Chapter 1250: The Arrival of Aiwa and the Recent Situation of the Territory

Arcane Union, 5th-Level Member private residence.

There is no day or night in the laboratory, and not knowing how much time had passed, Xia Duo, who was fully immersed in the trial production of the Demon-Slaying Arrow, was suddenly interrupted by a message—

"Xia Duo, we have arrived!"

So fast?

Xia Duo checked the Magic Moment he kept cast on himself almost at all times, only then discovering that it was already nearly noon. The person sending the message was none other than Aiboke, who had come at his summons.

In the early morning, after Xia Duo arrived in Seventon from Shouwang Dao, he sent a message to Niya shortly after. Besides telling Niya that matters here were basically concluded, he also asked Aiboke to bring Dailike and Aiwa to Seventon.

In two days at the latest, Xia Duo would have to take over the Halansaide estate from the Halan Lord. This estate would indeed be his temporary residence in Seventon in the future, but it could also serve as the base for the "resident office" staff.

Regarding who to station in Seventon, Xia Duo already had a preferred candidate in mind.

That was Aiwa.

Now that Daxia Territory was on the right track, the role that Aiwa, this High-level Rogue, could play in the territory was already quite limited, and keeping him in the territory all the time was truly a waste.

Perhaps Seventon would be a better stage for him.

As for Dailike, since Xia Duo had previously impersonated his identity to go to the Halan Chamber of Commerce, it was appropriate to leave some subsequent handover processing to him. In any case, using the Teleportation Array, bringing one extra person did not require paying much extra cost.

Xia Duo did not let Aiboke wait long. While contacting Tom, who was nearly his exclusive Sorcerer Deacon, to have him bring the people in, he quickly tidied up the traces left by the trial production of the Demon-Slaying Arrow in the laboratory before leaving.

……

"Uncle Aiboke, I have really troubled you this time."

"It's no trouble, I was just thinking of coming to Seventon myself!" Aiboke's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked pointedly, "Has that matter really ended?"

"Barring any accidents, it can be considered over!"

Xia Duo knew that Aiboke was referring to the incident of Kelifu's death. Perhaps Aiboke had come this time shouldering Niya's entrustment, wanting to confirm the end of this matter.

Regarding this, Xia Duo did not mind; if it were him, he would also want to understand more about it.

"By the way, Uncle Aiboke, what are your plans next?"

"Go to the Arcane Temple, then return to Nan Jing."

Xia Duo nodded. He knew that besides possessing the identities of Mage and Arcanist, Aiboke also held the identities of Bard and Arcane Priest.

Savile Territory did not have a temple to the Magic Goddess. As an Arcane Priest of the Goddess, if he came to Seventon and didn't visit the Arcane Temple, it would be unjustifiable.

Regarding Aiboke's Faith issues, Xia Duo was not prepared to interfere too much. Such private matters were not for him to interfere with.

"Since that's the case, I won't keep Uncle Aiboke here. I still have some urgent matters to handle. We will gather again when we return to the Tower of Time."

"Good."

Aiboke did not say much more, just nodded and left quickly.

……

Aiboke was gone, but Dailike and Aiwa remained. Xia Duo first asked Aiwa about the development status of the territory during the days he was away.

To this, Aiwa only replied very briefly, "Everything in the territory is well."

Xia Duo knew that Aiwa was not good with words, so he had to ask some specific questions, such as the progress of the Daxia-Saville Passage and the construction progress of the new village.

"My Lord, currently the Daxia-Saville Passage has been initially opened by one-quarter, and the new village construction has entered the second phase. Before I came, I went to see Administrator Laidun, and he told me that in half a month there will be another collective land grant. Additionally, those who received the first batch of land have opened three taverns and two grocery stores in the territory, and the residents like them very much."

Hearing that the Daxia-Saville Passage was already one-quarter open, Xia Duo felt a surge of joy, though this number still far exceeded expectations.

He felt that perhaps only the trees in the forest through which the passage passed had been cut down by one-quarter, and the actual planned passage still required leveling the road surface and laying gravel and bricks; it was by no means just opening a gap in the Green Pearl Forest.

The new village construction was within his expectations; after all, there had been a plan for a long time, and it was just a matter of implementing it step by step. The territory's population and development efficiency were fixed there, so it couldn't be much faster.

As for the new taverns and grocery stores in the territory, Xia Duo was unaware beforehand, but the emergence of a commercial prototype in the territory was entirely within his plan.

The significance of the land grant, besides fulfilling the agreement with the residents, lay more in transferring wealth to the residents and activating the territory's commercial system.

And in the future, these property owners supported by him would also be the first batch of consumers of the Tower of Time's Magic Items.

This could also be considered expanding domestic demand and stabilizing prices, so as to avoid excess productivity dragging the Tower of Time into meaningless vicious competition with outside Mage Tower organizations.

Next, Xia Duo asked about the recent situation of the Territory Guard and Jiake and his son, all of which received relatively detailed answers from Aiwa.

Aiwa just didn't like to talk; it wasn't that he lacked insight or couldn't speak.

After Xia Duo left, the Territory Guard suffered unexpected casualties—four dead and one disabled. The reason was that the Patrol encountered a Troll while expanding the patrol boundary.

Only half of the ten-man squad survived.

And that Troll was scared away by another supporting team using a Magic Scroll.

With a Troll discovered near the territory again, Laidun decisively shrank the patrol boundary and strengthened patrol efforts. To this day, it is unknown whether that Troll is still wandering near the territory.

As for Jiake and his son, how could they discover any more ruins in a short time? During this period, they were just wandering around in the forest.

In addition, Xia Duo also asked about the preaching and implementation of the territory's code, as well as the dissemination of the Daxia Code in Savile Territory (which Yatewude was responsible for).

Through questioning Aiwa, Xia Duo had a relatively comprehensive understanding of the territory's current situation. Once he returned to the territory, he would have to deal with the Troll problem.

However, this time, he was not prepared to do it himself, but rather wanted to train the team.

A Troll is certainly powerful, but not invincible, especially the strictly trained Territory Guard, which has the ability to defeat (a) Troll.

As for killing it completely, with the Magic Scroll provided by Xia Duo, it is not difficult to do.

……

After Aiwa, Xia Duo did not ask Dailike about the recent situation in Savile Territory. On one hand, the system of Savile Territory is different from Daxia Territory, and it is difficult for Dailike to know about matters other than business.

On the other hand, strictly speaking, Dailike is not his direct subordinate or subject, and asking like this has some suspicion of overstepping his authority.

Although, in Xia Duo's plan, Daxia Territory and Savile Territory will eventually merge into one, but for now, he still has to consider the feelings of the old ministers of Savile.