Chapter 1221: Tower of Radiance, Inheritance Farce

As for Sikumu, he did not participate much; on one hand, it was to avoid suspicion, as this matter occurred in Giles Tower, and on the other hand, it was also due to the help of the Seven Towers.

His main task was to remain in Giles Tower to continue summoning Suo En; if he could contact Suo En, perhaps many problems could be answered.

After the people of the Seven Towers had assigned their respective tasks, Sikumu looked at the only person present who was not from the Seven Towers, "Lord Iolum, there is a matter that also requires your help."

"Please speak?" Iolum did not refuse; he could even guess what the matter was.

"Please, Lord Iolum, determine the role Lord Xia Duo played in this matter! If this matter has nothing to do with him and is entirely an accident, the Seven Towers will not let a Senior Arcanist bear any extra burden; but if this matter is related to him, then even if he is a Senior Arcanist, he must pay the price he deserves!"

"I can."

"Then I will trouble you."

Afterward, the people of the Seven Towers quickly split up to take action, and Iolum also left Giles Tower and returned to the Arcane Union.

……

Cliff Territory.

Located in the eastern part of the Core Area of Netheril, after Kelifu became a Great Arcanist, due to his special status, the Seventon Council took the initiative to allocate a territory to him.

This place was originally the hereditary territory of a lord from the Jannick Tower faction, but because that lord manufactured a large number of Undead while resisting the Orc invasion, although this ultimately saved the people, he was still stripped of his territory.

This territory is not large, one could even say it is very small, especially for a Great Arcanist, but in the Core Area where land has long been carved up, being able to have such a piece of land is already very difficult.

What is even rarer is that Cliff Territory possesses a total of six Mage Towers, large and small, which is a huge fortune for any Spellcaster.

And now, on an ordinary night at the end of the Melting Snow Month, a sudden change makes this huge fortune, which still has no heir, appear even more alluring.

Guanghui Zhi Ta.

The core main tower of Cliff Territory, and also a Mage Tower that Great Arcanist Kelifu personally supervised the construction of and resided in for a long time.

Compared to the cylindrical structure of most ordinary Mage Towers, this Mage Tower appears quite unconventional—

Its main body is formed by three huge rectangular blocks stacked together, the largest at the bottom and the smallest at the top, and above that smallest rectangular block, there is an extremely tall and sharp obelisk.

And at the top of this obelisk, which is three times the height of the main body, is a huge Holy Emblem of the Lord of Radiance—a golden sun with a solar corona on its edge.

But tonight, Guanghui Zhi Ta does not seem so radiant; a farce of contention over a huge amount of ownerless wealth is unfolding within it.

Inside a magnificent hall, the vast majority of Spellcasters of Advanced Rank and above in Guanghui Zhi Ta are gathered; a Golden-robed Mage shows a sorrowful expression, yet his eyes contain firmness as he says:

"The Tower Spirit has disappeared, the teacher has lost contact, and as the rotating manager of Guanghui Zhi Ta for this month, I—Maersi, have the responsibility and the obligation to restore order for everyone."

But as soon as his voice fell, another Mage opposite him immediately retorted: "There are only these last two days left in this month; after this month passes, will it be Furnar's turn to change?"

Hearing this, Maersi showed no panic at all; he swept his gaze over everyone one by one, and then said indifferently:

"The Tower Spirit has disappeared; even next month, the Permission Level transfer of Guanghui Zhi Ta will not be carried out. I would like to let Furnar come, but is he capable?"

As soon as these words were spoken, before the person who had retorted earlier could open their mouth, another Golden-robed Mage stood out: "Whether he is capable or not is not for you to decide; the ten of us can nominate a true manager and grant him the Permission Level!"

"Then do it! Why don't you do it?"

A trace of disdain flashed in Maersi's eyes; after the Tower Spirit disappeared, the Permission Level of Guanghui Zhi Ta could indeed be granted by the collective nomination of Golden-robed Mages, but this also meant that the nominators gave up the possibility of their own inheritance.

The people who could stand here and argue with him, if they were not aiming for that sliver of possibility of inheritance, why would they come here? They would have already made their choices.

"Furnar, I think you should know better than me what the disappearance of the Tower Spirit means. Now I have the highest Permission Level in Guanghui Zhi Ta; if you support me, we will restore order as quickly as possible. Even if we cannot inherit the complete territory in the future, at least this Guanghui Zhi Ta can be preserved."

Facing Maersi's solicitation, Furnar remained silent. Just when everyone thought Furnar was about to bow his head, a sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall, and a young Mage with a panicked expression rushed in:

"It's bad, my lords, people from the Seven Towers have come, the one who came is, the one who came is—"

Before he could finish his words, a tall and sturdy figure suddenly appeared out of thin air in the hall, and the young Mage's words had only just been spoken; only in this situation, his voice could probably only be heard by himself:

"The one who came is Great Arcanist Badijiaer from Gustav Tower!"

"Great Arcanist Badijiaer?"

Seeing the person who arrived, Maersi's expression changed immediately. As the person with the actual highest Permission Level after the Tower Spirit of Guanghui Zhi Ta disappeared, his possibility of inheriting Guanghui Zhi Ta was the greatest, but the premise was that there would be no unexpected variables.

Without a doubt, the appearance of Badijiaer was something he had not expected at all.

However, inside the Mage Tower, even though Guanghui Zhi Ta had lost its Tower Spirit at this moment, Maersi did not feel much fear, only worry about the inheritance issue.

"Good evening, Lord Badijiaer, I am Maersi, the rotating manager of Guanghui Zhi Ta for this month. Guanghui Zhi Ta welcomes your arrival. But you did not notify us in advance, and even broke into our important meeting; this is not the attitude the Seven Towers should have," Maersi said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Actually, he regretted it in his heart; if he had known that Badijiaer would appear, he would definitely have blocked the Teleportation Array in advance.

Of course, if he had blocked the Teleportation Array in advance, perhaps it would have caused greater chaos, or perhaps he would have been directly eliminated, who knows.

In the current situation, he could only hope that the Seven Towers would not interfere with the internal inheritance affairs of Guanghui Zhi Ta, but seeing Badijiaer's solemn expression, Maersi could not help but feel a bad premonition in his heart.

"Everyone is here, time is urgent, so I will just say it directly. Great Arcanist Kelifu had an accident during his exploration of the Astral Plane. The Seventon Council attaches great importance to this and is investigating the matter. I need you to temporarily seal Guanghui Zhi Ta, forbid anyone from leaving, and forbid any news from getting out."

Badijiaer quickly stated his request, and then stared at everyone in the hall, especially Maersi, who was at the head.

His words did not cause much commotion in the hall; on one hand, everyone present was at least an Advanced Rank Mage, and their mental state was relatively stable; on the other hand, due to the disappearance of the Tower Spirit, everyone had actually anticipated this long ago.

The only question was whether to seal Guanghui Zhi Ta, and did this count as the Seven Towers interfering in internal affairs?

What the others were thinking was temporarily unknown, but after Maersi heard Badijiaer's request, he felt a joy in his heart.

"Perhaps I can take this opportunity to let others make a choice as soon as possible!"

In this situation, if not me, who?

Maersi immediately agreed to Badijiaer's request.