Chapter 325: Ether, Shadow

Aiboke frowned slightly; he thought of the scene where he had just seen Aquilain in the Mythallar Ruins, and could not help but say:

"You mention here a direct Teleportation to Aquilain's side for a surprise attack; this is very difficult to achieve, and even teleporting to the perimeter is not very realistic."

"Difficult to achieve? Where are the difficulties?" Xia Duo asked hurriedly.

"Aquilain can detect Teleportation in his vicinity and delay it for a period of time. Although this time is very short, it is enough for him to take precautions or escape. When I went to notify him before, I used Teleportation. If it weren't for the Tower Spirit's warning, I wouldn't even have known my Teleportation had been delayed by 10 seconds!"

Speaking of this, Aiboke sighed. Overall, he was quite in favor of Xia Duo's "enforcement action," but—

"Whether this effect is a Magic or some kind of Magic Artifact, it acts as an obstacle to our surprise attack. Additionally, Aquilain has also set up Magic Alarms in a large area around him; it is very difficult to approach him from the perimeter without being discovered!"

Is that so!

After hearing Aiboke's explanation, Xia Duo could not help but frown as well. This was practically all-around surveillance; how could they launch a surprise attack?

If they could not launch a surprise attack and the opponent wanted to run, he simply could not stop him!

Of course, one could also use the method of feigning an approach to the opponent and then launching a sudden attack, but doing so also had a problem: one could not use Protective Spells when meeting, otherwise, the opponent would definitely be alert.

But if one did not use Protective Spells, once the fight started, neither he nor Aiboke would necessarily be able to withstand the sudden burst of an Arcanist.

His side definitely had to block Teleportation first, but the opponent did not necessarily have to run; he might just suddenly lash out, and in that case, blocking Teleportation would become a joke.

Therefore, his side must bring their own Protection, then use the Teleportation block to launch a surprise attack, and only then could they calmly seize the initiative.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo asked again: "Can we launch a surprise attack from the Ether Plane?"

In the game he played before transmigrating, a Spellcaster could travel through various Planes at will, including the Inner Plane and even the kingdoms of the gods.

If they could launch a surprise attack from the Ether Plane or some other Plane, they would be able to avoid the opponent's various warnings and surveillance.

But the Ether Plane was immediately denied by Aiboke:

"It's difficult. Warning Magic can also monitor the Ether Plane. Besides, how to enter the Ether Plane for a long time is also a problem. Currently, only the Arcane Union might possess such a Spell; we do not."

Mentioning this, Aiboke also thought of some unknown matters. The Arcane Union once continuously amassed wealth through Dimensional Bags, not just through the selling price, but by directly stealing from them.

If it weren't for a certain Great Arcanist who really couldn't stand it anymore and published the manufacturing method of the Dimensional Bag, it is estimated that even now, very few people would know the secret of the Dimensional Bag.

The Dimensional Bag is actually a connection device that stores items in a small Dimension Space opened by a Spellcaster in the Ether Plane.

The creator can steal directly without going through the Dimensional Bag itself; Aiboke himself knows this method.

But wanting to enter the Ether Plane in person is impossible, let alone launching a surprise attack from the Ether Plane!

"Then what about the Shadow Plane?" Xia Duo was very unwilling and thought of another path.

But unexpectedly, Aiboke's expression suddenly became serious. "Where did you hear that name?"

"What's wrong with this name?" Xia Duo was somewhat confused.

The Shadow Plane is the shadow of the Material Plane; it should be the easiest Other Plane to discover, right? Why was Aiboke wearing this expression?

Seeing Xia Duo's confused look, Aiboke knew he had misunderstood, so he said: "The Shadow Plane is a taboo. It is best not to mention this name in front of other Mages."

Perhaps worried that saying this would make Xia Duo even more curious, Aiboke explained further: "A small number of assassins have awakened Shadow Ability on their own, wandering between reality and the Shadow Plane. Many Warning Magics are ineffective against them, yet these vermin in the shadows love to assassinate Spellcasters."

"Do those big shots not care?"

Just after asking, Xia Duo realized he had asked a stupid question, because when he heard that they could assassinate Spellcasters, his first thought was that he also wanted to keep a group of shadow assassins.

"Who do you think keeps these vermin?" Aiboke said pointedly.

Perhaps feeling that this topic was a bit too sensitive, Aiboke added: "To launch a surprise attack from the Shadow Plane, one must have a trusted Shadow Master, which we also cannot do."

Afterwards, Xia Duo thought of various other methods for a surprise attack, but they were all pointed out as flawed by Aiboke one by one.

The capture or killing after the surprise attack was no problem at all. Although there was a Magic Net chaotic area between the Tower of Time and Aquilain's location, it was still within the radiation range of the Tower of Time's capabilities.

The key lay in how to seize the initiative.

After discussing for a long time, they still could not come up with a practical plan, which made Xia Duo somewhat discouraged.

The notification had already been sent out; if he couldn't do it, it would probably be better to do nothing at all!

"Let's stop here for today."

It was already approaching evening, and Xia Duo prepared to go to the Library at night to look for information and see how the Mages in those biographies did it!

Although there might not be a detailed process, as long as it could provide a train of thought, perhaps it would be feasible!

……

"Tower Spirit, notify everyone that tomorrow is a day off. Tower Master Niya has become a student of the Princess, and I plan to hold a banquet at my private villa, inviting all Official Mages to attend."

The so-called private villa was actually a manor villa prepared for Xia Duo by Saier Town Mayor in the North District after the Midsummer Festival celebration, serving as his residence in Savile Town.

It was just that he had never been there to live, and not even the handover had taken place.

Of course, holding a banquet was also a lie. He himself wasn't even sure about the news of Niya becoming the Princess's student; it was just to add a layer of "prestige."

Holding the banquet was firstly to remind the outside world again that "we have a backer," and secondly, it was also Xia Duo's main purpose: to save one day of "power."

To leave as much energy reserve as possible for the surprise attack the day after tomorrow.

Even though there was still no practical surprise attack plan.

"Should have said I'd do it in three days or else!"

He definitely had to do it, but the time could still be slightly delayed.

Of course, it was also certain that the longer the delay, the more unfavorable it would be.

……

After arranging for the Tower Spirit to send the notification, Xia Duo hurried to the Town Hall to discuss related matters with Saier Town Mayor. This was already the third time Xia Duo had gone to the Town Hall today.

If it weren't for the special circumstances, he wouldn't want to keep running back and forth either.

After everything was discussed and settled, Xia Duo even had dinner at the Town Hall along the way, and only then returned to the Tower of Time and dove into the Library.