Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1122
After briefly describing what happened, Xia Duo didn't directly ask Jenna or Said's whereabouts, but asked Iolum about the change of Mingshui Chamber of Commerce.

After the interrogation, Xia Duo waited patiently. Unlike Said and Jenna, who have not responded so far, Iolum's reply was faster than Xia Duo's imagination.

He originally thought that Iolum was busy preparing for the upcoming Grand Arcanist Joint Conference, and he might not have time to pay attention to him, or he and Jenna were delayed because of the same thing and could not reply.

But the fact is that Xia Duo only waited for less than a minute, or tens of seconds, before Iolum's reply arrived, and it was not a perfunctory word, but full of information:
"Some time ago, there was news from Her Royal Highness that an unknown new god wanted to challenge the Lord of Radiance. President Jenna of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce may have gone to the outer plane to observe the battle of the gods. As for Said , I just went to Danzo not long ago, the underground world and the surface magic net environment are very different, there may be communication delays or obstructions, you can contact him after a while."

After this message, Iolum sent another message, saying that he could provide the necessary material support for the Tower of Time to try a new development model in his own name.

"Except for mithril, which I can't get out temporarily because of my research needs, you can go to my territory to withdraw as much five-color gemstones as you need, and I will explain it to you."

This, this, this—

Xia Duo did not expect that just a normal inquiry and contact would have such benefits. What made him even more unexpected was that Iolum was short of Mithril. Could it be that the research on [Mither Energy Core] has reached a critical moment, and the research on the secret Silver demand surge?
However, it is not good for him to ask directly about this kind of matter, so he can only say: "Thank you, Teacher Iolum, for your generous assistance. The Tower of Time and the Southern Territory will definitely not let you down!"

"I hope so, if you have any difficulties, you can contact me at any time!"

Um?Xia Duo suddenly felt that this sentence was so familiar. He had said the same thing to Xiore just now, but he did not expect to be said by someone else now.

But the former is his backer, while the latter has his own backer. No matter how you look at it, the latter is more pleasant.

……

After the communication with Iolum ended for a while, Xia Duo finally knew about Jenna's current situation. Fortunately, it was not a slaughter god, but he also became somewhat interested in the unknown new god.

He dared to challenge the Lord of Radiance just after he became a god. What exactly gave him the courage?
Almost subconsciously, Xia Duo thought of the God of Chaos. Generally, the God of Order has its own specific field of order. If the new god can become a god, it is basically unlikely to conflict with the Lord of Radiance in the field of order.

However, the god of order in his opinion refers to a god like the princess whose core is the power of order.

If it is operated according to the ascension ceremony provided by the elves, with the core of divine fire, it is actually not so orderly, and strictly speaking, it can also be regarded as a chaotic god.

That is to say, the unknown new god may have been achieved through an elf's ascension ceremony, or even the same "noble god" as the ritual book that Xia Duo got!
Could the new god be some great arcanist from Netheril?
Or maybe the information given by the elf was leaked, was "picked up" by some lucky guy, and he followed suit and succeeded?
Being able to become a new god immediately after the princess should have been a sign before, but now Xia Duo has not heard any rumors, and maybe even Iolum didn't know about it, otherwise he wouldn't use the "identity unknown" to describe the new god.

For a while, Xia Duo couldn't think of the origin of that new god.

It is even difficult for him to judge what effect the appearance of another new god will have on the current environment of Netheril.

"I just hope that the Lord of Radiance can slap that guy to death! This kind of sudden change is really annoying!"

As for going to the outer planes to observe the battle of gods in person, Xia Duoxin is not that big. He knows what he can participate in, and what he must not touch unless it is absolutely necessary.

Looking at it this way, Jenna is really super brave!
……

Early the next morning, while Xia Duo was having breakfast, he suddenly received a message from Seide. In the message, Seide first explained why he did not reply in time:
"I was ordered by the president to visit King Pasteur in the Kingdom of Danzo. The dwarf city is protected by rune magic, and the underground magic net environment is special. There may be delays or obstacles in communication. I hope Lord Xiaduo can understand."

Then he gave a clear answer to the new purchase agreement:

"Five days later, which is the last day of March, I will personally go to the southern border to negotiate a new purchase agreement with the Tower of Time, and settle the final payment after the sale of the past batch of communication instruments."

"The Tower of Time welcomes the arrival of Seide's advisor at any time!" Xia Duo replied formally.

Afterwards, he informed Cecily of the news of the people coming from the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce in five days, so that she could prepare well. Of course, Xia Duo didn't forget to remind her to pay attention to the new project of Xiore's laboratory and provide full support.

……

After breakfast, Xia Duo left the Tower of Time, and now there are still a group of bards from the north waiting for his reception in the territory!

For this group of people, he really looks forward to what works they can create on the boat to the south in the past month or so!
However, after arriving at the territory, Xia Duo didn't immediately summon the bards, but instead called Captain Bill first.

……

The reception room on the first floor of the lord's villa.

Bill looked around anxiously, although he could guess that the lord might want to ask him about what happened on the road from Sevington to the southern border, but he was in an unfamiliar environment, and he had to face another Lord Arcanist, he was still a little nervous.

Of course, there is not much fear in terms of fear. The "Yuanfang" arrived in Daxia only yesterday afternoon. Although it was only half a day, the Daxia collar left a very deep impression on him.

Shrewd and capable territorial officials, very strict territorial order, from the moment he disembarked, Bill was almost in awe.

First they registered, and then they were taken to take a bath, and new clothes were issued after the bath, and then they were assigned a residence and read out the territorial regulations.

Bill wouldn't be so amazed if these were just his own experience. Even the slaves he bought on the road enjoyed a similar process.

This made him very amazed. During the reading of the territory's laws and regulations, Bill knew that the Great Xia Territory gave slaves universal promotion opportunities!
This alone is enough to make him think that Lord Xiaduo is a benevolent Lord.

In his hometown of Haran, the lord recruited the people arbitrarily, as if he had worked for the lord for decades, and if he said no, he would stop. There was no explanation or compensation, which made people feel chilling.

But in the Daxia Territory, every citizen who participated in the development will be allocated land, unlike other territories, only a few people close to the lord can be allocated land.

Even after the development is over, according to the laws of the Great Xia Territory, the newly born citizens can also be allocated fields, which is even more impossible in other places.

All these made Bill feel sincere reverence for Lord Xiaduo, and now he regrets why he didn't agree on the spot when Lord Xiaduo invited him to join the Great Xia Territory.

(End of this chapter)