Chapter 1026

However, Xia Duo's stance on the Princess's side is certainly unshakable; after all, the Princess's Ascension to Godhood is confirmed to have succeeded, and she is merely temporarily out of contact.

Moreover, considering the long term, the longer time passes, the greater the Princess's influence will become, because she is not only the first new god achieved by the Netherese themselves, but is also related to expansion.

Although Xia Duo is not clear on all the details of the Ascension Ritual, on the day of the festival, he personally felt the process of Divine Power being born; as long as Netheril continues its expansion, the Princess will obtain Divine Power from it.

In the future, it is highly probable that a 【Mythallar】 will be born in Netheril, and even if not, there should be similar substitute products; this is the inevitable pursuit of infinite energy during the development of civilization.

And with infinite energy, not just the Surface, but even the sky, the ocean, and the underground will become targets for the Netherese to expand into.

Furthermore, besides the expansion of concrete, tangible Domains, there is also the expansion of the intangible Domain of Knowledge, which may very well cause the Princess's source of Divine Power to continue expanding.

If the future is an era of expansion, then the Princess may have already grasped the most important starting point and source of the future.

For a moment, Xia Duo suddenly had a bizarre thought, but before he could fully refine it, Niya had returned to the Study at some point and sat down in the chair opposite him.

"The certification ended so quickly?"

"Yes, it was just a formality; there won't be many tedious processes!"

Xia Duo looked up at Niya and continued: "When Councilor Bulundesi just left, he told me about some recent situations in Seventon; do you want to know?"

"Of course, tell me!"

Upon hearing there was news from Seventon, Niya couldn't help but raise her voice a few degrees, "Is there news about the Princess?"

"Regrettably, it is not news about Her Highness the Princess, but rather about the interior of Giles Tower, related to the previous disappearance of Lady Greta."

Following that, Xia Duo briefly recounted the disappearance of Master Bailun, as well as the reappearance of the Great Arcanist Kaousi—who should have been dead long ago—and his demand to take over Giles Tower, basically repeating Bulundesi's original words.

After listening to Xia Duo's account, Niya couldn't help but frown repeatedly, as if she couldn't believe it: "Master Bailun has disappeared? And the Seven Towers haven't found him after searching for half a month?"

"Yes, I think Councilor Bulundesi has no reason to fabricate such an easily verifiable matter."

"Then what do you think?" Niya suddenly changed the subject and asked Xia Duo.

"Me?"

As her husband, how could Xia Duo not see that Niya wanted to do something, so he thought for a moment and stated his own view: "There is still half a month until the deadline set by the Seven Towers' resolution; there is no need for us to get involved in the succession turmoil of Giles Tower at this time. In fact, with the Seven Towers intervening, it is very difficult for us to change anything."

In truth, even if Kaousi eventually takes power, for him and Niya, it would at most only reduce some conveniences; after all, their actual connection to Giles Tower is not strong.

The ones truly affected are people like Greta, who would go from being high-and-mighty superiors holding countless resources and deciding the fate of countless Spellcasters, to suddenly becoming ordinary Archmages or Arcanists; this drop is not insignificant.

It is like a prime minister in the ancient times of Xia Duo's hometown stepping down; although in the vast majority of cases they would not lose their lives, compared to holding the reins of power before stepping down, the difference in authority is like heaven and earth.

Furthermore, the various interest relationships that originally gathered around these core figures might also scatter like smoke.

Niya wants to return to Seventon to support the Princess's faction in taking power; Xia Duo can understand this, as he had thought about it before, especially after becoming a Senior Arcanist, he indeed has such ability.

It is just that for something that does not involve his own core interests, to make a scene to the point of personally getting involved—wouldn't that be pulling chestnuts from the fire for others? It is certainly exhausting, and after all, the opponent is a Great Arcanist, and it is not certain to be rewarding.

Xia Duo is not familiar with Sikumu, the successor to Giles Tower designated by the Princess, and has not even met him; he has only vaguely heard of the other's reputation.

Xia Duo's relationship with Giles Tower is built more on the personal relationships with the Princess, Master Bailun, Lady Greta, and others.

Niya is the same; strictly speaking, after the Princess's Ascension to Godhood, she is no longer a person of Giles Tower, and who she truly wants to help is by no means everyone in the Princess's camp, but merely a few individuals with whom she has closer personal relationships.

Even compared to Xia Duo's own regard for the interests related to Giles Tower, Niya can be described as indifferent.

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After expressing clear opposition to immediately heading to Seventon to support Lady Greta, Xia Duo offered his own plan, which was also something he had just thought of, and perhaps this was the plan most to Niya's liking!

"Actually, the core of the problem does not lie in the sudden turn of events with Kaousi, but in the Princess's loss of contact; as long as we can contact the Princess, then all problems will return to the right track."

In his view, the reason Kaousi dared to jump out and oppose the successor designated by the Princess is nothing more than the belief that the Princess cannot cast influence upon the Mortal Plane after her Ascension to Godhood.

Of course, the disappearance of Master Bailun might also be a very important factor.

And Niya, upon hearing Xia Duo's analysis, immediately thought of the key to the problem and looked at Xia Duo somewhat nervously: "Do you know how to contact the teacher?"

She certainly knows that contacting the teacher or finding Master Bailun could make the turmoil in Seventon subside immediately, but at this moment, a full half-month has passed since the New Year Festival, and if the Seven Towers could not do it, how could she possibly do it?

Regarding whether Xia Duo can actually contact the teacher, Niya does indeed have some doubts, but at the same time, she also knows that her husband is a very special person who has accomplished many things that were previously inconceivable to her.

Now might be the turning point of the problem.

"I do have an idea, just thought of it, but whether it will work or not will only be certain after specifically trying it."

Xia Duo did not make any guarantees; after all, it was a method thought of on the spur of the moment, and he himself was not sure if it was reliable, but trying it was better than nothing.

At the very least, it could also distract Niya.

And sure enough, Niya's attention was attracted; after all, if one can solve the problem at the root, why take so many detours?

Moreover, Xia Duo believes that Niya herself must also know that rashly getting involved in the succession turmoil of Giles Tower is not a good choice.

It is just that humans are complex lifeforms possessing both rationality and sensibility; many decisions are difficult to judge solely by rationality or sensibility, and occasionally having a bias is unavoidable.

Xia Duo can understand Niya's thoughts, but this does not mean he will accept them entirely; he also has his own thoughts, and how these two influence each other and what the final result will be—

That is the so-called "persuading" and "being persuaded."

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