Chapter 322: Invisibility

After leaving the Town Hall, Xia Duo did not return to the Tower of Time immediately; instead, he cast 【Invisibility】 and strolled through the town district. Being cooped up in the Mage Tower all the time wouldn't necessarily help him come up with any ways to make money. Coming out for a walk, he might even stumble upon an Artifact if he were lucky enough.

Since he had become a celebrity in Savile Town, Xia Duo had thought to use 【Invisibility】. This spell was merely a simple optical invisibility; if one observed carefully, one could even see the anomaly with the naked eye.

As for other things like sound, scent, or temperature, it went without saying—better than nothing. Xia Duo had only just mastered this 2nd Circle Spell not long ago, and he also harbored some desire to show it off.

However, when he passed by a stone pillar at the edge of the plaza, he noticed someone suddenly look in his direction, then bow, and then hurriedly leave.

Shortly after, two soldiers walked up, bowed respectfully, and asked Xia Duo, "My Lord, do you have any orders?"

"No need." Xia Duo waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

At this moment, he had already noticed that this stone pillar was continuously emitting a faint Magic Aura, and Xia Duo suddenly realized.

In fact, long ago, he had discovered that many buildings and decorations in Savile Town possessed Magic Aura, especially the Central Plaza, which was practically covered in aura everywhere.

Although it looked quite faint locally, if one moved a little further away, one would find these faint Magic Auras connecting into one piece, with an extremely strong presence! Xia Duo had seen Lord Epps control the Magic Array on the plaza to raise seats and platforms, and had even experienced it himself, but he did not know what use the magic in other places had.

Perhaps anti-invisibility was just one of them.

Like the stone pillar he had encountered now, there were many more similar stone pillars in the town district. If they were all for anti-invisibility, then his "invisible incognito visit" would be hard to continue.

After thinking about it, Xia Duo simply stopped hiding. At first, when people bowed to him, he would nod slightly, but after nodding too many times, he grew a bit annoyed.

In the end, he simply walked past the bowing crowds with an expressionless face. But even so, wherever he went, people stared at him. This feeling of being watched by a huge crowd was quite unpleasant.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo's interest in continuing his stroll faded. Just then, Aiboke sent him a 【Sending】, inviting him to meet at the Town Hall.

Xia Duo cast 【Flight】 directly. On the way, he saw Mage Warren to the south, who had also taken flight, approached rapidly, and then quickly flew back.

3rd Circle 【Flight】 took Xia Duo about 5 seconds to cast. For Warren to react so quickly, he must have used a spell stored in the Magic Net. This made Xia Duo feel a bit embarrassed.

Arriving at the Town Hall, Xia Duo descended from the sky, bypassed the guards outside, and landed directly inside the perimeter wall. Of course, there were guards inside as well. Although they found it strange that Xia Duo had just left and suddenly flew back, they dared not neglect their etiquette in the slightest.

Xia Duo waved his hand casually and walked straight toward the Reception Room that Aiboke had mentioned in the 【Sending】.

The power of ordinary people needs to be manifested through cumbersome etiquette, but Spellcasters do not need this; their own power is a form of immense authority.

In Netheril, no matter how much power an ordinary person possesses, they are essentially dependent on the entire Spellcaster class, and there must be a Spellcaster behind them as the source of that power.

Otherwise, even if they ruled over many ordinary people, it would only take one Intermediate Mage to end their life.

Like Xia Duo, if he were to become a High Mage and return to Earth, as long as he wanted to (it's too dangerous), he could...

Just as he entered the Reception Room, before Xia Duo could even sit down, Aiboke said with a serious face: "Didn't you ask before if the people from the Eagle Chamber of Commerce had left? Now I'm telling you—they haven't left, and that Arcanist has already gone to the Mythallar Ruins!"

Gone to the Mythallar Ruins?

Xia Duo's first reaction was that this guy hadn't paid the "money," but the next second he realized that the thing he had been worried about had finally happened.

The Mythallar Ruins had seen its first person unwilling to "pay"! The logic of the matter was as follows—

The Mythallar Ruins were in Xia Duo's Territory; this was beyond doubt. If the Tower of Time weren't there, it would be one thing, but facing an Arcanist's request to repair the Magic Net, Xia Duo dared not refuse.

With the Tower of Time, regardless of whether this Mage Tower belonged to Daxia Territory, having a Mage Tower meant having the ability to enforce conventions.

Otherwise, those Arcanists who came to repair the Magic Net would not have obediently handed over Arcane Crystals.

Perhaps it was because they didn't know the Tower of Time was already quite weak, or perhaps because they were worried the Tower of Time had some unknown trump cards.

Or perhaps they were just following the unspoken rules between mages and mages, and between organizations and organizations.

In any case, the Arcanists who came before had all paid Arcane Crystals that were not much to them, but would definitely make them feel the pinch.

However, now there was someone who didn't want to follow the unspoken rules. If the Tower of Time couldn't handle it quickly, then it would become the Tower of Time that wasn't following the unspoken rules.

If the Arcanists who came before only wanted back the Arcane Crystals they had already paid, at most, the Tower of Time would lose some face.

But an obviously abnormal show of weakness would only make people push their luck. By then, the Tower of Time would have to face more than just one Arcanist from the Eagle Chamber of Commerce!

At this moment, Xia Duo only felt a wave of irritation. Being Niya's Agent, not to mention whether he had gained any benefits, he had certainly encountered a pile of troublesome matters.

He found a chair, sat down with a thud, and asked: "How did you find out this news? Is the source reliable?"

Aiboke also felt very annoyed about this matter, but he had no choice but to find a way to solve it. He sighed softly and said:

"I didn't have time to understand the details when I just got back. After handing Niya's Scepter to you, I came to town to investigate. People from the Adventurers Guild saw someone from the Eagle Chamber of Commerce base flying south without any concealment."

"Was it that Arcanist?" Xia Duo asked.

"It was him. I went to the Mythallar Ruins to check myself and even met with him."

Already met with him? Xia Duo hurriedly asked again: "What did he say? Why didn't he go to the Tower of Time to pay the Arcane Crystals?"

"Sigh—"

Aiboke sighed again, a trace of indignation appearing in his eyes, "He said that until the Tower of Time finds the murderer of Asaer, he will stay there, and the Arcane Crystals will not be handed over either. He considers it compensation from the Tower of Time to the Eagle Chamber of Commerce!"

"That's an excuse!" Xia Duo said immediately.

It was obvious this was an Arcanist who wanted a free ride, finding a random excuse to linger in the Mythallar Ruins!

Aiboke did not refute him. Of course he knew it was an excuse. Even if Asaer hadn't been killed, perhaps there would have been other excuses. Even if it wasn't that Akuilaien Huoke, it could have been other Arcanists.

From the moment the Tower of Time teleported to that location, everything had already been decided.

"Discussing this further has no meaning. The most important thing right now is how to handle this matter!" Aiboke pulled the topic back to the main point.

Regarding this kind of thing, Xia Duo knew very well how to solve it—the simplest, most direct scenario that often appeared in mage biographies—

A Spell Duel!

(End of chapter)