Chapter 924: Bringing Back to the Temple, Bailun Arrives Again

Facing a superior, the Priest of the Lord of Radiance could not lie at all, nor was there any need to lie, "My Lord, it is merely some Divine Grace, as well as the Temple's reserve of Holy Power."

Xia Duo did not understand much about things like Divine Grace, nor could he actually measure them, but Holy Power was quite obvious; the Temple of Savile Town did not have an abundant reserve of Holy Power, a point Xia Duo was very clear about.

Used on Saide, it might not be enough elsewhere, such as for crafting Holy Water, or aiding Commoners, or even the Portal Xia Duo previously used to travel to the Shadow Plane, all of which required Holy Power.

And right now, with the Murloc Tide erupting, so many soldiers in the Territory were fighting at every moment; they needed to recover their strength, recover from occasional injuries, and from time to time, their morale needed to be boosted.

Relying solely on those few Priests was never going to be enough; the Temple's reserve of Holy Power had to be used.

This was no small matter!

However, gains and losses could not be calculated so simply; having saved Saide, the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce would not be without a response, at the very least, there would be no situation where they would vent their anger due to Saide's death.

Considering it this way, it was indeed necessary to provide treatment.

After all, Holy Power was like the Arcane Energy of an Arcanist; each Priest was like a living battery of Holy Power, a sustainable energy source.

Furthermore, by holding specific rituals, one could also collect Holy Power; by comparison, once a person died, they were truly gone, and it was very difficult to have any room for return.

In a flash, Xia Duo had already made a decision, "What needs to be done? Should we take them back to the Temple?"

"Yes!"

"Very well, we shall return to the Temple immediately!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo cast a Spell to teleport, transporting himself and Bishop Anbulier together to the Temple Garden; of course, he did not forget Saide, who was lying on the ground, life or death unknown.

"Bishop, you handle it first, I will go to the riverside to take a look!"

"Very well, My Lord, please do as you wish; leaving me here is sufficient."

Anbulier knew that if the two of them left together, not returning for a long time would inevitably affect morale; letting Xia Duo go over first could also alleviate things somewhat.

Arriving at the riverside, the battle was still continuing; it was still the Murlocs tirelessly and recklessly charging the human defensive line on the shore, while the human soldiers only needed to block with their shields in front and keep stabbing with their Long Spears from behind.

Except for the occasional soldier who was accidentally scratched by a Murloc, there was almost no ripple of trouble.

But it was precisely this kind of calm, yet endless battle that made people feel despair; knowing full well that the other side was throwing their lives away, but so what?

No matter how many you killed, you couldn't finish them off; how could one not feel despair at this!

Especially since everyone could see the dense mass of Murlocs floating on the river surface to the north, extending who knew how far; this unknown exacerbated the fear.

If not for the Lord being present, plus the fact that their Homeland was right behind them, along with the Temple Priests boosting morale from time to time, and the Mage's Magic bombardment, it would likely have been difficult for these soldiers to hold on.

Not to mention ordinary people, even for Xia Duo, facing this kind of scene, there were not many solutions to be found.

"How is the situation? Who was teleported over? Where is the Bishop?"

As soon as Xia Duo arrived, Niya asked impatiently, especially when asking about the Bishop, her expression was even more tense, fearing she might hear any bad news.

Bishop Anbulier was formerly a follower of Niya's father, Lord Epps, and was now also her loyal subject, but at the same time, he possessed lofty prestige within the Savile Territory.

If even the Bishop were to have an accident, it would not be impossible for the Priests and soldiers here to collapse collectively.

Xia Duo read the worry in Niya's emotions from the Mind Link, could not help but give her a comforting look, and then glanced unobtrusively at the few Priests nearby who were listening intently, explaining:

"It is Saide, the Chief Advisor of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce; he had a bit of an accident, and the Bishop is currently treating him at the Temple."

After finishing, Xia Duo also pointed to a Priest to let him go back to help; of course, helping was a pretext, letting him go back to see what was happening was the truth.

Anbulier knew the situation here and would definitely send him back; this would prove that what Xia Duo said was not false. At a critical moment, one had to use such methods to appease the Priests.

As long as there were no problems with the Priests, the soldiers would likely not have problems; of course, when it truly came to the end of their rope and total despair, even the descent of the Lord of Radiance might not be useful.

After arranging for the Priest to return to the Temple, Xia Duo used his Flying Sword to descend into the water, clearing out a batch of Murlocs and easing some of the pressure on the soldiers.

Afterward, he re-contacted Poluokan, telling him about Saide's setback and coma at Maihete Lake.

"Lord Xia Duo, our President has asked me to express her gratitude to you; she will personally head to Nan Jing later!"

President Zhenna of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce?

Xia Duo was quite interested in this Legendary Merchant who could conduct business throughout Netheril and even had dealings with various Great Arcanists.

It was conceivable that this President Zhenna must also be a powerful Spellcaster, otherwise, it would be impossible to develop the Chamber of Commerce to this extent.

That she would dispatch the President so easily, Xia Duo was still somewhat surprised, but this was also within reason; since a Senior Arcanist like Saide had already failed, sending others might not necessarily work.

Thinking about it this way, could that President Zhenna be a Great Arcanist with a hidden identity?

Netheril certainly had more than the fifteen Great Arcanists known to the public; Xia Duo had previously obtained the Spellbook of the Arcanist Feierde, the Magic Item type of Spellbook.

But it also contained some information beyond Spells; on the final Inner Page of the Spellbook, Feierde left information about a so-called Great Plan.

And it was something he participated in following his teacher—the Great Arcanist Aoshi of Morien Tower.

And that Great Arcanist Aoshi, although he was a figure from over 200 years ago, might not necessarily be alive today, but Great Arcanists or Senior Arcanists who suddenly disappeared like him were not few in number.

Among these, how many were intentionally hiding?

Not to mention that personal strength was not like levels in a game, written on top of one's head; in the Reality of the magic world, as long as a Spellcaster did not speak of it or show it, who would know their strength!

Xia Duo believed that Netheril must have hidden Great Arcanists; as for whether this President Zhenna was one, he could not be sure for the moment. The only thing he could be certain of was that President Zhenna must be a powerful Spellcaster.

However, since President Zhenna would be arriving in person this time, perhaps he could catch a glimpse of it from the other party's Spellcasting.

Just as he was considering this, a violent vibration of the Magic Net suddenly came from above his head; Xia Duo had just raised his head when he saw the sky seem to tear open a gap, and immediately after, two figures walked out from the Portal and landed directly on the ground.

Seeing the appearance of one of them, Xia Duo felt a shock in his heart and hurriedly went up to greet them, bowing respectfully, "Master Bailun, how could I dare to trouble you to come in person!"

The person who arrived was none other than the Princess's teacher—the Great Arcanist Bailun; of course, if one were to calculate it strictly from Niya's side, he could barely be considered Xia Duo's grand-teacher.

Previously, when Xia Duo first attempted papermaking, he was sought out by Bailun; that time he was truly frightened, and now being so respectful, perhaps it also had the influence of that time in it.