Chapter 2462: Pre-meeting Exchange, Lateness

Of course, this does not mean that Kelifu will necessarily stand on the opposite side of Xia Duo, but such a possibility exists, and some people cannot even accept such a possibility!

The so-called "this child is terrifying and cannot be kept for long" is probably just like this.

After Kelifu left, Xia Duo privately sent a Sending to Yinaole to ask about Kelifu's attitude toward the return of the Netherese from the Other Plane, and Yinaole's answer to this was—

"As long as there is no conflict with the Seven Towers, he supports the return of those Pioneer descendants."

As soon as Xia Duo heard this, he understood Kelifu's choice. If one were to simply categorize it into the three stances of approval, opposition, and abstention, it would generally mean "abstention" under normal circumstances.

Once the situation changes, it is highly likely to turn into "opposition," while "approval" is less likely; after all, unless one abandons this issue, conflict is inevitable if one wants to avoid conflict with the Seven Towers.

It is nothing more than the level of conflict. The conflict Kelifu referred to should not be an ordinary conflict either, otherwise he could have just expressed opposition directly instead of saying something like supporting it in principle.

Next, Xia Duo asked about the reason for Bailun's arrival, and Yinaole's answer was—

"Bailun was previously a guest at Master Kangjienio's place, happened to run into him, and specifically rushed over to support it after hearing about this matter."

"Did Master Bailun mention the Princess's view on this matter?"

This question is very critical. If there is no understanding at all now, in case Bailun says something reckless at the meeting, it would completely disrupt Xia Duo's plan.

Regarding this, Yinaole also gave a positive answer, saying: "The Princess had previously made arrangements for the future of the Golden Plain Plane, but the situation facing Netheril at that time was not good, so the deadline the Princess gave for the interconnection of the two worlds was ten years.

"And this time, after Bailun heard about this, he specifically went to the Nether Palace and asked for the Princess's latest view. The Princess supports the Golden Plain Plane returning now."

"Is there an Oracle?" Xia Duo confirmed again.

"Not yet, but there can be one at any time."

Yinaole's words made Xia Duo's heart sink. He had no doubt about the "Oracle can be had at any time" mentioned by the other party; after all, no matter what, Bailun is the Princess's teacher, and it is still very simple to want an Oracle.

But he truly felt that it was best not to reach the point of using the Princess's Oracle, otherwise this matter would become too big and might be impossible to resolve.

Xia Duo asked Yinaole to remind Bailun, and then the two continued to exchange views on this matter, including the results of Yinaole contacting others a few days ago.

Having roughly determined the meeting process for later, the two ended their brief exchange.

"Teacher, I will go to the venue first, and I will notify you when people have arrived."

"Mm."

……

After leaving Yinaole's Study, Xia Duo stood in the corridor for a while before going to the venue. At this time, many people had already arrived at the venue.

Including more than a dozen Councilors of the Arcane Union, representatives of Senior Arcanists, and a few "pure passersby" who came to watch the excitement through connections.

As for the Great Arcanists, three have arrived so far: one is Kelifu, whom Xia Duo just met, and the other two are Magna and Braun.

Xia Duo noticed that not a single person from the Seven Towers had arrived yet, not just the Great Arcanists, but even their Councilors in the Arcane Union were nowhere to be seen.

Normally, if Councilors have no special tasks, they should arrive at the venue as soon as they are notified. Now that not a single one has appeared, this cast a shadow over this meeting for Xia Duo.

Just after sitting down, a ripple of Magic Net oscillation came from within the venue. The next moment, Magna's Sending arrived, "Is it true that the Seven Towers are hiding several Habitable Planes?"

"???"

Xia Duo glanced at Magna in astonishment. He had already come to the meeting and yet asked such a brainless question. But on second thought, after Puman was "intercepted" by him, it was indeed impossible to make people believe it 100% based solely on Yinaole's word.

Of course, Xia Duo did not think that Magna was completely clueless, but rather that he still wanted to connect with each other before the formal meeting began to determine the views of all parties on this matter.

Thinking this way, Xia Duo also gave his own answer—"The Seven Towers possess at least three Habitable Planes that have been confirmed and maturely developed, and the descendants of the Pioneers in one of these planes will appear in the venue today. Lord Magna, please wait and see."

This answer was actually not just for Magna. Just after Xia Duo explained via Sending, the Magic Net in the venue suddenly oscillated incessantly. Everyone was using Magic Net Background Communication. Although the content of the Sending could not be intercepted, Xia Duo had every reason to believe that it was Magna revealing the news to others present.

And the others present were also communicating with each other and sending messages to the people behind them.

The Arcane Union currently has a total of 26 Councilors, the Seven Towers occupy seven, and each of the remaining ones represents a Great Arcanist or a powerful Mage Tower organization.

Of course, not every Great Arcanist has a representative Councilor in the Arcane Union. Like Xia Duo, there are also Zhenna, Bailun, and Kangjienio.

Among them, Kangjienio and Bailun have long faded from the public eye and basically no longer participate in general affairs, while Zhenna, as a Merchant, mainly did not send one out of consideration that sending a Councilor might affect commercial neutrality.

Only Xia Duo wanted to send one but had no one to send.

To serve as a Councilor of the Arcane Union, one must at least be an Archmage. Of course, an Arcanist can also do it, but Councilors mostly handle routine affairs, so using an Arcanist would be too wasteful.

In addition, the most critical point is that the Tower of Time does not even have an Archmage, and it is impossible to be wealthy enough to leave an Archmage in Seventon for a long time for quite a while.

But the position of Arcane Union Councilor is actually very important. Many issues involving resource allocation and the management of Mage Tower members are discussed and decided by the Councilors.

If Xia Duo had no relationship with Yinaole, he would probably have to try every means to recruit an Archmage to go to Seventon to be a full-time Councilor.

As for now, there is not much need. If there are affairs involving the interests of the Tower of Time, Councilor Haichenisi, Yinaole's assistant, will notify him in advance.

……

Just as Xia Duo was pondering when the people from the Seven Towers would come, the Great Arcanists had arrived one after another, except, of course, for the Seven Towers.

Xia Duo felt a faint sense of unease in his heart. After all, if the main characters are not there, how will this meeting start?

If it were a different topic and the Seven Towers were this late, Xia Duo would probably be happy enough to laugh, because the Seven Towers' negligence would largely prove the necessity of revising the Seville Covenant.

Although it is the same now, because it involves the descendants of the Pioneers from the Other Plane, the Seven Towers' resistance will cause the negotiations to fall into a deadlock, and even if the authority of the Seven Towers is diminished afterward, it will be of no help to the present.

That is why Xia Duo felt uneasy.

"Only the Seven Towers are missing!"

Xia Duo heard someone muttering behind him. Although the voice was not loud, because of what he said, it drew extra attention from those who were already dissatisfied with the Seven Towers' lateness, and it could even be said that it directly ignited this dissatisfaction.

If this wasn't arranged by someone, then there must be a ghost.

With one complaint, there were more people complaining afterward. Xia Duo realized that this trend might not be conducive to this negotiation and was about to send a message to Yinaole to stop it, but this wise arbitrator had already realized this point.

A hum sounded in the venue, followed by Yinaole's calm voice, "Everyone, be quiet. The Seven Towers have been delayed by some matters. Please wait patiently for a moment."