Chapter 323: Spell Pool

Disputes rarely arise among spellcasters; people are rational, and they will weigh, measure, and consider the consequences of conflict.

Of course, based on different concepts, perceptions, or Faith held by individuals, disputes and conflicts are inevitable, and that is when the Spell Duel appears.

Generally, it is presided over by a prestigious, higher-ranking spellcaster; the two duel fairly, no one dares to cheat, and it does not end in death, but those with greater ability always have ways to use various "accidents" to cause their opponent to die normally.

Therefore, this kind of Spell Duel often turns into an "image project" for the strong.

For the weak, or when one feels they lack certainty, if they cannot compromise, then calling on friends and finding an opportunity to launch a surprise attack is the most common approach.

The boundary between strong and weak has a very obvious difference between being prepared and being unprepared.

Xia Duo has seen in Mage biographies that there are Mages killed by prostitutes with poison needles at the peak of intimacy in bed, Mages suddenly attacked while out and about and dying in frustration after exhausting all their means, and others who had their close servants replaced and died from drinking poisoned wine without any precautions.

There are countless such methods; essentially, they create an information gap to attack the enemy's fatal weak point.

But the current situation is somewhat different.

The Tower of Time is the theoretical strong party; the other side breaking conventions, challenging traditions, and violating unspoken rules can actually be counted as a provocation against the Tower of Time.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo stood up abruptly and said sternly:

"Mage Aiboke, we must respond immediately. You go to the south again, this time in the capacity of an Envoy of my Daxia Territory. Tell him, either leave or pay the Arcane Crystal. Give him two days to consider."

The Tower of Time is currently in Daxia Territory and is actually one with Daxia Territory; if the Tower of Time cannot respond quickly, then the Tower of Time becomes the weak party.

Then the conventions, traditions, and unspoken rules will cease to exist, and other Arcanists who have paid the Arcane Crystal will follow suit, making the matter difficult to control.

What Daxia Territory, or rather the Tower of Time, is doing right now is essentially "selling" Divine Grace; the Arcane Crystal is the payment, only the Arcane Crystal is not collected all at once, but monthly, 5 or 10 pieces per month.

For an Arcanist, this price is not high, but it will definitely hurt.

But fortunately, the Arcane Crystal is just the surplus of ordinary Arcane Fire energy; as long as one is not casting spells to the limit every day, there will certainly be a surplus.

To avoid the "customers" from "revolting" or subsequent payment failures, Xia Duo must take action as soon as possible.

Xia Duo's decisiveness took Aiboke by surprise. He carefully scrutinized Xia Duo; his face was calm and his eyes were deep. Such a decision did not sound like it was spoken off the cuff, but rather like it had been thought through seriously and carefully.

At this moment, it was Aiboke who hesitated, "Xia Duo, this matter must be handled with caution. I—I am not confident I can stop him. Once a conflict occurs, it might lead to unexpected consequences."

"What consequence could be worse than doing nothing!"

Xia Duo saw it very clearly: as long as action is taken, even if it fails, it demonstrates the determination to fight at all costs, which to a certain extent maintains authority.

But if nothing is done, authority will be lost step by step, making people restless.

He does not yet know how much of the Tower of Time's own capability remains, but the small organization that is the Tower of Time is not even comparable to the unorganized Hand of Secrecy that Niya spoke of.

At least they have three Arcanists.

And the Tower of Time?

The only Arcanist is Aiboke; Niya is away, and there is not even a single Advanced Rank Mage among the others. It would be no exaggeration to say there are only a few kittens and puppies.

"Go, stay safe!"

"Yes!"

Aiboke responded, then teleported away.

After he left, Xia Duo immediately sought out Saier Town Mayor, who was holding a meeting to discuss opening roads and new sources of revenue, and gave him another task—

"Organize people immediately and spread the news that Niya has been accepted as a student by Her Highness the Princess, the faster the better!"

This was, of course, something Xia Duo made up, but it is an indisputable fact that Niya was kept in Seventon by the Princess. Unless someone asks the Princess to her face, outsiders might just believe it when they fill in the blanks!

How many people have the opportunity and the guts to ask the Princess about this to her face!

As for whether the Princess would agree to Xia Duo using her name, Xia Duo could not care that much; he only hopes Her Highness the Princess is tolerant toward her Pioneer.

Xia Duo does not know much about the inside story of Pioneers, but based solely on that Scepter capable of immunizing against Mind Magic, Xia Duo has reason to believe that Pioneers must have great utility.

This is probably a different kind of "arrogance born of favor."

However, Xia Duo will not pin all his hopes on this aspect; his true confidence still comes from the Tower of Time.

After pulling Saier Town Mayor aside and giving him some "face-to-face instructions," Xia Duo quickly returned to the Tower of Time.

"Tower Spirit, report the status of the Spell Pool!"

"Agent Xia Duo, the current Spell Pool is 23.333% damaged, status stable!"

Xia Duo breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, after he obtained the Agent Permission Level, because he was in a hurry to go to town and Saixili came to find him later, he had only briefly checked the status of the Tower of Time.

Among them, the Spell Pool is the part Xia Duo values most, or rather, it is the root of his authority as an Agent within the Tower of Time.

The so-called Spell Pool is not a pool that stores spells; similar to the Element Pool and energy pools, the Spell Pool is a massive Magic Array.

These arrays are similar to enlarged, complex Magic Scrolls, except that a Magic Scroll generally only has one spell and is one-time use.

But this 【Spell Pool Array】 contains a large number of spells, and most importantly, it can be used repeatedly.

The new Badge Niya gave him before actually uses the 【Spell Pool Array】; the Badge only serves as a Connector.

This is also what Xia Duo understood after obtaining the Agent Permission Level.

To use the 【Spell Pool Array】 outside the Tower of Time, one first needs Permission Level, and secondly, energy.

Therefore, even an ordinary person, as long as they have sufficient Permission Level and the Mage Tower has sufficient energy, can use a specially made Connector to guide the descent of the Tower of Time's spells from the outside.

Unless it is a spell that has no distance limit, the further away from the Tower of Time, the more energy it consumes!

This is actually what Xia Duo is most worried about. With the current state of the Tower of Time's insufficient energy, he does not know how many times he can use the guided spells.

Additionally, because of the damage, how much of the Tower of Time's defensive capability remains?

"Tower Spirit, report the energy reserve status!"

"Agent Xia Duo, current energy reserves are insufficient: Wind Element Pool 4%, Water Element Pool 5%, Earth Element Pool 6%, Fire Elemental Pool 2%, Positive Energy Pool 1%, Negative Energy Pool 2%."

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