Arcane Lord

——"Stay vigilant and go to the mage tower first!"

After conveying his judgment on this foggy area, Shado directed Rodit and others to march towards the mage tower where the core of the ruins is located.

Although in everyone's view, the distance between the Mage Tower and them was less than 100 meters, it actually took them quite a while to get there.

There were ruin hunters under Rodit who explored the path in advance. Everyone knew that this foggy area was actually very safe, so they flew over directly with the flying skills still in their bodies.

Almost five minutes later, Rodit and his team of five arrived at the foot of the mage tower.

Different from the loose humus soil before, the ground here is completely paved with regular square stone slabs.

Perhaps it is the special environment of this area, or it may be that Rodit's men have specially cleaned it before. The ground here looks very clean, with only a thin layer of floating soil, and the patterns on the floor are clearly visible.

"Rodit, where are the relic hunters under you?" Rodit's friend, the high-ranking mage Weiji of Kiran Tower, suddenly said.

"I'm also surprised. I asked them to wait for us in the square in front of the mage tower."

As soon as these words came out, other people's eyes immediately changed. Although Xia Duo was not present in person, he became a little nervous.

It stands to reason that it is impossible for Rodit's men to betray, so there is only one possibility. Those people encountered some kind of accident - they failed to come, or they disappeared after they came.

——"Let's walk together, walk around the square and pay attention to the ground." Sha Duo ordered.

Rodit and others did as they were told, and it didn't take much time to complete the circle. Compared to the sudden disappearance of the relic hunters who had prepared in advance, no one cared about this time at all.

Soon, Rodit and others came to the foot of the Mage Tower again, looking at the deep entrance of the Mage Tower, waiting for Sha Duo's explanation.

——"I don't know if you have noticed that the ground is very clean, and there are no other traces except you. Rodit, have your men said anything about the situation in the square?"

"ah?"

Rodit clenched his fists, rubbed his temples with his knuckles, and then made an annoyed sound, "They seemed to have said that, but at that time my attention was focused on the inside of the Mage Tower, and I don't remember what they said at all. !”

"..."

Everyone was speechless. Afterwards, Abner, who was still a student of Rodit's father and had extensive experience in ruin exploration, answered for him: "After receiving the teacher's order, I immediately asked Rex and others, and they mentioned that there was Once the supplies stored in the square disappeared inexplicably.”

After Abner finished speaking, Rodit seemed to have thought of something, and immediately said: "I remembered it. At that time, Rex said that some supplies were missing. I thought this was an excuse for me to increase investment, but unexpectedly it turned out that it is true."

——"Now it seems that Rex and others may have disappeared inexplicably like those materials."

Xia Duo's words made Rodit and others immediately nervous, and they all asked: "What about us?"

"Lord Xia Duo, can you see anything unusual here?"

——"I've probably guessed something, but before I answer your question, I need to ask one more question. Let's ask Master Abner. Have you communicated with Rex and others? Have they ever said anything about the original square? What state is it? Or to be more specific, was this square originally so clean, or was it in some other state?”

In the spiritual link, communication was very fast. Abner just recalled it and answered directly through active consciousness information:

"It was not explicitly said, but they also mentioned that they found some tower remains in the square, but they did not take them out because they were too heavy. Now it seems that in addition to the supplies, the tower remains have also disappeared."

——"Then let me tell you my conclusion. I mentioned before that the foggy area completely overlaps with the etheric plane. The square is undoubtedly a foggy area, and even the inside of the mage tower counts. But now I have to slightly adjust this conclusion. .

——"I suspect that the overlap between the square and the etheric plane may not be complete. Perhaps the two planes separated at a certain moment, and the people or things in the square at that time must exist on the same plane. Maybe it’s the main plane, maybe it’s the etheric plane.”

At this moment, Xia Duo actually no longer wanted to continue exploring. Not to mention that all the ruin hunters who could have been used as guides had disappeared. When people like Rodit entered the Mage Tower, they were completely in a state of land reclamation.

Inside the Mage Tower, perhaps this kind of overlap and separation of planes will happen more frequently than in the square.

Xia Duo doubted whether this ruins was about to collapse. It was like a very dilapidated old house that had been ransacked several times by a group of people, and now it could no longer hold on and was about to collapse.

And once the ruins collapse, there may be a situation similar to the collapse of the Mystery Lock, involving the overlapping of planes. Maybe everything here will be thrown into the etheric plane and never return to the main plane.

Of course, it may be possible that nothing happens and all hidden dangers are eliminated.

Sha Duo passed his guesses and suggestions to the spiritual link, and then calmly waited for the decision of Rodit and others.

In fact, he himself didn't pay much attention to the treasures or information that might exist inside the ruins. It would be nice to have them, and he wouldn't be too disappointed without him.

What he really cares about is the state of the ruins itself.

This relic is most likely the product of a failed demiplane experiment. If he can study it thoroughly, it will definitely allow him to make a big breakthrough in the plane field.

Compared to the previously unknown treasure, Xia Duo, who had obtained the location of the ruins, had already obtained what he wanted.

Of course, it would be somewhat unethical if he voluntarily gave up now and came to directly study the state of the ruins. If Rodit and others wanted to persist in their exploration, he would continue to provide information analysis and command services.

Time passed little by little. Rodit and others were thinking and weighing, but their footsteps had subconsciously reached the edge of the square.

Just when Xia Duo thought they were about to give up, Rodit said: "If Rex and the others are not here, they won't be here. Could it be that we, high-level mages, can't explore without a few ordinary people!"

"Besides, there is also Lord Xia Duo! I believe that Lord Xia Duo will be able to lead us to victory!"

"..."

Xia Duo was speechless. It was a good thing to be trusted by others, but it was not necessarily a good thing to explore ruins that were obviously likely to cause accidents.

If he hadn't agreed to participate in the exploration before, and if he hadn't been in the watchtower now, he would have probably gone home long ago in such a situation.

But even if he wanted to continue exploring, today was not a good time, so he proposed again:

"Since you insist, I will continue to fulfill my promise, but the ruins have an abnormal state of overlapping planes. To be on the safe side, I need to make extra preparations. I will cancel today's operation for the time being. I suggest that you also make more preparations. , see you at the Watchtower in two days!”