Chapter 2117: Private Customization, Sowing Discord

However, regarding the decision-making from the Yierlan side, there was very little room for Xia Duo to intervene, and regarding this, he could only express expressionlessly that he would convey this opinion to the Seven Towers.

At the same time, he also made a decision: as soon as he returned, he would arrange for Saixili to increase the Mithril procurement efforts of the Tower of Time. Speculating in futures was too easy to make people resentful, but hoarding some for himself before the price of Mithril rose was something others could not control.

Next, Yinsteliya finally mentioned that bit of personal motive, "Since Lord Xia Duo can build a Floating Fortress, I imagine your attainments in floating spells must be extremely profound. I would like to commission a true floating courtyard from Lord Xia Duo."

"A floating courtyard? Just like the Sun Courtyard of Yierfalan?" No matter how wild Xia Duo's imagination was, he could not have guessed that Yinsteliya would seek to commission this sort of thing.

However, after the other party made this request, he immediately thought that the other party, or rather Yierlan, should want to use this to pry into the secrets of the Floating City.

"Yes."

Yinsteliya nodded without hesitation, "Taiweimansa is a city on trees; possessing a floating courtyard should be something every Taiweimansa Elf dreams of."

"But it is a pity that the Sun Courtyard of Yierfalan can only be fixed for ascent and descent, and it requires frequent maintenance. In the early years, Taiweimansa also imported such floating courtyards from Yierfalan, but the vast majority were abandoned for various reasons."

"Now, Lord Xia Duo's Floating Fortress has let us see hope again. If possible, Lord Xia Duo will become the most welcomed human in Taiweimansa in the future."

Whether the Elves would welcome him or not, Xia Duo was not sure, but what he could be certain of was that as long as he nodded, there was a high probability he could fleece quite a few fat sheep in Taiweimansa. As for whether to nod, that was of course—

Yes!

How could there be any reason not to fleece a fat sheep that delivered itself to his door!

The core secret of the Floating City is the 【Mythallar】, not the floating spells or the more complex and advanced Flight Control System. If it were just a floating courtyard, there would be no need for a 【Mythallar】 at all.

It only requires using David String materials or extremely high-purity Mithril, or even simply using constant spells to achieve it. As long as the maintenance cycle is calculated in advance, one just needs to pile on the materials.

Yierlan might not be able to produce a fortress-level floating building, but for a mere floating courtyard used only for enjoyment, Xia Duo did not believe Yierlan could not produce it!

Although the floating courtyard Yinsteliya wanted to commission might have higher requirements, and might even require the use of technology and craftsmanship related to the Floating City, so what!

As the saying goes, "You have your strategy, I have my wall-climbing ladder." Even if he only secured one order from the other party used for probing, it would be enough to greatly relieve the financial pressure on the Tower of Time.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo agreed on the spot and carefully asked about Yinsteliya's requirements for the floating courtyard. The result was as he expected: the other party really leaned everything toward the Floating City, with all sorts of "wanting this and wanting that," and proposed:

"The floating courtyard's priority is in the floating. As for the building itself, I am not as good as Elf craftsmen. I hope Master Yinsteliya can provide a group of craftsmen to participate in the construction, or allow me to only provide the floating base."

Yinsteliya considered it and chose the former. Xia Duo guessed that the other party wanted to indirectly pry into the technical details of the floating courtyard's construction process through the participating craftsmen. However, since he made such a request, he naturally had defensive measures.

Additionally, he was also planning to let the craftsmen of his Territory learn some more advanced construction methods, experience, and techniques from those Elf craftsmen!

Scheming against each other, let's see who is more clever.

……

From the meeting until now, there was finally the first substantive agreement. Xia Duo realized that perhaps the other party inviting him to meet was for this matter. Otherwise, whether it was the Demon Descendant problem, the cold-resistant seeds, or the Mithril Agreement, they could all go directly to the Seven Towers to talk. Why look for him?

