Chapter 1851: Half-Blood Taboo

Evereska, South City.

Xia Duo and Saijisi sat on a bench in the neighborhood garden, silently casting spells to survey the latest status of nearby Mythallar Nodes, occasionally exchanging a few words.

But most of the time, they each did their own thing, only summarizing data and briefly analyzing it once the survey was finished, after which they could head to the area where the next node was located.

"Asuosi?"

"Hmm? What is it?"

Xia Duo turned his head and happened to see Saijisi's expression, which was surprised and accompanied by a hint of lingering fear, "Could it be that there is news from Ougesi's side?"

"Yes, how should I put it, that Merchant guild really has a problem!"

"What kind of problem?" Xia Duo asked hurriedly.

"Fear Eye didn't say it very clearly either; he asked me to tell you that he wants to invite you to help with a favor."

"I see!"

Xia Duo considered it for a moment and was about to agree when a Sending he had anticipated cut in; Ougesi also asked him to help with a favor, so what was there to hesitate about!

After telling Saijisi, he quickly teleported to Cloudtop Tower; he was also curious now whether the Gold Elf who returned to that Merchant guild last night was truly a Demon Descendant.

If so, that would be interesting, as it would mean that Demon Descendant Elves, who only appeared in the Main Plane after the Cormanthor Birth, had actually appeared in this Projection Plane before the Evereska Independent.

This difference of several thousand years is hard to explain with a historical turning point; the only explanation is likely that Demon Descendant Elves in the Main Plane also appeared very early, only to be deliberately concealed by certain existences.

Combined with the current view of Demon Descendants in Main Plane Elven society, this possibility is very high.

Xia Duo even had a wild idea: could the destruction of Wuweilun be related to Demon Descendants?

Otherwise, for such a large country to vanish just like that, with no powerful explanation left for later generations, it could only mean that it involved an even greater taboo.

If one says that the Drow were caused by the combination of the exile curse from Aryvandaar and the environmental radiation of the Underdark itself, they still share the same origin as the Elves.

Even in the Main Plane, where the "remnants" of Aryvandaar fear and dread the Drow the most, for countries like Illefarn that also suffered under Aryvandaar, the Drow could, to a certain extent, become an object for a united front.

But Demon Descendants are different; Elves are a race that values tradition and family. From another perspective, under traditional family and ethnic concepts, there is no room for mixed-bloods.

If mixed-bloods were easy, then for a long time, there would have been no distinction between Gold Elves and Moon Elves, but rather a unification into mixed-blood Elves, or they could have taken some high-sounding name like "High Elves" or "Superior Elves."

The reality is that mixed-bloods between different ethnicities within the Elven race are not well-accepted, let alone mixed-bloods with races outside the Elves.

In the history of the Main Plane, during the honeymoon period between Netheril and Yierlan, many Half-Elf and human mixed-bloods were born, but these mixed-bloods almost without exception could not gain the recognition of Elven society.

The few who could be taken to Yierlan were only because their appearance was not much different from Elves, but even so, these mixed-bloods were not as valued as Pure-blood Elves.

The Master Eriwen, whom Xia Duo had seen in Seventon and who intended to seek Ascension to Godhood, was like this; his appearance was almost indistinguishable from a Moon Elf, and he was also taken to Yierlan, but didn't he return to Netheril later?

If Yierlan could truly treat him equally, why would he have returned!

If mixed-bloods with humans are so difficult, what about mixed-bloods with demons, who are already loathed, feared, and hated by Elves?

Xia Duo put himself into the Elven perspective; he felt that if they weren't completely wiped out, he probably wouldn't even be able to eat or sleep in peace.

Of course, this is the mainstream view of Elven society, but since Demon Descendant Elves do exist, it shows that there must be some Elves who can accept these, or even something more perverted.

……

Entering the Silver Star Layer mentioned in Ougesi's Sending, Xia Duo gradually withdrew his wandering thoughts and headed toward the room where Ougesi and Fear Eye were currently located.

Just as he arrived at the door, Xia Duo saw a Gold Elf Merchant walking out backward, saying as he retreated: "After I return, I will definitely investigate this to the end and give the Evereska Council of Elders an explanation."

Xia Duo had not hidden his tracks when he arrived; after the Gold Elf Merchant exited the door, he discovered him, but the other party did not attempt to speak to him, instead immediately lowering his head, turning around, and leaving quickly.

Xia Duo was not angry that the other party didn't speak to him; he was only curious about the other party's identity. Listening to what the other party just said, it seemed like he was a subordinate of Ougesi or Fear Eye, but he didn't look like one based on his attire.

But if he were the person in charge of that Merchant guild he mentioned to Saijisi earlier, then something was wrong. Could it be that Ougesi hadn't discovered the Demon Descendant Elf?

Carrying various questions, Xia Duo walked into the room, and when he saw that the furnishings inside looked like a Reception Room, he became even more curious.

Saijisi had clearly mentioned earlier that the Merchant guild had a problem, and Xia Duo had thought Ougesi was asking him to help identify the black-robed Gold Elf who killed Tier last night!

Then at least they should go to a place like a prison!

But now—

"Asuosi, you're here!"

Seeing Xia Duo, Ougesi stood up enthusiastically to welcome him, and a figure in the corner of the room gradually appeared from space; it was a generic-looking Gold Elf.

After nodding to Xia Duo, he disappeared into the corner again.

However, this time, having completely witnessed the process of the other party disappearing, Xia Duo had a vague feeling in his heart, as if he could vaguely sense the other party's specific location.

Of course, this might also be the sense of security the other party deliberately left for him.

Xia Duo knew this guy was Fear Eye, one of the members of the Evereska Council of Elders, mainly responsible for intelligence.

He had seen the other party when he was performing the Covenant Ritual, and they had spoken a few words afterward, but they were not close.

"Ougesi, what favor do you want me to help with? At least half of the nodes of the Old Mythallar haven't been surveyed yet!" Xia Duo asked.

"It's like this—"

Ougesi was about to explain, but as if he suddenly thought of something, he looked at the corner of the room, "Fear Eye, you explain it!"

"Ahem—actually, you can call me Maier." Fear Eye said with a voice as plain as his appearance, while also revealing his figure again.

Maier is the first two syllables of the Elvish word for "Fear Eye"; if the relationship between Elves is close enough, they often only address each other by the first two syllables of their names.

Like Xierdalanna, if Xia Duo were close enough to her, he could call her "Xier."

Clearly, Maier was not Fear Eye's real name, it was just that calling him that seemed more intimate, and the reason for saying it in front of Xia Duo was hard to say without Ougesi's suggestion.