Chapter 2293: A Desperate Gamble, The Prophet's Response

While pondering, Xia Duo had already made his choice, and subsequently, he began to ask Busouganglaisi about the specific operational details:

"What will you do next? Will you return to Yinnupulasi? Or what?"

"No, I will stay here. I will have Sainide pass a message to the Elder here in Yinnupulasi on my behalf, and then just wait for the Prophet's response."

"Sainide? Can he contact the Elder?"

"Every settlement has an Elder—not necessarily an Elder who openly passes down knowledge and skills, but an Elder who carries on the Mulan people's free will, the resistance plan, and is able to contact the Prophet."

"I understand."

Xia Duo's previous guess was correct; the Mulan people indeed had a network of organizations hidden in the shadows, connecting all Mulan people together. Subsequently, he confirmed with Sainide:

"Do you think Elder Busouganglaisi's plan is feasible?"

"I don't know, but if I say some strange things in the settlement, it should attract the Elder's attention."

"Then that's settled. I will have you go to the Mulan settlement here in Yinnupulasi under the guise of selecting slaves; you can decide for yourself how to handle the specifics."

Xia Duo gave Sainide his full trust, because this had nothing to do with him in the first place; it was the Mulan people seeking redemption, and he was merely lending a hand after seeing a bit of benefit.

He truly could not think of any reason for Sainide to obstruct him.

Of course, Xia Duo also confirmed in the Spirit Thought Network that Sainide's true thoughts were consistent with his Conscious Mind, and he was not trying to be clever and pull any new tricks.

Next, Sainide and Busouganglaisi continued to discuss some situations they might encounter upon returning to the settlement and how to respond, after which Xia Duo brought Sainide back to Yinnupulasi.

……

Outside the temporary residence.

"Tax Official Jiamu, it has been many days, I must trouble you again."

Xia Duo handed Sainide over to Jiamu, who had arrived upon hearing the news, and proposed his idea of wanting to purchase more slaves, with Sainide acting as his representative to select slaves with potential.

Regarding this, Jiamu did not refuse. Before coming, he had already received a Sending from Xia Duo and had already consulted his superiors about the content; he only came here after receiving an affirmative reply, so this trip was merely a formality.

"Mage Asuosi, please rest assured, I will certainly handle this small matter perfectly for you!"

"Mm."

Watching the figures of Jiamu and Sainide gradually move away, Xia Duo did not return to the temporary residence, but instead headed to the Purple Star Tower to meet Prince Aben. Currently, the Mulan slaves in Yinnupulasi had been concentrated in one place, which would be very convenient for Sainide to pass information and for his subsequent purchases.

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Furthermore, as long as he did not explicitly state he was not buying, Yinnupulasi had not dispersed those Mulan people; it was hard to say this wasn't Prince Aben's sincerity and expectation.

Xia Duo naturally had to express his gratitude in person and bid farewell to the other party.

After all, he had stayed these past few days due to Prince Aben's strong invitation and had received an exceptionally grand reception; now that he was leaving, it wouldn't be right not to say a word.

Declining Guleben's company, Xia Duo walked alone from the temporary residence toward the Purple Star Tower. Although he had been here many times before, every time he had new observations and insights.

He felt he could never see enough of this miracle of Psionic Creation.

Of course, this was mainly because he knew too little about Creation Magic and found it difficult to penetrate its Principles, so he could only rely on the manifested Reality to reverse-engineer the possible Principles, techniques, and even the designer's intentions behind it.

……

The meeting with Prince Aben went very smoothly, and he proactively informed Xia Duo of the current location of the Poche magic ship and the subsequent itinerary:

"If Mage Asuosi leaves within two days, you can head to Duo Lan; Councilor Poche and his subordinates are there. If you depart after two days, you can head directly to Pawa Valley; they will be trading with the local garrison there for three days."

As for the use of the Purple Star hub, Prince Aben also gave a clear answer: Xia Duo could use it whenever he went over, but he raised a question that made Xia Duo somewhat troubled—

"That Scepter of yours has a large amount of Folded Space condensed on it, which I fear will be difficult to pass through the Plane channel."

Based on Xia Duo's knowledge, it was difficult to judge whether this problem was true or false, because in his view, a Floating City that had undergone spatial transformation was indeed difficult to pass through an ordinary Portal, but Yimaska's spatial technology was bottomless, and it was hard to say whether it would work or not.

After thinking it over, Xia Duo did not give a response on the spot, only saying he would consider it further. His words did not hide his interest in the Purple Star hub in the slightest, but the Floating City was a problem.

……

After leaving the Purple Star Tower, Xia Duo returned to the temporary residence and then entered the Floating City to discuss this matter with Niya and the others. They ultimately decided that Niya would pilot the Floating City to follow in normal space.

Xia Duo himself would use an avatar to experience the Purple Star hub. Although he was not yet very skilled at creating 【Xilin's Saint Form Avatar】 and needed to incorporate Xilin's memories and then cleanse the ritual pollution, this bit of trouble was completely negligible compared to risking his physical body.

After making the decision, Xia Duo felt much more relaxed. Now he just had to wait for news from Sainide's side.

……

One day later, Sainide returned to the Floating City to interpret the replies from the settlement Elders with Busouganglaisi, and Xia Duo was also present to observe simultaneously.

Before long, Busouganglaisi told Xia Duo with a joyful expression, "My Lord, the Prophet has agreed to my request. Next, he will arrange a specific route map. My Lord only needs to follow the route map to visit each city in turn to bring back those who have preserved the artisan heritage."

"Is that so?"

Xia Duo was thoughtful. Being able to hand over the heritage in this way meant either that the settlements in those cities already had people preserving the artisan heritage, or that all of this was arranged by the Prophet.

If the relevant personnel were not in those specific cities but were temporarily transferred there, then the Prophet, or rather the Mulan people, likely had a much greater influence on Yimaska than he had imagined!

Although slaves were managed by slaves, ensuring that personnel transfers went off without a hitch certainly required the cooperation of the Yimaska people; whether active or passive, it demonstrated the Mulan people's influence.

"Did the Prophet say which city is the first one?"

Xia Duo actually knew the answer to this question, but he did not want to appear too knowledgeable; there had to be room for the Mulan people to play their part.

To this, Busouganglaisi immediately replied: "It is right here in Yinnupulasi! However, the Prophet did not say who exactly holds the heritage, only that once more than two thousand clansmen are rescued, the inheritor will reveal themselves."

"At that time, My Lord can not only verify the authenticity of the heritage but also obtain the next city to visit."

"Does it definitely include the inheritor as long as there are more than two thousand people?"

"Yes, that is what the Prophet said. I believe he has no reason to deceive My Lord."

"Then let's try it!"

Although he had sent Sainide to check the situation earlier, this time Xia Duo decided to go and select the people himself. He wanted to see what kind of method that so-called Prophet used to guarantee that there would definitely be an inheritor among more than two thousand people!