Chapter 1355: Private Exchanges and Observing the Mythallar

The meeting at the Sun Courtyard did not last long; after the representatives of each party shared the intelligence they held (mainly the Illefarn side) and stated their respective positions, it came to a hasty end.

Next was the luncheon, and after the luncheon, Xia Duo and the others were arranged to rest in a lounge, which was, of course, also to wait for Badijiaer and Iolum.

As for the two of them, the former had been invited over by several Upper Families of Illefarn, possibly because there were still some details regarding tomorrow's signing ceremony that needed to be confirmed.

The latter, however, had taken the initiative to contact a high-ranking minister of the Crown King to discuss the matter of building a Portal connecting to Ailintar at the Arcane Union Headquarters in Seventon.

In the lounge, Xia Duo was bored and began chatting with Angelin again about tomorrow's Northland Alliance signing ceremony.

"You heard Mage Durente just now; the envoys from the Southern Four Kingdoms will also be present at tomorrow's signing ceremony. Do you think they are here to disrupt the proceedings, or are they just here to observe?"

"Although the Northland Alliance was forcibly cobbled together due to the urgent situation of the Drow War, an alliance is still an alliance. I don't think the Southern Four Kingdoms would want to see a Northland in a state of union."

"So, you think they are here to cause trouble?"

"I wouldn't put it that way."

Angelin shook his head. "I think they probably want to cause trouble, but since the Northland nations were able to forcibly unite under such fragmented circumstances, the Southern Four Kingdoms should understand that the momentum of the Northland Alliance is already unstoppable. Even if they hatch some conspiracies, it will only make us more united. I guess they are probably just here to take a look and, incidentally, test the attitudes of various countries toward the South. Of course, if the Alliance experiences any mishaps, I don't think they will let such an opportunity pass."

"I see!"

Xia Duo nodded thoughtfully. Angelin's judgment was similar to his own, only he knew one more piece of information than Angelin.

That was what Iolum had told him a few days ago: Illefarn might cause some trouble for Cormanthor on the day of the signing ceremony. They might not necessarily take action, but they would definitely make them lose face in a big way.

Who told Cormanthor to choose their founding day as the signing day!

Netheril had accepted Cormanthor's concessions during the negotiations and thus agreed to this date, but Illefarn might not necessarily agree, even if they accepted this date temporarily out of consideration for the big picture.

Wouldn't causing a little trouble to add some "color" to the signing day be a very festive thing?

It was just that Xia Duo hadn't known before that the envoys of the Southern Four Kingdoms would be present on the day of the signing ceremony. Now that he knew, he was a little worried: would Illefarn's actions be exploited by the Southern Four Kingdoms?

Or perhaps it was just to deliberately create the illusion of serious internal divisions within the Alliance, thereby lowering the vigilance of the Southern Four Kingdoms?

While chatting with Angelin, Xia Duo was also secretly pondering. He did not tell Angelin about Illefarn's plan to cause trouble.

After all, such matters were ultimately inconvenient to discuss in public, especially on someone else's turf.

As time passed bit by bit, the conversation in the lounge gradually died out. Some people began to fiddle with the exquisite Elf chess pieces on the table, while others ran to the window to gaze at the exotic scenery in the distance.

Xia Duo took out a Spell Note and pretended to read it, but in reality, he had already used the principles of the Elf spell 【Eye of Amastacrinaz】 to cut into a macroscopic perspective of the Magic Net.

In the Projection Plane, Xia Duo had seen many Mythallars, but in the Main Plane, he had only seen the Netherese-style Mythallars that the Seven Towers had set up in the Green Field Plane and Seventon.

However, compared to the original Elf Mythallars he had seen in the Projection Plane, the Seven Towers version was undoubtedly far behind.

Now that he had arrived in Ailintar, how could Xia Duo not take the opportunity to observe it properly!

With the experience from the Projection Plane, he quickly gained a lot of understanding of Ailintar and even the Illefarn Mythallar system.

First of all, Ailintar itself was relatively independent, and because it was linked to a large number of magical buildings whose states were constantly changing, this part could actually be regarded as a relatively open operating platform.

As long as one had a certain understanding of the Mythallar and possessed a certain Permission Level, one could freely operate the Mythallar within the scope of Ailintar.

Even for Xia Duo now, as a visitor, he had a certain Permission Level. For example, calling a Patrol, contacting a receptionist for foreign guests, or even requesting food and drinks, could all be accomplished with the help of the Mythallar.

But in a few areas, the Ailintar Mythallar also appeared to have a situation similar to "privatization"; those were domains under the absolute control of various Upper Families.

Not every high-level Mage had the ability to build a large Mythallar, but building a Small Mythallar that integrated into the Ailintar system was not difficult.

As for the area outside Ailintar, it was a large Mythallar with a very wide coverage area that focused more on surveillance. Xia Duo could infer that all the small and medium-sized Mythallars within the territory of Illefarn would be linked to it.

Such an arrangement also reminded Xia Duo of the later Mythallar system in 【Projection Plane: Empire Remnants】 of Cormanthor, but Xia Duo did not know much about such complex Mythallar systems.

During the 【Projection Plane: Cormanthor Birth】 period he was most familiar with, such a territorial Mythallar system that almost governed everything had not yet appeared.

It was more common for high-level Mages to stake out their own territories and not cross each other's boundaries, or for large cities to be jointly built and managed by multiple forces.

After observing for a while, Xia Duo withdrew his gaze. Just by observing with the naked eye, he couldn't see anything more; only by actually testing it could he learn more.

However, he was a guest now, so how could he do such a rude thing!

Besides, the Illefarn Mythallar only interested Xia Duo slightly because of its composite nature; as for the Mythallar itself, he had already accumulated enough data and didn't lack this bit from Illefarn.

Composite Mythallars involved the interaction between different Mythallars and even communication standards. When he learned of such an existence, Xia Duo actually already had some speculations in his heart, but he had always ranked Mythallar research very low on his list.

Instead, it was Niya who had extended her research from the initial Magic Web Background Fluctuation to the current large-scale Communication Mythallar research.

The Communication Mythallar she was researching was a very good carrier that could be used to integrate multiple Mythallars; theoretically, it was not inferior to the surveillance Mythallar carrier of Illefarn.

It was just that this relatively unified Mythallar system seemed to imply that Illefarn intended to embark on the path of unification taken by Aryvandaar!

Wanting to become the very thing one hates most?

Xia Duo shook his head secretly. In fact, if Aryvandaar had been slightly more lenient toward high-level Mages and some of its opponents back then, it wouldn't have fallen.

Unification, whether it was unifying the entire Elf World or integrating all the forces within the country, was probably a goal that every Elf Kingdom would strive to achieve once it developed to a certain point!