Chapter 316: Jiasi, Rebuke

The image was indeed very blurry at first, but it quickly became clearer and clearer. Aquilain nodded in satisfaction and muttered to himself:

"Let me see who the master behind you is!"

The image was centered on the Adventurer from just a moment ago, with a radius of nearly ten meters around him clearly visible. Aquilain watched through the Projection as the other party left the Eagle Chamber of Commerce station.

First heading east, then south, then west, and then north, Aquilain watched the other party skillfully take various detours, changing their appearance and blending into the crowd without leaving a trace; they were clearly an old hand.

"Trying to evade Lord Aquilain's sight with this method, what a delusion!"

Soon, the man in the image, who had already changed from an Adventurer into the appearance of a Commoner, finally left the East District, and Aquilain's expression began to turn serious.

He discovered that after leaving the East District, the other party stopped taking detours and headed with a clear purpose toward an ordinary residential house with a courtyard.

After a series of knocks containing a specific pattern, Aquilain saw the so-called "person behind" — it was a masked individual.

But Aquilain did not see any Magic Aura on that person; they were merely an ordinary person. "There is someone else behind!"

Neither of the two people in the image spoke; instead, they walked into an inner room. Aquilain finally saw the first Spellcaster, but the moment Aquilain looked at him, that Spellcaster also looked up.

Through the other party's eyes, Aquilain knew that the other party had also seen him, but he was not worried. Instead, he cast 【Message】 through the sensory field he had extended:

"Are you the master he spoke of?"

"Lord Aquilain jokes. How great my master is; I am merely an insignificant little person under his command."

"Hmph!"

To be able to make an Advanced Rank Spellcaster belittle himself like this, Aquilain gave a soft snort. He knew there might be a Great Arcanist behind the other party, but so what? The Huo Ke Territory also had a Great Arcanist behind it, and more than one at that—

Hmph hmph!

"Who exactly are you people?" Aquilain asked.

"My master has not spoken, so I cannot say. You may call me Mage Jiasi. How does your lordship view the cooperation proposed by our side?"

Aquilain did not speak, but directly interrupted the spell. This attitude was already very clear.

However, Mage Jiasi was not angry because of this; instead, he looked at the messenger who had previously entered disguised as a Commoner. Seeing the Mage's gaze turn toward him, the man fell to his knees with a thud, begging for mercy incessantly:

"My lord, I have already done my best to conceal it, but Aquilain is a Spellcaster, I, I—"

He could not say the words that followed. A green ray shot out from Mage Jiasi's fingertips, striking him right in the face, and his entire body turned into a wisp of fly ash, falling to the ground along with his clothes.

Having finished all this, Mage Jiasi flicked his fingers without a care and glanced at the other subordinates who had been frightened, saying: "Lord Aquilain is a noble Arcanist; how is he qualified to call Lord Aquilain's name directly!"

This was indeed his true thought. Originally, he had not expected this person to complete the mission smoothly, and even luring Aquilain over to talk was only part of the plan.

But for an ordinary person to dare to call a Spellcaster's name directly, they deserved to die!

That scene which occurred inside the South District residence was something Aquilain did not see; otherwise, he might have been able to guess the other party's identity.

Even if he could not pinpoint a specific side, he could at least determine a range.

At this moment, Aquilain was contacting the lord of the Huo Ke Territory, Duolaisen Huo Ke. The matter of this mysterious force had to be reported as soon as possible, especially since it involved the secret that the lord was about to become a Great Arcanist.

But just as he said that someone knew the lord's secret, Duolaisen laughed out loud, "Aquilain, no need to be so nervous. My impending advancement is not considered a secret to those who are paying attention."

"But my lord, if Lord Auguste knows—" Aquilain naturally revealed a trace of worry.

The August Territory and the Huo Ke Territory had always been at odds. If the other party knew that someone in the Huo Ke Territory was about to advance to Great Arcanist, they would definitely engage in underhanded tactics. Although there were constant underhanded tactics anyway, one always had to guard against such things.

Mentioning Auguste, Duolaisen also put away his smile. This was indeed what he worried about most; there were always some lunatics who would do unthinkable things. "I have my own plans for this matter. How are the investigation results on your side? Was it done by the Savile Territory?"

"My lord, according to my investigation, the killer Lade had previously received training in the August Territory before eventually joining the Savile Branch. However, he is already dead, and the trail has gone cold."

"Are you sure he is dead?"

Aquilain hesitated for a moment, but still insisted on the results of his own personal investigation, "My lord, Asaer had a Cursed Amulet on him. The person who killed him was just an ordinary person; it was already a miracle that he didn't die on the spot. Furthermore, I personally cast a spell to check, and it is confirmed that he is dead."

"I believe you!" Regarding Aquilain's words, Duolaisen did not doubt them, because Aquilain was also a member of the Huo Ke Family, just from a Branch, a distant relative.

Strictly speaking, he was still Aquilain's uncle.

There were many Mages in the family, but only the two of them had successfully advanced to Arcanist. He had always trusted Aquilain very much.

"Since the matter over there is finished, come back quickly!"

"My lord, I want—" Aquilain was somewhat hesitant.

Duolaisen thought Aquilain wanted to talk about the mysterious force, so he said: "That mysterious force, don't worry about them. It doesn't count as cooperation; we are not participating! Come back quickly, do you understand?"

But Aquilain was still somewhat hesitant.

"What? You want to seek Divine Grace?"

In an instant, Duolaisen's expression changed abruptly, and his tone became very stern, "I told you long ago, that is an evil path! We Arcanists pursue Knowledge and pursue mysteries, but we absolutely must not, nor do we need to, pursue Divine Grace!"

Repairing the Magic Net is currently the only method that can stably obtain Divine Grace. The Magic Goddess's Divine Grace can indeed lower the difficulty of an Arcanist's advancement, but Divine Grace can never replace an Arcanist's acquisition of Knowledge and understanding of Knowledge.

Every step of an Arcanist must be strict, meticulous, and well-founded; otherwise, what difference is there between them and those ordinary Mages!

He had also heard the news of a Mythallar Ruins appearing in the south. Before, when he knew Aquilain was rushing to the south, he thought Aquilain had heard the news of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce branch leader being killed and had rushed south to investigate.

At that time, he was a bit suspicious: to investigate the killing of a branch leader, did it really require an Arcanist?

He didn't expect it was actually for Divine Grace!

"You have disappointed me too much!"

Duolaisen could not hide the look of disappointment on his face, and finally said, "Think about it yourself! See which Great Arcanist achieved their status through Divine Grace!"

After saying this, without waiting for Aquilain to offer any defense, Duolaisen interrupted the communication spell.