Arcane Lord

Soon, after Iolum, Shado received another reply from Badigal. In addition to promising to help coordinate the transaction with the Hidden Hand, he also directly provided two earth elemental spirits like Iolum. soul.

And specifically mentioned these two earth element spirits, one is from the Kiran Tower, and the other is from the private collection of Giles Tower.

Shado understood the subtext of Badigal. It was nothing more than Giles Hightower's intention to ease the relationship with him and Niya.

Although Badigal did not explicitly say that it was Skum, it was obvious that if Skum did not agree, the elemental essence might not have been sent in the name of Giles Tower.

As for why Skum took the initiative to release the signal of relaxation, Shado also speculated that it was simply because he had increased control over Giles Tower and was not afraid that Niya would compete with him for inheritance rights.

In addition, it may also be related to the fact that Xia Duo's own voice in the alliance is becoming more and more important. His overall relationship with the Seven Towers has always been stable and good, but his relationship with Giles Tower has been lagging behind.

I'm afraid the controllers of the other six towers also put a lot of pressure on Skoum!

With this in mind, Shado also gave a more positive response to Badigal's hint of Skum's proactive reconciliation: "Thank Horn and Skum for me. I'll treat them to a drink after the war is over!"

In fact, he and Niya never thought about competing for the inheritance rights of Giles Tower from the beginning. Although Niya, as the princess's student, did have legal reasons to fight, she also knew that even if she succeeded in the fight, it would be difficult to get Giles. Tower interior support.

After all, before the princess ascended to the gods, she had clearly designated Skoum to be the successor. However, Skoum had not yet become the Grand Arcanist at that time, so there were some flaws in her qualifications for inheritance, and Konia's qualifications had even more flaws.

So at that time, Xia Duo and Niya's first reaction to the princess's ascension to the gods was to quickly pack up and return to their hometown in the south, so as not to get involved in the succession issues within Giles Tower, and to avoid being used as a spearhead by others.

For a long time, Skoum has been taking the initiative to target him and Niya, such as removing Niya's high-level reading privileges in Giles Tower, and being able to target issues submitted by Shado during parliamentary meetings, etc.

Shado has always tolerated Skoum's targeting because of his good relationship with the Seven Towers, especially the Kiran Tower. After all, the other party did not touch his bottom line in any way.

Everything Skoum does is within the scope of his authority as the controller of Giles Tower and member of the Sevington Parliament. He can't fight against the other party just because he disagrees with him, right?

Xia Duo allows the existence of dissidents and even opponents. As long as they do not violate laws and regulations or touch moral red lines, they can do whatever they want. The existence of these dissidents and opponents can actually show that he is correct.

So now that Skum has taken the initiative to reconcile, Shado is happy to accept it. After all, being able to tolerate opponents does not mean refusing to change their stance.

Being able to make opponents change their stance can be regarded as a kind of achievement in itself. The more such achievements, the better. Of course, the premise is that the opponent is willing to change (changes under situational pressure also count), rather than being directly changed by force.

…

The episode of Skoum's reconciliation did not change the urgency of the battle itself. After Badigal, Master Orlins of the Hidden Hand also sent a message:

"The secret hand's spell to summon the earth element was given by the Mysterious Lady. Currently, we have converted this divine spell into arcane. If Lord Shado needs it, we can provide the arcane version of the spell to summon the earth element.

"But Lord Shado needs to be reminded that this spell can only summon the projection of elemental creatures, and it also needs to provide corresponding elemental energy to shape temporary bodies for them. The essence of those elemental creatures are still in the elemental plane and cannot be summoned. .

“So, the existence time of the summoned elemental creatures is limited, but the earth elements below the elder level cannot refuse the summons, but the wise elemental elders can already refuse the summons.

"So if you want to summon the elder of the earth element, it is best to prepare enough five-color gems in advance, otherwise the summoning will most likely fail."

Immediately afterwards, Master Orlins directly provided all the details of the elements of the summoning earth element spell in the summons. Sha Duo was slightly disappointed after reading it.

The spell itself is good, and the five-color gems, which are elemental gems with various properties (five refers to them in general), are not a problem. Even arcane crystals may be more attractive to the elemental elders to respond.

The problem lies in the response of the elemental elder. Xia Duo is not sure whether he can convince the other party to help him search the earth in a short time, and communication is also a problem.

Searching is different from fighting. There are many details that need to be determined. If there has never been communication before, it will not be clear in a few words. Even if there is psychic magic to help, it depends on whether the other party accepts such a communication method. Even if psychic magic is accepted, it is not omnipotent. Yes, cross-racial and cross-language understanding always takes time.

Therefore, Shado prefers to obtain a domesticated earth element elder from Calimshan as a commander to direct other earth elements to conduct detection.

But can this kind of summoned earth element elder accept the enslavement of his kind?

The summoning spell provided by Orlins has very limited binding force on elder-level elemental creatures. The most obvious point is that the summoned elemental creature can give up responding at any time without paying any price.

The essence of those elemental creatures is still in their respective elemental planes. They are free and understandable for any actions they take. On the contrary, the essence of the elemental creatures on the side of Calimshan is in the main plane. Even if they die, they cannot escape.

This is undoubtedly unfair to intelligent creatures, but for users, only by mastering the essence of elemental creatures can they use them better.

…

After comprehensive consideration, Xia Duo decided not to summon the earth element elder directly. After all, he now has four earth element spirits in his hands. He is unsure of the other party's attitude, so he simply doesn't need to use it, so as to avoid the other party's mischief.

Intelligent creatures, especially intelligent creatures that Xia Duo has no constraints on them, if they pretend to cooperate but actually do mischief in secret, it will be a big trouble, and it may not even be discovered until after the war.

Of course, if this is true, there may be no post-war, and the Light will win directly.

This risk is impossible for Xia Duo not to consider.

…

After sending a message to express gratitude to Orinth and the Hidden Hand for their generosity, Xia Duo put the summoning spell provided by the other party at the last minute for consideration.

The next step was to wait for news from the south.

While waiting, Xia Duo also began to try to use the four earth element essences on hand to revive the earth element elder, making preparations in advance, so that he could start working immediately when good news came from the south.