Chapter 2503: Investigation Without Result

Now that Niya has brought up the matter of offspring again, it has made Xia Duo realize that Niya truly cares about this, so this matter can indeed be moved up in priority.

At present, the New Covenant here in Netheril is about to be signed, and after that, this foundation can be considered stabilized; with such a relatively stable external environment, the development of Daxia Territory is also predictable.

As for the Northland Alliance, apart from the ever-present threat of the Demon Descendant, there won't be any major issues for the time being; as for the Dragon Madness Mythallar, Xia Duo also plans to take a trip to the Arctic after the New Covenant is signed.

The problem is not significant; the key is that these two major crises largely do not shift according to Xia Duo's will. He can only try his best to think of ways to actively respond, rather than saying he can definitely provide a safety net, or that it is absolutely necessary for him to provide one.

Regarding these two matters, Xia Duo already has corresponding plans and arrangements, and he just needs to follow through; but other matters, such as continuing to research the Mythallar, exploring Other Planes, the development of the Tower of Time in the Territory, etc., while important, cannot be considered urgent.

It is entirely possible to divert some energy from these matters to resolve the offspring issue first.

It doesn't even need to wait until the New Covenant is signed; preparations can begin now. That is what Xia Duo thinks, and that is what he is doing.

……

The next day.

Inside the Tower of Time, Xia Duo and Niya are studying together how to create offspring; outside the Tower of Time, the investigation team invited overnight by the Seven Towers and Yierlan from various Northland countries has arrived at Hengchun Square.

Accompanying the investigation team is Xia Duo's old acquaintance, Bulundesi. In the past, if Bulundesi had come to Xia Duo's Floating City, he would certainly have seized the opportunity to spy, hoping to bring back some intelligence to the Seven Towers.

Especially since the information regarding the Floating City Mythallar, which Xia Duo revealed not long ago when proposing a deal between the Floating City and the Seven Towers, has made the Seven Towers extremely interested.

But today, Bulundesi has no intention of spying in secret at all, but is focused entirely on the investigation team hired at great expense from the Northland Alliance.

There is no other reason; it is truly because the team had just spent nearly the entire night inspecting the Arcane Plaza in Seventon on the ground, yet failed to find many useful clues.

They could only confirm that the Elf assassin who attacked Xia Duo was indeed a high-level Mage, but did this really require such a high-spec investigation team to investigate?

Everyone at the scene yesterday saw the Saint Form unique to high-level Mages under the Elven Magic System, as well as the large amount of Elven Magic traces left at the scene.

To be honest, Bulundesi is very disappointed with this investigation team, even though the team includes a Dwarf search Master who claims to be able to accurately find the traces left by a fly that flew by a year ago within the intense radiation range of the Underdark.

"Sigh!"

Bulundesi sighs silently in his heart; for now, he can only pin his hopes on these investigators being able to find some clues from Xia Duo, or at the very least, find Xia Duo's Soul.

Even if war cannot be avoided in the end, by comparison, Bulundesi still prefers to have Xia Duo as the initiator of the war; at least in his view, Xia Duo is a calm and rational person, unlikely to let the war head toward a completely uncontrollable state.

Hengchun Square.

Bulundesi was not present when the assassination occurred yesterday. Today, upon arriving at the Floating City and seeing this body left behind by Xia Duo, Bulundesi still feels very shocked.

Since the founding of the Seven Towers, Netheril has never had an incident where a Great Arcanist was assassinated! Let alone in public, carried out in such a violent manner.

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Although Bulundesi has long since given up the idea of achieving Legendary status, and it is unlikely he will become a Great Arcanist in this lifetime, his anger over this matter is not just because the target of the assassination was a Great Arcanist.

It is the impact this incident brings—will the future competition between countries see even more intense scenes?

Today it is Xia Duo, tomorrow could it be Huo En, or perhaps anyone in Netheril? In the past, when relations between Netheril and Keman, Yierlan were stiff, even if there were occasional conflicts, both sides controlled the intensity of the conflicts with great tacit understanding.

This current incident makes Bulundesi smell the scent of war. He is clear about the situation at the Seven Towers; Badijiaer is already preparing for war. Although Huo En is unwilling, this matter has long since slipped out of the Seven Towers' control.

It is not a matter of whether one wants to participate in the war or not!

"Sigh!"

Bulundesi sighs again. Watching the twelve investigators circling Xia Duo's statue, he inexplicably feels a sense of absurdity, though it is not because of the investigators' behavior itself.

It is that since no useful clues could be found at the direct assassination site on the ground before, what discoveries could be made now that they are here?

Sure enough, after the dozen or so investigators each used the methods they were proficient in to inspect it, they all revealed the same bewildered expressions they had shown on the ground.

After a brief discussion, they decided that the most senior Dwarf search Master would report the inspection results to Bulundesi: "We have already inspected it carefully; this statue indeed has no Soul aura."

"But due to the existence of the seal itself, if further investigation is needed, we hope your Excellency can persuade Lord Xia Duo's followers to let us break the seal."

"Breaking the seal is impossible. Although it can be confirmed that Lord Xia Duo's Soul is unharmed, this is highly likely maintained by the seal on his body. If the seal is broken, once something goes wrong, who will take responsibility for this!"

Regardless of who takes the blame, Bulundesi himself is unwilling to shoulder this responsibility; even if Badijiaer came, he could not bear it.

"I will inform the Tower of Time of your suggestion. If they agree, then break the seal for further inspection; if they do not agree, then you can only think of ways from other directions."

Speaking of this, Bulundesi cannot help but complain, "You are all famous investigation and search Masters from the Northland countries; how can you not even investigate a mere assassination incident clearly!"

Hearing this, the Dwarf Master frowns, but because he truly failed to find any useful clues, even though Bulundesi's words were unpleasant, he did not refute anything.

But the investigator from Keman does not think so: "How is this a mere assassination incident? This is clearly a long-premeditated, carefully planned assassination incident."

"The mastermind behind the scenes does not know how long they planned this. We have been here to contact the scene for less than a day; having the current findings is enough to prove our capabilities."

"Besides, if you yourselves could do it, you wouldn't need to invite us over."

Although the Keman investigator's words were equally unpleasant, they did state a fact that Bulundesi found hard to refute, which is—the time is too short!

Moreover, these investigators did indeed uncover quite a few clues, and even reconstructed some details of the spells used by both sides during the incident, but having these clues alone could not allow them to determine the identity of the assassin.

And the latter is actually the real purpose for which the Seven Towers and Yierlan spent a fortune to invite these investigators over. How the scene was, what the details of the assassination were at the time—these are not important; what is important is determining the identity of the assassin.

As long as they can produce a result that stands up to scrutiny, no matter how outrageous this result may be, it is something all parties can accept and are extremely looking forward to.