Chapter 184: 【Pleasure Blessing】

"Mage Xiaolei, do you know the situation regarding this curse?" Xia Duo asked immediately.

Xia Duo was quite interested in this undying form of Magic; although he guessed it might be related to the Elf, he had no substantial evidence.

If Mage Xiaolei knew the inside story, perhaps he could even use this to find some information to research!

Regarding Constant Magic, Xia Duo already had some understanding through the Arcane Mark, and he even had speculations about higher-level Spell constant.

But regarding Undying Magic, or rather the curse, he had no research at all, aside from his previous observation of the state of the Magic Seed on Mengbo.

"Ahem—" Mage Xiaolei seemed to have regained his face, "As for this, of course I know! But what I want to tell you all is that this Magic is basically unsolvable, unless the Spellcasting Medium can be destroyed!"

"Ah!"

Hearing Xiaolei's judgment, Aideliqi was shocked, while the Jianaer brothers could already be described as desperate; what Spellcasting Medium? They didn't even know how they had been hit by the curse, so where were they supposed to find any Spellcasting Medium?

Xia Duo also frowned; perhaps destroying the Spellcasting Medium was the traditional method of dispelling it, but his previous speculation about forcibly suppressing the Magic Net might not necessarily be an invalid method of dispelling it either.

"Mage Xiaolei, can you speak specifically about this 'curse'?"

"What? You want to find other ways to dispel it? Impossible, don't even think about it!" Now it was Xiaolei's turn to be suspicious of Xia Duo, but he still began to recount—

"If I haven't guessed wrong, this curse should come from the Elf. Did you all find an Elf relic?"

"Uncle Xiaolei!" Aideliqi held the puppy up with dissatisfaction, "Earlier when Mengbo wanted to tell what happened, you interrupted, and now you are guessing wildly again. Mengbo was just patrolling the edge of the Green Pearl Forest and was cursed inadvertently!"

"Impossible!" Xiaolei immediately expressed his opposition, "This kind of curse is also called Pleasure Blessing among the Elf; it is a type of Magic used to punish Slave. Although the name contains both pleasure and blessing, it is actually a very evil Magic. The key is that creating a Spellcasting Medium is extremely costly, so how could it be used just for a little Apprentice!"

In the end, Xiaolei even concluded directly, "It must be that you discovered an Elf relic and were cursed by the relic!"

With such definitive words from Mage Xiaolei, not only Xia Duo and Aideliqi, but even his own brother Jianaer looked at Mengbo with some suspicion.

Being suspected, especially being suspected by family, was a very uncomfortable feeling. Mengbo immediately defended himself, "It's not like that, I really didn't find any Elf relic! Yesterday, just like the previous few days, I followed a team of Territory soldiers to patrol the edge of the Green Pearl Forest. I just walked through it once and then came back. If you don't believe me, you can go ask the others!"

Asking others could also be collusion; Xia Duo wasn't entirely certain, after all, he wasn't very familiar with Mengbo either. Instead, it was Jianaer's attitude—would he believe his own brother?

"Sorry, Mage Xiaolei, could it be some other situation? I believe my brother did not find any Elf relic!"

Having calmed down, Jianaer believed his brother wouldn't lie, at least regarding this matter; things had reached this point, there was simply no need to lie.

Xiaolei was silent, and only after a long while did he heave a long sigh, "If it isn't an Elf relic, then it's troublesome. This means your brother encountered an Elf Mage, right here within the Territory."

Involving the Elf, everyone felt an invisible pressure. Finally, Xia Duo asked: "Could it be that a human was holding an Elf relic and cursed Mengbo?"

"That is a possibility, but the probability is low. The Magic system of the Elf is very different from that of humans. Humans cannot adapt well to Elven Magic. Ever since the Nether Scroll was discovered, people in the Empire learning Elven Magic have almost ceased to exist, and even those who had already achieved some success in the field of Elven Magic have turned to learning the new Magic system."

"Arcane?"

"Yes, that is Arcane."

"Does what we are learning now count?"

"It counts!"

Xia Duo was silent. If very few people really learn Elven Magic, then it might truly be the Elf coming to stir up trouble. Would the Territory's development of the Green Pearl Forest offend those environmentalists?

As for whether the Elf are truly environmentalists, it actually doesn't matter, as long as there is this excuse. But the problem is, what benefit is there for them in interfering with the development of the Savile Territory?

Xia Duo didn't believe the Elf would truly do something thankless. For a moment, Xia Duo's thoughts had flown very, very far away.

And Xiaolei finally became a bit more reliable at this moment, "Regardless, the appearance of a suspected Elf Mage within the Territory must be reported to the Lord."

Halfway through speaking, Xiaolei suddenly deflated again. In his current state, he couldn't perform Spellcasting, so how could he contact the Lord!

"Uncle Xiaolei, why did you stop talking?"

"I—" Xiaolei was helpless, but he still attempted it, "Tower Spirit, command: contact the Lord!"

"……"

The Tower Spirit, which usually responded to every call, was ignoring him now. Xiaolei was on the verge of tears. In truth, he wasn't even sure if he could contact the Lord through the Tower Spirit, but there should at least be some reaction!

No reaction meant there was no Permission Level, and no matter how much he shouted, it was useless.

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo secretly made a note of it: transformation causes the Tower Spirit to misidentify, and if one were unable to speak, it would truly be a case of calling to heaven with no response and calling to earth with no answer!

"What should we do now? Should I go find Aidelian?" Aideliqi asked.

Xiaolei hung his head, listless, "Go find him quickly, I want to turn back into a human!"

Aidelian certainly couldn't help him recover, but the Lord could. And Jianaer also looked at Aideliqi; going around in circles, in the end, they still had to find the Lord.

If the Lord intervened, perhaps his brother could be saved. Jianaer didn't believe the "unsolvable" that Xiaolei spoke of, or rather, he was unwilling to believe it.

After making the decision, Aideliqi immediately took everyone to find Aidelian. This matter was no longer just Mengbo's affair.

……

Aidelian's residence.

Aidelian was somewhat dissatisfied that his brother had brought such a group of people to him, but when Xiaolei began to speak, he was still startled.

Knowing that Xiaolei's Magic experiment had failed and that an Elf Mage was suspected to have appeared in the Territory, Aidelian immediately contacted the Lord, not through the Tower Spirit, but by using a Magic Item that could speak directly with the Lord.

"Aidelian, what is the matter?" The Lord's voice was very calm, with no joy or anger detectable.

But Aidelian didn't dare to waste time and immediately explained the Elf curse and Xiaolei's situation briefly. The Lord was silent for a moment, then a voice came through, "Clear the way!"

Everyone hurriedly stepped aside from Aidelian. Soon, a flash of white light passed, and Lord Aipusi and Aiboke appeared in the room simultaneously.

There were several people in the room, but after the Lord appeared, he noticed the somewhat restless and nervous Mengbo immediately. He only took one look before saying to Aiboke: "It is indeed very similar to the Elf's Pleasure Blessing, take a look?"

Aiboke extended a finger, and from his fingertip extended a transparent thin line emitting a blue glow, probing toward Mengbo. Mengbo was so nervous he could barely stand.

Fortunately, Jianaer supported him in time, otherwise he would have lost his composure in front of the Lord.