Chapter 1312: The Sorrow of a Small Nation, the Arrival of Aomosi

With Xierdalanna handled, Aomosi was no longer so much trouble; Faluo merely used his family's name to conduct a win-win exchange of interests with the other family, and Aomosi agreed to the trip to Seventon.

"Both of you, the next Omniscience Ritual is set for half a year from now. I hope you can take action as soon as possible!"

"No problem!"

"I understand!"

……

After finishing the topic of the Oracle, the group of High Mages quickly turned the conversation to the soon-to-be-established Northland Alliance, and even pulled the few Elf Elders who were sunbathing nearby into the discussion.

"The Northland Alliance is a foregone conclusion, but this time Yierlan's actions are truly too excessive. Have they forgotten that they are also Elves? The Drow will not let them off just because they are mixing with humans!"

"However, placing the Alliance Headquarters in Evereska can be considered an outcome that all parties can accept."

"Are you still speaking for Yierlan? When they threatened the Elf World, they didn't consider your feelings!"

……

The High Mages from Yierlan and Keman began to argue before they knew it, but Faluo was happy to see this scene; he did not stop it at all, but instead chatted smilingly with an Elder:

"Elder Kuide, when the Northland Alliance is established, will you return to Evereska?"

The Elf Elder Kuide, who already showed clear signs of old age, first froze for a moment, then said slowly: "I don't want to go back either, but the juniors keep urging me day after day; not going back would be even less peaceful!"

The Elders who were retiring in the Elf Court had long since transcended national prejudices; staying in the Elf Court meant staying in Keman. In the future, if Keman had a war, these Elf Elders, who only had one strike of power left, could completely erupt with unimaginable might.

Normal High Mages had many concerns, but these Elf Elders, who had already stepped half a foot into the A Fanduo Homeland, would not care about anything; their final strike would surely be earth-shattering.

Faluo did not wish for these Elders to leave, but he could not say anything to stop them.

Like the Elder Kuide before him, who came from Evereska, yet the final signing of the Northland Alliance and its future headquarters were both placed there, so how could the Evereska Elves be at ease?

It was just that a small nation with few people could not resist the power plays of great nations. They could not refuse to have the Northland Alliance negotiation site and future headquarters placed in their home, so they could only recall a few Elders from the Elf Court who were forcibly lingering in the Mortal Plane and were not afraid of death.

This was to show more deterrence and remind the great nations that they also had the ability to perish together.

Faluo was very disdainful of this approach. At this moment, even if he did not show this thought, Elder Kuide, who had experienced the ways of the world, was still able to perceive it. After a brief chat, he no longer responded to any of the other's questions.

He simply lounged in the sun, while calculating in his heart when to return to his homeland.

……

Two days later, Seventon.

Xia Duo, who had just been holed up in the Arcane Union finishing organizing his harvest from the Projection Plane, was just preparing to go outside for a walk to relax his mood. Just as he opened the door, he saw the Union's Sorcerer Deacon Tom jogging over from not far away.

Xia Duo closed the door but did not continue to go out, instead waiting for Tom to run up to him: "Something for me?"

"Yes, my lord. The task you posted previously has been accepted. The person is now at the entrance of the Library; he wants to see you and ask for more detailed task requirements."

Only then did Xia Duo remember that before heading to the Astral Plane, he had posted a task to set up Protection and Warning Magic for the Halansaide estate.

He had stayed in the Projection Plane for too long; if not for Tom's reminder, he would have almost forgotten about this matter.

"What is the identity of the person who accepted the task?" Xia Duo asked.

"It is Mage Weiji from Jilan Tower."

Weiji?

Hearing this name that seemed a bit familiar, Xia Duo immediately thought of Mage Weiji, who had been invited by Luodite to explore the Inosen Mage Tower together back then.

If there were not two Mage Weijis in Jilan Tower, then the one who accepted the task this time should be him!

"I understand. You go get busy; the Library is on the way, I will go see him myself."

"Yes." Tom bowed and then silently retreated.

……

Leaving his residence, one must pass through the Library to leave the Arcane Union. However, when Xia Duo arrived at the entrance of the Library, he did not see Weiji.

Instead, he saw a dozen humans and seven or eight Elves surrounding a Gold Elf Mage of obviously extraordinary status as they walked in from outside.

"Lord Xia Duo, I am Weiji. The one who just entered is Ambassador Aomosi, sent temporarily by Keman. He is a High Mage. I ask Lord Xia Duo to please avoid him slightly and not have a conflict with him."

Just as he was puzzled, Xia Duo suddenly received a Sending from Weiji. Following the traces of the traditional Communication Spell, Weiji was waving at him from beside a bookshelf inside the Library.

Watching that group of people about to walk into the Library, Xia Duo thought for a moment and ultimately did not go out from the main entrance or stand in place at such a time.

Instead, he turned and also entered the Library.

……

There were quite a few people in the Library. Xia Duo saw more than ten people at a glance; in normal times, it was basically unlikely to see more than ten people just by walking in.

Walking to the bookshelf where Weiji was, Xia Duo greeted him. Afterward, he did not immediately discuss the task matters, but instead asked about the matter just now:

"Regarding that Ambassador Aomosi, what else do you know?"

"I don't know much, only that he just arrived in Seventon yesterday. It is said that he brought the sincerity of the Keman Crown King and made many concessions in the Northland Alliance negotiations. The Seventon Council attaches great importance to this. Just now, I received a reminder from a Justice Deacon and entered the Library early to avoid him."

So that was it!

Xia Duo did not believe that Weiji would deliberately lie, and the so-called negotiation concessions might have credible parts, but Xia Duo did not believe that Keman truly had such good intentions and such sincerity; perhaps there was a conspiracy hidden in the dark!

But involving such a major matter as the Northland Alliance negotiations, he had no way to interfere for the time being. He could only hope that those Great Arcanists above would not be moved by a little bit of profit, thereby forgetting the fact and essence of Keman's competition and opposition with Netheril.

Because the relationship between the two could barely be considered as mutual acquaintances, Xia Duo and Weiji did not continue the topic of Ambassador Aomosi, but quickly began to talk about the task matters:

"Lord Xia Duo, I have already roughly understood your requirements through the task information you posted. Meeting is just to confirm again and ask if you have any other special requirements."

A Senior Arcanist posting a task to find a High Mage to set up Protection and Warning Magic for a private estate, and the requirements were still so simple—no matter how one looked at it, it seemed like a joke.

Weiji accepted this task out of his understanding of Xia Duo during the ruins exploration, but he was still a bit uneasy, which was why he found Deacon Tom to pass on the request to meet and discuss.

However, Xia Duo's idea was just that simple; he did not need a too advanced protection system.

After all, it was mainly for Aiwa to use. He would have to stay in Seventon alone in the future. No matter how strong the estate's protection was, it only guarded against gentlemen, not villains. If he really encountered someone intending to cause trouble, no matter how advanced the protection system was, it would be useless.