Chapter 1362: Deep Observation, The Ceremony Begins

Having finished viewing the "Dawn Plaza" and "Shuguang Taidi," the enthusiasm of Xia Duo and the others for a night tour faded in unison, and they subsequently boarded the Flying Disk summoned by Lunaxisi, quickly returning to Cloudtop Tower.

Returning to his quarters, Xia Duo calculated that it was nearly dawn, yet the banquet at Cloud Crown Palace had still not ended; for an Elf, staying up all night might be of no consequence, but for a human, one could only pin one's hopes on the effects of sleep or a wakefulness spell.

On someone else's turf, Xia Duo was not bold enough to cast a Sleep Spell on himself, and he was not yet very sleepy; his Bloodline Awakening had provided him with a physique far more robust than that of an ordinary person.

As long as he did not overexert himself in Spellcasting, not sleeping for a day or two was absolutely no issue.

The signing ceremony was scheduled for noon, and since there was still some time left, Xia Duo thought that since he was idle anyway, he might as well take another look at the Mythallar.

Having just observed two core nodes of the Mythallar at close range, continuing to examine it on this basis might reveal more details that had previously gone unnoticed.

Taking out a Spell Notes to use as a cover, Xia Duo began his actions.

The first thing he checked was his own Permission Level within the Mythallar; he had already checked this before, and it was the standard visitor permission, or more colloquially, a potential enemy that had not yet been marked as hostile.

This kind of permission was extremely low, with almost no permission to speak of, and it was impossible to use any non-public functions of the Mythallar; even his range of movement would be greatly restricted.

However, after experiencing the night tour just now, his permission had already undergone some changes, becoming "Customized Visitor Permission."

Lunaxisi's identity should not be merely a maid sent by an Upper Family to receive distinguished guests at Cloudtop Tower; she should possess a higher status and permission, perhaps she was an agent of the Evereska intelligence department.

Subsequently, comparing the changes in his permission, Xia Duo discovered the open interface of the Evereska Mythallar within the Magic Net; through this excuse, he could use more open functions or even submit an application to upgrade his permission.

Generally speaking, for true visitors, this kind of interface would need to be notified in advance to facilitate the visitor's use.

From this, it could be seen that to a certain extent, even if Netheril was now stronger than Evereska, Evereska still lacked a bit of respect in its attitude toward Netheril.

However, Xia Duo did not intend to link to the open interface here, as any link would inevitably leave a record.

Even if Netheril had already obtained some Mythallar technology, he would find it difficult to explain why he could discover the open interface on his own without being notified.

Although he could not link, by following the open interface, Xia Duo still discovered more details about the Evereska Mythallar.

For instance, in the directions of the Sky Garden and Morning Light Pool he had just visited, there indeed existed phenomena of frequent interaction of Mythallar energy.

To Xia Duo, this was undoubtedly corroborating his previous guess—both locations were important Mythallar Nodes!

As another example, Xia Duo also discovered some of the restrictions on Cloudtop Tower where he was currently located, such as the fact that casting a Spell above the 3rd circle would trigger a silent alarm, drawing relevant personnel to investigate.

Some Spell Elements above the 7th circle were even directly prohibited; these were clearly things that the previous receptionist, Lunaxisi, had not mentioned.

Someone else's turf was indeed not so easy to stay on!

……

If he could link to the open interface of Evereska, by observing the process of the Mythallar responding to various open functions, perhaps he could discover even more details.

It was just that this exceeded the capability range of Xia Duo's current persona.

Although he very much wanted to figure out whether the Evereska Mythallar was a distributed design, he ultimately did not make any further prying attempts.

"Sigh! That's all there is to it, let's see if there's a chance in the future!"

Xia Duo closed the Spell Notes used for camouflage, stood up to stretch his body, and then walked to the window on the east side; the originally bright yet slightly hazy glass immediately became transparent, and more sunlight spilled into the bedroom.

Xia Duo subconsciously squinted his eyes; above the towering mountain barrier in the east, a dazzling and eye-catching sun had already risen.

"It must be about 10 o'clock!"

Xia Duo did not check the Magic Moment permanently active on his person, but just casually stated a time based on life experience, yet he believed this time should not be too far off.

Placing his hand on the surface of the window, it felt as if he had touched a layer of hard air cushion; after a second or two, this magical glass dissipated like gas without a trace.

A warm breeze blew in from outside the window, hitting Xia Duo's face like Niya's small hands gently stroking his face; he couldn't help but close his eyes, feeling it carefully.

Not knowing how much time had passed, a chime with a special rhythm coming from the bedroom door startled Xia Duo from the soothing warmth of the summer breeze.

Passing through two doorways, a Reception Room, and a corridor in succession, Xia Duo saw Lunaxisi, who had come to notify him to head to Shuguang Taidi to observe the ceremony.

"The signing ceremony is about to begin, and the kings and leaders of the nations have already set off; you may board a Flying Disk on the terrace of this floor to head there."

"I understand."

Xia Duo nodded and asked again: "What about those people who are with me? Did they leave first?"

"Some of them are already having breakfast, and some are still sleeping; I will come to remind them later to ensure that everyone does not miss the time."

After Lunaxisi left, Xia Duo returned to the residence's dining room to order a refreshing breakfast according to the prompt, and then went to the bathroom to fill a large tub of water.

Taking advantage of the remaining time, it was just right to take a bath; although not staying up all night was not a big deal for him, it still had some impact after all.

After finishing the bath and having a refreshing breakfast, Xia Duo felt his state had returned to its peak moment.

……

Dawn Plaza.

Under the guidance of Lunaxisi, Xia Duo, Angelin, and the others arrived at the observation area belonging to Netheril, close to Shuguang Taidi, with Ilefarn and Yierlan on either side.

On this point, Evereska did not play any petty tricks, such as arranging Netheril next to Cormanthyr, or in some corner, or even failing to arrange a dedicated observation area.

However, those small countries did not receive such good treatment; Dawn Plaza was directly opposite the west side of Shuguang Taidi, and the five zones of the Five Kingdoms—Netheril, Ilefarn, Yierlan, Cormanthyr, and Danzo—almost filled it up.

Small countries could only squeeze in between the big countries according to their respective camps, or simply go to the back to stand with the ordinary observers.

Of course, the reason for this division also had realistic considerations; for example, Irusk, this time only the Lord of Irusk came, and he had to go to Shuguang Taidi to participate in the signing ceremony, so there were no other observers at all.

If an area were arranged for Irusk, wouldn't it just be left empty for nothing?

One must know that the establishment of the Northland Alliance this time had a very strong response among the Northland countries, especially the Elven Nations; when Xia Duo was in Ailintar before, he saw many Commoners spontaneously coming to observe the ceremony.

This was the case for Ilefarn, and even more so for Yierlan and Cormanthyr.

It was only Netheril that had only brought a dozen or so people, the fewest among the five major countries.