Chapter 2442: Heroes Shedding Tears

Of course, it is also possible that the Seven Towers discovered other large Habitable Planes long ago and have already gained a firm foothold there. Although Xia Duo is emotionally unwilling to believe it, his reason tells him that this is indeed possible.

If he were to know of a large Habitable Plane that had not yet been unified, he could also gain a firm foothold there, or even establish a Portal there to immigrate from this side, or immigrate from there to here.

But in any case, it is confirmed that the Seven Towers have hidden a large amount of strength in Other Planes, and judging from the currently stable situation, those Other Planes possessed by the Seven Towers will not pose any threat to the Main Plane.

If a large Habitable Plane that had completed unification and integration were discovered, and the other party also discovered them, then the Main Plane would also likely be discovered by the other party, and an invasion would be launched.

That this has not happened yet is, to some extent, a stroke of good fortune.

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Regarding Xia Duo's doubts, Puman gave a definitive answer, "I was indeed born in the Tianshui Plane. Not just me, many people were born in the Tianshui Plane, but we yearn for our true homeland at every moment."

"So—that is how the conflict with the will of the upper echelons of the Seven Towers arose?" Xia Duo guessed randomly.

"How should I put it? Many of our predecessors initially went to the Other Planes voluntarily. Hundreds of years have passed, and we still hold fast to our original belief—to preserve a living force for Netheril that can be used for a counterattack. But—"

Speaking of this, Puman's gaze suddenly became incomparably sharp. He looked straight into Xia Duo's eyes and questioned, "Is it taken for granted that we should make these sacrifices?"

"We do not expect the Netherese remaining on the Main Plane to understand our sacrifices, but at least when the situation has improved, do not block the yearning of the younger generation for their homeland!"

This is truly a heavy topic!

Xia Duo could almost imagine such a scene. Whether it was because of the passage of time changing beliefs, or the yearning for the homeland as the situation improved, as Puman said, the idea that people from the Tianshui Plane want to come to the Main Plane is a real existence.

And it is not just the successive new generations born in the Tianshui Plane, but also those genius Mages who inexplicably disappeared from the Main Plane over the past few hundred years.

Just counting those Xia Duo is certain of, there is at least Feierde. He once obtained the other party's Spellbook and found information left behind by the other party in it, saying that he was participating in a Great Plan organized by Morien Tower and Jilan Tower.

Afterward, he disappeared inexplicably, and no news about Feierde could be found within the Seven Towers again.

If the era Feierde was in was relatively distant, then there is a more recent one from a few years ago. When Xia Duo first watched the Snow Melting Competition, an Arcanist from Morien Tower named "Stuart" died in the competition.

It was a long time later that Xia Duo learned that in the annual Snow Melting Competition, the contestants from Netheril did not use their real bodies, but their Astral Bodies; those who died were only feigning death.

But with so many deceased, who clearly did not truly die, yet could never return to the Main Plane—even if they had the chance to return, they could not appear in their true form. Thinking about it carefully, do those people really have no grievances at all?

In the past, Xia Duo had not pondered this question deeply, but now it seems that the Seven Towers have not done well enough in this regard. At least he can be certain that the Seven Towers used some near-coercive means to restrict the Netherese in the Other Planes from returning.

"Why does the Seven Towers not allow you to return? Even if the Elves knew of the existence of those planes, so what? If there is one, there could be two, three, or even more. As long as it is not fully exposed, the deterrent power will hardly change. In my opinion, occasionally revealing a little bit proactively is more conducive to maintaining deterrent power!"

"Lord Xia Duo, this is your idea, and I also agree with your judgment, but people's thinking is different. The dedication of us and our predecessors over the past hundreds of years has made many in the Seven Towers think that this dedication is taken for granted, to the point that when we propose a reasonable request, it is seen as betrayal. You say, if those predecessors who stayed in the Other Planes until their deaths knew this, would they feel chilled?"

Xia Duo does not know if the predecessors of the past would feel chilled, but he knows that Puman certainly felt chilled. After thinking for a moment, he continued to ask Puman:

"Then what is the situation in the Tianshui Plane now?"

"Now? The current situation is that the Seven Towers have completely blocked communication between the two planes. In the past, one could occasionally apply to travel to the Main Plane, but now it is completely gone."

"When did it start?"

"When?"

Puman's gaze toward Xia Duo suddenly became incomparably complex. After a moment of silence, he said, "Actually, the communication between the two planes has been decreasing over the years, but it was not completely blocked until not long ago."

"Not long ago? Xin Saiwendun?"

Only then did Xia Duo realize why Puman said earlier that his being searched and guarded against by the Seven Towers had to do with him; it turns out the Floating City gave the Seven Towers the confidence to completely control the Tianshui Plane.

But this cannot be said to be his problem either. The appearance of the Floating City merely intensified the conflict in advance, and the conflict itself had long existed; without the Floating City, it would have erupted at the next Node.

"Before the appearance of Xin Saiwendun, there were actually not many restrictions on us Great Arcanists born in the Tianshui Plane coming to the Main Plane, so we also knew about the things Lord Xia Duo did for the Floating City.

"So when Xin Saiwendun appeared, we unanimously believed that Netheril already had sufficient strength to deal with the threat of Yierlan and other Elven Kingdoms. In fact, as early as when the Northland Alliance was established, we judged that the Northland would usher in peace.

"The significance of the Netherese in the Tianshui Plane continuing to hide is no longer great. It is time to let them go home and take a look, and this is also one of the reasons why those predecessors were willing to go to the Other Planes to multiply.

"Afterward, whether to stay in the Tianshui Plane or settle down in their hometown is the choice of the Netherese of the Tianshui Plane themselves, rather than being restricted to only staying in the Tianshui Plane."

Puman further explained the reason for the appearance of Xin Saiwendun and his own situation. After listening, Xia Duo could not help but be silent. If those in power take the sacrifices of the victims for granted, it is undoubtedly a tragedy.

After listening to Puman's account, he also somewhat understood why Badijiaer and Yinaole were arguing in the prophetic vision. Badijiaer undoubtedly represented the interests of the upper echelons of the Seven Towers, while Yinaole cared more about the majority of the Netherese.

If the Netherese from the Tianshui Plane or other planes were allowed to return to the Main Plane, one can imagine that the Seven Towers could not fully control them, and inevitably some people would become independent from the Seven Towers.

Forming a pattern similar to the Main Plane, especially those Great Arcanists—rather than staying in the Seven Towers to be used, it would be better to strike out on their own!

Most of the territories of Netheril on the Main Plane now originally had very close relationships with the Seven Towers, or were simply independent from the Seven Towers.

If those Netherese from the Other Planes came out, it would undoubtedly be a good thing for the whole of Netheril, and it would also be a good thing for other territories of Netheril.

With more independent forces, the saying "when the group of dragons has no leader, the world is at peace" refers to this kind of situation, and for Xia Duo, it is also very favorable.

The only ones who lose out are the Seven Towers themselves, or more accurately, that small handful of people at the center of power of the Seven Towers Group.

The return of the Netherese from the Other Planes is conducive to the republican situation of (Spellcasters) in Netheril. Xia Duo's thoughts flowed, and his stance was already determined, so he continued to press:

"Since there was an agreement long ago that you could return to the Main Plane after the situation improved, what excuse does the Seven Towers use to refuse now? Do you really have no room for resistance at all?"