Chapter 487: Unexplained Handle
Chapter 487: Unexplained Handle
A pile of arcane scrolls.
Among them, there are five blood pattern scrolls and nine general spell scrolls.
He remembered clearly that other arcane wizards gave gifts one by one, but Grace gave in large quantities, and she might have emptied her own family fortune.
However, Grace was not satisfied yet. She stared at another arcane wizard present with a cold gaze, her meaning clear.
"This is too much, he doesn't need so much. If something goes wrong, no matter how much he has, it will be useless." Hotes' cheek twitched when he saw this.
"Hortes, don't forget, you—"
"Okay, okay, I'll take it, I'll take it. I have everything."
Seeing that Grace seemed to be about to reveal the truth, Hotes reacted extremely quickly. He sat up straight and took out several arcane scrolls from his space ring.
Each person gets two arcane scrolls, one blood scroll, and one general spell scroll.
"You didn't tell me in advance, and I didn't prepare anything. These are all I have," Hotes explained with a painful look on his face.
"It's the same if I give it to you after a while." Grace said.
"No, this thing is not easy to make. My family is poor and my craftsmanship is not so good. Please don't make it difficult for me." Hotes said with a sad face.
"Don't forget, you--" Grace repeated.
"Wait, let me think of a way. Don't keep using this trick to threaten people. If you really want to - if you really want to -" Hotes' face flushed red, and he looked as if he would run away in the next second.
"You really don't need too many arcane scrolls. Spell scrolls consume too much energy and you can only use one at a time. The same goes for blood scrolls. If you really encounter a fatal crisis, the number of scrolls won't change anything."
Seeing that he was really being pushed into a corner, Ivan quickly spoke to smooth things over and even winked at Tanya subtly.
If these two people really get angry, a good thing will turn into a bad thing.
Tanya also understood this logic and immediately agreed. With the help of her and Ivan, the matter of the arcane scroll was quickly passed over.
Of course, there is no reason to take back the scrolls that have been given away.
Ivan was polite to Tanya, but Tanya said that she never lacked such things, so he had to put them all in his pocket.
You know what, carrying so many arcane scrolls on me feels a little different.
Grace then said seriously that she would let Hotes guard Ivan around the clock, and it would be best if he was always within her sight, while she herself would protect Tanya with her life.
Hotes thought that this was the Kongliu Valley and there was no need to go through so much trouble.
But Grace was stubborn.
Hotes looked like he had a headache.
Ivan could see that Grace was not good at speaking and probably not good at making decisions on her own, but she had strong execution ability.
As for what kind of leverage she had over Hortes, Ivan really had no clue. When Hortes gave up, Grace had no intention of really saying it out.
After an argument in which neither convinced the other, Hotes and Ivan left the reception room one after another.
"Grace, what exactly happened between you and Hotes?" Tanya couldn't help but ask after Ivan left.
"It's simple. He told me before that he likes me." Grace said expressionlessly.
"This is such a normal thing, and then what?" Tanya was used to seeing her like this, so she didn't take it seriously and urged her to continue.
"Then I told him—"
Grace hesitated for a moment, and seeing a rare lively light in her eyes, she transmitted the message silently.
"Ah? You're too--too--" Tanya was dumbfounded and didn't know how to comment: "Hotes must have been scared." Grace nodded slightly, indicating that Hotes was indeed scared at that time.
"No, you wouldn't really be that--" Tanya suddenly remembered that Grace basically never lied, and she asked with her eyes wide open.
"Guess." Grace said sullenly.
"Forget it, forget it. I don't dare to make blind guesses. So let it be. I can't control your affairs."
Tanya's words were on the tip of her tongue, and a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes. She quickly waved her hand to indicate that she would not ask any more questions.
Grace didn't say anything about this.
A long silence fell in the reception room for the two of them.
……
Empty valley.
Grace's arrival did not break the original pattern. She seemed to be here to serve as Tanya's bodyguard, and she could always be seen not far from Tanya.
After Grace's "betrayal", the Fitzgerald and Gardner families temporarily stopped fighting.
The two companies finally expressed the same opinion, that is, wait and see the results of the research on the return tower, and then make any decision after the results come out.
There is no doubt that the city return tower has become the key.
As the leader of the return tower, Ivan was not affected by these factors. He still led his team to carry out in-depth research step by step and soon entered the sixth stage - 20,000 meters.
Jump from 10,000 meters to 20,000 meters, instead of 15,000 meters or 30,000 meters.
They made the decision with great caution after careful consideration and weighing the difficulty and efficiency.
It can be said that extending the teleportation distance by 10,000 meters at a time is already the limit of what a third-level wizard can do. If they take a bigger step, the problems that arise will most likely be beyond their control.
From ten thousand to twenty thousand, it is undoubtedly a wise choice.
Ivan took the opportunity to state his ultimate goal. As long as the transmission distance was advanced to 30,000 meters, the research project on the return tower would be successfully completed.
Nelson, Sandei, Yudula and others all expressed regret and deep confusion about his decision.
Everyone is so familiar with it now, they don't hide anything and say anything they don't understand on the spot. It is obvious that the return to the city tower project can be further expanded.
Ivan also did not hide anything and told them that once this was finished, President Doradoli would most likely reorganize the team and start over, and the project would be led by the arcane wizards.
He also pointed out very bluntly that if the tower was to be of real use, it would require the help of more professional arcane wizards.
If we do it ourselves, it will be time-consuming and laborious, and there will be more and more problems as time goes by, and the risks we face will also be greater. It will not be worth it for everyone.
In any case, Ivan finally convinced the others and set the final goal at 30,000 meters.
According to the current progress, there are only two stages left, and the time they have to study the return tower together will become less and less. Everyone cherishes this rare opportunity more and more, and participates more actively in problem improvement.
Time is not subject to anyone's will.
While Ivan was busy with more in-depth research, Tuya took Glenini away from the Empty Valley without notifying anyone and left silently.
By the time Morris discovered this, the two had been gone for more than a month.
It had been even longer since Ivan knew about it. Morris told Locke one day, and Locke told him when he remembered it. That was half a year later.
He never took such an insignificant person seriously.
(End of this chapter)