Arcane Lord

Of course, Xia Duo is not without any countermeasures, but he is not 100% sure either.

From the spiritual link, he learned a little bit about Rodit's hidden thoughts, that is, what aspects of information analysis and on-the-spot command included in the agreement were covered.

At the beginning, when Rodit invited him, he realized that in addition to the factor of spiritual connection, Rodit probably also took a fancy to his identity as an arcanist.

Arcanist means extensive knowledge, superb magical attainments, and more importantly - the high error tolerance brought by arcane fire when facing complex ruins environments.

Of course, Shado did not agree to personally participate in the exploration in the end, but only participated in the form of a spiritual link. However, the news that he later became a senior arcanist was not a secret, and Rodit would naturally become more dependent on him. Heart.

So among the responsibilities that I agreed upon, does that include solving puzzles in the ruins?

Without much hesitation, Xia Duo made the decision that was most in line with his heart, "I can give it a try, but you have to know that it is impossible for a senior arcanist to respond to such a complicated situation, or give guidance. It’s free of charge!”

"Then Lord Xia Duo, what do you need?"

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

"The ruins themselves?!"

Rodit was very surprised by such a simple request. He asked again in disbelief: "Lord Shado, are you sure you only need the ruins themselves?"

"Of course, I am sure that the state of this ruins is very interesting, so I decided to study it."

In fact, Xia Duo didn't have to make such a request. No one would stop him when the exploration was over. Even if he gave up the operation now and went directly, Rodit wouldn't have much objection.

After all, they themselves have no way to further crack the protection system and the fusion state of the element pools in those unknown areas.

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

There are so many spellcasters in Netheril, and Shado is definitely not the only one who has chosen the field of planes as his main research direction. If the news about the ruins is leaked, it may not affect Shado's stay here to study together.

But with too many people, something beyond his expectation would inevitably happen. For example, someone might be a bit clumsy and push the unstable state of the ruins, causing the ruins to completely collapse.

Or, it would be unreasonable for someone whose identity and background is not inferior to that of Xia Duo to lead the research here, or even expel Xia Duo.

And now that he had the opportunity to enjoy the ruins exclusively, Xia Duo would definitely not miss it.

"If you agree to this request, then I will try it."

"I agree!" Rodit said first.

He didn't have much interest in the ruins themselves, or in other words, he wasn't qualified to be interested. In fact, he had been preparing to announce the situation here after the exploration.

Now since Lord Xia Duo wants it, it doesn't matter if he doesn't announce it. It will only earn him a few less gold coins, but what he will get is the practical experience of a senior arcanist in cracking spells, as well as possible treasures in unknown areas in the ruins.

Although these treasures have to be divided with other people, it is better than having nothing at all, especially since he has paid a high price for this exploration operation, and he is not far away from missing out on possible opportunities.

After that, the other four people also expressed that they would keep the secret here until Xia Duo thought it was not necessary.

"In this case, then prepare yourself, take protection first, and then wait for me to come!"

"Ah - Lord Xia Duo, do you want to come in person?"

Perhaps before, Rodit wanted Sha Duo to participate in person, but now that he heard the news that Sha Duo was coming, for some reason, he suddenly felt like his scalp was numb.

Could it be that you want——

Some obscure little thoughts were subconsciously transmitted to the mind link by Rodit. Although they were not obvious, they were not even enough for other people in the mind link to notice.

But for Xia Duo, it is almost the same as talking face to face——

Could it be that he wanted to kill people and silence them?

Upon noticing this information, Xia Duo's face suddenly darkened. Could it be that his huge reputation was so untrustworthy?

He also knew that maybe the condition of asking for exclusive use of the ruins made Rodit think too much, but he really didn't have any bad intentions.

Killing people or pretending to be an accident may be very simple for Xia Duo now, but once something is done, it will leave traces. Maybe he can clean it up very cleanly and hide it from most investigations.

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

Furthermore, many things in this world may not require conclusive evidence. In many cases, free-spirited evidence is enough.

Like Rodit, if he died in the ruins, or was lost to another world and never came back, would Lord Collins give up trouble with Shado because there is no evidence?

Putting yourself in his shoes, if it were Xia Duo himself, just a hint of suspicion would be enough for him to take action in this kind of matter.

Even if the survivor has no fault, he may get angry at the other party.

This is human nature!

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

Whether it was preparing the [Stability Amulet] for them before or going to the ruins in person this time, they actually had the idea of ​​​​preventing Rodite and others from killing themselves.

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

Whether it's money, favors, or any confidentiality obligations.

As a senior arcanist, he would never let himself suffer, and no one would let him suffer.

Even the Grand Arcanist has been offended. Sha Duo actually doesn't care much about the hostility of a senior Arcanist, but not caring does not mean that he must make another enemy for himself.

He is not a masochist, so why bother!

…

In Mind Link, the current fragile balance of the warehouse area and the elemental pool is briefly described, emphasizing the difficulty and danger of cracking it.

It could be regarded as reassuring Rodit's heart, and then Xia Duo gave Rodit another chance to regret it——

"I'm adjusting the teleportation circle. If you want to give up, you can tell me before I teleport."

In fact, even if Rodit and others regretted it, Shado would still go to the ruins. If he wanted to study the state of the ruins, he would definitely have to cast spells.

But these spell-casting elements are closely related to the realm of planes. Through the spiritual link, with the help of Rodit and others to cast spells, all the details of the process will be known to them.

The agreement between Sha Duo and Rodit does not include these!

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