And on the other side, the Tower of Time in the South.
After Shado told Nia the answer of Archmage Brundes, Nia was silent for a long time. Finally, she even proposed to go back to Severton for a visit, but Shado expressed his objection without hesitation:
"Have you forgotten the tips your teacher gave you? No matter what happens in Sevington, it will not affect the Southern Territory for the time being. It will not be too late to make a decision after everything becomes clearer!"
Xia Duo guessed that the vague messages the princess had left for Niya might also be expressing this meaning. It would be unwise to rush to the center of the storm.
However, Xia Duo also knew that Niya looked weak on the outside, but was very strong on the inside. When she said this now, she had actually made up her mind.
Xia Duo was worried that she would really run away to Severton regardless, so he added: "It is an irrefutable fact that Her Royal Highness the Princess has succeeded in becoming a god. Even if she can never come to the mortal world again, others will not treat her too harshly."
The people she left behind, if you participate as a princess student, it is easy to complicate what was originally a simple matter!
"Listen to me and stay in the Tower of Time! I think this is what your teacher wants to see. If you are still worried about anything, you might as well try to contact your teacher. Maybe she will give you a clearer answer!"
Shado naturally did not expect that it would be so easy to persuade Nia to give up going to Severton, but after saying these words, he took Nia directly to the Great Xia Territory outside the Tower of Time.
This place is within the coverage area of the Tower of Time. If you encounter a strong enemy, you can call the Tower of Time for support at any time, but at the same time, it is not within the Tower of Time. Compared with Xia Duo's existing authority, Niya's tower master's authority is just more.
This layer makes contact more convenient.
This way she wouldn't be able to slip away before Xia Duo found out.
As for Niya, although she could leave forcefully, she had to take her husband's feelings into consideration, so she could only stay in Daxia Territory temporarily.
"Okay, don't think about those troublesome things. Maybe in a few days, Her Highness the Princess will be back!"
"Um."
Niya nodded stiffly and took the grilled fish handed over by Xia Duo. At this moment, two horse sounds came from the sky.
Immediately afterwards, two huge figures carried a gust of hot wind and landed next to Sha Duo and Niya. Of course, mainly Niya.
Although the two flying horses were brought back by Sha Duo, he rarely took care of them. Niya had always been doing these things, and she also enjoyed it.
This time when he came to Daxia Territory, Xia Duo also brought these two big guys out. The two of them had been in Severton for nearly ten days, and both Abel and Pamela were locked up in the Arcane Garden.
After enjoying the nearly endless sky outside, how could the Arcane Garden satisfy them? Therefore, as soon as these two big guys were released, they disappeared.
I didn’t know to come back until now, probably because I was hungry!
Two huge horse heads were sniffing around Niya. Their wings were opening and closing, as if they were very happy. They almost had the words "I want to eat grilled fish" written on their long horse faces.
Up.
Pegasus itself can catch fish, but raw fish doesn't taste as good as grilled fish. Abel and Pamela only ate it a few times, and then they were no longer willing to eat raw fish.
Niya was holding the grilled fish in her hand and eating it, and it was nothing if she didn't eat it. In the end, it was Xia Duo who finally ended her entangled mentality by saying, "Give them, and I'll grill them for you!"
"Then let me help you bake together!"
With that said, Niya gave the grilled fish in her hand to Abel and Pamela, then rolled up her sleeves and barbecued with Sha Duo.
The picnic lasted for a long time beside the elemental fountain. Of course, most of the food prepared by the two ended up in the belly of the two pegasus.
But if this can make Niya feel more relaxed, Xia Duo doesn't mind coming a few more times, it's just a little food.
After the meal, the two rode Pegasus together in the sky. It had been snowing in the south recently, and it was only intermittent that it was difficult to save. But from the sky, the occasional bit of white was dotted, but it also made people feel very happy.
After flying like this for a long time, after the two Pegasus had finished eating, Xia Duocai returned to the lord's villa on the east side of the Altar Square with Niya, who was still unsatisfied.
Just when the two were about to calm down a little and start their respective research projects, Shado suddenly received a message from Leiden, saying that the arcanist Egburd of the "Hidden Hand" came to visit.
The name Egbord is not unfamiliar to Shado. In fact, he is one of the eight arcanists who have been repairing the magic network in the ruins of the Mystic Lock where the Tower of Time is located.
And among the eight arcanists, the people from [Hidden Hand] accounted for half. I don’t know why you came to him this time?
Without thinking too much, Chateau immediately summoned Leiden and asked him to take him to the reception room on the first floor of the villa.
After that, Xia Duo looked at Niya and couldn't help but hesitate. When Niya saw this, she immediately guessed what Xia Duo was thinking, "If someone is looking for you, just go and I will read in the study."
"Well--"
Needless to say, Niya knew what Xia Duo was thinking, and Xia Duo also understood what Nia was thinking. He knew that she had given up the idea of going to Severton for the time being, so he went downstairs with a brisk pace.
Soon, Egbod arrived. After a brief greeting between the two, Egbod stated his purpose:
"Lord Chateau, I received a summons from the organization asking me to return to Severton, and now I'm here to say goodbye."
"oh?"
Xia Duo immediately associated it with the princess's ascension to the gods. Otherwise, what would he do if he left the damaged magic net that was hot and unrepaired?
And it happened to be at such a time!
"Then will the other three members of your organization in Daxia leave?" Xia Duo asked the question he was most concerned about.
To this, Egbod's answer was - "They have already left, and asked me to apologize to you for not informing you of their departure in advance."
"..."
In fact, Xia Duo didn't care much about leaving without saying goodbye, and it didn't even matter if he came over without saying hello, as long as he didn't cause any trouble.
What he really cares about is, apart from these people from the Hidden Hand, are the other four arcanists gone?
If these eight people leave, who will repair the magic network that locks the ruins?
Nowadays, the Magic Network in this area is considered fresh and warm. This is not an exaggeration, but a fact. The Magic Network here was damaged due to the collapse of the Mystery Lock and riots two years ago.
Now is probably the best time to repair it. Wait until later and the magic network will completely fall into a dead state. Although it can still be repaired, it will not be as difficult as now.
It is no exaggeration to say that you get twice the result with half the effort.
After Egbod left, Shado immediately went to check the locations where the arcanists had repaired the magic net, and sure enough, they were all gone.
Except for some temporary earth and stone buildings, not even a trace was left. In fact, he should have noticed this when he and Niya were riding Pegasus in the sky just now.
After all, the movement of repairing the magic network is actually not small, but it is difficult to detect it from a distance, and subconsciously, I never thought that these people would leave.
