Chapter 2100: The Punishment of Exile, the New Moon Holy Seal

In the end, the Sun Wing Family was stripped of multiple honorary titles, and of the twenty-seven Spellcasters of Elite rank or higher who were dragged onto the plaza, four were ignited directly by the boiling public opinion and executed on the spot—

Burned to death by raging flames!

As for the rest, apart from two high-level Mages, the others would, after enduring the punishment of lashing, suffer the punishment of exile along with the other members of the family.

Exile in the Elf World is a very ancient and cruel punishment; the condemned must strip away all Psionic Creations of civilization, are unable to cast any Spell, and then must travel to a designated place of exile—usually some primitive forest—until death, only after which can their descendants return to civilization.

In this Judgment ceremony, most members of the Sun Wing Family were sentenced to exile on an isolated island in the Zhuixing Hai, and the two high-level Mages of this family were likewise sentenced to the punishment of exile.

It is just that the place of exile was chosen to be the Elf Court, and they were permitted to retain a portion of their family wealth as well as their Spellcasting ability, because they still bore the responsibility of caring for underage family members.

Regarding such a result, most Commoners were in approval; they cheered and shouted, and the name of Yilise Er resounded through the clouds.

……

When the Commoners on the plaza began to disperse, Xia Duo and Kelanni also followed the flow of people and left the plaza; it was only then that Xia Duo finally could not help but ask Kelanni:

"Was this authorized by you, my Lady?"

Otherwise, Xia Duo found it truly hard to imagine an Upper Family that had existed for over a thousand years coming to such a swift end, without even stirring a ripple in the upper echelons of Kemansuoer.

Perhaps there were ripples, and Xia Duo just didn't see them, but this was all too calm; most crucially, everything happened too fast, so fast that even he, a human, felt it was somewhat inconceivable.

Regarding Xia Duo's question, Kelanni did not answer directly, but instead said meaningfully—"Yilise Er is a monarch who acts decisively and possesses exceptional foresight."

This was, in fact, a denial, at least that was how Xia Duo understood it; then that so-called punishment of exile was likely not as simple as it appeared on the surface, and it might just be "exile on paper."

After all, those two high-level Mages were still alive, and as long as they were willing, they could fully live until the birth, growth, and even death of the next generation or the generation after that.

"Is the punishment unusual, or is that isolated island of exile unusual?" Xia Duo asked again.

"Sigh—"

Kelanni's sigh made Xia Duo's heart tighten, and then he heard the other's slightly sorrowful voice—"Why can it not be that Yilise Er is demonstrating a determination to change course?"

"Let time bear witness to everything!"

Xia Duo persisted in his own thoughts; he believed that the perspective of a god might be higher than that of a mortal, but precisely because of this, they might be unable to understand the thinking of mortals regarding specific matters.

For a moment, he seemed to have a strange sense of empathy for the god's perspective—the gods are high above and have long since detached themselves from mortals; what could truly concern them is likely only issues related to Divine Power and Domain.

How mortal affairs specifically turn out is actually not important; as long as Divine Power and Order Force remain unchanged, mortals are just chives that are harvested and grow back again.

Even for existences like the Lord of Radiance who did not ascend to godhood through Order Force, mortals might be worth even less than blades of grass, and even their total annihilation might not weigh on their minds.

From this, Xia Duo could not help but secretly complain—mortal Ascension to Godhood is truly a disaster!

At least at the current stage, it is harmful and provides no benefit.

Productivity greatly exceeds the existing relations of production, yet it is a very small number of individuals who control the supreme productivity; for such a civilization to develop, it is very restricted by the thoughts of that very small number of individuals.

If lucky, the civilization seems to be mounted with a super booster, accelerating development; if unlucky, it might be eternal imprisonment.

Of course, it is also possible that a booster that sways in every direction has been loaded, making a mess of the civilization's development.

Before Xia Duo traveled here, he read quite a few "solipsistic magic" novels in his hometown; such novels have a significant audience, which shows that even in a modern society with open thinking and flourishing science, such conservative tendencies still exist.

Placed in the classical era where thinking is even more conservative, how many people could achieve "acting without relying on it, leading without dominating"?

……

On the road afterward, Xia Duo and Kelanni rarely communicated; the two walked east along the Style Avenue, then south, walking all the way to the side of Geli Ruier Hu, which Xia Duo had passed by but not examined closely when he arrived.

"I am leaving; thank you, Lady Kelanni, for your company during this time. I hope there will be a chance to meet again in the future."

Xia Duo hoped that the one he would meet again was Kelanni, not the Elf True God. Kelanni heard the subtext in Xia Duo's words, nodded with a faint smile, and then her figure gradually faded, leaving only a sentence in the air—

"I will wait for you in Arvandor!"

As the final sound vanished, a small white flower unexpectedly grew out of thin air, spun in the air a few times, and finally stopped in front of Xia Duo.

From a normal perspective, this was an ordinary small flower, and similar ones even existed by the lakeside, but the faint radiance it emitted was not something an ordinary flower could produce.

And in Magic Vision, this small flower was even more dazzling.

Xia Duo hesitated for a moment, then finally reached out a hand to pinch the stem of the flower; the next moment, the flower transformed into a blue New Moon and landed on the back of his hand.

Then he understood the purpose of this New Moon Holy Seal: it was for "navigation" when he was in the Outer Planes.

The Outer Planes are infinitely vast; Xia Duo had not been to many places outside the Boundless Wilderness, but even regarding the Boundless Wilderness, Xia Duo had not been able to find a boundary.

Without guidance, the final destination for any traveler heading to the Outer Planes would likely be eternal loss.

Generally speaking, as long as one knows the thoughts and philosophies of the gods, one can go to the realms of the gods, provided, of course, that those gods are willing to open their realms.

Xia Duo guessed that the philosophical guidance of Arvandor might be the eternal Homeland of the spirits of the elves, but this clearly did not apply to him; even if it could be used, sending a guidance Holy Seal was clearly more sincere.

For a moment, he was even a bit curious about what the situation was like over in Arvandor.

This trip to Kemansuoer had greatly changed his perspective on the Elf True God; although it was not enough to change his strategic positioning of the elves in the future, at least for now, everything was moving in a good direction.

……

Returning to the Floating City, Niya and Saville immediately surrounded him, asking about Xia Duo's experiences in Kemansuoer. While answering, Xia Duo unfastened his Mage Robe to check the Amulet of the Mind hidden inside.

Not a single one was damaged, but this made Xia Duo feel even more alarmed, because it meant that when facing a True God, he might have been Stunned or charmed by the other party without any power to resist.

Yet this matter could not be studied through large-scale experiments; after all, for an existence like a god, it was already not easy to meet one once—could one really expect the other party to cooperate with an experiment?

What a delusional thought!

However, if it were a god-level existence that had naturally ascended under a civilized system, then there would be no problem; the other party might even take the initiative to conduct relevant research.