"Huh, why aren't you going in?" Kevin, who had just stepped into the Magic Forest, was surprised to find that all the magic apprentices were gathered in the hall.
"Mr. Ajef asked us to wait here for a moment, he has something to announce," Kevin's friend replied.
Kevin said "Oh", stopped talking, and honestly stood in the crowd.
At this time, the hall was buzzing with discussions, almost everyone was talking about the recent internet sensation of non-toxic winter mallow, and the announcement Irene posted last night.
"Did you see Irene's announcement?"
"Yes, yes, it shows she's sensible, she didn't take credit, otherwise if it got exposed later, she'd be in for it!"
"Exactly!"
"However, even so, Irene made a fortune. Now go ask outside, who doesn't know her name?"
"Ah, if I had known this, I would have written a proposal no matter what!"
"Regret not doing it back then!"
"Don't talk about it, it's giving me a heart attack!"
"Hey, did you see Mr. Ajef's personal space? 120,000 followers, 13,000 comments, oh my god! Absolutely unique across the entire network, I compared it, Lord Dundar only has over 10,000 followers!"
"Let me tell you, this morning I woke up and went to the washroom, casually opened the internet, wow, over a hundred people were looking for me to chat, many of them girls, I was so excited I thought my luck had changed, but when I opened it, ha! They were all asking about Mr. Ajef, and some even wanted to ask if Mr. Ajef was still accepting students for wood-spirit magic now?"
"Damn! I had the same experience as you."
"Me too!"
"You wouldn't believe it, I just said on the forum that I participated in Mr. Ajef's magic experiment, and wow, I gained over a thousand followers overnight, many of them from out of town!"
"What a coincidence, me too!"
The similar experiences made the atmosphere in the hall even more lively.
Some were envious, jealous, and hateful of Irene;
Others mocked her with sarcastic remarks;
And when discussing Mr. Ajef, some were full of pride and smugness in their words, as if the master's glory reflected on the servant, feeling a sense of shared honor.
The emergence of the internet amplified social connections, and naturally, it also amplified attention.
This kind of attention was something everyone had never experienced before, so suddenly receiving such attention, the vanity of youth naturally exploded!
After an unknown amount of time, the hall suddenly fell silent.
Many magic apprentices who were chatting excitedly raised their heads in surprise and noticed that Mr. Ajef had arrived.
Everyone quickly straightened their posture and put away their playful expressions.
"Is everyone here? Each group check." Ajef asked, standing on the high platform at the front of the hall.
"All here." The group leaders replied one after another.
"I am now announcing something. The number of participants in this magic experiment will be reduced to twenty, and they will all be converted into my assistants, enjoying certain salary benefits and priority for retention after graduation."
"Those who are interested, sign up to stay, and selection will be based on merit! Everyone, think about it. If you want to stay, consult with Irene."
As the words fell, the vast hall of the Magic Forest was silent for a moment. When everyone reacted, there was an immediate uproar!
The magic apprentices looked at each other in dismay!
No one expected that the status of [Ajef Experiment Participant], which had just brought them social recognition and glory, was now about to be taken away!
No, not taken away, but rather becoming more scarce and precious.
Not to mention enjoying salary benefits, even without them, just the status of "Ajef's assistant" was enough to make them go crazy!
Because Irene was the best example!
Instantly, everyone's eyes became fervent.
When they looked at each other, they were immediately filled with a sense of hostility.
From 374 magic apprentices,
selecting 20 people, the competitive pressure was immense!
As everyone's emotions ran high and they sharpened their swords, Yu Sheng'an stepped down from the high platform and strode out of the hall.
Today was the day of the Felix Magic Co-research Society meeting, and all magic mentors who were interested could freely participate to discuss magic problems together.
It must be admitted that there was a reason why the Kever Empire could establish itself as a nation based on magic.
Yu Sheng'an decided to attend this co-research meeting.
Because the internet's "flashlight function" had stumped him, he had already learned Inch Light Magic, but it was very difficult to incorporate this magic into the internet.
The reason was very simple, all magic essentially released power through magic patterns.
