Chapter 1792: Unusual Matters and the Mystery of Inheritance

"There is no helping it. Yilisier Mianwang has already notified my King in advance. This matter is unusual. You have seen it yourself—what kind of prince's disappearance would stir up such a massive commotion?"

Although the envoy sent by King Baside this time was not a Holy Hammer Warrior, he possessed a rather special background—he was a distant uncle of Gelu, which allowed him to converse as an equal with a Holy Hammer Warrior like Gelu.

"I heard that Prince Saier is the most beloved grandson of Yilisier Mianwang. Could it be related to this?" Gelu asked.

"The most beloved grandson? You believe that?" The envoy shook his head with disdain. "Those Upper Families of Comanthyr have long since become utterly depraved. Do you think they value their kin and family like we do? Think about who they sent to lead the team this time!"

"Ailikante?"

Gelu was no stranger to this high Mage of Comanthyr. Of course, he was even less of a stranger to Ailikante's older brother—the high Mage who went by the family name, Jialanuode, who was also the wielder of the Sword of Artistry, one of the three divine swords of Comanthyr.

Gelu vaguely remembered that the original Jialanuode family was incredibly prestigious in Comanthyr because they possessed a divine sword, but for some reason, they suddenly fell into obscurity overnight.

It was not until Ailikante's brother appeared, calling himself by the family name, that the outside world learned the previous generation's wielder of the Sword of Artistry had passed away.

Fortunately, the divine sword remained in the Jialanuode family's inheritance, but unfortunately, to inherit the divine sword, the vast majority of Spellcasters in the Jialanuode family lost their ability to perform Spellcasting during the divine sword trial.

To this day, there has been no word of anyone recovering.

"Divine sword inheritance? Prince Saier?"

Gelu seemed to have thought of something, but as he had always liked to be direct and did not like to think about overly complicated things, and since the envoy was still there, he continued to ask:

"Could it be that Yilisier Mianwang wants to do something to the divine sword trial?"

It is hard to say. The inheritance of the Sword of Artistry did not have Yilisier's interference initially; otherwise, with so many Spellcasters in Comanthyr, how could they have just let the members of the Jialanuode family try one by one!

Although it is difficult for the outside world to know the specific details of the divine sword trial, after so many years, some news—whether true, false, or even confirmed—always leaks out.

The most important point among them is—the first to pass the divine sword trial gets it; even if those who come later can also pass and are superior in every aspect to the one before, it is of no use.

Once a divine sword has a master, one must wait until the current master dies before the next trial can be opened.

And the lifespan of a divine sword's master is generally far beyond that of a normal Spellcaster; even if there are high Mages who forcibly remain in the world, they will be excluded due to factors such as age and status.

Basically, if you miss it, you miss it forever.

Under such circumstances, if there were no interference from Yilisier Mianwang, how could other Spellcasters be willing to let the Mages of the Jialanuode family go first.

This is not the Crown King's Sword of Ruling, where you die immediately if you do not pass the trial. Even if one fails the trial of the Sword of Artistry, one will not die. Without the risk of death upon failure, there are plenty of Spellcasters willing to try.

Once successful, one immediately becomes one of the top big shots in Comanthyr!

Gelu even speculated with malice that, given the desire for power of the Upper Families of Comanthyr, even for a trial like the Sword of Ruling where failure means death, there might not necessarily be a lack of participants.

It is just that, as it stands now, the Sword of Artistry has fallen into the hands of one family, and while the Sword of War is not inherited within one family, it has always stood firmly behind the Crown King.

Could it be that Yilisier Mianwang is willing to let his family degenerate into an ordinary Upper Family after many years? Or is he not worried that the succeeding Crown King will launch a purge against his family?

Having been on the throne for a thousand years, he has certainly accumulated peerless prestige and massive benefits, but at the same time, hatred and hostility will also span a thousand years, constantly accumulating.

Even if Gelu considers himself to have little desire for power, if he were in Yilisier Mianwang's position, he would also find a way to make the Sword of Ruling inherited only within his own family.

The longer one is in power, the less one can just step down when one wants to. The expectations of the family and the threats from enemies all require Yilisier to persist, or to find a more secure way of family inheritance.

At this moment, seeing that the Comanthyr side is so nervous about the disappearance of little Prince Saier, and that the one leading the team is the younger brother of another divine sword wielder, who is also the little prince's own uncle, it is hard not to make associations.

Perhaps this is also the reason why King Baside is so cautious!

Gelu actually really does not want to think about these headache-inducing problems. As long as the blame is not shifted onto him, he couldn't care less!

Of course, if the other party shifts the blame to Danzo, that is also something he cannot accept.

Thinking of this, Gelu could not help but feel a bit anxious again. "Envoy—uh, Uncle, are we just going to sit here and do nothing?"

"No need to worry. Not long ago, Siluwende discovered an Ancient Fortress, and the Elven Nations are all very concerned. At such a critical juncture, Comanthyr will not easily push us toward Yierlan. Us doing nothing is the best course of action."

The envoy saw things very clearly. At a time like this, the most important thing is to cast off suspicion, and the best way to cast off suspicion is to do nothing and let Comanthyr investigate on its own.

Coupled with the Ancient Fortress discovered recently, Comanthyr naturally will not easily provoke Danzo. What he is most worried about now is that someone in the Jiaodouchang has been bribed or lured into participating in this matter, which would be troublesome.

However, he is not worried about Comanthyr deliberately framing them. If a frame-up were discovered, Comanthyr could almost directly announce its withdrawal from the competition for the Ancient Fortress.

They are already not in a dominant position, and if they offend external forces, they would have no room to speak.

……

Just as Comanthyr was busy chasing clues about the Saier disappearance incident, Xia Duo, as one of the parties involved, had already returned to Seventon and, in the Gustav Tower, handed over the items the Elf had been carrying to the Seven Towers.

This included an entire set of Nether Scroll. Xierdalanna's previous estimate was correct; there was at least one Golden Page, and if one were lucky, finding a set (ten pages) was not impossible.

Now, it is clear that Xia Duo's luck is good.

It is just that, before this incident settles down, Xia Duo cannot take this set of Scroll back to keep. Badijiaer has given his guarantee that by next year at the latest, he will hand over this set, and even more found later, to the Tower of Time for safekeeping.

The deadline is the one hundred years agreed upon in advance.

During his time at the Gustav Tower, Xia Duo also received a Sending from Xierdalanna. Besides informing him that she had already escaped, she also added coordinate information.

She said it was one of the actual participants in that theft incident from back then!

"It's actually within the borders of Nether!"

Xia Duo made a quick calculation and roughly determined the coordinate's location; it was not far south of Zhenisi. However, he did not go to confirm it himself but instead transferred the coordinates to Badijiaer and reminded him:

"Xierdalanna said she has already caught a participant in the incident from back then. It should have been prepared long ago, but we must still be careful of traps."

"Rest assured, I will arrange for reliable personnel to act with caution."