Chapter 842: Residency Rights, Team Assignments

In an open space within the camp.

Xia Duo and the others met up here; it goes without saying that those Intermediate Mages changed their expressions almost instantly upon hearing such news, and the expressions of Beilaila and Aisisi were not very good either.

Although they had already been mentally prepared that the higher-ups would not allow such a high proportion of Advanced Mages to form a team, when reality truly rewarded them, they still found it somewhat difficult to accept.

After all, they had already trained together for so many days; if they were to change to new teammates, it would inevitably require retraining to achieve tacit cooperation.

"What new arrangements do you think there will be today?" Xia Duo asked.

"The participants have almost all arrived. If there are no surprises, it should be team assignments, and perhaps some details regarding the mission will be revealed."

"Mm."

Xia Duo nodded, "There are 9th Circle spells in the Spellbook; we may not necessarily lack the opportunity to cooperate again. Let's just wait with peace of mind for now!"

After speaking, he walked to the side near some tree roots that had not yet been cleared, released two chairs, and gave Niya a look. Niya understood and walked over, took out her Spellbook, and sat down to read.

At this stage, regardless of what decisions the higher-ups make, for an individual, familiarizing oneself with the Spellbook is never a loss.

With two examples set, the others were naturally not fools; those who had portable chairs released them to sit down, and those who did not leaned against nearby tree trunks.

In short, not one of them wasted time.

The strange behavior on Xia Duo's side soon attracted the attention of some newcomers, but based on the tacit understanding among Mages, no one came over to disturb them.

Of course, it could also be that someone recognized Niya, which is why they didn't come to disturb.

Before long, Xia Duo heard someone using a spell to amplify their voice, telling the newcomers to go collect equipment and supplies. However, upon hearing the terms "Combat Manual" and "Training Manual," he immediately realized something was wrong.

Because they had not received these before.

Xia Duo nudged Niya, who was beside him silently memorizing the operational details of her Spellbook. When Niya turned her head, he said, "Did you hear that? Newcomers can receive the 'Combat Manual' and 'Training Manual'?"

"What manuals? Heard what?" Niya looked confused.

Seeing Niya like this, Xia Duo knew she had been too focused and had ignored outside matters, so he whispered an explanation.

During this process, Beilaila and Aisisi also walked over, "We heard it too just now. Shall we go take a look?"

Xia Duo looked at the crowd not far away, which was clearly too congested for Spellcasters, and said, "Wait a moment. Those are all newcomers over there, and I suspect these two types of manuals might just be the content we already studied and trained on."

The Seven Towers would not treat them differently; perhaps they hadn't received them before because they weren't ready at that time.

After all, it was previously said that this mission was a joint operation between Giles Tower and Gustav Tower, but today, they saw quite a few people from other towers.

"Then let's wait a while!"

Although they said that, Aisisi and the others did not continue reading their books, but instead stared at the place where equipment and supplies were being distributed, as if they would go over immediately once there were fewer people there.

With Xia Duo there, Niya continued reading, but she hadn't been reading for long before she was pulled up by Xia Duo, who whispered quickly, "Lord Badijiaer has arrived!"

The Great Arcanist's entrance was quite simple, just hovering about a foot above the ground, but he was, after all, a Great Arcanist that ordinary Mages could not reach.

His entrance almost came with a silence spell; the crowd, which had still been somewhat noisy, instantly quieted down.

"Everyone, welcome to the Green Field Plane to participate in a righteous and certain-to-win war!"

"And our enemy, I believe many of you already know—that's right, it is the Elves, or more accurately, the Cormanthor Elves!"

"Not long ago, the Cormanthor Elves invaded the Green Field Plane without bottom lines—a new territory for Netheril outside the borders of the Main Plane—and shamelessly ambushed our camp, causing over 30 Netheril citizens to be killed or wounded!"

"For the shameless acts of Cormanthor, we must retaliate!"

Badijiaer's words were straightforward and intense, filled with indignation, but this alone was not enough to resonate with the group of Seven Towers Mages.

After all, the vast majority of people here had never heard of this place before, and as for whether this was a new Netheril territory, no one had any way of knowing.

Whether it was or wasn't had nothing to do with them.

However, upon hearing about the long-lived and longevity-granting characteristics of the Green Field Plane, everyone was finally moved.

Later, when Badijiaer announced that all participants in this counterattack would have residency rights in the Green Field Plane, the emotions of the crowd were truly stirred.

Even for those who had been forcibly conscripted, their hearts felt much more balanced at this moment.

"The counterattack will have raiding and annihilation as its main goals. Every two Advanced Mages will lead ten Intermediate Mages in joint operations. You can form your own teams now! Someone will take you for combat training later."

After Badijiaer finished speaking, he returned to the room from before.

Once the Great Arcanist disappeared, the crowd became noisy again, and the few people on Xia Duo's side looked at each other with a mix of regret and relief.

"This result is not bad, but I have a question now: does the residency right promised by Lord Badijiaer just now include the cost required to come to the Green Field Plane?" Aisisi suddenly spoke up.

Xia Duo had also thought of this question. Judging from his experience contacting Badijiaer in the 【Annihilation Plane】, that person was not stingy, and there was no need to play clever tricks on this; it should include the travel expenses.

But if someone were to intentionally go in and out, perhaps an accident would immediately befall them.

"Let's not talk about residency rights for now; let's wait until the mission is over and we can survive. Do you have any familiar and relatively reliable Intermediate Mages? If not, we can only choose randomly!"

After Xia Duo finished speaking, he looked at Niya, Beilaila, and Aisisi. He didn't know any Seven Towers Intermediate Mages, so he could only see if the three of them knew any.

"I know a few; I saw them just now. I just don't know if they will join us. I'll ask!" Aisisi said immediately.

Beilaila also indicated that she knew a few relatively reliable Intermediate Mages, but she was not sure if the other party was truly reliable or if they were willing to join.

Currently, their two teams still had a significant shortage of Intermediate Mages, so Xia Duo immediately let them go and contact them separately; having a choice was better than having none.

Afterward, he asked Niya: "Do you know any relatively reliable Intermediate Mages?"

However, just after asking, Xia Duo realized he might have asked into thin air; Niya hadn't even recognized all the Advanced Mages of Giles Tower, so how much could she know about Intermediate Mages!

But unexpectedly, Niya really did know an Intermediate Mage, "I saw someone I know just now. During those first days when I became the teacher's student, she was the one who helped me get familiar with things. I know a bit about her; she should be a reliable teammate!"

Hearing that it was "she" and not "he," Xia Duo didn't know why, but his heart relaxed, and he hurriedly said: "Good, then hurry and contact her!"