Chapter 2420: Transactions and the Outsider Shen Nuode'er

Xiangye Courtyard.

Shen Nuode'er pondered for a long time, comparing it against his countless past memories, but ultimately failed to reach a definitive conclusion; perhaps led astray by Xia Duo's line of thinking, he now also felt that the Eastern World might be right beside them.

Yet he could not for the life of him figure out how to verify this point, and after a silence, he could not help but heave a long sigh, "Lord Asuosi, I must say you have brought me a new trouble."

"With the information on the Eastern World that you possess, Lord, are you unable to determine its relationship with our world?" Xia Duo wanted to confirm further.

But the result was obvious; Shen Nuode'er gave a clear negative answer and said, "Compared to that world, I was merely a passerby who stayed for four years; I really cannot claim to know much about it."

Regarding Shen Nuode'er's explanation, Xia Duo was somewhat skeptical, but whether in the Main Plane or other Projection Planes, the Eastern World was an extremely mysterious existence, and Shen Nuode'er had spent his life until death searching for a way to return to the Eastern World.

The Shen Nuode'er of this Projection Plane was still alive, and it was not yet time to pass final judgment; Xia Duo felt that anything was possible, and at the very least, through him, hadn't the other party also obtained the conjecture that the Eastern World might be on this plane?

Given the extent of the other party's understanding of the Eastern World, he should be able to come up with a method of verification.

Besides Shen Nuode'er, Xia Duo actually had other ideas, though they would likely be difficult to realize on this plane: Yimaska.

The Mulan should also have come from the Eastern World, only they did not live in the Celestial Empire, but in the Borderlands; Yimaska had suffered a massive population decline due to reasons like war, and only then did they abduct the Mulan from an Other Plane.

But in the Main Plane, the time for all this to happen should still be several thousand years after the current time point of this Projection Plane; Xia Duo could not possibly stay here for several thousand years just for the possibility of an Eastern World.

In fact, what was more critical was—this Projection Plane might not be able to last that long either!

And there was not just one or two Projection Planes, but a near-infinite number; in his future explorations, he could specifically search for Projection Planes at specific time Nodes and then go to Yimaska to verify.

Of course, a better choice would be to find a Projection Plane where Shen Nuode'er was just about to head to the Eastern World, and then ask the other party to perform various verifications.

As for now, he had already planned to return to the Red Heart Alliance, but before that, he was also prepared to conduct a transaction with Shen Nuode'er.

"Lord Shen Nuode'er, thank you for your sharing, which allowed me to catch a glimpse of such an unimaginably magical Eastern World." Xia Duo thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

This time, he had indeed obtained key information through Shen Nuode'er that he had never obtained before, such as confirming that Order Force could directly intervene in Reality, and for another, the vast customs and social operations of the Eastern World.

Having reached where he was today, Xia Duo would not choose to disguise the vast majority of his true emotions, and Shen Nuode'er also felt this, his tone becoming more intimate:

"No need to thank me; actually, I also really want to share my experiences with others! It's just that some situations in the Eastern World are truly too bizarre; if you weren't from the Red Heart Alliance, perhaps I wouldn't have been willing to share!"

"Oh? Could it be that Lord Shen Nuode'er has encountered misunderstandings domestically before?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

"It can't be called a misunderstanding, after all, the Eastern specialties I brought back are real and true, it's just that most listeners, including the Crown King, believed that in order to highlight that unique experience, I deliberately described the Reality with a great deal of exaggeration."

"Countless Ancestral Gods?" Xia Duo brought up a point, because he had never heard of Ancestral Gods regarding the Eastern World in the Main Plane or other Projection Planes.

Here, however, he heard Shen Nuode'er recount it in person; with his understanding of Eastern culture, at the very least, protection from ancestors should be a real existence, and Ancestral Gods were not impossible.

"Not just Ancestral Gods, but also the Strange Objects and magnificent sights I saw in the Eastern court; many of them also held a skeptical attitude. Being able to believe me has greatly encouraged my determination to continue exploring."

"I don't entirely agree with what you said, Lord, but I also believe that a Court Mage who has already achieved success has no need to lie to an outsider like me."

This was Xia Duo's true thought, though he hid his own understanding of Eastern culture; he completely believed the general outline of the Eastern World described by Shen Nuode'er, as for the details, perhaps even Shen Nuode'er himself had been misled, so in this regard, one naturally had to remain skeptical and not believe it entirely.

This frankness of Xia Duo's once again moved Shen Nuode'er, and his words had a feeling of meeting too late; he extended an invitation to Xia Duo:

"Since Lord Asuosi is so interested in the Eastern World, why not join my next exploration? It will be in ten years; during this period, we can both make some preparations for the exploration."

"I am honored to receive your recognition and invitation to participate in such a great exploration plan, but I still have a very important mission to complete in the Red Heart Alliance; perhaps I will only have time to do these things when the day the Northern Lands Dispute settles arrives."

"I almost forgot you are from the Red Heart Alliance; everything about your Red Heart Alliance is good, except that the thinking is too naive. If I were a Commoner, perhaps I would prefer to live on your side."

As the conversation reached this point, Shen Nuode'er could not help but lose interest; a large part of the reason he was keen on exploring the Eastern World was to escape Reality.

But he hated himself for not having enough determination to change everything around him, so he could only pin his feelings on the exploration of the Eastern World; for this, he even used the excuse of finding a way out for Wuweilun to numb himself.

Now, seeing a true member of the Red Heart Alliance who had determination, Faith, and even more ability, Shen Nuode'er actually felt an inexplicable sense of inferiority.

For a moment, he actually thought that the exploration of the Eastern World he had always been keen on in the past was nothing more than a waste of time, but the next moment, he used his previous reasons to convince himself again.

But this time, he felt he should do more.

"Lord Asuosi, thank you for your reminder, which allowed me to recognize my own heart. I will continue the upcoming exploration, and I will always keep a spot for you in my plan."

Shen Nuode'er stood up and bowed solemnly to Xia Duo, and then had the intention to end the meeting to prepare for the next exploration.

As for the sudden change in Shen Nuode'er's attitude, Xia Duo was somewhat confused, but since the other party's attitude had become better, there was no need to think too much about it.

So he took the opportunity to propose his own transaction request, "Lord Shen Nuode'er, although it is somewhat presumptuous, I also have my own true heart to face; I would like to trade for an Identity Token of the Eastern World from you, I wonder if that is feasible?"