Chapter 1464: Elven Court Gathering, Weilanse's Request

The next day.

Neither Xia Duo nor Laidun spoke of the manifestation of the Lord of Radiance from yesterday; strictly speaking, this was already a Divine Miracle and should have been widely announced.

But in this Divine Miracle, Laidun had not gained any benefits; instead, he had been stripped of his Holy Power, and speaking of it would bring nothing but unnecessary prejudice.

As for Xia Duo, he did not want others to know about this experience of conversing with a god, lest it invite trouble.

After this incident, the Territory remained as usual, and he returned to Seventon to continue the previous partial simulation test experiments for the Arcane Fire Device based on new materials.

Because his return to the Nan Jing had been delayed by two days, he had to work harder to make up for it, otherwise, it might affect the progress of the entire project.

Just as Xia Duo was immersed in his work, far away in Cormanthor, the Elf Mages of the Faluo Organization gathered once again at the Elven Court.

Only this time, they were not here for the Omniscience Ritual, but because they had received notice from Faluo, the leader of the organizers, saying that a new Oracle had been transmitted down.

The Elven Court in late autumn was still as lush and green as in spring and summer, and even the breeze stirred by the swaying branches carried the faint, lingering warmth unique to the spring and summer seasons.

Because some Elves had not yet arrived, Xierdalanna, who had arrived early, simply found a patch of grass to sit on near the village; not far away, an Elf Elder was basking in the sun.

Although the environment here remained the same, the atmosphere was far from what it used to be; after the establishment of the Northland Alliance, most Elf Elders chose to return to their homelands to shine and contribute again, rather than staying here "waiting to die."

Xierdalanna had recently attended a welcome banquet for two Elf Elders in Taiweimansa, and at the thought that this Elven Court, which was supposed to be a place of permanent neutrality, might soon be completely incorporated into the management of Cormanthor, and that the Cormanthor Mythallar would have no more gaps, Xierdalanna felt a faint, lingering sense of discomfort in her heart.

Just then, a crisp female voice sounded from behind, "Xierdalanna, may I sit here?"

Xierdalanna looked back, her brows furrowing, yet she still nodded with elegance, "Of course, Mage Weilanse, please sit wherever you like!"

She recognized the visitor, Weilanse, one of the youngest High Mages in Cormanthor, but the other party came from a humble background and, coupled with her open lifestyle, did not have a good reputation in the circle.

If it were in the past, Xierdalanna would not even have had the thought of looking at the other party, but becoming increasingly familiar with the rules of conduct among High Mages, she was able to speak a few words with her calmly.

"Weilanse, just say what you want to say!"

Weilanse heard the sense of alienation in Xierdalanna's tone but remained unmoved; instead, she sat down leisurely and said pointedly, "I heard that your relationship with Netheril is quite good?"

Upon hearing this, Xierdalanna's breathing paused for a moment, her expression became somewhat displeased, and her tone was no longer as easygoing as before, but became sharp:

"The Moonhorn Family has a long-standing connection with Netheril, so naturally, the relationship is good. Weilanse, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Now that the Northland Alliance had been established, the views within the Elven Nations regarding other countries had also changed significantly, especially toward regional powers like Netheril.

Maintaining a positive attitude was already considered a tacitly accepted and jointly maintained political correctness.

Coupled with the fact that the Moonhorn Family itself had huge trade dealings with Netheril, even if Xierdalanna knew what Weilanse wanted to hear, she would not go along with the other party's words.

High Mages did not all get along in a friendly manner, not to mention that she and Weilanse belonged to different countries!

"Xierdalanna, don't be angry, it's not what you think."

Weilanse explained with a sincere face: "Previously, because of a certain matter, my relationship with Netheril became somewhat strained. Not long ago, Cormanthor signed an open trade agreement with Netheril, and although it was not explicitly recorded, my family was clearly excluded."

After finishing, she looked at Xierdalanna with expectation, but this time it was Xierdalanna who remained unmoved; what was the other party trying to do?

Feigning ignorance? Or did she want to get her to help mediate and handle it with just one sentence?

As for the open trade agreement just signed between Cormanthor and Netheril, Xierdalanna was somewhat surprised; this was actually an agreement within the framework of the Northland Alliance, and it would certainly be signed, but when it would be signed and the specific conditions would all need to be negotiated and decided by the parties to the agreement themselves.

She had originally thought that given the relationship between Netheril and Cormanthor, this agreement would be dragged out for at least a dozen years; she did not expect it to have already been signed.

It was Yierlan, however, because many Upper Families had a fairly good relationship with Netheril, that even if there had been some discord between the two sides before, it had been maintained.

And now, these Upper Families had instead become opponents of the open trade agreement; without open trade, the benefits of trade were naturally monopolized by them.

Of course, Xierdalanna could think about this matter so calmly naturally because the Moonhorn Family was also one of them.

However, Xierdalanna also knew that this matter could not be dragged on for too long.

Regarding the domestic situation, they were confident in opposing it to the end, but in an external environment like the Northland Alliance, if Yierlan appeared too unconventional, it might shake the confidence of their vassals, who might turn to other regional powers.

At the very least, she had heard that Yilisaier seemed to be making contact with Siluwende, but there was no further news yet.

And Siluwende had always been very compliant, which was why it had not caused much of a reaction from the Taiweimansa side.

"Weilanse, why don't you ask Lord Faluo to help? Instead of coming to me? Or perhaps just lean toward Yilisier Mianwang; I believe that with them coming forward, Netheril would not be too stubborn, right?"

"Them?"

Weilanse squeezed out a faint smile and said helplessly: "They would rather obtain the 'understanding' of the Netherese; they wouldn't pay any attention to my request!"

"What exactly is going on?" Xierdalanna asked curiously.

As far as she knew, even for families that had participated in hunting down human Elite, as long as they had been retaliated against by the Netherese's revenge operations, there would be no further reckoning afterward.

The Moon Crown Family, where Faluo belonged, was the most obvious example; the Moon Crown Family, which was once very keen on hunting down human geniuses, was able to interact with Netheril normally after being retaliated against by the Netherese's revenge operations, wasn't it?

So what kind of trouble had Weilanse caused?

At this point, Weilanse had no choice but to reveal an old matter; in short, it was that the Star Dew Family of Cormanthor had a conflict with the Savile Territory, and Weilanse did not have a very good relationship with the Star Dew Family.

Thus, Faluo planned for the survivors of the Star Dew Family to flee to Seventon, bringing information to Seventon that might be useful in the future.

In order to make the performance realistic, Weilanse, who had already played the villain, had to cross paths with the object of the Star Dew Family's reliance—that is, Princess Xiya, who had already successfully achieved Ascension to Godhood in Netheril.

In the current situation, Weilanse guessed that either Princess Xiya was making things difficult for her, or those survivors of the Star Dew Family still in Seventon were causing trouble from within.