Chapter 1160: Cormanthor Incident, Experiment Fails Again

In the following period, Xia Duo was busy with Semi-plane experiments, recording and analyzing the effect of the Plane Root on the material circulation within the plane, as well as studying the relationship between the Magic Net environment and the Plane Root.

On the other hand, he also maintained close attention to the Territory, especially after the "Daxia Territory Citizen Moral Code" was officially promulgated to the residents; the Order Force had shown significant changes, and he was gradually pushing the Order Force to construct a cycle.

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At this time, Seventon.

It had been more than a month since the Magic Goddess avatar left, and the aftermath of the Ascension to Godhood seemed to have finally subsided by now, but beneath the calm, countless undercurrents were hidden.

Sources revealed that Ilfarun would send contestants to participate in this year's Snow Melting Competition, and an unprecedentedly fierce battle might occur then.

However, this news did not receive any response from the Seven Cities Council or the Ilfarun Embassy.

Instead, the Yierlan Ambassador Ifuyalisi had stated more than once in public that the Yierlan side did not oppose Ilfarun's participation in the Snow Melting Competition.

Additionally, in some more private settings, Ambassador Ifuyalisi had also said things like "the Northland Alliance has the necessity of its existence."

Combined with a piece of gossip that arose from nowhere—recently, the Cormanthor Army had suffered heavy losses after being ambushed during the process of Banishment of the Drow, one high-level Mage was killed in action on the spot, and multiple high-level Mages had suffered unknown curses, their fates unknown.

Authoritative figures interpreted the Yierlan Ambassador's behavior as "releasing goodwill to Netheril, preparing in advance for the establishment of the Northland Alliance."

Ambassador Ifuyalisi had no response to this.

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Seventon Embassy District, Cormanthor Embassy.

Inside the Study, Ambassador Atelan had just ended communication with his home country, but at this moment, his mood was like the wind chime swaying in the wind outside the window, difficult to calm.

After learning of some rumors circulating in Seventon recently, he immediately realized that a change might have occurred in his home country, a change so huge that even he, a proper ambassador, had to learn about it through rumors here in Seventon.

Atelan was very certain that he was not exiled here, but was shouldering a major mission and had received the personal acknowledgment of the Crown King, but—

Why did things develop like this?

After hurriedly making contact with his home country, Atelan heard news that he found consistently hard to accept—

The recent failure in the Drow War at home was true!

The death of the high-level Mage was also true!

Of course, the gossip circulating in Seventon was not entirely accurate, for instance, it did not mention—although Cormanthor had paid a heavy price for this, the underground passage in the Dragonspine Mountains had been completely destroyed, and the Drow on the Surface had also been completely wiped out!

It could be said that the Drow War at home had effectively ended.

Furthermore, the new mission sent from home also made him hard to accept—to figure out the negotiation bottom line of the Ilfarun Northland Alliance and strive to facilitate the final talks to be held at the Elven Court!

This meant that the home country seemed to have an intention to compromise!

Not just compromising with Ilfarun, an Elven Kingdom that extremely hated Cormanthor, but even more so compromising with a human nation like Netheril!

Atelan could not figure out why things had developed to this point; even if Cormanthor had suffered huge losses in the Drow War, there was no need to compromise with Ilfarun and Netheril!

For a time, the wise image of His Majesty Crown King Yilisaier even collapsed somewhat in Atelan's heart.

But he quickly banished this near-blasphemous thought from his brain and tried to convince himself that all of this was not true, that all of this was the illusion of human Mages!

……

Not knowing how much time had passed, the light in the Study gradually dimmed, and the Magic Lamp automatically emitted a light glow.

Atelan casually turned off this Magic Lamp he usually quite liked, placing himself in the darkness; it seemed that only in such an environment could he guard the fleeting "Reality" in his heart.

Soon, it was dawn, the dream was broken, and Atelan walked out of the Study with a pale face, coming to the atrium, where flowers and green plants flourished in all seasons, but at this moment he no longer had any mind to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

Looking at the sky above the Yierlan Embassy, which was not far away in the old Seventon Embassy District, where the Jieti had not been raised yesterday, Atelan cursed bitterly:

"As expected of a nation of traitors!"

The history of Yierlan's founding was not glorious; the initial founders, in Atelan's view, were entirely a bunch of traitors, and that group of traitors did not even spare their motherland.

In the past, Atelan had held quite a bit of good feeling for Yierlan because of its attitude toward Aryvandaar, but now, Yierlan's act of turning to embrace the Northland Alliance once again reminded Atelan of this country's history.

"Traitors!"

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At the same time, at the Arcane Union Headquarters, inside a top-spec Spell Laboratory, another near-catastrophic experimental accident was staged.

Iolum's experiment on the Independent Arcane Fire Device had failed again; as the experiment proceeded to now, Iolum finally felt a bit exhausted, and he glanced at the student who had already begun to skillfully clean up the mess, and could not help but sigh slightly:

"Buluode, we have tried many new ideas recently, but I feel that this is instead moving further and further away from the correct path!"

Hearing this, Buluode's movements paused, and the riotous Magic Net environment that was being gradually suppressed also surged violently; this was just like Buluode's mood at this moment, as he did not wish for his teacher to continue on this research that had absolutely no end in sight.

Compared to some Independent Arcane Fire Device, he hoped more that his teacher would have a breakthrough in Life Extension Spells; after all, his teacher was already nearly three hundred years old this year.

Not everyone had the good luck of Master Kangjienio, who not only received the longevity blessing of the Elves and the Secret Flame Baptism of the Magic Goddess, but also completed various Longevity Rituals that required luck to complete.

His teacher had clearly stated very early on that he would not undergo non-human transformation, so many Longevity Rituals could not be used, and when the time came, returning his soul to the Underworld was almost a certainty!

Thinking of this, Buluode advised again:

"The Independent Arcane Fire Device, even in theory, is a thing that is almost impossible to complete. Teacher, I feel that your idea might be fine, but limited by our current understanding of Magic, I feel that now is not a very good time for research; it is better to postpone research in this area!"

"What you say is not wrong! But the appearance of any new Spell or new technology is not without reason; someone must pay a huge effort for it. If the situation were excellent now, then I would naturally be willing to wait for the results of others, but now—"

"Isn't the situation better now? Cormanthor has suffered heavy losses, and the Northland Alliance is about to be established; it is the best time for our stable development. Teacher really doesn't need to be in such a rush!"