Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1770 Euphemistic Rejection
"Hilda Lanna may have encountered the group that assassinated Great Elder Evereska!"

Xia Duo did not use words such as "definitely" or "certainly", but "maybe". No matter how many reasons Hilda Lanna has for not lying, at least for now, everything is dictated by the other party.

Xia Duo didn't want Iolum to trust Hilda Lanna because of him, at least he had to be vigilant.

Of course, Iolum may have his own ideas, but it does not prevent him from giving such a reminder.

In this regard, Iolum didn't seem to hear Xia Duo's "unconventional" thoughts, and continued to ask: "Is the target she wants to raid related to the faction where the assassin belongs?"

"Yes."

Seeing that Iolum had already understood the current situation, Xia Duo told Hilda Lanna's complete conditions: "She said that if I cooperate with her in the surprise attack, then she will provide a thief first, and even cooperate with him." Take the golden pages of a scroll first."

"Provide a thief? To be clear, provide information, or hand over the thief?"

"Hand over the thief!" Xia Duo once again recalled the meeting with Hilda Lanna before, and confirmed that he was not mistaken.

It's just that such a condition almost certainly pointed to a fact for Iolum—that is, Hilda Lanna really knew the information about those thieves back then!

You can even tie up a participant, obviously you know a lot!
"If I participate, she will give all these conditions afterwards, right?"

"Yes."

"..."

Iolum couldn't figure it out. Could it be that his reputation with the elves was not as good as that of his students?This made him suspicious, suspecting that there might be some conspiracy brewing on Hilda Lanna's side.

But it doesn't make sense, as long as Xia Duo agrees first, whether there is the so-called "thief" will be known immediately, and there is even a golden page, which is also very easy to verify.

The most important thing is that the initiative is on Xia Duo's side.

Taking a step back, even if he cooperates with the raid, it is unlikely to be a conspiracy. As long as he wants to leave, it is not easy to keep a great arcanist behind.

The biggest weakness of conspiracy is that once the parties have doubts, it is very difficult to carry out.

After a moment of silence, Iolum looked at Xia Duo again, "What do you think about this matter?"

Xia Duo didn't look into Iolum's eyes. He knew that his teacher was actually a very "distinctive like and hate" person. He vaguely heard that Iolum actually wanted him to agree first and get that one first. The Stealer is even a golden page among other things.

But he also has his own principles. Hilda Lanna has not shown obvious malice yet, at most she is using various benefits (the light of aura, the scroll of Nether) to lure him to join forces with the mysterious organization.

But this is harmless. Generally speaking, the two parties are still in a relatively equal relationship. At least Hilda Lanna did not threaten him with Cormanthor's smuggling business, or even hinted at it.

Whether you agree or not is a matter of your own will. If you don't want to get involved, then just don't agree.

If you agree, you must find a way to do it.

Xia Duo thought far and wide, as long as possible, he didn't want to leave a stain on his resume, so even if it was Iolum's request, he didn't want to violate his principles.

The so-called "I love my teacher, I love the truth more", is probably the case.

After a little hesitation, Xia Duo said euphemistically:
"I think it's better to refuse. No matter how the elves fight, it has nothing to do with humans. What Netheril needs most now is time for stable development, not any additional benefits. After those strengths reach a certain level, Naturally there will be."

He wasn't sure whether these words would cast a shadow on the relationship between the two, but this was indeed his most sincere inner thought. If some people were destined not to be able to walk together, they would have to go their separate ways.

These people are without exception, naturally including Iolum, at least now his weight in Xia Duo's heart is not important enough to be deliberately accommodated.

How could Iolum fail to hear the resistance hidden in Xia Duo's words, but he never thought of forcing his students to do anything, not to mention that his relationship with Xia Duo was more like a collaborator than a teachers and students.

"Don't worry, although the Nether Scroll is important, it won't make me lose my principles. It's just that you can refuse this matter, but I can't refuse it."

Iolum's face was extremely calm, as if the words just now did not come from him, "Also, whether you or I agree to this kind of thing, you must notify the Seven Towers and take corresponding precautions. If you want to come to Hilda Lanna When you mention me, you have already realized something.”

"..."

Xia Duo forgot to say that Hilda Lanna didn't believe in the Seven Towers anymore, but seeing what Iolum meant, unless he promised Hilda Lanna in private, he would let the Seven Towers know anyway.

Ugh--

Xia Duo sighed silently in his heart. In this case, Hilda Lanna's expectations are probably going to fail.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Hilda Lanna is testing him and Iolum, testing their relationship with the Seven Towers, and actually prepared a plan for cooperation with the Seven Towers.

"By the way, teacher, is there any latest news from the Seven Towers about the assassination incident on the Elf side?"

"The news is true or false, only one has been confirmed, that is, the elder Ankalita went to Shruvand because he found an ancient fortress there, which may store some powerful magic weapons of war, which caused various attention."

"Don't the Seven Towers have some ideas about this?"

"Why not, but it's hard, especially now that Elder Evereska is dead, and the situation in the Northern Alliance has suddenly changed. It's really inappropriate for Netheril to make too many sensitive moves."

"Since this is the case, does the teacher still want to persuade Seven Towers to participate in Hilda Lanna's actions?"

"What's the difference? The Netheril scroll originally belonged to Netheril. Isn't it natural for us to find the thief?"

"Ok."

Xia Duo had already said some things that should be said, and thinking that there was still an unfinished intellectual brain project at home, he didn't stay any longer, and quickly left.

After Xiaduo left, Iolum pondered for a while, and then went to the Tower of Gustav again.

……

The Southern Territory, the Tower of Time.

It feels really great to put aside all the trivial matters of the outside world, but Xia Duo still has a shadow in his heart. Maybe Iolum will consider him, but the Seven Towers may not, especially if there is another person who treats him and Niya Schom, who is biased and even malicious, is there.

Xia Duo had a faint premonition that this matter was not over yet, but before the change came, he needed to get out the brain that could be used practically (mylock project) as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)