Chapter 628: The Arrival of the Elves

After simply testing the Magic Flying Sword, Xia Duo immediately returned to the Tower of Time; he still had another flying sword to finish! With the experience from the first one, the second was also completed quickly. As for this flying sword, Xia Duo only checked its basic status and, after confirming it was normal, did not perform any further tests. Although both flying swords were handcrafted, their specifications were consistent, and there were no significant errors in the relevant parameters, so testing one was enough.

……

The next day, Xia Duo came to Savile Town, picked up the two newly crafted broadswords and a dozen javelins, and then went to the Temple with Buloutuo to discuss some details regarding dealing with the dragon with Bishop Anbulier.

Near noon, a piece of news suddenly interrupted the discussion of the three: Lady Patti contacted Xia Duo to say that the Elves had arrived!

That such a matter required an outsider to notify him left Xia Duo feeling quite dissatisfied with the field Mages stationed in Savile Town by the Tower of Time. If an enemy were to actually attack, wouldn't counting on them be a waste of time! After bidding farewell to Bishop Anbulier and Buloutuo, Xia Duo hurried to Lady Patti's manor; from afar, he saw the butler waiting at the manor gate.

Xia Duo adjusted his mood and expression slightly, then took out the two flying swords and activated them one by one, letting them cruise in mid-air. As he approached, the butler immediately hurried over: "My Lord, my master asked me to wait here for you. My master is, is—"

The expression on the butler's face was very complex. Although he had long known that his master's family had a deep relationship with the Elves, he was still very shocked to actually see Elves appearing in the manor, and so many of them at that.

Xia Duo could not be bothered to waste words with this butler. He only cared now about what news these Elves could bring him, so he did not stop his pace, even walking past the butler, leaving behind a single sentence, "Take me inside!"

Seeing this, the butler hurriedly followed, trotting to overtake Xia Duo, turning his body from time to time to lead the way for Xia Duo, "My Lord, my master asked me to take you to the garden."

In fact, there was no need for the butler to lead the way; the moment Xia Duo entered the manor's perimeter, he sensed that some simple Warning Magic had already been set up here.

Judging by the style, it did not look like the work of humans, and the center of the warning was in the garden on one side of the villa.

And as he got closer to the garden, it was not just Warning Magic anymore; Xia Duo sensed the existence of some unknown Jieti, and for a moment, he could not judge exactly what kind of Jieti it was.

Under these circumstances, Xia Duo was no longer willing to continue forward, even though he could already see the garden not far ahead, where many figures could be seen moving among the trees and flowers.

"Go tell Lady Patti that I am waiting for her in the villa's Reception Room!"

After saying this, Xia Duo turned toward the villa quite decisively, as if it were his own home, regardless of the butler's troubled expression.

Logically speaking, any Spellcaster coming to the Savile Territory should first report to the Mage Tower, or at least notify the Town Hall. However, this was a regulation that even human Mages were not very willing to follow, and the Elves were even less willing.

And Xia Duo was not willing to sour relations with the Elves over such a small matter, so he came here in person to see them. He did not expect them to really treat this place as their own home, actually starting to set up a magic Jieti without the owner's permission.

If the Tower of Time were still in town, Xia Duo would certainly have given them a little "surprise" as a welcoming gift.

Nowadays, the energy reserves of the Tower of Time were approaching the threshold for a Portal. If he insisted on teleporting, as long as he diverted some energy from the Plane Exploration Array, he could fully teleport over.

However, he did not intend to do so. For one, the energy reserves were insufficient, and teleporting over would not be very meaningful; the Elves of the Silver Leaf Family were not yet at the level where he needed to use the Mage Tower to deal with them.

Furthermore, the Plane Exploration Array did indeed have an independent energy source, the core of which was the 【Plane Crystal】, but the greatest use of a Plane Crystal was not to be used as an energy source, but to use its unique characteristic of having a sense for Planes.

It was just like using diamonds as firewood on Earth; although they could indeed burn, there was no need. The most important thing about diamonds was to be used as cutting tools, or as decorative items like jewelry, which was better than being used as firewood.

……

Since the Tower of Time could not come over, and the Elves were neither so powerful that they could not be dealt with, nor so weak that they could be ignored, Xia Duo only expressed his dissatisfaction.

To actually do something would be a bit too emotional. It was better to see what news or benefits the Elves could bring first! Just as Xia Duo arrived at the Reception Room to drink tea and wait, over at the garden, the butler did not dare to delay and immediately found Lady Patti, telling her about the situation with Lord Xia Duo.

Lady Patti heard the butler's description and knew that Xia Duo had originally intended to come to the garden, but changed direction halfway. She guessed that it must be because the Elves had done something in the garden, and it should be related to magic, which caused Lord Xia Duo to have a misunderstanding.

Thus, Lady Patti hurriedly found Patriarch Aoruipusi, who was directing his clansmen to set up their living quarters, and said in stiff Elvish, "Lord Aoruipusi, Lord Xia Duo invites you to the Reception Room to meet."

Before Aoruipusi could speak, Aobolaien, who was holding a human child on the side, interjected: "Didn't you tell him we are waiting for him here?"

Lady Patti was stunned, not knowing how to reply. Instead, Aoruipusi pushed Aobolaien away, "Father, do you know what the situation is now! How can you still have the heart to care about these things! Let's go!"

His last sentence was clearly directed at Lady Patti, and although Aobolaien was pushed away by his son in front of a human, he was not angry, but happily went to the side to play with the human child in his arms.

On the way, Aoruipusi cautiously asked Lady Patti about Xia Duo's situation, and Lady Patti did not hide anything, "Lord Xia Duo is easygoing, but he is also extremely principled and adheres to order. As long as the Silver Leaf Family does not violate the rules of the Savile Territory, I think Lord Xia Duo will let you stay. However—"

"However what?" Aoruipusi asked hurriedly.

"Just now, Lord Xia Duo originally wanted to come to the garden to see you, but for some reason, he stopped. I think—"

Lady Patti did not finish the rest of her words, but Aoruipusi already understood. It must be that when they first arrived, they had modified the garden to let their clansmen adapt to the environment here, which had caused Lord Xia Duo's dissatisfaction.

Thinking about how to make up for it without losing face, Aoruipusi suddenly thought of something and said to Lady Patti: "You don't need to call me 'Lord' in the future, call me 'Uncle'!"

"Uncle?!"

Lady Patti's eyes widened. An Elf actually asked her to call him 'Uncle', which made her feel flattered, but their respective identities made her feel that this was so absurd.

Her husband, Feierbosi, was a descendant of the older sister of the Elf Patriarch before her, and even that Elf grandmother was still alive; Lady Patti had seen her when they arrived this morning.

Even if she didn't call him 'Lord', she couldn't call him 'Uncle'!

"Yes, just call me 'Uncle'! Elves are not as rigid as you think. We will be spending a long time together in the future!" Aoruipusi said kindly.

Lady Patti just nodded numbly and called out "Uncle"! And Aoruipusi also responded very happily; at least from the surface, he was indeed very happy.

(End of chapter)