Chapter 1817: Cold Reception, Scavenging

Afterward, Divine Envoy Taide did not even spare Xierdalanna another glance, let alone announce his name or status; it seemed he held some disdain for elves.

Xierdalanna was somewhat annoyed but did not lash out on the spot, so in this slightly awkward atmosphere, Taide's subordinates quickly completed the final purification work.

"Goodbye, Lord Xia Duo, don't forget what I mentioned earlier."

Accompanied by ripples of sacred radiance, Taide's voice reached Xia Duo's ears, and then the ten Divine Envoys ascended to the dome of the hall under the gaze of the two humans and two elves.

They unfolded that light gate which existed in the form of condensed radiance and flew inside; then, the light gate dispersed into free-floating points of light, and the brightness of the entire hall instantly dropped by several levels.

"Lord Xia Duo, this—"

Xierdalanna's gaze fell upon the Holy Seal of Taide, which was still emitting a strong sacred aura on the back of Xia Duo's hand. Xia Duo touched the back of his hand, hiding the external manifestation of the Holy Seal, causing it to turn into the appearance of an ordinary golden tattoo.

As for recovery, he planned to wait until he left this place to do it.

After perfunctorily brushing it off with a few words, Xia Duo quickly changed the subject. Although Andaluosike had already broken free from the Mind Link that had been forcibly connected to him earlier, Puman was still maintaining the link.

After the strange elf Spellcaster was eliminated just now, he had signaled Puman to go to the second floor to try and rescue Xierdalanna, naturally learning of the situation on Xierdalanna's side through Puman's perspective.

He knew that neither Andaluosike nor Puman had yet had the chance to mention the discovery of Demon Power to Xierdalanna.

The former perhaps lacked that awareness, but the latter simply hadn't had the time.

First, he had to try to break the sealing state the strange elf had placed on Xierdalanna, and afterward, he had been chasing Xierdalanna downstairs, witnessing the entire period of time she had suffered the cold reception.

And then, it was now.

"Ms. Xierdalanna, are you aware that an Abyss Projection has appeared here? And the leader of this base, that Spellcaster, clearly bears demonic characteristics; shouldn't you provide an explanation?"

"Abyss Projection? Demonic characteristics?"

Xierdalanna was clearly stunned for a moment, and it didn't look like she was faking it. Only then did she finally understand why Xia Duo had summoned the Divine Envoy of the Kingdom of Radiance—not just to obtain support, but specifically to target the Abyss Projection here.

Afterward, she seemed to think of something and was just about to speak, but she opened her mouth halfway and then closed it again, which made Xia Duo feel both anxious and annoyed.

"Ms. Xierdalanna, what do you know? The Abyss and demons are the common enemies of all orderly species; is there really anything to hide about this?"

Xia Duo's tone became inexplicably stern. In truth, it was also because he had just promised Divine Envoy Taide to help him collect information along the way. As a partner, Puman also cooperated well at this moment, expressing dissatisfaction with Xierdalanna's concealment of information in the name of the Seven Towers.

Under such circumstances, Xierdalanna still hesitated for a moment, but she thought that as the mysterious organization gradually surfaced, some secrets hidden in the past would gradually enter the public eye, so she spoke slowly:

"Lord Xia Duo, Master Puman, I wonder how much you two know about the war between Yierlan and Siluwende over a thousand years ago?"

"Not much. It is said that Siluwende initiated the war; is there some hidden story behind this?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

In this situation, even if he knew something, he couldn't say it to her face; he was still counting on obtaining more information from Xierdalanna!

Puman was the same, merely claiming he didn't know much and wanting to hear Xierdalanna explain in detail. Andaluosike also craned his neck; regarding that war a thousand years ago that determined the founding of the nation, there was a unified narrative within Yierlan.

But because he was not an elf of that generation—after all, over a thousand years had passed—and he was not from an Upper Family, lacking such abundant sources of information, Andaluosike still had many unresolved questions about that past war.

"This is a long story. Everyone, why don't we clean up the aftermath here first, and then find a more suitable place to explain slowly?"

Xia Duo and Puman looked at each other; clearly, neither of them expected that at the last moment, Xierdalanna could still come up with such an excuse. However, looking at Xierdalanna's expression, it didn't seem like she was deliberately stalling, and it was indeed not very convenient here.

Thus, the two humans and two elves began to act separately, searching for the things they wanted within the secret base of this mysterious organization.

Since Xierdalanna had said beforehand that she only wanted the formula for the 【Light of Inspiration】 potion, Xia Duo did not stand on ceremony with her and went straight to the room where that strange elf Spellcaster had emerged.

Xia Duo had just gone in to inspect that room with Divine Envoy Taide; there was no hexagonal altar used for making the 【Light of Inspiration】 potion inside, but rather a quite exquisite Laboratory filled with elven style.

Inside, there was a workbench with various tools scattered about, a bookshelf that was about half full, and storage compartments that also occupied half of the wall.

First were the tools; there were some precision instruments that Xia Duo had never seen in Netheril, and he hadn't even seen them in the Projection Plane, let alone possessed them.

Needless to say, he swept them all into his own pocket.

Next was the bookshelf. He took a rough look; there were no books related to the 【Inspiration Potion】 formula, as most were notes on Spell research.

Just as he had guessed before, that strange elf had indeed mastered a brand-new Magic system, and it was very likely that when it coexisted with the traditional Magic system, it produced a "bad money drives out good" effect.

The Spell research notes were based on such a Magic system, which was extremely adept at offense but unfavorable for communication between Spellcasters within the same system.

At this moment, the books on the shelf were both treasures and disasters in Xia Duo's eyes, but regardless, he packed them up first.

Finally, there were the storage compartments, which contained various Magic materials, but they leaned more toward variety than quantity, which was not as attractive to Xia Duo as the previous two items.

As for material samples, unless they were extremely rare materials, generally speaking, one could always find them if one wanted to.

And those extremely rare materials were of little significance to Xia Duo, because his requirements for materials prioritized ease of acquisition and mass production, and he did not overly pursue extreme attributes.

Therefore, he was more inclined to discover and invent new materials rather than go looking for those very rare ones.

Of course, if he had them, they could satisfy his desire for collection to some extent. His Personal Space was so large, and nowadays, obtaining Arcane Crystal was not difficult; it was almost predictable that he would likely be unable to fill those spaces in the future!

If he could, he even wanted to build a sample library for every discipline in his Personal Space!