Chapter 1864: Evacuation, Anomaly

On the east side of Golden Dawn Hill.

Xia Duo felt as if he had heard the sound of a Mythallar Node exploding, but in reality, it all happened so swiftly and quietly, leaving only ripples in his Magic Net Perception.

The collapse of an offset Node might not cause any major turmoil in reality, but to Saijisi, who was currently surveying the Mythallar, this disturbance was certainly not small.

If not handled well, it could even lead to a chain reaction of collapses in the Old Mythallar; by then, let alone achieving independence, whether they could even preserve the city district would be a question.

"Asuosi, there's an accident on the east side!"

"Hmm."

Xia Duo understood what Saijisi meant and immediately cast Flight; the two flew toward the east one after the other. Although Xia Duo had caused this accident, he knew very well what the essence of the accident was.

But there was still a suspected Radical Faction Demon Descendant Elf over there! Xia Duo did not wish to cause additional losses to the local residents.

Soon, Xia Duo was the first to arrive at the scene. He saw that a laurel tree beside an old house below had transformed into a golden tree, with almost endless Positive Energy pouring down from it, turning the surroundings into an ocean of light.

"Good, it's just as planned!"

Xia Duo secretly rejoiced. Of course, he could not let the Mythallar Node truly collapse. Given the state of this Old Mythallar, even the collapse of a less important offset Node could trigger a chain reaction.

Of course, on the other hand, to serve as the foundation of the Mythallar in the material world, even an offset Node on the verge of collapse could never be shaken by a mere bit of Spellcasting residue fluctuations.

In fact, Xia Duo had taken a shortcut; if it had been any other Node, it might not have been as simple as it was now.

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Immediately after Xia Duo and Saijisi, Ougesi also arrived at the scene. Xia Duo looked down from the air and could see Lakelaisi leading soldiers toward this side on the ground.

"What exactly is going on here?"

Ougesi was the first to speak. He bore the responsibility for local defense, and in the current situation, what he worried about most was that outsiders were involved in planning and executing this.

Xia Duo saw Ougesi's worry but did not take the initiative to explain; instead, Saijisi spoke up to answer Ougesi's inquiry:

"It's possible that our survey activities on the east side accidentally triggered the anomaly of the Node here. We had already surveyed the Node below before; it was in a state on the verge of collapse.

"If it weren't for the fact that we haven't reached an agreement with the controllers of several main Nodes in the inner city, I would have long ago suggested relocating the community below and then dismantling the Node."

"And now?" Ougesi asked again.

"Not yet. If we dismantle this Node now, it might cause the Permission Level of nearby Main Nodes to increase. With the negotiations currently stalled, I do not suggest dismantling it immediately."

After speaking, Saijisi seemed to think of something else, let out a soft breath, and continued: "Fortunately, it's just a Positive Energy eruption. We only need to relocate the community residents and then set up barriers around the community."

"Only?" Ougesi shook his head immediately. "Do you know how many residents are in the community below? Standing here, where can they be relocated to? We should find a way to repair the control Node instead!"

During their conversation, Lakelaisi, who was walking on the ground, had already arrived at the Jinqiangwei Community with his soldiers and began organizing the residents to evacuate.

In the distance, the Spellcasters in the city who had only just reacted and had the ability to do so all found ways to fly into mid-air. However, hindered by the presence of the two Elders, Ougesi and Saijisi, they only watched from afar and did not approach.

"Asuosi, what do you think we should do now?"

"I agree with Ougesi's view. It is indeed difficult to settle so many residents. Perhaps they can stay in nearby squares or parks for a few days in the short term, but it is not realistic in the long run. We must find a way to fix the Node below."

As he was speaking, Xia Duo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he signaled for Saijisi and Ougesi to look down. "Look at that herbalist; doesn't he seem a bit out of place with the surrounding environment?"

Since he had planned this Node riot himself, and it appeared in the form of a Positive Energy eruption, Xia Duo did not want to harm the community residents because of it.

Although this Positive Energy was intense and vast, as long as they evacuated in time, not only would there be no aftereffects, but it would even cure some minor illnesses and injuries.

But it was, after all, a Positive Energy eruption environment. Even if the Demon Descendant Elf controlled their bloodline and would not expose themselves in such an environment, the Demon Aura hidden deep within their bloodline would not be completely unaffected.

At least from Xia Duo's perspective, the pharmacist Sailuo, who was also organizing the residents' evacuation below, was subconsciously using the bodies of local residents to avoid wave after wave of Positive Energy eruption impacts.

At the same time, the surrounding residents mostly appeared sunny and positive in the Positive Energy environment; only Sailuo appeared slightly gloomy, like a wolf mixed into a flock of sheep, making the difference visible at a glance.

Coupled with his preconceived notions, Xia Duo was almost certain that the herbalist Sailuo below was a lurking Demon Descendant Elf!

It was just that this guy's disguise methods were very clever; even in the environment of a Positive Energy eruption, he did not reveal any obvious flaws.

It could be said that if Xia Duo hadn't been suspicious beforehand, he might not have seen anything unusual at all; the so-called "out of place" was more of his own subjective judgment.

But now, his subjective judgment had largely influenced Ougesi and Saijisi, and Sailuo might indeed be a little different from the others.

Saijisi didn't express much, but Ougesi immediately stated, "Then I will have Lakelaisi bring him back for questioning. If there are any problems, we will know then."

After speaking, he sent a Sending directly to Lakelaisi, who had already arrived at the scene and was right there organizing the evacuation of the Jinqiangwei Community residents.

Thus, Xia Duo saw Lakelaisi immediately take two subordinates to find Sailuo after receiving the Sending, but the negotiation between the two sides did not seem to go smoothly.

Because Sailuo had quite a reputation in the community, the community residents developed a sense of resistance; one by one, they stopped evacuating and surrounded Lakelaisi and Sailuo, explaining something incessantly.

Seeing this scene, Ougesi first frowned, then suddenly laughed and said to Xia Duo: "Asuosi, it seems you were right; the other party might indeed have a problem!"

In Ougesi's view, regardless of whether the herbalist himself had a problem, resisting the government was the biggest problem.

If one felt that the authorities were doing something wrong, one could follow the procedures to provide feedback afterward, rather than resisting directly, or even dragging ignorant people along to resist together.

For the sake of Evereska Independent, the Council of Elders had gone further than any other country in respecting public opinion, and the relevant feedback procedures were very complete.

If they really wanted to rule by force, they wouldn't have failed to complete the Old Mythallar survey work by now; it was precisely because they had to negotiate with the controllers and Permission Level holders of the Old Mythallar Nodes that time had been delayed.