Chapter 2227: Invitation of the Demon Descendant

Subsequently, that Demon Descendant Elf further stated, "Perhaps you think I approached you out of some conspiratorial motive, but I want to say that I am doing this solely for the continuation and growth of our kin."

"I have seen it clearly now; only when we grow to a certain extent will the outside world treat us fairly! Now—"

"Poson, state your choice!"

"I—"

Poson hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "I am willing to accept your invitation, but this does not mean I want to transform myself into a Demon Descendant."

Although Poson had already steeled himself to make a sacrifice, accepting the Demon Descendant transformation without any resistance would be too unbelievable; the reason he was playing hard to get was mostly to increase the trust the Demon Descendants had in him.

However, the Demon Descendant Elf before him also gave him a guarantee:

"I understand your concerns. The Transformation Ritual is not without cost, and we do not wish to create an enemy who understands us; whether to transform or not is entirely voluntary."

"Then when do we set off?"

"To dispel your doubts as much as possible, the specific time can be decided by you, but be aware that this trip requires at least three days, so please plan accordingly."

The subtext of the Demon Descendant Elf's words was that this invitation would not affect Poson's normal life in Terminos or even Siluwende, which was also a response to Poson's previous misgivings.

"Then let's make it the day after tomorrow. Once the work at hand is finished, I will have a long break, so the time will be quite ample."

After weighing it for a moment, Poson stated a specific time. Although he wanted to leave with the Demon Descendant before him immediately, he had to consider the final wrap-up of the City Mythallar repair work at hand. If he went now and was used, he would find it truly hard to accept; he wanted to go undercover, not truly betray anyone.

Regarding the "visit" time proposed by Poson, the Demon Descendant Elf did not refuse, but indicated that he would contact him again the day after tomorrow, and then left quietly just as he had come.

At this moment, Xia Duo remained in a state of connection with the Intellect Branch, having the most intuitive understanding of Poson's current psychological state, and then, he implanted a new thought into Poson—

Inquire about the situation of that Demon Descendant Elf from just now while at work!

Afterwards, he disconnected from the Intellect Branch and began to busy himself with his own affairs. It was not until noon that he received feedback from the Intellect: it turned out that the Demon Descendant Elf Poson had seen in the morning had already disappeared from Kaitemier several days ago.

Perhaps there was protection from big figures in the city, which was why they didn't care at all whether Poson reported them.

Poson also understood this point, which made him even more determined to seize this rare opportunity for contact, to find out the internal situation of the Demon Descendants, and to completely purge them from Siluwende.

Perhaps the Demon Descendants were innocent, but Siluwende had had enough of the disasters brought by the Demon Descendants; this kind of grudge could not be resolved in a few words.

Even if the Demon Descendants were innocent, for the sake of Siluwende's complete peace, Poson was willing to sacrifice them.

……

After handling some details of the Intellect Branch in Terminos, Xia Duo could look forward to Poson's "visit" the day after tomorrow, but before that, he still had to continue with the things he needed to do himself.

Poson had already made contact with the Demon Descendants, or rather, had been sought out by them, but this did not mean that he would definitely be able to catch members of the Illuminati. If they were just local Demon Descendant collaborators, Xia Duo did not want to alert the enemy so early.

……

Daxia Territory, Linshui Village.

Inside the Lord's Villa dining room, Xia Duo arrived late. Niya asked curiously, "What kind of matter made you even postpone the consciousness training we agreed upon yesterday? If you were any later, we would have missed lunch!"

"It was indeed some very urgent matters, but for safety reasons, I cannot say it yet. I do feel sorry for making you wait in vain all morning."

According to Xia Duo's speculation, the Illuminati should be extremely proficient in divination Spells. He worried that if he spoke of it, he would be detected by the other party, so he simply did not speak of it at all; all plans existed only in his own mind.

As for Niya, Xia Duo reached out and placed a piece of Snowflake Crisp for her; this was a dish Niya had recently grown fond of, made from thinly sliced and fried Warp Beast Meat.

Of course, this was also Xia Duo's favorite dish, but he was late at noon, yet Niya hadn't touched a single piece, and had even specifically used a Spell to keep the dish in its best state while waiting for him to arrive. How could he not be moved!

"Let's continue the training in the afternoon; I'll feel more at ease once we finish early."

"Mm."

Niya nodded, then began to enjoy today's lunch, and even while conversing with Xia Duo, she did not stop using her chopsticks.

……

In the afternoon, the training continued.

Xia Duo created nearly identical Illusion scenes time and again, while what Niya had to do was use the methods learned yesterday to find the inherent rule loopholes within them.

From easy to difficult, from shallow to deep, the whole afternoon was spent with Xia Duo setting up Illusions and Niya finding loopholes. By the time it ended in the evening, Niya's eyes were full of confidence.

"Let me set up the Illusions tomorrow!"

"Sure. Standing from the perspective of the question-setter might give you a brand new understanding of the construction of the rule system."

Xia Duo supported Niya setting questions to test him; even in the early stages of training, having a back-and-forth and experiencing two different perspectives simultaneously was beneficial to the training itself and even to future learning.

……

Time flew by, and soon it was the date Poson had agreed upon with the Demon Descendant.

This morning, Poson finished all his personal affairs early and sat in the courtyard waiting for the "guest" to arrive. During the wait, he recalled the process of repairing the Mythallar from the previous two days once again.

Because of the Demon Descendant's visit, he had deliberately heightened his vigilance, keeping an eye not only on the part he was responsible for but even on the parts other Mages were responsible for.

But to his surprise, the entire repair process did not have a single accident. Even if he deliberately searched and forcibly suspected, he could not find a single flaw; the entire repair process had undergone multiple layers of inspection.

It was not just Poson's own inspection, but also the specialized team sent from above; none of them had discovered any problems.

Yet the more this was the case, the less confident Poson felt inside. Thinking that Demon Descendants had actually participated in the previous repair work, a very pessimistic conjecture could not help but arise in Poson's heart—

Perhaps the City Mythallar of Terminos was already under the control of the Demon Descendants, or perhaps, the upper echelons of the kingdom had been infiltrated by the Demon Descendants once again!

In this situation, what was the point of the sacrifice he had chosen? When the truth was fully revealed, perhaps neither side would have a place for him.

Just as Poson was feeling agitated and harboring thoughts of backing out, the wind chime at the door used to alert him to guests suddenly rang. The crisp bell sound brought Poson's wandering consciousness back to reality; in the current situation, it was no longer up to him to choose.

Subsequently, he got up to open the door. When he saw that the person standing calmly at the door was not the former colleague who had already become a Demon Descendant whom he had seen the day before yesterday, but a current colleague who had participated in the Mythallar repair work with him yesterday, the shock in Poson's heart could be imagined.

He subconsciously exclaimed: "Why is it you?!"