Chapter 314: Aquilain

Three days later. Xia Duo, who was immersed in the world of magic, suddenly received a notification from Niya, asking him to receive two guests from Seventon.

This time it was not in Niya's reception room, but in a reception room on the Public Level. When Xia Duo arrived, Aiboke and the two guests had already arrived.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Facing three Arcanists who were at least Advanced Rank Mages, Xia Duo did not dare to be arrogant; fortunately, the other party did not mind this.

Aiboke first introduced the identities of the two guests. They were both Arcanists from the Arcane Union who wanted to obtain Divine Grace by repairing the Magic Net, thereby improving themselves.

After a few pleasantries, they got to the main point. The only point of contention between the two sides was the issue of fees. Xia Duo, having received prior instructions from Niya, stuck firmly to the bottom line: 50 Arcane Crystals per person.

For Arcanists, taking out so many Arcane Crystals at once was not a small amount; this was only because they were members of the Arcane Union that they were charged this much.

If they were unaffiliated Arcanists, the price would be doubled.

Yet, as Xia Duo haggled over the price with them, his heart was also drumming constantly. The current situation of the Tower of Time was not ideal, and the energy deficit was a major problem.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Niya insisted on charging every Arcanist who came; the Tower of Time standing there alone was a deterrent that could not be ignored.

Conflicts rarely occurred between Mages; after all, no one had their level or trump cards written on their forehead. Basically, whenever there was a conflict, it was a sudden attack that had been premeditated and well-prepared.

Therefore, valuing harmony was not just empty talk.

But one factor had to be considered, and that was acting out of indignation; there was no helping that. While haggling over the price with the other party, Xia Duo also had to be careful and cautious.

He could neither show weakness and let the other party think he was easy to bully, nor could he provoke the other party and use his own life to verify the effect of the 【Shelter Robe】.

After some discussion, both sides tacitly agreed on a final price, which remained 50 Arcane Crystals per person.

Afterward, the two left with Aiboke. Only Xia Duo remained in the reception room. It was not that there were other guests for him to receive later, but that he had thought of a problem—

If someone was unwilling to pay, what should be done? Not everyone was so easy to talk to; there would always be people who did not want to pay any price.

Once allowed, those who had already paid the "money" would certainly be dissatisfied. However, did the current Tower of Time have the ability to carry out the charging to the end?

For some reason, a bad premonition suddenly arose in Xia Duo's heart.

"I hope such people don't appear!"

……

On the other side, at the Town Hall, in the reception room.

Niya was meeting an official envoy from the northern Huo Ke Territory—the Arcanist Aquilain.

"Lord Niya, I strongly protest your side's inaction in handling the case of Asaer's murder!"

Aquilain waved his arms, lacking any of the demeanor a Spellcaster should have. He looked down on the little girl in front of him from the bottom of his heart, as if his voice only needed to be a little louder to scare her into crying. He shouted loudly:

"Lord Niya, if your side cannot catch the murderer as soon as possible, the Huo Ke Territory will handle it ourselves!"

"Lord Aquilain, please mind your words! This is the Savile Territory, not the Huo Ke Territory!"

The expression on Niya's face was very serious. She gripped the Scepter passed down by her father tightly, forcibly suppressing the anger in her heart, and said in as calm a tone as possible:

"According to our investigation, the murderer has already died from Asaer's curse. Regarding this point, since you have seen Asaer's Cursed Amulet, it should not be difficult to confirm."

"No, no, no!" Aquilain waved his hands repeatedly with exaggerated movements, but he did not care at all. "What our side needs is the murderer himself, dead or alive, not just news about the murderer. Lord Niya, please make this clear!"

In fact, the first thing Aquilain did when he arrived at Savile Town was to search for the murderer through spells, and what he could confirm was that the murderer was already dead, and the corpse was moving south along the Wolfburg River.

If given some time, finding the corpse would not be a difficult task.

But the problem was—the dead were not worth him doing so, whether it was Asaer or the person who killed him!

He even personally intervened in the prophecy regarding the direction of the corpse to ensure that no one could find that corpse while he was in the south.

His real purpose was the Mythallar Ruins. Anyway, the one who died was the Lord's person, not his. If he could use this matter to waive the customary Arcane Crystals, then why not do it!

No matter how Niya explained it, Aquilain just needed that corpse. Finally, seeing the atmosphere becoming tense, and since Aquilain was not an unwise person, he left behind the words "I will wait for the result here in the near future" and left directly.

After Aquilain left, Niya's angry mood gradually calmed down, and she began to think seriously. Although the scene just now was indeed infuriating, it was actually within her expectations.

It was just that the other party insisted on seeing the corpse, which was somewhat beyond her expectations.

She could mislead, but it was absolutely impossible to produce a fake corpse. Faking it in front of an Arcanist was simply too difficult.

And the real murderer had already become a follower of Xia Duo; even if he hadn't, she was not very willing to hand him over.

Was it because of the Mythallar Ruins? Or did the Eagle Chamber of Commerce want to intervene in more areas of the territory? The other party's identity as an Arcanist made Niya have associations, but she knew too little about the Huo Ke Territory.

She only knew that the Lord of the Huo Ke Territory was a powerful Arcanist, and the Eagle Chamber of Commerce even had a certain influence in the Elf Kingdom.

After thinking for a long time, Niya finally stood up and murmured: "It's time to go to Seventon!"

Before Lord Epps entered the Stasis Chamber, he repeatedly urged Niya to make sure to go to Seventon after the Midsummer Festival to see Archmage Greta and Archmage Olong.

This was to show that the new generation of the Savile Territory Lord was still aligned with the Princess, and that there would be no change in faction due to the change of Lord.

Of course, the other party might not care, but the Savile Territory could not afford not to do it.

Previously, due to trivial matters, she could not find the time, but now, both the territory and the Tower of Time had smoothly transitioned to the Niya era.

It was time to go to Seventon!

……

Nowadays, the Tower of Time was located within the Mythallar Ruins, and the energy required to make a trip to Seventon was dozens of times more than in the past.

In addition, although Niya had become an Advanced Rank Mage, she had not yet learned 【Teleportation】. To return as quickly as possible, it was best to bring Aiboke along.

But in this way, the only two Advanced Rank Mages of the Tower of Time would both be away. If an Arcanist visited during this period, it would be quite troublesome.

"Xia Duo—"

Niya whispered Xia Duo's name. She didn't know if he could manage alone, but for now, this was all she could do.

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