Chapter 1828: Concise Advantages and Observations in Evereska

With this thought in mind, Xia Duo felt that the Elves would certainly target this aspect in the future; whether it was luring a Great Arcanist to change professions or coveting Arcane Fire, both were foreseeable.

From this, Xia Duo also discovered the shortcomings of the Netheril Magic System. Aside from lacking combat power compared to the special magic system of the Demon Descendant Elves, it was also somewhat lackluster in the later stages compared to Elven Magic.

Its only advantage was perhaps the prospect of the Private Magic Web expanded by Arcane Fire developing into a Great Magic Net, but unfortunately, even this advantage was easily imitated by others.

Of course, all of the above were from the perspective of individual combat power. If one could develop a civilization in the future, that would be where a magic system like the Netheril Magic System, which pursues simplicity and practicality, truly exerts its power!

Although the essence of magic is the same, there is still a lot to be said for how it is expressed.

It is just like the geocentric theory and heliocentric theory on Earth.

Xia Duo was taught from a young age that the "geocentric theory" was a manifestation of the church's backwardness, but after growing up and truly understanding the "geocentric theory," he realized that even the geocentric theory was not as he had initially thought—merely a simple belief that the Earth was the center of the universe.

Rather, it was a model where numerous scholars worked together to deduce an incomparably complex celestial model, incorporating almost all the celestial bodies that could be observed at the time.

It was just that such a model was incomparably complex and bloated; if it were changed to a heliocentric model, it would be much simplified.

If viewed from a higher perspective, so-called Elven Magic and Netheril Magic are the same thing; both describe the essence of magic, or in other words, the truth of the Universe.

But Netheril Magic is more concise; in some situations, this might be a disadvantage, but from the perspective of group development, it could not be more suitable.

Therefore, what Xia Duo worries about most is the Elves learning from humans across the board. Although this possibility is currently minimal, as humans continue to grow stronger, learning each other's advantages is an almost inevitable occurrence.

That is when the true competition of civilizations will begin!

Regarding this, although Xia Duo feels pressure, he is not afraid; on the contrary, he is looking forward to "competing on the same stage" with the Elves in their true prime!

Although the Elves possess innate racial advantages that ordinary humans cannot match, humans also have the Bloodline Sequencing Project. If everything goes smoothly, there may well be a chance to catch up!

And besides the innate advantages of the race, Xia Duo does not believe the Northern Elf Kingdoms of the Main Plane have anything that can compare to Netheril; they are nothing but a bunch of withered bones in a grave living off their past glory.

Saying their development relies entirely on archaeology is a bit of an exaggeration, but it is not far off.

Of course, after the establishment of the Northland Alliance, under the stimulation of various parties, the Elven Nations have all shown an upward trend in development. How the future will turn out depends on their respective methods.

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After leaving Shaerwen, Xia Duo's first stop was Evereska; he prepared to first inquire about the current situation in the Northland.

Before establishing the city-state, Evereska was considered a public sanctuary that anyone could visit. Although they were currently preparing to build a city-state, it was impossible to block all outsiders, otherwise, whether they could even establish a nation would be a question.

Between the mountains, on a terrace nearly a hundred meters above the valley floor.

Having just arrived here, Xia Duo noticed that except for the Mythallar being somewhat unfamiliar, the current Evereska was already very similar to how it would be over two thousand years later.

The style of the Cloudtop Tower was a bit different, but the location had not changed. The residential community did not yet have a strict distinction between Noble and Commoner, and there was even a prototype of the future Dawn Plaza in the central area.

In addition, the water network dense within the city of Evereska was also almost exactly the same as in the future. Xia Duo walked around and took the opportunity to observe; those distributed Mythallar Nodes of the future had not yet appeared.

He guessed that perhaps they were redesigned when the Mythallar was integrated after the city-state was established; in other words, in this current era, Evereska had already begun to develop distributed Mythallar.

It was just that even after more than two thousand years, there had not been much progress.

Of course, these were all speculations based on the development of the Main Plane; Xia Duo could not yet be certain what kind of development this Projection Plane would have.

The best place to gather information is naturally a tavern, but the internal structure of the taverns here among the Elves is closer to a cafe on Earth; drinking is not the theme, and people either come to discuss matters or to watch performances.

The places where Elves truly drink are various banquets, whether open or private; that is where these long-eared folk, who are overly refined on the outside, truly let themselves go.

It is a pity that Xia Duo walked through almost the entire city of Evereska and could not find a single tavern like the one in the Evereska of the Main Plane.

There are two possibilities for this: either the two thousand years of inheritance were too difficult, or there is a deviation in development due to the different Plane.

The Evereska before his eyes seems to have many similarities to his memories, but in reality, it is also very unfamiliar, not to mention that Xia Duo is not an Elf by nature.

Without much fuss, he found an inconspicuous tavern on a street corner near the "Sky Garden" and walked in. Today, the "Sky Garden" is just a miniature lake through which a river flows, and there is nothing particularly special about it.

Compared to the vicinity of the residential community, this place is relatively remote and naturally cannot be considered a prime location.

But remoteness has its benefits, which is that there are not many local residents, and most of those who come are outsiders like Xia Duo, which makes it convenient for Xia Duo to inquire about information.

Or rather, this kind of place is a natural transit point for information.

"Guest, what do you need?"

Although the female Moon Elf with a reserved expression looked cold, Xia Duo could still hear a hint of enthusiasm in her tone.

"Just bring me some of your signature drinks."

After speaking, Xia Duo walked toward a seat that faced both the street and the water. Not long after sitting down, the Moon Elf receptionist from before brought over a glass of blue drink shimmering with Magic Aura.

"This is our shop's signature—Dream Blue; I hope you like it, guest."

"Mm."

Xia Duo nodded and casually tossed out a Gemstone; this was something he had taken from Xilin's private treasury to use as activity funds in Evereska.

Of course, he had Gold Coins in his spatial storage, but those were "real" Gold Coins from the Main Plane, and it would be a pity to throw them away here. It was better to use local resources and treat it as recycling waste; in any case, he could not take them back to the Main Plane.

"Do not come to disturb me!"

After saying this, Xia Duo casually set up a Jieti to separate his area from the outside. The Moon Elf receptionist, who had subconsciously caught the Gemstone, froze for a moment before quickly running away.

Xia Duo did not pay it any mind; he did not even bother to drink the wine and began to cast a Spell to investigate the surroundings. The Jieti he had just set up existed for this very moment.

Just as he extended his Perception, Xia Duo frowned. It was not that he had overheard any incredible news, but that the Moon Elf receptionist who had just left was walking toward him with a Gold Elf who appeared to be the boss or manager.

Is there a problem with that Gemstone?

Xia Duo subconsciously had this thought, but that shouldn't be; it could be sent into Xilin's private treasury, so it must have been handled by Elves. Could an Elf capable of getting close to an Elder be mistaken?

As for embezzlement, that was even more impossible. Xilin was very beloved by the Elves in Shaerwen; it could be said that the vast majority of Shaerwen Elves grew up under Xilin's watch.

It could even be said that a considerable number of Shaerwen Elves had plucked Xilin's leaves when they were young, especially the higher-ups. If they dared to fool Xilin, even if Xilin did not care, other Elves would be watching.

Thinking this way, Xia Duo had already stopped the Scrying Spell, picked up the wine glass, took a light sip, and waited for the two Elves to come over.