Chapter 1525: Alarmist Talk, Working from Within and Without

"Me? My situation is extremely dangerous?"

Xia Duo certainly knew his situation was somewhat dangerous; not to mention the exposure of the Independent Arcane Fire Device, which might make the Elves bristle, after all, he still had Iolum to share the risk with him.

But his bloodline was something only he possessed; once others discovered the anomalies of his bloodline, there might not be any danger in the Northland, but if Calimshan found out, it might be even more troublesome than being targeted by the Elves.

Furthermore, there was the Daxia Homeland in the Outer Planes, which already had the prototype of a Shenguo Chu Xing; if the Elven main gods found out about this, they could wipe out Yalun and the others with a casual wave of their hands.

If Xia Duo happened to be there at that time, the result could be imagined.

However, only Xia Duo himself knew about these situations; Xierdalanna did not, and Xia Duo naturally would not show weakness in front of this Elf who clearly had a dark history.

He therefore retorted: "Now that the Northland Alliance has long been established, and Netheril is its important member, who would dare to act against me?"

"Lord Xia Duo, you are wrong to think that way!"

Xierdalanna shook her head, "If it were just ordinary conflicts of interest, indeed no one would dare to act against you, but what if it concerns the fate of a family, a country, or even an entire race?"

"How is that possible? I am just a human; perhaps I can exert some influence on the countries of the Northland, but for a race, the influence of an individual is simply too insignificant!"

Although he said this, Xia Duo was already feeling uneasy inside; he was unsure if Xierdalanna knew something, and linking it to the Limitation of Magic Proposal recently put forward by Cormanthor at the Northland Alliance meeting, this was very likely!

"If Ms. Xierdalanna only wants to use these unrealistic hypotheses to intimidate me, then I don't think there is any need for us to continue talking." Xia Duo said, pretending to be impatient.

He knew that Xierdalanna taking the initiative to reveal her identity must mean she wanted something from him; otherwise, why bother revealing her identity? Wouldn't it be better to keep it to trap him?

Xia Duo did not want to be led by the nose by the other party; since she wanted something, she had to act like she was asking for it!

Although his impatience was feigned, if Xierdalanna continued to be so mysterious, he truly wouldn't mind taking the initiative to "hang up the phone."

Xia Duo's decisiveness caught Xierdalanna off guard for a moment; this was completely different from what she had expected. She cursed the boring human in her heart, but she had to keep Xia Duo:

"Lord Xia Duo is too impatient. Even for me, this matter was not easy to find out. Does Lord Xia Duo not have any expression of gratitude?"

"What do you want?"

"I want to take my relationship with Lord Xia Duo a step further!"

Holy crap!

Xia Duo almost cursed out loud, but fortunately, he reacted in time; the "relationship a step further" the other party mentioned should refer to taking the cooperative relationship in smuggling a step further.

Rather than like the other party's sister—Yinuosen's mother—finding a human to mate with, and then using that to interfere in human internal affairs.

"Please explain in detail, Ms. Xierdalanna; I am also very interested in our cooperation!"

"With Lord Xia Duo's status, it is not hard to know that Crown King Heli is trying to change the current political ecology of Yierlan, which has caused dissatisfaction among many Upper Families. And a highly centralized Yierlan is not a good thing for Netheril. Does Lord Xia Duo understand what I mean?"

Xierdalanna said pointedly.

So many days had passed, and she had recovered her reason from the rage of being humiliated by Faluo. Currently, for her and the Moonhorn Family, the greatest enemy was not Faluo, but Crown King Heli.

Consequently, Xierdalanna changed her initial decision to unite with Xia Duo against Faluo, and instead changed it to jointly dealing with Crown King Heli.

As for Xia Duo, he did not know much about the reforms within Yierlan, but after hearing Xierdalanna mention it, it was not hard to judge that the reforms in Yierlan were likely unfavorable to many Upper Families.

The most direct one was that it was unfavorable to the Moonhorn Family, but—

"Is Ms. Xierdalanna trying to make me your hired thug?"

"I didn't say that!"

Xierdalanna hurriedly denied, "Although I wouldn't mind if you did, I hope more that you can exert your influence in Netheril to put pressure on Heli from the external environment, to delay or even stop the progress of their reforms."

I see!

Xia Duo pondered for a moment and felt that this matter was not impossible, and could even be said to be very necessary, but these words before him were all Xierdalanna's one-sided story.

He needed to obtain more credible intelligence regarding the reforms within Yierlan. If it were indeed as Xierdalanna said, and cooperation was more beneficial to Netheril, then he wouldn't mind agreeing to it.

He might even be able to persuade Iolum to participate as well.

Iolum did not take sides in Netheril's internal affairs, but in international affairs, he was undoubtedly on Netheril's side.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo told Xierdalanna:

"In principle, I do not oppose this matter, but you should also know that at our level of status, every word and action does not only represent oneself, but also concerns the supporters and allies behind us. I cannot give you an answer here."

This was also a reason, and a reason that could be stated face-to-face.

After hearing this, Xierdalanna did not demand that Xia Duo give a definitive answer on the spot; she was already very satisfied with the current result.

In fact, as long as Xia Duo agreed to her invitation, her goal had already been half achieved; the rest was just a matter of degree.

"Lord Xia Duo, I believe we can become very good partners. Returning to the previous topic, regarding your current situation, I have found out a very secret piece of news!"

"What news?"

"Cormanthor has a very mysterious organization that only accepts High Mages. They seem to be plotting against you and your teacher. Your actions in Seventon have been a bit too big, making some Elves feel uneasy."

"There is such a thing? If this news is truly so secret, how did you know?"

"Lord Xia Duo need not doubt the reality of this matter. Since I dare to say it, I can naturally guarantee its reality. After all, I am still counting on us having a long-term cooperation!"

Xierdalanna smiled slightly and continued: "As for how I know, you would have to ask that mysterious organization why they sent me an invitation!"

"You are a member of that mysterious organization?"

"Yes, but I am only an ordinary member. I only joined it to facilitate gathering information. Look, I've even told you this kind of news; you should believe in my sincerity now, right!"

"Mm, I believe you." Xia Duo said casually; anyway, saying it didn't cost anything.

Of course, he still believed Xierdalanna's statement to a certain extent; the most direct reason, besides the potential for future cooperation between the two sides, was that the other party mentioned Cormanthor.