Chapter 604: Elf Refugees

In Xia Duo's hometown, there is a saying: "The divine Dao is used to establish teachings," meaning that people are edified through tales of ghosts and gods, or by extension, through the mysterious. In Netheril, it is much the same.

The Lord of Radiance is truly real, but the fact that the lord uses the doctrine of the Lord of Radiance to rule the subjects is equally real.

After the Prayer Ceremony came the distribution of Holy Water. Xia Duo had the experience from last year, so he handled it with ease this year, handing bottle after bottle of Holy Water to the fanatical subjects one by one, occasionally offering a few words of encouragement.

The distribution of Holy Water would continue until sunset. Naturally, Xia Duo and Niya could not stay here handing it out the whole time; a few gestures were enough to show the lord enjoying the festivities with the people, and Temple Priests would take over later.

……

Returning to the inner garden of the Temple, Xia Duo and Niya no longer just sat there drinking tea and chatting; instead, they each took out their own Spell Notes and entered a state of research.

Occasionally, they would look up, take a sip of tea, exchange a few words, and then dive back into the world of Magic.

It is unknown how much time had passed when a Temple Priest suddenly arrived, interrupting Xia Duo's work state, "Lord Xia Duo, Lady Patti wishes to see you. She has presented your personal signet."

"Lady Patti?" Hearing this, Niya had already closed the notes in her hand and looked at Xia Duo, her eyes seemingly filled with inquiry.

*Cough*—

"Let her come here!"

Xia Duo first spoke to the priest who had come to report, and only after he left did he explain to Niya, "Lady Patti previously hired me to be the Mage Consultant for her chamber of commerce. The employment contract expired on this day last year."

This day last year was the time he and Niya had entered into marriage under the witness of the Lord of Radiance. Once Xia Duo said this, Niya lowered her head and went back to her notes.

Xia Duo could understand Niya suspecting that there was something going on between him and Lady Patti; he himself had once suspected that Lord Aipusi and Lady Patti had something going on!

In this world, a widow who possesses a large amount of money but does not master Magic looks like someone with backing no matter how you view it.

……

Before long, Lady Patti arrived under the tree where Xia Duo was sitting, accompanied by a gust of fragrant wind. The scent was pleasant, but Xia Duo frowned; if this were some kind of deadly poison, he probably wouldn't be able to escape.

Or what if there were a colorless and odorless smoke-type deadly poison? Wouldn't he not even know how he died?

But immediately, Xia Duo gave a self-deprecating smile. He really was used to being paranoid. Not to mention how rare a colorless and odorless smoke-type deadly poison is, it's not certain how much of a dose could even be inhaled if dispersed in the air.

Furthermore, he had the Bloodline Ability 【Wind Control】, which allowed him to control the surrounding airspace; it wouldn't be so easy for poison gas to get close. It was only because he was in the Temple today that he hadn't brought the surroundings under his control.

If he were outside, Xia Duo would at least bring the airspace on the surface of his skin under his control. Any smoke would have to pass through a layer of airspace filtration to get close; it would be almost impossible to poison him in this way.

"My Lord!"

Lady Patti's voice instantly pulled Xia Duo's thoughts back to reality. He looked up at this young, beautiful widow who also controlled a chamber of commerce. Time had long since wiped away the aura of sorrow from Lady Patti, but—

"Lady Patti, to come find me under these circumstances, is there some urgent matter?"

"My Lord, I—" Although Lady Patti was facing Xia Duo, her eyes kept drifting toward Niya from time to time.

Xia Duo understood immediately and answered for her: "Are you looking for Niya?"

"Yes." Lady Patti seemed worried that Xia Duo would blame her and hurriedly explained, "I have a very important matter that I must report to the Lord."

At this, Niya finally put down the notes in her hand and looked up, "What is it? Speak!"

"Yes, my Lord!"

