Chapter 2027: Raid, A Terrifying Guess

However, Xia Duo is not without any clues now; among the memories of these Demon Descendants captured by Siluwende, there is a location of a Midian they themselves speculated about.

The reason Xia Duo sought out Badijiaer is largely because of this.

A Midian, as the name implies, is a secret hall; even the Demon Descendants who accept missions do not know its specific location, but because they have been there many times, it is inevitable that they would have some guesses.

It is just that Xia Duo does not want to investigate this matter alone, and handing it over to the Northland Alliance is just the right time. After telling Badijiaer those few locations that might be the Midian, he took the initiative to remind him:

"Right now, the Northland Alliance has reached a consensus on establishing the Magic-born Information Sharing Platform, so why not take this Midian investigation as an opportunity to explore and perfect the relevant mechanisms, so that we won't be caught off guard if we encounter such situations in the future."

"Then this source of information—" Badijiaer hesitated for a moment.

Xia Duo understood what he meant; he was asking whether he should cover for him. Xia Duo originally wanted to let Badijiaer decide for himself, which in reality meant hiding the source of the information, but upon second thought, these Demon Descendant Mages would eventually have to be handed over to the Northland Alliance.

He could more or less guess what methods the Elves would have; it was not impossible for them to extract similar information. One must know that the 【Consciousness Cage】 he is currently using came from Aifuruisi in the Projection Plane!

The Aifuruisi of the Main Plane or other Elf nations might not lack such interrogation Artifacts.

Rather than being pointed out later, it is better to tell them frankly now. After all, these Demon Descendants are temporarily imprisoned in the Floating City, and Xia Duo has plenty of opportunities to obtain information from them.

Moreover, with the Floating City in hand, he does not need to care too much about external pressure.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo told Badijiaer directly, "If the Northland Alliance asks, just say that I have already conducted a preliminary interrogation of these mysterious Spellcasters, which is how I learned their general background and identities."

"Fine, if they ask, I will say so; if they don't ask, I won't say anything extra."

Xia Duo nodded, "Then I will wait to hear your good news!"

After Badijiaer left, Xia Duo suddenly became somewhat idle. As far as the outside world is concerned, he has done almost everything he should have done, and the rest is just waiting for time to brew.

As for himself, in terms of work, he next plans to establish a Plane research Laboratory in both the Floating City and the 【Crimson Plane】.

The former will mainly focus on experiments, using the 【Annihilation Light】's ability to deeply disintegrate matter and even Planes to explore the essence of matter and Planes.

As for the latter, it will focus on observation. The 【Crimson Plane】 cannot withstand too much turmoil, but because there is a Plane crack that goes deep into the Plane Root, its observation data can serve as a precursor or supplement to the Main Plane experiments.

In terms of life, Xia Duo is preparing to start a long-planned trip abroad. The specific route has not been planned yet, and with the convenience of the Floating City, it can basically be considered as going wherever he pleases.

Among them, there are a few he thinks he must visit. One is Calimshan in the south; when the Northland Alliance was established, that Calimshan Envoy from the Mairide Family had extended an invitation to him.

Xia Duo decided at that time that the first stop after the Floating City was built would be Calimshan. Besides responding to the invitation, there is also the unique Bloodline Magic system of Calimshan, which might serve as a reference for the Bloodline Sequencing Project of Jilan Tower.

Another is the Puppet Kingdom of Imaska in the east. Xia Duo has only seen this name in a few Elf classics collected by the Tower of Time. It is said that Cormanthor and Imaska had trade relations, but whether it is rumor or fact cannot be determined for the time being.

The reason Xia Duo thought of that place is mainly because the game he played before crossing over also had Imaska. Of course, it only existed as background. In the era where the players were, whether it was Imaska, Netheril, or Cormanthor and Yierlan, they all belonged to the dust of history.

As another Magic Empire on par with Netheril (only in reputation; it's hard to compare since they haven't fought), although Xia Duo knows that some information on Earth has a large discrepancy with the reality in this real Magic world.

But he still couldn't help but want to go and see.

It's just that there has never been any news from there, especially regarding whether they are xenophobic, the influence of the Elves, etc., which made Xia Duo unable to make the trip even if he had the ability.

It wasn't until the Floating City was built that he had the idea again.

In addition, going to Imaska can also take a look at the east of that place, whether it is the end of the Plane or if there is some highly secretive Jieti, to see if the Eastern World in the Elf legends is really there.

Whether it is for the Main Plane or the legendary Eastern World, Xia Duo has too much curiosity. Only now can he be considered to truly have the time, energy, and ability to explore.

Of course, the premise of all this is to stabilize the base. The Territory is basically on the right track, and it will just develop slowly; the international situation does not require him to worry too much.

Only crises that may involve the survival of the entire Plane, such as Demon Descendants and the Dragon Madness Mythallar, require his consideration, and he must consider them.

At least this is the case until another large Habitable Plane is discovered.

As for the present, he can set off as soon as Yierlan and Siluwende end the state of war and there is a temporary countermeasure for the Demon Descendant problem.

Afternoon.

Xia Duo was explaining the test paper to Jieyi in the Floating City when Badijiaer, who had just left, returned to the Floating City with three or four Elves:

"Lord Xia Duo, these four are the Northland Alliance Envoys from Yierlan, Ilphark, Cormanthor, and Aifuruisi. We are here this time to take away those Demon Descendant Mages."

"No problem, handle it yourselves!"

Xia Duo only temporarily set up a detention area and did not place any restrictions on the Demon Descendant Mages themselves; they were all sent over by Siluwende under confinement.

However, although Badijiaer said he was here on official business, after those Elves went over to check the status of the Demon Descendants, he quietly gave Xia Duo a wink, his expression seeming somewhat awkward and helpless.

Xia Duo frowned slightly but still nodded. Subsequently, the Floating City Mythallar quietly underwent some changes, and an invisible barrier separated the two from the outside world.

"What's wrong? Does Lord Badijiaer have anything to say?" Xia Duo asked.

"Ahem—"

Badijiaer seemed to be doing this kind of thing in person for the first time and was still a bit reserved, "The thing is, I informed the countries where the four Envoys who just arrived are from about the situation of the Demon Descendant Midian. They also agreed to investigate the Demon Descendant Midian, but they also put forward a request—"

"A request? What request?"

Xia Duo immediately reacted and said with some dissatisfaction: "They want me to participate in the investigation?"

"Yes, they are worried about the Dark Raid of the Demon Descendants and want Lord Xia Duo to bring the Floating City as a backup for critical moments."

Xia Duo did not give an answer immediately but asked a seemingly unrelated question: "So, Yierlan and Siluwende have both agreed to end the war?"

"Yes."

Badijiaer was a bit surprised by Xia Duo's sensitivity, then explained: "Just now, both sides reached a compromise and agreed to let the region south of Terminos become independent."

"Why so fast? Besides the variable of the Midian, there must be other reasons, right!"

"The reason you might not guess; there have been some changes in Yierlan. The Crown King's lineage has been countered by ancient families, who are demanding that Crown King Helien take responsibility for this war. I haven't received news on the specific process, but the result is that Yierlan has agreed to let the region south of Siluwende's Terminos become independent."