Chapter 1885: Turmoil in the Northland

Next, Xia Duo prepared to conduct a complete Arcane Infusion transformation experiment; naturally, this could not be done using Mila.

The Arcane Infusion experiments he had previously conducted on Mila were merely small-dose probes; at least until he determined that complete Arcane Infusion transformation did not have overly severe sequelae, he was not prepared to use it on sentient beings.

Then, animal experiments could be arranged; he had used animals for the small-dose infusions before, but animals did not understand communication and could not judge their own state, so Xia Duo was not very satisfied.

Furthermore, Xia Duo speculated that Arcane Infusion transformation might also be related to consciousness, so ultimately, he would still need to use true sentient beings for experiments.

……

This morning.

Xia Duo walked out of the Study as usual, preparing to head toward the Yeman Valley experimental base. Before leaving, he instructed Sha Li:

"Buy a batch of healthy rabbits; I will need them when I return this afternoon. Also, recruit a Druid to help me look after the rabbits; I may need him to cooperate with the experiments as well."

"Yes, my lord."

Seeing Sha Li agree without hesitation, Xia Duo nodded with satisfaction and then left the manor; he knew Sha Li would certainly not let him down.

Arriving at Yeman Valley, faint ripples caused by the Magic Net's oscillations being forcibly calmed could be felt in the air. Seeing this, Xia Duo could not help but nod repeatedly.

This phenomenon only occurred after multiple experiments had been conducted in a short period of time, which showed how much importance Ougesi and the others placed on the New Mythallar; even if the shift schedule Xia Duo had agreed upon with them was not intensive, they would take the initiative to add extra hours themselves.

"Asuosi, you've come!"

Outside the testing ground, Saijisi greeted him from afar; it looked like he hadn't rested for another whole night, which was different from Xia Duo.

In the early stages of the project, Xia Duo had paid more attention to this place, but more than half a year had passed, and he had already replanned and adapted to a new state.

He went to work and left work normally every day, whereas Saijisi, Ougesi, and the others placed more and more importance on this place as time passed; Saijisi had even moved in here directly.

Pulling all-nighters was a common occurrence.

Elves themselves could use meditation to replace sleep, and could even maintain consciousness during meditation to conduct some non-practical research.

Recently, Saijisi had almost never rested. Although this could not be compared to Xia Duo's current avatar which required no rest at all, it showed his urgency to complete the project.

It was just that there were not enough trusted senior Mages and Elite Mages; otherwise, the Council of Elders would have completely made the decision to open two more parallel project teams.

The reason for this had to do with the most impactful event in the Northland over the past half year—

Although Evereska had discovered the Demon Descendant and even warned Wuweilun, the assassination attempt against the Crown King of Wuweilun still occurred!

This matter shocked the entire Elf World, even more exaggerated than Evereska discovering the Demon Descendant. In fact, the existence of the Demon Descendant was no secret; on the contrary, the assassination of a Crown King was the true major event.

In the past, except during the Crown War, no Crown King had ever been publicly assassinated.

Even the generations of Crown Kings of Wuweilun who had died unnatural deaths in the past appeared to have died from accidents on the surface, rather than being assassinated, and it was not even a conspiracy.

Everyone knew there might be a conspiracy involved, but without evidence, it could not be spoken of publicly; after all, this matter was truly too sensitive.

Yet this time, it was a public assassination. Although it did not succeed, the impact it caused was exceptionally profound; it broke the tacit understanding and set a bad precedent.

Perhaps more similar events would occur in the future. Now, some Scholars were already preparing to call this year the "Year of Assassination," to commemorate the beginning of everything.

Logically speaking, the assassination event in Wuweilun, which had not even succeeded, should not have affected Evereska, but the assassin had been proven to be related to the Demon Descendant and even Lady Mailuowei!

Now that the assassination had failed, the remnants of Lady Mailuowei would likely not be thoroughly purged due to the unspoken rules of the Elf World, and there were even Radical Factions among the Demon Descendant.

Even if not for independence, the Elders of the Council of Elders would do their utmost to build the New Mythallar as quickly as possible.

Besides this, through the identity of Xilin, Xia Duo learned from Shaerwen that Jielunsita intended to borrow the name of the Elf Court to launch an investigation into Siluwende, mainly targeting the Demon Descendant.

If other countries made such a request, the Elf Court could ignore it, but Jielunsita was different; the Elf Court was right next to Jielunsita, and they usually had many exchanges and a good relationship.

One must know that the current Elf Court had already begun to show signs of being a retirement home, and occasionally might even need the offerings from Jielunsita.

As the saying goes, one who eats another's food is soft-spoken; at critical moments, one must contribute!

This matter could also be linked to Evereska; if the Demon Descendant had not been discovered here, the Demon Descendant, who had tried to be as transparent as possible in the past, would not have suddenly been exposed to the view of various countries.

Although the news that Jielunsita was preparing to launch an investigation into Siluwende had not yet reached the ears of the Elders of Evereska, it was only a matter of time.

Perhaps someone already knew!

But regardless, the Northland was highly likely to face turmoil in the future, starting with the Demon Descendant, but ultimately not necessarily stopping at the level of the Demon Descendant.

However, if there really were a war, it would be a good thing for Xia Duo. Firstly, the war would not break out so quickly; the initial brewing time would be enough for Evereska to complete the New Mythallar.

Secondly, war would make various countries extremely thirsty for the power of high-level Mages; perhaps he could use this to obtain the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll from various countries.

According to what Xia Duo had learned, Shaerwen had them, fourteen in total. The contents had already been memorized by him. He would not let the originals go; he planned to take them away when he returned to the Main Plane.

Evereska did not have the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll; perhaps a certain Elder had a private collection, but it had not been shown. Xia Duo planned to ask directly when he returned; anyway, he was leaving, so he didn't care whether it was suspicious or not.

He could even use the fourteen originals from Shaerwen to exchange for them.

He planned to do the same with the other countries; anyway, what he wanted was the content within the secret scrolls, not the originals. He could completely ask face-to-face and then exchange secret scroll for secret scroll.

Xia Duo had long since planned these things, and now he was looking forward to the day he would return.

……

Entering the Xiu Xi Shi, this place had now become Saijisi's office. Xia Duo would also come here to discuss subsequent experimental designs with Saijisi when he came over.

Because other Elders hosted experiments very frequently, one team could complete at least three experiments a day. Xia Duo needed to make targeted adjustments to the next experiment with Saijisi based on the experimental results.

Purely repeating experiments had no great significance; it was nothing more than discovering some errors or omissions, and would not provide much impetus to the project itself.