Chapter 2335: Time Nodes, Revealing Spells

Evereska is a very good sanctuary, but as the shadow of Aryvandaar completely dissipates, the vast tracts of ownerless land left behind by the massive Empire have become objects of desire for many factions.

It is said that in the Listar Forest to the east, Elves are already plotting to establish a nation; hearts in Evereska are restless, and the once-peaceful sanctuary has inevitably become a stage for multi-party power struggles.

In this process, the Demon Descendants appear quite eyesore, or rather, the Demon Descendants have become the first sacrificial victims to be eliminated, and a consensus was easily reached within the tradition-believing Elves.

If not for the fear of the powerful strength of Demon Descendant Mages like Suoermante and others, perhaps those shameful Elves occupied by thoughts of power, land, or pure blood would never have allowed them to leave Evereska.

……

Xia Duo restrained his flames and poured out his worries, observations, and even insults and hatred toward the Elves with these five childhood friends during this time.

Through such exchanges, Xia Duo gradually clarified Maruen's life experiences and the unfavorable situation of Demon Descendant Elves in the current era.

The current point in time is about one hundred years after the destruction of Aryvandaar; the survivors of the Crown War, having confirmed that Aryvandaar could no longer rise again, could not help but develop an interest in the legacy left by this massive Empire.

Demon Descendants were born during the war between Ilythiiri in the south and Aryvandaar in the north for hegemony over the continent; both sides used various War Spells without restraint or bottom line, among which the power of demons infected a large number of Commoners.

From the appearance of the first Demon Descendant until now, it has been only about two thousand years, which is almost negligible compared to the history of the Elf World itself.

If post-war Elf society could recognize and accept, or even just superficially sympathize with these victims infected by demonic power, perhaps the Demon Descendants would not have become a brand-new race.

It is just a pity that history has no "if"; the history of the Main Plane is already fixed, and the Projection Plane might have a chance, but the Projection Plane Xia Duo has descended into this time is at such a critical moment.

The Demon Descendant Elves have just been expelled from Evereska, or rather from mainstream Elf society, and it is still possible for them to return to the Elf World.

Of course, Xia Duo will not do that; in his view, whether the Elves accept them or not is actually not that important to the Demon Descendants. Perhaps the Demon Descendants at the current stage still retain the traditions and habits of their ancestral Elves, but time can completely mold them into a brand-new race, or even a civilization.

The reason Xia Duo chose a Projection Plane with a relatively long duration compared to the Main Plane to explore is that he wants to conduct some longer-term research and gain, rather than just having a single round of harvesting.

If he can master this power of the Demon Descendants, it might become an important aid in ensuring the success of his plan during this period of re-projection.

A brand-new race not accepted by the mainstream is easier for Xia Duo to control; if it were Elves, Xia Duo had already experimented with this last time in 【Projection Plane · Evereska】——

The traditional inertia of Elf society is too great; in just over a thousand years, the Arcane heritage he left behind was completely banned, and even completely neutral Knowledge could be erased, and if it were certain plans that required more execution, it would be even harder to maintain.

Before this projection, he hadn't thought about using Demon Descendants for anything, but it is not too late now that he has thought of it. In this exploration, besides wanting to find the inheritance of prophecy Spells, the remaining parts of the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll, and the location of the Dragon Madness Mythallar Control Center, he also wants to use the huge time difference within the Projection Plane from re-projection to conduct some envisioned social experiments.

These relatively complex plans would likely be hard to maintain for a millennium if thrown at Elves; as for social experiments, they are also not easy to realize in a severely solidified society.

Even if the Elf society that has just shaken off the shadow of war and started anew is more enlightened than the Main Plane, as long as they are Elves, their enlightenment will be very limited and will rapidly solidify again with the establishment of a new nation.

And the social experiments Xia Duo wants to conduct are about Magic and civilization; for the time being, he has no interest and no need to find a way out for the future of the Elves, so there is no need to choose the hard way over the easy one.

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After the younger generation's exchange, or rather confirmation, Elder Suoermante drove Maruen's few childhood friends out again, and immediately after, several elders with similarly graying hair entered from outside.

Of course, Xia Duo knew that with the long-lived nature of Demon Descendants, these elders were very likely the first generation of infected Demon Descendant Elves, having lived from over two thousand years ago until now.

"Maruen, shall we have a chat?" one of the elders with wings on his back and red eyes spoke first.

Seeing the other party, Xia Duo automatically triggered Maruen's memory and recognized that it was Elder Kashmont; Maruen had known him as an Elder since he could remember, and he was very kind to the younger Demon Descendants.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo asked: "What does Elder Kashmont want to talk about? As long as it is something I know, I will certainly tell you everything."

"Uh——"

Perhaps not expecting Xia Duo to be so easy to talk to, Kashmont was truly stunned for a moment, then deliberated for a moment before asking: "We want to know how you survived the Bloodline Riot; this is very important to the tribe. If possible, please be sure to tell us."

Upon hearing this, the thought that it was just as expected popped into Xia Duo's mind; it seems these few elders have already noticed the difference between his bloodline calming and that of other Demon Descendants.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo had no intention of hiding it; after all, if he wants to command the Demon Descendants to do things for him, and for more than a thousand years, how could he do that without superior prestige!

Thus, he briefly described the process of him sorting out the Demon Aura and explained: "Actually, before the Bloodline Riot, I had already been pondering the causes of the Bloodline Riot and how to avoid such a situation from happening."

"In my view, although the Demon Aura infection brought our tribe powerful strength, those powers did not actually belong to us; otherwise, how could the power that belongs to us hurt ourselves?"

"Your line of thinking is correct; we have also considered this. And then?" Elder Kashmont continued to ask.

"And then——"

Xia Duo recalled some of Maruen's behaviors before the Bloodline Riot, edited them slightly in his mind, and continued: "I studied the various ways our predecessors were infected and found a breakthrough from them."

"Some predecessors were only infected with the Demon Aura because they stayed with infected people for a long time, and subsequently awakened the Demon Bloodline during deep infection."

The Elves of the past, especially the Commoners of various nations, knew very little about demons. When their family members became Demon Descendants, not all Elves could easily make the decision to give up like those cold-hearted superiors.

Many of them continued to take care of their infected or even demonized family members. In this process, many tragedies naturally occurred, both external and internal, but it cannot be denied that there were indeed such Demon Descendant Elves who continued to exist.