Chapter 1364: Ode to the Sun, Birth of a New Mythallar

As for the Gold Elves of other countries, they were already doing quite well as masters; it is unlikely any of them would be willing to lower their status.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo suddenly felt that Ilfaran might not necessarily abandon the 【Ilfaran-Netheril Strategic Partnership】 in the future.

It is just that the future is changeable, especially after the appearance of the Mythallar; where the relationship between the two countries will lead remains an unknown!

While pondering, time reached noon, and the sunlight was positioned directly above Dawn Plaza, or more accurately, directly above Shuguang Taidi!

Normally, the sun in the Northland only appears directly overhead on the day of the Midsummer Festival; at all other times, it is tilted to the south.

But after the refraction of the Jieti, it is not strange for such a wondrous sight to appear.

Although the vast majority of Elves do not hold Faith in the Lord of Radiance, the sun holds a very important position in Elven culture; the term for Gold Elves in Elvish, "Aier-Tai'kuise", literally means Sun Elf!

The term "Gold Elf" is merely a substitute name given by the Netherese based on their pale golden skin appearance; not saying "Sun Elf" might, to some extent, be to avoid the taboo of the Lord of Radiance.

After all, most Netherese hold Faith in the Lord of Radiance.

……

A melodious sound of bagpipes drifted over, and the plaza suddenly fell silent.

On Shuguang Taidi, an elderly Elf Elder walked slowly to the western edge of the circular platform, facing all the observers, held his hands upward in a gesture of support, and chanted an ancient Sun Hymn.

The Elves in the plaza below who were familiar with this song also began to sing along; countless syllables converged, and for a moment, the light in the plaza underwent some magical changes.

Xia Duo noticed that the light, which should have been intangible and formless, had actually become tangible and substantial, like strands of water shimmering with seven-colored light, spilling down from the sky and dancing in the plaza accompanied by the collective singing of the Elves.

Occasionally, a strand would touch his shoulder, but Xia Duo did not feel the slightest threat; those strands were instantly dispersed by the faint Balance Domain inherent in his Mage Robe, returning to the essence of light.

And this also made it seem as if Xia Duo were plated with a layer of pale golden radiance, truly bathing in the sunlight, like a god-like being.

Of course, there were more Elves in the plaza who made no attempt to block it; those light strands would also dissipate the moment they touched them, turning back into the essence of light.

But the Positive Energy stimulated within them cleansed their bodies and minds, and the Elves as a whole became radiant.

……

As the hymn reached its end, the light in the plaza gradually returned to its initial state. Just as Xia Duo was marveling at how the Elves could shake the Magic Net with words, the Elf Elder on the platform spoke again, only this time it was not singing.

"For tens of thousands of years, the nations of the Northland have endured hardships to reach today's peaceful situation, but beneath this facade of peace, the seeds of turmoil remain buried."

"In order to maintain the existing peace in the Northland and to eliminate threats to that peace, the people of the Northland nations have unanimously decided—"

"To jointly establish a just, equal, open, and friendly Northland Alliance!"

Having said this, the Elf Elder paused, swept his gaze across the audience below, and asked loudly: "Are there any objections?"

"None!"

"Support!"

Countless shouts resounded through the sky, as if they truly had the support of all the people of the Northland. Xia Duo, however, felt a bit strange; before coming, Iolum had hinted to him that Ilfaran might stir up trouble today.

But in the current situation at Dawn Plaza, if Ilfaran were to jump out and stir up trouble now, it would be too inappropriate.

And if they waited until the Alliance was established, under the framework of the Alliance, Ilfaran might not necessarily be able to gain any advantage. Perhaps it really was just acting for the Envoys of the Southern Four Kingdoms to see?

Xia Duo stopped thinking about questions he couldn't solve for the moment; in any case, whatever was going to happen would surely come to light today, so he might as well watch with peace of mind.

……

Having obtained the support of the "people," the Elf Elder returned to his previous position and continued to announce loudly: "The regulations of the Northland Alliance are as follows—"

After he finished this sentence, his originally elderly body began to grow young at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally, a young Elf in the prime of life appeared before the countless observers.

But this was not the end; immediately following, the young Elf's form began to emit wisps of radiance, until finally, his entire body turned into the purest light.

Under the intense light, his young face was still faintly visible.

"Article One, all nations of the Northland Alliance are equal!"

After this sentence, a violent magical fluctuation erupted from Shuguang Taidi; the figure of the light-being became blurred, and light began to dissipate from his body.

That dissipating light seemed to have a consciousness of its own, winding and wandering across Shuguang Taidi, wrapping all the kings and leaders of the nations on the platform within it.

At the same time, the reading of the Northland Alliance regulations did not stop, but with every additional sentence, the form of the light-being dissipated a little more.

Until finally, his figure was no longer on Shuguang Taidi, leaving only the kings and leaders of the nations shrouded in a sheet of radiance.

Of course, those kings and leaders were not doing nothing; they were cooperating with the Elf Elder, who was clearly a high-level Mage, to complete the final Spellcasting of his life.

Even the Lord of Irusk, who was not skilled in Spells, participated in the entire construction process of the Ritual Spell with the assistance of Iolum.

Before the Spell was even completed, many Evereska Elves below the platform had already begun to sob in low voices.

Xia Duo could not help but sigh; giving up a near-endless life like this was truly regrettable. But without the constraints of Supreme Magic, how could this Alliance treaty be guaranteed to be implemented?

Of course, this was also the price that Evereska had to pay as the Headquarters for the Northland Alliance!

……

Not long after, with an ethereal "The Northland Alliance is established," the Spell was successfully completed, and the radiance shrouding the kings and leaders of the nations on Shuguang Taidi began to slowly dissipate.

The last traces of that Elf Elder in the world seemed to be on the verge of vanishing, and the crying of the Evereska Elves in the plaza grew louder.

Just at this moment, the Ilfaran Crown King walked from the Ritual Node where he had been located to the edge of the circular platform and said to all the Elves below:

"The Northland Alliance has been established, and the will of Elder Kuide will also exist forever with the Alliance. Search the link 【1-ΞΣΩΟΛΙΠ】 interface to obtain the Northland Alliance Mythallar Permission!"

Hearing this, the Evereska Elves began to search for the so-called Northland Alliance Mythallar, and before long, the Elves who had been crying in sorrow stopped their weeping.

Xia Duo also tried to link to the Mythallar opening interface provided by the Ilfaran Crown King, and subsequently, he received a large amount of information transmitted from the Mythallar.

The content was consistent with the previous Northland Alliance regulations but more detailed; only by accepting these terms could one proceed to the next operation.

Xia Duo hesitated for a moment but gave up; it would not be too late to try after asking Iolum later.

However, this newly built Northland Alliance Mythallar, which lacked a Material Node, still gave him a lot of inspiration, and most importantly, Netheril also held a considerable portion of the Permission Level for this Mythallar, perhaps he could learn more details through this.