Chapter 218: Probing

To date, he has already owed Lady Patti's Liyadun Chamber of Commerce thousands of Gold Coins, and in the foreseeable future, he will owe even more.

Even without considering the Sacred Contract, Xia Duo himself has his own bottom line; what should be repaid must be repaid.

As for Hans, Shanjin, and the Silaiwen Chamber of Commerce, because they require cash settlement, Xia Duo still needs to prepare cash. The only way he can raise cash now is to sell Scrolls to the Mage Tower or borrow from the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce.

For the time being, Xia Duo still leans toward the former; this counts as a loophole in the contract. He cannot sell Scrolls to other chambers of commerce or merchants, but the Mage Tower is neither a chamber of commerce nor a merchant.

……

Tower of Time, Material Requisition Office.

Here, Xia Duo surprisingly saw several Mages, and their purpose was the same as Xia Duo's: they were all here to sell Scrolls.

The news that Savile Territory was going to develop the Green Pearl Forest had already spread several months ago, and this was to encourage members of the Tower of Time to produce the Scrolls on the acquisition list.

The Lord specifically opened up related tasks; for example, Xia Duo could use the sale of Scrolls to offset his previous promotion task quotas, and others could use the sale of Scrolls to exchange for Permission Levels for certain Magic Knowledge.

An Intermediate Mage only needs to do a few fewer experiments each day, and the Spells saved are comparable to the entire output of a Primary Mage.

After putting away the 1000 Gold Coin Exchange Voucher, Xia Duo exchanged a few more pleasantries with these enthusiastic Mages before returning to his residence.

Next, what he needs to do is wait for news from the Savile Territory development team and prepare for the development of Daxia Territory.

Scrolls must continue to be made; this is almost Xia Duo's only means of making money at present and cannot be easily set aside.

And even with money, Xia Duo will likely not stop. After all, Scrolls can compensate for a Spellcaster's lack of Spells; perhaps making Scrolls is the ultimate daily routine for every Mage.

……

Three days later, the edge of the Green Pearl Forest.

Thousands of able-bodied men, holding axes, wood-chopping knives, and other tools distributed from above, began to clear the vegetation at the edge of the forest. Behind them, some were responsible for transport and some for patrolling, a busy scene.

From the cleared area heading south, several outside Mages each led hundreds of soldiers deep into the forest, clearing any threatening creatures they encountered—

Forest wolves, bears, hyenas, Goblins, giant rats, bats, snakes, and so on.

But even for creatures that posed no threat to humans, these soldiers drove them toward the south so they would not affect the clearing work in the rear.

And on the branch of a tall tree that a human soldier had just passed, two Elves silently watched all of this. One of them, who was relatively young, said indignantly:

"I hear the forest crying! These damned evil creatures!"

"Karek, calm down! Do not let emotions sway your mind! These humans are disrespectful to the forest and will surely receive the forest's backlash!"

As if to confirm his words, not far away, a human soldier suddenly clutched his leg and wailed, but before he could cry out many times, he lost all sound.

The Elf Karek seemed very happy and hurriedly asked: "Captain, did you do it?"

"No, this is the forest's punishment. Let's go, to the next place."

After speaking, the Elf Captain jumped to another tree, and behind him, the Elf Karek also leaped over very nimbly and lightly.

……

Top floor of the Tower of Time.

Now Niya sat behind the desk, holding a Communication Magic Tool in her hand. She asked the front using the voice of Lord Eipusi, but the subsequent messages made her frown.

Interrupting the communication, Niya picked up a Document on the table, took a pen and sketched a few strokes on it, then left the chair and came to the side of Lord Eipusi.

Hesitating for a few moments, she finally spoke: "Father, the soldiers in the front have already suffered many casualties. Do you think we should—"

"Should what?" Lord Eipusi suddenly stared at Niya, "Are you questioning my decision?"

"No." Niya hurriedly explained, "Father, I just feel that there is no need to be so aggressive, and no one is forcing us to develop it."

Niya was actually soft-hearted. The territory's soldiers are not cold, individual numbers; they are also living people, and behind them are families waiting for them to protect.

Sigh—

Eipusi sighed lightly, stood up, took a stack of Parchment from the bookshelf, and placed it in Niya's hands, "Look!"

He had high expectations for his daughter. Niya was very talented, in every sense, but she was ultimately too young and still needed tempering.

Niya took the papers. On them were data beneath the surface, such as the possibility that someone was coveting the territory behind the death of Feierbosi, and the potential hostility faced after defecting to the Princess, etc.

There were also some unconventional methods within the territory, such as the person in charge of the Golden Lark Chamber of Commerce in Savile Territory who accidentally fell into the water during the Orc Tide last year, and a certain merchant who intended to transfer assets to Konnifila City but accidentally died of illness, etc.

Niya widened her eyes. She had never thought that her father, who had always been fair and upright, had such a side. Having grown up in the Mage Tower since childhood, she suddenly felt a bit unaccustomed.

And at this time, Lord Eipusi continued: "The territory's development is in line with Princess's development plan. Since we have already defected to the Princess, we must show something, and those who covet the territory will also have misgivings when they see it."

Of course, what Eipusi did not say was that, apart from these, the most important thing was to probe the Elven Mages in the forest; compared to this, everything else was secondary.

Developing the forest so intensely—if the Elven Mages really wanted to take action, he had also sent several outside Mages there; it just depends on what the result will be!

Looking at Niya's thoughtful appearance, Eipusi said again: "Tomorrow I will have Beierjiate come to see you, and also, from now on, you are not allowed to use my voice for any orders."

Eipusi had made up his mind to push Niya up. Beierjiate was the president of the Savile Territory Adventurers Guild and also his follower.

But Beierjiate's true identity was Eipusi's eyes for secretly monitoring the situation in the territory, as well as the dark thorn that solved troubles for him.

Magic can indeed do many things that ordinary people cannot, but there are also many things that Magic cannot do, at least not with Eipusi's magical ability.

Handing Beierjiate over to Niya, Eipusi could be considered to have let go of a worry; even if there were an accident, it would not affect the normal inheritance of the territory.

In addition to personnel handover, there were also some secrets; once he died accidentally, there would be a Tower Spirit to take over.

Eipusi, having set his mind at ease, directly left the room to Niya. He prepared to focus on researching Magic, even if Aiboke's revelation was true.

But as long as he could become an Archmage, he would inevitably have many more means of coping. Being hit by an Elven Magic spell did not mean he would necessarily die; Eipusi had at least that much confidence.