Chapter 784: Emergency Recall, Three-Day Vacation

As she spoke, Niya was about to contact Beilaila, but Xia Duo stopped her and added, "Ask her if she knows anything about the joint operation?"

In truth, Xia Duo could have contacted Beilaila himself, but it was somewhat inappropriate to contact another woman in front of his wife.

Furthermore, Niya had been the one contacting Beilaila more often than Xia Duo previously, so letting her do it now continued the established practice; after all, since they both belonged to Giles Tower, it was always easier to inquire about news.

If it were Xia Duo, he might inevitably be perceived as prying for classified information.

……

A moment later, Niya ended the communication and told Xia Duo, "Beilaila agreed; she will contact the others, but she said that since some people don't belong to the Seven Towers, they won't be able to make it to Seventon by tomorrow and might be absent."

"That doesn't matter. After all, a special situation has arisen, and explaining it clearly in advance is a sign of respect for them; they will understand!"

Niya nodded and continued, "As for the joint operation, Beilaila is completely unaware of it. It seems the news hasn't been released yet, and perhaps there won't be any special training within the next two days."

"Regardless, having considered it in advance is still more reliable than suddenly canceling the exchange meeting at the last minute."

"Mm."

……

With the main business settled and the hour growing late, the two went to the dining room together. After dinner, they returned to Niya's residence, though a small incident occurred at this moment.

Aiboke suddenly "called" from the Tower of Time, asking what the two of them had been doing in Seventon. At first, both Xia Duo and Niya were confused by such an unclear question.

However, when Aiboke mentioned that Poluokan from the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce had contacted him first, mentioning that he had been urgently recalled by the Chamber, Xia Duo finally understood.

He looked at Niya, a hint of excitement in his eyes, "It looks like the effect of yesterday's exchange meeting was quite good!"

Xia Duo had never expected that having High Mages of the Seven Towers promote the Communication Magic Tool would force the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce to urgently recall Poluokan.

But to be honest, for Poluokan to be a High Mage and still have to spend months on the road was truly excessive! If he could arrive in Seventon sooner, he could sell his goods sooner and make money sooner—isn't that a good thing!

"Uncle Aiboke sent more news; he said that when Mage Poluokan was on the ship trying to sell Communication Magic Tools to the Elves, he didn't sell a single one for several days in a row."

"Haha! Those Elf refugees, how could they have that much ready cash! Do you expect them to trade more valuable treasures for a Communication Magic Tool that doesn't help their current situation much!"

Xia Duo had felt from the beginning that Poluokan's idea was somewhat unrealistic. Those Elves had been in the Savile Territory for so long that whatever could be scavenged had already been scavenged; as for what remained, they could probably only resort to some unconventional methods.

Those methods could always be used by big shots in Seventon, but the Savile Territory didn't have the confidence to use them; otherwise, they might be liquidated in a matter of minutes.

However, even if they couldn't use unconventional methods to further exploit the Elves, just having those Elves stay in the Savile Territory still had many benefits. Xia Duo found it quite a pity that they were being shipped away like this.

He could only wish in his heart that those guys would eventually crash and burn.

"I guess that Mage Poluokan must be very happy when he received the urgent recall order from the Chamber; it saves him from the embarrassment of a High Mage failing to sell a single item for over a month—that would have been interesting!"

Of course, as a High Mage, Poluokan certainly wouldn't have any sales quotas, and perhaps being an appraiser was just a hobby, but that didn't stop Xia Duo from mocking him here.

……

After this little incident, Xia Duo was even more looking forward to tomorrow's exchange meeting. Tomorrow, there would not only be High Mages from the Seven Towers but also High Mages from outside the Seven Towers; the promotional effect would surely be even more gratifying!

It was just that he was now a little worried about whether those hundred-plus Communication Magic Tools would be enough to sell. This was truly a happy problem!

The next day, the exchange meeting proceeded as normal, but it was indeed as Beilaila had said: some people were absent, and even some from the Seven Towers didn't show up.

Excluding Xia Duo, Niya, and Beilaila, only ten people arrived out of the fourteen who were supposed to, which was equivalent to missing half the meeting.

At the meeting, Xia Duo still presented the same content as yesterday. Anyway, except for Beilaila and Niya, the others were not the same group as the day before, so Xia Duo's actions couldn't be considered perfunctory.

Beilaila and Niya did the same, or rather, if conditions allowed, everyone would do the same.

The end of the exchange meeting was still Xia Duo's promotion segment. Just by moving his mouth, he could get a ten percent commission—where else could you find such a good deal!

Added to that thick book of "Principles," the atmosphere of this exchange meeting was even more harmonious than the day before. Two High Mages promised on the spot that they would recommend it to their friends and subordinates.

Although these two did not belong to the Seven Towers, Xia Duo was even happier. To describe it with a phrase from Earth, his Communication Magic Tools and books had "broken out of the circle"!

Afterward, his name would be carried to even further places. Whether it was Faith Power or Gold Coins, who wouldn't be happy to have gains!

……

When Xia Duo and Niya finished the exchange meeting and returned to their residence, Niya finally received definitive news about the special training, and she quickly shared this news with Xia Duo:

"Archmage Greta just contacted me. The special training will take place in three days. The training site is in a closed environment where it is impossible to contact the outside world. If there is anything to do, it can be arranged in advance within these three days!"

"Three days? If we had known this earlier, the exchange meeting wouldn't have needed to be adjusted, and those four people wouldn't have had to be absent!"

However, Xia Duo did not regret it. Now that he knew it was in three days—what if it had been two days, one day, or even today before? They were actually taking a risk by continuing the exchange meeting today.

He bet that no matter how urgent the joint operation was, since training had been scheduled, it was unlikely to fall on the same day or the day after the Princess had instructed Niya.

Besides, Xia Duo hadn't received the Pioneer's mobilization order yet!

Even within Giles Tower, not a single whisper of this had leaked out. It stood to reason that there would be a buffer period!

"Are you going back to Nan Jing in these three days? Or are you staying here?" Niya suddenly asked.

"Of course I'm going back!" Xia Duo answered naturally.

In fact, if it weren't for the sudden task of the joint operation, he should have already returned to Nan Jing by now!

After all, having come to Seventon, what needed to be done was mostly done, and there was no great significance in staying any longer.

Giles Tower might look high-end, but it belonged to others, and he couldn't use it himself; it was better to return to the Tower of Time, which was more practical.

And now, knowing there was a three-day "vacation" and not knowing how long he would disappear afterward, he definitely had to go back once, so he said:

"It's already November now. More than two thousand new residents will arrive in the Territory this month. I won't be at ease if I don't go back once! How about you? Are you going back?"

"I'm going back too."

Hearing Niya's affirmative reply, Xia Duo simply said: "Then let's go now!"

Anyway, they were using the Teleportation Array, so it didn't matter when they left. It was better to go back early to arrange various matters and then come back early, so as to avoid any last-minute changes.

Niya nodded silently in agreement.

Soon, the two, who had only just returned to their residence, went out again and headed straight for the Teleportation Room.