Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 849 - 113 Victor’s Trump Card

Chapter 849: Chapter 113 Victor’s Trump Card

"But you’ve only left this place three times in several years, doesn’t that indicate something?" Pannis said, "Although you haven’t participated directly, all those Arrays, they’ve been driven by you from here as the central hub, right? And probably there are many other effects, which is why you’ve always been guarding this place, am I wrong?"

"Heh, your perception is indeed sharp," Victor said with a clap, devoid of emotion, and slowly praised, "You’re not wrong. I’ve been guarding this place all these years because a central hub is needed to control the Arrays everywhere. However, you’re mistaken about one thing, I may indeed be the central hub, but the hub doesn’t necessarily have to be me. Anyone who understands Time magic could take on the role of the central hub. Heh heh, haven’t you thought about it? If the teacher could teach a student like me, do you think I wouldn’t have the capability to teach other students to master Time magic?"

"I certainly don’t think Time magic is that easily mastered," Pannis said after a moment of silence, speaking softly, "If it were so easy to grasp, among Philarx’s many students, not only you would have learned Time magic."

"That’s because the teacher cherishes us and wasn’t willing to teach us," Victor slowly shifted his gaze to Muir and continued, "Perhaps Mr. Kyle you are not aware, but I suppose the other ladies here are not unfamiliar with the name Sandy. Do you remember how old Sandy was when the Mage Guild issued a warrant for him thirty-eight years ago? And how old should he be now?"

"Eighty-one years old," Vivian snorted coldly, replying unwillingly, "He was forty-three when he was wanted."

"Do I need to explain further?" Victor said calmly, "Or rather, Mr. Muir, you have been tracking Sandy for months behind his back, do you still believe he is an eighty-one-year-old man? Hehe, of course, I only mentioned Sandy as an example, how many mages like him do you guess we have in our Guild?"

"Alright, I must admit, you’ve successfully cast doubt in our minds," Pannis sighed softly, "What now? After leading us to doubt, what do you want to say?"

"Well, it’s not much. Let me first introduce our plans and arrangements," Victor said, suddenly standing up from the Divine Throne, step by step slowly descending the stone steps. Though possessing a young body, his manner of walking was that of a frail old man. He walked all the way down to the foot of the stairs and for the first time faced the members of the adventure team up close. The skin of this demigod Mage was an unhealthy, pallid white, so white it was nearly translucent, blue veins visible through the pale skin, and with the chilly fluorescent light, one could even see the blood flowing beneath. Only after drawing near to everyone did Victor continue slowly, "I’ve said before, we’ve turned this city into a giant Spell Array, preparing to plunder enough time for a qualitative change. However, this project, as is obvious, cannot rely on one or two Arrays. No one can draw an Array of that scale, and even if one were successfully drawn, there would be no one able to attach mana to it. Therefore, to activate the Array, we had to find another way. In the end, we split the Array, breaking down the complete Array into a series of mana expression formulas, then using Arrays to represent each point of the magic line, resetting the Arrays, turning it into a large Spell Array. As soon as the nodes are activated, the entire Spell Array can have the same effect as a monolithic Array, continuously extracting time from all the living beings within range and concentrating it at the hub."

"Continue, I’m listening," Pannis frowned, "It doesn’t sound like something good."

"Indeed, it’s not good for you, but quite the opposite for me," Victor’s voice was even more emotionless than Ava’s, "Now, the situation is that all the Arrays are hidden in extremely concealed locations. Once the activation process is started at the hub, if the key node Arrays haven’t been destroyed, the overall Spell Array will become active. Even if some of the key nodes are destroyed, the remaining Arrays will continue to work independently until they fulfill their designated mission, draining the time of all the living beings within the covered area."

"Very inventive," Pannis’s face darkened, and he said with a sneer, "You mages always use methods beyond ordinary people’s imaginations to do things with unique effects, I have to admit, by deforming the Arrays for use in this way, you have caused us quite the headache."

"Frankly, I don’t care whether you feel troubled or not; we are just using the most efficient method to complete our experiment," Victor said matter-of-factly, "Besides, the scale of this Spell Array Array isn’t limited to just Third Flame City. In several cities, there are arrangements identical to this one, and as for the reason, it is of course because among the senior officials of these cities, there are my followers."

Among the seven people, none showed signs of surprise, making it clear that they were not caught off guard by Victor’s revelation. Through the process of their investigation, they had already discovered some highly concealed Arrays in a few cities, indeed not just a single one in each city, and although they did not know at the time that these Arrays combined could cover an entire city, they could infer that the members of the Sands of Time held high positions in these cities, perhaps even as governors. Thus, when Victor laid everything out in the open, Pannis looked down at the ground, remained silent for a long while, and then finally said, "Since you’ve revealed your hand without reservation, it suggests you think the final moment has arrived. Alright, state your ultimate goal, after explaining so much, what are you ultimately seeking from us?"

"Heh, don’t worry," Victor seemed to smile, but his habitual expressionlessness made the smile appear stiff, "I can provide you with the blueprints, marking every city where Arrays have been set up, and I’ll even indicate the location of each Array, making it easy for you to destroy them. As for those who set up the Arrays, hehe, after all, each city has so many senior officials, you won’t be able to determine who is our people based on this alone."

"I assume you’re not going to give us this blueprint so easily," Pannis sighed, "To get a return, one has to pay, so tell me, what are your demands?"

"Very simple," Victor slowly said, "How about we make a bet?"(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)