Chapter 2084: Resentment, Reality

Facing Kelifu's questioning, Xia Duo actually could not produce any solid evidence; the connection between the Ailan Kingdom and the Demon Descendant was merely a reasonable guess he had made based on the results of interrogating a Demon Descendant on the Projection Plane.

If he truly had evidence, he could go and wipe out Ailan right now; even if he did not do it himself, he could submit it to the Northland Alliance, and given the elves' sensitivity toward Demon Descendants—second only to the Drow—Ailan being wiped out would be almost inevitable.

"Lord Kelifu, regarding the relationship between the Ailan Kingdom, the Demon Descendants, and the Illuminati, I am only suspicious; if you want to be certain, perhaps I still have to count on you!"

"Lord Xia Duo, it's not that I'm lecturing you, but you might have some misunderstanding about Prophecy; if everything could be solved through prophecy, would reality still be the reality it is now?"

Kelifu's words left Xia Duo speechless; of course he knew that Prophecy had its limitations, but wasn't the reason he sought out Kelifu precisely because he valued the other's Prophecy and his relationship with the Lord of Radiance!

"Lord Kelifu, if it is possible, please try your best!"

Xia Duo did not demand that Kelifu must produce a result; after all, the other's Prophecy required the consumption of Divine Grace, and last time when the Seven Towers asked him to predict abnormal weather, he had refused to perform a prophecy once, and later it was verified that the refusal was justified.

Regarding this, Kelifu could only nod reluctantly, "I will try my best! Weide and the others are here; do not speak of this to them for now."

"Understood."

Xia Duo guessed that perhaps Kelifu was worried that the name "Illuminati" might affect this currently unstable small interest group, so he nodded and agreed.

Following this, Kelifu opened the door, and Weide and Magena entered the Reception Room together.

As soon as he entered, Magena noticed Xia Duo, and his eyes lit up, "Lord Xia Duo, is there any news about those attackers at the Arcane Plaza just now?"

"I was just talking to Kelifu about this matter!"

Xia Duo glanced at Magena, swept his peripheral vision toward Weide, and then continued: "Although I am not one hundred percent certain, I am convinced that those attackers were Demon Descendants!"

"Demon Descendants?!" Magena's eyes widened, and his tone involuntarily rose by an octave, "Lord Xia Duo, are you saying that the ones who came to attack just now were Demon Descendants?"

"Yes!"

Having received Xia Duo's confirmation again, Magena's anger suddenly surged in his heart, "What exactly are those demon brats thinking? What do they want to do?!"

Magena was born into the lower class and only obtained the opportunity to learn Magic through a stroke of luck; as one of the rare Great Arcanists in Netheril who advanced from a Legendary Mage, he possessed a very rare sense of identity with Commoners.

Regarding the act of attacking Commoners, Magena could be said to be extremely resentful; if he had been present just now, he absolutely would have rushed up without hesitation to fight those despicable attackers.

"Magena, calm your mindset; there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with Demon Descendants in the future!"

Kelifu helped by casting a Divine Magic to soothe the mind, and only then did Magena quiet down, but the resentment in his eyes remained difficult to dispel.

Although Weide did not show any feelings of resentment, he also expressed concern about this, and only then did he enter the main topic, mentioning the Princess's interference in the Eriwen Ascension Ritual, regarding which he expressed deep worry:

"I personally respect Her Highness the Princess very much, and I do not believe that it was Her Highness the Princess who caused Master Eriwen's failure, but that behavior just now, I believe, was highly inappropriate!"

Even if these words had been spoken before the Princess's Ascension to Godhood, they would have been considered very serious, let alone now that the Princess is already a high and lofty True God; if such words were spoken outside, they would inevitably be blown out of proportion.

But even within this private, small space, Kelifu still reminded Weide with righteous indignation: "Her Highness the Princess is a True God; please watch your words!"

"I am not wrong in what I said!"

Weide ignored Kelifu's reminder and instead turned his gaze toward Xia Duo, a trace of fanaticism revealing itself in his eyes, "There is no True God in this world who is always correct; so-called True Gods, in my view, are nothing more than more powerful Arcanists!"

Xia Duo could not respond to this; although he also believed in the potential of Magic and that one day it would certainly reach the God Realm, was it really okay to say this right in front of a Priest?

At this moment, Xia Duo felt that Weide was no longer just "technocratic," but even somewhat unable to recognize himself, somewhat overly arrogant!

Seeing that Xia Duo did not pick up the conversation, Weide did not care, and did not even notice the slightly evasive gazes of the other two, still expressing his own views to himself:

"Her Highness the Princess interfering in the Ascension Ritual is absolutely not a good thing; we need to remind the Seven Towers, or even remind the Princess, to let mortal affairs be decided by mortals! If they do not agree, then this Seville Covenant is not worth respecting!"

"Lord Weide, you have spoken too severely!" Although Kelifu was somewhat displeased, he still patiently reminded him, "It is best not to mention the words 'not respecting the Seville Covenant' again in the future!"

"I understand, thank you, Lord Kelifu."

This time, Weide accepted Kelifu's well-intentioned reminder, as if the previous anger had already been vented and no longer concerned him, but at the same time, he still insisted on his view that "mortal affairs should be decided by mortals":

"This failure of Eriwen might have nothing to do with Her Highness the Princess, but what about next time? I believe Her Highness the Princess can maintain neutrality, but I do not believe others can do the same!"

"Then what do you want to do? Have the Ascended God guarantee to my Lord before the ritual that they will never interfere in Mortal Plane affairs after the Ascension?"

Kelifu's words carried a bit of a petulant tone, but Weide took them seriously, "It might not be impossible; one must know that before Ascended Gods successfully ascend, they are still just mortals. If they are mortals, they can be restrained by mortal means, and I also believe that even after they successfully ascend, they would not dare to ignore the witness of the Lord of Radiance!"

Weide became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, even beginning to refine the specific terms of the oath; seeing this situation, Kelifu could not help but reveal a bitter smile:

"Lord Weide, I have to say that this idea of yours is truly very difficult to realize; taking a step back, even if my Lord could witness such an oath that could be called a farce, why do you think others would necessarily be willing to guarantee it?"

When saying this, Kelifu used his finger to draw a circle in this not-so-small Reception Room, reminding him: "Even those of us here who oppose the Ascension Order do not fully agree with your point of view, so how could others possibly agree!"

This was a very realistic problem; if Weide could win over the majority of Great Arcanists, it might be possible to achieve such a conservative oath-based Ascension Order with the witness of the Lord of Radiance as the core, but the reality was that as long as there was an opportunity, no one was willing to let themselves be restricted.

Kelifu's words left Weide somewhat silent; when it came to the understanding of the human heart and human nature, as a Great Arcanist proficient in Mind Magic, he considered himself no worse than a Priest; in the process of learning Magic, he had seen too many human hearts.

After a long silence, Weide let out a long sigh, "The only good news now is that Master Eriwen really failed! How ironic this is!"