After Xia Duo expelled the priest Cole from the Rodney Territory, he had speculated that behind the series of actions of the Rodney Territory, it might be the instruction of a certain great arcanist.
If the mysterious organization is really the instigator behind the Rodney Territory, then according to Lord Hawke, there is a Grand Arcanist behind the mysterious organization, but the Rodney Territory does not.
At this glance, it seems that all the information is connected, but Xia Duo knows that in many cases, even 100% true information may be misleading.
Not to mention that this was just Lord Hawke's one-sided statement.
"Lord Hawke, what you said shocked me very much." Sha Duo said while pretending to think hard:
"I need some time to confirm that maybe the Rodney Territory and even the mysterious organization are our common enemies. The enemies of our enemies are our friends. For friends, I will certainly not trap Aquilaine anymore. Of course, before that,
I can't let him go yet."
"What a 'enemy of my enemy is my friend'! With this sentence, I completely believe that we will become friends in the future!" Doleson was very generous and his words were full of goodwill.
Combined with his good temperament and appearance, if Xia Duo had not been aware of the relationship and stance between the two parties for a long time, he might have had a good impression of him. An older man, a senior arcanist, behaved so approachably in front of him.
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Now, Xia Duo, who was preconceived, naturally believed that there was a conspiracy.
Of course, it doesn't matter whether it is a conspiracy or not. What Xia Duo wants is to delay for some time and wait for the subsequent impact of the communication plan. Furthermore, he will carefully consider the causes and consequences of any decision he makes and will not act hastily.
There is a saying in my hometown that "make a decision before taking action." If the other party expects to release Aquilaine based on this one-sided information, or even directly confront Rodney, the mysterious organization, etc., then Shado can only
Said that the other party underestimated him.
Afterwards, the two of them chatted for a while, as if a senior was taking care of his junior.
It wasn't until nearly evening that Sha Duo left the Austrian-French Federation.
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Returning to Giles Tower, Shado was still thinking about the scene of his meeting with Lord Hawke just now. There was no tense situation as expected, and the confrontation was not an exaggeration.
This is probably what Archmage Greta calls "obeying the rules". It seems that Lord Hawke's current situation is really not good.
After thinking about it, Xia Duo contacted the Saville Territory and asked them to do some investigation first. Then he felt that it was getting late, so he did not contact Niya again to "appraise" the spell book with her.
Instead, he continued to measure the energy consumption of spells. As an arcanist, as long as you want to do it, there are many things to do, and you don't have to worry about having nothing to do. This is because Xia Duo is away from home and cannot conduct many researches.
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The next day, the snow-melting competition that had been postponed for three days finally continued.
The next thing to be done is the second project [Arcane Puzzle]. To be honest, Xia Duo is looking forward to this project more than any other project, not because [Arcane Puzzle] was created by him, but because he is the one who created it most.
A project that I can understand is probably this one.
[Spell Showdown] The sky is unconstrained. If Xia Duo can access the seventh level of the magic network, it will certainly be an extremely exciting performance, but he is not. The duel he can see only involves the fifth level of the magic network. It has to be said
Very regrettable.
As for [Magnificent Illusion], it can even be said that there is no direct competition. The competition is illusion. This is purely Bi's imagination and art. If Xia Duo participates, he can create some scenes on the earth, although he may not necessarily become the most beautiful one on the field.
It's a little cool, but it's sure to be refreshing for everyone.
In his mind, [Magnificent Illusion] is the least anticipated project.
In addition to satisfying some curiosity, it actually does not play much role in the actual research of magic.
Only in [Arcane Puzzle], in addition to directing the chess game, the contestants actually serve more as assistants to the chess pieces, and the abilities of the chess pieces are determined in advance, and most of them still retain Shado's original design.
This greatly reduced the scope of the spell showdown, making it easier for Xia Duo to watch.
Therefore, Xia Duo called Niya early and came to the arena together. During the free time waiting for the game to start, the two deduced the trend of the chess game to each other.
Of course, compared to the official competition where the abilities of the chess pieces are mostly around level 8 and the contestants' spellcasting abilities are limited to below level 5, Shado and Niya's deductions are several levels lower.
It is generally through the 1st level spellcasting ability to promote or prevent a 3rd level hit that far exceeds the contact spell.
However, not long after the two of them started a game, Niya gave up the game. "The advantage of the first attack of the chess pieces is too great. I think the attacked pieces must also be able to fight back. Otherwise, we can use low-level spells to defeat them."
It’s too difficult to influence high-level spells, it’s better to play a pure chess game!”
"If the chess pieces can counterattack, then the chess game itself is meaningless. It would be better to just engage in a spell showdown!"
When Shado originally designed [Arcane Puzzle], his main consideration was to reduce the impact of the contestants' spellcasting as much as possible and let the influence of chess power prevail.
In this way, Naise Fang can gain a certain advantage if he has Xia Duo's training routine in advance.
"Since we are not going to deduce the arcane puzzle, there is still some time before the game starts, so let's play a pure chess game."
"Um."
A pure chess game, or a "projection game", although Niya is not as good at chess as Shado, she is more accepting of this form. She has realized that this form of game can have the effect of focused training.
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Shado and Niya, who were in the projection game state, easily ignored the situation outside. When they finished the game and were about to see how long it would take for the game to start, they were surprised to find that there were a large number of chess games in the arena.
projection.
"Xia Duo, it seems that everyone likes chess very much!" Niya looked at Xia Duo with a smile, with a hint of playfulness in her tone.
Sha Duo is also very happy that the crystallization of wisdom from his hometown can be recognized by the Nese mages, and as the spread of chess becomes more and more widespread, it is inevitable that he will bring a lot of "power of faith".
Although he said he didn't care whether his bloodline could be awakened again, if it really was, he would still exclaim "It smells so good".
In fact, if there is a progress bar for bloodline awakening that allows him to clearly see how much "power of faith" is required for the next awakening, he feels that he is very likely to take the initiative to become famous.
Of course, compared to the traces and evidence-based evidence of magic, bloodline awakening is still too elusive.