When Mary woke up from bed, it was already the next morning.

She lay in bed in a daze, looking at the unfamiliar furniture and decorations around her, and seemed unable to react for a moment.

Where am I? What happened? Why am I naked?

As a wizard with strong logical thinking ability, it took Mary less than ten seconds to find the answer herself.

I am in the Mage Tower of Tiandao Palace.

I am here to teach the art of transmutation.

I am used to sleeping without clothes.

All right, everything is fine. Everything is fine. There is no problem.

“Huh…”

Mary yawned and stood up. She picked up the pajamas hanging next to her and put them on. Then she walked to the window and looked at the lush woods, grasslands, lakes, and this magical and beautiful city outside.

But what shocked Mary even more was how they were treated.

In Mary's impression, wizards usually have their own wizard towers. Whether it is for learning, teaching or research, a separate wizard tower is obviously more convenient. But what Mary and others did not expect was that Fang Zheng did not build a wizard tower. On the contrary, he actually built a school called "Hogwarts" for himself and others!

Of course, this was also exchanged by Fang Zheng from the store of the Dimension Codex. Considering the number of people, he did not exchange the entire Hogwarts campus, but only the main teaching building. But just this alone was enough to make Mary and other wizards stunned - a school!

Although as wizards of the White Tower, chosen ones, and elites of the Magic Kingdom, Mary and others have long been accustomed to all kinds of conveniences and preferential treatments, but in order to welcome their arrival, a magic school was actually built directly!

If Fang Zheng proposed with this thing, Mary was sure that at least half of the people in the visiting group would nod and agree without hesitation.

Including myself.

For mages, owning their own territory is almost a dream within a dream, just like parents' desire to buy a school district house near their primary, middle and high schools. Why is the mage tower the most famous thing for mages? Because its importance to mages is equal to the level that a bachelor needs to buy ten wedding houses!

With a magic tower of your own, you can achieve economic freedom and research freedom. This means that researchers can study whatever they want without having to consider prices, consumables, time, pressure from above, and policies.

If I want to study dolphins, I will study dolphins. If I want to study butterflies, I will study butterflies. I don’t have to consider the task objectives given above, nor do I have to worry about not having enough money, and I don’t have to worry about someone withholding my experimental materials under various names... I can use as much as I want!

And now, her dream has finally come true halfway.

Feeling the abundant magic power around her, Mary took a deep breath and felt as if she was about to fly. The magic power in this magic school was quite abundant, even as abundant as that in the White Tower. And most importantly, everything here belonged to her!

This was also the condition Fang Zheng offered them. He "recruited" these mages to teach apprentices in Tiandao Palace. As long as these mages completed their work according to his requirements, they could use the spellcasting materials for free to conduct their own research. Of course, in addition to this, each person would receive a considerable amount of remuneration every month. Mary didn't care much about the latter. After all, money didn't have much meaning and value to mages.

But it's better than nothing.

“Ding ding ding…”

At this moment, a crisp sound suddenly rang in Mary's ears. Hearing this sound, Mary was stunned for a moment, then she raised her wrist, stretched out her hand and pressed the silver ring on her right wrist. Soon, a screen was projected quickly, and it was Delian's face that appeared in it.

“Wow, this actually works… Miss Mary, can you hear me?”

"Of course, Miss Dellion, the voice is clear, and I can see you."

Hearing Delian's question, Mary nodded. This was the "magic prop" Fang Zheng gave them yesterday, saying that it was convenient for communication and receiving notifications, and it was also a must-have for living in Tiandao Palace, so Mary accepted it. I have to admit that this thing is indeed very fresh and interesting, especially after Mary figured out how to use it, she went to the forum to surf for half the night. If she hadn't fallen asleep unconsciously due to the fatigue of the journey, I'm afraid Mary would have stayed up all night.

"I just contacted the others. We plan to go out for dinner and walk around the area. Miss Mary, do you want to come?"

"certainly."

