Chapter 2439: Speculations on the Infighting of the Seven Towers

"Obstructing certain people?" Xia Duo immediately fell into deep thought.

Judging from Lawrence's description, those people should not be enemies; otherwise, Yinaole would not have needed Badijiaer's persuasion to offer help voluntarily.

But what kind of non-enemy could threaten the current excellent situation of Netheril?

Regarding the "excellent situation" Badijiaer spoke of as interpreted by Lawrence, although Xia Duo held reservations, he had to admit that if it were only Netheril alone, the current situation could indeed be called excellent.

He always felt he had overlooked something. After thinking for a moment, he decided to ask for Lawrence's opinion, "In your view, who do you think those people might be?"

"I don't know, but judging from Badijiaer's expression, those people should be Netherese, and might even be close to Badijiaer."

"Why do you say that?" Xia Duo asked again.

"Because when a person does something against their will, no matter how righteous they sound, there will always be some inner struggle. This kind of struggle against one's true heart can only be masked by a very small number of master performers; even if an ordinary person has high attainments in the field of Magic, it is very difficult to hide it in this regard."

"Are you saying that the content of Badijiaer's request is actually not his true thought?"

"Yes, I can see the inner struggle of Badijiaer in the projection, but the things he said should indeed exist; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought them up to Master Yinaole."

"I see!"

Xia Duo was lost in thought, and several key elements in his mind were quickly linked together—Netherese, people close to Badijiaer, acting against one's heart, and being able to mention it to Yinaole.

Gathering these elements, Xia Duo quickly reached a preliminary conclusion, similar to Lawrence's speculation: the matters Badijiaer proposed were such that Yinaole's help was at least in the interest of the Seven Towers, even if not necessarily in the interest of Netheril.

People of the Seven Towers always habitually used the interests of Netheril to substitute for the interests of the Seven Towers when narrating, and this time was likely no exception; moreover, Yinaole had seen through it, which was why he was unwilling to damage the overall interests of Netheril for the sake of the Seven Towers' interests.

And the interests of the Seven Towers, to be more specific, might not actually be the overall interests of the Seven Towers interest group, but perhaps only the interests of a portion of them, holding the whole hostage.

Looking at it this way, it is very likely that there is infighting within the Seven Towers, and Badijiaer wants to bring in an external aid with such significant weight as Yinaole.

But what exactly the infighting is, outsiders are probably hard-pressed to know fully. Even if one were to ask Yinaole himself now, regarding things that have not yet happened, Yinaole probably could not say much of anything specific.

"Right, the prophecy!"

Xia Duo thought that these images were obtained because he was prophesying the Seven Towers' attitude toward Sustainable Development, so does that mean that different opinions on Sustainable Development led to the infighting in the Seven Towers?

This question is temporarily unknown, but this potential future scene gave Xia Duo a bit of confidence; there are still many potential, quite significant supporters for what he wants to do, and the resistance may not be as great as imagined.

In the room, Xia Duo and Lawrence analyzed fiercely, but in the end, they only reached a guess that it might be infighting in the Seven Towers, and there was still no conclusion about the people Badijiaer mentioned in the prophecy images.

However, Lawrence suggested, "If the Lord can arrange for me to have more contact with Badijiaer, then I can derive more accurate identification characteristics from the other party's words and expressions, and then interpret those key elements in the prophecy images that cannot be interpreted for the time being."

"This is a good idea, but the situation is a bit special now, so I'm afraid it can't be arranged."

Xia Duo briefly explained the subtle relationship between him and the Seven Towers now; Yinaole had been brushed off when he went to discuss it in the past, and him going personally would only increase the possibility slightly.

Often, things like face are very unreasonable; there is a huge gap between "feeling like one has lost face" and "truly losing face."

What choice the Seven Towers will make, Xia Duo himself cannot judge, but he just doesn't have any particular expectations for the final result; anyway, the great trend is mighty—those who follow it prosper, those who resist it perish.

As for now, having learned that there might be infighting in the next seven days, for him, there is no need to delve into it; on one hand, I follow my own path, and on the other hand, who can say for sure about future events!

Actually, he is quite looking forward to such a scene; he is even worried that his attention might cause such a future to deviate!

After instructing Lawrence not to disclose this matter to others, Xia Duo arranged for him to return to the South first, while he himself remained in Seventon.

Coming here this time, besides the proposal regarding Sustainable Development and the more specific matter of making the Seven Towers hand over the intercepted mountain peak, he also planned to purchase some Plane Crystals.

Although this thing is only sold by the Seven Towers, and it can even be said that only Giles Tower has a stable output, selling Plane Crystals has already become a public case.

Previously, Braun accused the Seven Towers of monopolizing Plane Crystals at the Council of Great Arcanists, which caused quite a stir and received the support of almost all non-Seven Towers Arcanists.

Although the Seven Towers did not open up a stable way to obtain Plane Crystals in the end, the Princess, who had not yet ascended to godhood at the time, promised that Giles Tower would regularly sell Plane Crystals to various Arcanists.

After the Princess ascended to godhood, her followers and subordinates were almost all squeezed out of the center of power, but the decisions she made internally and the promises she made externally were inherited without reservation.

To explain it in one sentence—the attitude of the Seven Towers toward the Princess is to keep a respectful distance, and they "keep a distance" from the Princess's former followers and subordinates as well.

But the decisions and promises the Princess once made are different; overturning them would not only violate the consistent negotiation rules of Netheril but also risk attracting the Princess's attention, which even Sikumu would not easily consider.

It's just that agreeing to sell does not mean it must be sold to Xia Duo.

And Xia Duo, in fact, is not prepared to buy directly from Giles Tower, but is prepared to buy from Zhenna; Zhenna has a very good relationship with Netheril in all aspects, and even if Sikumu knows that Zhenna is collecting Plane Crystals for Xia Duo, he will likely not stop it.

When asking allies about their attitude toward Sustainable Development before, Xia Duo had already told Zhenna about this matter; Zhenna still had doubts about whether to confront the Seven Towers, but had no worries about collecting Plane Crystals.

Now, Xia Duo is mostly waiting for time; anyway, in the South, the World Incubator is working stably, and it doesn't need his excessive attention; he just needs to wait for a while to harvest the Semi-plane.

And the design of the New Floating City Mythral spellcasting ritual mainly relies on Xia Duo himself and the intelligence brain formed by countless Consciousness Copies of him, so it doesn't make much difference where it is done.

Staying in Seventon also allows for immediate handling, whether it is the negotiation with the Seven Towers or the variables that appear during the process of collecting Plane Crystals.