Arcane Lord

The "Lucky Owen" was just a very ordinary inland river flat-bottomed cargo ship. After loading more than a hundred people, the cabin became full, and even the upper deck was full of people.

If it weren't for Old Owen's repeated assurance that there would be no problem, Xia Duo would rather transport it in two trips.

In order to return to Savile Town as soon as possible, the residents were arranged to take turns paddling during the day. At night, it is operated by the original crew.

At the same time, Xia Duo provided a large [Lighting Technique] support to illuminate the waterway on the return journey.

In this way, despite going against the current, the "Lucky Owen" successfully arrived at Savile Town one day later and docked at the port.

Arman, the steward of the Liaton Chamber of Commerce, who had already received Sha Duo’s spell message, was already waiting at the port. As soon as Sha Duo got off the boat, he greeted him:

"Lord Xia Da, food and shelter have been arranged. Your subjects can stay there during this period."

"Well, thank you."

Armen didn't dare to take credit and said quickly: "It's still the same warehouse as before, this time it's just been vacated."

Having said that, Xia Duo knew that even if it was just an ordinary port warehouse, it would not be possible to free it up, even if it had been made in advance when he came back last time.

"I still have some things to deal with in the Mage Tower. You and Priest Leiden can discuss the rest."

"yes."

Afterwards, Xia Duo told Leiden a few more words and left the port. However, he did not return to the Tower of Time immediately, but stopped in the central square.

Midsummer Festival is approaching, and red, yellow, and orange streamers have been hung on the buildings around the square. Even at this time, there are already minstrels performing in the square.

However, Xia Duo was not here to watch the performance, but to wait for someone. He was standing not far from the town hall, far away from the crowd, very conspicuous, but no one dared to casually come up and talk to the mage.

After a while, a soldier wearing Savile collar standard leather armor trotted over. It was the person Sha Duo was waiting for - Gibb.

"My lord, I'm sorry, I'm late."

Chateau looked at Gibb carefully. The man in his thirties looked very much like when he faced Lord Epps. Chateau didn't want him to get nervous, so he said bluntly:

"Can you contact Ava? I would like to hire him as an instructor for the Territory Guard."

Xia Duo did not invite Ava to join the territory. He knew that the current Daxia Territory was not enough to attract a rogue who had received professional training and could use magic items.

It's just a hire now, but in the future, when the time is right, it might be possible to turn it into a join.

"Sir -" Gibb wanted to agree for his friend, but he knew that his friend would not agree. Ava had something he wanted to do. If it hadn't been for that, he would have left Savileland long ago.

However, Xia Duo's request cannot be easily rejected. After hesitating, Gibb said: "Sir, I can contact Ava, but I think it is unlikely that he will agree."

"Don't agree?" Xia Duo frowned. He recalled every detail of his mission with Ava last year. Ava was indeed a taciturn person who hardly communicated with others, but that didn't mean he couldn't get along with gold coins. .

He remembered that Djibouti had said before that Ava was an adventurer. Wouldn't an adventurer not want to earn gold coins?

"Contact him for me and I'll talk to him personally."

"This -" Jiwa gritted his teeth, "I can't agree to meet with the Lord on behalf of Ava, but I will tell him the Lord's request, and if he agrees, I will bring him to see the Lord."

"Ah!"

Just a wanderer making such a big show, Sha Duo suddenly regretted mentioning this matter. He just wanted to find someone who could teach ordinary people how to use magic scrolls. Without Ava, there must be other Biwa and Sewa!

But since it has been mentioned, Xia Duo will not use it. He is a pragmatist, so he said: "If you find someone, go to the Liaton Chamber of Commerce and ask Manager Arman to notify me!"

After saying that, he left directly, leaving Gibb stunned on the spot with a changed expression.

…

Returning to the Mage Tower, Shado first went to see Niya and conveyed Lord Epps's words, and then went into the magic laboratory.

Over this period of time, he has accumulated a lot of imaginative experiments on [Levitation Technique]. Without a magic laboratory, he would not dare to conduct too radical experiments.

As for the matter between Epps and Niya, Shado didn't want to care about it and couldn't care about it. Only the sad look in Teacher Niya's eyes impressed him deeply, but he was immediately forgotten.

Xia Duo devoted himself wholeheartedly to the magic experiment, completely forgetting the passage of time.

…

On the other side, Gibb met Shado in the square, went to the Adventurer's Guild to issue a mission to find the lost puppy, and then walked home.

After being away from home for so many days, he was so eager to see his family!

Savile Town, West End.

This is what adventurers call a civilian area, but that is just a joke. In fact, the people who live here are either the families of grassroots officers and clerks in the territory, or local traders and craftsmen.

There is neither the noise of the prosperous trade in the East District nor the danger of adventurers in the South District fighting swords at every turn. It is calm, peaceful and the most suitable place to live.

Gibb's home is in the West District, close to the temple, and can be considered the safest area.

Pushing open the courtyard door, Gibb's longing for wife was sitting in the courtyard sewing clothes. At that time, a neighbor introduced her to work to supplement the family income.

Next to me, my son who had just learned to walk was swaying around the tree in the yard. The last time I came back, my son couldn't walk yet.

This scene made Gibb feel extremely peaceful. He suppressed a certain emotion and squeezed out a cry from his throat: "Lina, I'm back!"

"Gibb!"

Hearing the sound, Lina quickly put down what she was doing and rushed forward.

Gibb hugged his wife and was about to take her into the house, but this time for some unknown reason, Lina struggled desperately, with a blush on her face, and lowered her voice: "There is someone in the house - there is someone in the house!"

"Is there someone?!" Gibb was startled. The hand that was originally holding his wife subconsciously placed it on the hilt of the sword at his waist, but then he realized that he was too nervous.

"Who's coming?" Gibb asked.

Lina pushed Jibu away, straightened her clothes, and then said, "It's Ava. He just came here and said he wanted to see you for something."

At this point, Lina's expression suddenly changed, she pulled Ji aside and whispered: "Don't lend him any more money this time. My son will definitely learn magic in the future, and he must save money now."

"Yes, yes." Gibb didn't dare to explain, so he had to respond repeatedly and sent his wife to take care of the children. He walked into the house alone.

…

After closing the door, Gibb saw the man standing in the corner by the window. The dim and hazy light made the man's profile look a little strange, but Gibb knew that it was Ava.

"Why did you come so soon?"

"Don't forget, it's Midsummer's Day in two days. I have two days to spare." Ava turned around and looked at Gibb, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"I'm not looking for you, it's Master Xia Duo. Do you remember Master Xia Duo? It's him who's looking for you!"