Hearing Delian's invitation, Mary nodded. Although the mages occasionally met in the White Tower, they were just nodding acquaintances. Now they were likely to work here for a long time, so it would be good to know each other a little. But out of habit, Mary still reminded him.

"But don't forget, Master Fang Zheng said that we should prepare to start the apprentice examination at eight o'clock."

"Don't worry, I won't forget it. It's only... six o'clock now, and there are still two hours. We are just walking around. By the way, have you looked at the map? There seems to be a restaurant nearby. How about we go and see what the food here is like?"

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll be there soon, give me fifteen minutes."

"No problem, we'll wait for you at the school gate."

After closing the connection, Mary quickly went to the bathroom, carefully dressed herself up, and left the room in a hurry. When she arrived at the school gate and met Delian and others who were waiting there, exactly fifteen minutes had passed.

Except for Colette, the "team leader", everyone else had arrived. After Mary arrived, she chatted with everyone for a few words, then left the school and walked along the street in the direction indicated on the map.

"To be honest, if you ask me, even Casco City isn't as good as this one."

Walking on the clean and tidy streets, looking at the trees swaying in the wind on both sides of the sidewalk, Delian couldn't help but sigh. Casco is the capital of the Magic Kingdom and the most developed place of magic civilization, but even there, there is no environment as good as the Tiandao Palace.

"There are no drunkards, no guards, and no rude mercenaries or warriors. Tsk, tsk, tsk... I really want to live here forever."

"Then why don't you marry Master Fang Zheng?"

Anne pushed her black-framed glasses and asked curiously, while Delian blushed slightly, snorted and turned away.

"What are you talking about? I am the eldest daughter of the Delian family after all, and I am also the next chief of illusion. How can I be so shameless? At least... at least he should propose to me!"

"...I am a little worried. If we return to the White Tower, will we be able to get used to life there?"

Walking behind the crowd, a girl with short brown hair spoke up. She was Jessica from the Protection Department and a member of the delegation.

"Yes, especially this personal terminal... It's so convenient. I wonder if the White Tower can make something similar?"

"This seems to be more than just a magic item for long-distance communication. It also integrates many functions. Logically, there should be a complex magic circle on this magic item. But I neither saw the magic circle nor felt the magic fluctuation from it... How did it activate?"

"How about we take one apart and see?"

"Will it explode?... Anyway, whose are we dismantling?"

“…”

Hearing this, the girls all shut their mouths. Are you kidding? This is something they finally got, how can they just take it apart? If it breaks... they can't put it back together!

As they were talking, Mary and her group arrived at the restaurant marked on the map. It was already open and they could see several children in maid costumes busying around there, getting ready for business.

It has been quite a while since Fang Zheng brought these cursed children back from the dark world. During this time, the first batch of cursed children who entered the Tiandao Palace have basically "graduated". They have also found jobs they want to do. At present, this breakfast shop is a store jointly run by several cursed children who like cooking. Although the customer flow is not very large, being able to live a normal life and support themselves with their own hands is already very satisfying for these children.

For them, this is their paradise.

"Welcome, what would you like to eat?"

Looking at Mary and her group wearing wizard robes, the children were obviously curious, but soon, a girl with raccoon ears and a tail came up to them and greeted them with a smile.

"We have steamed dumplings, tofu pudding, soy milk and wontons here..."

Because of Fang Zheng's preference, almost all residents in Tiandao Palace prefer Chinese food. Of course, some people prefer Japanese and Western food. Therefore, most restaurants in Tiandao Palace serve Chinese food, followed by dessert houses and coffee shops, and the rest serve food from other countries.

However, for Mary and others, what the girl said was basically no different from the Book of Heaven.

What is Xiaolongbao?

What are wontons?

What is tofu pudding?

While everyone was in distress, Delian had already made a decision. Mary watched her raise her head triumphantly, and then suddenly swung her hand.

"Let's have one of each!"

“…”

From a certain perspective, this is indeed the best way to solve the problem.