Chapter 922: Suspected Mythallar, A Senior Arcanist's Misstep

The time interval between Xia Duo contacting the two people from the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce and someone teleporting near Maihete Lake was not long.

If one also accounts for the time it took for Poluokan and Maersi to report and for the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce to make a decision, those capable of arriving at the edge of Maihete Lake in such a short time must be at least Archmages.

Archmages are bold due to their high level of skill; it is not unimaginable for one to run into the strange green light shrouding the entire Maihete Lake.

As for the possibility that the person who arrived was not from the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, it is possible, but not very likely.

Elven Magic and Netheril Magic are still very easy to distinguish; the person who arrived must be a Netherese Mage, but what Netherese Mage would have nothing better to do than wander around here!

There is a high probability that they were sent by the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking this, Xia Duo simply waited by the lake; during this time, he also tried to send a message into the green light, but it seemed as if the inside was not in the same world as the outside, and he could not get any response at all.

Combined with some information Niya had previously Scried, if the mastermind really is an Elf, then this place is highly likely to be a Mythallar.

At the thought that this place might become a Mythallar Ruins in the future, Xia Duo cried out in his heart that it was terrible; the connection between Nan Jing and the Nether Core Region, besides Magic, only existed via waterways.

And Maihete Lake is the only way through; if this place becomes a Mythallar Ruins, it would be almost impossible for ordinary ships to pass, and such an impact would be extremely far-reaching.

It would not only affect the population introduction plan of Daxia Territory, but even the trade environment of Savile Territory, and even the border trade of Konnifila City would be significantly impacted.

Just as Xia Duo was pondering how to properly resolve the situation here, a scream suddenly came from the lake surface near him, and immediately after, a disheveled figure wrapped in water weeds flew out from the green light and fell straight onto the lake shore.

It was indeed a human, and Xia Duo even recognized the person's identity—the Chief Advisor of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, Senior Arcanist Saide!

More than half a year ago, Xia Duo was returning to Nan Jing by boat from Seventon, passing through Maihete Lake, when he encountered a group from the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce; after discovering the situation with the out-of-control mermen, they called in an investigation team, led by Kelisi, the uncle of the Pioneer Wensen whom Xia Duo had met on the Green Field Plane.

And the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, of course, also sent their own people to investigate; one was the Archmage Ti Mo Xi, who specialized in mind spells, and the other was Saide.

Ti Mo Xi was quite interested in the 【Arcane Maze】 and chatted a lot with Xia Duo, while Saide was not very concerned about the 【Arcane Maze】; at the time, he had heard there was a peculiar type of water weed that could grant mermen Wisdom, which was why he had rushed over from Seventon.

Xia Duo and Saide had only exchanged a glance and had barely spoken a word.

But since Xia Duo had an outstanding memory, he recognized almost instantly that the person who had fallen to the ground in such a disheveled state was none other than Saide!

A Senior Arcanist, who could be said to be the closest existence to a Great Arcanist, was indeed bold due to his high level of skill!

……

Seeing that Saide did not get up after falling to the ground, Xia Duo realized the situation might be somewhat dire and hurried forward to check; only upon getting closer did he discover that what was wrapped around Saide's body was not just water weeds, but also Magic Net Strings!

An Arcanist can indeed expand condensed, curled Arcane Fire into a Micro Magic Net; this state can greatly enhance an Arcanist's Spellcasting ability.

But maintaining such a state for a long time is very unsafe; if one were to be injured by an enemy at the core, it is not impossible for the Arcane Fire to collapse as a result.

Theoretically, Magic Net Strings are extremely difficult to damage, even when tearing the Magic Net to create Arcane Fire, it must be done under special circumstances like in an Advanced Laboratory, but—

Although Arcane Fire is re-woven from Magic Net Strings, it is essentially called Arcane Fire because of that special structure.

This is also, to a certain extent, a case of structure determining properties.

Therefore, as long as the root of the Arcane Fire collapses, even if the Magic Net Strings are still Magic Net Strings, it is no longer Arcane Fire.

During the Snow Melting Competition, there were participating Cormanthor Elf Mages who cast spells capable of destroying the root of Arcane Fire, which was done by attacking through the Micro Magic Net expanded by the Arcane Fire.

Because this also related to his own interests, Xia Duo's impression was very deep.

Now he was only one step away from being a Senior Arcanist, and he knew very well that even a Senior Arcanist's Arcane Fire was not strong enough to fear no attacks.

It seems there is indeed great danger inside the green light; even a Senior Arcanist like Saide could only barely escape after exhausting all his means.

If Xia Duo were not here, it would not be strange for him to be dragged away by a wolf; if a Senior Arcanist were to die in such a way, it would be too ridiculous.

……

Because it was a Projection body, physical contact was impossible, and Xia Duo was also worried that rash contact might trigger Saide's passive Protection, so he only cast a Sending spell.

But this time it was still unsuccessful; being this close, Xia Duo could see very clearly that it was the communication Management Spell made public in the Arcane Federation Monthly along with Magic Net Background Communication.

Xia Duo had also learned this spell; its function was similar to a mobile phone's answer interface, allowing one to choose to answer or reject.

Of course, even if one chooses to answer, it only receives spell information like voice or video, rather than real-time communication like a telephone.

If this spell did not exist, Magic Net Background Communication could be used entirely as spam messages.

This spell is undoubtedly quite practical, but in the current situation, it became an obstacle to communication, and based on this reaction, Xia Duo also judged that Saide had most likely lost consciousness—in layman's terms, he had fainted.

Since direct communication via spells could not be achieved, Xia Duo tried to cast a spell to produce sound; although the sound was created by a spell, it was no longer a spell itself and would not be blocked by the communication Management Spell.

Only when the sound is too loud is it possible to trigger passive Protective Spells.

It was just that Xia Duo's idea was reasonable, but Saide's situation might be truly serious; he called out several times without the slightest response, and if it weren't for the loose Magic Net Strings drifting around his body, which were clearly Arcane Fire, Xia Duo would have thought he was already dead.

Or not far from death!

Saide had fallen from mid-air face down; perhaps he had subconsciously used his hands to block his face, providing a little support, so he was not yet suffocated to death, but the situation was also very dire.

The reason he could only judge life or death by the loose Magic Net Strings drifting around his body was because there was absolutely no movement from him; even if unconscious, there would be obvious physical changes when breathing.

But now there were none, indicating that his breathing might already be extremely weak.

After hesitating for a moment, Xia Duo decided to first suppress the Magic Items and Protective Spells on Saide; of course, this required his true body to do it, as although the Projection had Spellcasting ability, it was after all a Projection and still inferior to the true body.

He had to be saved; Xia Duo could not let a Senior Arcanist die in Nan Jing, especially since this person was very likely called here by him.

……

Dismissing the Projection, Xia Duo's true body also opened his eyes, and Niya immediately asked with concern: "How is the situation? Who teleported over?"

Niya could not interpret the passive consciousness information in the Mind Link and could only rely on Xia Duo's active sharing; Xia Duo had just dismissed the Projection, and Niya might have some intuitive sense, but specific information was very difficult to obtain.

While explaining the situation he had just encountered to her in the Mind Link, Xia Duo stood up and walked to Bishop Anbulier, saying with a grave expression: "An emergency has occurred, and I need the Bishop's help."

"No problem! What do you need me to do?" Anbulier agreed without hesitation.

He simply could not refuse a situation even more urgent than the merman infestation!