Chapter 2230: The Current State of Demon Descendants

Seeming to see through Poson's thoughts, Yinsiluoda said again, "Actually, as long as they can live peacefully, even if they cannot reveal their true identity or true power, I think most Demon Descendants would be willing."

"It is ridiculous to say, but the Northland Alliance spends huge costs to hunt down Demon Descendants; in reality, if they just ignored them, perhaps after only a thousand or two thousand years, the Demon Descendants would naturally die out."

"It is precisely because of their constant hunting that the Demon Descendants have been forced to develop and strengthen their own ethnic group; the situation has developed to the point now where it is no longer something one side can end just by saying they will stop!"

Speaking to the end, Yinsiluoda could not help but let out a long sigh, showing strong emotional fluctuations in front of Poson for the first time, but such a topic was too heavy, and Poson did not respond to it.

Only in Poson's heart, the idea of wanting to end all of this could not help but sprout.

"Where are we going next?" Poson asked.

"To Yierlan." Yinsiluoda's tone returned to calm.

But Poson's heart was extremely unsettled at this moment; regarding Yierlan, his perception was extremely complex. On one hand, Yierlan's education had accompanied him through the most critical stage of his mental growth, and Yierlan's culture had permeated every aspect of his life.

Yet on the other hand, he was very clear that for Siluwende, Yierlan was an enemy as clear as could be; he could not empathize with the wars of the past, but in this war, he could be considered a participant.

At the same time, Yinsiluoda's answer also made him understand that the Demon Descendant issue was merely an excuse; the true purpose of the war was annexation and aggression.

This complex emotion, intertwined with love and hate, made him have strong psychological fluctuations even just hearing the name Yierlan.

……

Arriving in Yierlan, Poson and Yinsiluoda made disguises at a safe house. This time they did not head to the next country, but instead headed to Hermisi, a small city in the south of Yierlan.

On the road, Yinsiluoda began to introduce the first stop of this visit to Poson—

"The family of the Hermisi city lord chose to join us a hundred years ago. Of course, not the small circle that Hamusuda and I established, but the Midian."

The existence of the Midian was no longer a secret to the Northland Alliance, and Yinsiluoda was not worried about leaking information because of this. Furthermore, Poson was already one of their own, so there was no need to worry too much.

But to Poson, the Midian was a new concept he had never heard of before, and listening to what Yinsiluoda said, this Midian seemed to be an organization that linked all the small circles of Demon Descendants together.

And this seemed to confirm his previous guess: above the Demon Descendants, there existed an even more powerful force, and this force now appeared to be the Midian.

Just as Poson was pondering, Yinsiluoda's introduction did not stop—

"About ten years ago, the Hermisi city lord revealed his identity within a limited scope of the Midian and welcomed Demon Descendants who were unable to hide to live in his city."

Hearing this, Poson could no longer hold back and interrupted Yinsiluoda: "So, Hermisi is actually a city of Demon Descendants?"

"Of course not. Even if the Hermisi Family were bold, it would be impossible for them to turn an entire city into Demon Descendants; only one of the communities within it is a gathering point for Demon Descendants."

"But even so, it is exaggerated enough!"

"Yes, it is exaggerated and bold enough." Yinsiluoda continued, "At first I didn't understand the Hermisi Family's thinking, but later I realized that this is actually a psychological beacon established for all Demon Descendants."

"Not all Demon Descendants underwent the Transformation Ritual voluntarily, and not all Demon Descendants identify with their status, but the Hermisi Family's attempt proved one point, which is—"

"Demon Descendant Elves and normal Elves are essentially no different; they can live together normally. All the false accusations heaped upon Demon Descendants are merely the personal ideas of a few extremists who hold power, and do not represent the masses, much less the people."

With Yinsiluoda saying this, Poson became even more curious about that Demon Descendant community, but Taiweimansa did not have a direct Portal to Hermisi; it required transiting through two cities to arrive, which would take some time.

While passing through the last transit city, Poson suddenly had an extremely bold guess and sought verification from Yinsiluoda:

"Is this city also controlled by Demon Descendants?"

"Where did you see that from?"

Yinsiluoda did not deny it, which made Poson's heart stir. He did not answer Yinsiluoda's question but asked again: "Is it secretly controlled by the Hermisi Family?"

Because there were few direct portal connections between the city of Hermisi and the outside world, and Yierlan had portal restrictions—not a regulation of Taiweimansa, but a spontaneous choice of various regions and cities.

Then, in order to protect the family's greatest secret, it was not hard to understand that the Hermisi Family would secretly control several cities directly connected to the family Territory.

Regarding this, Yinsiluoda gave an affirmative answer, "Your guess is very accurate. In fact, it was precisely because I participated in the operation to seize control of this city that I gained the trust of the Hermisi Family and learned of their existence."

"You participated in the operation to seize control of this city?" Poson was greatly surprised, because in his view, Yinsiluoda was an Elite Mage just like him.

And the "participation" Yinsiluoda mentioned was not a simple participation, but carried a sense of leading; how could this not make him feel surprised!

But regarding this question, Yinsiluoda did not give a direct response, only saying that it was a Midian mission, and the initiator might have been the Hermisi Family.

……

And at the moment before entering the Portal, Yinsiluoda reminded him again, "When we arrive at Hermisi later, no matter the situation, do not reveal your true identity. Also, try to use Common Elvish when communicating; this is very important, you must not forget!"

"I understand, I will remember!" Poson nodded seriously.

Not revealing his true identity was expected; he was just a small Elite Mage and could not afford any ripples of a racial war.

As for using Common Elvish when communicating, this was actually also to hide his identity. The so-called Common Elvish can actually also be called "Standard Elvish" or "Primitive Elvish."

Compared to normal Elvish, it omits a large number of referential elements, such as emotions, directions, allusions, etc. It is generally used as an introductory language for other races learning Elvish, and is also the designated recording language for many neutral documents.

Using it for communication is certainly possible, it is just quite cumbersome for Elves. What could originally be expressed clearly in one sentence would take several times longer using the Common Tongue.

As an Elf, although Poson had not specifically studied the Common Tongue, he naturally knew how to do it.