Arcane Lord

After Xia Duo expelled the priest Cole from Rodney Territory, he had speculated that behind the series of actions of Rodney Territory, it might be the instruction of a certain great arcanist.

If the mysterious organization is really the instigator behind the Rodney Territory, then according to what Lord Hawke said, there is a Grand Arcanist behind the mysterious organization, but the Rodney Territory does not.

At first glance, it seems that all the information is connected, but Xia Duo knows that in many cases, even 100% true information may be misleading.

Not to mention that this was just Lord Hawke’s one-sided statement.

"Lord Hawke, what you said shocked me very much." Sha Duo said while pretending to think hard:

"I need some time to confirm that maybe the Rodney Territory and even the mysterious organization are our common enemies. The enemies of our enemies are our friends. As for friends, I will certainly not trap Aquiline anymore. Of course, before that, I can’t let him go yet.”

"What a saying that 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'! With this sentence, I completely believe that we will become friends in the future!" Doleson was very generous and his words were full of goodwill.

Combined with his good temperament and appearance, if Xia Duo had not been aware of the relationship and positions between the two parties for a long time, he might have had a good impression of him. An older man, a senior arcanist, behaved so approachably in front of him. .

Now, Xia Duo, who was preconceived, naturally believed that there was a conspiracy.

Of course, it doesn't matter whether it's a conspiracy or not. What Xia Duo wants is to delay for some time and wait for the subsequent impact of the communication plan. Furthermore, he will carefully consider the causes and consequences of any decision he makes and will not act hastily.

There is a saying in my hometown that "make a decision before taking action." If the other party expects to release Aquilaine based on this one-sided information, or even directly confront the Rodney Leader, the mysterious organization, etc., then Shado can only Said that the other party underestimated him.

After that, the two of them chatted for a while, as if a senior was taking care of his junior.

It was not until near evening that Sha Duo left the Austrian and French Federation.

…

Back at Giles Tower, Shado was still thinking about the scene of his meeting with Lord Hawke just now. There was no tension or confrontation as expected. It would be an exaggeration to say that he was pleasant.

This is probably what Archmage Greta calls "obeying the rules". It seems that Lord Hawke's current situation is really not good.

After thinking about it, Xia Duo contacted Savile Territory and asked them to do some investigation first. Then he felt that it was getting late, so he did not contact Niya again to "appraise" the spell book with her.

Instead, he continued to measure the energy consumption of spells. As an arcanist, as long as you want to do it, there are many things to do, and you don't have to worry about having nothing to do. This is because Xia Duo is away from home and many studies cannot be carried out.

…

The next day, the snowmelt race, which had been postponed for three days, finally resumed.

The next thing to be done is the second project [Arcane Puzzle]. To be honest, Sha Duo is looking forward to this project more than any other project, not because [Arcane Puzzle] was created by him, but because he most A project that I can understand is probably this one.

[Spell Showdown] The sky is unconstrained. If Xia Duo can access the seventh level of the magic network, it will certainly be an extremely exciting performance, but he is not. The duel he can see only involves the fifth level of the magic network. It has to be said Very regrettable.

As for [Magnificent Illusion], it can even be said that there is no direct competition. The competition is illusion. This is purely imagination and art of Bi. If Xia Duo participates, he can create some scenes on the earth, although he may not necessarily become the most beautiful one on the field. A little weird, but it's sure to be refreshing for everyone.

In his mind, [Grand Illusion] is the least anticipated project.

Apart from satisfying some curiosity, it actually doesn't play much role in real magic research.

Only in [Arcane Puzzle], in addition to directing the chess game, the contestants actually serve more as assistants to the chess pieces. The abilities of the chess pieces were determined in advance, and most of them still retained Sha Duo's original design.

This suddenly reduced the scope of the spell duel a lot, making it easier for Xia Duo to watch.

Therefore, Xia Duo called Niya early and came to the arena together. During the free time waiting for the game to start, the two deduced the trend of the chess game to each other.

Of course, compared to the official competition where the abilities of the chess pieces were mostly around level 8 and the contestants' spellcasting abilities were limited to less than level 5, Shado and Niya's deductions were several levels lower.

It is generally through the 1st level spellcasting ability to promote or prevent a 3rd level hit that far exceeds the contact spell.

However, not long after the two of them started a game, Niya gave up the game. "The first attack advantage of the chess pieces is too great. I think the attacked pieces must also be able to fight back. Otherwise, they can use low-level spells to fight back." It’s too difficult to influence high-level spells, it’s better to play a pure chess game!”

"If the chess pieces can counterattack, then the chess game itself is meaningless. It would be better to just engage in a spell duel!"

When Shado originally designed the [Arcane Puzzle], his main consideration was to reduce the impact of the contestants' spellcasting as much as possible, so that the impact of chess power would prevail.

In this way, Naisefang can have a certain advantage if he has Xia Duo's training routine in advance.

"Since there is no need to deduce the arcane puzzle, there is still some time before the game starts, so let's play a pure chess game."

"Um."

A pure chess game, or a "projection game", although Niya is not as good at chess as Xia Duo, she is more accepting of this form. She has realized that this form of game can have the effect of focused training.

…

Shado and Niya, who were in the projection game state, easily ignored the situation outside. When they finished the game and were about to see how long it would take for the game to start, they were surprised to find that there were a large number of chess games in the arena. projection.

"Xia Duo, it seems that everyone likes chess very much!" Niya looked at Xia Duo with a smile, with a hint of playfulness in her tone.

Xia Duo is also very happy that the crystallization of wisdom from his hometown can be recognized by the Nese mages. And as the spread of chess becomes more and more widespread, it is inevitable that he will bring a lot of "power of faith".

Although he said he didn't care whether his bloodline could be awakened again, if it really was, he would still exclaim "It smells so good".

In fact, if there is a progress bar for bloodline awakening that allows him to clearly see how much "power of faith" is required for the next awakening, he feels that he is very likely to take the initiative to become famous.

Of course, compared to the traceable and well-founded nature of magic, bloodline awakening is still too elusive.