Chapter 1334: Provocation and the Flames of Revenge

As for Iolum, many high-level Mages had heard his name, but for the past hundred-plus years, Iolum had remained silent, which resulted in very few high-level Mages having actually seen him, save for a very small number of public occasions.

Let alone close-range contact or meetings; those were even rarer.

At this moment, the group of Elves present, after hearing Aomosi's description, all successively formed a preliminary impression of Iolum in their minds.

The few high-level Mages who had come into contact with Iolum and had some understanding of him updated their past impressions to the latest state.

But at this time, an opposing voice unexpectedly appeared: "How is it that I heard that Iolum participated in the Netherese revenge operations!"

Xierdalanna!

Faluo cast a glance at her with a hint of profound meaning; this provocation was a bit too obvious!

The so-called revenge operations were actually counter-attacks by Netheril specifically targeting the purging of human Elites in Cormanthor, and the targets of the revenge were important members of Cormanthor families who had participated in the purging of human Elites.

The Moon Crown Family had once been retaliated against by the Netherese, but Faluo could be certain that Iolum had never participated in the revenge operations; all the Netherese who had participated in the revenge operations were "dead men"!

In other words, if Iolum had participated, he would not have appeared in public again, which was also to avoid escalating the conflict between the two countries and leading to more serious consequences.

Likewise, Elves who had participated in the purging of human Elites would also appear in public as little as possible, which could be considered a small tacit understanding amidst the conflict between the two countries.

Since there was a tacit understanding, both countries had their own judgments regarding the other's actions; as a Cormanthor Elf who had indirectly participated in the purging of human Elites, Faluo knew very well that beyond the actions of the two countries, there was actually a third-party force stirring up trouble.

Now that Xierdalanna said this, was she not afraid of inviting disaster upon herself?

Thinking this, Faluo swept a glance at Jielinisi without leaving a trace; sure enough, this guy was not stupid either, and after hearing Xierdalanna say this, he immediately cast a suspicious gaze toward Xierdalanna.

"Xierdalanna, what do you mean by saying that? Could it be that the Moonhorn Family was retaliated against by Iolum?"

"No, no."

Xierdalanna hurriedly denied it; she realized she might have said the wrong thing, but the provocation still had to continue—if she didn't provoke the relationship between Netheril and Cormanthor, how could she highlight the importance of Yierlan!

"I just happened to hear a Cormanthor friend of mine mention it, but I am sorry, I cannot say his name here; if Mage Jielinisi is interested, he can communicate with me privately."

In front of many high-level Mages, there were many things Xierdalanna could not say, but in private, she did not have so many scruples.

Only this time, Jielinisi was finally smart for a moment; he let out a cold snort and did not continue the conversation.

It was Haidelei, another high-level Mage from Yierlan, who seemed to have thought of something at this moment and suddenly spoke up:

"In order to facilitate Mage Aomosi's approach to Iolum, the great Yilisier Mianwang made many concessions during the Northland Alliance negotiations, and all of this was for the next Omniscience Ritual."

"And the Omniscience Ritual is for the further interpretation of the Oracle, for the future destiny of the entire Elf World; I believe that all countries that recognize the Oracle need to provide a certain amount of compensation for Cormanthor's losses."

After Haidelei finished speaking, not only Jielinisi, but even Faluo and Weilanse had their eyes light up; Yilisier Mianwang had indeed made quite a few concessions during the Northland Alliance negotiations.

Although it was done in the name of Cormanthor, the losses were more of the Mianwang's own interests; if other countries compensated for these losses, placed within the framework of the organization, the Mianwang would only receive the smallest portion of compensation.

In other words, all high-level Mages and all Upper Families of Cormanthor would have an extra income.

As a loyal supporter of the Mianwang, although Jielinisi knew that the Mianwang would only get a small share of these compensations, having some was better than having none; after all, if Haidelei hadn't brought this up, there would be no compensation at all.

Thus, the several Cormanthor high-level Mages present asked almost simultaneously: "Mage Haidelei, can you represent the will of Taiweimansa?"

"Of course not, but I believe Taiweimansa will make the most correct choice!"

With Haidelei saying this, the Cormanthor high-level Mages led by Faluo and Jielinisi were naturally very happy, but the high-level Mages of the other small countries were not so happy.

What annoyed them most was that as high-level Mages of small countries, they themselves could largely decide their own country's choices.

That is to say, after Haidelei proposed these suggestions, they were very likely to be forced to make a choice on the spot: agree, or oppose!

In reality, they had no choice at all; opposing would be almost simultaneously offending the main gods, as well as the two great Northland powers, Cormanthor and Yierlan.

They had to agree! Otherwise, life would be very difficult from now on!

Such is the sorrow of small countries.

Even more miserable than small countries were vassal states; no matter how ugly the big countries' eating habits were, they would symbolically ask for the opinions of small countries, but for vassal states, there was simply no need to ask at all.

A typical example of this was Siluwende.

Once a brave and invincible Gold Elf kingdom, after being defeated, a thousand years passed, and it had never been able to turn things around; now, it had completely degenerated into a marionette in the hands of Yierlan.

Even a high-level Mage from an ordinary Upper Family could casually sway the opinion of the entire nation of Siluwende!

But high-level Mage Malzhake not only did not show any resistance, but instead looked as if it were an honor; after Cormanthor showed interest, he was the first to express agreement with Haidelei's proposal.

Perhaps because of his swift attitude in expressing his stance, Siluwende might still be able to get some benefits from Yierlan!

Perhaps because of this bit of benefit, Siluwende could accumulate the capital needed to truly restore the nation!

No one is willing to always be inferior to others, especially as a noble Gold Elf, whose status in their own country is not even as good as a group of foreign Moon Elves.

How could Malzhake accept this? Even if he had to appear so submissive at this moment, deep in his heart, the flames of revenge were burning at every moment.

……

The gathering of the Elf Court ended amidst the complex expressions of the high-level Mages, but ending did not mean that all Elves had to leave.

High-level Mages of small countries wanted to find support from the Elders here, and the big countries also needed to make countermeasures; although it was impossible to restrict the Elders' movements, they could at least attract them with better conditions.

However, Haidelei, who still had a mission, left a step earlier, which made Xierdalanna, who originally wanted to stay a while longer, follow closely and leave this place as well.