Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1231 Suspicious Meeting
Seeing that things are getting worse and worse, Xia Duo can't help but worry about Iolum's guarantee. If the Seven Towers forcefully grab him, or ask him to bear some joint and several responsibilities, will the other great arcanists go along with it? ?

Under such circumstances, even Iolum might not have much room for refutation.

But it's a bit late to leave now, if you leave earlier, you will leave as well, but walking now is like running away with a guilty conscience when you see the situation is not good, and it is easier to attract others' attention if you leave at this time.

In addition, Cliff is dead. For a living senior arcanist, even if he is to be held accountable, it will not be too much. This is also an important reason why Xia Duo dared to stay here.

"I just wish Schom had a bigger heart!"

The current Seven Towers, especially Schum and Shado of Gilles Tower, are really difficult to grasp.

Not long ago during the snowmelt competition, Nya went to Gilles High Tower to apply for some information on the background fluctuations of the magic net. Schom deliberately passed it quickly in order to let Nya support him in the joint meeting of the Grand Arcanists after the snowmelt competition.

Niya, as the only student of the princess, once she stood up to support Schom, might be considered as the meaning of the princess. Now that the princess has not ascended to the gods for a long time, she still has a huge influence in Netheril.

It's just a general proposal, but Schom's proposal at the time was to let go of various researches on summoning demons. How could such a proposal be agreed?

Moreover, Schum asked Niya to stand up and support him, so he might not have taken the opportunity to take over the remaining influence of the princess.

The fact is that the proposal was not even given a chance to be raised later. The princess sent out objections through Greta and Byron, and Schom immediately misfired.

……

The remaining influence of the princess is now mainly inherited by four people-Scombe, Greta, Byron, and Niya.

Of course, as a typical new pioneer under the princess order, Xia Duo can more or less inherit a part, but compared to those four people, it can be ignored.

Among the four, Greta retreated wholeheartedly to Nether Palace and managed the temple of the god of development and protection. In the future, there is a high probability that he will take the priestly route, and there will be no conflict with Schom;
But Byron has always been indifferent, and he is the teacher of the princess and a great arcanist at the same time, so Schom will not do anything to him, but will give in every day.

Only Niya, as a student of the princess, should be the most orthodox heir of the princess's political influence and even a considerable part of the Nether family's legacy when the Nether family is almost extinct.

Although Nya's current strength is not enough for that status, no one dares to say that Nya will never become a grand arcanist.

At that time, it is not inconceivable for Niya to accept the influence of the princess, and even her inheritance.

Even if Nya didn't want to, there may not be Schom's opponents who pushed Nya up.

You must know that Gilles High Tower is essentially an alliance of lords, and Schom is just a person "recommended" by everyone. If everyone really doesn't recognize him, even if he is a great arcanist, he can only step down sadly.

The relationship between Schum and Niya is somewhat similar to the relationship between the Taizong lineage and the Taizu lineage in the ancient Song Dynasty in Xia Duo's hometown. One is the current incumbent, and the other is a potential incumbent with inheritance laws.

Xia Duo has no doubts that Schom will use his suspicion of Niya on him, especially this time about Cliff's death. Wouldn't it be a pity not to use such a good opportunity to splash dirty water.

With Iolum around, it should be impossible to splash dirty water, but the joint responsibility will be more or less involved. Other great arcanists may ignore it for Iolum's sake, but they may just let things go up.

He believed that if Gilles High Tower was still the princess in charge, he would never have so many troubles now.

But in any case, when the matter has developed to this point, just wait patiently for the result. If it really hurts, Xia Duo is not afraid of Schombe.

……

So, Xia Duo waited patiently in the Arcane Union, but from the afternoon to the evening, he did not receive any news that anyone was going to convene the joint meeting of the Grand Arcanists. Instead, the news came from the Harlan Chamber of Commerce .

Lord Harlan himself has come to Severton in person, and conveyed to "Derrick" his request to visit Lord Shadow through Deacon Tom.

"My lord, the Lord of Harlan said he would wait for you at the 'fireside rest'!"

Tom's words reminded Xiaduo that he and Lord Collins also met at the "Fireside Rest" tavern outside Kieran Tower during the snowmelt competition not long ago.

The unique sour wine there left a deep impression on him, and he still relishes it from time to time, but he didn't expect Lord Harlan to meet there.

After sending Tom away, Xia Duo tidied up his attire and prepared to go to "Nap by the Fireside".

Speaking of which, he was so busy refining mithril and making simple soul talismans that he even forgot to eat lunch. He just ate two steamed buns, and his stomach is already growling.

……

Fireside naps in the Old Town.

When Xia Duo came here, the sky outside had completely darkened, only the few magic street lamps on the side of the road shed a little light, adding a little brilliance to the nightlife in Severton.

It’s just that tonight’s fireside nap seemed a bit too quiet. Although most of the places where spellcasters frequented were mainly quiet, it was so quiet like tonight that there were no human voices, only the faint beeping of the wood burning in the fireplace inside. , click sound.

This is indeed a bit exaggerated. Could it be that there are too few guests here tonight?
Xia Duo shook his head, then pushed open the baffle at the door of the tavern, and walked through a bend, Xia Duo stopped in his tracks immediately, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

More than ten pairs of eyes stared at him. If the owners of these more than ten pairs of eyes were ordinary people, then it would be fine, the key is those four or five!
Xia Duo finally knew why it was so quiet here tonight. Badigal and Harris, the two great arcanists from the Seven Towers, and Braun and Vader, the two great Arcanists outside the Seven Towers, and one Xia Duo hadn't seen it before, but from the style of his robe and the decorative imprint, he could recognize that it should be the Grand Arcanist Magnar.

With these five great arcanists around, no one else dared to make any noise. Just as Xia Duo was in a daze, a mage from Zilan Tower hurriedly ran out from Xia Duo.

Xia Duo forced himself to calm down, nodded slightly to the great arcanists, and then looked in, excluding the Seven Towers mages. Among the remaining three, the one who was gesticulating with his eyes, if nothing else, was Lord Harlan.

Passing through a one-way sound-proof barrier, Xia Duo sat down directly in front of Lord Harlan, and said rather dissatisfied: "Lord Harlan really chose a good place!"

(End of this chapter)