His magic version of the internet was essentially a virtual screen, which could not carry magic patterns at all, so it was naturally very difficult to add functions beyond the authority of his godhead.
Speaking of which, his internet personal terminal was very similar to the Blue Star concept of "cloud phone".
A cloud phone, to put it simply, is a device that only retains the screen and networking functions, with all software placed in cloud servers, and all phone functions are realized through ultra-high-speed network speed.
The advantage of a cloud phone is that the personal terminal is free from the trouble of frequent updates and iterations, and the purchase cost is lower.
Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious, it requires massive computing power and ultra-high-speed network speed for support.
Now, the magic version of the internet created by Yu Sheng'an, because it was created with the authority of his godhead, had no problems with computing power or network speed at all.
But precisely because of this, it was very difficult to add any functions other than those within the authority of his godhead.
Even if it was just Inch Light Magic, the most basic light-type magic.
Yu Sheng'an had a premonition that this problem would be groundbreaking.
Once he solved it, adding other functions later would be simple.
...
When Yu Sheng'an arrived at the Magic River, where the co-research meeting was being held, even before entering, he could already hear the clamor inside.
However, when he pushed open the door and stepped inside, the noisy council hall suddenly fell silent.
Everyone turned to look at him in unison, their eyes flickering, their expressions uncertain and surprised.
If before everyone was very dissatisfied with Yu Sheng'an occupying all the wood-spirit magic apprentices, and even thought he was Lord Dundar's spokesperson or lackey.
Then after the battle outside Willis City, all the dissatisfaction came to an abrupt halt.
In this magic kingdom, mastering absolute magic power meant mastering absolute discourse power and status!
With the power Yu Sheng'an displayed, no matter who it was, they had to give him due respect!
What's more, he also presided over a magic experiment that caused a sensation throughout the empire?
Now, he had already become the most valuable person in the empire, at least until all his agricultural research results were released, no one could touch him.
So when Yu Sheng'an walked in, most of the magicians smiled and showed goodwill.
Yu Sheng'an also smiled back in response.
He still needed these smart minds to help him solve the internet problem!
The spacious council hall was circular, higher on the outside and lower on the inside, with a stepped structure paved with granite, which allowed anyone sitting in any position to see everyone.
It was very similar to the stands of a gladiatorial arena.
Of course, it was shrunk countless times.
Yu Sheng'an glanced at the council hall, locked onto Dundar at a glance, and then walked towards him.
"How do you have time to come over?"
As he approached, Dundar asked with a strange expression.
"Naturally, to attend the co-research meeting. I have some questions and want to borrow the wisdom of the empire's smartest minds!"
"You also have things you don't understand?"
"Even a god cannot be omniscient and omnipotent, right?"
Dundar stopped talking and waited patiently.
As the hourglass placed in the middle of the council hall finished draining and automatically flipped over, the co-research meeting quieted down.
Magic patterns lit up one after another to prevent the discussions here from leaking out.
After a brief silence, a magician immediately stood up and asked about the problems they had recently encountered.
Along with his question, the atmosphere gradually became lively.
In the Kever Empire, although most magicians mastered the seven conventional magic systems, and even a special magic system.
But after becoming official magicians, most people would choose one system to specialize in, and very few geniuses would choose to cultivate multiple systems.
After all, human energy is limited, while magic knowledge is infinite.
If they couldn't step into a higher realm within their limited lifespan, when their lifespan ran out, it would be too late to talk about anything.
Precisely because of this, in their subsequent cultivation, especially in order to cultivate powerful and strange combined magic, they would easily encounter areas they were not good at.
This was the original intention of establishing the co-research meeting!
Yu Sheng'an listened with interest, secretly noting down some interesting points he heard.
This kind of high-level brainstorming was not something ordinary magicians could enjoy.
Since he could get in, he naturally couldn't waste the opportunity.
Midway through the discussion, Thunder-type Archmage Stanford stood up and said, "Everyone, I want to incorporate Light Burst Magic into Thunder-type Magic. Who has research or suggestions regarding the combination of Thunder and Light magic?"