Chapter 2040: Disappointment, Transaction

One day later, Xia Duo recovered from his mental exhaustion, but the progress on the Northland Alliance side remained exactly as he had seen before, with no advancement at all.

Although the severe consequences of the Abyss's expansion were obvious, because it involved the almost unavoidable sacrifice of top-tier power, no one could easily make a concession.

Although Xia Duo had foreseen that such a result might occur before he fell asleep, when it all truly happened, he still felt very displeased.

He could understand it, but he could not accept it.

No matter what, they should at least come over to attempt a purification first; to leave it alone like this, were they not afraid that the Abyss would suddenly expand and then become uncontrollable!

Perhaps the various countries of the Alliance had their own considerations, but Xia Duo did not want to continue waiting any longer; he could not keep the Floating City tied up here indefinitely, whether for the return to Netheril or for his subsequent "world tour."

It was just that the maintenance of the Floating City had not yet been completed, otherwise he would have really wanted to just walk away like this, but compared to the Demon Descendants, the Abyss made Xia Duo even more wary.

No matter whether the Demon Descendants' conspiracy could be achieved or not, the worst-case scenario was at most that the Main Plane would be uninhabitable; it would not be impossible to go wander in foreign realms for a while and then return, but the expansion of the Abyss might attract the attention of Abyssal forces.

Even if the Abyssal pollution were eventually cleared, the Abyssal forces that had been attracted would not give up so easily; perhaps the Main Plane would then be reduced to a battlefield for all.

After thinking it over repeatedly, Xia Duo finally contacted Badijiaer. In the Floating City's Communication Room, as the projection environment constructed by the real-time communication spell was generated, the two met in the form of projections, separated by mountains and waters.

"Lord Xia Duo, it has only been a few days since we last met; is there any new situation on your end?"

"There is no new situation, but the recent negotiation process among the Northland countries regarding the Purification Plan for the Abyss has made me feel very disappointed."

Xia Duo expressed his dissatisfaction without any concealment, though he could also understand the difficulties of the Seven Towers; the status of Radiant Priests in Netheril was not top-tier, but they were not people who could be sacrificed at will either.

Not to mention that for a so-called Abyss that Netherese did not even know where it was located, a sacrifice was even less necessary. If the Seven Towers agreed to such demands from the Alliance countries, especially Cormanthor, their prestige within the country would inevitably be damaged.

And the prestige of the Seven Towers was related to the actual rule of the Seven Towers; this was a very realistic reason.

Therefore, Xia Duo said again: "I am prepared to purify this area of the Abyss myself."

Once these words were spoken, Badijiaer was immediately shocked, "Lord Xia Duo, you must not! I know that Lord Xia Duo has extremely deep attainments in the field of Elven Magic, but the Abyss is no small matter, and the Seven Towers has no relevant experience either. Once you do this, you might just fall into a trap set in advance by the elves!"

"Do you think the Purification Plan put forward by Cormanthor is a trap?"

If Badijiaer truly thought so, then Xia Duo would probably be very disappointed.

"Cormanthor's Purification Plan is not fake, and it has already been confirmed by the Northland countries, but beyond the Purification Plan, the sacrifice of a Great Arcanist is also something Netheril cannot accept. Please, Lord Xia Duo, consider this carefully; there is no need to shoulder such a heavy and completely unnecessary responsibility for others."

"Rest assured, Excellency Badijiaer, I am not noble enough to sacrifice myself for the elves. The purification I speak of actually has another path."

"Another path?"

Badijiaer was stunned for a moment; he did not even know what other path there could be, and he wondered how Xia Duo could possibly produce one. But then, as if he had thought of something, his tone became inexplicably excited:

"Lord Xia Duo, are you talking about that team of Divine Envoys from the Kingdom of Radiance last time? You can still summon them?"

Summoning Divine Envoys was not something just anyone could do; among the many Priests in the Sewendun Dashendian, not one could pat their chest and say they were certain they could summon Divine Envoys from the Kingdom of Radiance.

Let alone more than one!

Badijiaer's burning gaze almost made Xia Duo think he had said something wrong, "Yes, I can still summon that Divine Envoy Taide from last time."

"Last time" referred to the time when Xia Duo cooperated with Puman and Xierdalanna to raid the Demon-born Secret Base. That time, to prevent accidents, Xia Duo summoned Taide to deal with the Demon-born Mage who had become abnormally powerful due to demonization.

This matter was actually known not only to the Seven Towers; because of Xierdalanna, Yierlan likely knew about it too, though they probably thought, just like Badijiaer at the beginning, that he could not or would find it very difficult to continue summoning Divine Envoys.

But Xia Duo knew that the Holy Seal Taide gave him was still in a complete state; at the very least, he could summon Taide one more time, and even more times would not be a big problem as long as Taide did not take it back.

It was just that Xia Duo could not just call people over to play for no reason; unless he encountered demons or Abyssal events, he would only consider summoning the other party. This way, he could gain more assistance and also help Taide earn some "Shen'en Yieji."

It could be considered a win-win for both sides, rather than a one-sided request; only in this way could Taide's Holy Seal, or rather the friendship between the two, be maintained for a longer time.

"Excellency Badijiaer, I am prepared to summon Divine Envoy Taide to purify this area of the Abyss. I imagine that even if Divine Envoy Taide's team is unable to purify it, he could find more reinforcements from the Kingdom of Radiance through him."

"And my contacting you this time is actually in the hope that you can use this to strive for more benefits for Netheril from the Northland Alliance. As for what specific benefits, I have no requirements; it is entirely up to the Seven Towers to decide."

"It is actually like this!"

Badijiaer was immediately filled with awe. In his view, regardless of what plans Xia Duo had himself, this matter truly gave the Seven Towers an extremely powerful trump card that could be revealed at the Northland Alliance meeting.

If their positions were swapped, Badijiaer admitted he could not make the "foolish move" of giving such a powerful trump card to the Seven Towers for free.

"Lord Xia Duo, this is absolutely the best news I have heard in these past few days! On behalf of the Seven Towers, I express my most sincere gratitude to you. The Seven Towers will not forget your contribution!"

From Badijiaer's perspective, summoning a Divine Envoy would certainly not be without cost. Although he did not know what this cost was, it would surely not be light.

Just thinking about the at least four high-level Mages who needed to be sacrificed in the Purification Plan proposed by Cormanthor, one could understand how heavy the weight of the trump card Xia Duo had given the Seven Towers was!

"Excellency Badijiaer, these things can be discussed later. The most urgent matter at present is to purify this area of the Abyss. As long as it is allowed to continue expanding outward, I will never be at ease."

Xia Duo had not yet synchronized the intelligence related to the Illuminati to the Seven Towers. If Badijiaer knew that there was such a mysterious organization behind the Demon Descendants, he would probably be even more anxious and uneasy than him.

Setting aside the Illuminati, the Abyss itself was enough to warrant attention. Without resolving this matter, Xia Duo could never convince himself to leave this place.