Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1077 Let Me Go Personally
Naturally, Xia Duo is not without countermeasures, but he is not [-]% sure.

From the mind link, he knew a little bit of Rodit's hidden thoughts, that is, what aspects are covered in the information analysis and on-the-spot command in the agreement.

And at the beginning, when Rodit invited him, he noticed that apart from the factor of the soul link, Rodit probably also took a fancy to his identity as an Arcanist,
An Arcanist means extensive knowledge, superb spell attainment, and more importantly - the high error tolerance rate brought by the Arcane Fire in the face of complex relic environments.

Of course, in the end, Xia Duo did not agree to participate in the exploration in person, but only participated in the form of a soul link, but the news that he became a senior arcanist was not a secret, and Rodit would naturally have more dependence on him. Heart.

So, among the responsibilities I agreed upon, is Bao not included in the part of solving puzzles in the ruins?
Without much hesitation, Xia Duo made the decision that was most in line with his heart, "I can try it, but you must know that it is impossible for a senior arcanist to deal with the current complicated situation, or to give advice. No price!"

"Lord Xiaduo, what do you need?"

"I want the ruins themselves, of course after your exploration is over."

"The ruin itself?!"

Rodit was very surprised by such a simple request, and he asked again in disbelief: "Lord Xiaduo, are you sure you only need this ruin itself?"

"Of course, I'm sure that the existence of this relic is very interesting, so I decided to study it."

In fact, Xia Duo didn't need to make such a request at all, and no one would stop him when the exploration was over, and even if he gave up this action now and went directly, Rodit would not have much opinion.

After all, they themselves have no way to further decipher the protection system and element pool fusion status of those unknown areas.

The real purpose of making such a request is to let Rodit and others keep the secret of this ruin for him.

With so many spellcasters in Netheril, Xia Duo must not be the only one who chose the field of planes as the main research direction. If news of the ruins leaks out, it may not affect Xia Duo staying here to study together.

But there are too many people, and it is inevitable that some things will happen beyond his expectations, such as someone's hand, pushing the current unstable state of the ruins, causing the ruins to completely collapse.

Or, if someone with the same identity and background as Xia Duo wanted to lead the research on this place, or even expel Xia Duo, that would be unreasonable.

And now that he has the opportunity to enjoy the ruins exclusively, Xia Duo will definitely not miss it.

"If you agree to this request, then I will try."

"I agree!" Rodit said first.

He didn't have much interest in the ruins themselves, or in other words, he wasn't qualified to be interested.In fact, early in the morning, he planned to announce the situation here after the end of the exploration.

Now that Lord Xiaduo wants it, it’s okay not to announce it. It’s just a few less gold coins, but what he gets is the practical experience of a senior arcanist in cracking spells, as well as possible treasures in unknown areas in the ruins.

Although these treasures had to be shared with other people, it was better than nothing, especially since he had already paid a high price for this exploration operation, and he would not miss possible opportunities far away.

Afterwards, the other four also expressed that they would keep the secret here until Xia Duo thought it was unnecessary.

"Since this is the case, then prepare yourself, protect yourself first, and then wait for me to come over!"

"Ah—Lord Xia Duo, do you want to come here in person?"

Maybe Rodit wanted Xia Duo to participate in person before, but now that he heard the news that Xia Duo was coming, for some reason, he suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his scalp.

Could it be that you want to--

Some hidden little thoughts were subconsciously transmitted by Rodit to the mind link, although it was not obvious, and it was not even enough for other people in the mind link to notice.

But for Xia Duo, it is almost the same as saying it face to face——

Could it be that he wanted to kill someone?

Realizing this information, Xia Duo's face turned dark immediately. Could it be that his great reputation is so untrustworthy?
He also knew that perhaps Rodit was overthinking the condition of exclusive ownership of the ruins just now, but he really didn't have any bad thoughts.

Killing people or pretending to be an accident may be very simple for Xia Duo now, but if one thing is done, it will leave traces. Maybe he can clean it up very cleanly and hide it from most investigations.

But there is also prophecy, such a very unreasonable method, who knows if it will be predicted!
Furthermore, many things in this world do not necessarily require conclusive evidence. In many cases, free testimony is enough.

Like Rodite, if he died in the ruins, or lost to another world and never returned, would Lord Collins give up trouble with Xia Duo because he had no evidence?

Thinking in another way, if it was Xia Duo himself, in this kind of matter, as long as there is a trace of doubt, it is enough for him to make a move.

Even if the survivor has no fault, he may blame the other party.

This is really human nature!
This is also the reason why Xia Duo can look at the explorations of Rodite and others with a more detached attitude, but always intervenes at critical moments.

Whether it was preparing [Stable Talisman] for them before, or going to the ruins in person this time, in fact, they all have the idea of ​​​​preventing Rodite and others from playing themselves to death.

Of course, it is impossible for Xia Duo to be a free nanny for them. In the process, he will also make demands that are beneficial to him.

Whether it is money, favors, or any confidentiality obligations.

As a senior arcanist, he will never let himself suffer, and no one will let him suffer.

Even the great arcanist has been offended, and Xia Duo actually doesn't care much about the hostility of a senior arcanist, but not caring doesn't mean that he must make an additional enemy for himself.

He's not a masochist, so why bother!

……

In the mind link, it briefly described the fusion state of the current warehouse area and the fragile balance of the element pool, emphasizing the difficulty and danger of cracking.

It can be regarded as reassuring Rodit's heart, and then Xia Duo gave Rodit another chance to repent——

"I'm adjusting the teleportation circle. If you want to give up, you can say it before I teleport."

In fact, even if Rodite and the others repented, Xia Duo still wanted to go to the ruins. If he wanted to study the state of the ruins, he must have to cast spells.

But these spell-casting elements are closely related to the realm of the plane. Through the soul link to cast spells with the help of Rodite and others, they will know all the details of the process.

Xia Duo and Rodite's agreement does not include these!
Even if they are willing to pay extra, Xia Duo himself is not willing!
(End of this chapter)