Chapter 1901: Inventory of Gains, and a Return to the Elven Court

The test of the New Mythallar is complete, and the dismantling of the Old Mythallar is now close at hand.

After deliberation, the Council of Elders decided to begin dismantling the Old Mythallar tomorrow; since the dismantling plan has already been produced, Xia Duo will not be involved this time, and he prepares to seize the time to make a trip to Jielunsita or Wuweilun.

If there are no accidents, these two nations possess the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll one hundred percent; the question lies only in whose hands it is kept, but regardless of whose hands it is in, seeking the Crown King will certainly be no problem.

If the Crown King has it, he will trade directly with the Crown King; if not, he can also let the Crown King act as an intermediary—in any case, Xia Duo only needs the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll, and he does not care at all if the intermediary gains anything.

Considering that Saian is also heading to Wuweilun tomorrow to purchase tea seeds, Xia Duo decides to go to Jielunsita first; it just so happens that he is also quite interested in the Prophecy Inheritance of Jielunsita, and if he can trade for it, that would be an even greater gain.

After returning to the manor from Wild Vine Valley, Xia Duo checked the research progress at Yisite, then returned to the Study to begin organizing items that could be used for trade.

Among them, the most precious are naturally the Nether Scrolls; he previously obtained two sets in the ruins, one of which needs to be manifested into the Main Plane, while a group from the other set was left in Evereska.

The remaining four groups, totaling forty Golden Pages, can be used for trade.

Below the Nether Scrolls, there should be the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll; in a sense, this thing might be even more precious than the Nether Scrolls, because it concerns the survival and destruction of the Main Plane (from the perspective of the Projection Plane, this is the Main Plane).

The Elven Nations will certainly collect them at any cost.

The Dragon Madness Secret Scrolls currently mastered by Xia Duo include the fourteen original secret scrolls from Shaerwen, as well as the three he obtained in the Akaola Kingdom of the Main Plane—which should also be considered originals, only they are the real originals brought from the Main Plane.

If necessary, he will also use those three real originals to trade; after all, what is precious about these secret scrolls is the content within, not the carrier itself.

Of course, if possible, he still hopes to keep the originals for his collection.

Below the two most precious types of secret scrolls are the War Magic Artifacts from Shaerwen; as the main body of Xilin, whom Xia Duo is currently incarnating as, is an important node of the Shaerwen Mythallar, he himself also bears the responsibility of guarding the treasury.

Xia Duo can take items from the treasury at any time, including the fourteen original Dragon Madness Secret Scrolls and numerous War Magic Artifacts.

Besides these, other items that could be used for trade are unremarkable, being nothing more than some money, artworks, or even Magic Items, but these are not difficult for a nation to obtain.

Or rather, these are the very bargaining chips that nations or some great families use to exchange for strategic items and information; how could they let an outsider use these to trade for strategic items with them!

Xia Duo previously ransacked the ruins of a city to find the Nether Scrolls; although it was only a dilapidated city ruin, there were quite a few valuable things left behind.

If he could use these to trade for the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll, Xia Duo estimates that he would wake up laughing in his sleep after returning to the Main Plane, as those ruin materials are ranked extremely low in his manifestation Sequence.

Even with sufficient space, he would only manifest some boutique artworks or some Ancient Magic Artifacts with research value.

After all, he is not unable to obtain other things in the Main Plane; so-called value is only for ordinary people, and to him, those things are not exactly worthless, but they don't carry much weight either.

……

After taking inventory, Xia Duo is also full of anticipation for this trip to Jielunsita.

Not waiting for the next day, that very night he dispelled his incarnation in the Study, then recreated an incarnation in Shaerwen; his first stop was not Jielunsita, but the Elven Court.

It is on the way anyway, so it is perfect to first inquire about intelligence on the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll at the Elven Court; if those "retired" Elders have them in their hands, that would be best.

Perhaps he can trade for them at a minimal cost.

Even if they don't, he can use this to test the waters, so as to avoid heading to various nations blindly and having to fumble around; although the Elven Court of the current era has begun to turn into a nursing home, its political influence remains very high.

Various nations maintain necessary attention toward the Elven Court; Xia Duo can fully foresee that as long as he attempts to inquire about the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll at the Elven Court, stakeholders will inevitably come to probe him before he heads to the various nations.

This will save him a lot of time.

……

The Elven Court at night is exceptionally quiet; this should be the second time Xia Duo has come to the Elven Court, the first being in 【Projection Plane: Cormanthor Birth】, where he was in the Elven Court as soon as he entered the Projection Plane, waiting to participate in the trial of the divine sword.

But this time, there are no important activities here; looking around, there are neither crowded Elves watching the ceremony nor lively banquet scenes.

Except for a few scattered lights, the rest is all darkness, looking just like an ordinary little village.

Xia Duo knows the rules of the Elven Court; he did not head toward the lights, nor did he wander around in the darkness, but instead found a tree nearby, cast a spell to shape a temporary treehouse, and then waited patiently.

Of course, the Elven Court has no receptionists and no guards; the only ones who reside here long-term are the "retired" Elders and their attendants.

However, there are Elves from the Elven Nations who stay here temporarily for various reasons, some of whom also serve as spies.

Not long after Xia Duo shaped the treehouse, a Mage sent a Sending to request an audience; Xia Duo naturally did not refuse, as he was waiting for the other party.

After bringing the visitor into the treehouse, Xia Duo noticed that the visitor was a Wood Elf appearing in the image of a Moon Elf; setting aside the point of hiding their identity, he figured the other party also knew that the image of a Wood Elf was not conducive to socializing.

If Xia Duo were a native high-level Mage of the current plane, he would never have let the other party in upon knowing they were a Wood Elf.

But Xia Duo is not a native, nor is he even an Elf; he naturally does not care what kind of Elf the other party is, and because he had a plan to test the waters early on, he does not care about the other party's true identity either.

Without waiting for the other party to speak, Xia Duo stated his purpose for coming here directly: "I have come to the Elven Court to visit the Elders and inquire about the whereabouts of the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll; if you know relevant information, you can trade with me."

"Dragon Madness Secret Scroll?"

The visitor was initially dazed, but then, as if thinking of something, their expression changed drastically; they didn't even ask for Xia Duo's name before they began to retreat:

"My lord, I am an external Deacon of the Ludisi Chamber of Commerce from Wuweilun; I came only for a routine visit. Now that I have seen you, my lord, I should take my leave and will not disturb your rest."

"Wait, you know about the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll?"

"No, I do not know of any Dragon Madness Secret Scroll; I only know of the Dragon Madness Mythallar, which has persisted from the ancient Dawn Era until now. If there really is any Dragon Madness Secret Scroll, it is not something a member of a small chamber of commerce like me can touch."

The visitor very frankly admitted their own weakness and their strong desire not to participate in such confidential events.