Chapter 2123: Eyewitnesses on the Sea

Xia Duo briefly mentioned the protective measures he had used on Niya, and Niya was momentarily speechless, then said with some embarrassment:

"Being too close to you, many things have become second nature."

"There is no need to blame yourself. Some things I didn't tell you because I hoped you wouldn't take them to heart; those are all things I should do as your husband, as the lord of the Territory, and as the founder of a civilization."

"You think so highly of that person? Just because he killed an Orc?" Although Niya understood Xia Duo's mentality of reserving talent for the development of civilization, she still couldn't figure out why it had to be that Ilusk person.

"Being able to complete a nearly impossible combat victory alone is only one part of it. You don't think I could judge a person's potential just by looking with two eyes and listening with two ears, do you?"

Xia Duo caught Niya's hand on the table and squeezed it, then stated the basis for his judgment, "At first, after hearing that person recount his experience of killing the Orc, I peered into his past."

"The facts differ slightly from what he said, but what he said was not exaggerated at all; on the contrary, he deliberately concealed the level of danger during the battle and the vast disparity in strength between the two sides. I guess he might not want his companions to feel a sense of distance from him."

"From the process of his battle with the Orc, I saw boldness, alertness, and Wisdom, and from his interactions with his companions, it is also evident that he does not lack emotional intelligence."

"Looking at his previous experiences, from an ordinary human boy born in a fishing village of a marginal small country to an outstanding student of whom an Elven Sword Singer of the suzerain state is proud, the process can be called Legendary."

"He only lacks a stage to display his talents now, and I will not make him wait long!"

Xia Duo briefly recounted the experiences of that Ilusk person named "Sigude" before coming to Yinerfalan. Although the decisions for each individual event seemed unremarkable when taken out of context, this series of decisions ultimately led to the current result. Could it be that the legendary God of Fate is truly favoring him?

Even Niya, who had previously expressed doubts about Sigude, couldn't help but exclaim that the other party's experiences were simply a living legend after hearing his general history.

To mention just one thing, Sigude once represented his Elven Master to challenge multiple well-known Sword Singer Masters—or rather, their Apprentices—in Keman.

At a time when Yinerfalan and Keman were nearly hostile, Sigude actually returned alive and won more than he lost in multiple duels!

This probably cannot be explained by luck!

In fact, that eastward challenge was also one of the important reasons why Sigude's Elven Master was very satisfied with, and even proud of, this human Apprentice.

It is just a pity that humans learn from Elves with half the effort for twice the result. It is estimated that only the path of a Sword Singer could give Sigude a chance to master Spells, but compared to Elves, there is still a nearly innate disadvantage.

When it comes down to it, even if a Sword Singer can indirectly cast Spells, it still falls under the category of Elven Magic, and it is equally difficult for humans to learn, with little progress to be made.

In Xia Duo's peering, Sigude indeed failed to master even a single Spell and could only use certain fixed Sword Art routines through a magic sword to obtain Spell effects. This, of course, does not count as a true Sword Singer.

But precisely because of this, for such an "ordinary person" to be able to do so many extraordinary things, calling him a "Legendary" figure is actually not an exaggeration at all.

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"By the way, you just said that Sigude is highly valued by his Elven Master. Aren't you worried that the Magic Mark left on him will be discovered? A Sword Singer Master, even if they cannot discover it themselves, surely has a few Mage friends!"

Regarding Niya's worry, Xia Duo is actually not concerned. If the Magic Mark is not discovered, then everything remains as usual; and if it is discovered, that is also fine. The discoverer will naturally be able to obtain some information he left behind from that mark.

This includes his identity, his intentions, and even the functions of the mark, and so on.

Having come this far, Xia Duo's way of doing things tends to be more upright. This was never something that couldn't be spoken of; as a human senior taking care of a human junior with potential, isn't that a matter of course?

Compared to the Netherese Mages who are gradually becoming conservative and selfish, the Elves, who have always valued tradition, have actually retained more simple concepts, although those traditions are becoming less and less useful in the current era.

After explaining a few things, Xia Duo continued to introduce some of Sigude's past deeds to Niya. Suddenly, Niya let out a cry of surprise, her eyes constantly glancing toward Sigude, who was separated by a market:

"Did you hear that just now? They are talking about you!"

While talking to Xia Duo, Niya was also paying attention to the conversation among those Ilusk people, including Sigude. Through Xia Duo's Spell, it was only natural that Xia Duo also heard it.

It was just that the content he heard made the expression on his face become somewhat strange. Sigude's companions were talking about nothing else but the Floating City hovering above Ailintar.

However, it was not the Floating City that only the high-level officials of the Northland Alliance and those who personally experienced the war in Siluwende currently know about, but the floating sphere that Xia Duo revealed when he passed through the western Endless Sea during the process of heading to the Siluwende war.

One of Sigude's companions was just bragging to others about his adventure at sea, and it just so happened that he mentioned the situation of seeing the Floating City that day.

Although most of the descriptions and judgments of the Floating City deviated greatly from the true situation of the Floating City, both Niya and Xia Duo could immediately react that they were talking about the Floating City.

"What a coincidence! To be able to encounter an eyewitness from back then. It was a waste of my effort to choose the western Endless Sea as the location to enter the Main Plane in order to avoid the eyes of all parties. I didn't expect that there would be more than one eyewitness at sea at that time."

When choosing the location to enter the Main Plane, Xia Duo was certain that there were no humans or Elves in the vicinity of that area. It was just that later, the war situation in Siluwende was sudden, and he did not investigate too much, so this strange misunderstanding occurred.

In the words of that companion of Sigude, what he saw was a strange creature born from the sea. Xia Duo felt that this might be a visual deviation caused by the sudden appearance of the Floating City.

Later, because the Floating City also appeared at the Shi Jie Zhi Ji, it was also witnessed by the Langasi.

At the same time, after the Siluwende war, Yinerfalan freed up its hands to suppress the Orc Tide, and thus the misunderstanding arose so coincidentally—

Many Ilusk people believe that the sphere that suddenly appeared above the Shi Jie Zhi Ji is the true savior that resolved the Orc Tide, especially those like Sigude's companion who had seen the Floating City at sea, who are even more convinced of this point.

Some even simply believe that Xia Duo's Floating City heard their calls and prayers at sea, emerged from the sea, and then headed to the Shi Jie Zhi Ji to resolve the Orc Tide.

Compared to the mysterious object, the Yinerfalan Elves, who usually have more contact with them, are ignored by most people even though they clearly did more things.

I wonder what those Siluwende people will think when some specific information about the Floating City reaches the ears of the Commoners in the Northland.

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