Lord of Arcane

Chapter 984 Hiding in the Crowd to Suppress the Ambassador
"Shado! Shado!"

"Shado! Shado!"

……

Offa Square is not too small, even if it is separated by a small half for the ceremony site and auditorium, the remaining area can accommodate at least tens of thousands of people.

Hearing the successive shouts coming from behind him, Xia Duo really lost his mind for a moment, even in front of the princess, he was a little dazed.

How can I say this feeling?Different from the shouts of his own people, these voices from strangers can even arouse Xia Duo's emotional shock.

"Lord Xia Duo, I hope you will continue to work hard and not forget your original intention!"

Hearing the voice of the princess, Xia Duo came back to his senses, hurriedly saluted, and then returned to the queue, knowing that the next step was the highlight.

……

In normal celebrations, there is a long interval between different ceremonies, such as the Sunrise Ceremony and the Blessing Ceremony of the Midsummer Festival, one in the morning and one at noon.

Or it will be interspersed with some performances, such as magic interpretations, plays, songs, or even various juggling, but this New Year's celebration is obviously different.

Immediately after the awarding ceremony, the commendation ceremony for the pioneers began. On the surface, it was to commend the pioneering achievements made by Netheril after resuming the pioneering tradition in the past two years.

But in fact--

As the master of ceremonies announced the beginning of the commendation ceremony, Xia Duo noticed that the princess had started the special magic that she had performed in the previous rehearsal again.

"Todd Wesley, who performed outstandingly in the Southern Saville Arcane Competition in 834 Nether calendar, was awarded the title of [Pioneer], and then opened up a new land in the Kangqi Plain. In the process of pioneering, he— —”

Accompanied by the introduction of a clear female voice, the air above the ceremony site also "played" every bit of Todd's territory expansion.

There are good things and bad things, positive things and negative things, but no matter what, the main idea is to stay on the motif of development.

Such a movie-like form of expression may be very novel to ordinary Nether people, but to the pioneers who have previewed and watched many times in the demiplane, especially Xia Duo, it is not much new.

Because of this, when the crowd on the field quieted down a little and their eyes stopped chasing him, he could free up his mind to observe the princess and the situation of the other great arcanists.

This is not during the rehearsal, just like the previous "kill the elf" voice, anything can happen at this time.

……

Starting from Todd, whom Xia Duo was familiar with, the Blazers began to meet the attention and discussion of the crowd in the square one by one.

Of course, this does not include Divoge and El Pav who were screened out during the previous rehearsal. These two people did not die, and they also participated in the reward ceremony. After all, they also participated in the Green Field War.

It's just that after the reward ceremony, they followed other non-blazer participants and left the field voluntarily.

Xia Duo didn't know the specific situation of these two people either. He hadn't heard of any pioneer who had been deprived of his status in the past few days, but as a pioneer, he couldn't participate in the commendation ceremony, which was indeed a bit strange.

And this further proves that this New Year's celebration and the so-called pioneer commendation ceremony are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

……

Time passed bit by bit, and soon, the introduction and commendation of the pioneers were in the middle.

In fact, at this point, more than two hours have passed since the start of the award ceremony. During these two hours, Xia Duo has not been able to find any abnormalities.

Everything was proceeding according to the rehearsal, and the fluctuations and changes in the background of the magic net spreading from the princess were beyond his perception.

Without the help of detection spells, Xia Duo could only see so much.

However, to his surprise, he saw Master Byron among the crowd of onlookers outside the auditorium, but that figure was almost fleeting. As soon as he turned his eyes and looked again, he disappeared.

If it is an ordinary person, he may suspect that he has read it wrong, but Xia Duo has the ability to trace his memory. By tracing his past memory, he is very clear that he is not mistaken.

If it is only the same appearance, it may be a different person, but the faces and clothes are almost exactly the same, so there is no such a coincidence.

Apart from being himself, Xia Duo doesn't make other judgments.

Combined with this celebration, there are only nine great arcanists publicly appearing in Netheril (seven from the Seven Towers + Conjenio, Iolum).

He had reason to suspect that other grand arcanists might also be mixed in with the crowd of onlookers outside the auditorium at this moment.

With such a guess, Xia Duo became even more vigilant, almost staring at the expression on Ambassador Cormanthor's face all the time.

If there is any accident, the biggest possibility is Cormanthor's elf.

But Xia Duo has been paying attention to Ambassador Cormanthor since his debut. Except when the crowd chanted "kill the elf" at the beginning, the guy's face changed suddenly, and then he always put on a calm face.

If it is said that Cormanthor has made a decision and will hide it from the ambassador alone, then Xia Duo will not believe it.

After all, the status of an ambassador is very important, and the authority he possesses is also very important. If you don't communicate in advance, wouldn't it be easy to make a misjudgment, which will affect the overall situation.

On the other hand, if Cormanthor really wants to take any action in the country, the ambassador's opinion will also be a very important reference.

Xia Duo believes that the Cormanthor ambassador must know something, but it's a pity that he can guess the superpower in his heart without looking at other people's faces.

Otherwise, he might make a big event in a matter of minutes!

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Due to the small number of pioneers, only a few dozen, Xia Duo would be stared at by many eyes even if there was no previous deed of enjoying three badges alone.

Occasionally, if you turn your eyes, other people may not see anything, but if you squint and raise your head and then lower your head, it can be called the scene of an accident.

Therefore, cloud vision cannot be used, and Xia Duo can only pay attention to possible abnormalities in the field from the perspective of magic as much as possible.

And with the passage of time bit by bit, the abnormality finally showed a clue——

As the ceremony progressed to the latter stage, the miniature magic net that the princess had unfolded and blended into the normal surrounding environment gradually emitted a strange light.

Xia Duo noticed this situation almost immediately, which had never happened in previous rehearsals. The ray of light gave him a very familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

He wanted to trace the memory in his subconscious, but was worried about missing the next movement. For a while, he was really in a dilemma.

But soon, there was no need for Xia Duo to make his own decisions. In the auditorium, Ambassador Cormanthor stood up suddenly with an angry expression on his face. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

But Xia Duo noticed that the Grand Arcanist Conjenio next to Ambassador Cormanthor was calmly explaining something to Ambassador Irfaran, and Ambassador Danzo on the side also interjected a few words from time to time.

As for Ambassador Yeerlan, like other envoys from small neighboring countries, he was bowing his head in silence.

At this moment, Xia Duo hated himself for not learning how to read lips, but judging from the situation, it seemed that Ambassador Comanso wanted to find trouble, but was suppressed by someone.

Even his expression when he sat down was so painful and unnatural.

(End of this chapter)