Chapter 1008: Speculations Behind the Unification

Xia Duo did not say the rest of his words, leaving plenty of room for imagination; he knew that his father, who had always prioritized the family above all else, would not mind gambling with a son's life for a chance at a sudden rise to power.

"Let me think, let me think!"

Paliyasi said repeatedly, appearing to have lost his composure, but in reality, his heart was already brimming with joy; as far as he knew, there was not a single trial-taker for the Sword of Ruling yet.

But news of the Divine Sword trial had been spreading for so long, and now that the Divine Sword was about to be forged, even counting the time for ritual preparations, Laier was very likely the only trial-taker.

And according to the prophecy of the Coronal Osons, this trial would surely select the True King who would unify the Elf World in the future, so—

Does that not mean Laier is the future True King?

For a moment, Paliyasi felt an inexplicable, transcendent sense of insight into history; he carefully scrutinized his youngest son, who possessed outstanding talent in Magic, noting his deep gaze and resolute expression, and found that he did not show the slightest weakness when meeting his eyes.

Even in this moment of silent staring, Paliyasi felt a trace of inexplicable fear rise from the bottom of his heart.

But this negative emotion did not make him feel displeased; instead, it made him even more firm in his own ideas!

Looking at this son who was familiar yet revealed a hint of strangeness, Paliyasi's eyes flickered; he quickly suppressed the agitation and joy in his heart and said with forced composure:

"Have you really considered this? Once I contact Lord Mikaier, there will be no room for regret!"

Answering him was Xia Duo's firm voice: "I have considered it!"

"Good! Laier, you are worthy of being my son! I will contact Lord Mikaier right now!"

Having said that, Paliyasi directly contacted the follower of the Coronal and High Mage Mikaier, who was responsible for the preparations for the trial ritual.

After a brief exchange, his mood became even more excited, almost to the point of showing his joy on his face!

"Laier, in the last few days before the trial ritual, do not play around with Sailin anymore; I will teach you some simple principles of governance!"

Although Laier was currently the only trial-taker for the Sword of Ruling, Paliyasi still decided to make more preparations; even if it proved useless in the end, it would make up for his absence during Laier's growth over the years.

To this, Xia Duo naturally agreed without hesitation; even without considering the risk of being discovered by Sailin, his close younger sister, he did not want to waste time on playing.

After all, he was essentially a human, and his concept of time was very different from that of an Elf.

Besides, it was good to learn more about Elven governance; although the specific process of the Divine Sword trial had not yet been announced, it could basically be inferred that the trial content for different Divine Swords would vary.

The Sword of Ruling trial would likely examine the trial-taker's basic abilities as a ruler, a point Xia Duo was not actually too worried about; he had incarnated as an Elf many times in the past and had an understanding of the general operational laws and even the evolutionary history of Elven society.

Coupled with the fact that he had transmigrated from the information-rich Earth, he could still recall books related to governance such as "Marxist Philosophy" and "Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance" in his memory, as well as various real-world interpretations.

It could be said that the Sword of Ruling trial was the one he was most confident in passing!

It was not just because the rewards of the Sword of Ruling were the greatest that he chose it. If he had no confidence at all, then no matter how great the rewards were, multiplying them by zero would still be zero!

Xia Duo did indeed want to maximize his benefits, but he was not stupid; he would not waste this rare Projection opportunity in vain.

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Next, Xia Duo stayed with Paliyasi, listening to him explain the principles of Elven governance and rule; during this period, there were, of course, small episodes where Sailin was dissatisfied, came to disturb them, and was reprimanded by Paliyasi.

Just like that, it was not until four days later, when the exact time for the Divine Sword trial was released, that Xia Duo left Paliyasi.

"Brother Laier, are you really going to participate in the Sword of Ruling trial ritual? I heard from Aier of the Jialanuode family that everyone who participates in the ruling trial is a fool and will surely die; please don't go, let's sneak away from here!"

Sailin's words were simple and naive, but before Xia Duo could speak, she was discovered by Paliyasi, who immediately grounded her, and then he came to encourage Xia Duo:

"Don't listen to Sailin's nonsense; the Coronal has long been known as a Prophet, and the Divine Sword trial has already been recognized by many High Mages. After the trial, a brand-new kingdom will surely rise!"

Xia Duo nodded calmly, indicating that he would not overthink it.

In fact, he did not think the Divine Sword trial was a conspiracy hatched by Coronal Osons; regardless, the Divine Sword trial had already been confirmed by a group of High Mages. Having paid so many costs, whether it was a conspiracy or not, from the day after tomorrow, Jielunsita would no longer exist!

Since the Coronal had the reputation of a Prophet, he would not fail to understand this point, so Xia Duo was more inclined to believe that this was simply a scheme the Coronal came up with to unify the region early after seeing the changes in the future situation of the Listar Forest.

From this perspective, it did indeed fit the consistent style of Coronal Osons, who took the unification of all Elven races as his own responsibility, even sacrificing his own country for a glimmer of a possible future.

Of course, in Xia Duo's view, Coronal Osons doing this was very likely to ensure the continued existence of his own family. An Elven Coronal was indeed the supreme ruler of an Elven country, but he was more like a product of political compromise.

If he were opposed by many Upper Families, he would undoubtedly have to step down, but there were different ways to step down; undoubtedly, voluntarily abdicating to a worthy successor would result in fewer losses.

And if, in the process of abdicating, one did it gracefully, not only would there be few losses, but there might even be more benefits.

Xia Duo guessed that perhaps Coronal Osons' heir did not have the ability to continue ruling Jielunsita, and rather than being overthrown by others later, it was better to choose a worthy successor now.

Thus, he made a prophecy about a True King who would rule everything in the future. With such a halo, how could that future so-called "Coronal of Cormanthor who rules everything" not do his best to maintain the existence of the Osons family?

Elven society naturally also valued tradition and human connections.

Xia Duo had projected from the Main Plane and naturally knew that the Cormanthor of the Main Plane had indeed unified the vast majority of the Listar Forest and renamed it Cormanthor Forest, but to say it ruled the entire Elf World was still far from the truth!

To say nothing else, the Akaola Kingdom, the small part remaining in the Listar Forest, was enough to give it a headache!

In fact, during his time in the Elven Court in the Projection Plane, Xia Duo had also heard that while many factions in the Listar Forest favored unification, there were also those who did not.

After the destruction of the Wuweilun Kingdom, Jielunsita was almost the sole dominant power; this was the opportunity for unification. Perhaps the heir of Coronal Osons was truly incompetent, otherwise, if his own family had a chance, how could he possibly give it to someone else!