Chapter 925: President Zhenna, A Common Enemy

As for the other person who came along with Great Arcanist Bailun this time, she was a young woman with a beautiful face and a tall figure; her bright golden, fluffy long hair made Xia Duo take a few extra looks.

Could this be President Zhenna of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce?

Before Xia Duo could ponder, Niya had already stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, Master Bailun, President Zhenna!"

"That's enough, no need for formalities. I was invited by President Zhenna to come and help this time. As for what to do next, you tell us, Zhenna!"

"Very well, Master Bailun."

Zhenna was clearly very respectful toward Bailun as well; she also bowed first before saying to Niya and Xia Duo, "The two of you, thank you for your help regarding Consultant Saide. I wonder where he is now, and if he has regained consciousness? I have some words I wish to ask him."

Xia Duo knew that the safety of a Senior Arcanist was hard to leave unattended, so he pointed to the Temple not far to the north and invited them:

"Consultant Saide is inside the Temple, and Bishop Anbulier is treating him. If you two don't mind, let's go to the Temple together to take a look!"

"I have no problem with that!" Zhenna agreed without hesitation, but there was still Bailun. "Master?"

"Let's go together. I am also very curious about what exactly is going on at Maihete Lake!"

Upon receiving Bailun's affirmative reply, a smile immediately appeared on Zhenna's face. She then looked at Xia Duo and Niya, her expression turning calm again: "The two of you, please lead the way!"

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Soon, Xia Duo's party arrived at the entrance of the Temple from the old site of the Tower of Time. Just as they were about to enter, a reckless Priest suddenly rushed out from inside.

Xia Duo was startled; he hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the Priest's arm to stop him, and lowered his voice to reprimand him: "Priest Andi, why are you so flustered? Do you know you almost collided with our distinguished guests!"

"My Lord?!"

As soon as Andi looked up, he saw not only Lord Xia Duo, but also the Lord behind him, as well as two other Spellcasters who clearly were not ordinary people. Andi was terrified; he lowered his head and stammered, not knowing what to say.

Xia Duo became even more annoyed when he saw this, but with Niya present, he could not say much. He reminded him: "Take us to the Bishop at once!"

"Oh, oh, my Lord, please follow me!"

Seeing this, Xia Duo bowed slightly to Bailun and Zhenna and made a gesture of invitation. The group then followed Priest Andi through the main hall, passed through a long corridor, and arrived at the garden in the back.

Once they reached this point, Xia Duo let the uneasy Priest Andi leave. Of course, this was actually his way of looking after Andi, letting him use leading the way to offset his lapse in etiquette.

In reality, it was Xia Duo who had teleported Saide back, so how could he not know Saide's location? Saide still had water weeds stuck to him! He could not be moved easily, so he was certainly still where he had been before.

In fact, once they reached the garden, it was already difficult for Xia Duo and the others to ignore Saide's presence. In the open space in the center of the garden, although Saide was still lying on the ground, he was currently radiating an intense holy brilliance from his entire body.

By comparison, the true director of all this—Bishop Anbulier—seemed to have very little presence!

"I never expected the Savile Territory to possess an Advanced Rank Priest proficient in the Restoration Spell!"

Seeing the scene before her, Zhenna quickly recognized this relatively rare type of Divine Magic, and the heart that had been hanging in her chest suddenly relaxed.

But at the same time, she also understood that the cost of casting such Divine Magic was enormous!

Holy Power was one thing; the Sewendun Dashendian had been built for many years and had an immeasurable reserve of Holy Power. Even if they compensated the Savile Territory tenfold, with the strength of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, it could be done with ease.

But Divine Grace was very difficult to measure. Especially for a Priest, Divine Grace meant the favor of the gods; it not only affected the acquisition of Holy Power in the future but could even affect subsequent advancement. The cost could not be called small.

For a moment, Zhenna did not know how to describe this unfamiliar Priest. On one hand, the other party had indeed saved Saide, but on the other hand, if this were in Seventon, there would be no need for a special Divine Magic like the Restoration Spell.

There were plenty of ways to restore a dying Spellcaster to their original state!

But since the matter had already occurred, Zhenna would not deny it. Moreover, if it hadn't been for the timely discovery and treatment here, Saide might have died before she could even find him.

The death of a Senior Arcanist was something that not only the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce but even the Seven Towers would find hard to bear.

Thinking of this, Zhenna expressed her gratitude solemnly once more: "Lord Xia Duo, thank you again for your assistance. The Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce will certainly repay this!"

"President Zhenna is too polite. Consultant Saide suffered this misfortune while investigating our common enemy; in terms of both reason and sentiment, I could not just stand by and do nothing!"

"A common enemy?"

Hearing this, Zhenna looked thoughtful, yet she asked as if casually: "Lord Xia Duo, how much do you know about the enemy?"

"I am very sorry, President Zhenna. Regarding the enemy, I only have some guesses and no substantial evidence."

"Lord Xia Duo, please speak freely; consider it a reference for us!"

Thus, Xia Duo began from half a year ago, "Half a year ago, I experienced a merman runaway incident at Maihete Lake. The water weeds from that time were very similar to the ones on Consultant Saide now.

"And not long ago, I also investigated the situation at Maihete Lake. Although I did not go as deep into it as Consultant Saide, I did discover some suspicious points. Maihete Lake is suspected to be covered by a Mythallar, isolating the inside from the outside.

"Therefore, I suspect that the Elves are behind this!"

Although he said it was a suspicion, Xia Duo's tone was very certain. Of course, it wouldn't matter if he guessed wrong; after all, he had said it was a suspicion.

The reason he wanted to lead the target toward the Elves was not just Xia Duo's consistent attitude of "viewing Elves as enemies," but because it was truly hard not to associate the situation at Maihete Lake with a Mythallar.

Additionally, he and the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce had to have a common enemy; otherwise, he would always have to worry that the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce would think it was his fault that Saide had met with an accident.

The anomaly at Maihete Lake had to have a specific enemy; it could be the Elves, or it could be someone else, but it could not be natural or without cause.

Otherwise, Xia Duo, as the first discoverer, would be the one suspected instead. Maihete Lake could barely be considered to be in Nan Jing, or at least it was closest to Nan Jing.

If no reason could be found, the Savile Territory would certainly be in trouble.

Xia Duo's near-certain suspicion caused Zhenna's expression to change several times. Finally, she looked at Master Bailun, who had remained silent since arriving at the Temple garden.

The two exchanged a subtle look that said "as expected," and then both fell silent, quietly waiting for the final result regarding Consultant Saide!