Arcane Lord

Although Xia Duo remained calm on his face, he was still very concerned about who was coming, especially Cross. If the other party didn't come, he would have to be "tried in absentia."

The effect will be worse than if the other party is present in person, and there will be excuses for wrangling in the future.

Therefore, when Sha Duo saw Cross teleporting in with a gloomy face, he was extremely happy. After Cross came in, there was no one else.

Among them, only three from the Seven Towers came, namely Skum, Horn and Harris, while all the great arcanists from the non-Seven Towers were present.

Of course, this also includes Byron - although he is the princess's teacher, his relationship with Giles Tower is indescribable. Especially under the current circumstances of being ostracized by Skum, overtly and covertly, it is almost the same as breaking away.

…

After everyone arrived, Iolum temporarily closed the circular hall and then announced the start of the meeting.

"The first issue was raised by Sha Duo, the convener of this meeting, to sue the Green Tower for stealing the Tower of Time's unique stopping magic weapon design. Cross, do you have anything to say about this matter?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the circular hall turned their attention to Cross. Some were surprised, some were shocked, and some were looking at him with malicious intent.

Except for Kabol, the director of the Austrian-French Federation in the auditorium, as the brother of the client Cross, his two identities made him know more about this matter than anyone present.

Because of his understanding, he became more and more uneasy. He was strong and calm, but he still cast an anxious look at his brother.

At this time, in the center of everyone's attention, Cross looked gloomy but did not lose his composure. When faced with Iolum's question, he just replied in a deep voice:

"It was indeed my people who made mistakes in this matter, and I admit it."

"Shado?" Iolum once again directed everyone's attention to Shado.

Although Xia Duo was surprised that Cross admitted piracy in public, everyone was looking at him at this time. He looked as usual and stood up calmly and said:

"I hope that the Green Tower will stop using that design and give the Tower of Time the compensation it deserves for its previous offenses."

If it was just this piracy incident, and Cross had such a good attitude in admitting his mistake, then Chateau should at least not pursue him. It could be that he just "smiles and forgets his grudges".

But this matter is not just this matter, but is related to a series of similar ruling standards in the future. If a rule cannot be formed, no matter how harmonious the scene is, it will have no meaning.

In fact, Chateau was mentally prepared for Cross to refuse to admit it.

Long before he was ready to convene a joint meeting of the Grand Arcanists, he had already gotten rid of Iolum to fix the evidence. Although there may be no trace now, who would have thought that he would be so serious at the time?

After Xia Duo made his request, Cross just frowned slightly and agreed, and asked: "I wonder how much compensation Lord Xia Duo needs?"

Xia Duo was well prepared for this issue and said directly: "For every communication device designed by the Tower of Time that the Green Tower sells, it needs to compensate the Tower of Time with 200 gold coins."

This is actually the cost of the communication magic weapon. It is not much, but if it is sold for more, it will be very harmful.

Cross frowned again, "Based on the number of communication instruments sold? Isn't Lord Shado afraid that I will recycle the communication instruments that have been sold?"

Valley

"Let me interject."

As soon as Iolum opened his mouth, he attracted everyone's attention. Then he stretched his hand to the center of the circular conference table. The moving blue glow suddenly evolved into a map of the south. Some of the highlighted blue dots were very bright. It's attention-grabbing.

"After requesting a meeting, Shado commissioned the Arcane Federation to investigate the number of communication instruments within the Southern Green Tower Alliance. A total of 247 of them fit the design of the Tower of Time."

This number is actually somewhat reserved. After all, detection spells are not omnipotent. They generally cannot be detected as long as they do not leave the mage tower. In addition, high-level mages also have special evasion detection spells.

If you include those sold outside the Green Tower Alliance, 247 is already a very conservative number.

Of course, even if it is really possible to investigate how many imitation communication instruments the Green Tower has sold in total, Shado still needs to consider the possibility that the amount is too large and Cross will destroy it directly.

The first patent infringement case - although the term "patent infringement" cannot be formally stated yet, this is the fact. Both Chateau and Iolum must ensure smooth execution in order to form a precedent.

If it cannot be executed, it is almost equal to empty.

…

This time, perhaps the pressure from the Seven Towers was too much. Cross had almost no resistance to Sha Duo's accusations and demands.

"I understand. When the meeting is over, I will ask someone to send the compensation to the Austrian and French Federation."

Cross's words echoed in the circular hall. In the auditorium, Cabor listened to his brother's humiliating answer. His right hand subconsciously clenched into a fist, and his non-sharp nails were deeply embedded in the palm of his hand, and a trace of blood flowed from it. Feeling refreshed.

Although he felt very aggrieved, Kabor knew that this was an ideal result. He had vaguely heard of the ultimatum from the Seven Towers before today. When he asked his brother, Cross was unwilling to mention it more.

Therefore, Kabor's main purpose of participating in this meeting today is to persuade his brother not to be too impulsive at the critical moment.

Looking at it now, my brother is much more mature than I thought.

…

After the first topic, the atmosphere in the circular hall became more solemn. Everyone in the auditorium around the hall was almost careful to breathe, for fear of making someone or some people unhappy.

Iolum also noticed something was wrong with the atmosphere, but today's meeting was used to openly criticize Cross from the very beginning.

Now that the atmosphere is at this point, it is inevitable that those who are not the Great Arcanist of the Seven Towers, such as Magna and Cliff, will feel hurt.

Looking at the agenda list again, Iolum immediately understood the thoughts of the people in the Seven Towers. Once they decided to suppress, they would be merciless. After Sha Duo, the convenor's agenda, came the ones directed by the Seven Towers against Cross. issue.

Iolum thought about it and decided to temporarily adjust the order of the topics and put those controlled by the Seven Towers at the back.

On the one hand, it is to give others time to ease their emotions. The Seven Towers targeted Cross not randomly, but Cross did violate an important unspoken rule that can be called the "cornerstone of Netheril's existence" - territorial independence.

On the other hand, Cross was not overly stimulated. Of course, this was mainly because this meeting was convened by Chateau, who was worried about provoking hatred for Chateau.

Although Iolum must uphold the principle of neutrality, it is human nature to prefer those close to him when he does not follow the principle.