Chapter 644: The Arrival of the Fleet, Doomsday Ship Tickets

Three days later, news began to spread in Savile Town that "Elves have seen a Drow Assassin." Fortunately, there were no casualties, but panic was inevitable.

Especially for the Elves who had witnessed the "handiwork" of the Drow with their own eyes, they were in a state of constant fear; the threshold of the Town Hall was almost worn flat by the Elves.

There had even been more than one incident of Elves forcibly breaking into the Portal of the Tower of Time.

Of course, having stayed in Savile Town for some time, they were not truly brainless enough to force their way into a Mage Tower; they only did this to attract the attention of the local lord.

But whether it was Niya or Xia Duo, they had only appeared on the first day the Elves arrived and had not shown their faces since. Even when Elves forced their way into the Mage Tower, Xia Duo merely had them tied up and sent back, taking no further action.

This state of affairs continued until Xia Duo received news of a fleet arriving from the north. At this point, he had to appear; if he didn't, he was genuinely worried the Elves would seize a ship and run off.

Although they might not necessarily get away, it would still be a troublesome matter, and calculating the time, Aoruipusi should be about ready on his end as well.

When Xia Duo arrived at the port, quite a few Elves were already there. Seeing Xia Duo appear, they immediately swarmed him, calling out one after another:

"Lord Xia Duo, I am the Patriarch of the Oak End Family. I am willing to purchase your 'Lucky Owen'; name your price!"

"Lord Xia Duo, I am the Patriarch of the Golden Chrysanthemum Petal Family. I am also willing to purchase that 'Lucky Owen'; name your price!"

Heh, you are willing to buy, but I am not willing to sell!

Xia Duo directly summoned a wind wall rotating radially outward around him. While surrounding himself, he also blew the encroaching Elves away and shouted, "Stop, all of you, be quiet!"

The Elves stopped subconsciously, but they remained noisy. Clearly, these Elves also understood the principle that the law cannot punish the masses. Xia Duo was also quite helpless about this; he truly could not take any substantive punitive measures over such a matter.

"Tomorrow or the day after, a fleet will return to Seventon, but cabin space is limited. Whoever keeps babbling, don't even think about getting on the ship!"

Once these words were spoken, the Elves immediately quieted down. How realistic!

However, Xia Duo had long since become accustomed to this. Elves were not some beings detached from worldly affairs; they were just "people" whose appearance differed from humans. They possessed every desire and flaw that humans had.

He looked at the nervous expressions of the Elves before him, his heart completely unmoved.

"Disperse, all of you. With this time, you might as well go to the Town Hall to register your family member counts; it will make it easier for the Town Hall to arrange the boarding order in advance."

"This—"

Some Elves caught the meaning and left immediately, but most of the Elves present remained at the port. It wasn't until the fleet passed by the port without stopping that they exploded into a clamor again.

"Lord Xia Duo, is this fleet not stopping here?"

Xia Duo glanced at the Elf who spoke, thinking to himself, stop here so you can cause trouble? He had already contacted the ships, telling the fleet not to stop at Savile Port and to head directly to Daxia Territory.

It was only a half-day voyage anyway; they had endured for so many days, so this half-day didn't matter. Resting at Daxia Territory would be the same.

"The fleet is not stopping here, but tomorrow or the day after, they will come here to pick up passengers on their return trip to the north. One last warning: if you don't want to swim to the north, it is best not to have designs on the ships. Because once someone tries to seize a ship, I will directly destroy it. You had best supervise each other as well; I see some Elves who don't want to see other Elves leave!"

"Who?!"

While these Elves were questioning Xia Duo, they were also staring at their peers with suspicious eyes. Seeing this, Xia Duo smiled and teleported away.

In the evening, the registration information from the Town Hall was delivered to Xia Duo's hands. A total of 19 Elf families had registered, with a total Elf population of 1,372.

Seeing this number, Xia Duo was truly shocked. He hadn't expected nearly 1,400 Elves to have arrived in Savile Town. Before, when they came in groups from time to time, he hadn't paid much attention, but now it seemed he really couldn't let his guard down too much.

If there were this many Elves, judging by the Spellcaster ratio of the Silver Leaf Family, there were at least 700 Official Mages among them. Although they were all mid-to-low rank Mages, it was still a very considerable force.

If they really started a riot, the trouble would be huge! If one didn't count the High Mages of the Tower of Time, with this many Elves, wiping out Savile Territory would be effortless.

It was fortunate that there were so many Elves that the fleet truly couldn't fit them all; otherwise, if he had insisted on some limited-quantity ship tickets, it really might have caused trouble!

After sending a copy of the registration information to Aoruipusi and reminding him to be cautious, ever so cautious, and not to let any mistakes happen at the final moment, Xia Duo felt slightly at ease.

Yes, the news about the Drow Assassin was, of course, fake. It was personally disguised by Aobolaien, the only High Mage of the Silver Leaf Family. Xia Duo, who had seen Drow with his own eyes on the Projection Plane, provided many key details; otherwise, they might not have been able to disguise it so convincingly!

Creating panic on one hand and selling ship tickets (percentage-based boarding quotas) on the other—this was the plundering method Xia Duo had discussed with Aoruipusi beforehand.

Only by letting those Elves trade willingly would there be no future repercussions. So, under what circumstances would those Elves willingly hand over their family treasures?

Create a specific situation for them, letting them choose to trade their treasures for a chance at survival.

Doing this might still have repercussions, such as them going back on their word later, but this was already the extent to which hidden dangers could be minimized. Everything was normal behavior; if one wants to gain benefits, how could one not take any risks!

After notifying Aoruipusi, Xia Duo sent messages to Niya and Aiboke one after another, reminding them to be prepared at all times to deal with an Elf riot.

As for the others, there was no need to notify them. If hundreds of mid-to-low rank Mages really started a riot, knowing about it wouldn't help the others and would only add to their worry.

However, bringing a few important figures into the Tower of Time was the proper thing to do.

On the other side, Aoruipusi didn't pay much attention to the number of Elves after receiving Xia Duo's message, but he took Xia Duo's reminder to be cautious to heart. Although he was already very cautious on his end, there was no harm in being even more so.

After thinking about it, he sent a reminder to his father, who was out disguising himself as a Drow and creating panic.

On the other side, Aobolaien had just scared off a pair of Elf lovers who were having a secret meeting under a tree and was enjoying himself. Suddenly receiving his son's Sending reminder, he couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. However, he knew the gravity of the situation, so he slowed his pace, preparing to go back first to check for any loopholes.

Just at this moment, Aobolaien heard a shrill cry of distress from not far away, and listening to the sound, it seemed somewhat familiar. He immediately realized that something might have happened over there, but in his current disguise, how could he dare to go and investigate? Thus, he immediately teleported back to Lady Patti's manor.

"Father, why have you returned?"

"Something has happened!"

While removing his disguise, Aobolaien explained to his son, "I just heard a scream. Now I am going to check over there. You go quickly, call your two uncles, gather the clansmen, and be on guard. I will be back shortly!"

Saying this, he flew out directly.

Behind him, Aoruipusi called out "Father" twice, but received no response. Realizing that something might have gone wrong, he immediately began to gather the clansmen, preparing to guard against unknown changes.