Arcane Lord

Savile Town.

From the portal next to the old site of the Tower of Time to the central square, there is a path that is almost 100 meters long. When Shado came out of the portal, he did not go to Toph immediately, but walked slowly along this path. Walk towards the central square.

Just now, he and Nia saw Toph walking towards the trade area with a Tower of Time member at the Tower of Time. Of course, that was two hours before the elimination procedure.

Xia Duo walked over so slowly, to a certain extent, he was testing whether the other party was monitoring this place. Judging from the traces of spells along the way, Xia Duo did not find any surveillance.

But it is actually not difficult to hide something like magic. If you do not conduct a more detailed inspection, it is indeed easy to overlook many things with just such a cursory look.

However, Shado didn't want to make any big moves. The most important thing at the moment was to figure out Toph's true purpose of coming to Savile Territory again.

…

As soon as he walked out of the alley and entered the central square, Sha Duo noticed a slender figure appearing in the northeast corner of the square. He took a closer look and saw that it was Tove!

He even waved to himself!

Xia Duo frowned, knowing that the other party was indeed monitoring this place. After adjusting his mood slightly, he walked straight towards the other party.

Before he could get closer, he heard the other party's voice, "Lord Xia Duo, you finally appeared!"

"Are you waiting for me? Why don't you contact the Tower of Time? Or tell Chief Oripus?"

Facing the female elf mage he had just seen in the Tower of Time's detection image, Sha Duo's attitude was still very cautious. Of course, he didn't have a good look on her.

Before the other party answered, he continued to ask: "How to explain the secret casting of spells on members of the Tower of Time! Ms. Toph?"

Hearing these successive questions, Toph's originally smiling face suddenly turned gloomy. It seemed that she didn't expect that Xia Duo would question her as soon as she came up. When her expression returned to normal, she said coldly:

"Lord Xia Duo, if you still have this attitude, then I don't need to say anything next. Any consequences that arise in the future will be borne entirely by you."

When Xia Duo heard this, he was a little surprised. Could it be that it was still his fault? But he also wanted to hear Toph's explanation, so he invited her to the town hall not far away for a detailed discussion.

After all, they stood in this square, a human and an elf, somewhat ostentatiously.

…

Toph did not refuse Sha Duo's invitation, and at the same time her attitude seemed to soften a bit, as if she had been wronged and yet comforted.

When Xia Duo saw this, he probably had an idea. He guessed that the other party's previous anger might just be a disguise or a strategy, but he didn't care.

From the beginning, his purpose is to figure out the other party's purpose. The more the other party shows, the more information will be revealed.

After entering the town hall, Chateau specifically asked Mayor Thain for an ordinary reception room. Apart from being spacious, it was almost crude.

But Toph didn't seem to show it at all, and Shado had no doubt that if he hadn't questioned her immediately as soon as he came up, the other party might have been as enthusiastic as the previous Tower of Time members!

"Ms. Toph, what do you want from me? In addition, you also need to give me an explanation for secretly casting spells on the members of the Tower of Time."

Xia Duo seemed to be sure that the other party would not fall out, so he repeated the previous question again, but his tone was much gentler than before.

After all, even if he is ready to fall out with the other party, he still hopes not to get to that final step.

Faced with Sha Duo's friendly inquiry this time, Toph also acted more cooperatively and directly stated the purpose of her visit——

"There is a big shot in Cormanso who is eyeing you. I came here specifically to remind you!"

"Someone is targeting me?"

Shado's first reaction to this explanation was that he didn't believe it, and then - but even so, any elite mage in Netheril might be on Cormanthor's blacklist.

It is perfectly normal to be targeted by some big shot.

What's more, he has multiple identities - the husband of the princess's only student, a student of Iolum, and a senior arcanist, each of which deserves the attention of the big shots in Cormanthor.

Toph's explanation was a bit false, but she couldn't ignore it completely. If Toph's words were true, and based on the situation that she had specially made a trip to remind, the big man from Cormanso might do something big.

In order to let the other party express more and expose more, Xia Duo pretended to be nervous and very curious, and asked Toph: "Who is targeting me? Do you know why?

"It's the High Mage Jelinis. He is a close minister and close confidant of the crowned king of Ilisel. Just a few days ago, at a dinner party for a high-ranking family, the other party inadvertently revealed this news after drinking. Although it was soon revealed by He covered it up, but I had already paid attention to it. I inquired about it later and found that it might be related to Evereska! "

After Toph finished speaking, she looked at Shado curiously, as if she wanted to ask what Shado had done in Everesca to attract Jelinis' attention.

In this regard, Sha Duo shook his head with certainty, "I did go to Evereska not long ago, but if I have to say what I did to attract the attention of a high mage, I can definitely say nothing!"

In fact, there is, but on the one hand, Xia Duo himself is not sure, and on the other hand, even if he is sure, it is impossible to tell Toph!

This kind of thing must not be admitted, and it cannot even be hinted at. It doesn't matter whether the other party believes it or not. This is an attitude issue on one's side.

The stance determines the attitude, and the attitude determines the specific method of doing things.

Show your attitude first, and then, no matter what moves the other party has, he will follow them.

However, this matter is still doubtful for the time being, because it came from Toph's mouth, and Xia Duo couldn't trust Toph. Even now, he is not sure whether the other party is a member of the Yueguan family.

But what is certain is that the other party must be from a high-ranking family.

His conversation, temperament, and even language style are things that even ordinary elf costumes can't fake.

Thinking of this, Sha Duo asked Toph again: "Does the Moon Crown Family have any further information about the Master Jelinis?"

"How can I easily obtain information about a high mage! However, the family has preserved some of it, but it cannot be without cost."

"what do you want?"

"It's not what I need, but what my family needs. For myself, I am more inclined to invest in a promising human collaborator, but the family needs to see actual benefits."

"Tell me! What do you want?" There was a trace of impatience in Xia Duo's tone.

But this is also an act.

Although he was not sure whether this was a routine devised by Toph, it did not prevent him from following the script he thought he had.