Chapter 1130: Leisurely Feeding Horses, Daiwei Requests an Audience

Having met with Captain Bill and the seven Bards who came from the north, there was nothing in the Territory that required attention for the time being; one only needed to wait peacefully for the final completion of Code Plaza.

Xia Duo silently calculated the time, feeling that everything was under control, and the next few days would be time entirely at his own disposal.

After returning to the Tower of Time, Xia Duo first went to the Arcane Garden to check on the growth of the Bonu Tea Tree; now that there were only a few Bonu Original Leaves left in his possession, this made him pay even more attention to this tea tree.

If it weren't for the fact that there was only this one tea tree, and if it were ruined it might never be found again, he would have wanted to prepare to try and force its growth himself.

"Hey, Yabo!"

Flying over the fields of the Arcane Garden and landing beside the tea tree, he landed right next to Yabo, who was watching him with wide eyes. Xia Duo rubbed Yabo's head vigorously a few times, then began to observe this seedling of the Bonu Tea Tree, which was very likely the only one of its kind from a human perspective.

The Arcane Garden was rich in Positive Energy, yet it was not overly intense, making it just right for plant growth; however, it had only been a little over half a year since this tea tree seedling was first sprouted and planted.

Even if the environment were perfect, how much could it grow in such a short time!

In fact, Xia Duo had already come over several times recently, especially when he was conducting the target correction experiments for the Code Sculpture spellcasting props; he had to come over seven or eight times almost every day.

It was the same as the last time he saw it: just a small, thin, tender branch less than a foot tall, with three emerald-green, jade-like tender leaves hanging on it.

If there were more tea trees in the future, Xia Duo might try to brew a pot of tea with such tender leaves, but for now, he wouldn't even think about it.

After carefully checking the Protection magic around the tea tree, Xia Duo turned around and instructed Yabo, who was looking on with curiosity: "Watch this place well. Neither you nor Pamela are allowed to come near, and don't let anyone else come near, understand?"

Although the Tower Spirit was the true Watcher of the tea tree, if these two highly curious Pegasus were not reminded from time to time, heaven knows when they might get a sudden whim and rush over to try and take a bite of the tea tree.

"Neigh!" Yabo raised its head and called out excitedly.

Xia Duo nodded, took a handful of Celestial Wheat from his Personal Space, and fed it to Yabo. Now that he had a stable method for traveling to the Outer Planes, he didn't care about this little bit of Celestial Wheat.

When his Bloodline Ability progressed again in the future, perhaps he would be able to gain the ability to return from the Outer Planes stably; by then, perhaps he could open a farm in the Outer Planes!

This was not the first time Yabo had eaten Celestial Wheat, and it hopped excitedly on its hind hooves. After eating two handfuls by itself, it backed away a few steps and neighed toward the sky. Before long, Pamela descended from the sky with a gust of wind.

However, this wind only blew to within half a foot of Xia Duo before being automatically dissipated by an invisible force; without a doubt, this was Xia Duo's Bloodline Ability, 【Wind Control】.

"Pamela, come!"

Xia Duo also took out a handful of Celestial Wheat for Pamela, but Pamela was more shy. He held the Celestial Wheat in his hand and gestured twice before Pamela took small, hesitant steps and approached bit by bit.

Moreover, compared to Yabo, who would roll its large tongue and swallow everything in one gulp, Pamela's way of eating was much more elegant; it just extended a small tip of its pink tongue and, like a cat drinking water, licked the wheat from Xia Duo's hand bit by bit.

After feeding several handfuls in a row, Yabo also stretched its neck and leaned its head over, but it didn't snatch food from Pamela; instead, it carefully rubbed against Pamela's head, its hind hooves tapping nervously.

"Good fellow!"

Seeing this, Xia Duo simply took out a wooden basin, filled it with Celestial Wheat, and placed it at the feet of the two Pegasus. "Eat, eat, and don't be naughty again after you're done!"

"Neigh!" the two Pegasus replied in unison.

They said they agreed, but Xia Duo was noncommittal about it.

Of these two big guys, Pamela was a bit better, but Yabo's favorite thing to eat usually was the fresh, juicy wheat seedlings that had just sprouted in the fields of the Arcane Garden, and it would eat a large patch at a time.

The staff on duty in the Arcane Garden had reported this many times, and Niya had also disciplined Yabo many times, but after each lesson, it wouldn't take long before it relapsed.

It was just like a child in their rebellious phase.

However, this did add a bit of fun to the otherwise serious and dull Mage Tower. As long as there were no major mistakes, Xia Duo would not use mandatory orders to force Yabo to change.

In the end, they were just two pets; it didn't matter if they were spoiled a little.

……

After leaving the Arcane Garden, Xia Duo's mood was even more relaxed. Over the next few days, he planned to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the 【Yellow Sand Semi-Plane】; after the land-grant ceremony, he would set about transforming it.

If he hadn't been delayed by various affairs of the Territory and the Tower of Time, he might have started this work a month ago.

However, being delayed by the various affairs of the Territory and the Tower of Time was something Xia Duo was happy to do; one was his career, the other was his interest, and he was quite clear on how to balance them.

Of course, the research on the Plane Domain was not just a simple interest; it was also related to the in-depth development of his Personal Space, and its importance was extremely high, but its priority did not necessarily have to be ranked first.

It could be said that this was entirely a long-term project with no end in sight.

Xia Duo's judgment on the priority of various affairs and plans was mainly based on their urgency and importance; what he prioritized most was definitely what was both important and urgent.

Such as certain emergencies, special events marked for attention, key steps in important long-term plans, and so on.

Right now, most of the important and urgent matters had been dealt with. Going to study the Yellow Sand Semi-Plane could be considered a short vacation Xia Duo was giving himself; of course, this was also a small step in his long-term plan.

……

However, plans are ultimately just plans. There is a saying in this world called "the impermanence of worldly affairs." Just as Xia Duo had walked to the Preparation Teleportation Hall of the Plane Exploration Layer and was preparing to activate the Portal to enter the 【Yellow Sand Semi-Plane】...

Saixili sent a message through the Tower Spirit: "The three Private Research Labs that you asked the Material Department and the Personnel Department to investigate and handle yesterday have now yielded results. Sanduer and Shande have expressed their acceptance of the handling results, but Daiwei, he wants to talk to you personally."

"Talk personally?"

Xia Duo frowned immediately. He had gone to the Audit Department just yesterday, and the memory was still very clear; he didn't even need to use retrospection.

He remembered very clearly that the relevant documents in Daiwei's application for material subsidies were full of loopholes—it was a textbook case of defrauding funds. What was there to talk about?

And this Saixili, really! The Tower of Time today was no longer what it used to be!

It had been more than a year since the Tower of Time transitioned to the new system. Not to say that everyone supported the new system from the bottom of their hearts, but at least almost everyone had benefited from the operation of the new system, and there were no longer any overt opponents.

Under such circumstances, was there any need for Xia Duo, who was already a Senior Arcanist, to personally meet an Intermediate Mage who was highly likely to be an opponent and saboteur of the new system?

The tide of the times was overwhelming; what kind of waves could he stir up?

Could it be that he thought that by meeting with him, he would show him leniency?