Chapter 2085: Agreement, Inheritance

It will probably take another hour and a half.

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 in the Projection Plane.

If there really were evidence, he could go and wipe out Ailan right now; even if he didn't do it himself, he could submit it to the Northland Alliance, and given the Elves' sensitivity to Demon Descendants—second only to the Drow—Ailan's destruction would be almost inevitable.

"Lord Kelifu, regarding the relationship between the Ailan Kingdom, the Demon Descendant, and the Illuminati, I am merely suspicious. If I want to be certain, I might have to count on you!"

"Lord Xia Duo, it's not that I'm complaining, 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. Last time, when the Seven Towers asked him to prophesy the abnormal climate, he had refused to prophesy once, and it was later verified that the refusal was justified.

Regarding this, Kelifu could only nod reluctantly, "I will try my best! Weide and the others are here; don't mention this to them for now."

"Understood."

Xia Duo guessed that perhaps Kelifu was worried that the name Illuminati might affect this small, temporarily unstable interest group, so he nodded in agreement.

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 immediately, "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, then swept a glance at Weide, and 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 an octave, "Lord Xia Duo, you are saying that the ones who just came to attack were Demon Descendants?"

"Yes!"

Having received Xia Duo's confirmation again, Magena's fury surged into his heart, "What on earth are those demon spawn 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 the Commoners.

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

"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, though 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 who caused Master Eriwen's failure, but regarding that behavior just now, I believe it 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 mighty True God; if such words were spoken outside, they would inevitably be blown out of proportion.

But even in this private, small space, Kelifu still sternly reminded Weide: "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 appearing in his eyes, "There is no True God in this world who is always correct. In my view, a so-called True God is nothing more than a more powerful Arcanist!"

Xia Duo could not respond to this. Although he also believed in the potential of Magic and that one day it would certainly be able to 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 respond, 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 Plane 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' in the future!"

"I understand, thank you, Lord Kelifu."

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

"This time, Eriwen's failure 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 that others can do the same!"

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

Kelifu's words had a somewhat petulant tone, but Weide took them seriously, "It might not be impossible. One must know that before Ascended Gods succeed in their Ascension to Godhood, they are still mortals. If they are mortals, they can be restrained by mortal means, and I also believe that even after they succeed in their Ascension to Godhood, they would hardly dare to ignore the witness of the Lord of Radiance!"

The more Weide spoke, the more enthusiastic he became, and he even began 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 Ascension Order with the witness of the Lord of Radiance at its 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!"