Xia Duo is naturally not completely without countermeasures, but he is not 100% sure.

From the psychic link, he knew a little bit of caution hidden in Rodit, that is, the information analysis in the agreement and what aspects of the on-the-spot command were covered.

And at the beginning, when Rodit invited him, he noticed that in addition to the factor of psychic connection, Rodit probably also took a fancy to his identity as an arcane master,

Arcanist means vast knowledge, mastery of spells, and most importantly, the high margin for error that Arcanist brings when dealing with complex ruin environments.

Of course, Xia Duo did not agree to participate in the exploration in person in the end, only in the form of a psychic link, but the news that he later became a senior arcanist was not a secret, and Rodit naturally became more dependent on it.

So in the duties you have agreed, the package is not included in the part of solving puzzles in the ruins?

Without much hesitation, Xia Duo made the decision that best suited his heart, "I can try, but you must know that it is impossible for a veteran arcanist to deal with such a complicated situation, or to give guidance, without a price!" ”

"Then Lord Shado, what do you need?"

"I want the ruins themselves, of course, after your exploration."

"The ruins themselves?!"

Rodit was surprised by such a simple request, and he asked again in disbelief: "Lord Chado, are you sure you only need the ruins themselves?" ”

"Of course, I'm pretty sure it's interesting to see how this relic exists, so I decided to look into it."

In fact, Xia Duo didn't have to make such a request, and no one would stop him when the exploration was over, and even if he gave up this operation now and went straight over, Rodit would not have much opinion.

After all, they themselves had no way to further crack the protection system and elemental pool fusion state of those unknown regions.

The real purpose of making such a request is to let Rodit and others keep the secret of this relic for him.

There are so many spellcasters in Nesser, and Xia Duo is definitely not the only one who chooses the field of positioning as the main research direction, and if the news of the ruins leaks out, it may not affect Xia Duo to stay here and study together.

But when there are too many people, it is inevitable that something will happen that is beyond his expectations, such as someone who is cheap, pushing the ruin's current unstable state, causing the ruin to collapse completely.

Or, if someone with an identity and background that is not inferior to Xia Duo, and wants to lead the research here, or even expel Xia Duo, then it is unreasonable.

And now that there is a chance to enjoy the ruins to himself, then Xia Duo will definitely not miss it.

"If you agree to this request, then I'll give it a try."

"I agree!" Rodit was the first to say.

He wasn't interested in the ruins themselves, or rather, he wasn't qualified to be interested in them. In fact, he was ready to announce the situation here early in the morning after the exploration was over.

Now that Lord Xia Duo wants it, it's nothing if he doesn't announce it, it's just a few less gold coins, but what he gets is the practical experience of a senior arcanist in spell cracking, and the possible treasures in the unknown area of the ruins.

Although the treasures had to be shared with the others, it was better than nothing, especially since he had already paid a lot of money for this expedition, and he was not far from missing out on possible opportunities.

After that, the other four also said that they would keep the secret of this place until Xia Duo decided that it was not necessary.

"In that case, then you guys prepare, take precautions first, and then wait for me to come!"

"Ah—Lord Shado, you're going to come in person?"

Perhaps Rodit wanted Xia Duo to participate in person before, but now when he heard the news that Xia Duo was coming, for some reason, he suddenly felt a tingling feeling on his scalp.

Isn't it wanting-

Some subtle thoughts were subconsciously transmitted by Rodit into the psychic link, although not obvious, not even enough for others in the psychic link to perceive.

But for Xia Duo, it's almost no different from saying it to his face-

It can't be that you want to kill people, right?

Sensing this information, Xia Duo's face suddenly darkened, could it be that his great reputation was so untrustworthy?

He also knew that maybe it was the condition of asking for exclusive access to the ruins themselves just now that made Rodit think too much, but he really didn't have any bad intentions.

Killing someone or disguised as an accident may be very simple for Xia Duo now, but once he does something, he will leave traces, maybe he can clean it up and hide most of the investigations.

But there is also prophecy, this very unreasonable method, who knows if it will be predicted!

Moreover, many things in this world do not necessarily require hard evidence, and in many cases, free will evidence is sufficient.

Like Rodit, if he dies in the ruins, or if he loses the Atlas and never comes back, will Lord Collins give up the trouble of finding Shado because he has no evidence?

Thinking about it from another perspective, if it was Xia Duo himself, in this kind of matter, as long as there was a trace of suspicion, it would be enough for him to make a move.

Even if the survivor is innocent, he may be angry with the other party.

It's human nature!

This is also the reason why Xia Duo can obviously look at the exploration of Rodit and others with a more detached attitude, but he always intervenes at critical moments.

Whether it was preparing the [Stability Talisman] for them before, or going to the ruins in person this time, they actually had the idea of avoiding Rodit and the others from playing to their death.

Of course, it is impossible for Xia Duo to be a free babysitter for them, and in the process, he will also make demands that are beneficial to himself.

Whether it's money, favors, or some duty of confidentiality.

As a veteran arcanist, he will never let himself suffer, and no one can let him suffer.

Even the Grand Arcanist had been offended, and Xia Duo didn't really care too much about the hostility of a senior Arcanist, but not caring didn't mean that he had to set up another enemy for himself.

He's not a masochist, so why bother!

……

In the Psychic Link, he briefly describes the current state of fusion between the fragile balance of the warehouse area and the elemental pool, emphasizing the difficulty and danger of cracking.

It can be regarded as calming Rodit's heart, and then Xia Duo gave Rodit another chance to regret -

"I'm adjusting the teleportation circle, if you want to give up, you can say it before I teleport."

In fact, even if Rodit and the others repented, Xia Duo would still go to the ruins, and if he wanted to study the state of the ruins, he would definitely have to cast spells.

However, these spell casting elements are closely related to the plane realm, and through the telepathic link to cast spells with the help of Rodit and others, they will know all the details of this process.

Chardo's agreement with Rodit doesn't include that!

Even if they were willing to pay extra, Chardo himself was not!