Chapter 882: Returning to the Main Plane, Invitation from the Archmage

Xia Duo naturally never thought of fleecing Gustav Tower; asking about the buying and selling of residency rights was purely a habit brought over from Earth.

However, he was still quite surprised that Gustav Tower provided four free round-trip teleports every year.

For this mission, there were over one hundred Advanced Rank Mages and more than five times that many Intermediate Rank Mages; in other words, if everyone used up these four free teleports, Gustav Tower would lose millions of Gold Coins every year.

That really is no small price to pay!

It is only because the Seven Towers are wealthy and powerful that they do not care; if it were the Tower of Time, Xia Duo would be heartbroken, as the annual net income of the Savile Territory, including the Tower of Time, is only a little over 50,000.

Of course, that was in the past; it might not be the case now.

But even so, millions of Gold Coins is still a very massive figure!

……

Near evening, Xia Duo placed a faintly glowing small light orb in a corner of the room, and just at this moment, he heard a soft moan from behind him.

Xia Duo turned around in a hurry and saw Niya sitting up from the bed while rubbing her brow.

In the dim light, Niya seemed somewhat unaccustomed to it; she opened her eyes wide and looked at Xia Duo, "What time is it now? I feel like I've slept for a very long time!"

"It is quite a long time, a full day and night! Eat something first!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo cast a spell to place four bright light orbs in the corners of the room again, illuminating the room as if it were broad daylight.

He then brought the prepared dinner in front of Niya, but Niya could not be bothered to eat at this moment, "How did the mission go? Can it be considered over? What about the Magic Net? Has it been completely repaired? Did the teacher say anything?"

"How am I supposed to answer when you ask so many things at once! Eat something first, and I will tell you slowly!"

After Xia Duo said this, Niya felt a bit embarrassed; she picked up her wine glass, took a small sip, and only then began to eat properly under Xia Duo's gaze.

Xia Duo answered her previous questions one by one and told her about some of the day's events, including the fact that the other Intermediate Rank Mages and the ordinary Advanced Rank Mages had already left.

"So, does that mean only a few of us are left in the Green Field Plane now?"

"Perhaps!"

……

The night passed without incident.

The next day, Xia Duo and Niya left the Green Field Plane through the Portal, accompanied by five other Seven Towers Arcanists including Angelin.

As for the so-called Green Field Plane residency certificate, it was merely a single-page Parchment Document, which looked somewhat crude.

However, when Xia Duo and the others passed through the Portal and returned to Gustav Tower on the Main Plane, they received an invitation written on Magic Scroll paper, which also carried magical power.

Opening it to look, it read—

"Respectfully invite Mage *** to attend the New Year Festival held by the Seven Cities Council at the Arcane Plaza in Seventon in the year 837 of the Netherese Calendar!"

New Year Festival?

It was not just Xia Duo, a newcomer to Seventon, who looked blank; even the Seven Towers Arcanists like Angelin, who had long resided in Seventon, also looked very blank.

"What is going on?"

Since they were in their own Mage Tower, Angelin was not at all reserved; he caught the Advanced Rank Mage who was waiting by the Portal to deliver the invitations and questioned him thoroughly:

"How come I have never heard of this New Year Festival?"

"It is like this: this New Year Festival is actually the Award Ceremony for this Green Field Plane War, but out of consideration for the face of Cormanthyr, it is not convenient to state it explicitly."

"……"

So that was it. Xia Duo nodded, then bid farewell to Angelin and the others.

From Gustav Tower to Giles Tower, it was only a few steps away in the Old City District of Seventon, so there was no need to take a Teleportation Array.

Of course, it was mainly because Xia Duo did not have the Permission Level to teleport directly to Giles Tower, so Niya walked back with him.

……

When the two went to the Green Field Plane, it was the beginning of November; at that time in Seventon, the air still held the last trace of summer heat that had not yet dissipated.

But now, the north wind was howling and dark clouds were pressing down; it looked as if the first snow of this winter was about to arrive, especially since the two had just returned from the mild, warm, and green Green Field Plane.

It really felt like a lifetime away!

Walking slowly, Xia Duo asked casually: "Have you finished the coursework assigned by the Princess now?"

"Finished, but I don't know if there will be others later!"

When she said this, Niya felt quite distressed; although Seventon had all kinds of conveniences that the Nan Jing did not have, she still preferred staying in the Tower of Time, where everything was familiar to her.

Xia Duo was not in a Mind Link state with Niya at the moment, so he could not fully grasp Niya's true feelings, but from her tone, he could still hear some reluctance.

"I communicated with Angelin before; although he is a student of Lord Badijiaer, Badijiaer has not planned any coursework for him. The Princess doing this shows she values you, and I think you should take it seriously!"

Not just Angelin, but even any other Seven Towers Mage—Xia Duo had never heard of anyone like Niya, who had a Great Arcanist specifically planning her coursework!

Whether it was because she was valued or for some other deeper reason, at least in the aspects he could grasp, he should try his best to grasp them.

Niya had not hidden the content of the coursework the Princess arranged for her from him; although it was not every detail, he at least knew the general direction.

From shallow to deep, step by step—this was Xia Duo's evaluation of the coursework the Princess planned, and he himself had benefited a lot from it.

Therefore, when he heard Niya feeling slack, he could not help but speak up to remind her.

Regarding Xia Duo's reminder, Niya did not show any resistance; she even moved a little closer to Xia Duo while walking and said softly: "I know! I will take it seriously!"

……

Returning to Giles Tower, the moment he stepped into the Mage Tower, Xia Duo received a prompt from the Tower Spirit, or more accurately, an invitation from Archmage Greta relayed by the Tower Spirit—

"Lord Xia Duo, please come to my office for a meeting!"

Archmage Greta?

Xia Duo felt a bit bewildered in his heart, yet also seemed to have some realization, so he stopped and said to Niya: "Archmage Greta has something to see me about, you go back first!"

"She is looking for you?" Niya was a bit surprised, but she had not received any notification herself; she immediately knew that Archmage Greta had no intention of inviting her, but she offered to go over together.

"No need, I think I can probably guess what she is looking for me about."

"What is it?"

"You are too insensitive; think about why we were able to win in the Green Field Plane? Why has no one asked about the Mind Link until now? Perhaps it was under the instructions of Archmage Greta, or even the Princess!"

"I understand, I had better accompany you there!"

Although Niya knew that Archmage Greta would not let Xia Duo hand over this Spell without compensation, if she were there, perhaps she could strive for greater benefits.