Chapter 700: The Arrival of the Archmage, Political Death
Seeing that he had already interrupted Nia's "spell casting", Xia Duo comforted, "Since there has been a teleportation request from there, which means that this matter has at least been known to your teacher, I think Lord Rodney should not be bold enough to play a grand arcanist!" ”
The passkey for the teleportation circle is not sent randomly, and usually requires the other side to make a request first, and this side needs to verify the identity before the passkey is issued.
However, Xia Duo's words did not completely eliminate Nia's nervousness, and she still said with some hesitation, "It should be!" ”
But in fact, she already has the answer in her heart, but the problem involves herself, and it is difficult for her to completely get rid of her emotions and make a completely rational judgment.
Just as the two were talking, the teleportation circle suddenly "lit up", and then a white light flashed, and a figure familiar to Xia Duo and Niya appeared on the teleportation circle-
It's Archmage Gretta!
"Welcome Archmage Greta to the Tower of Time!" Niya's speech was distinctly uplifted.
Seeing this, the corners of Xia Duo's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, and after glancing at Nia without a trace, he also said, "Welcome to Archmage Greta!" ”
As the emissary of the Grand Arcanist, the necessary etiquette is indispensable, and even if it is not, an Archmage who is quite accomplished in the spiritual realm can afford to be entertained by two budding Arcanists at the same time.
Of course, the reality is that Archmage Greta is also quite enthusiastic, especially towards Niya, who treats her like her own daughter, and almost doesn't hold hands to tell each other about parting.
It was the first time that Xia Duo had seen Nia and Greta get along in private, and at this moment, it seemed that he was a little redundant as an "outsider".
It seems that Nia seems to have a lot of status in the Gilles Tower, or rather, the princess has a lot of regard for her.
Now that Archmage Greta had arrived, Xia Duo felt that there should be no suspense about the new land that Rodney had led in the Green Bead Forest.
……
The trio, more precisely, mainly Nia and Archmage Gretta, soon walked to a reception room on the public floor amid cordial conversation.
After taking his seat, Archmage Greta took the lead in talking about business, "This time I was originally invited by Lord Rodney to witness the transaction between the Savile Lords and the Rodney Lords, but now, the situation has changed slightly, and Lord Rodney can't come. ”
"Huh? How so? ”
As soon as she heard that Lord Rodney couldn't come, Nia couldn't hold her breath, "Lord Greta, what is the change, why can't Lord Rodney come?" ”
"It's a bit complicated to see what has changed, but as for why Lord Rodney didn't come, because he has given me carte blanche to handle this matter."
As he spoke, Archmage Greta pulled out a document that was clearly magical, and flew to Nia with a single finger.
Niya immediately took the paperwork, opened it and looked at it, the expression on her face couldn't help but be stunned, she quickly finished the paperwork, which was not a few pieces of paper in total, and then handed it to Xia Duo, "Look at it!" ”
Xia Duo opened the document and saw the contents inside, he was also very surprised, it turned out that it was not an entrustment document at all, but a similar affidavit.
Lord Rodney promised to permanently relinquish the right to exploit the Green Bead Forest, and the small piece of newly carved land he had carved out was transferred directly to the Savile Lord, on the condition that he would be provided with enough food for his subjects before he withdrew to his realm.
There was no play on words, Lord Rodney limited the withdrawal time to 836 in the Neser calendar, which is this year, and once it expired, he would voluntarily give up this part of the lords and give it to the Savile Lords as well.
The document was written in two scripts, Chroma and Elf, and bore both the Rodney Collar and the Gilestall Tower's sigil, all of which were in favor of the Savile Collar and would automatically take effect without even the Saville Collar's imprint.
This greatly surprised Xia Duo, he thought that Lord Rodney would have a bargain when he came over today, but he didn't expect the other party to give up almost all the initiative so easily.
For a moment, Xia Duo thought of a possibility, could it be that Lord Rodney had some trick to fall on the Gilles Tower, so that he had to keep surviving, or to curry favor with Nia, who was a princess's student?
……
On the other side, Greta saw that both of them had finished reading the paperwork, and asked with a smile, "Are you still satisfied with this result?" ”
"Satisfaction is satisfaction, but this benefit without any cost makes me a little uneasy, can Lord Greta explain? Does this have something to do with the 'change' you just mentioned? ”
Nia asked bluntly.
As a mage, she doesn't believe in the benefits of not having any cost, the only possibility is that the cost is hidden out of sight.
Greta did not hide this, "This really doesn't need a price, if you have to say that there is, then Her Royal Highness the princess needs Lord Xia Duo to do something, this is the price!" ”
But before Greta could finish speaking, Nia let out an exclamation, "Shado? ”
Xia Duo also felt bad, could it be some kind of maze secret realm or other adventure mission to pull Zhuang Ding! If that's the case, it's really sad!
"Lord Gretta, what the hell is going on? Why should Xia Duo do one thing? Why not me? Nia asked quickly.
There was even a hint of questioning in his tone.
In this regard, Greta was not angry at all, and even joked, "I know that you have a good relationship with Lord Xia Duo, but next time wait for me to finish talking before asking!" ”
Hearing this, Nia couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and quickly glanced at Xia Duo, and saw that he didn't look at herself, so she calmed down a little.
"Your Excellency Greta, please say, I will not interrupt you this time!"
Greta smiled and turned to the point:
"In that case, then I'll say—
"In short, Lord Rodney offended a Grand Arcanist and had to take refuge in the Seven Towers, and this document really doesn't require you to pay any price, because he is the price paid by Lord Rodney, and Her Royal Highness the Princess gave it to the Savile Lord.
"As for what Her Royal Highness just said about the princess needs Lord Xia Duo to do one thing, this is not mandatory, Lord Xia Duo can refuse, and it will not affect the validity of this document at all!"
After saying that, Greta set her eyes on Xia Duo, who was still thinking about what task the princess would send.
Xia Duo reacted immediately, and hurriedly expressed his loyalty, "I promise, whether Rodney receives this matter or not, as long as it is the order of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Xia Duo will never refuse." ”
In fact, it is not okay not to agree, the Grand Arcanist will not instruct his subordinates at will, but once he has an intention, he has to agree.
Although it is said that it is possible to refuse, the consequences after refusal are difficult to predict, and there may not be direct punishment, but Xia Duo's road within the Seven Towers Group will definitely be narrower in the future.
This is probably similar to a political death on Earth!