Chapter 1856: So-called Freedom, the Origin of Demon Descendants

However, facing Gulite's final demand for "dignity," Xia Duo did not move at all; instead, he examined the other party with interest and said nonchalantly:

"So you really are a Demon Descendant!"

After saying this, Xia Duo stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table, transforming into the image of Ougesi to tell him, "I am very interested in Demon Descendants. You only have one path you can choose now, and that is to cooperate with me!"

Since it was a Consciousness Cage that could be "reset" at any time, Xia Duo naturally did not care about exposing the ways in which he differed from an Elf; how much useful intelligence he could extract was the key.

Gulite, who had already looked ashen upon seeing Xia Duo transform into Ougesi, saw his eyes light up immediately upon hearing Xia Duo speak of cooperation.

Demon Descendants were considered a taboo in Elf society; even for the sake of extracting intelligence, a normal Elf could not publicly advertise an interest in Demon Descendants, let alone cooperate with one.

As a member of the Evereska Council of Elders, Ougesi's identity carried a high degree of credibility; Gulite could not think of any reason why someone with such an identity would deceive him.

Although there had been one deception before, now that his Demon Descendant identity was exposed, Gulite had no choice but to believe him.

Moreover, he secretly harbored a thought: to drag Ougesi and even the entire Evereska Council of Elders into the water by exploiting this interest.

If that could really be done, then the organization would no longer need to cooperate with the insatiably greedy Lady Mailuwei!

"How about it? You have a few seconds to consider!"

"A few seconds?"

Gulite was suddenly furious, but with his Demon Descendant identity exposed, his status as a senior Mage could no longer serve as his protection; instead, it was more like a death warrant.

Xia Duo had a very firm grasp of Gulite's situation and psychology; before he could even start counting, Gulite compromised impatiently:

"I agree, but I want you to guarantee my safety and freedom!"

"Safety is no problem, but freedom—heh, don't you think you're asking for too much?"

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" Gulite gritted his teeth, holding firm to his bottom line.

But such persistence was not worth mentioning in Xia Duo's eyes; he asked back disdainfully: "What do you think freedom is? Were you truly free in the past? If so, why didn't you dare to reveal your identity and enter Evereska?"

Setting aside the demon aspect, Xia Duo was not inherently repulsed by half-breeds; in fact, if a Demon Descendant Elf could truly fully control their Demon Bloodline, it might not be unacceptable.

This was just like the Demon Hunters in the XX world; they also used demonic power, yet they were still saviors!

When it came to his bottom line, Gulite was unwilling to yield, asking Xia Duo in return: "Could following your arrangements allow me to appear publicly in Evereska?"

"Why not? Or are you Demon Descendants really comparing yourselves to demons? Power itself has no good or evil; it all depends on the will of the Controller!"

In the Consciousness Cage copy, Xia Duo did not mind revealing his true thoughts, but his phrasing truly shocked Gulite.

After a long silence, Gulite looked up at Xia Duo, his eyes filled with inquiry, "Who exactly are you? You are not Ougesi; in my impression, Ougesi could absolutely never say such things!"

"Is it important whether I am Ougesi?" Xia Duo asked back.

While speaking, he rapidly cycled through the images of other members of the Evereska Council of Elders, finally returning to the image of Ougesi, and said with a smile: "The key is that right now, only I can save you and protect you!"

In reality, there was a hidden sentence behind these words—at this moment, Ougesi's only choice was to believe him and obey him.

Although Gulite at this time was only a Consciousness Copy without a self, he was sufficiently complete and full of intelligence; clearly, he also had a sufficient understanding of his own situation.

After another moment of silence, when Gulite raised his head, his expression had returned to calm, and he asked Xia Duo: "What—do you want me to do?"

"First, tell me about the origin of Demon Descendant Elves? I don't believe you appeared naturally for no reason!"

"Origin—"

Gulite's face showed signs of recollection; he seemed very unwilling to bring up the past, but under Xia Duo's insistent gaze, he spoke slowly, though his tone was quite low:

"In the late Crown War, in order to completely crush each other, the means used by Aryvandaar and Ilythiiri constantly broke through the lower limits of imagination, and that included summoning demons to fight."

"I don't know which side started it first, but for small nations, the clash of great powers was a catastrophic disaster. The Demon Descendant Elves I know of were first born in my homeland, Aolishiaer."

"The rampant demon disaster left behind a large amount of demon blood. Especially in my homeland, many Commoners were infected because they came into contact with demon blood. The vast majority fell into becoming true demons, but a small number of Spellcasters gradually mastered that fallen power."

"It is laughable to say, but those in the Upper Family pride themselves on being noble, yet in reality, any Demon Descendant Elf who has mastered the Demon Bloodline is far more powerful, and even longer-lived, than those in the Upper Family!"

"So-called 'vile half-breeds' are, in my view, just a conspiracy woven by the Upper Family, solely to imprison the development of the lower classes; over a long time, it has even become a taboo."

"If it is like this for half-breeds within the race, what kind of persecution would half-breeds outside the race suffer? A noble born from an Upper Family like you would naturally find it hard to imagine, and even less likely to empathize!"

Speaking of this, Gulite's tone had become somewhat indignant. In the history he knew, whenever Elf society discovered traces of Demon Descendants, they would destroy them physically without asking for the reason.

So much so that in less than five thousand years, the existence of Demon Descendant Elves had been completely erased from the Elf World.

Of course, Gulite knew very well that perhaps in the eyes of the public, there were no Demon Descendant Elves in the Elf World, but in the eyes of the Upper Family, five thousand years was not a particularly long time; investigations and cleanup operations against Demon Descendant Elves had never stopped.

Countries might have disputes or even hostility due to certain interests, but they had a complete tacit understanding in the field of cleaning up Demon Descendants.

After the Crown War, the Northland was rebuilt; those who were restored were restored, and those who were independent were independent. Demon Descendant Elves naturally did not want to miss such a great opportunity.

If they could successfully control a country, they could strengthen the Demon Bloodline more safely and quickly. As long as everything went smoothly, it would not be impossible to publicly establish a nation as Demon Descendant Elves in the future.

Of course, these grand goals were far too distant for Gulite; even regarding the current cooperation between the Demon Descendants and Lady Mailuwei, he held a mostly pessimistic attitude.

"How do you hide your Demon Aura?" Xia Duo asked again.

Of course, this question did not just involve how to hide the aura, but also how to disguise one's identity so as not to be detected. Gulite was now in the hands of Ougesi and the Eye of Fear, and even high-level Mages could not see through it; Xia Duo was very curious.

But regarding this question, Gulite was unwilling to discuss it in depth, only mentioning that "as long as you master the bloodline, you can hide it," preparing to brush it off.