Arcane Lord

It's not Shado's style to just sit back and wait for death. Even if the unknown enemy is not considered, if the mage tower is attacked, Lord Epps may settle the score with him afterwards.

Of course, from a rational perspective, the enemy may not be related to Mysuo, but other than that, Xia Duo couldn't think of any other possibilities.

After all, his time to become an intermediate mage was too short, and it was not visible on the surface. It was difficult to access the deep secrets, especially the game rules of Netheril's ruling class.

Therefore, Shado fears unknown enemies, even more than Lord Epps.

Time passed by minute by second, and then the mage tower did not shake again, as if the previous vibration was just an illusion.

Perhaps the enemy was repulsed? Then the next step should be the summons of the tower spirit, right?

The sense of crisis in Xia Duo's heart has been slightly reduced, but he is still a little worried about the meeting with Lord Epps. What he fears most is that the person who takes over the blame will come to his door!

Of course, one was willing to dump and the other was willing to take over. Xia Duo did not do anything wrong, but the inequality in strength made him worry.

With an uneasy feeling, Xia Duo took out his notes and started studying, hoping to dispel the uneasiness in his heart.

…

On the top floor of the Tower of Time, in the lord's study.

Nia and her father Epps sat opposite each other, staring at the cups in each other's hands, silent. Ai Burke was also sitting nearby, but he had just woken up, and his eyes were still a little confused.

He remembered that he had just teleported from the Saville Territory to the Daxia Territory, but he didn't know anything about what happened next. He only knew that when he woke up again, he was already in the Mage Tower.

"Eps, what happened? Why did the Tower of Time-" Aibok had never experienced the Tower of Time teleportation.

In other words, since the Tower of Time was built, it has never been moved!

Even in the whole of Netheril, it is rare to hear of any mage towers that can teleport. This is obviously not a conventional ability.

Aberke's question broke the silence of Nia and Epps. Epps glanced at his daughter. Although Nia didn't say anything or asked anything, he could feel her daughter's dissatisfaction and worry.

well--

Epps sighed secretly in his heart and began to explain to Eberk, "A mythical ruins appeared here. I encountered elves while exploring and had a conflict, so I summoned the Tower of Time."

Epps' few words were simple, but Aberke knew that the truth was definitely not that simple, but he didn't need the truth, all he needed was an explanation.

This can be regarded as a tacit understanding between him and Epps, but he still has to ask the questions that should be asked, such as——

"There is no Mage Tower in the territory and it is unstable. When can the Tower of Time go back?"

"This takes time, and I'm afraid it won't be possible in a short time." Epps frowned, and he also thought about this problem.

If it were in the past, it would have taken at least three years for the Tower of Time to accumulate the energy to be transmitted as a whole. Now that there is plane crystallization, then——

He also didn't know that the current tower owner had been replaced by Niya. He had no authority to know such an absolutely secret matter.

After thinking for a while, Epps added, "Let's do this. Abby, go to the teleportation room and activate the teleportation gate to connect to Savile Town. We will go back in a while."

Ai Burke responded, then stood up. His eyes moved back and forth between the father and daughter, and finally he turned and left without saying anything.

In fact, in his mind, he had already thought of a more serious problem, which was the revelation he received when he advanced. Epps was hit by an elf spell.

What the result was, he didn't even dare to ask, for fear of knowing some bad news.

Aberke was very dissatisfied that Epps went to explore the Mystery Lock alone without telling him, a follower, but he couldn't say anything fierce and could only try his best to do his own thing well.

…

Eberck's departure plunged the study into silence again. In the end, Epps couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere and said in a pretentious tone:

"Niya, the celebration is not over yet. Hurry back when the portal opens!"

At the end of the sentence, Epps suddenly groaned, and before he could think of an excuse, he saw his daughter's expression of horror.

"Ni——"

Epps was about to explain, but Niya interrupted him, her voice trembling, "No, father, your hair! Father, what's wrong with you?"

Niya suddenly jumped up from her chair, rushed to Epps, and looked at her father carefully. Not only his hair, but also his whole complexion had declined.

Epps noticed his daughter's eyes. He reached out to touch his hair and cheeks, but he stopped only halfway.

Because he didn’t need to touch it, he had already seen it directly——

The skin on the back of his hand suddenly became dry and wrinkled for some reason, as if he had suddenly aged more than ten years. Epps' heart trembled. Sure enough, what should come will eventually come.

Only now do we know what the outcome will be.

Niya was already crying into tears at this moment, "Father! Father!"

The sudden inheritance of the Tower of Time made her uneasy before. It was only when she saw her father in person that she felt lucky. But now——

Niya really can't accept this reality!

"Niya, stop crying, I'm fine!" Epps was not pretending to be relaxed this time, but the situation was indeed not as normal as he said.

It's just a sudden acceptance of reality.

Compared with sudden aging, the loss of strength is the most difficult for Epps to accept. Although he survived the final blow from the light elf, he found that his spellcasting ability was deteriorating.

Until his sudden aging, he had almost lost all his ability to cast spells, and now he was no different from an ordinary mage apprentice.

And this is not the end yet.

Epps comforted his daughter distressedly and did not tell the worst news, but in fact, it could not be kept secret for long.

After Niya's mood stabilized a little, Epps slowly spoke: "The elf's last finger was a curse that fell on the soul. If it hadn't been blocked by a few talismans, I would have been dead by then. "

"When we go to Severton, the Austrian and French Federation will definitely find a way!" Niya wiped her tears and said quickly, "If that doesn't work, you can also ask for help from Her Royal Highness the Princess or your grandfather's teacher. There will always be a way!"

Indeed, there is no unsolvable magic, but what about the price?

Who can break the final blow of an elf high mage? What's the price?

Both father and daughter thought about plane crystals. When Niya was about to speak, Epps interrupted her, "Stop talking about plane crystals!"

"Why! Father, is the plane exploration array more important than your life?"

"To a certain extent, it is true," Epps said quietly.

Everyone is afraid of death, and Epps is no exception. If he can really trade plane crystals for his life, he will definitely be willing to do so, but plane crystals involve the return of the Grand Arcanist's grandfather.

Compared to this, his life is nothing!