Chapter 536: Recruitment and Missions

It seems this business has been going on for a long time; has no Mage ever come knocking to "defend their rights"? Xia Duo was truly surprised by their good luck over these years.

"Logically speaking, you didn't need to come to Saivendun, and you were so high-profile. With so many Adventurer experts and Spellcasters outside the Arena, why not just say it was Mithril jewelry? Tell me what's really going on."

Speaking of this, the middle-aged man showed a look of guilt, while the old man seemed somewhat indifferent at this moment. "My Lord, I am old and do not wish to continue wandering like this. I want to make one last haul, then buy a piece of land and retire in peace."

"No, My Lord, it's all because of me!" The middle-aged man suddenly had an emotional outburst. "It's all because of me. The old man wanted to buy me a piece of land so I could take a wife and settle down. We have been to most of the territories in Netheril. I heard there is an Arcane Competition in Saivendun recently, and many people would surely come, so I dragged the old man here."

What a family drama!

But it was time for Xia Duo's final Judgment. "I bought your 'Mithril jewelry', but it turned out to be fake. I think you at least need to return the Mithril jewelry to me!"

"But My Lord, we really don't have any Mithril!" As soon as the old man heard Xia Duo's words, he felt something was wrong and hurriedly handed the magic necklace to Xia Duo. "My Lord, can I use this treasure to compensate you?"

"What do you think?" Xia Duo raised an eyebrow. What use did he have for this magic necklace? He had ready-made Spells for Scrying and Spells to avoid detection. Wanting this necklace was nothing more than trading it for some money, but he was not short on money—at least not the money this necklace was worth.

"Now I give you two choices—first, return my Mithril jewelry right now; second, become my subjects and work for me."

Before coming, Xia Duo hadn't thought about taking them in, but was thinking about the original piece of that "Mithril jewelry". However, now that he knew the original had long been dismantled and sold by this old man, he could only take the people.

Being able to explore ruins and forge Mithril, they could be considered talents. Daxia Territory was currently quite short of people, and of course, short of talent.

"How about it? Which one do you choose?"

The old man's expression shifted uncertainly. What else could he choose? Standing here, who could produce Mithril? Of course, he could only choose the second one. "My Lord, we are willing to become your subjects."

As he spoke, with a *thud*, he knelt down again.

"Good!" Seeing them so sensible, Xia Duo didn't want to use further means. "Get up. I am the Lord of the Daxia Pioneering Territory in the south, and I just advanced to become an Arcanist not long ago. You running into me is better than running into someone else."

"Daxia Territory, Arcanist!" The old man muttered. No wonder he could find them so easily; only an Arcanist would have such ability.

Besides, he had been hearing people talk about the name Daxia Territory since the end of last year. It was said that the Lord of Daxia was skilled at pioneering and had even created a pioneering secret technique, which made many Mage lords marvel.

Now it seemed that becoming a subject of Daxia Territory didn't seem so bad. Since resistance was futile, the old man immediately accepted reality and even found many excuses for it.

But thinking about it carefully, the Lord of Daxia indeed had no evil deeds and had a positive reputation. Daxia Territory might just be the place for him to spend his final years.

"By the way, I haven't asked for your names yet?"

"My Lord, my name is Jiabasi, and Boke is a child I adopted; he is also my apprentice."

"Good!" Xia Duo looked the two over carefully. "Jiabasi, Boke, I have a task for you now."

"My Lord, please give your orders."

"You said the source of this kind of jewelry was part of the wreckage of an Ancient Magic Artifact you once found?" Xia Duo pointed to the pile of silver-white metal wires on the ground.

"Yes."

"I want you to restore that Ancient Magic Artifact wreckage. Materials are unlimited. I hope to see it within half a month!"

Jiabasi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately agreed. "My Lord, I will do my best."

"Do not let me down!"

If that Ancient Magic Artifact were intact, it would be at least at the Level 5 tier. Although the restored version would not possess any Magic Effect and could not be used to practice bridging Mithril structures, it would allow Xia Duo to attempt reverse engineering.

At the very least, an unknown Spell of at least Level 5 was something Xia Duo valued quite a bit.

Of course, the use of these two people was not limited to this. Xia Duo had once discovered several mysterious stone tablets near the Demon Nest in Linshui Village, which had both Arcane Geometry mapping images and some unknown characters on them.

Although Xia Duo did not recognize these characters, he later discovered similar characters when looking at the 【Nether Scroll】. He felt they were somewhat familiar at the time, and it was only later when organizing his Personal Space that he remembered: weren't these the characters on those mysterious stone tablets?

Being able to be linked to the 【Nether Scroll】, those mysterious stone tablets, and even the place where they were discovered, couldn't help but make Xia Duo have some wonderful associations.

He didn't expect to find another set of 【Nether Scroll】, but if he could find something similar, even if it were a tier lower, it would be enough for him to "have a full meal".

Rumor had it that the 【Nether Scroll】 was discovered by a team of Adventurers, wasn't it? Xia Duo also wanted to find some Adventurers skilled in exploring ruins to help him search for possible ruins near the Demon Nest.

Speaking of which, this kind of adventure skilled in exploring ruins was a bit like the tomb-raiding Colonels from Xia Duo's hometown. Now that two had delivered themselves to his door, he really had no reason to refuse.

Of course, Adventurers skilled in exploring ruins were still different from those with Bloodline Awakening. At least, as long as one wanted to find Adventurers skilled in exploring ruins, one could always find a whole bunch, but Bloodline Awakening depended on luck.

Xia Duo did not intend to use the Teleportation Array to send these two back. When the cargo ship transporting subjects from the south arrived in a while, he would have them bring these two back.

Before that, it was just right to let these two get the restoration of that Ancient Magic Artifact wreckage done.

"Jiabasi, Boke, can you use a Magic Scroll?"

"I cannot." The middle-aged man Boke said immediately, but Jiabasi nodded. "My Lord, I can."

"Very good!" Xia Duo was even happier. These veteran Adventurers were truly a treasure. Once back in the Territory, he could have Jiabasi and Aiwa train other soldiers together, and hopefully, they could figure out more efficient training methods.

While universal Spellcasting was not possible for the time being, at least all soldiers should learn to use Magic Scrolls.

Xia Duo took two Magic Scrolls from his Dimensional Bag and handed them to Jiabasi, while instructing: "These two Magic Scrolls can contact me. If there is an emergency, contact me immediately."

Jiabasi reached out to take the Magic Scrolls, but Xia Duo did not let go immediately. Staring into the other's eyes, he warned: "There is no Lord in this world more just, more enlightened, or more generous than I. Work hard, and do not ruin yourself!"

After saying this, Xia Duo let go.

"Yes, yes!" Jiabasi agreed hurriedly. Ever since he saw someone teleport over, he had never thought of resisting. If he could be found once, he could be found many more times; how could he dare to resist!

The Spell field of 【Inquiry】 had not yet disappeared. Xia Duo could see that the other party was not lying, and he also believed that the other party would not dare to mess around. However, Adventurers were, after all, a restless group, so a reminder was only right and proper.

He hoped there would be no situation that would disappoint him. If he were disappointed, someone would suffer.