Chapter 463: Hotes' Request
Chapter 463: Hotes' Request
Kongliu Valley, many days have passed since the Star Gate was closed.
Just as President Doradoli said, Ivan discovered that after being tempered by the long river of the astral realm, his mental strength has grown particularly significantly in recent days, which is more than ten times the speed of solidifying crystals in the past.
After he discovered this phenomenon, he simply focused most of his energy on nurturing the solidified crystals.
There are three witchcraft solidified crystals in the Spirit Ocean. The Heart of Earth was originally close to the middle of level three, but now it has quickly crossed this threshold.
Since then, the Heart of Fire is at the late stage of level three, and the Heart of Wood and the Heart of Earth are both at the middle stage of level three, and are still rapidly strengthening.
In addition to practicing, he also did not forget to pay attention to the changes in the situation in the Kongliu Valley. At present, some wizards have left, especially the arcane wizards, and most of the remaining ones are still here to study all aspects of the activation of the Star Gate this time.
In fact, he had only recently learned that, since the Star Gate event was an absolutely confidential matter, participating in it and not participating in it were two completely different situations.
Only after participating once will he be qualified to have an in-depth discussion of relevant knowledge, so that he can know more inside information.
The reason why they only saw seven third-level wizards participating during those days was not because the senior wizards were partial to them, but because the others were busy in special buildings on the periphery, operating instruments, recording data, and using special environments to conduct special experiments.
The whole process gave Ivan the feeling that he was on a space exploration.
As for Nelson and the others, they had actually already tried their luck at the Star Gate once. Each person usually only had one chance because the mental strength should not be tempered too much.
"The Star River is really unique. I only explored it once, and I'm still a little confused, but my plane learning experience points have increased significantly, from level 8 to level 9, and I've also gained more than half of my level 9 experience points."
"Think about it carefully, the astral world is the cradle of the strong and also the stage for the strong."
Just one exploration left a very deep impression on Ivan. In his spare time, he would involuntarily think of the various things he experienced during the exploration, which made him linger and be fascinated.
This was a situation that had never occurred before when he traveled to various places.
To be honest, this situation is somewhat abnormal. It is probably a side effect of using the power of the astral realm to temper one's mental strength.
"Ivan, did I bother you?"
"Your Excellency Hotes, please come in quickly."
At a certain moment that day, a familiar voice rang in Ivan's ears. He was stunned for a moment, and hurried outside to greet the visitor. The visitor was Hotes, whom he had never expected.
"Your Majesty, if you have anything to tell me, just send a message to me. Why would I bother you to come here in person?"
"You talk as if I can't walk. It's only a few steps away. I came over to take a look."
Hotes waved his hand casually and walked towards the inside of the round tower, as if he had returned home.
No matter how casual the other party is, he is still an arcane wizard. His strength and status are far different from those of a third-level wizard. Ivan dare not have any other opinion.
However, Ivan's mind was racing, thinking about the reason for the other party's sudden arrival.
No matter what, the other party couldn't just come here to take a look.
He thought about it for a long time, and his thoughts finally fell on a beautiful figure.
Judging from the situation when they parted late at night that day, Tanya must have something to say to him. He thought Tanya would come to him in the next few days, but he didn't expect that it was Hotes who came.
"Let's go take a look at your lab. Do you mind?"
"Please come this way."
Ivan divided up many laboratories inside the round tower, but only two or three of them were actually used. He took Hotes to visit them one by one and received a lot of verbal praise.
It was not until the last laboratory that Hotes got back to the point.
"Evan, what do you think of Miss Tanya?"
"She is young, beautiful, and a gifted girl. Judging from the information we have received in the past, she can be considered the 'Wizard Princess' of our wizarding world." Ivan's heart trembled, and he replied after a few seconds of hesitation.
This was not a lie. As far as he knew, Tanya was highly regarded in the Fitzroyd family and had even received attention from the fifth-level wizard, the 'Lord of the Sky'.
Speaking of the King of the Sky, many people believe that he is the number one wizard in the wizarding world.
"Yes, Tanya's status is like the apple of the eye of the entire wizarding world."
Hotes nodded with a melancholy look on his face, and then sighed, "But such a wizard princess has fallen from a genius to what she is now because of me."
"Uh?"
Hearing this, Ivan looked at him in shock.
No, how is this matter related?
"Hey! To be honest, the main reason she was attacked was because of my negligence. I shouldn't have invited her in the first place, and then there wouldn't be any subsequent events."
Hotes then told a story from the past.
That was not long after he was promoted to an arcane wizard. Given his personality at the time, he was naturally extremely proud and even showed a bit of arrogance.
He took the lead in organizing a private banquet and invited Tanya, who was very famous at the time.
