Chapter 1972: Observers and Imminent Conflict

Meanwhile, Xia Duo, who was in the Blue Crystal Plane, had already received a Sending from Niya, which briefly explained the purpose of Bulundesi's visit. Xia Duo felt reassured, confirming once again that the Seven Towers wanted to gain his support.

This was a point he could leverage, but he was not prepared to do so, because he also had requests for the Seven Towers, and he had a good impression of Master Eriwen; if it were Master Eriwen ascending to godhood, he would still be willing to support it.

After all, supporting it did not require him to do anything extra; he only needed to express that he did not oppose it.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo could not help but speed up the final connection process. Once everything was completed, he quickly returned to the Main Plane and met Bulundesi, who was drinking tea incessantly, in the Reception Room.

"Councilor Bulundesi, apologies, I was just caught up in an important experiment and couldn't get away, keeping you waiting for a long time."

"Lord Xia Duo, no need to apologize. Being able to wait for a Great Arcanist is my honor!"

No displeasure could be seen on Bulundesi's face, but Xia Duo knew that Bulundesi had a close relationship with Huo En and was also a Councilor of the Arcane Union, not an ordinary Archmage.

Thus, after more pleasantries, he finally stated his stance, "I have fully understood the purpose of Councilor Bulundesi's trip. Go back and tell the Seven Towers that I will not attend the tea party, but I support the Seven Towers' upcoming actions."

"Yes, I will convey Lord Xia Duo's meaning to the Seven Cities Council. Since that is the case, I will not disturb you further."

"Wait."

Xia Duo had not yet brought up the real business, so how could he let Bulundesi leave now? "Regarding that abandoned plane that Teacher Iolum previously rented from the Seven Towers.

"I still have some experiments I plan to conduct there. I wonder if the Seven Towers is willing to sell that plane to me?"

"I cannot make the decision on this matter. After I return, I will report it to my superiors."

Bulundesi's answer was standard and formal. Xia Duo nodded in acknowledgment and did not demand that the other party must agree, even though the other party might have been authorized to agree to some excessive demands when they arrived.

"There is one more thing. I am a bit interested in the situation currently happening in Siluwende, and I would like to ask the Seven Towers for an identity that would make it convenient to travel to Siluwende."

Regarding such a request from Xia Duo, Bulundesi did not say he would go back to ask for instructions this time, but agreed directly—"Not long ago, Siluwende invited various countries to jointly develop an Ancient Fortress, and Netheril is among them.

"If Lord Xia Duo wants to go to Siluwende, you might as well go as a Northern Alliance Observer. I imagine all countries will send observers to understand the situation there as soon as possible.

"Although it is during wartime, this should be the safest and most feasible way."

After finishing, Bulundesi saw that Xia Duo showed an interested expression and added, "Currently, Evereska has restored its portal channels with the various countries of the Northland. Lord Xia Duo can first go to Seventon to obtain an identity document, and then travel to Siluwende from Evereska; this way, you can avoid a lot of trouble."

"Oh? What kind of trouble?" Xia Duo asked with interest.

"It's not any major trouble. Essentially, it is because Yierlan has already obtained a controlled area in Siluwende. If you enter from the Siluwende controlled area, once you encounter the Yierlan Army, you might need some extra proof.

"Yierlan has opened a special entry channel for observers from the Northland countries, with the Portal set up in Evereska. Moreover, at Yierlan's current rate of advancement, they will be able to bring that Ancient Fortress into their controlled area within these two days."

Bulundesi thought that Xia Duo was interested in Siluwende because of that Ancient Fortress, but the fact might not be entirely so. Xia Duo nodded noncommittally.

He had no special expectations for that Ancient Fortress, but upon hearing that Yierlan was about to advance to the Ancient Fortress, he immediately realized that perhaps the real battle was about to unfold around that war fortress.

Although Yierlan and Siluwende were now in a state of de facto hostility, neither side had declared war, and Yierlan's advancement was mostly based on receiving cities.

It was because "Siluwende" surrendered first that Yierlan expressed acceptance, which was why they could advance to the hinterland of Siluwende at such high speed. If they really had to fight for every city and every piece of land, it would certainly not be as fast as it was now.

However, they were now only one step away from completely tearing off the mask. Previously, Siluwende invited the Northland countries to jointly develop the Ancient Fortress; if the Ancient Fortress were controlled by Yierlan, then Siluwende's previous words would be a pure joke.

Siluwende would likely not allow such a face-slapping event to occur, and if they did not fight a battle, the country would completely lie flat and have no will to resist anymore.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo knew he had to hurry. Analyzing only from the known situation, the great war between Yierlan and Siluwende was very likely to break out in the near future.

And if one counted the factors of the Demon Descendant and some other conspirators, this great war might come even faster than expected!

Since it was difficult for Xia Duo to grasp the true intentions and real strength of the Demon Descendant, this was a huge variable, so he was not prepared to let the war break out completely.

The Demon Descendant might really want to change history, but no matter what, he needed to do something. As long as the situation was kept in his own hands, or under the order of the Northland Alliance, then the conspiracy of the Demon Descendant would inevitably fail.

At least the real history of the Main Plane would not need to be worried about being wantonly manipulated by the Demon Descendant.

Xia Duo believed that no matter what plans the Demon Descendant had, as long as the Floating City made its appearance, there would be less and less the other party could do.

And this time going to Siluwende, besides finding an opportunity for the Floating City to make an appearance, he had another purpose: to capture a high-level Demon Descendant Mage and see if the other party's brain also contained a parallel universe invasion plan.

Or perhaps all of this was just part of another grand plan of the Demon Descendant, but regardless, he had to capture a high-level Mage first to understand the current status of the Demon Descendant on the Main Plane.

As for bringing back some Elf refugees for exhibition, that was just a matter of convenience, and it could not be called a detailed plan. If there were some, that was good; if not, Xia Duo would not care too much, as there would always be other opportunities in the future.

……

After chatting with Bulundesi in detail for a while about the latest situation in Siluwende, Xia Duo finally let the other party leave. Afterwards, he took Niya and returned to the Blue Crystal Plane, preparing for a cross-plane journey of the Floating City.

Although Xia Duo could use his Personal Space to carry the Floating City back to the Main Plane, he could not be the manual porter every time he crossed planes. The Floating City itself came with a cross-plane teleportation function when it was designed.

Relevant tests had also been done many times, but just like the War Spell, it was still missing one actual test.

Of course, this cross-plane journey was also to test the operation of the War Spell after connecting to the Mythallar. As long as the precision was not too terrible, Xia Duo indicated that he could accept it.