Chapter 1234: The Arrival of Magna, the Verdant Tower

After briefly testing the purity of the extracted Mithril and confirming it reached the First-Grade level, Xia Duo put away the riddled, nearly hollowed-out cube, waiting for the Halan Chamber of Commerce to take the initiative to contact him.

As for Evans, Xia Duo did not choose to terminate the client's goal of seeking an Amulet of Mind, but after reaching an intention for custom high-end Magic Item production with the Halan Chamber of Commerce, he no longer took that low-markup business to heart.

And if one were to speak of long-term stability, the mass-produced Magic Items of the Tower of Time were the true protagonists!

Currently, the Communication Magic Tool that is the Tower of Time's main product, with two workshops and two production lines, produces at least 360 qualified units per month, with a net profit of over 100,000.

Such profits are difficult to achieve even with custom high-end Magic Items; on one hand, it is difficult to ship in large quantities, and on the other, the manufacturer is only Xia Duo himself, and it is impossible for him to do nothing else but make these.

Moreover, the key is that the production lines of the Tower of Time can be increased at any time, not limited to just two, especially recently, as the phenomenon of Apprentices continuously promoting has already appeared in the Tower of Time.

The results of nearly a year of academy-style cultivation are about to ripen!

If Xia Duo wanted to compete with a mass-production assembly line based on collective cooperation solely by his own strength, it would be almost impossible to win.

Of course, it is also in line with historical trends that the markup of certain special high-end custom products in the future will be even higher than it is now.

……

Just as Xia Duo was tirelessly busy continuing to manufacture simple Amulets of Mind, time had quietly passed noon. The news of the Great Arcanist's death that had spread since early morning had fermented throughout the morning, making the atmosphere in Seventon very strange.

People did not directly use terms like "death of the Great Arcanist" or "death of Kelifu," but instead used the more obscure phrase "that matter," habitually adding whatever modifiers they felt necessary.

Even members within the Seven Towers did not know much about this matter, although they would not conclude that this matter was done by Giles Tower just through some hearsay rumors.

But the seeds of suspicion were inevitably sown.

After all, the Seven Towers were not completely intimate and highly consistent in their interests; there was competition and even disputes, and they only stood together based on ancient covenants and the practical significance that the combined force is greater than the sum of its parts.

If one day one of the Seven Towers believed that it would be more beneficial for the Seven Towers to separate, it would naturally part ways with the other tower forces.

The rumors flying all over Seventon city now seem to be leading to such a trend!

If this matter really had something to do with Giles Tower, it would have committed a great taboo—taking action against a Great Arcanist who had not been clearly determined by everyone to be dead, and killing them!

It is conceivable how shocked the Great Arcanists outside the Seven Towers would be when they heard such news, and at the same time, what they would think about their own situation.

The unspoken rules maintained for hundreds of years were broken overnight; such turmoil cannot be explained in a few words!

One must produce iron-clad facts and evidence to dispel the suspicions arising in people's hearts, but even so, it would have a huge impact on the aftermath.

……

Afternoon.

The Teleportation Room of the Arcane Union finally welcomed its first Great Arcanist to visit in person—Magna.

Since Magna and Kelifu were both Great Arcanists who advanced from Legendary Mages, rumors outside said that the two had a good private friendship, and their students often interacted.

Magna's sudden arrival made the staff at the Arcane Union Headquarters flustered, and the scene was suddenly a bit chaotic, but after Councilor Haichenisi came forward, it quickly returned to calm.

But everyone knew that Magna was the first, but he would not be the only one; there was no telling how many more would come later!

In the Reception Room.

Haichenisi cautiously probed Magna's intentions. Outsiders might not be able to confirm it, but as a representative Councilor for two successive generations of presidents of the Arcane Union, he had attended the Council of Great Arcanists more than once.

Regarding the true relationship between Magna and Kelifu, he considered himself relatively knowledgeable. Although there was still a gap between them and the good private friendship rumored outside, they did indeed belong to the same camp on many issues.

Magna's arrival at this time must be related to the Kelifu incident, but because the investigation on the Seven Towers' side had not yet ended, there was actually very little the Arcane Union could do, and Haichenisi felt quite depressed about this.

"I want to see Master Kangjienio!" Magna said indifferently, with no joy or anger visible on his face.

Hearing this, Haichenisi was obviously stunned for a moment, but then he thought that perhaps Magna wanted to ask Master Kangjienio to come forward to investigate the death of Kelifu.

Compared to the Seven Towers or Iolum, Kangjienio was clearly more trusted and respected by the outside world.

But Haichenisi dared not make decisions for the Master on such matters, so he could only bite the bullet and explain: "The Master has now retired and is recuperating in a quiet place. If Your Excellency Magna is not in a hurry to see the Master now, the Arcane Union will convey your request to the Master, or I can take you to see President Iolum."

To this, Magna's expression remained unchanged, but he did not respond to any of Haichenisi's explanations, only saying: "Go out. If anyone else comes, notify me immediately!"

"Yes."

Haichenisi responded respectfully and then retreated.

He could not yet guess Magna's intentions, but it was definitely related to Kelifu. As for whether he wanted to gather everyone to attack the Seven Towers or use this to gain some key interests, that was hard to say.

……

After leaving the Reception Room, Haichenisi immediately teleported outside the president's office, and then heard a familiar "Come in."

After entering the office, Haichenisi discovered that he was not the first to arrive; someone had already arrived before him, Councilor Kaboer.

Haichenisi quickly went through Kaboer's background information in his mind—the younger brother of the leader of the Verdant Tower in the south!

And the Verdant Tower was not a single Mage Tower organization, but an Alliance formed by multiple Mage Tower organizations. There were no such beings as Great Arcanists within it, but there were a few Senior Arcanists.

The Verdant Tower had great influence in the south. Once a Great Arcanist was born within it, it would definitely be another force no less than the Gray-White Spiral Tower or the Tower of Wisdom!

For such an alliance of Mage Tower organizations, even the Seven Towers needed to treat it with caution.

Haichenisi was just guessing the purpose of Kaboer's sudden meeting with the president when he heard Iolum say calmly: "You go out first, I will consider this matter carefully!"

"Yes!"

Kaboer bowed and retreated. For some reason, Haichenisi still linked him to the death of Kelifu.

Perhaps the Verdant Tower had also sensed a crisis because of this!