Chapter 2044: Harmless, Procedure

"No problem?!"

Xia Duo was greatly surprised by this result; the potion created using the Abyssal altar was actually determined to be harmless by the Divine Envoy of the Kingdom of Radiance—this was simply like the sun rising from the west.

One must know that the raw materials for the Inspiration Light Potion included Abyssal Aura and Faith Power; that Demon Descendants could purify them did not surprise Xia Duo, but to say it was completely harmless was a bit ridiculous.

At least that was how it seemed to Xia Duo; it was like trying to make gourmet food out of excrement—just hearing the name alone could induce various negative states.

Although Abyssal Power was not quite comparable to excrement, it was not exactly a good thing either.

Xia Duo would not give up and asked again: "Divine Envoy Taide, are you sure? You were present at that Demon Descendant base last time, and you saw the production method of that potion with your own eyes; it clearly used Abyssal Aura, so how can there be no problem?"

"Mage Xia Duo, please trust the judgment of the Kingdom of Radiance. Although that potion is quite extreme, it truly has no hidden dangers. In fact, many Scholars in the Kingdom of Radiance are researching the Application of Abyssal Power. My Lord opposes the Chaos Essence behind the Abyss, not the power itself. As long as the Chaos Essence of the Abyss can be stripped away, the remaining power can naturally be wielded at will."

This was the first time Xia Duo had heard that there were people in the Kingdom of Radiance researching Abyssal Power, which somewhat changed his inherent impression of the Kingdom of Radiance.

In his impression, the Kingdom of Radiance should be an existence of absolute order, and it should be impossible for them to tolerate such research, which could be called heterodox.

But it seems the Lord of Radiance does not think there is any right or wrong in power itself; what they care about is the order and chaos attributes above the power.

Xia Duo only half-understood this subtle difference for now, but he only needed to know one thing at the moment: there were people in the Kingdom of Radiance researching Abyssal Power.

"It's truly unimaginable!"

Xia Duo really wanted to know how the Priests of Netheril would feel if they heard this news. Of course, he also knew that those researching Abyssal Power must be very senior Scholars; it was certainly impossible for just any Tom, Dick, or Harry to research it.

If he were to leak this news, it would either trigger a crisis of Faith or perhaps create a bunch of turncoats who thought they could control Abyssal Power but ultimately became guides for the Abyss without realizing it.

Thinking about it this way, the Magic Energy Magic System of the Demon Descendants was truly extraordinary!

Although there was a risk of losing control, that was mostly to obtain more power, and they might have been tempted to fall during their continuous contact with Abyssal Power.

If one did not seek advancement, there would basically be no major risks.

Then, inferring from what Divine Envoy Taide said, the core technology of the Magic Energy Magic System should be stripping away the Chaos Essence of Abyssal Power, rather than creating Magic Energy.

However, Xia Duo had obtained relevant data on the Magic Energy Magic System in the Projection Plane, but the Magic Energy Magic System he understood seemed to have nothing to do with stripping away Chaos Essence.

Even the extraordinary Spell Breaking effect possessed by Magic Energy itself should be a power against Chaos Essence.

And from this perspective, the Magic Energy Magic System seemed to be a compatible way of controlling Abyssal Power, rather than discarding a part of it.

Thinking this way, Xia Duo asked Taide again: "Has that potion already had its Chaos Essence stripped away?"

"Yes, after repeated verification by Scholars, that potion has indeed had its Chaos Essence stripped away. Even if a mortal drinks it, there will be no hidden dangers."

"Even?"

"That potion is more suitable for residents of the Heavenly Realm than for mortals. The souls of mortals are weak and fickle; frequent consumption will create dependency. Once interrupted, their consciousness will become sluggish, or even ossified."

Speaking of this, Taide looked at Xia Duo and suddenly smiled, "Of course, for some outstanding existences among mortals, such as Mage Xia Duo, there is naturally no need to worry about the problem of dependency. It is just—"

Taide's expression became serious again, "Although the potion itself has no problems, the manufacturing process inevitably involves Abyssal Power. If handled improperly, it might lead to unimaginable evil consequences. Regarding the production of that potion, I ask Mage Xia Duo to consider it carefully."

This was the time to state his position or, in other words, to pick a side. Xia Duo immediately gave his promise: "Please rest assured, Divine Envoy Taide, I will not take the initiative to manufacture that potion."

This was actually Xia Duo's true thought. The main function of the Inspiration Light Potion was to stimulate inspiration, which was not irreplaceable. Moreover, compared to using external force to stimulate inspiration, he preferred to provide an environment more suitable for the germination of inspiration, allowing people to generate inspiration naturally.

Regarding this, he already had some ideas and was just waiting to finish his current tasks before he could start experimenting.

"Divine Envoy Taide, you just said that the Inspiration Light Potion has already had its Chaos Essence stripped away. Then, regarding that Demon Descendant Mage you saw when you came over last time, do you think he had stripped away the Chaos Essence?"

"Of course not!"

Taide gave his judgment without hesitation, and his expression was even more serious than before, "I already said last time that that Demon Descendant Elf controlled Abyssal Power. Even in the Abyss, few demons can do this. If that Demon Descendant Elf went to the Abyss, he could immediately become an extremely powerful existence!"

"In other words, that kind of Demon Descendant Elf who controls Abyssal Power is also an enemy of the Kingdom of Radiance?"

"Yes, that's right! That kind of direct or indirect use of Abyssal Power itself does not strip away the Chaos Essence. Although it seems stable, it will eventually fall into the Abyss and is naturally an enemy of the Kingdom of Radiance."

The extremely firm attitude of Divine Envoy Taide made Xia Duo thoughtful. Perhaps the fact that the Demon Descendants did not unify the Main Plane in this Time Line had something to do with the Kingdom of Radiance.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo asked again: "If there are more Demon Descendant Elves hiding in this Plane who control Abyssal Power, then Divine Envoy Taide, are you willing to stay and help us?"

"Sorry. I do not belong to the Mortal Plane; the affairs of the Mortal Plane should be resolved by you mortals yourselves." Taide's attitude remained extremely firm.

"But today, didn't you clearly—"

"Today I came to fight in response to the summons of mortals. As for Pasetiya, it was because the Shenyuan Zhidi was discovered, so I brought in support temporarily."

I see!

Xia Duo quickly understood the difference. It had nothing to do with what actually needed to be done, nor how much was done; everything lay in the "name."

Perhaps the Lord of Radiance had given instructions not to allow the Kingdom of Radiance to interfere in the Mortal Plane, but coming to help in response to a mortal's summons was permissible.

Using an example from Earth, it was roughly like not interfering in another country's internal affairs, but if the other party took the initiative to ask for help, then I would have a legitimate reason.

The Lord of Radiance is the Lord of Order, and the Divine Envoys of the Kingdom of Radiance are also people of order, who attach great importance to procedures and promises. At least in Xia Duo's view, this matter could be slightly adapted.

Of course, this was also because Xia Duo needed Taide's help right now. If he did not need it, Taide's proactive help would make him feel very troubled.