Arcane Lord

Xia Duo immediately thought of the chamber of commerce that Old Neil contacted in order to enslave him. Wasn't it called the Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce? So he asked again, "What happened next?"

"Later, a person in charge was changed, and all the weapons were immediately handed over to the lord, and more than a hundred orc slaves were also given. It was a big loss."

Chateau could hear the gloating in Dewanen's tone. It was obvious that in Dewanen's mind, the image of the Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce was quite negative.

Instead of inquiring about the Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce, the three of them agreed on a meeting time the next day, and Sami and Dewane left.

…

In the evening, Xia Duo prepared to quench poison for the arrows of the hand crossbow, and the new dagger also needed to be quenched to increase its power.

Xia Duo has seen those ten arrows a long time ago. They should all be high-quality military supplies. Even in Broto's blacksmith shop, they are considered good.

Of course, compared to modern craftsmanship, such arrows are still a bit rough, and this is also a basis for quenching poison.

After flipping the wick of the oil lamp to make the fire a little bigger, Xia Duo directly used the oil lamp to quench the poison. He slowly brought the arrow soaked in the paralyzing poison closer to the flame without making direct contact.

Let the venom slowly evaporate, leaving a layer of something similar to a coating on the arrow, and it is not enough once. In order to make the poison retain better, you need to repeat this operation many times.

This quite tests one's patience.

In addition, the steam evaporated by the venom is still poisonous. Every time Xia Duo quenches the poison, he has to wash the wet cloth covering his nose. Even so, Xia Duo still feels a little dazed and his hands and feet are a little clumsy.

Fortunately, this time it was a non-lethal poison. Xia Duo specifically asked Edrich when he bought it. Even if he drank one bottle, it would not cause death directly. It would just paralyze the whole body and make it impossible to blink or breathe.

Of course, if you hold your breath for long enough, you can still recover after the medicine wears off.

In this way, 10 arrows kept Xia Duo busy until late at night. Because the pagoda spirit outside could not tell the time, Xia Duo guessed that it was getting late, so he did not continue to quench the poison on the dagger.

Firstly, he has already inhaled a lot of poisonous vapor, and secondly, if he doesn't get a good rest, he may not be able to enter a state of concentration even if he wants to contact spells tomorrow.

If a mage is doing research and forgets to eat, some people may believe it, but if a mage is doing research and forgets to sleep, almost no one will believe it.

Lack of rest affects the state of spell casting, which is something a mage cannot tolerate.

Even for this reason, mages have created many spells specifically used to ensure sleep, such as hiding in different spaces, or summoning hidden residences, etc.

The "Biography of Archmage Dathriel" that Sha Duo likes to read records that Dathriel once created a spell to summon an invisible villa, which was called "Dathriel's Invisible Villa".

This made Xia Duo extremely envious, and he dreamed that one day he would be able to summon a luxurious villa with a wave of his hand. If this were to be done on earth, he would even save money on buying a house.

Before going to bed, Xia Duo specifically checked the secret mark on the dagger. It was still stable, but the mark on the palm of his left hand had changed.

The originally stable cycle of the spell structure is gradually disintegrating, and may disappear completely in another ten or twenty days.

Xia Duo felt that this should be caused by the human body itself disturbing the magic network, and the marks left on the human body would also be disturbed. From this speculation, the [Secret Mark] applied to any life cannot be preserved permanently.

This makes Xia Duo feel that [Magic Permanence Technique] is even more brilliant, because [Magic Permanence Technique] can make the magic effects permanent on people.

Finally, Xia Duo reviewed everything he had encountered today, summed up the gains and losses, and then slept with his clothes on.

…

Mage Tower, Lord Epps Saville's reception room.

A meeting of only four people was going on quietly here, and the lord and his three followers were discussing some details of how to deal with the orc wave.

"Bergard, how did that go?"

Bergat immediately replied respectfully, "Lord, it's done. You can activate the link at any time."

"Okay!" Epps asked with a long-lost smile on his face, "How are the orcs doing?"

"Some orcs have already come down the mountain."

Lord Epps looked at the table with his fingers and said, "Wait a moment."

"Eps, if we wait any longer, will the territory's power be lost too much? And isn't Mr. Auron here?"

The speaker was none other than Master Aibo who ignited the apprentice's emotions in the mage tower during the day. He was also one of the lord's followers. However, Aibo and Lord Epps grew up together and had a deep relationship, so they You can call him by his first name.

Of course, Aibo's level 10 spellcasting level also gave him enough confidence, and compared to Epps, who failed to advance to the arcanist level, Aiboo is already firmly on the path of an arcanist. .

"Aibo, Bergat, and Keyan, I should have told you this three days ago, but I forgot about it because I was busy preparing that thing."

The expression on Lord Epps's face was quite complicated. Thinking about it now, he might have been influenced by the Archmage Aulon. Then he told a rather shocking news——

"The great arcanist I contacted before didn't reply to me at all, and the great arcanist Aulon was not sent by that master at all. He took the initiative to ask for support, even though he came through the channel of the Arcane Federation. , but to be honest I don’t completely believe him.”

"What!"

The three followers made a sound of surprise. They had always thought that Archmage Aulon was sent by the same sect of the first lord, Grand Arcanist Savile, to support him, but unexpectedly it turned out not to be the case!

Thinking about it, it is understandable. If the great arcanist had been so easy to persuade, the old lord would not have been injured and died due to the orc tide.

Ke Yan, the territorial military director, asked, "Lord, do you know what the purpose of Your Excellency Aulon is?"

"I don't know. It's just because I don't know that it's troublesome. Don't tell anyone about this matter. To the outside world, Archmage Aulon is the one sent by that gentleman to help."

"yes!"

"Also! Keyan" Lord Epps looked at his military director, "The time for the decisive battle is coming soon. The training of the main force can be slowed down a little, but the training of the Chamber of Commerce's armed forces and adventurers cannot be stopped."

"yes!"

"Ai Burke, I'll leave the apprenticeship aspect to you. It's just some finishing work. Don't make any unnecessary sacrifices. The mage apprentices shouldn't be wasted here. You should keep an eye on me while I'm away."

"Don't worry, Epps, how many times have you said this." Aibo was a little impatient, but suddenly his expression straightened, "By the way, are you really planning to let Niya go to the battlefield?"

Speaking of Niya, Lord Epps showed a trace of struggle on his face, but it was replaced by determination almost instantly, "My daughter can't just stay in the mage tower forever, she must shoulder her due responsibilities." , There is no weak person in the Savile family.”