Could it be that the Yierlan Ambassador stationed in Seventon had already become him, Xia?

Realizing this, Xia Duo knew that this meeting was likely already nearing its end, so he also put forward his own thoughts. Agreeing to the other party's meeting invitation was not just because of the other party's status; he also had his own ideas:

"Master Yinsteliya, you just mentioned that the climate anomaly in the Northland might intensify. Does Yierlan already know the reason behind it?"

"It is not, it is merely a strategic response in advance."

Even if Yinsteliya knew, he could not admit it. This answer did not exceed Xia Duo's expectations, so he continued to ask: "Then, would Master Yinsteliya like to hear my views on the abnormal climate in the Northland?"

"Lord Xia Duo, please speak."

"From the fact that the Seven Towers has explored in many ways without results, I believe the source of this climate disaster is likely to be attributed to the Dragon Madness Mythallar built by the ancient Elves!"

Xia Duo pointed out the existence of the Dragon Madness Mythallar without any concealment. Strictly speaking, this was not really a secret, but saying it so directly to his face still made Yinsteliya feel very shocked.

It was not only because of human knowledge of the Dragon Madness Mythallar, but also because Xia Duo's words reminded him that the climate anomaly in the Northland might truly be caused by the collapse of the Dragon Madness Mythallar.

If this were true, then more severe situations would inevitably occur subsequently.

Thinking of this point, Yinsteliya's expression changed drastically, and he told Xia Duo with a serious face: "Such a guess could lead to very serious consequences. I need to discuss it with the Crown King and the Council before answering Lord Xia Duo."

"Master Yinsteliya, please go ahead."

Xia Duo had long seen that there were other Elves observing in the reception hall. Although Yinsteliya's connection with the outside was secret, it was not completely without traces.

Now it was just bringing what was previously hidden out into the open.

Xia Duo casually picked up his teacup and sipped it carefully, while also waiting for the result of the discussion on Yinsteliya's side. Although Xia Duo did not know the specific details of the deliberation, from Yinsteliya's constantly changing expressions, it could be seen that Yierlan had mostly realized the threat of the Dragon Madness Mythallar. As for whether there were other inside stories, for the time being, that was unknown.

……

As time passed bit by bit, Xia Duo had already drunk several cups of tea, and Yinsteliya's side finally finished their discussion. He first adjusted his thoughts, and then spoke:

"Lord Xia Duo, sorry to have kept you waiting. The Crown King and the Council feel very nervous about such a guess. Although there has been no further investigation, there are Elders who understand ancient Mythallars who judge that the climate anomaly in the Northland might indeed be caused by the collapse of the Dragon Madness Mythallar."

The reason for not denying or concealing it was mainly because the Dragon Madness Mythallar crisis was not something that Yierlan alone could handle, especially in a situation where Xia Duo already had some guesses; deliberate concealment would inevitably be regarded as harboring malicious intent.

In the face of disaster, this was an extremely unfavorable accusation.

Thinking of this, Yinsteliya sighed even more in his heart—the moment for the Northland Alliance to be unprecedentedly united was about to arrive, and this also caused changes to the parts of the Tri-Nation Mithral Agreement that Yierlan had originally hoped to renegotiate.

"Lord Xia Duo, later our side will further determine the state of the Dragon Madness Mythallar, and once there is news, it will be synchronized to the countries of the Northland."

"By the way, I almost forgot to say, Crown King Helien has decided to initiate a motion at the Northland Alliance Assembly, requesting the establishment of a department specifically responsible for investigating the state of the Dragon Madness Mythallar. At the same time, this department will also be used as a shortcut for communication and consultation for the Alliance countries to deal with disasters caused by the Dragon Madness Mythallar in the future."

How decisive!

This was Xia Duo's first thought in his heart at this moment, and the second thought was—the disaster caused by the collapse of the Dragon Madness Mythallar might be more tragic than he had speculated, and it might also come sooner!