On the other side, as soon as Xia Duo saw the whirlpool at the source of Linshui River turning into a spring, Master Orlins of [Hidden Hand] shouted to use the backup plan. Xia Duo was shocked and stepped back without leaving a trace.
After a few steps, we were closer to Linshui River.
Immediately afterwards, Egbod withdrew from the Mystery Ruins and came outside. Shado was still some distance away from him, so it was impossible to tell what he had done, but soon——
A portal of changing light suddenly appeared next to Egbod, so Xia Duo stepped back a little again. Then the portal stabilized, like a hazy water mirror, and several blurry figures on the opposite side could be vaguely seen.
As the figures on the opposite side moved, a leg stretched out from the portal, followed by the head, upper body, and 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 it up, with a ball of blue and white flames on it.
Looking at it from a distance, the flame seemed to be moving slowly like a living thing. Xia Duo did not step forward to speak hastily. Instead, he held the [Pioneer Scepter] tightly and leaned towards the river again.
He noticed that the arcanist who was still watching the excitement had left.
Now around here, there are only the seven arcanists who participated in the construction of the elemental passage, Sha Duo, and the five people from the [Hidden Hand] who came through the portal later.
Except for the leading priest, the other four were all wearing simple blue robes. Sha Duo's eyes stayed 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 for the time being, Sha Duo was not sure whether that person was an arcanist or a priest, but it must not be easy to send him as a backup plan.
What was even more complicated was the leading priest. As soon as he came over, he noticed the predicament of Orlins and others, and also noticed Xia Duo's gaze. He nodded slightly, and then took the lead and rushed into the ruins of the Mystery Lock.
Therefore, Xia Duo saw a glimpse of the strength of the [Hidden Hand], a small organization that was not an organization in Niya's eyes. From this, he thought that those organizations with great arcanists would be more powerful.
After the leading priest entered the Mysterious Ruins, he immediately took over the ritual spells originally led by the seven arcanists, while Wesley and other four arcanists who were not [Hidden Hands] retreated.
The other four people who had followed the priest earlier joined in.
Together with Orlins and others, the eight people in the [Hidden Hand] stood in an arc around the source of Linshui River, semi-surrounding the whirlpool spring that was gradually intensifying.
Subsequently, the holy power and arcane energy were intertwined, with the chief priest's holy power as the dominant force. A complex and exquisite magic circle appeared, constantly shaking the magic network and transforming it into a specific shape.
From a distance, still separated by the rioting magic network in the locked ruins, Xia Duo could not perceive the specific details, but the continuous surge of the magic network and the actual changes in the material world still made him understand that the new arrivals were beginning to exert their strength.
Already.
The original 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 the spell, turning the source of Linshui River into a miniature lake about twenty meters in diameter.
If you look at the ground from a high place, the Linshui River, which is only two meters wide, looks like a thin needle inserted into the round water surface.
At the bottom of the lake where the water flow had not yet spread, Xia Duo could clearly see that it had turned into a gray stone with a hint of blue. No matter how fast the water flow hit, it never moved an inch.
At this time, the whirlpool fountain, which was originally gushing at a height close to a person's height, also fell back, but the people in the "Hidden Hand" did not stop.
Soon, a smooth round platform with a thin top and a thick bottom slowly rose up in the center of the miniature lake. The center of the round platform was sunken, and a water column the size of a bowl's mouth spurted out from it.
About ten meters long, the water column spread out like an umbrella at the highest point, falling slowly, covering the entire miniature lake.
"Is this a fountain?"
Just when Xia Duo had this idea, a voice came to his ears, "Lord Xia Duo, the elemental passage has been completed, but there is still one thing that needs you to decide. There are two plans now. The first one is to
This end, the second, is shaped by our [hidden hands] into a permanent landscape.”
Isn't this permanent? Almost subconsciously, Xia Duo asked, "What is the difference between these two choices?"
The voice replied: "If this ends, the elemental channel will eventually collapse naturally. At that time, a magic net dead zone will be formed with the elemental channel as the center, and we [Hidden Hand] will only leave one person here at most.
Continue to repair, you should know that the elves have left too much damage on the land here, and the dead zone of the magic network has the lowest priority.
"And if it is shaped into a permanent landscape, this Magic Network area will always be in an active state. Although it is chaotic, it is easy to repair. Eventually, the Magic Network here will return to normal."
Xia Duo knew as soon as he heard that the latter was definitely better. There was a magic network dead area in the territory. This was not a bad thing, but if the people of the "Hidden Hand" were chosen to shape it into a permanent landscape, he would definitely be the one to choose it.
Bleeding.
After asking, he quickly received an answer. [Hidden Hand] due to a previous miscalculation, they were willing to pay half, and the other half would need to be provided by Xia Duo.
It's not much in total, it only costs one hundred thousand gold coins, but it must be settled with mithril or gems. Their "labor costs" are not included in this, or they can do it for free.
"In other words, spending two hundred thousand gold coins to build a fountain?"
Although this fountain is related to the Magic Network, it is still a fountain!
Although this is a fountain, it is related to the Magic Network!
As his thoughts turned around, Xia Duo couldn't help but reveal a wry smile. He didn't know if [Hidden Hand] had already planned for this day, but if he missed this time and contacted them again, he might have to charge labor fees.
"Let's make it a permanent landscape, but I need time to raise 100,000 gold coins of mithril or gems."
"No problem, as long as you pay before the repair of the magic network is completed, I believe that Lord Shado, as the husband of Her Highness the Princess's student, will not default on the debt."
As soon as these words came out, Xia Duo immediately regretted it, not because he borrowed Niya's name, but from the other party's words, he speculated that the time for the magic network to be completely repaired might be much less than he thought, and also
That is, even if you don't agree, the other party will probably shape it into a permanent landscape on its own.
After all, the temptation to completely repair an abnormal area of the Magic Network costs more than a mere 100,000 gold coins.
One hundred thousand gold coins is not a big sum for Xia Duo. As long as he is willing to give up all research and focus all his energy on 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 more depending on their success rate.
But it is still not an unattainable number.
This number must not be a problem for [Hidden Hand], but since he agreed, it is impossible for Xia Duo to really go back on his word.
After receiving the summons that he agreed, the other side also took action. The leading priest continued to take out various materials from the dimensional bag and threw them into the magic circle between the eight people.
Mainly mithril, five-color gems, and a few other unknown materials.
