Recently, the Xinfei Merchant Guild had been developing new products at an increasing pace, and its need for research into magic arrays had naturally grown as well.
Although the Magic Research Institute had recruited more researchers, Avita's classmates were at about the same level of magic as Avita and Akali, and still could not meet the Xinfei Merchant Guild's research and development needs.
As a result, Camilla's Magic Tower had actually taken on more research and development work than before.
Accordingly, the research funding Great Mage Camilla received from the Xinfei Merchant Guild had also increased substantially.
In the six months and more since the beginning of the year, Xu Yi had already paid over three thousand gold coins in research funding for the tasks he had assigned to Camilla's Magic Tower.
That alone exceeded the magic tower's entire income for the previous year.
With ample funding behind her, Great Mage Camilla finally experienced the convenience that money brought. She also discovered something very important: working with the Xinfei Merchant Guild to develop magic machinery mostly involved studying magic arrays, which still fell within the scope of magic research. Not only did it not interfere with the magic research she valued above all else, but Xu Yi's exceptionally precise and unusual requirements for magic arrays often gave her new insights and a deeper understanding of magic during her research. In fact, Great Mage Camilla's magical ability had improved considerably as a result.
She could earn money and improve her magic at the same time. Thus, Great Mage Camilla no longer resisted participating in the Xinfei Merchant Guild's research and development. Instead, she grew increasingly enthusiastic, even taking the initiative to ask expectantly whenever she saw Xu Yi.
"Hey, boy. What new research topic have you brought me this time?"
Anyone