Arcane Lord

“Lord Leisen, when Master Stern contacted me five days ago, I mentioned that the main purpose of my visit this time was to ask you something.

"I didn't make it clear at the time. I was actually worried about being rejected. But now that I have come to Leisen Territory and met you, Lord Leisen, I must make this issue clear."

"What question does Lord Xia Duo want to ask?" Lord Leisen asked calmly, while Stern on the side became a little nervous, fearing that Xia Duo might ask some sensitive questions.

Xia Duo thought about it and realized that it was impossible to avoid the person involved in this matter. After organizing the prophecy a little, he said in a deep voice:

"I want to ask Lord Leisen about the details of the experimental accident at that time, especially the details related to your loss of spell casting ability!"

In fact, Sha Duo knew a long time ago that Lord Leisen was not taboo about talking about the experimental accident. Instead, he often brought it up to warn others. This is why he knew such a thing.

But speaking on the initiative and being asked about it are completely different things, let alone Xia Duo asking about the details.

Not only does he expose other people's scars, but he also covets other people's secrets.

If Xia Duo hadn't become a senior arcanist now, and his status was here, he would not have dared to ask him face to face like this!

If you encounter someone who is petty or bad-tempered, you may take action on the spot. Even if you don't take action on the spot, you may become an enemy later.

But the senior arcanist was barely considered a superior person to Lord Leisen and his son Stern.

If the superior person is slightly rude, as long as it doesn't go too far, the people below will generally accept it, or simply regard it as a way for the superior person to express their closeness, and will not react too violently.

In fact, after Sha Duo finished speaking the question he wanted to ask, Lord Leisen's expression did not change at all, as if he no longer cared about that matter.

Of course, Lord Leisen's real inner world Xia Duo has no way of knowing, but judging others by himself, if it were him, he would never be so calm. Even if he is calm on the surface, there will be waves in his heart.

"Lord Leisen?"

Hearing Shado's question again, Theremin's stiff expression relaxed. Looking at the too young senior arcanist in front of him, he felt a trace of anger in his heart for no reason.

But it was difficult to express his anger. He just said: "I had forgotten about that matter, but I don't want to mention it again."

"Father!" Stern walked to Lord Leisen again and held his arm, as if to dissuade him.

"There is no need to stop me. This matter is not a secret. As Lord Chateau, it is not difficult to find out." Theremin comforted his son.

In fact, he suspected that Lord Xia Duo already knew the relevant situation very well before he came, so he did not hide too much and said directly:

"Strictly speaking, that experiment was actually Teacher Cliff's experiment, but I overestimated my ability, which led to the accident.

"I cannot disclose the specific aspects of the experiment without the consent of Teacher Cliff. The only thing I can say is the part that concerns me."

When Xia Duo heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously asked, "What is it?"

"It's negative energy! Because the experiment went out of control, my body was hit by negative energy. You probably know what happened next. I lost my ability to cast spells!"

"Negative Energy?"

Chateau hasn't done much research on negative energy, but as far as he knows, negative energy is similar to positive energy and is essentially a tendency of elemental movement.

In earthly terms, that is "entropy increase" and "entropy decrease".

But at the same time, there is indeed such a specific thing as "negative energy". In fact, the human body itself is a four-element aggregate, which can exist normally under the balance of positive and negative energy.

Neither positive nor negative energy should be too much, but in comparison, the human body is much more tolerant of positive energy than negative energy. Even in a generally mild positive energy environment, the human body can maintain long-term health and extend its lifespan a little. Woolen cloth!

But negative energy is different. This kind of existence that causes the human body to increase entropy and gradually disappear, even if it sticks a little bit more, it will cause that little extra damage.

Once affected by negative energy, the body's functions may be damaged, or even killed on the spot!

Sha Duo didn't have much doubt about Lord Leisen's words, but the matter of downgrading through negative energy did need to be carefully considered.

If this is done improperly, the "regret medicine" will immediately turn into a "life-threatening pill"!

After thinking about it, Xia Duo asked again: "If I want to know the specific details of that experiment, what price should I pay?"

In fact, what he was really interested in was only what happened at the moment Lord Leisen was hit by the negative energy, but the flow of energy would definitely involve the experiment itself, so it would be better to do it in one step.

Furthermore, he was also quite curious about the experiments of the Great Arcanist Cliff, who was also the Lord Priest of Glory.

Generally speaking, the priests of the Lord of Death will take the initiative to study negative energy, but Sha Duo has never heard of any priest of the Lord of Radiance studying negative energy!

The name Lord of Glory sounds very positive when you hear it. Although it is said that he has a good relationship with the Lord of Death, judging from the energy attributes alone, the Lord of Glory is obviously incapable of dealing with negative energy.

As a priest of the Lord of Glory, Cliff was engaged in negative energy research, which made Sha Duo somewhat curious.

But this issue involves Cliff himself, and Lord Leisen cannot promise anything on behalf of a great arcanist, even if the great arcanist is both his former teacher and his son's current teacher.

"Lord Chateau, I need to ask the teacher before I can answer you this question! If you are not in a hurry about this matter, the teacher will be free during dinner time, and I will ask Stern to ask for me."

"Not urgent!"

The downgrade method is very important to Shado, and even to Netheril, but on the one hand, this is a relatively long-term need, and on the other hand, it is uncertain whether the experience of Lord Leisen can be replicated and whether it is reversible.

Shado wouldn't even stand here and ask Lord Leisen to contact the Great Arcanist Cliff. As Lord Leisen said, Cliff was only free at dinner, so he might not be able to contact him now.

In fact, before the Green Plane War last year, Xia Duo wanted to visit Leisen Territory, but due to various things, the travel plan was postponed again and again, and he was a little numb to it.

Now even if he is asked to wait a few more days, it will not make his heart waver at all.

…

They had already talked about gossip and serious matters, and there was still half a day before dinner, so the three of them started to exchange magic again.

Among the three, Shado is a senior arcanist and Stern is an arcanist. Their spellcasting level is as high as 14 with clear spellcasting records.

As for Lord Leisen, he was also a talented arcanist before. Although he has lost his ability to cast spells, the knowledge he has mastered has not disappeared, and his cognition and insight are still alive.