Chapter 692: Physical Stamina, Good News

After clarifying the general nature of his new abilities, Xia Duo did not conduct further tests, but instead attempted to familiarize himself with them and master them.

So he simply opened every door in Niya's residence except for the outermost one, and while Cloud Walking, he revealed his Majesty, all the while continuously channeling the invisible Force Field on the surface of his body as he shuttled back and forth through the rooms.

Before long, Xia Duo landed on the ground, panting heavily; Cloud Walking and Dragon's Majesty actually did not consume much effort, but the new ability he had named Dragon's Magic Resistance consumed quite a lot.

Fortunately, Bloodline Ability does not involve the mental aspect and is only related to physical stamina, which is much more convenient than being a Mage.

Once a Mage's consumption is too great, they can only recover by entering Deep Sleep; ordinary rest cannot compensate for the consumption of Spellcasting.

Moreover, Bloodline Ability is as one wishes; as long as it is within the scope of the ability, there are almost no restrictions. In just this short while, he had already become familiar with the few new abilities awakened this time.

However, a Mage's Spellcasting ability requires maintaining a state of focus; a slight lapse or a single mistake can lead to the Spell failing, or even worse, causing harm to oneself.

If it were not for the fact that the potential of Magic is nearly infinite and all progress is traceable, Xia Duo would have been prepared to focus on the Bloodline Domain.

It is just a pity that the uncertainty of the bloodline is truly too great; it is good if one has it, but if one really does not, there is truly no need to force it.

Magic, everything is possible; in the future, perhaps artificial bloodlines might even appear!

Although Xia Duo is not a technocrat, since there is a relatively stable and reliable development path like Magic, before there is a better choice, walking firmly along the path of Magic is the best choice.

……

After resting for a while and eating something, Xia Duo felt his physical stamina had recovered enough and was just about to continue practicing when Niya suddenly issued a summons through the Tower Spirit, wanting to teleport him to a Reception Room on the Public Level.

If Xia Duo remembered correctly, that Reception Room was specifically used to receive guests of higher status but more distant relations; could it be that Rodney Lord had already left?

Xia Duo did not resist the teleportation, only slightly adjusting his mindset and demeanor, and then responded to the teleportation; in just an instant, the surrounding scene changed its appearance.

"Xia Duo, you definitely can't guess what the purpose of Rodney Lord's visit is this time!"

As soon as Xia Duo arrived, he heard Niya's excited voice. He glanced at Aiboke, who was standing to the side with a smile on his face, and then also said with a smile:

"How could I guess that? But looking at you right now, he must have brought some good news this time!"

"Yes, you were right before! He came this time because he has a request for us, and he also brought a piece of good news!"

Watching the expression on Niya's face—as if she wanted to speak but was holding back, looking like she was saying 'hurry and ask me'—Xia Duo couldn't help but want to laugh. Being so unsteady in front of Aiboke, wasn't she afraid of him nagging?

Sure enough, before Xia Duo could even ask, Aiboke took the initiative to take on the job of introducing, though he wasn't lecturing this time and seemed to be in quite a good mood:

"Rodney Lord wants to buy grain from us; that small camp he opened in the east can no longer hold on!"

Hm?

After hearing Aiboke's introduction, Xia Duo immediately associated it with the Elf, so he tentatively asked:

"Because of the Elf?"

"Yes!"

Aiboke chuckled twice, his expression somewhat strange, "It's the first time I've felt those long ears are so cute!"

However, after laughing, Aiboke continued to introduce, "Rodney Lord wanting to buy grain from us can't really be considered good news, at most it just eases the tense relationship; the real good news is that Rodney Lord wants to sell that exclave in the east to us!"

After Aiboke finished speaking, Niya took over, "Xia Duo, tell me, isn't this good news!"

"It is indeed good news."

A Senior Arcanist, and also a lord of a territory—if he wasn't determined to sell the land, maintaining the status quo would have been fine; there was no need at all to stake his own reputation to put on this act.

The talk of selling land shouldn't be fake, but Xia Duo would not be as optimistic as Niya. Toward a quasi-enemy like Rodney Lord, Xia Duo would not hesitate to speculate about him with the greatest malice.

Even if he took the initiative to visit this time, seemingly wanting to ease relations, and the act of selling the land itself shouldn't have any conspiracy, one cannot guarantee that there isn't a hidden arrow capable of causing harm behind this series of actions.

Thinking and thinking, Xia Duo couldn't help but frown; this state of asymmetric information is truly annoying!

"Xia Duo, why do you look a bit unhappy? Isn't it beneficial to us to drive Rodney Territory out of the Green Pearl Forest?"

Niya's words woke Xia Duo up; for something that is beneficial in the short term and also beneficial in the long term, what reason is there to refuse!

As for how the medium term goes, it depends on one's own means!

If one can have a Senior Arcanist as an opponent, it would surely be a very satisfying thing!

Of course, ideals are ideals, but on the realistic level, how to handle this matter still needs to be discussed carefully.

So Xia Duo signaled for Niya and Aiboke to sit down and talk, and raised his own new questions: "Did Rodney Lord say when the transaction will be, and the specific details of the transaction?"

"He said anytime is fine!" The joy in Niya's brows had not yet dissipated, and speaking of this seemed to make her even more delighted:

"As for the specific details, we can't really trade land; Rodney Lord's proposal is to ask the teacher to send someone to witness it, and he will permanently withdraw from the pioneering of the Green Pearl Forest."

"So that's how it is!" Xia Duo nodded and said softly.

He had wondered before how a Pioneer Territory, or even land that hadn't been pioneered yet, could be traded; it turned out to be just a withdrawal statement.

In fact, the exclave currently occupied by Rodney Territory in the east does not belong to anyone, or rather, it belongs to everyone.

Whoever can establish a self-sufficient Territory there, then that person is the master of that place.

If there is a close subordinate of a Great Arcanist, or even the person themselves witnessing it, Rodney Territory will truly have no connection to the Green Pearl Forest.

If there is some conspiracy behind this, wouldn't it involve a Great Arcanist?

Does Rodney Lord have such courage? Could it be that he really is measuring the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?

Xia Duo even began to doubt himself.

……

As the three of them chatted, they stopped talking about Rodney Territory and instead started talking about the topic of how to manage the Elf refugees.

Originally, Savile Territory was already supporting a bunch of Elf, and now that Rodney Territory was just going to pack up and leave, it was going to leave behind another bunch of Elf.

If Aiboke had just thought the Elf were cute, then when the three of them really started talking about the Elf topic, he had a bitter face.

It wasn't just Aiboke; when Saier Town Mayor hurried over from Savile Town to this meeting room, Xia Duo and Niya also had bitter faces.

Moreover, there would soon be one more bitter face here.