Lord of Arcane

Chapter 386 Permanent Landscape
On the other side, just as Xia Duo saw the vortex at the source of the Linshui River turning into a spring, Master Olins of [Hidden Hand] shouted to use the backup plan. At the same time, it is closer to Linshui River.

Immediately afterwards, Egbord exited the range of the Mystery Ruins and came outside. Xia Duo was still some distance away from him, and it was impossible to judge what he had done, but soon——

A portal with changing light suddenly appeared beside Egbold, so Xia Duo stepped back again, and then the portal stabilized, like a hazy water mirror, and a few blurred figures on the opposite side could be vaguely seen.

Following the movement of the figures on the opposite side, a foot protruded from the portal, followed by the head, upper body, and the other leg. After a while, all five people came over.

The leader is a middle-aged priest, with a blue and white star holy emblem hanging on his chest, and a delicate palm embroidered on the back of the blue cloak, lifting upwards, above which is a mass of blue and white flames.

Looking at it from a distance, the flame seemed to be alive, dancing slowly. Xia Duo didn't rush forward to speak, but gripped the [Pioneer's Scepter] tightly, and leaned against the river again.

He noticed that the Arcanist who was still watching the fun had left.

Now around here, there are only the seven arcanists and Xia Duo who participated in the construction of the element channel before, and the five [Hidden Hand] people who came through the portal later.

Except for the priest at the head, the other four were all wearing simple blue robes, and Xia Duo's eyes lingered on one of them for a few seconds longer.

It was a young man who seemed to be about the same age as him, but Xia Duo was not sure whether that person was an arcanist or a priest for the time being, but it must not be easy to send him as a backup plan.

What was even more difficult was the head priest, who noticed the plight of Olins and the others as soon as he came over, and at the same time noticed Xia Duo watching, nodded slightly, and took the lead to rush into the ruins of the Mystery.

So, Xia Duo saw the strength of [Hidden Hand], a small organization that Niya didn't think was an organization, and from this, he thought that those organizations with great arcanists must be stronger.

I saw that the leading priest entered the Mystic Ruins, and immediately took over the ritual spells led by the original seven arcanists, while Wesley and other four arcanists who were not [Hidden Hand] retreated out.

The other four people who followed the priest earlier added in.

Together with Olins and others, the eight people from [Hidden Hand] surrounded the source of the Linshui River and stood in an arc, half-surrounding the vortex spring that was gradually intensifying.

Afterwards, the holy power and the arcane energy were intertwined, with the holy power of the chief priest as the leading factor, a complex and exquisite magic circle appeared, constantly vibrating the magic net, and transforming it into a specific shape.

In the distance, Xia Duo couldn't perceive the specific details through the rioting magic net of the Mysuo ruins, but the continuous surge of the magic net and the actual changes in the material world made him understand that these newcomers began to exert their strength up.

I saw that the originally narrow channel at the source of Linshui River suddenly expanded, and the river bank extended to the feet of the eight people who were casting spells, turning the source of Linshui River into a miniature lake with a diameter of about 20 meters.

If you look at the ground from a height, the Linshui River, which is only two meters wide, looks like a thin needle inserted into the circular water surface.

And at the bottom of the lake where the water has not yet spread, Xia Duo can clearly see that it has turned into a kind of gray stone with a hint of blue, no matter how fast the water hits, it will never move at all.

At this time, the vortex spring, which was originally spouting at a height close to the height of a person, also fell back, but the people of the [Hidden Hand] did not stop.

Soon, a smooth circular platform with a thin top and a thick bottom rose slowly from the center of the miniature lake. The center of the platform was sunken, and a jet of water the size of a bowl sprayed out from it.

About ten meters away, the water column spread out at the highest point like an umbrella, falling slowly, covering the entire miniature lake.

"Is this a fountain?"

Just when Xia Duo had this idea, a voice reached his ears, "Lord Xia Duo, the element channel has been completed, but there is still one thing that needs to be decided by you. Now there are two options. The first one is to This end, the second, is shaped into a permanent landscape by our [Hidden Hand]."

Isn't this permanent?Almost subconsciously, Xia Duo asked, "What's the difference between the two choices?"

The voice replied: "If it ends here, the element channel will eventually collapse naturally. At that time, a magic net dead zone will be formed centered on the element channel, and we [Hand of Secret] will only leave one person here at most. Continue to repair, you should know that the elves have left too much damage on this side of the earth, and the dead zone of the magic net has the lowest priority.

"And if it is shaped into a permanent landscape, this magic net area will always be active. Although it is chaotic, it is easy to repair, and eventually the magic net here will return to normal."

As soon as Xia Duo heard it, he knew that the latter must be better. There is a dead zone of the magic net on the territory. Isn’t this annoying, but if someone from the [Hidden Hand] is chosen to shape it into a permanent landscape, it must be him bleeding.

After asking, he quickly got a reply, [Hidden Hand] Because of the previous miscalculation, they are willing to pay half, and Xia Duo needs to pay the other half.

It’s not too much, it only needs [-] gold coins, but it must be settled with Mithril or gems, and their “labor cost” is not calculated here, or they do it for free.

"In other words, a fountain was built with 20 gold coins?"

Although this fountain is related to the magic net, it is also a fountain!

Although this is a fountain, it has something to do with the magic net!
While thinking about it, Xia Duo couldn't help showing a wry smile. He didn't know if [Hidden Hand] had already counted this day, but if he missed this time, if he went to find them again, he might have to charge a labor fee.

"Shape it into a permanent landscape, but I need time to raise [-] gold coins of mithril or gems."

"No problem, as long as you pay before the repair of the magic net is completed, I believe Lord Xia Duo, as the husband of Her Royal Highness's student, will not renege on his debt."

As soon as this remark came out, Xia Duo immediately regretted it, not because of borrowing Niya's name, but from the other party's words, he speculated that the time for the magic net to be completely repaired might be much less than he thought, and That is, even if you don't agree, the other party will probably shape it into a permanent landscape by yourself.

After all, the temptation to completely repair an abnormal area of ​​the magic net is more than a mere [-] gold coins.

One hundred thousand gold coins is not a big amount for Xia Duo, as long as he is willing to give up all research and put all his energy into making magic scrolls, he can save it in a few months.

Of course, this is for Xia Duo. For other mages, it will take several times longer depending on their success rate.

But it's not an unattainable number.

This number must not be a problem for [The Hidden Hand], but since Xia Duo agreed, it is impossible for Xia Duo to really go back on his word.

And after receiving the subpoena of his consent, the other side also took action, and the leading priest kept taking out various materials from the dimension bag and throwing them into the magic circle between the eight people.

Mainly Mithril, five-color gemstones, and a few other unknown materials.

(End of this chapter)