Chapter 1744: Refusal, Deputy Envoy

After the meal, Xia Duo highly praised Kuke's masterpiece, especially that Snowflake Crisp, which truly amazed him. As the source of this new style of cooking in this world, he knew very well that the recipe for this dish could not be as simple as the Apprentice Anuo had described; it must certainly contain many ingenious ideas from Kuke and Moli.

"Indeed, there is specialization in every trade!"

With this exclamation, Xia Duo returned to the Tower of Time.

……

Meanwhile, far away in Evereska, inside the Cormanthor Embassy.

The Ambassador Adimain was in a terrible mood; he had smashed several ornaments in a row but still could not calm down. Just moments ago, the Evereska Council of Elders had rejected his proposal once again.

At the thought of what kind of situation he would encounter at the official Alliance meeting in the afternoon, the anger in Adimain's heart surged upward, and he could not help but smash every ornament he could see in the room.

While smashing them, he glared hatefully toward the north, cursing incessantly: "Low-born scum! How dare you resist the will of Cormanthor!"

This gnashing, ferocious appearance startled the young Elf who had just arrived from the Communication Room. Seeing this, Adimain suppressed the rage in his heart and barked:

"What is it?!"

Hearing the bark, the young Elf finally reacted and stammered in reply: "It is from the homeland—a message has arrived from the homeland!"

"Speak! What does the message say?"

"It is a real-time communication; Lord Suweilisi is waiting for you."

"Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Adimain let out a cold snort and teleported away directly, leaving that young Elf by himself, who took a long time to recover before muttering indignantly in a low voice:

"What are you acting so high and mighty for? Just wait until we return to Kemansuoer, and I'll show you how I'll handle you!"

Although he said that, the young Elf also knew that even with his noble birth, it was not that easy to handle a senior Mage.

Especially since the other party belonged to the Crown King's faction, and now that his family was intending to lean toward the Crown King, they would not allow him to act recklessly; being able to vent his frustration in secret was already the limit.

……

Cormanthor Embassy, Communication Room.

The hurriedly arrived Adimain had already collected his negative emotions and bowed respectfully to Suweilisi in the communication Spell Projection, but the other party did not care about these things, simply waving a hand to get straight to the point:

"How is the situation over there? Are they still refusing to budge?"

"Yes, just a moment ago I went to see Elder Ankalita; although the other party did not explicitly refuse, the hostile attitude was already very obvious!"

"Watch your phrasing! Adimain, Evereska and Cormanthor both belong to the Northland Alliance and are even close allies we can win over. Besides, Elder Ankalita is also my friend, and he has extensive connections in Kemansuoer. Do not say such things again next time."

"Yes, my lord."

Although he felt very disdainful in his heart, Adimain could not possibly refute a high-level Mage, especially when this high-level Mage was a close courtier of the Crown King; he could not afford to be even slightly disrespectful.

It was just that this performance of his seemed truly disappointing to Suweilisi. At the thought that this diplomatic predicament might have been caused by Adimain's recent forced gambling behavior, Suweilisi felt even heavier at heart.

"After this Alliance meeting, you will return to Kemansuoer; His Majesty has other important uses for you."

Suweilisi said this expressionlessly and then proactively cut off the communication. In the Communication Room, the color instantly drained from Adimain's face, and his mind went blank.

"Return to Kemansuoer? Is His Majesty abandoning me? It can't be, it can't be!"

At the thought of the official Alliance meeting in the afternoon, Adimain forced himself to pull it together, constantly comforting himself in his heart that there must still be a turning point; Evereska would absolutely not dare to provoke a powerful enemy like Cormanthor!

But at the same time, his recent encounters kept reminding him that Evereska had long harbored rebellious intentions, and this hurdle in the afternoon would likely not be easy to pass!

"Why? Why! Just because of a few low-born small states? How dare you!"

Adimain, being in Evereska, likely did not know that as early as the beginning of this month, Evereska had already sent Elders back to the Elf Court. It was not just Evereska; the other small countries also had their own actions.

The implication was self-evident.

……

Just as he walked out of the Communication Room, Adimain ran into the young Elf who had just reported the news. The other party reported respectfully: "My lord, a Mage claiming to be the 'Special Envoy Plenipotentiary Deputy' has arrived outside."

"Special Envoy Plenipotentiary Deputy?"

Adimain was stunned for a moment, and then his blood rushed to his head. Does His Majesty not trust me? Despite his extreme reluctance, he still went out to welcome them immediately.

He knew one thing clearly: to be a plenipotentiary Special Envoy, one must be a high-level Mage. Although nominally a "Deputy", could a Deputy appearing at this time node be an ordinary Deputy?

I am afraid that he himself, the "Ambassador", is about to become a "Deputy" in substance!

……

That afternoon.

The Northland Alliance official meeting was held at the Covenant Hall near the Dawn Plaza in Evereska, with representatives from all Northland Alliance countries in attendance.

Originally, the hot topic of the meeting at this time was the issue of how to delineate the territorial borders of the Northland countries, but now, over the past month, the Evereska special delegation had long since completed a round of visits.

The matter of the small countries uniting was no longer a secret, and there were even rumors that Evereska would unite with Netheril at this Alliance meeting to challenge Cormanthor.

Before the meeting had even begun, a tense atmosphere had already spread.

All countries realized that this meeting might change the original landscape of the Northland and enter a brand-new era; therefore, except for the five major powers, the representatives of the small countries were all influential figures from their respective nations.

Among them, the representative of Evereska was Elder Ankalita!

"Everyone, at the 17th Alliance meeting, our side was authorized to manage matters related to the Mythallar. Now, I would like to report to all representatives."

"Currently, there are over 2,000 appeals regarding the Supermagic Event in the Mythallar, and they are continuing to increase at a rate of at least 100 per day."

"If this matter cannot be handled as soon as possible, the Magic Restriction Treaty may lose the meaning of its existence."

According to the order set at the last meeting, Ankalita spoke first on behalf of Evereska. In the past, the speeches of small countries were basically just a formality, but this time, he pointed his spear directly at Cormanthor.

This time, the Cormanthor representative was still Adimain from last time. Although that "Deputy" who had just come from Cormanthor had arrived, he had not replaced his position.

But at this moment, hearing Ankalita's speech, Adimain immediately understood that today's meeting was already a foregone conclusion; even a high-level Mage might not be able to bear the consequences of the diplomatic failure of this meeting.

The real reason that "Deputy" came was probably to ensure that he would not run away easily!

At the thought of this, Adimain felt even more like everything was going black before his eyes. The Crown King's earnest encouragement still echoed in his ears, but now that he had caused Cormanthor to suffer great losses at this meeting, what kind of treatment would he face after returning to his country?