Chapter 1401: Demonstration and Seeing Off a Guest

Of course, this could also be Tuofu maintaining the consistent haughty posture of an Elf, not wanting to show off in front of a human, but her previous softening of attitude and even enthusiasm contradicted this.

Xia Duo wanted to press for an answer, but Tuofu dodged the question, even taking out a bottle of wine to place on the table in the Reception Room, continuing to change the subject:

"The Advanced spices provided by Lord Collins at the beginning of the month have all been sold. Most customers responded that the quality of the spices is very genuine and expressed that they will continue to purchase them. Let us celebrate!"

"......"

Xia Duo was speechless for a moment. The scene, which had originally been one of tense questioning, had actually evolved into a celebratory banquet under the intentional indulgence of both parties!

"Ms. Tuofu, Lord Collins is not here, so let's postpone the celebration!"

However, Xia Duo's refusal had no effect. Tuofu skillfully poured two glasses of orange-yellow fruit wine and raised the glass to offer it to Xia Duo.

Subsequently, the scene in the Reception Room changed drastically. The originally crude Reception Room suddenly turned into a sunny outdoor setting. Under the shade of trees, a slender female Elf was serving wine to Xia Duo at a banquet surrounded by guests.

Listening to the faint, lingering melody of the Anstasa Harp in his ears, Xia Duo's inner state was far from the composure he displayed on his face. Observing Tuofu's Spellcasting at close range, the other party's Spell could almost be described as "the word follows the law" and "moistening things silently."

Although it was just an Illusion that could only deceive the vision, the Spell Elements were numerous, and an ordinary Mage would not be able to cast it so easily and quickly.

It was conceivable that once the other party unleashed an attack, it would surely be as swift as thunder.

Even if Tuofu were to suddenly admit that she was a High Mage now, Xia Duo would not have too many doubts, but he would be even more suspicious of the authenticity of Tuofu's identity.

Why would such a powerful Elf Mage with a deep background seek him out? Could it really be just because of those Advanced spices?

Or was it to cause some trouble for the Crown King of Cormanthor?

"Perhaps the Crown King's close minister Jielinisi, whom Tuofu mentioned, is just a smokescreen, and it is she herself or some High Mage behind her who has set their sights on me!"

For a moment, Xia Duo also panicked. Being targeted by Elves was definitely not a good thing. At his current stage, his farming had not yet achieved any critical results, and it would be very easy for the Elves to wipe him out in one go.

Although this possibility was not high, its existence meant he could not afford to ignore it.

As for his own safety, Xia Duo was not worried. The Elf capable of killing him alone in his own territory probably hadn't been born yet!

He took the wine glass handed over by Tuofu, his face still maintaining a disguised, kind, yet slightly distant smile.

"Lord Xia Duo, for our further cooperation in the future, please drink this cup!"

"Alright!"

However, before drinking, Xia Duo cast a very special Elf Magic on the wine glass—"Toast Ritual." Nominally, this Spell stimulated the aroma of the wine, and it did indeed have that effect.

But in essence, the original source of this Spell was a ritualistic Spell used by the Upper Families of the ancient Elven Kingdom during banquets to detect whether the wine had been poisoned or cursed.

It was not that Xia Duo truly believed Tuofu would make a move against him in the Savile Territory, but he felt that Tuofu's previous Spell was more like a show of force, so he naturally had to return the gesture!

Whether it was the Crown King of Cormanthor's close minister Jielinisi or Tuofu herself, Xia Duo was now certain that he was being targeted by Elves.

It was almost impossible to keep a low profile as he had before, so he might as well let the other party take a good look!

Attracting the other party's gaze to himself rather than the Territory; compared to himself, Xia Duo felt the Territory needed more secrecy.

In his view, the only thing that could count as a secret was his identity as a visitor from another world, but this secret had actually been perfectly explained long ago: he was an Easterner!

During their last meeting, Tuofu mentioned that tens of thousands of Easterners were currently living in Cormanthor, and some Easterners were even engaged in work that the Elves respected.

As for bloodlines or Personal Space.

This world also had various Bloodline Sorcerers; even Calimshan among the Southern Four Kingdoms was famous for its bloodlines, and as for Personal Space, there were Semi-planes here that were similar to it.

Even the various ideologies Xia Duo brought from his hometown could not be considered very rare; every Reality in the Universe contained enough various ideologies.

It was just that Xia Duo could provide a path choice that had already been verified by the modern civilization of the material Universe, rather than blindly guessing and relying on luck among countless ideologies.

As for the adaptability of the ideologies he chose in different Universes, this was not a problem; the Dao is consistent throughout.

As long as humans are still humans, and as long as the world can still be perceived, then the scientific development view and methodology can always keep pace with the times and move with the world.

Xia Duo was not sure if the Elves could see the crisis from his Territory, but he had to make such preparations, and for this, he would rather expose himself proactively.

Sure enough, after he cast the "Toast Ritual," the look in Tuofu's eyes changed, becoming exceptionally surprised.

However, Xia Duo's expression remained as usual, only changing the previously stiff "blank slate" Elvish to "slang" with more personal style, saying to her:

"Ms. Tuofu, cheers!"

After speaking, Xia Duo drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

The wine was good wine, but it was a pity that the person drinking it was not a good person, Xia Duo sighed in his heart. After putting down the wine glass, he did not intend to pick it up again, but instead dispelled the surrounding Illusion, restoring the Reception Room to its previous crude appearance.

Displaying the "Toast Ritual" and Elvish that was no less than an Elf's were both to show that he had a deep understanding of Elven society. The point had been made, and Xia Duo did not continue to show off; he would let Tuofu guess and investigate slowly!

"Ms. Tuofu, I still have things to attend to at the Tower of Time, so I won't keep you company. I will head to Saivendun after the Midsummer Festival. If you have any needs, you can come to Saivendun to find me."

"Lord Xia Duo, please do as you wish. Regarding the cooperation to assassinate Jielinisi that you mentioned, I will report it to my family. The interest of this trip is exhausted, and I should leave."

Seeming to be in a hurry, Tuofu did not even wait to leave the Reception Room before teleporting away directly. Could such behavior, which was particularly rude in Elven society, become not rude just because the target was a human?

Looking at the spot where the other party had just stood, Xia Duo shook his head. It seemed he had really exceeded the other party's expectations.

"This is also fine. Once the Midsummer Festival is over, I will go to Saivendun, just in time to bring the Elves' gaze to Saivendun as well. But this Nether Territory is really a sieve; the Elves come and go as they please!"

For a moment, Xia Duo missed the Border Barrier of the Projected Plane Arcane Empire. Although it was this thing that led to the destruction of the Empire, the significance of its existence could not be denied.

The key is still to persist on the path of independent technological research!