Chapter 1905: Original Transaction

After several rounds of verbal sparring without smoke or fire, Xia Duo and the Crown King of Jielunsita both gained a basic understanding of each other's attitudes, and then came the banquet.

It was somewhat different from what Xia Duo had imagined when he arrived; he had originally thought that given the other side's eager attitude, they would most likely propose the terms of the trade at the banquet.

Yet, unexpectedly, throughout the entire banquet, neither the Crown King nor the Consultant even mentioned the matter, at most only introducing the banquet dishes to Xia Duo.

Fortunately, Xia Duo's acceptance of High Elf cuisine was passable; perhaps having received reports from the servants at his temporary residence, the banquet had even specially prepared premium Oriental tea for Xia Duo.

When the banquet ended and both sides returned to the previous Reception Room, they finally entered the true theme of the night, with the Crown King's Magic Consultant, Sulis, being the first to bring up the topic:

"Mage Asuosi, Elder Anti once sent a message to my father, telling of a young mage from the south who wanted to perform the feat of eliminating the world-ending disaster, and asked my father to help facilitate it. I am very sorry that for some reasons my father did not come. If Mage Asuosi still does not change his previous thoughts, then we can talk about the trade."

"My point of view will not change. We must gather the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll as soon as possible to save the world. Although I very much hope to become the final savior myself, if it were another Elf, it would not be unacceptable, so I came."

Xia Duo had already confirmed that the interior of Jielunsita had reached a consensus, and even an Elf Court Elder would have to obey this decision.

Whether or not the middleman introduced by Elder Anti existed did not affect the final result; Xia Duo had long been prepared for this, and he was not surprised by the current situation.

And right now, both sides had expressed a willingness to trade, so the remaining question was how to trade.

"I wonder which part of the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll Mage Asuosi possesses?" Sulis asked.

"Dam Leaf Documents numbered 11, 12, and 13, but only the content, not the originals."

These were the three secret scrolls Xia Duo had obtained in the Akaola Kingdom on the Main Plane. Just as he finished speaking, Sulis and the Crown King of Jielunsita looked at each other, exchanged glances, but ultimately shook their heads in disappointment:

"It is a pity. If there are no originals and only the content, I am afraid we cannot use originals to conduct the exchange. Of course, Jielunsita has also collected secret scroll data that lost its originals in the past years. If you do not mind, we can use this part to trade."

It was actually like this?!

Xia Duo was immediately thoughtful. For a country, the first thing a treasure like the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll must guarantee is its Reality. If it were faked, it would be difficult to discover, at least until most of the scrolls were gathered.

In this case, only trading originals for originals was a relatively safe way to trade.

Xia Duo also realized that he had thought of this trade too simply before. Although he would not cheat in the trade, if the other side wanted to eliminate this risk, trading only content would not be enough.

And for himself, whether what he got from the trade was a real Dragon Madness Secret Scroll was actually not that important; he would inspect the goods before the trade anyway.

As long as it was related to a Mythallar and reached a certain depth, even if it wasn't a Dragon Madness Secret Scroll, he wouldn't lose out.

He could just change to another Projection Plane and trade again.

But now, looking at the attitude of the Jielunsita side, they should want to trade originals. In fact, this was not the best choice for him, and it added quite a few variables out of thin air.

Perhaps the other side had already set an ambush, just waiting for him to take out the original secret scrolls to swarm him and suppress him.

Then, placing the actual trading location within Jielunsita was a purely wrong choice.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo immediately felt the urge to retreat. It was not that he was worried about them taking action against him now, but that in the current situation, it was obvious that a real trade could not be reached.

It was nothing more than agreeing on conditions first, and then deciding on the trading location and method later.

Since that was the case, it would be better to leave first. Being on someone else's home turf was ultimately a bit unpleasant, and he could see that Jielunsita's attitude toward the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll was, if not a must-have, at least something they wanted to strive for as much as possible.

Then what did he have to worry about? At worst, he would just trade with someone else.

Thus, Xia Duo also shook his head, "Mage Sulis, as you said, content trading is limited to content. There is also a part of the originals, but I don't think this is the best occasion to discuss these."

"If possible, I hope to see you again at the Elf Court tomorrow. Excuse me."

After speaking, Xia Duo stood up, bowed to the Crown King and Sulis, and turned to leave. He only let out a sigh of relief after walking out of the palace.

If the other side really wanted to tear off the mask, he would definitely turn Jielunsita upside down.

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Inner Court Reception Room.

After Xia Duo left, the Crown King of Jielunsita subconsciously threw the ornament he had been playing with in his hand. Fortunately, Sulis saw it and casually caught it into his pocket, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the generous gift!"

The Crown King's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but regret his previous action. Fortunately, it was intercepted by Lord Sulis, but thinking that the ornament was a gift from Master Puluodi and he had only just started using it, only to have it swiped by Sulis, he still felt a bit heartbroken thinking about it.

Thus, he could only turn his anger toward the southern mage who had just left. He stared into Sulis's eyes and said faintly, "I am now a bit regretful of my previous decision."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. The other party should also be conducting such a trade for the first time. The risk of trading originals is too great. If I were him, I would probably make a similar move."

"But I am still angry! Even the Crown King of Kaitemier would not dare to be so rude in front of me!"

"Ahem—"

Sulis really wanted to pretend he hadn't heard what was just said, but he couldn't avoid the Crown King's resentful gaze. He had no choice but to remind him in a low voice, "Your Majesty has never met the Crown King of Kaitemier to this day, and besides—"

Seeming to know what Sulis wanted to say, the Crown King immediately stopped him with his eyes and quickly changed the subject, "Remember to visit several Elders from Jielunsita for me when you go to the Elf Court tomorrow."

"Yes."

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And on the other side.

After leaving the palace, Xia Duo did not return to the residence arranged for him by the Crown King's Envoy, but strolled around the city and then left directly for the Elf Court.

It was still the same as the day before; he opened a temporary tree house to stay in by himself. Because Xia Duo did not hide his identity when coming and going, the news that Mage Laier had appeared in the Elf Court again soon alarmed all parties.

Just as Xia Duo was thinking about how to perfect the trading process, another batch of visitors came outside the tree house, but this time he didn't see anyone.

Seeing them didn't have much meaning; at the very least, he had to wait until he finished trading with Jielunsita before considering others.

Of course, even if he considered it, Shaerwen would be excluded.

The fourteen Dragon Madness Secret Scroll originals that Xia Duo prepared to use for trading came from Shaerwen, plus an Elf Court Elder from Shaerwen had given him some copies of the secret scrolls; Shaerwen could no longer be squeezed for any oil.

Returning to the Main Plane and stuffing a set of all the secret scroll copies he possessed into the treasury guarded by Xilin would be enough; it could be considered having a beginning and an end.

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