"What's wrong? Don't understand why I'm closing the mage tower?" Great Mage Camilla asked with a smile as she looked at the two who had hurried over.
Xu Yi and Stille both shook their heads.
"Of course we don't understand!" Stille hugged one of Great Mage Camilla's arms, concern written all over her face. "Grandma, haven't you always said the mage tower was your life's work, that you wanted to use it to devote yourself to studying the mysteries of magic and strive to become an Archmage, or even a Grand Archmage? Why close it all of a sudden? Are you giving up on studying magic?"
"Who said I was giving up on studying magic?" Great Mage Camilla's eyes widened.
"Then why are you closing the mage tower?" Stille asked, puzzled. "You went to so much trouble to build it. How will you study magic if you close it?"
Great Mage Camilla shook her head, reached out to stroke Stille's head, and smiled. "Stille, your understanding of magic is still far too shallow. Does anyone say you have to be in a mage tower to study magic? Isn't Xu Yi's Magic Research Institute just as suitable, for example?"
Xu Yi and Stille both froze. Xu Yi couldn't help asking, "Great Mage, surely you aren't planning to study magic at the Magic Research Institute?"
Great Mage Camilla glanced at him. "What? Am I not welcome?"
Xu Yi swallowed hard, staring straight at Great Mage Camilla in disbelief.
"You... you're joking, aren't you? The Magic Research Institute only... only studies the magic arrays needed for magic machinery. If you came..."
"I want to study the magic arrays needed for magic machinery. Is that not allowed?" Great Mage Camilla demanded, glaring at Xu Yi.
"Well..."
Xu Yi and Stille exchanged a glance. Both