneficial to those Mage Family.

As Philly continued reading, she also came across the author's insights into contemporary family mages.

He believes that the suppression of those Mage Family will gradually weaken in the near future, because once these Mage Family no longer have the opportunity to rise through the Territory Mage, the Mage Family will no longer continue to suppress them.

This is good news for Philly, whose feelings toward her family are actually quite complicated.

She knew that with her talent, even if she weren't in the Felistin Family, she would still receive substantial support from the Elemental School and eventually enter the Yobner Society.

Apprentices with such innate Mental Power as her are extremely rare. The Elemental School would never miss an opportunity to advance if they encountered one, and the probability of such an apprentice advancing is 98%.

However, she ultimately grew up within the Felistin Family. Her childhood was spent with the help of her older sister Camilla, which was a relatively pleasant time, as the family's schemes rarely affected children as young as a few years old.

She had feelings for the Felistin Family, but that didn't mean she had no resentment towards them.

Her biggest complaint was the lack of freedom; even talented mages like her and her sister Camilla were denied freedom and respect.

As a relatively young Second Order Mage of the new generation, Camilla was not allowed by her family to cultivate her skills in the mage system. Instead, she was made a figurehead for the family to win over other mages.

This twenty-year-old sorceress of the Yobner Society was not fully funded by her family to study magic within the academy; instead, she was ordered to return and accept the family's arrangements.

If she doesn't return, she will no longer receive financial support from her family, and this lack of resources will affect her career as a mage.

And if Fran hadn't agreed to her request to be taught, she probably would have gone back to Yobner Society in a few days.

She knew that her family had sponsored her studies as a monk, and she should repay them, but she simply couldn't stand this kind of boundless repayment.

For Philly, who received orthodox mage training outside, this would allow her to provide assistance to her family when she later reached the second or third tier and was appointed to a more important position.

However, this practice of distorting the master-disciple relationship in order to get closer to her was almost crossing Philly's bottom line.

At that time, she almost entirely planned to collaborate with other mages or take on quests to earn Gold Coin after her master-disciple relationship with Fran ended...

The fact that the Alliance began to control the Territory Mage was a good thing for Philly: a family that had just suffered a change and whose power had been weakened but would not cause greater losses would now adopt a more stable approach.

At least it won't be the almost frantic state it was when it was about to be suppressed. At least a mage of Philly's level is unlikely to get involved.

This is great news for Philly, as it will allow her harmonious relationship with her family to last for at least a few more years. If only her family could continue to live in this half-dead state.

Philly composed herself and continued reading the newspaper. She had finished reading this section, and then she looked at the last part of the page.

A new winning streak has been set in the Champion Mage Preliminary Tournament: a seventeen-game unbeaten streak!!!

Philly hadn't read the newspapers for the past few days, and at that time, the newspapers were full of reports with headlines about a 3-0 winning streak. Now, that reporter probably thought that breaking the record would be more newsworthy, so he didn't put 3-0 in the headline.

However, it will still be highlighted in the main text.

"This is incredible! They've defeated all their opponents 3-0, and they show no signs of losing. Even the time it took to defeat them hasn't changed much..."

The reporter analyzed the current trend from multiple perspectives and believes that this Magic Duel's winning streak in the Duel Arena will continue, and the next match will most likely be another 3-0 victory.

"If you have any unique insights, you can mail in your prediction of the score. If your prediction is correct, we will also send you a small prize..."

Philly only realized she had finished watching when she saw the very end, but...

"This isn't right. Why isn't there any information about the identity of the Magic Duel who has achieved such a winning streak? I don't even know who they are?"

"Logically speaking, such a big thing should have been dug up by the reporters long ago..."

Filled with curiosity, Philly finally spotted a line of small print in the upper right corner of a later page, which described the Magic Duel.

"Due to some special reasons, coupled with the monk's lack of cooperation, we were unable to ascertain the monk's specific identity."

"However, according to our interview with her opponent, we know that the mage is a woman, not very tall, with purplish-red hair..."

"That's it..." Philly finally understood. There must have been some special reason. Otherwise, given the attitude of those reporters, how could they not have reported the other person's appearance, and only provided these written descriptions?

She put down the newspaper and noticed the purple strands of hair near her neck.

"This description... it reminds me of myself... but even such a rough description will surely hit a ton of mages..."

"That's a bit of a coincidence, but that Magic Duel who achieved so many consecutive victories must be at least a hundred years old, and has been immersed in Magic Duel for countless years."

"Maybe others have had this look for decades; I think I'm the one who ended up with the same look as her..."