With Niya speaking up, Lady Patti finally breathed a sigh of relief, "It is like this: the Lord should know the relationship between the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce and the Elves. Yesterday, they suddenly contacted me, saying they wanted to come to Savile Town to stay for a period of time. I didn't dare to agree and wanted to tell the Lord first."

"Why didn't you dare to agree? They're just Elves. It's not like Elves haven't been to Savile Town before. Even if it's just a temporary stay, it's no big deal, right?" Xia Duo suddenly interjected.

"My Lord, that is not the situation."

Lady Patti seemed very anxious, "They are preparing to come as an entire clan. This has never happened before; it is very unusual!"

"It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?!"

Xia Duo glanced at Niya, meeting her equally surprised expression. The two of them had just been talking about the war between Cormanthyr and the Drow in the morning; he hadn't expected to hear that Elves wanted to come take refuge in the afternoon.

Was the war progressing too fast, and the situation really dire? Or were the Elves simply too afraid of death and unwilling to take any risks? "Did the Elves not say for what reason they want to come to Savile Town to stay temporarily?" Xia Duo asked.

Lady Patti shook her head, "They didn't say the reason, only that the whole clan is coming to stay temporarily."

"Then how many Elves are in their whole clan? How many Spellcasters? What level is the strongest among them?" Xia Duo asked again.

Whether it was a real temporary stay or a real refuge, those Elves wanted to come to Savile Town, so the number of Spellcasters was very important.

Currently, the Tower of Time was not in Savile Town. Even if one could guide a Spell from far away, for a true Spellcaster, this level of magical deterrence was not very high.

It was better to have as few Spellcasters as possible.

But Lady Patti's answer made Xia Duo feel even more pressure, "As far as I know, there are fewer than one hundred Formal Members of the Silver Leaf Family, more than half of whom are Spellcasters. The strongest is an Elder of their family, an ancestor of Feierbosi, who is rumored to have once crossed hands with the Great Arcanist of Savile."

However, Niya suddenly laughed, "The Elder you mentioned is named Aobolaien Yinyie, right?"

"Yes, how does the Lord know?" Lady Patti was very surprised.

To this question, Niya did not reply; she only said, "I know about this matter. The celebration is still ongoing, go back. No need to refuse them, just let them come. I happen to have some questions I want to ask them!"

"This—"

Lady Patti was a bit hesitant, but since the Lord had already said so, she couldn't say anything more. Thus, she bowed to Xia Duo and Niya and then left.

……

After Lady Patti left, Xia Duo immediately asked Niya, "Is there a problem with that Aobolaien Yinyie? Why did you agree to let the Elves come as soon as you heard that name?"

"Don't worry, that Aobolaien Yinyie is roughly equivalent to a human High Mage."

Mentioning the name again, Niya couldn't help but laugh, "I have seen this name more than once in the notes left by my ancestor. At that time, when my ancestor first came to Nan Jing to open up new land, a group of Elves came to cause trouble.

"The Elf Mage who crossed hands with my ancestor at the time was named 'Aolando.' My ancestor won easily, and then with a single glance, he scared Aobolaien Yinyie, who had come to cause trouble with them, into collapsing to the ground. So, my ancestor mentioned this incident from time to time in various notes.

"If the strongest of those Elves in the Silver Leaf Family is Aobolaien, there is no need to worry at all. After my ancestor disappeared, Aobolaien once came to the Savile Territory in secret, only to be discovered by my grandfather and given a sound beating. That is the true combat record of Aobolaien.

"He is likely just at the level of a human High Mage. Even if he has made progress over these years, he won't exceed the scope of what the Savile Territory can handle. Instead, the first-hand information they bring about the Drow is more important."

"……"

So that was the reality. Xia Duo listened, lost in thought. It turned out that the so-called "Silver Leaf Family" was just an Elven version of an "ordinary family," and the so-called "crossing hands" was just gilding their own faces.

They really are—Elves.

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