Arcane Lord

At the same time, at the ceremony site, the commendation had come to an end. Xia Duo followed the instructions of the emcee and came to the center of the venue, facing directly the viewing seats to the south and the crowd of onlookers further south.

In the audience seat, Shado met Niya, Belera, and the man sitting next to Belera who gave her serious education from time to time and seemed to be Belera's father.

There are also many familiar faces, all high-level mages from the Seven Towers, but of course there are more unfamiliar faces.

With so many eyes focused on him, Xia Duo felt itchy all over his body, but he couldn't reach out to scratch. Instead, he put on a calm and easy-going smile and remained motionless, letting these gazes with different meanings pass him by. baptism.

This made him even more uncomfortable, and when the magical images about the development of the Great Xia Territory began to play, he felt that there were fewer eyes on him.

"Xia Duo, who performed outstandingly in the Arcane Competition in Savile Land in the Southern Territory in 834 years of the Nese Calendar, was awarded the title of [Pioneer], and then opened up new lands in the Green Pearl Forest in the Southern Territory. In the process of pioneering, he——"

Although most of these magical images were of various commendatory and "great achievements", showing them in front of so many people still made Xia Duo feel like he was being "publicly executed".

Of course, listening to countless people calling his name, and even collectively shouting "Daxia" after seeing the current situation of the Daxia leader, he felt that this feeling seemed quite good.

But at this moment, when the ceremony is going on, ordinary people may not be able to detect anything. Spell casters, even the worst spell casters, can see that the surrounding magic network environment has changed significantly from normal times.

Even if they didn't know the true meaning behind these changes, they knew something big was about to happen.

…

As the magical video about the development process of the Great Xia Territory "finished" and Xia Duo returned to the queue, the atmosphere in the square had become polarized.

The most enthusiastic ones are of course the ordinary people who know nothing, and are still immersed in the Daxia Territory environment shown in the magical image just now.

Even though Sha Duo had retreated into the queue, they still stretched their necks, stretched their throats, and shouted Sha Duo's name.

Such a fanatical scene made Xia Duo feel a strong sense of unreality. He had no doubt that if he walked out of the queue now and waved a few times to the crowd, it would trigger stronger screams, shouts, and even more fanatical actions.

But compared to the frenzy of ordinary people, the spellcasters seemed much calmer, but that was all.

In today's rapidly changing and almost turbulent Magic Network environment, it is almost impossible to say how calm it really is.

According to the general rules, the magic network changes so strongly that it can trigger random chaotic magic, but now, there seems to be an invisible force regulating it behind the scenes.

This is also the real reason why many spellcasters present have not escaped in large numbers.

People live in a magic network environment, and every bit of themselves are connected to the magic network and influence each other. However, those with strong influence are called "spell casters", while those with weak influence are ordinary people.

In such a turbulent yet strangely balanced state of the magic network, most spellcasters know that the biggest risk is to move at will and interfere with the balance of the magic network.

Therefore, as long as there is no substantial threat, all spellcasters will temporarily maintain a relatively calm surface state.

Not to mention other people, even Xia Duo is like this.

Especially since he was in the middle of the ceremony and passively participated in the process. At this moment, he could feel the threat of the turmoil in the magic network that was close to a riot.

But behind this seemingly meaningless turmoil, he also felt that a different kind of order was brewing and growing.

In the rehearsal, they should have disbanded at this point in the ceremony, but during the actual celebration today, the ceremony did not stop here. Instead, there was a feeling of intensification beforehand.

It was completely different from the experience during the preview!

…

From a perspective that Xia Duo couldn't see, a powerful torrent was pouring out along dozens of invisible links with Princess Xia as the center.

It penetrated the void, extended into the territory corresponding to dozens of pioneers, and then turned invisible.

It seems to have disappeared, but it is reflected in all aspects. Using time as a clue, endless power rises above each territory again, and returns to the princess again along the link.

After some subtle changes, it pours out again, and the cycle repeats.

In this cycle, the invisible force continues to grow and gradually exerts influence, not only on the Ao Fa Square area centered on the princess, but also on all spaces within the reach of the link, including dozens of developed territories.

Even after many cycles, it penetrated into other areas of Netheril.

At this time, in the Nese Palace in the old city, there was a secret room full of protection, shielding, and interference magic.

On the altar, a life-size statue that was exactly the same as the one currently in the square, with almost no trace of its original material, began to shine with a faint spiritual light, and became stronger and stronger as time went by.

So much so that a glimmer of light appeared in this dark chamber.

This was real light, not perceived light. Once this light appeared, it quickly expanded, filling the entire secret room, and even the statues on the altar were submerged.

But not seeing it does not mean disappearing. On the contrary, the statue becomes ubiquitous because of this light, or in other words, the statue itself turns into light.

…

"boom--"

A kind of impact that touches the soul suddenly appears in Offa Square, Severington, and even all time and space that can be affected.

Hearing this voice, Xia Duo suddenly felt endless joy in his heart, as if everything had fallen into place. Such an emotion without warning should not have appeared in him.

Especially now that the Trail Blazers Scepter is being held in his hands.

The Pioneer Scepter is immune to the effects of most psychic spells. Even if it is not immune, it will react, but now the Pioneer Scepter has no reaction at all.

This means that this is not an attack originating from psychic magic.

But such a sudden emotion appeared without warning. Everything was so natural, so natural that Xia Duo couldn't feel even the slightest abnormality.

Still immersed in such joy.

Even while being happy, he could still think about the outcome of the princess's ceremony, as well as his series of itineraries in Severington after the celebration.

It was as if this joyful emotion was completely performed by some external force through his body.

This phenomenon did not just happen to Xia Duo alone. Every one of the pioneers around him was affected. They were all smiling, and their whole people were filled with a strange joy.