Arcane Lord

Olive grove, south of center.

In the open space between several olive trees, Old Hank pointed to an inconspicuous small stone and said: "At that time, the mysterious man was standing in that position. When I saw him, he stopped."

With the accurate location and previous experience in dispelling camouflage magic, Xia Duo directly used his magic vision to check the background of the surrounding magic network. With intention, he quickly discovered something strange——

It was still a camouflage magic. Xia Duo carefully removed it, and what was exposed was still a dim aura, but it was slightly different from what he had just discovered in the north.

Xia Duo carefully checked the changes on the surface of the magic network and the first layer, and it was indeed different from before. Next, Xia Duo did not explore too much, but cast a [Light Technique].

With the help of light, he recorded part of the information about this unknown magic in his notes. Sha Duo stayed here so late, largely to obtain more magic information.

Otherwise, after discovering the unknown magic in the north, you can immediately return to hand in the task.

It was getting late now, and all the town gates should have been closed. Sha Duo put away his notes and looked at the crowd around him who were waiting for him to speak. Sha Duo found Uk, pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice:

"If you go back now, can you ask the town gate to be opened?"

"Master Shaduo, this -" Uk was a little embarrassed, this was beyond the scope of his responsibilities.

But he did not directly deny it, but made Xia Duo aware of the feasibility, "We must return tonight, otherwise there may be trouble."

"You-Know-Who? But didn't old Hank make that up?"

"Made it up? The mysterious person can make it up, but the magic here cannot be made up casually. I checked it several times and confirmed that someone has arranged an unknown magic here. I have just removed the disguise above. What do you think? Will the people behind the scenes notice it?"

"This -" Uk suddenly broke into a cold sweat. If he wanted to return to the town from Hexi Village, other than taking the stone bridge outside the west gate of the town, he could only swim back from the Wolfburg River.

Near the Savery Territory, the narrowest point of the Wolfburg River is more than ten meters. Many team members, including Uk, are not good at swimming. If you encounter a mysterious person when you go back, then——

"Master Xia Duo, do you think we will encounter a mysterious person? Yes, we will definitely!"

At the end of the sentence, Uk's voice had grown uncontrollably. Seeing this, Xia Duo quickly comforted Uk, "Don't be nervous. It was just my inference. Didn't you return safely a few days ago? But what if today? If you stay here, I can't guarantee whether you will meet him tomorrow."

"I have a way!" Uk said immediately, "I know the guard at the south gate. I have gone in after dark before."

"Okay! Let's go back now." Sha Duo decided directly and asked Uk to inform other team members to prepare to return, and take Old Hank and his son with him.

After that, Xia Duo personally dealt with two goblins with high intelligence. If he now had an independent research room in the Mage Tower, he might have brought them back.

But now there is a mysterious person hiding in the dark, and Xia Duo has no intention of playing any "educational" games. Taking him with him on the road can only be a burden, so he can only deal with it as soon as possible.

He believed that there were goblins like this everywhere in the wilderness, at least there were many more than imagined.

After doing all this, Xia Duo felt a little more at ease. Although when he checked the disguise magic before, he knew that the magic could last at least in days, but no one could be sure whether the mysterious man would suddenly Qi Xiang, come and take a look.

What Xia Duo is betting now is that the mysterious man believes that the apprentice cannot discover his arrangement and will only come to check regularly based on the duration of the disguise magic.

And with his extraordinary physique after awakening his bloodline, even if he couldn't defeat him, he could still run away.

…

When they returned, the villagers were all happy when they saw Old Hank and his son being taken away. Xia Duo looked at this scene coldly and summoned his mount.

The group of people set off on their way home under the welcome of the villagers.

Xia Duo rode ahead and summoned a ball of light, which he placed in mid-air. Although it was not very bright, it at least allowed people to see clearly.

It wasn't until the moon rose and the soft moonlight fell on the earth that Xia Duo no longer maintained the [Light Technique].

On the other side, after Xia Duo and others left Hexi Village some distance away, an alarm suddenly sounded in a private research room in the Tower of Time.

A graceful middle-aged mage stopped what he was doing, first put some experimental materials away, then cast a cleaning spell on himself, and then walked out of the experimental area.

Arriving at the other corner of the research room, there was a long table covered with mysterious patterns, one section of which was flashing a warning red light. The middle-aged mage reached out and touched the corner of the circle, pausing the alarm sound and murmuring at the same time. Whisper:

"The suggestion technique has failed? Or has someone discovered it?"

The middle-aged mage followed his steps to the other section of the long table, where there was also a delicately structured magic circle. In the center of the magic circle was a colorless and transparent crystal ball.

He touched the crystal ball a few times and recited the auxiliary spell that he had already mastered. The magic net responded quickly, and mist appeared in the crystal ball.

After a while of rolling, the fog gradually dissipated, and a picture of a small team walking appeared. The middle-aged mage adjusted his observation angle, and his eyes stayed on the faces of each member of the team for a moment, and finally noticed the old Hank and his son with their hands tied behind their backs.

Seeing that his plan had failed, the middle-aged mage did not get angry, but smiled, "Interesting! An apprentice? He can actually discover my arrangement! Interesting!"

After laughing, the middle-aged mage immediately took out a badge from the dimensional bag, and pointed his finger on the sword-shaped gorse pattern on the badge. A glimmer of light flashed on the pattern, and a gloomy voice came out——

"Warren, what do you want from me?"

"It's nothing. I just want to remind you that my plan has failed. You can see for yourself!"

"You——Warren! How do you do things? You can't handle such a small thing!"

Upon hearing this, Warren's face suddenly darkened, "First, I am not your subordinate. You are just a bug hiding in a dark corner playing tricks. Don't direct your temper at me; second, I am a mid-level mage, and you are just a low-priced mage with no hope of advancement. Even if you don’t use the honorific title, please call me Mage Warren. This is my last warning. If you do this again, don’t contact me again.”

There was a rapid breathing sound from the other end of the badge, and then it returned to normal, "I'm sorry, Master Warren, it was my fault, but you can't just take advantage and do nothing! Please work harder on that matter!"

This tone was extremely humble, but Warren remained unmoved, "We have already been discovered here, and the risk of exposure is very high. Your previous reward was not enough!"

"you--"

As if anticipating the fury on the other side, Warren left a message, "Come back to me after you think about it," and immediately interrupted the communication.

Putting the badge away, Warren walked towards the experimental area again, preparing to continue the previous experiment, seemingly not taking this matter to heart at all.