Chapter 1706: Jokes and Book Gifting

"I think it is feasible, and very necessary!"

As soon as Sikumu said this, he drew the attention of everyone present.

Especially Iolum, whose focus and even concern for Xia Duo was even greater than anyone else present.

He knew that since Sikumu came to power, Giles Tower had been constantly suppressing the Princess's old subordinates; the intensity of their internal struggle could be seen from the fact that even his old friend, a Great Arcanist like Bailun, had been sidelined.

And since Xia Duo's wife was the Princess's only student, she possessed even more potential influence than the Princess's other old subordinates, so Sikumu naturally could not let her go.

It was just that Niya had been staying in Nan Jing ever since the Princess's Ascension to Godhood, so even if Sikumu wanted to strike, he had no way to start; so what about Xia Duo?

Iolum did not believe at all that Sikumu, who could even sideline Bailun, would sincerely support Xia Duo's suggestion; one had to know that it was Bailun who had strongly supported his rise to power in the first place!

"Sikumu, state your reasons!" Badijiaer said calmly.

These words made Sikumu's heart skip a beat. Could it be that Badijiaer did not actually support Xia Duo? Did he call them here only to use their influence to reject Iolum?

For a moment, Sikumu's mind was in chaos. Seeing the others also wearing expressions of watching a show made him even more suspicious of Badijiaer's true intentions.

However, since the words had already been spoken, changing them on the spot would only invite ridicule, so Sikumu had to bite the bullet and insist on his view:

"I will state two reasons. First, Lord Xia Duo, as a Great Arcanist, is naturally bound to Netheril, as is President Zhenna of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce. Facing the provocations of Keman, we cannot endure them repeatedly, otherwise their probing will be endless until they destroy us bit by bit."

"Second, there is the upcoming Northland Alliance meeting. The issue of territorial borders between the countries of the Northland has been discussed for over a year. If we can effectively counter Keman once this time, perhaps we can force Keman to make concessions at the next meeting."

As he spoke, Sikumu himself began to believe these two reasons, which gave him a bad premonition, so he hurriedly made a remedy:

"Of course, the key to changing the current situation of Netheril is to ensure that we can effectively counter Keman this time. Lord Xia Duo's suggestion is good, but whether he should be the one to implement it, I think it is necessary to discuss it further."

By the end, Sikumu was barely hiding his intentions, and even Iolum could not help but frown.

*Cough*—

"Since that is the case, let us first vote on whether to initiate a countermeasure against Keman starting with the evaluation and investigation rights of the Magic Restriction Treaty!"

Badijiaer was quite decisive; if he let Sikumu continue speaking, who knew what kind of joke would be made. In fact, as long as everyone decided to counter Keman, he could decide the Seven Towers Envoy status that Xia Duo wanted with a single word.

The focus of the discussion among the group was not on Xia Duo himself at all, but merely on whether to take this opportunity to counter Keman.

"I approve!"

"I also approve!"

"I abstain!"

Soon, the results of the seven-person vote were out. Except for Haruisi who abstained, everyone else, including Sikumu, voted in favor.

Then this proposal was passed!

The subsequent matters were much simpler. Badijiaer did not ask for a vote on whether Xia Duo should implement the relevant plan, but directly dismissed the meeting.

Sikumu was still dazed until the end, walking out of Gustav Tower in a trance.

In the Old City District, in front of a small stall selling imitations of Elven Magic Artifacts.

Just as Xia Duo was preparing to pick a few interesting trinkets to take back for study, Iolum's notification suddenly came through his Communication Magic Tool—

"Come to Gustav Tower!"

"Coming!"

After a hurried reply, Xia Duo did not care whether this area was a teleportation-permitted zone and directly cast a Teleportation Spell to arrive in front of Gustav Tower.

Pausing for a few seconds, and not waiting for any Law Enforcer, Xia Duo smiled and walked straight into the Mage Tower.

"Teacher, Lord Badijiaer."

"Lord Xia Duo, Master Iolum has already told me about your matter. It is getting late now; this is the high-level permission for the Evereska Mythallar. From now on, you are a Seven Towers Envoy."

Looking at the short-handled Scepter handed over by Badijiaer, Xia Duo subconsciously glanced at Iolum. Seeing Iolum nod, he took the Scepter and said solemnly:

"Thank you for your understanding, Lord Badijiaer. Xia Duo will certainly not fail your expectations!"

"No need to thank me. You were able to think of the strategy of uniting small countries to counter Keman, solving a big trouble for the Seven Towers; I should be the one thanking you."

After finishing, Badijiaer signaled that Xia Duo could leave.

Xia Duo knew time was tight, bowed slightly to Iolum and Badijiaer, and then teleported away directly.

Evereska.

Walking over from the Permanent Teleportation Portal on the side of the Arcane Union, the environment was still familiar to Xia Duo. However, this time, without waiting for those guards to come forward and ask, Xia Duo took the initiative to link to the Mythallar and registered himself as a "Nether Envoy."

And at this moment, one of the Elf guards had only just walked halfway to Xia Duo.

"Xisi, come back! That is a Nether Envoy!"

The speaker was a human Mage guarding the portal together with the Elf. Apparently, he was also affiliated with the Seven Towers. After confirming the Mythallar information again, he hurriedly rushed out and trotted to Xia Duo:

"Lord Xia Duo, I didn't expect to meet you in this foreign land!"

"You know me?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

Naturally, there was no need to hide his identity as an Envoy this time, but he had not registered specific identity information. What he did not expect was that the Seven Towers Mage working here actually knew him.

"I saw Lord Xia Duo's Magic Image at a friend's place in the Seven Towers before; it was at an exchange meeting at the Arcane Temple."

This Mage seemed very excited, even rummaging through his Dimensional Bag in a panic to take out two books. One was none other than the "Agricultural Book" that Xia Duo had distributed at the exchange meeting last time.

And the other was actually the "Principles" book that Xia Duo had sent out early on, though this book was not the original, but a handwritten copy.

Come to think of it, Xia Duo actually valued the "Agricultural Book" more. When he wrote the "Principles Book," his understanding of Magic was still very shallow, basically just a simple sorting out of the Netheril Magic System.

It could not be counted as a true Principles Book.

But to the Seven Towers Mage in front of him, the "Principles Book" was probably more valued, which could be seen from the fact that it was handwritten and had deep reading marks.

As for the "Agricultural Book" over there, it looked very new, as if it had not been read much.

Looking at this Seven Towers Mage who was like a fanatical fan, it would be impossible for Xia Duo not to feel a little proud, but he had official business to attend to this time and had no time to say more to the other party.

Xia Duo remembered that there were still a few copies of the Principles Book in his Personal Space that he hadn't given away, so he took one out, presented it to the other person, and said, "I wish you constant progress on the path of arcane magic!"

After saying this, Xia Duo teleported away again, leaving only a simply bound paper book quietly hovering before the Seven Towers Mage.