"Father, what should we do now?" Although she had taken over the territory for a while, Niya had no idea for a moment when such a big thing happened.
"No rush!" Lord Epps seemed very calm at the moment. He had not come here after so many years of exploring the plane. Compared to the benefits brought by plane crystallization, he could also see the crisis.
"Niya, go and let Shado return to the territory normally."
"Father, this-" Niya didn't understand her father's plan. Shouldn't she send someone to search for the ruins now?
Lord Epps suddenly smiled,
"The mysterious lock appeared in Xia Duo's territory. He knew he was in trouble and couldn't handle it, so he came to you. Scare him first, but don't really scare him, lest he go out and cause chaos." For a I don’t know if there are any plane crystals yet, and Lord Epps still can’t kill people to silence them. Of course, more importantly, the Mystery Chain is about to collapse. Killing it will not help, but will add many variables.
Niya knew that her father might have other ideas, but she still thought that she should send people to search the ruins now, and collect the plane crystals before the elves and other possible opponents.
"Father, I think about this -" Epps interrupted his daughter. He knew what Nia was thinking, but -
"I don't want you to think that you don't have to worry about this matter. The side effects of failure to advance are not a problem. What you need now is to rest more!" Niya's face suddenly fell when she mentioned the failure of advancement. She was full of confidence at the beginning. She wanted to advance to become an Arcanist, but she unexpectedly failed. This made her frustrated for a long time, and she was criticized by her father and Uncle Aibo.
"Got it!" After a few mutterings, Niya left. ...In the lord's study. Niya had been away for a long time. At first, Xia Duo could read with peace of mind, but as time passed, he gradually became nervous and began to think wildly.
The lord and his daughter want to silence them? Or do they not want to take over the pot at all? This kind of thing often gets scarier the more you think about it, scaring yourself. Xia Duo couldn't sit still in his seat and started pacing in front of the window.
Suddenly, the light and shadow changes on a window startled him, and Xia Duo discovered that the window turned out to be like a computer desktop, automatically switching screens.
He didn't notice this when he came here several times before. He subconsciously asked about the time, and Talling replied that it was already evening.
It was afternoon when he came, and he had been here for several hours unknowingly. Just when he was about to do something, Niya's voice suddenly came——
"Xia Duo!" Hearing the voice, Xia Duo quickly turned around and asked eagerly: "Teacher, what are your orders?"
"I already know the matter, I will handle it, you go back first."
"What?" Xia Duo was stunned. This was a bit different from what he expected! Why should he send a representative to go back with him to see what's going on inside the Mystery Lock? Even if that doesn't help, he should ask about the details of the ruins!
Just one sentence
"I will deal with it" was such a perfunctory statement, and Xia Duo felt that it would be impossible to pass the blame.
"By the way, take these things away." Niya pointed to the account book on the desk and threw the map she had taken away on it.
"Yes!" Xia Duo put away these things in a daze, and then left in a daze. Behind him, Niya couldn't help but show a sly smile when she saw this scene. She was the most calm apprentice, and she stared at her seriously when she was teaching and answering questions, as if she was the instructor. , and she is an apprentice.
It was in sharp contrast to her other apprentice Ganal. Now seeing Sha Duo's appearance, Niya suddenly agreed with her father's decision.
However, she was worried about scaring Xia Duo, so she called out the tower spirit and summoned a projection. Looking at the scene, it was exactly where Xia Duo was.
On the other side, Shado, who didn't know Lord Epps's evil intentions, was really panicked. It was okay to pass the blame, but if no one picked up the blame, he would have to take the blame himself.
As for whether he can carry it, Xia Duo feels mysterious, what can he, a mid-level mage, do, and why should he be at the forefront of the storm.
Whenever a high-level mage comes who wants to study the Mystery Lock, he can't resist it. His only backend is the Tower of Time, but now, looking at the situation, his backend seems to be a little out of touch.
Back at his residence, Xia Duo became angrier as he thought about it. Why didn't you take the blame when I passed the blame? Of course, this was just a joke, he was thinking about what Niya just said!
If you don’t think too much and just take it literally, the Tower of Time seems to have taken over! But Xia Duo couldn't figure out whether Niya was just perfunctory, or if she really knew how to deal with it, or if she had already sent someone to investigate?
He took out "[Levitation Technique] From Beginner to Master", but as soon as Xia Duo opened the book, he closed it again, opened it again, and closed it again. He couldn't calm down at all.
Just when Xia Duo was tormenting himself, he felt something touch his leg. When he lowered his head, he saw that it was a ball of paper. Xia Duo seemed to have thought of something and quickly picked it up.
When I opened it, there was a line of words on it——
"I will handle it!" There was no signature, but it was obviously sent by Niya. Although the content above was exactly the same as Niya's speech just now, in Sha Duo's eyes, it was a completely different state of mind.
The first time he thought it might be perfunctory, but the second time he sent the paper ball, Xia Duo was almost sure that if he could handle it, he really knew how to handle it!
Not perfunctory! Otherwise, there is no need to go to all this trouble! With peace of mind, Xia Duo also knew that Niya might be watching him somewhere at this moment, and couldn't bear to see him suffer. This made his affection for Niya greatly increase, but he also felt a little uncomfortable.
Even on earth, people who are accustomed to cameras would not want to have cameras in their rooms!
Although Xia Duo knew that the tower spirit could monitor any situation in the mage tower, there was no specific and vivid monitor at that time.
At this time, he felt uncomfortable when he thought that Niya could see his every move.
"Oh, I'm so tired today, go take a shower!" Xia Duo didn't just do that, he also did this. I don't know if it was an illusion, but after taking a shower, he no longer felt uncomfortable because of being watched. Maybe it was psychological comfort. In short, he felt refreshed.
Not only is it physically comfortable, but it is also very relaxing mentally. At this point, when I pick up the spell book again, I feel more invested.
...The next morning, Xia Duo took Dongzhi and more than a dozen local hounds that Old Owen helped to collect, and boarded the
"Lucky Owen". Since he already knew that Niya would handle it, he was going to wait in the territory for Niya to send someone to deal with it, and then he would consider whether to take refuge in the Tower of Time based on the collapse of the Mystery Lock.
After boarding the ship, Old Owen handed him a piece of parchment and said, "Sir, these local hounds cost a total of 150 gold coins, and the Liaton Chamber of Commerce paid for them. This is a squeeze."
"150 gold coins?" Xia Duo took the squeeze and glanced at it. Each dog was marked with the time, place, and cost of purchase.
The most expensive one costs more than 30 gold coins, while the cheapest one only has two or three gold coins. The gap is huge!
"Sir, these dogs are all collected from the village near the Green Pearl Forest. They were selected by Barbarian. They have received simple training and will be put to use quickly!" Old Owen explained.
"Well, don't call Dongzhi Barbarian from now on, go sail the boat!" At this moment, Old Owen didn't know that Xia Duo was preparing to introduce Langas people, but let him do this
"Barbarian",
Crying "barbarians" is indeed not conducive to internal unity.
