Arcane Lord

It was indeed a performance, at least in the eyes of mages like Xia Duo, but in the eyes of ordinary people in the territory, it was the heirs of the territory who were showing off their power.

I saw Niya stretching out her palm, palm upward, and a burning flame appeared out of thin air above her left hand, gradually rising and expanding.

The surrounding citizens suddenly let out a cry of exclamation, and then, with the introduction of Bishop Ambril and the exclamations of the citizens, the flame on Niya's hand began to change.

Fire, ice, snow, lightning, thunder, and all kinds of sound and light special effects, you can use them to bluff people!

If you talk about magic theory to ordinary people, the other person will not understand it, but ordinary people are very accepting of the powerful forces that exist in nature.

But this seems a bit boring to the mages.

Just as Sha Duo was guessing when this performance would end, a blue light suddenly shot out from the mage tower in the northwest of the square and connected to Niya. Sha Duo was startled by this sight——

The scene in the magic vision is even more astonishing. From the tower spirit to Niya, wherever the blue light passes, the magic network twists crazily, forming something like an energy channel.

But what was transmitted was not energy, but some unknown existence that Sha Duo had never heard of or seen.

Xia Duo thought to himself, maybe this is the real performance!

…

At this time, Niya in the field floated slightly under the mysterious blue light, with only her toes still touching the ground, and her previous performance of controlling elements and energy ended.

On the side, Ambril had finished his introduction and was watching this scene quietly, seemingly with emotion, while Lord Epps handed the scepter in his hand to Niya and solemnly announced:

"Niya, my daughter, I entrust the Tower of Time to you!"

In fact, the transfer of the Tower of Time's permissions has been going on for almost a month, but the previous transfers of permissions were subtle and not as intense as today.

The handover and inheritance of a powerful magic item cannot be decided by just one or two sentences or a piece of paper. It involves the transfer of various authority, the linking and locking of the essence of people and things, which is very complicated.

After today, the inheritance of the Tower of Time has only the last step in the true sense - the death of the previous owner.

Niya knew her responsibility, took the scepter and nodded heavily, "Father, I will not let you down!"

The blue light from the mage tower disappeared, and Niya landed quietly. The managers of various affairs in the territory who had been waiting for a long time, under the agency of the mayor Thain, saluted Niya and offered their loyalty!

Bishop Ambril, who witnessed all this, also came to the queue of territorial officials to pay tribute to Niya. Although he did not say a word of allegiance, the meaning was already very obvious——

The temple and the lord are highly consistent!

And this also greatly stimulated the onlookers, pushing Niya's reputation to the top. If there was anything missing, it was probably the allegiance of the Tower of Time members.

However, the Tower of Time is not a territorial sequence, and mages will not swear allegiance lightly. However, the members of the Tower of Time themselves are bound to the Tower of Time. There is no name of loyalty, but there is the reality of loyalty.

Looking at Niya who has become the protagonist, accepting the allegiance of ministers, people, and the congratulations of the Archmage, Sha Duo feels quite complicated. His dream of hugging the lap of the (quasi) lord has been realized. This should be something to be happy about, but becoming a pioneer But it made him very uncomfortable.

He has roughly read the development agreement on the golden paper. Generally speaking, there are many benefits to becoming a pioneer.

Such as guaranteeing the legality of development in the name of the princess, providing some of the necessary materials for development, and ensuring that the ownership of the territory is not infringed upon by others.

However, the premise of all this is to develop and succeed.

If you don't go, you won't get any support, and you may be attacked by others. Although the golden paper doesn't write down the specific consequences of not pioneering, I don't think it will bring any good things.

And if you go, the wilderness welcomes you! Maybe this whole life has been built in it.

Seeing that he had made a small appearance in the arcane competition, it was time for an upgrade and a salary increase, and he would reach the pinnacle of his life. He never expected that a hot potato would fall from the sky.

To answer or not to answer, that is the question.

…

On the way back to the Mage Tower, Xia Duo was still weighing the matter. In fact, there was nothing to consider. What Xia Duo really needed was time, not his status as a pioneer.

It's just that Kaili kept nagging in his ear, making insinuations, wanting to see the gold paper, the scepter, and even the concentration ring that was awarded in the arcane competition before. He wanted to see it, which was very annoying.

Xia Duo could only pretend to be still thinking and ignore him.

After leaving the square, the sky had completely darkened. Next, there was a dinner party in the mage tower, and the light in the square was not turned off, but was left to the citizens.

The territory arranged food and drinks for them to party.

The dinner in the Mage Tower was hosted by Niya. None of the lords or archmages showed up, but there were still many senior mages in attendance. Niya's performance was graceful. After an afternoon of "showing", she no longer looked like she had when she first appeared. Nervous.

As Niya's two students, Chateau and Ganal have also attracted everyone's attention. Chateau, in particular, has shown great potential and has also been awarded the title of "Pioneer" by Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Different from the indifferent attitude of the outside mages, the mages of the Tower of Time were much more enthusiastic. This time, Sha Duo also recognized the mages of the Tower of Time.

After the banquet was over and they returned to their residence, before Xia Duo had time to relax, he received a reminder from the tower spirit - the lord is inviting!

Ta Ling's voice was slightly different from before, but now Xia Duo, whose mind was filled with thoughts on how to escape the development mission, no longer had the time to notice.

…

After entering the elevator, the tower spirit sent Xia to the lord's floor without any need for words.

Entering the room, Xia Duo looked at the surrounding furnishings without leaving any trace, trying to find out the lord's personal preferences. At the same time, he did not hesitate and saluted respectfully:

"Lord Lord!"

Seeing Xia Duo, Lord Epps put down the tea cup in his hand and said in a relaxed tone: "Xia Duo, Xia Duo, I have been paying attention to you for a while!"

"ah--"

Xia Duo immediately used his brain to recall whether he had said anything he shouldn't have said or done something he shouldn't have done in the Mage Tower. Fortunately, Xia Duo had always been cautious. Probably apart from organizing the incident, he was no different from the others.

As long as the organization exists, no one has come to remind him, indicating that this should be in compliance with the rules.

"I agree with Leonard taking you into the Mage Tower." Lord Epps nodded.

During Midsummer's Day last year, Epps noticed strong fluctuations in the magic network outside the town and discovered that a powerful bard was casting a spell, but it was not a destructive spell.

After some conversation, Epps sent Leonard to deal with the matter. Since a powerful figure is involved, how could Epps not pay attention to Chateau.

And watching Shado's surprise when he heard him say he was concerned, to quickly calming down, coupled with the arcane competition and Shado's previous performance in the mage tower, Lord Epps showed unabashed admiration.

"Xia Duo, what do you think about becoming a 'pioneer'?"

Of course, it was impossible for Xia Duo to directly say that he did not want to be a pioneer. After thinking about it, he said: "It is the responsibility of every spellcaster to open up territories for the empire!"

Xia Duo has seen this sentence in many mage biographies, and it is not unfamiliar at all when he says it now.