Arcane Lord

"Aibo, congratulations on your success in becoming an Arcanist!"

"Epps, thank you." Although there was a smile on Ai Burke's face, his eyes were full of sadness. Looking at his excited old friend, Ai Burke wanted to say it several times, but he didn't know how to speak.

Epps, who was immersed in joy, was unaware of this and was planning how to announce the good news to the public!

"Ai Burke, I'm going to hold a big celebration in the territory to celebrate your success in becoming an arcanist. It's also a good time to show those who covet us that the arcane heritage of the Saville Territory has never been cut off!"

"It's up to you to decide this, but don't be too high-profile. I, an arcanist in my forties, have nothing to boast about!"

"Ai Burke, can I think you are mocking me?" Epps pretended to be angry and kept a straight face.

"No, absolutely not." Aberke quickly begged for mercy and changed the subject, "Eps, while we were away, there was trouble in the territory."

"What's the trouble? Do those people still dare to knock on the door?"

"No, Epps, maybe it's more serious than that. When I advanced before, I felt Mayor Thain mention my name repeatedly, and many other people mentioned it too."

After hearing this, Epps's expression suddenly changed. It was really inappropriate to be disconnected from the outside world for so long. "Let's get out quickly and let the magic network here recover on its own."

"good."

After the two people left, the elements and energy that had been suppressed by Aibo immediately ran wild in the spell laboratory, and various manifestations of elements and energy also appeared.

The howling wind, spraying water, falling stones, and even lightning and thunder, mixed with ice, fire, and smoke, made this magic laboratory a mess.

…

Town hall, mayor's office.

The sky was getting dark, and the mayor of the town, Thain, and the territory's military director, Ke Ya'en, were arguing. Ke Ya'en did not agree to continue the search on the grounds that it was almost night and the search would cause chaos and might instead give people opportunities to take advantage of.

However, Thain believes that even if there is only one in 10,000 chance of demon summoning, one should not relax his vigilance. The remaining corpses and summoning props must be searched as soon as possible.

While the two were arguing, Lord Epps and Aberke suddenly appeared in Thain's office, which made the two people who were already very nervous even more nervous. They thought the mastermind behind the scenes was coming to their door.

Keyan even subconsciously pulled out the one-handed sword from his waist, and after seeing clearly that it was the lord and Aibok, he quickly inserted it back.

"Lord Lord!"

"Sir, you came just in time!" Thain quickly told the crisis facing the territory and the dispute between him and Keyan, hoping that Lord Epps could make a decision as soon as possible.

But unexpectedly, the more Lord Epps listened, the uglier his face became. "Okay, no need to say more, I already understand. Keyan, go ahead and ask the soldiers to stop searching, and return to the military camp immediately to wait for orders."

"Yes." Keyan responded, then turned and left.

Epps added, "Where are the bodies and wooden sculptures that were found?"

"All are stored in the Mage Tower and Leonard is in charge." Thain replied.

"Okay, that's it for now. No one is allowed to mention it again."

"But Epps, what about the demon summoning?" Thain did not dare to refuse the lord's order, but he was still very worried about the safety of the territory.

Upon hearing this, Epps became even more angry and said to Ai Burke, "Come and explain to Thane."

After saying that, he sat on the chair behind Thain's desk and flipped through the paperwork on the table.

Aiboike also sighed and explained: "Sahn, I shouldn't have kept this from you, but we were facing the orc war at the time and everyone had a lot to deal with, so I didn't tell you."

"What on earth is going on? You kept hiding Niya's matter from me last time, and this time it's like this again, I -"

"Brother Thain, this is all my fault. I forgot to mention it. Don't blame Epps. He had to prepare for a surprise attack on the orcs and also be wary of Archmage Aulon. It was difficult for him to be careful. "

Aiboike's sincere words eased Thain's mood a lot. Although he, Aiboike and the lord almost grew up together, the lord is still a lord after all, and the mage is after all a mage.

"Tell me, what happened this time? Why is Epps so angry?"

"This matter can be traced back to the first generation of lords. The businessman named Fairbus, his ancestors came to develop the territory with the first generation of lords. They helped the first generation of lords a lot, even in the construction of the mage tower. All with the help of the Liaton Chamber of Commerce.”

Aiboike first explained the origin of Fairbus, and then said, "However, last year we suddenly learned that Fairbus had surrendered to Her Highness the Princess and had a secret mission."

"Which princess?" Thain asked quickly, and he also realized that the problem might be a bit serious.

"Who else could it be? Of course the one from the Netheril family!" There are many princesses in the empire, and as long as the family history can be traced back to the establishment of the Severnton Council, the daughter of any great arcanist can be called a princess.

But only the Netheril family is the great arcanist. Generally speaking, the title princess refers specifically to the Netheril family.

hiss--

Thane took a breath, not to mention that there was no great arcanist in the territory, even if there was one, could he still be comparable to that princess? Thain felt that the pressure came suddenly and was too heavy.

"That's not all!" Ai Bok sighed again, "The kind of statue you searched for before is actually the statue of Her Royal Highness the Princess. Do you think that might be related to the summoning of demons?"

"No, it's absolutely irrelevant!" Thain said immediately, but then he said with a bitter look on his face, "Then what should we do now?"

"What else can we do, we can only let this matter calm down first! After a while, people will forget about this matter, but there is still the death of Fairbus, I just hope that Her Highness the Princess will not pursue it." Ai Burke was worried.

And when he thought of the scene he had foreseen during the advancement process, Aibo became even more worried! I thought that after the orc tide was resolved, the territory would usher in great development, but unexpectedly, I suddenly felt like the end was coming.

"Epps, I don't think the celebration should be held."

"No, it will be held as usual, and it will be more high-profile." Lord Epps said firmly, "I will go to Severton to find Lord Auron."

"Looking for him?" Ai Bok didn't understand why he suddenly got involved with Archmage Aulon.

"Yes, do you still remember what Mr. Auron said before leaving after the raid on Wolf God Mountain? He is also from Her Royal Highness the Princess, and he specifically told me to remember to look for him when we go to Severton! What do you mean by this? ?”

"He wants to win over you?"

"It should be this. In that case, I will comply with his wishes. As long as I still have value, I will be needed and will not be abandoned. Maybe after relying on the princess, the territory will develop faster! "

Having said that, there was still a hint of bitterness and reluctance in Epps's eyes. How important it is for the independent development of the territory to develop independently. This can be seen from the fact that the first-generation lord gave up the mature territory in the core area of ​​the empire and chose to develop in this wilderness.

And now he has to go back to the old path of many territories in the empire. If he chooses to join the Seven Towers Group, he may be able to get help, but it will also be restrained and may even be implicated.

Last time, Archmage Auron went to Savile to take away the princess. Maybe the territory was already labeled as a princess, and this time she might be implicated.