Chapter 1549: The Arrival of the Seven Towers, the Value of the Statue

"Teacher, are you not worried about Ether Creatures invading the Main Plane?"

"I am worried, but the Ether Plane is right there; if there truly is a threat, researching it in advance will only be more advantageous for us."

"Hmm."

Xia Duo nodded and said nothing more. Some things did not require him to say much; Iolum knew what to do, and a reminder was enough. This Ether Overlap incident was merely an accident.

After all, no one could have predicted beforehand that an Elf would be crazy enough to break in directly, and that it would happen exactly when Iolum was preparing to clear the dead silence zone.

Thinking of that Elf, Xia Duo could not help but feel a bit of regret. He had not put away the petrified Statue just now, mainly because he was worried that if the Seven Towers or Iolum needed to interrogate it later, he would not be able to produce it.

There were similar statues, such as the Sarrukh Mage-Serpent statues discovered in the Territory ruins; if placed into a Personal Space, the Soul within would pop out, explode into a miniature Plane, and then annihilate.

At the time, Iolum had left in a hurry and did not clean it up, and now he did not know if that statue was still there.

The construction Spells Xia Duo prepared for the Floating City were, of course, quite powerful, and ordinary elemental impacts could hardly cause damage to them. However, the random Spells generated by the Magic Net riot were not limited to just elemental impacts; it was just that the probability of them manifesting as elemental impacts was higher.

If one or more effects similar to a Disintegration Spell appeared, it was hard to say if, when he went to look later, he would only see a pile of debris.

"Xia Duo, they are here!"

Iolum's reminder interrupted Xia Duo's train of thought. Just as he was about to ask where they were, a strange change suddenly appeared in the chaotic Magic Net environment to the due west.

It was as if a stable floating object had appeared in a basin of boiling sewage; although it did not change the chaotic nature, it brought some changes to the previously unchanging environment.

Immediately following, Buluode, as well as Lander, Huo En, and Hadelaien, the three Great Arcanists of the Seven Towers, arrived one after another.

"Teacher!"

"Hmm."

"Master Iolum, Badijiaer and the others are outside entertaining the Elves, so only the three of us came."

"Thank you for your assistance."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Iolum prepared to propose his Forward Base plan, "This accident did have accidental components, but as far as the current situation goes, the result is still good."

But before Iolum could finish speaking, Huo En said somewhat impatiently: "Master, you are wrong about that!

"Do you know that the outside world is already in an uproar? We just received news before coming in that Illefarn has clearly indicated it will support the Limitation of Magic Proposal put forward by Cormanthor! All because of this accident involving the Arcane Union!"

Regarding this, Iolum was not angry; instead, he nodded seriously. Just as Huo En's face lit up with joy and he prepared to say a few more words, it was Iolum's turn to interrupt him:

"Then, what do you think the probability would be that Illefarn would openly oppose the Limitation of Magic Proposal if this accident had not occurred? This is not a public occasion, so just tell me your own Reality."

"I—" The joy on Huo En's face suddenly stiffened. He did not expect Iolum to so bluntly pierce through the optimistic facade created by the Seven Towers.

Indeed, they within the Seven Towers had also discussed that even without this business with the Arcane Union, there was a high probability that Illefarn would still agree to the Limitation of Magic Proposal put forward by Cormanthor.

And it would not ignore the possibility that this ally might become a competitor or even an enemy in the future just to look after the interests of the ally before them.

Of course, agreeing to the Limitation of Magic Proposal and agreeing to suppress Netheril right now were still different; this might be reflected in the specific Magic Restriction Treaty.

But regardless, as of now, Illefarn was still an unbreakable, unshakeable, and intimate ally of Netheril.

After thinking for a moment, Huo En still did not want to give up his initial thought: "Even if Illefarn might vote in favor, the fact that the Arcane Union caused this accident is an indisputable fact. Such a serious accident has caused a great threat to Seventon and everyone living here. The ambassadors of the Northland countries were just protesting!"

"Was this accident not caused by the Elf?" Iolum suddenly said with an innocent look.

After speaking, he also used Spellcasting to move the Elf that had been petrified by Xia Duo earlier to this place. Perhaps due to good luck, this Elf Statue had suffered almost no serious damage.

"Xia Duo, can this Spell be dispelled?" Iolum asked.

"But I am not sure if he can still live after it is dispelled."

Xia Duo was not lying about this; putting the statue into the Personal Space could indeed cause a Soul to burst out, but if the Petrification was dispelled, there might not necessarily be a Soul left.

For example, the previous Sarrukh Mage-Serpent statue, because the petrification was from too long ago, the statue had long since become true stone and could no longer be dispelled.

This Elf Statue was still fresh, but the effect of the Petrification Spell was no worse than that of the Mage-Serpent statue, and to a certain extent, it might even be better.

Xia Duo had never thought about how long the construction period would be when building the Floating City. Of course, the shorter the time for the material to become completely stable, the better, so that the next steps of laying Energy Channels and installing equipment and facilities could be carried out faster.

However, the life or death of the Elf was not on Iolum's mind. Could it not be proven to be an Elf if it were dead? As long as there was a corpse, it would suffice. The only thing to consider was the identity of this Elf.

If it really was sent by Illefarn, it would be impossible to make it public.

Seeing Iolum bring over an Elf Statue and hearing that it could be restored to its original body, Huo En also realized the seriousness of the problem, although he did not believe Iolum would make this Elf public.

But the Seven Towers had to consider the consequences of making it public.

Even if it were a Cormanthor Elf, making it public was not the best choice. In any case, the Magic Restriction Treaty was basically a foregone conclusion; it would be better to keep this Elf in their hands and use it at a critical moment.

If this Elf could still be alive, then the value would be even greater!

Thinking of this, Huo En subconsciously exchanged glances with Lander and Hadelaien, and thus immediately made a decision, but he did not immediately ask Iolum for the Elf Statue, but instead asked:

"Master Iolum, you just said that the result of this accident is good. Why is that?"

"First, of course, it is him!"

Iolum patted the Elf Statue beside him, "The loss of a high-level Mage is something neither side can take too lightly. Secondly, have you not discovered the anomaly in this Ether Overlap Region?"

"Anomaly?" Huo En shook his head blankly.

When he first entered this place, he was only focused on searching for the twisted Phantoms; how could he have cared to check for anomalies in this area? However, he had not done it, but someone definitely had.

"Lander? Did you discover any anomalies?"

"I did. I wanted to tell you all just now, but you all ran so fast!"

For Lander, the attraction of the twisted Phantoms was far less than that of the Ether Overlap Region itself!