Chapter 690: Venting Anger, Skin Abnormality

"After he appeared in Savile Town, he was discovered by Warren, but he did not tell Warren his true purpose for coming here, only saying that he needed to pay a visit to the master of the Tower of Time regarding an important matter."

Niya narrated this very flatly.

Warren is the Supervisor of the External Affairs Mages of the Tower of Time, whom Xia Duo is no stranger to, and the so-called External Affairs Mages were originally just a title for members of the Tower of Time similar to guest retainers.

However, after he pushed for the transformation of the Tower of Time, the External Affairs Mages have become true mages responsible for the external affairs of the Tower of Time.

Of course, the work those External Affairs Mages do now is not much different from the past; it is just that their wages and benefits have improved somewhat, and at the same time, they are considered to have officially joined the Tower of Time and can no longer leave at will.

Regarding Niya's answer, Xia Duo nodded to show he understood, then asked, "Then why didn't you let Arcanist Lord Rodney in?"

"I am worried that he might have some conspiracy; after all, the relationship between our two sides is not very harmonious. Didn't you say before that the death of the former president of the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce was very likely instigated by the Rodney Territory behind the scenes!"

"This—"

Xia Duo was taken aback, "I did say that, but that was only the one-sided statement of Lord Hawk, and we have no way to verify it at all. Regardless, turning a Senior Arcanist away from the door is not a good thing."

"He previously sent a Priest to your Territory, attempting to hollow out your rule; you haven't forgotten that, have you?" Niya said again.

"How could I forget that! But wanting to hollow out the rule of an Arcanist Lord with just one Priest is simply unrealistic!"

"You weren't an Arcanist then! And once he is allowed to stay, he could summon more Priests from the Rodney Territory at any time. If that situation were to arise, what could you do?"

"……"

Xia Duo did not expect Niya to show more indignation than him regarding this matter, but in fact, he was not as calm as he appeared. However, could one really go head-to-head with a Senior Arcanist?

"Let him in first; at least see what he wants to say. Even if there is some conspiracy, obtaining more information will allow us to better cope with it!"

"Then you stay and meet him with me!" Niya suddenly said, looking sullen.

"No."

Xia Duo refused bluntly.

He has been with Niya for a long time now, and Niya's personality is not complex; she is just a simple young person who grew up in a Mage Tower since childhood, rarely having the opportunity to go out, and has not come into contact with many people.

Therefore, after such a long time, Xia Duo can be considered to understand her quite well. As soon as Niya speaks, Xia Duo can roughly guess her thoughts, especially those words that clearly carry emotion.

Perhaps Niya wanted him to stay to bolster her courage, but it is more likely that she wanted to deliberately humiliate Arcanist Lord Rodney to vent his anger.

This is not something a mature Mage or a mature Lord would do, but Xia Duo does not doubt that Niya is capable of doing it.

Many of her usual actions reveal a childishness, such as when she suddenly said she wanted to produce offspring while in Seventon, or playing wildly with the Pegasus in the Arcane Garden, and so on.

Sometimes, even when the two were discussing Magic problems, she would suddenly use a joke that seemed very cold to Xia Duo, which once made a very serious scene become very comical.

Of course, this time, Xia Duo did not refuse entirely because he did not want to cause a conflict between Niya and Arcanist Lord Rodney; there were personal reasons as well.

Although he can control 【Dragon's Majesty】 to a certain extent, it is like a game skill; active skills can be selectively turned off, but passive ones are very difficult to turn off.

The Bloodline Awakening has caused some alienation in Xia Duo's temperament, and that Arcanist Lord Rodney, the legendary "rutting ram," might also possess some kind of special bloodline, having sired an unknown number of offspring.

If Xia Duo were to meet him, perhaps the other party originally had no conspiracy, but upon sensing Xia Duo's bloodline, he might just hatch some conspiracy.

Before he can fully control this newly awakened ability, Xia Duo does not intend to see any outsiders, especially a quasi-enemy who is currently in a state of disharmony.

His blunt refusal made Niya's mood somewhat low, so Xia Duo comforted her again:

"As a Senior Arcanist and a Lord of a region, Arcanist Lord Rodney should not come in person to hatch any conspiracy. I think he must have some request in coming here this time. As for what he is requesting, you will know once you meet him together with Aiboke."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Niya's face again.

Xia Duo nodded. In fact, if Niya could eliminate the interference caused by her emotions, she would be able to reach such a conclusion.

Even if she had discussed it with Aiboke first, it would have been more rational.

"Arcanist Lord Rodney has come to visit in person, so do not keep him waiting for too long. After all, he is also a Senior Arcanist; respecting him is like respecting ourselves."

Unless one has truly torn off the mask of civility, who would be rude to a Senior Arcanist? Even a common Mage would not be treated rudely.

After all, no one knows if this common Mage will become a Great Arcanist in the future.

There is a special Reception Room for meeting visiting Arcanist guests. After persuading Niya to leave, Xia Duo was still uneasy, so he immediately contacted Aiboke and asked him to go over and help keep an eye on things.

Regardless of Aiboke's talent in the field of Magic, he is, after all, an experienced elder, even though his current aged appearance is disguised by Magic after experiencing a Secret Flame Baptism.

……

After notifying Aiboke, Xia Duo simply waited in Niya's Study. During this period, he also began to try to explore the new abilities he had gained after this Bloodline Awakening.

Not to mention 【Cloud Riding】 and 【Dragon's Majesty】; the former currently appears to be useless, while the latter has shown considerable practicality.

However, what Xia Duo was focusing on was not these two new abilities, but the 【abnormality on his arm】 that he had discovered earlier but was interrupted by Niya.

Xia Duo rolled up his sleeves and carefully observed the skin on his arm, his gaze gradually shifting from the arm to the wrist and the back of the hand where the skin is relatively thin.

Nothing could be seen with the naked eye, but under Magic Vision, he discovered that the link between his body and the Magic Net had undergone some subtle adjustments.

This was originally a very normal thing; after all, everything has a link to the Magic Net, just to varying degrees.

And the state of the link between living things and the Magic Net changes almost every moment, but the adjustments and changes Xia Duo discovered were mainly concentrated on the skin.

Moreover, although these changes were subtle, they were enough for him to detect the abnormality.

This is on the skin. Having had the 【Dragon's Majesty】, which is similar to but completely different from Dragon Fear, Xia Duo immediately associated it with—could this be "Dragon Skin"?

Although dragon skin is flesh, it can resist the invasion of ordinary swords and even has a certain degree of immunity to Magic.

If he could also obtain a similar effect, wouldn't that be invincible!

Thinking of this, even Xia Duo's usually calm heart could not help but feel a bit heated. Could this be the main event of his Bloodline Awakening this time?