Chapter 290: Preparing for the Aftermath

Although the true master of the Tower of Time has already changed to Niya, she did not receive the information left by Archmage Saville in the Plane Exploration Array.

Therefore, at this moment, she simply thinks that her father does not want to give up the Plane Crystal and wants to leave the Plane Exploration Array for her, but she really does not want this!

"Father, I—"

"No, you listen to me!" Aipusi interrupted Niya again. He could roughly guess what his daughter wanted to say. He was very gratified, but what needed to be explained still had to be explained—

"Archmage Saville—my grandfather, your great-grandfather, might not be dead!"

"What?!" Niya widened her eyes, even forgetting what she had wanted to say before. "How is this possible? If he isn't dead, why hasn't he returned?"

"That is the problem. Grandfather ended up in an Other Plane for some reason." Involving gods, Aipusi ultimately concealed some details. "The current Plane Exploration Array has become a Space-Time Beacon guiding Grandfather's return."

"This—"

Seemingly stunned by this information, Niya was speechless for a moment, and only after a long time did she say, "Father, you aren't making this up to trick me, are you?"

Now it was Aipusi's turn to be stunned. He did not expect that even after telling the truth, Niya would not believe him. This was understandable; since childhood, she had been told that their Great Arcanist ancestor had died in an Other Plane.

Now, to suddenly say he might not be dead—let alone Niya, even he was half-doubting it himself.

But as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he was willing to believe it!

Facing his daughter's questioning, he could only explain it seriously once more. "I didn't make this up. Grandfather left information in the Plane Exploration Array; it appeared after I inserted the Plane Crystal."

"I believe you, but Father, if there is no Plane Crystal, what about the curse?"

The Great Arcanist ancestor was great, but that was too far away from her; it could not compare to her father, who was closer. And since it was not certain whether he could return, Niya felt they should still use the Plane Crystal to hire someone to save her father.

"The curse, huh—"

Mentioning the curse, Aipusi's eyes dimmed. The curse of an Elf high Mage—he could not think of any way to dispel it. Even if he took out the Plane Crystal, it would not necessarily guarantee success. Rather than that, it would be better to leave the hope to his grandfather.

"Put me into the Stasis Chamber! If I can hold on until Grandfather returns, perhaps there will be a way. If I cannot hold on, just consider me already dead!"

"Father!" Niya gave a soft cry, and tears fell again.

The Stasis Chamber is actually a special room within the Tower of Time, capable of providing a confinement effect comparable to Time Stop.

The most critical point is that, compared to the 【Eternal Stasis】 spell, this specialized Stasis Chamber can even confine the soul, consciousness, and thoughts.

It is generally used to imprison very powerful enemies, but since the Tower of Time was built, it has never been used, and it is unknown whether it can confine an Elf's curse.

Does he really have to be locked in the Stasis Chamber?

Niya was very hesitant. Aipusi looked at his hesitant, lost daughter, and his heart felt terrible. Finally, he ordered in a firm tone:

"Listen to me, do it! And before that, I will arrange everything for you!"

Although he did not know when the next curse would flare up, Aipusi would rather die during a curse flare-up than throw a mess at Niya just like that.

"Take me to the Teleportation Room!"

"Father?"

"Take me there!"

"Yes!" Under Aipusi's firm gaze, Niya had to agree, even though she knew that in this situation, the best choice was to send her father into the Stasis Chamber first.

But she felt reluctant to part with her father, and she dared not question her father's decision.

Arriving at the Teleportation Room, Aiboke had already activated a Portal. Through the blurry gateway, the father and daughter could barely recognize that the opposite side was the northwest corner of Savile Town, where the original Tower of Time had stood.

Aipusi entered the Portal first, and the opposite side was indeed the northwest corner of Savile Town, except that the departure of the Tower of Time had left a huge deep pit here.

"Lord, Lord!"

The guard on duty seemed to be frightened by Aipusi's aged appearance and forgot to salute for a moment. Aipusi did not mind this and waved his hand casually, sparing the guard from embarrassment and worry.

Listening to the mountain-shaking cheers coming from the square not far away, Aipusi rubbed his forehead. At this time, Niya had also walked out of the Portal.

She stepped forward, wanting to support her father, but was refused.

Whoosh—

Aiboke flew over from the square with a gust of wind. As soon as he landed, he looked at Aipusi in shock. "You—"

Aipusi was not young, and one could even say he was old, but he should not have been this aged. Aiboke immediately thought of the Elf Magic in the revelation.

But this was clearly not the place for a conversation, so he gave Aipusi a hint. The two had known each other for a long time and had long had a tacit understanding.

"Niya, let's go to the Town Hall first." Aipusi turned to Niya and said, then signaled for Aiboke to come over.

Arriving at the Town Hall, Aiboke could no longer hold back and said in a tone that was almost blaming: "Aipusi, how could you be so careless!"

Since there was already a revelation, regardless of whether it would come true, he should have been cautious. Hadn't he already tried his best to avoid conflict with the Elves before?

Aiboke did not understand what else was worth Aipusi having a conflict with the Elves over; why couldn't he have just endured a little more?

Regarding his old friend's blame, Aipusi accepted it calmly, but if he had to choose again, he would still do it, only he would be more cautious.

After confining that Elf Mage, he should have immediately used the full power of the Tower of Time to continue destroying the Labyrinth Remnant; doing so might have saved him from the curse.

But the matter had already happened, and thinking about "if it could be done over" had little meaning, especially for someone like him who had already stepped half his body into the gates of death.

"Aiboke, some things are destined to be so. However, your revelation wasn't very accurate either; the spell you mentioned didn't hit me." Aipusi laughed.

The spell did indeed appear, released by the initial Elf Mage, but in the Magic Net chaotic zone, that spell did not hit Aipusi.

He said this just to ease the atmosphere, but after he said it, the atmosphere became even more stifling. Niya looked at him blankly, seemingly wanting to say something, but ultimately did not open her mouth.

"Alright, Aiboke, no more joking. I might really be dying this time. The inheritance of the Tower of Time has ended, and Niya is already the true Tower Master."

"How is this possible?"

Aiboke was very surprised and was about to continue asking when Aipusi's tone suddenly changed, and he asked with a solemn expression:

"Aiboke, my follower, in the past, all your work has been conscientious and responsible. Now, are you willing to continue to assist Niya just as you assisted me?"