Chapter 1411: Hospitality and Reminders

Two seconds is neither long nor short, especially for a Great Arcanist who is prepared; it is enough to judge a person's state.

"The curse on Aipusi is very troublesome, I—I am not certain!"

After saying this, Saville seemed to have suddenly aged a dozen years, the sharpness in his brows and eyes vanished without a trace, and he even avoided Niya's expectant gaze.

Upon receiving such a result, Niya felt incomparably disappointed, subconsciously pursing her lips, her eye sockets turning red; seeing this, Xia Duo hurriedly stepped forward to hold her shoulders and comforted her:

"Rest assured, there is still me. I have already learned the mechanism of the curse, it is just that I cannot guarantee I can cure it in time. Give me some more time, I promise to restore Aipusi to his original state!"

Niya still trusted Xia Duo very much, but at the thought of her father having to wait in such a state for an unknown amount of time, an inexplicable sadness welled up in her heart, and tears uncontrollably welled up in her eyes.

Seeing this, Xia Duo felt even more distressed, so he said to Saville:

"Lord Saville, I will take Niya to rest. The Tower of Time will not restrict you from going anywhere, but I still hope you can stay for another day or two to see the achievements pioneered by Niya's father and grandfather."

"Very well."

Saville nodded with a lonely expression; this time, he was no longer in a hurry to leave.

The next day.

Niya's mood had recovered quite a bit, and Xia Duo and she formally hosted Saville at their private manor in the northern district of Savile Town, during which Niya introduced some basic information about the current Territory to Saville.

Upon learning that his son Boli had died from serious injuries during the Orc Tide, Saville could not help but shed tears in front of Xia Duo, and felt deep regret for the past:

"Had I known there would be a later Orc Tide, I would have wiped out the Orcs on Wolf God Mountain in advance!"

"What? You knew there were Orc tribes on Wolf God Mountain back then?"

Hearing this news suddenly, Niya could hardly remain calm; for these past few decades, the Orc Tide had caused countless harm to the Savile Territory, and countless families had been broken because of it.

Especially in Niya's own family, her grandfather died from serious injuries due to the Orc Tide, and although the direct cause of her father's current state was not the Orc Tide, it still had an indirect connection to it.

If there had been no Orc Tide, the Savile Territory's natural expansion might have reached the Mythallar Ruins long ago, and with steady development, they might not have bumped into the Elf.

Regarding this, Saville did not hide it and spoke of his plan at the time, "In order to study the Totem Pole, I specifically banished an Orc tribe to Wolf God Mountain in the south. I did not expect that I would later encounter misfortune and leave suddenly, leaving behind a mess."

Hearing this, Niya seemed to have thought of something and interjected, "That Totem Pole might have already been taken by my teacher!"

"Your teacher?"

Saville's eyes, which had just been sorrowful and tearful, suddenly widened again, and his tone became somewhat unkind: "Who is that? By what right did he take my Totem Pole?"

Although Xia Duo had already explained his identity last night, he was still glared at fiercely by Saville at this moment, so he simply added another jab:

"Niya's teacher has already successfully achieved Ascension to Godhood. If Lord Saville wants to cause her trouble, I am afraid you will have to be prepared to suffer Divine Punishment once more!"

It would have been better not to say this, but once said, Saville was almost about to explode; the Totem Pole he had racked his brains to find had ultimately benefited someone else.

The key was that the other person might have achieved Ascension to Godhood precisely because of that Totem Pole, which made him unable to endure it!

"Niya, who exactly is your teacher?"

Saville now completely believed that Xia Duo was not Niya's teacher, but he still did not have much affection for Xia Duo, especially knowing that Niya's teacher had already achieved Ascension to Godhood, Xia Duo's motives became suspicious again.

"My teacher is Xiya Naise, the last member of the Nether Family!"

"Ah?!"

Hearing the name Nether, Saville knew that he might never be able to get his own back. In his era, the Nether Family was known for Wisdom, justice, and courage, and he himself had once received certain intangible benefits from the Nether Family.

It was just a pity that due to some special curse, the Nether Family members had few descendants. Now hearing Niya say that her teacher was the last member of the Nether Family, Saville could not help but feel a bit sentimental.

As for the Totem Pole, if it's gone, then so be it!

Come to think of it, since Saville returned to the Main Plane, it seemed he had not encountered any good things or heard any good news; he was either suddenly attacked or learned that his son had long since died.

Now he even knew that his son died because of his own greed, and the thing he was greedy for was taken by someone else, and perhaps even helped someone else.

But life was not entirely filled with tragedy and misfortune; there were still some things worth being happy about.

For instance, Xia Duo mentioned that he was about to head to Seventon, which inevitably led to mentioning Iolum, and of course, inevitably mentioned the fact that he was also a student of Iolum.

This news was probably the best news Saville had heard since his return.

"I didn't expect the teacher to still be alive! Previously, I had tried to use some special means to send a Sending to the teacher many times, but I never received any reply. I thought the teacher was long gone, I didn't expect—"

A rare trace of joy appeared on Saville's face, and his attitude toward Xia Duo also became much closer: "When are you heading to Seventon? I will go with you to see the teacher."

Perhaps because of Iolum, Saville's attitude toward Xia Duo at this moment was even kinder and closer than it was toward Niya.

"If Lord Saville is in a hurry, we can set off this afternoon."

Xia Duo hoped on one hand that Saville could be tied to the war chariot of the Tower of Time because of his relationship with Niya, and on the other hand, he was still somewhat worried about the other party's true attitude.

Now that the other party happened to propose wanting to see Iolum, Xia Duo decided to take the other party to let Iolum "vet" him; if he could pass Iolum's vetting, then he was likely worth trusting.

Regarding Xia Duo's suggestion, Saville immediately expressed his agreement.

However, there was one more thing Xia Duo had to give a heads-up about, "Regarding the fact that I have already become a Great Arcanist, if Teacher Iolum does not ask, please keep it a secret for me, Lord Saville."

"No problem."

Saville agreed without hesitation and sighed: "I was too flamboyant at your age, to the point that I did many wrong things. Only when I grew old did I know the benefits of being low-key and cautious."

But at the same time, Saville also gave a reminder: "Being too low-key is not necessarily a good thing either. There are some things we must do, and some responsibilities we must shoulder."

"I understand."

Xia Duo nodded earnestly.

Being able to say these words, Saville would at worst be a respectable enemy; of course, it was more likely that he should be an ally in the same camp.