Chapter 1957: One Thousand Years Later

Although the Demon Descendant issue is very sensitive, it is also a historical problem that Siluwende has no choice but to face; the rights and wrongs of the war with Yierlan back then are already impossible to clarify now.

But the high-level members of the 【Ecliptic Contract】 organization present today all share a consensus, and that is—as long as the Demon Descendants are not eliminated for a single day, Siluwende will not have a single day of true peace.

"General Kelusi, have you had any discoveries on your end recently?"

"I am very sorry, those malignant tumors are hidden too deeply. The methods used to search for Demon Descendants back then are far too outdated now; in this regard, we still have to rely on you younger generations."

"That is truly a pity!"

The leader who had just asked the question could not hide the look of regret on his face. In fact, it was not just him; many high-level members within the organization held high expectations for Kelusi, not only because Kelusi brought out many War Magic Artifacts from the Ancient Fortress, but also because Kelusi is a Siluwende general who traveled through time from over a thousand years ago.

And the current Siluwende, after more than 1,500 years of "supervision" by Yierlan, is lacking in too many aspects, the most important of which is education.

So-called resistance organizations mostly fight based on a surge of hot-blooded courage, yet their ultimate goal is merely to have Yierlan improve its attitude and treatment toward Siluwende.

Even the 【Ecliptic Contract】, which is relatively resolute in its resistance, is very pessimistic, or even desperate, regarding the future outcome of Siluwende.

It was not until General Kelusi appeared, chose to cooperate with 【Ecliptic】, and proposed a complete roadmap from fighting to ending the war, that he gained the unanimous approval of the organization.

Coupled with the true confidence brought by the War Magic Artifacts, this led to the "Unified Opinion" operation not long ago. Today, 【Ecliptic】 has completely taken control of the Suluwende Participation Council.

It is also because all these results almost perfectly verified the action plan previously proposed by Kelusi that this has brought the organization's high-level members even more trust, as well as self-confidence.

To the point that asking Kelusi whenever something happens has become a norm.

At this moment, with Kelusi saying that his methods for searching for Demon Descendants are outdated, the other leaders feel even more bitter in their hearts. The Demon Descendants are indeed progressing, but fundamentally, it is Siluwende that is lagging behind even more.

"Then what should we do now? If the Demon Descendants suddenly emerge while we are at war with Yierlan, who could bear such consequences?"

"The most terrifying thing is not the Demon Descendants causing trouble in the rear; the most terrifying thing is them joining the fight against Yierlan together. This would isolate us from the Elf World, and in the end, we would inevitably repeat the story of the Seven Fortresses War from over a thousand years ago!"

In fact, this leader left one point unsaid: that among the leaders and commanders present, there might already be one or several Demon Descendants hiding, perhaps even General Kelusi—

Thinking of the most terrifying possibility, this leader withdrew his wandering thoughts in time, not daring to continue thinking. Right now, what they need to do most is not internal suspicion, but to unite internally as much as possible and face the outside together.

Or more accurately, face Yierlan.

At least until the Demon Descendants are truly exposed, they cannot use overly radical testing methods. After all, every high-level member who can appear here has passed layers of testing; are they really to be asked to commit suicide to prove their innocence?

Once such a thing is proposed, it would likely cause the organization's morale to collapse.

Although this leader did not explicitly state that Demon Descendants could exist anywhere, those who have managed to reach high-level positions in a resistance organization and survive until now are not fools; they all heard the subtext in his words.

Likewise, they cannot publicly suspect their own ranks, especially when there have already been multiple layers of checks. Thus, one high-level member proposed:

"Why not make the matter of the Demon Descendants public and warn all nations to be wary of Demon Descendant infiltration."

"Wouldn't doing that give Yierlan an excuse for direct intervention! It was precisely because the Demon Descendants were exposed back then that Siluwende ended up standing against nearly half the Elf World. Do you want to see the past situation play out again?"

"That is not what I meant. I am saying that the Demon Descendants could indeed be in Siluwende, but they could also be in Yierlan. Besides, if we were in league with the Demon Descendants, there would be no need to expose ourselves like this; presumably, other nations can also see that."

"Sigh—"

With too few trump cards in hand, even though they know that making the Demon Descendants public is not the best choice, the high-level members of the Ecliptic organization have to admit that this is likely the only thing they can do!

But before the final decision, they still habitually asked, "General Kelusi, what is your view?"

Kelusi sighed in his heart, a flash of regret crossing his eyes. He thought back to when he risked hiding in an Ancient Fortress that had just been discovered and not yet made public, wanting to use self-sealing to smuggle himself through time and deal with Yierlan in the future—

When he entered the Ancient Fortress back then, Siluwende had already suffered a total collapse. At that time, Yierlan was desperately searching for Siluwende's high-level officials and high-level Mages; he had no choice but to think of such a method.

He just never expected that this seal would last for over a thousand years. When he came out, Siluwende no longer looked like it did in the past, but fortunately, it still existed, and there was a group of companions willing to fight for the resurgence of Siluwende!

But because of Yierlan's deliberate control, the current Siluwende's research in Magic has lagged too far behind. It is just that over these thousand-plus years, all nations have also been in decline, which is why Siluwende's backwardness does not appear so obvious.

But the Demon Descendants—

Kelusi truly cannot understand why Yierlan, as the victor back then, failed to completely eliminate the Demon Descendants, and even allowed them to take root in Siluwende! (Some Demon Descendants have even mixed into the Participating Elders)

Or is it that this is another one of their dirty tricks, just so that in the current situation, they can restart the war of national annihilation that was never truly finished back then!

But it was not just Yierlan that went to war with Siluwende back then; Shaerwen also participated directly, and even more provided indirect aid!

Even if Yierlan had such a small ulterior motive, could the other nations all have such a tacit understanding?

This is clearly impossible!

Then the answer is obvious: the Demon Descendants have their own methods, but why choose to plague Siluwende? If the Demon Descendants had appeared in Yierlan back then, perhaps the country of Yierlan would no longer exist today!

Or perhaps, the Demon Descendants did not just appear in Siluwende, but only a portion of them were exposed in Siluwende!

If all this is true, then this reality is even more terrifying!

Thinking of this, Kelusi truly had the thought of returning to the Ancient Fortress to seal himself again, but he also knew this was unrealistic. If he always escaped and hoped for the future to solve things, it would be too passive and too negative.

Not to mention, that Ancient Fortress has already been discovered by the outside world and is no longer the best place for self-sealing. Now, he can only face a reality that may be even crueler than it was back then.

After pondering for a moment, Kelusi noticed that the other high-level members of the organization were waiting for his answer. However, he had gradually cleared his thoughts by now, so he said:

"We can make the news of the Demon Descendants' existence public, but that alone is not enough! We still need to do more!"