Chapter 2619: I Shall Take the Lead

If the Void Warehouse of the Tower of Time could first open up a market among the Elves, perhaps it would be easier to be accepted once it returned within the borders of Netheril; this is what is meant by "blooming inside the wall but fragrant outside."

Of course, Xia Duo's goal is not just to promote the Void Warehouse—perhaps that is the case within Netheril, but for the Elves, it is more primarily about spreading the Cloud Pattern Announcement System.

As long as the world is filled with his Cloud Pattern Announcement System, and he can ensure the corresponding policies are stable, then in future Prophecy Rituals, he can obtain stable Time Stamps as well as specific descriptions of major events!

This kind of "bug-exploiting" behavior requires a lot of groundwork; as far as his own Territory is concerned, Xia Duo has already completed it. As for the rest, considering the severity of the Demon-blood Crisis, he feels that even if he loses some money, he would rather spread the Cloud Pattern announcements at least across the Northland.

With this plan in mind, Xia Duo did not implement it immediately; on one hand, the Prophecy Ritual he originally planned still had some parts unfinished, and on the other hand, the Void Warehouse had not yet been built!

If one wants to sell a service, one must at least have that service first!

……

Next, Xia Duo conducted multiple prophecies in succession, all with the Ailan Kingdom as the clue, but the results were not much different from the previous Prophecy Rituals, not just regarding the Mist Event and the Mythallar Abnormality Event.

Even climate anomalies were reflected; of course, this was in the case where a Mist Event occurred. There were also situations where the Ailan Kingdom was used as a clue but no Mist Event occurred, and subsequently, war broke out without exception.

Thus, Xia Duo had to make a deduction that even he himself found hard to believe—

It is not just the Mist Event; the subsequent sudden climate changes and Mythallar abnormalities might all be the work of the Demon Descendants. If they do not succeed in these aspects, the Demon Descendants are very likely to directly incite a full-scale war between nations!

Although the latter speculation is somewhat outrageous, unless enemies from an Other Plane invade, how could a large-scale war involving even Netheril occur in the Northland?

An invasion from an Other Plane is like an alien invasion on Earth; although there is that possibility, generally speaking, it is something that would be ruled out first. Xia Duo does not completely rule it out here, but it is clearly not as likely as the Demon Descendants causing trouble.

It is just that he really cannot figure out how the Demon Descendants could incite a full-scale war between nations. As early as half a year ago, the Northland Alliance specifically established a new agency to deal with the Demon Descendant problem, and with frequent dialogues between nations, it is almost impossible for a misjudgment sufficient to trigger a war to occur.

Even if the Demon Descendants suddenly mind-controlled the leaders of the five major nations, among the current leaders of the five major nations, except for the Yilisier Mianwang of Cormanthor, none of the other leaders could possibly possess dictatorial power.

Take Netheril, for example; the leader is undoubtedly the Speaker of the Seventon Council, but could such a major matter as launching a war be passed within the Seven Towers at this stage? Let alone getting it discussed in the Council.

Unless Badijiaer goes out to throw his life away himself, it is still very difficult to trigger a full-scale war.

If the Demon Descendants truly had such great influence, why not consider directly manipulating the nations to allow Demon Descendants to appear and operate openly?

But the infiltration ability of the Demon Descendants is indeed a very troublesome problem; perhaps one could research more efficient and powerful means to detect Demon Descendants!

The Northland Alliance already has this project, and Xia Duo feels it is necessary for him to pay attention to it. As for himself, he does not have any good ideas. It is true that the Red Heart Alliance started with Demon Descendants, but later, the Demon Bloodline was only used in the Army.

The research of the Red Heart Alliance in this area is more about how to properly implant or remove the bloodline, rather than how to detect it; after all, in the Red Heart Alliance, being a Demon Descendant is not a taboo, but rather a symbol of honor.

It is just like on Earth; it is hard to imagine not researching how to identify fugitives, but specifically researching how to identify meritorious officials.

Of course, the Red Heart Alliance's research on the Demon Bloodline far exceeds that of the Main Plane. If they shared a portion of their results with the Northland Alliance, it might also help them improve their means of detecting Demon Descendants.

It is just that Xia Duo has not yet made up his mind. Various signs indicate that the means of the Demon Descendants are also extraordinary; he is worried that if he upgrades the Northland Alliance, it will instead bolster the strength of the Demon Descendants.

Furthermore, one must also consider the other impacts of technology proliferation.

Thinking about it this way, Xia Duo suddenly feels a bit pessimistic; perhaps it is because of these various thoughts that the nations of the Northland cannot truly unite, and the Demon Descendants are just wandering through these gaps.

There might be no resistance to exchanging intelligence and joint operations, but if it comes to technical exchanges, I am afraid no one is willing to reveal their trump cards first, even if it is to target the Demon Descendants!

"Sigh—in the end, someone still has to take the lead!"

After pondering for a moment, Xia Duo decided to provide the Northland Alliance with some research data on the Demon Bloodline originating from the Red Heart Alliance. Regardless of what other nations do, at least he can use the resources of various nations to develop new technologies targeting Demon Descendants based on this data.

If other nations are also willing to open up more technology, perhaps that will be the turning point in dealing with the Demon-blood Crisis!

……

After several rounds of Prophecy Rituals, although there were still many puzzles, these results at least helped Xia Duo make up his mind. After checking the Time Anchoring altar to the world to ensure it was still in a normal state, he finally tried to use the Illuminati as an entry point for the Prophecy Ritual.

After the fixed procedure was completed, Xia Duo, unsurprisingly, obtained several scenes of street life in various nations, which were roughly the same as the prophecy results previously synchronized by the Demon-born Intelligence Office of the Northland Alliance to various nations.

If nothing unexpected happens, if he conducts a few more prophecies targeting the Illuminati, the final results obtained will only be scenes of normal life in various nations.

Before each prophecy, the Northland Alliance arranges several action teams to immediately head to the corresponding real-world locations for blockade and investigation once the prophecy scene is confirmed.

It is conceivable that doing so not only fails to catch a shadow of the Illuminati but may also alert the enemy.

But one cannot say that doing so is wrong; it can only be said that the difficulty of investigating and capturing Demon Descendants far exceeds the imagination of ordinary people!

Xia Duo guesses that it is also possible that the increasingly high-pressure investigation actions of the Northland Alliance prompted the Demon Descendants to make some kind of decision, which in turn triggered a chain reaction such as the Mist Event.

As for inciting a full-scale war, that is likely a desperate gamble when all other means are ineffective.

"If that is really the case—"

Xia Duo hesitated for a moment, but still firmed his belief, "I must still continue to put pressure on the Demon Descendants!"

Nowadays, the key to the Demon Descendant problem is no longer whether the Demon Descendants will really do this or that, but that the grudge has already been formed, and the Demon Descendants have the ability to do this or that, which makes it difficult for the nations of the Northland to accept.

With the Demon Descendant problem on the Main Plane developing to this point, even Xia Duo, who once felt sympathy for the former Demon Descendants, has to firmly say no to the current Demon Descendants.

Whenever possible, one must resolutely carry out harmless treatment for those Demon Descendants.

(End of chapter)