Once the thought of leaving arises, it is difficult to extinguish it. After Xia Duo told Niya her thoughts, Niya also expressed her understanding and said:
"Then let's go back now!"
"No!"
Although Xia Duo wanted Niya to go back with him, after thinking about it, he still refused, "I'll go back by myself first. It's best for you to wait until you meet Her Highness the Princess before making a decision!"
Just a few days ago, when she was in the green field plane, the princess showed a unique image, shrouded in flame-like clouds, which has always stayed in Sha Duo's mind.
It was hard not to make him have strange associations. Combined with some previous speculations, perhaps the princess was really gathering the power of faith, and a certain qualitative change had occurred.
Before the Green Field Plane, the last time Xia Duo saw the princess was last year, but he could not observe the cloud energy at that time, so he did not know whether the princess at that time also had the cloud energy that was like a flame now.
But no matter what, the princess is probably trying to achieve some kind of feat for a mortal to become a god. If this is true, then this matter will definitely not be decided and executed by her alone.
In other words, the princess probably represents the common will of all the great arcanists in Netheril, at least in a certain aspect.
This is definitely a solid golden thigh, at least until others rebel.
Therefore, whether from the perspective of benefit to Niya or from a purely utilitarian perspective, Sha Duo also hopes that Niya can maintain a relatively good relationship with the princess.
As for the future, there will also be Niya's great-grandfather, and even Niya's great-grandfather's teacher Iolum.
Of course, it is also possible that Sha Duo himself successfully became the Grand Arcanist at the right time and became the golden thigh for himself and Niya.
At that time, people like Princess, Xavier, and Iolum can not only be regarded as golden thighs, but they can also be regarded as allies!
Xia Duo has never liked to fight alone. If he can form a group, he must join forces decisively. If he cannot form a group, he must find opportunities to cultivate allies.
The principle that there is strength in numbers is true even in this magical world.
…
Shado's refusal made Niya a little stunned. She remembered what they had just said on the way back from Gustav Tower to Gilles Tower - take the teacher's homework arrangements seriously!
Thinking of this, Niya's originally impetuous heart gradually calmed down. She raised her head and looked directly at Xia Duo's gentle and firm eyes. She felt warm in her heart and then said:
"I will contact the teacher later. I have completed the basic course and have chosen a future research direction. The teacher probably won't let me stay in Giles Towers forever. After I finish meeting the teacher, we will go back together tomorrow at the latest.
"
"That's it-"
Xia Duo thought about it carefully and finally agreed. Moreover, he realized that he had taken the Severington Council's inspection a little too seriously.
In fact, looking at it from another perspective, even if he fails the inspection this time, it is not a big deal. He is already a pioneer. At worst, he will just follow the normal development process.
Wait until the day when the territory becomes self-sufficient, and then go to the Sevington Council to apply for regularization. Will the Sevington Council still reject a senior arcanist?
He is absolutely certain that he can become a senior arcanist before that day, and if everything goes well, becoming a grand arcanist may not be impossible!
After thinking about this, Xia Duo suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. Even the previous speculation that a real war might occur in the near future was much less worrying.
Sure enough, in the early stages of the development of magical civilization, individual power can always play a considerable role in suppressing the situation.
…
Afterwards, neither of them mentioned anything about returning to the territory immediately. When they returned to Niya's private residence in Giles Tower, Niya went to contact the princess, while Shado contacted Perokan of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce.
Although there was no excessive worry about the future, Xia Duo still decided not to hold the exchange meeting. He had just returned from the green field plane and had already made quite a splash. It was best to keep a low profile now to avoid giving excuses.
On the other hand, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce should really ask them about the sales situation of their communication instruments so that they can adjust production capacity after returning to the Tower of Time.
As soon as Xia Duo was summoned, Peluokan's reply came quickly, and there was a hint of excitement in his tone:
"Lord Shado, we were talking about you just now! The all-knowing observer, the all-powerful commander. In just the past two days, your name has not only spread throughout Severton, but even Askel, Ai
Lintar, Tevimansa and Cormanthor have your reputation spread!"
"..."
After hearing the content of the other party's message, Xia Duo was happy at first, but then felt a chill on his back. This was too exaggerated. He didn't bother to reply to Peluokan. Xia Duo observed his own cloud energy again.
When he was in the green field plane before, he saw the flame-like clouds on the princess's body, which were comparable to the sun in the cloud vision, making it difficult for him to look directly, so he temporarily blocked his vision of observing the clouds.
In order to prevent the princess from suddenly appearing in front of him, Xia Duo has not turned on the cloud vision since he was in the green field plane and even now he has returned to the main plane.
Now, because of Peluokan's message, Sha Duo has once again turned on the cloud vision, which is like magical vision in a focused state, and can be turned on with a single thought.
"hiss--"
As soon as Xia Duo observed his own clouds, he took a breath. The clouds were like light and mist, and seemed to exist or die. They were originally just strands, wrapping around his body, but now——
But it turned into irregular floc, wrapping around the body and making irregular movements.
Although it's not as bright as the princess's sun-like flames, it's more than double what it was before going to the green field plane!
"Niya, I will go back to the bedroom to meditate!"
After talking to Niya, Shaduo quickly got into Niya's bedroom, first made himself a cup of "Bonu Original Leaf", then lay down on the bed, relaxed his body, and at the same time entered a state of extreme concentration.
Almost instantly, he sensed the location of his soul. Its shape was exactly the same as its real body. The difference was that the soul's entire body was evenly emitting rays of light, reflecting a small area of space around it.
However, compared to before, there is a very obvious difference here——
The glow emitted by the soul has become stronger, and correspondingly, the space reflected around the soul has also become larger!
In addition, when Xia Duo's "existence" returned to his soul, he felt a strange pain!
When he explored the soul before, he already knew that the faint glow emitted by the soul did not originate from the soul itself, but was inspired by the glow caused by an unknown force colliding with the soul.
Xia Duo couldn't see this unknown force from the perspective of his soul, but he guessed that it might be the clouds that could be seen with the naked eye.
Now it seems that this unknown force may indeed be cloud energy.
