Arcane Lord

On the road to the water element, Shado and Lord Epps walked side by side.

After leaving the guarded area of ​​​​the territorial soldiers, Lord Epps appeared and walked with Sha Duo, but he was not on the boat now, and Sha Duo was not able to take the initiative to talk.

So the two of them were silent all the way. Fortunately, it was only more than a mile from the camp to the entrance of the mystery lock. In order to accommodate Lord Epps, Shado deliberately slowed down his pace.

But even so, the two soon came to a large tree that had been chopped down. A few meters in front of the remaining tree roots, Xia Duo stopped. He pointed in the direction a few steps ahead and said:

"Sir, the entrance to the secret lock is right there. Just take a few steps forward and you can enter."

"Yes." Lord Epps nodded and did not enter immediately. It was not because he didn't believe Shado, but because he was trying to analyze the nearby magic network.

But after a while, Lord Epps stopped, his eyes full of puzzlement and confusion, "Xia Duo, you said that the Mystery Lock here is collapsing. How did you judge that?"

Not to mention that Mysuo collapsed, he didn't even see any trace of Mysuo's existence.

If Xia Duo hadn't brought him here and told him personally that the entrance to the mystery lock was ahead, even if he came here to check it in person, he might not have found any abnormalities.

Lord Epps' words made Xia Duo stunned. He could tell that the Mystic Lock was collapsing because the bloodline sensed that the concepts of "moisture" and "flow" here were spreading.

If this trend continues, the "Water Element Road" may even turn into a river!

Before he cut down the big tree that was the key node of the mystery chain, although he could sense the conceptual existence, it did not spread.

It can be said that it was Xia Duo's "those chop" that caused the Mysuo, which had been in disrepair for a long time and was on the verge of collapse, to collapse!

But, judging from what Lord Epps meant, he didn't seem to notice that the Mystery Lock was collapsing?

In an instant, many things came together in Xia Duo's mind. He sighed in his heart and said, "Sir, I once awakened the bloodline, which is related to the water element. Through the bloodline, I can sense the abnormality of the water element environment here, and the mysterious lock. The power in the world is leaking, and perhaps collapse is not far away.”

To be honest, Xia Duo was unwilling to reveal his awakened bloodline, but he had awakened his bloodline twice in the Tower of Time. He didn't believe it if he didn't have any understanding of the Tower of Time.

Before, he thought that the high-level mage should be able to detect the abnormality here, but he did not expect that Lord Epps could not detect the slightest abnormality.

It's up to Xia Duo whether he wants to reveal it or not. If he doesn't make it clear, the other party might silence him.

After all, there is a huge gap between a Mystic Relic that is destined to collapse and is about to be exposed, and a Mystic Relic that can still exist stably and come in and out freely.

Moreover, it is difficult for Shado to judge whether Lord Epps is really unaware or is aware and pretending not to notice. Sometimes being honest and honest is a better choice.

Furthermore, awakening bloodline is relatively rare in Netheril, but it is by no means rare.

In Netheril, awakening bloodline is usually regarded as some kind of outstanding magical talent. If you don't study hard in the future, your final achievements may be only a few.

In the arcane magic system of Netheril, the highest achievement is the Grand Arcanist, but the highest achievement of a blood warlock may not reach the level of the Archmage.

Therefore, blood warlocks generally do not regard themselves as warlocks, but continue to climb to the pinnacle of magic on a basic basis.

Of course, there are general cases and a few cases.

Some bloodline magicians are addicted to bloodline magic and cannot extricate themselves. They do not see the broad path of arcane magic, so they will not take the initiative to learn arcane magic. They just rely on bloodline magic to conquer the world.

This situation is rare, unless the bloodline itself is very strong, or the desire to become stronger is too weak. Otherwise, you would be too stupid to learn more powerful magic.

Sha Duo hid the news of his bloodline awakening in the past, just because he subconsciously wanted to hide it, but it was also because he knew that he could not hide it from the Tower of Time, and it was not a taboo for bloodline warlocks in the territory of Nese.

Therefore, he usually uses his bloodline ability without making any secrets. As long as no one asks, he won't say anything.

Sure enough, when Xia Duo mentioned bloodline, Lord Epps did not show a surprised expression. Instead, he had a look of surprise and asked again:

"Can you determine the approximate collapse time of the Mystery Lock?"

"This -" Xia Duo felt it carefully for a moment, and then calculated a little, and found that it was impossible to calculate. He could indeed roughly guess the concentration of the conceptual existence of "moisture" and "flow" in the future period.

This was enough to show that the power of Mysuo was leaking out, and it was not surprising that it would eventually collapse, but when exactly it happened, he didn't know.

After thinking about it, he could only say: "Sir, the abnormal changes in the water element environment here are accelerating. Even if the mystery lock does not collapse, it will lead to various changes in the road we just came from!"

Perhaps when the "Water Element Road" turns into a river, the Mystery Lock will collapse, or perhaps the collapse of the Mystery Lock causes the "Water Element Road" to turn into a river.

The order of cause and effect is actually not important, because it all means that the mysterious lock ruins have been exposed!

"Water element environment changes?" Epps repeated softly, frowning subconsciously. If there might not be plane crystals here, he wouldn't have to be so hesitant.

He looked back at the way he came. Perhaps because Xia Duo had passed by it often before, a path was forcibly stepped on in the forest where there was no path.

"This way?" Epps frowned, but he didn't have any solution. He knew too little about the mystery lock. "Xia Duo, when will the changes in the water element environment affect the normal environment? ?”

"A month?" Xia Duo tried to give a number, but he was actually not sure.

When Epps heard this, he shook his head, how could he take so long! The longer time dragged on, the more variables there were. He took a step forward and said to Xia Duo: "Go in and take a look first!"

After saying that, without waiting for Xia Duo, he took another step forward. In the next moment, he disappeared from the place without any warning.

Xia Duo, who was lagging behind, saw the complete process of entering the Mystery Lock, although he could not see anything interesting in this process.

But at least he knew that there should be no warning when he entered. It would not be that as soon as he entered, some sound and light effects appeared outside to attract possible enemies.

Immediately afterwards, he followed.

…

The two walked in tandem. As soon as Lord Epps left, Shado came in with his hind legs. After entering, he saw Lord Epps looking up at the sky.

It seems that the secret lock did not teleport the two people to different places because of their different strengths, maybe it was just a fixed entrance.

Of course, it can also be said to be a "gap".