Tanya came to show respect. After all, she was attending a banquet hosted by an arcane wizard, so she didn't bring any guards with her and didn't take too many precautions. However, something went wrong at the banquet, and she was almost killed by a surprise attack.
As the host of the party, he behaved very poorly at that time.
"At that time, I did not show the responsibility that an arcane wizard should have, which caused Tanya to suffer severe damage at the beginning, and I just watched helplessly."
"I feel so ashamed of her."
What Hotes didn't tell Ivan was that it turned out that he had been used from the beginning to the end. The other party used his identity to set up a murder trap against Tanya. The Fitzroyds were a little careless and were indeed fooled.
Looking back later, he realized that he had behaved very badly before and after the banquet, and was unworthy of being an arcane wizard.
Whenever he thought of this, he felt ashamed.
After listening to Hotes' story, Ivan realized that there was such a secret behind it. No wonder Hotes had such a special attitude towards Tanya, it turned out that it was out of guilt.
However, he didn't know what to say to comfort her.
"Ivan, if possible, please try to help Tanya for my sake." After a pause, Hotes made a request.
"I--" Ivan expected him to say this, but he didn't know how to answer.
From the information Morris had gathered, it was not difficult to guess that Tanya's dilemma was most likely her engagement. How could he help her? Helping her would be equivalent to offending the Fitzroads and the Gardners.
His body is not strong enough to withstand the attack from two top families.
Otherwise, he would be happy to give Hotes some face, after all, the Speaker had been very kind to him in the past.
"If you can help Tanya, I, an arcane wizard, am willing to let you use me once and do my best for you. Whether I want to go into the underground world with you or explore the alien starry sky, I will never break my promise."
Looking embarrassed when meeting, Hotes added one more sentence.
Ivan could only smile bitterly.
"Chairman, I believe that with your ability you should know the problem Tanya is facing. It is nothing more than an engagement. This matter involves Fei, the Zirad family and the Gardner family. How can you let me help?"
"You actually knew about this. It must have been that guy Morris who leaked the news."
Hotes immediately thought of someone and suddenly felt his fist become hard.
"Actually, I think there is someone better than me." Ivan quickly changed the subject to avoid pitting Morris. He stared at the arcane wizard in front of him with sharp eyes.
Hotes understood what he meant and was speechless for a moment. Why did the problem come back to him?
"You see, your status makes you more than qualified to be with Tanya, and coupled with the connection between you two, it's a match made in heaven," Ivan continued, speaking with great confidence.
"Stop, stop. This is impossible. I can't be the candidate." Hortez thought of something and shuddered. He quickly stopped him from saying anything.
"To tell you the truth, if I dare to do this, the King of the Sky will banish me to a foreign land. Don't mention it again."
“——”
Ivan didn't know what to say. It seemed that there was a lot of hidden secrets in the banquet. The Speaker was most likely taught a lesson by the number one man in the wizarding world, and it left a heavy impression on him.
"Okay, stop imagining this."
"It's still the same condition. Think about it carefully and help Tanya if you can."
Hotes knew that his request was a little embarrassing, so he didn't try to persuade him any further. He left the round tower after saying a few words.
……
Another residence in Kongliu Valley, which is much more exquisite than the average tower, is indeed Tanya's temporary residence.
In one of the rooms, Tanya, the owner of the residence, was urged by her family, which cast a shadow over her heart.
"Tanya, I heard that the exploration of the Star River has ended. Isn't it time for you to come back?"
"I'll be back, but not now."
"What's the reason?"
Not far from Tanya, there stood a vivid shadow, dressed like a noble lady, but sounded somewhat aggressive when she spoke.
"I-I met a very interesting person, and I would like to communicate with him for a while." Tanya said after a moment's hesitation.
"Tanya, you are a smart wizard. You should know that your marriage contract was made for you by your family after considering all aspects. I just hope you won't be too willful and make meaningless excuses. Otherwise, the person who will talk to you won't be me, your mother."
"I see."
"Just take care of yourself."
The noble lady emphasized a few words solemnly, and seeing that she looked depressed, she said nothing more and directly cut off the connection between the two parties.
After the shadow disappeared, Tanya walked out of the room sullenly.
"Well, what did Mrs. Vicky say?" Mara was waiting outside the room. When she saw her come out, she hurried over.
"What else can we do? Urge us to go back as soon as possible." Tanya shook her head helplessly.
"Then..." Mara's face darkened slightly.
"We have to get that person to agree. He's the only one who has the qualifications and ability to do so." Tanya looked at Mara, who had a worried look on her face, took her hand and patted it, saying in a resolute tone.
Mara knew exactly who the other person was talking about and nodded silently.
At this point, this is the only solution that is not a solution.
(End of this chapter)