Chapter 1409: Conditions of Exchange, Bloodline Perception

Xia Duo was asking for a favor, so naturally, he could not ask others to come to the Tower of Time to find him; furthermore, he had already arrived in Seventon, so there was even less reason to turn back.

After arranging to meet in a private Reception Room near the Library, Xia Duo arrived there first, and Bulundesi was less than half a minute behind him.

Bulundesi knew that if Xia Duo was looking for him so suddenly at such a late hour, there must be something he needed him to do, so before Xia Duo could speak, he took the initiative to ask:

"Lord Xia Duo, is there anything I can do for you?"

Bulundesi's initiative greatly increased Xia Duo's favorable impression of him; regardless of the other party's true intentions, at least Xia Duo saw his attitude at this moment.

"Councilor Bulundesi, there is indeed something I would like to trouble you with this time."

"Please speak, Lord Xia Duo—"

"As everyone knows, Jilan Tower has explored the Bloodline Domain quite deeply, and I have come this time to seek a spell from Jilan Tower that can identify blood relations."

Xia Duo stated his purpose directly; asking someone for something is impossible to hide, and even if he didn't go through Bulundesi, given the other party's relationship with Great Arcanist Huo En, it wouldn't be hard to find out.

In fact, the reason Xia Duo approached Bulundesi first was because he valued his relationship with Huo En; even if Bulundesi himself could not provide help, he could still be used to establish contact with Huo En.

On the other side, after hearing Xia Duo's request, Bulundesi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief; at first, he thought it was some troublesome matter, but he didn't expect it to be so simple, so he said with a smile:

"Lord Xia Duo, there is no need to go to Jilan Tower to look for it; I have the spell you want right here!"

As he spoke, Bulundesi took the Spellbook hanging from his waist, flipped to one of the pages, briefly confirmed it, and then tore that page right out.

He then handed it to Xia Duo and introduced it: "This spell is called 【Bloodline Perception】. It was originally passed down from the Elves and was transformed into its current state by Jilan Tower. It will absolutely satisfy Lord Xia Duo's requirements."

Xia Duo took the inner page of the Spellbook and saw an Arcane Geometry diagram of an unfamiliar spell drawn with delicate Mithril Wire. After a simple conversion in his mind, he more or less understood the constituent elements of this spell.

The composition of the spell itself was not difficult to understand, but Xia Duo could not figure out the underlying mechanism related to bloodlines in such a short time.

However, he had little doubt about the specific effects of this spell; Bulundesi would not lie to him about this.

"What do I need to pay?" Xia Duo asked.

"There is no cost; Lord Xia Duo can just take it and use it."

With Bulundesi saying this, Xia Duo would not take it seriously; in this world, besides the love of one's closest kin, what else is there that requires no cost?

No cost only means the other party wants more!

However, Xia Duo would not miss out on this spell because of that. After thinking for a moment, he proposed a condition that he believed the other party could not refuse:

"Does Councilor Bulundesi know about the Calimshan Empire in the south? I can facilitate contact between Jilan Tower and the Mairide Family there at an appropriate time."

"The Mairide Family?!"

Bulundesi clearly knew this name; his face was both surprised and delighted, and he hurriedly asked: "Lord Xia Duo knows people from the Mairide Family?"

"Yes!"

Xia Duo nodded and explained briefly: "I believe Councilor Bulundesi should know that not long ago, my teacher and I went to Evereska. The visiting Envoy from Calimshan at that time was from the Mairide Family. He once privately invited me to visit Calimshan; I think this should count as knowing them!"

If nothing went wrong, Calimshan's research in the Bloodline Domain was likely deeper than that of Jilan Tower; at least Xia Duo had already seen traces of bloodline spells transcending bloodline shackles on that Calimshan Envoy.

As for Jilan Tower, although it gathered a large number of Bloodline Sorcerers and studied bloodline spells, it was actually still dominated by the mainstream Arcane Magic System.

This could be seen just from the public title of Huo En, the Controller of Jilan Tower: "Great Arcanist," rather than some title leaning toward bloodlines like "Elemental Envoy" or "Bloodline Monarch."

But since Jilan Tower gathered a large number of Bloodline Sorcerers who were born with the ability to cast spells on the grounds of bloodlines, it must also care very much about the "selling point" of bloodlines.

The temptation of being able to establish contact with Calimshan was bound to be significant.

Even though the time for contact that Xia Duo mentioned was an uncertain "appropriate time," Bulundesi still showed unusual excitement.

"Councilor Bulundesi, what do you think of this condition?"

"Lord Xia Duo, this condition of yours really makes it impossible for me to refuse!"

A wry smile appeared on Bulundesi's face; he had originally wanted to do Lord Xia Duo a favor, but now it was Jilan Tower that had to accept the favor.

Since the terms had been agreed upon, Xia Duo did not intend to stay any longer; there was a big problem at home that urgently needed to be solved!

……

Tower of Time.

It was past midnight, and Xia Duo and Niya were once again outside the prison on the negative first floor.

The two had already agreed that Xia Duo would cast the spell to complete the blood relation identification, while Niya needed to find the right moment to release the Stasis state on the person suspected to be Saville.

As long as the timing was grasped well, they could confirm the person's identity before the other party could react.

"Are you ready? I'm going to start casting!"

"Ready!"

Upon receiving Niya's confirmation, Xia Duo immediately began casting. Soon, a mass of crimson light enveloped Niya's entire body, and then the light converged into a barely perceptible dark red ray, shooting toward the person in the prison suspected to be Saville.

Just at the moment before the ray hit, Niya released the Stasis state for him. The ray hit, and then it quickly returned to the initial diffused crimson glow.

This light did not last long, disappearing without a trace in just an instant. At this time, the person in the cell also became lively. After noticing the environment he was in, the expression on his face changed drastically.

From the focused and cold sharpness he had when fighting, it quickly shifted to a calm mixed with a hint of vigilance.

At the same time, an aged voice came from the prison: "Who are you? Where is the original owner of this Mage Tower?"

Xia Duo nodded toward Niya, not only to express that the person indeed had a blood relation to her but also to imply the fact that the other party was an individual capable of communication.

Consequently, Niya directly lifted all restrictions on the prison; after all, for a Great Arcanist, as long as their Arcane Fire was unrestricted, this level of prison was almost equivalent to nothing.

But as long as they were inside the Tower of Time, Niya's most basic safety was still relatively guaranteed; if they could subdue him once before, they might not be unable to subdue him a second time.

However, all of this depended on the attitude of Saville himself.