Chapter 580: Adding Money, Pamela/Yabo

Very quickly, as one murloc head after another exploded, the movements of the waterweed giant became increasingly sluggish. By the end, it could not even maintain a humanoid form, turning into a large, twisted, churning mass of waterweed.

Not until every murloc that could be found on its body was cleared away did the waterweed giant, which had previously held some menace, suddenly go quiet.

If not for the fact that this large mass of waterweed would still occasionally twitch as if having a spasm, it would be hard to believe that not long ago, it was a waterweed giant capable of smashing walls.

Once Saide cast a spell again to collect this mass of waterweed, Kelisi gave a light cough and said, "Lord Ti Mo Xi, what we agreed upon previously was merely an investigation mission; combat was not within the scope of the agreement. This requires an additional fee, which must also include the depreciation cost for the magic wands of my team members."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Duo secretly thought it fortunate. If he had also taken out his magic wand at the time, he might not have been able to get any depreciation fee. Mai Er Si was also a bit dumbfounded at this moment; he had just seen others use them, so he used his too, never expecting there would be such a catch.

However, at the same time, he was secretly rejoicing that Kelisi had taken the initiative to bring this up. Otherwise, for combat consumption of this intensity, the chamber of commerce generally would not provide reimbursement.

Ti Mo Xi was not particularly surprised; he had seen such things many times. "Lord Kelisi, please rest assured. Once we return to Seventon, the chamber of commerce will settle all expenses in one lump sum."

"That is good. Right now, my nephew is responding to the call of Her Highness the Princess to open up new land in the Kangqi Plain, and money is needed everywhere. Otherwise, I wouldn't have pulled together such an investigation team to desperately take on missions to earn money."

Kelisi said this with such sincerity that even Ti Mo Xi, an Archmage who specialized in mind spells, did not discover the slightest flaw. He could not help but feel a bit of sympathy for Kelisi, while at the same time, he could not help but have a thought that he quickly cast out of his mind—

Could that nephew actually be his own son!

Ti Mo Xi laughed at himself, blaming himself for not being supposed to speculate about a Senior Arcanist like that. Thinking of this, he hurriedly changed the subject, looked at the lake surface that had calmed down, and asked:

"Lord Kelisi, has the investigation here concluded?"

"Not yet. I want to personally go and see the nest of this waterweed giant to see if there is anything missed. Otherwise, I would be too embarrassed to take the high investigation fee from your chamber of commerce!"

As he spoke, Kelisi instructed his team members to go into the water to continue the investigation, while he himself followed the traces of where the waterweed giant had come from to pursue it toward the waterweed giant's nest.

Mai Er Si greeted Xia Duo and returned to the ship's cabin, seemingly having some work left unfinished, so the ship became quiet again, with only Xia Duo and Ti Mo Xi standing at the bow, waiting silently.

As for Saide, after Kelisi and the others went into the water, he had already teleported away. The investigation had nothing to do with him; what he was truly interested in were only those waterweeds.

Not until dusk approached did Kelisi and the others return, but the investigation was not yet over. Xia Duo returned to the "Lucky Owen" to rest, and the next day, he continued to wait for the results on the large ship of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce.

Three days later, Kelisi finally announced the end of the investigation. "For now, the judgment I can make is very limited. What is certain is that this matter was not done by Elves, but it is also certain that Elves cannot be uninvolved. As for further results, I need to wait until I return to Seventon to study it carefully before I can provide them; I cannot just speak nonsense here."

"Good, then let us return to Seventon now!"

As he spoke, Ti Mo Xi looked at Xia Duo. "Lord Xia Duo, we are returning to Seventon. I feel quite bad for delaying you for so many days. Once further results are out, I will notify you through the Arcane Union."

"Good! Since that is the case, I will return to my Territory. Savile Territory and Daxia Territory are always welcome to the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce!"

Xia Duo knew that for the other party to reach this point was already quite good; if they really refused to say anything, there was nothing he could do.

Before parting, Kelisi extended an invitation for Xia Duo to visit his nephew's pioneer territory, but Xia Duo did not explicitly agree, only putting it off by saying he would definitely go when he had time.

Finally stepping onto the road back, Xia Duo returned to his previous mode of operation, casting 【Eye of the Sky】 to observe and record the terrain and scenery seen along the way, and organizing and drawing a map.

Not until Xia Duo saw Savile Territory through 【Eye of the Sky】 did the "Lucky Owen" catch up to the ships in front. Of course, this was mainly because Xia Duo had not deliberately chased them.

But after all, the load was light, so even though they started three days late, they still caught up to them.

After this, Xia Duo did not let the territory residents return to the "Lucky Owen," but after asking about their food consumption, he replenished a portion for them, and then rode the "Lucky Owen" past them and headed ahead.

Arriving at Savile Town, Xia Duo had no heart to continue sitting on the boat. The Tower of Time held a complete map of the Green Pearl Forest, and he had seen the scenery many times. Now, what he was thinking about day and night were those two Pegasus.

After notifying Saier Town Mayor to provide supplies to the territory residents who had fallen behind, Xia Duo impatiently returned to the Tower of Time through the portal at the original site of the Tower of Time.

Once entering the Tower of Time, Xia Duo immediately had the Tower Spirit teleport him to the Arcane Garden, because Niya had told him before that the Pegasus were being kept by her in the Arcane Garden.

Just arriving here, Xia Duo's gaze was attracted by two large, snow-white creatures. They were spreading their wings, frolicking and playing in mid-air, sometimes drawing close, sometimes separating from each other.

"Xia Duo!" A familiar voice, clearly carrying joy, entered Xia Duo's ears.

Turning his head, he happened to see Dien, Sami, Aideliqi, and others waving at him. Xia Duo walked over, feeling a bit strange: "Why are you all here? Is the Tilake Research Lab so idle now?"

"No, no!" Dien hurriedly waved his hands, glanced at Tilake in the crowd, and said, "We are usually very busy; it's just that we are resting today, so we came over to see Pamela and Yabo."

"Pamela and Yabo?"

"That's them!" Dien pointed at the two Pegasus frolicking in the sky and said happily, "You don't know how popular Pamela and Yabo are now. When Lord Niya brought them back, many people saw them. Quite a few Apprentices have been repeatedly applying for work in the Arcane Garden just to see them again."

"Really? I don't believe it!" In Xia Duo's view, no matter how rare these Pegasus were, they were just a type of horse that could fly. Was it really necessary to be this excited?

"Of course it's true! Even Official Mages often come to see them!" Dien said with an excited face. "If only one could ride them, how great would that be!"

Xia Duo was speechless. I haven't even ridden them myself, how could I let you ride them!

However, this did make him think of a new benefit for members of the Progress Society—riding a Pegasus!

Of course, wanting to obtain this benefit would certainly not be that easy; if it became too common, it would definitely lose its value. While Xia Duo thought about how to design the threshold for the benefit, he talked with Dien and the others about interesting stories regarding the two Pegasus.

Seemingly hearing someone discussing them below, Pamela and Yabo flapped their wings and landed toward the direction of the orchard.

"By the way, how do you know their names? Did Niya name them?" Xia Duo was a bit curious, but since these two horses were given to him by Greta on behalf of the Princess, Niya shouldn't have named them casually.

"No!" As expected, Dien gave a negative answer, but his next response almost made Xia Duo jump up with excitement: "They said it themselves!"

"What?! Say that again!" Xia Duo could not believe his ears. If Pegasus could speak, were they unicorns in disguise?

So Dien repeated it again with certainty, "They said it themselves!"