Chapter 713: Arrival, Legend

"My Lord, welcome to Changfeng Tower!"

Just after stepping out of the Teleportation Room, he was met by a young man whose demeanor and conduct were extremely respectful; he appeared to be a Mage Apprentice specifically assigned to reception duties here.

Having just arrived in an unfamiliar environment, Xia Duo habitually sized up his surroundings, making various assessments in his mind with safety as the priority.

After watching for a moment and seeing that the young man remained in a half-bowed state, he withdrew his gaze and casually instructed, "Take me out of the tower!"

"Yes, my Lord, please follow me!" The young man bowed once more, gestured with his hand, and led the way.

Xia Duo followed behind, yet he did not relax in the slightest; even if Changfeng Tower was theoretically very safe, one could never be too careful when walking inside an unfamiliar Mage Tower.

Not until he had safely left the Mage Tower and arrived at an open square, looking at the spacious yet very desolate square around him, did Xia Duo secretly heave a sigh of relief:

"Is this Levins Territory?"

"Yes, my Lord, this is Changfeng Square, the very center of Levins Territory."

As the two were speaking, two soldiers with long swords at their waists came jogging over from not far away. As soon as they arrived, they bowed almost obsequiously: "Two Lords, may we ask if you have any instructions?"

"You two, this Lord has just arrived from Seventon. Whatever instructions he has, you must fulfill them!"

Saying this, the young Mage Apprentice bowed to Xia Duo again, "My Lord, I am not in a position to interfere with matters outside the Mage Tower; you may just instruct them."

"No need, I am just passing through, but thank you for your hospitality."

Xia Duo took 7 or 8 Gold Coins from his Personal Space and tossed them casually; the coins flew neatly and slowly toward the young apprentice, "You all split these!"

"Thank you for the reward, my Lord!"

The young man took the coins, his face showing joy, but upon seeing the burning gazes of the two soldiers to the side, his expression couldn't help but slump. However, with Xia Duo present, he dared not refuse to share them—one coin each should be enough, right!

Xia Duo did not care at all about how the young man distributed them; he was currently identifying his direction through the 【Eye of the Sky】!

His Perception Field rose continuously, and his field of vision expanded; the first thing Xia Duo found was the Netheril River running from north to south, and after that, Rodney Territory was quickly discovered as well.

Finally, by correlating his current position, it was clear at a glance how he should proceed next.

After dispelling the spell, Xia Duo did not say anything more; the Magic Aura on the Spellbook at his waist surged, buffing himself with 【Flight】, and then he shot into the sky, flying toward the south.

Rodney Territory was not directly south of Levins Territory, but to the southwest; Xia Duo did this to hide his true destination.

After flying for a distance, he gradually lowered his flight altitude. When he was about to approach the ground, he used 【Invisibility】 again, continued flying south for a while, and then turned toward the west.

Although Xia Duo knew that doing this was likely a waste of energy, he still did it; if he didn't, he would feel uncomfortable. Perhaps this was just obsessive-compulsive disorder!

The straight-line distance from Levins Territory to Rodney Territory was not very far; even though Xia Duo took a detour, he still arrived at Rodney Territory very quickly.

It was currently mid-September, and it was almost time for the autumn harvest. As Xia Duo flew over from the sky, he saw many wheat fields being harvested, and he couldn't help but think of his own Daxia Territory.

Come to think of it, the territory would also have its autumn harvest this year. Although it was only a little over 100 mu, this was just a beginning; next year, the autumn harvest area of the territory would be at least ten times this year's.

In fact, if he gave nearly ten thousand subjects half a year and they could only open up a little over 1000 mu of land, then Xia Duo would have to reflect on himself—whether he had been too lenient with them.

After circling the edge of Rodney Territory for a while, Xia Duo finally gritted his teeth and stepped into the monitoring range of the South Tower of Rodney Territory, summoning a 【Short-range Portal】 on the spot that could only teleport a few hundred meters.

It was almost just a few steps away; the two blurry, mirror-like portals could be taken in at a glance and appeared in the same field of vision. Such portals were, of course, not very practical.

But using it as a doorbell at this moment was quite effective.

However, Xia Duo had somewhat overestimated the monitoring range of the Rodney Territory South Tower; the Mage Tower's first reaction was to the portal nearby, while the portal at Xia Duo's location was seen directly by the mages of Rodney Territory after they came out.

And when the first mage of Rodney Territory came out, immediately afterward, several more people appeared near the other portal.

At the same time, Xia Duo received an unfamiliar message, "Is this Lord Xia Duo?"

The message was sent via a traditional Communication Spell. Xia Duo immediately looked toward the distant portal. Just at this moment, among the four or five people who had just come out hundreds of meters away, one raised his hand and waved, and at the same time, another message came through, "I am Aozika'er Rodney!"

"I am Xia Duo!" Xia Duo gave a response as well.

The next moment, Aozikaer suddenly rose and flew toward him. Xia Duo felt a surge of tension in his heart, but he still calmly straightened his hair and clothes, which had been ruffled by the wind, and waited quietly.

As Aozikaer drew closer, Xia Duo felt that his left hand, which was holding the 【Pioneer Scepter】, seemed a bit clammy. Taking advantage of the time before Aozikaer arrived, he hurriedly summoned a wisp of water to quickly wash away the sweat on his palm.

At the same time, he quickly adjusted his emotions and expression. After Aozikaer landed, even though the string in his heart was stretched to the limit, Xia Duo still stepped forward calmly to pay his respects:

"Rodney Lord, Xia Duo has come to visit upon invitation! I did not notify you in advance, please forgive my impoliteness!"

"Haha! Not impolite at all, it was I who failed to notify you properly! Lord Xia Duo, welcome to Rodney Territory!"

Aozikaer's mood seemed very good, and he didn't have any airs of a Senior Arcanist. If it weren't for the fact that mages had always been wary of physical contact, Xia Duo had no doubt he would have come over to drape an arm around his shoulder.

It was just like good brothers going to a bar for a drink on Earth.

However, this was not Earth, but a magic world where individual power could be vastly different. Although Aozikaer's attitude was quite friendly, Xia Duo would not easily believe that a Senior Arcanist was just like this.

And even though he had already seen the video records of Aozikaer at the Tower of Time before coming here, he still felt it was incredible to see a Senior Arcanist carrying a sword.

It was said that this Lord Aozikaer loved Sword Art in his youth and even gave up magic for it for a time, only restraining himself after succeeding as Lord. Now it seemed the legend had some truth to it.

But when he saw the sword at Aozikaer's waist with his own eyes, Xia Duo could almost be certain that Aozikaer was not merely a Sword Art enthusiast, but very likely possessed the heritage of an Elf Sword Singer.

Xia Duo possessed an ancient standard training sword of an Elf Sword Singer and was very sensitive to the Spell Breaking attribute that was almost indispensable to a Sword Singer's weapon.

It was hard to imagine that someone who carried a Sword Singer's weapon and had a reputation for loving Sword Art would not have the heritage of a Sword Singer.

A Sword Singer was essentially a Spellcaster; it was fundamentally impossible to give up magic. The so-called legend could only reflect a part of the truth.

Of course, Xia Duo did not intend to delve into the legend; he had only come here to go through the motions and see what kind of trouble the Princess was stirring up over there.