Chapter 2701: Inquiry and Remuneration

After a moment of small talk, a look of slight unease appeared on Dumu's face, and he said to Xia Duo, "Next, I will ask some questions regarding the previous investigation. If it is convenient, I ask that Lord Xia Duo answer truthfully."

Having said this, Dumu flicked a spark of spiritual light from his hand, and immediately after, Xia Duo sensed that the small courtyard where the two were located had been shrouded in a layer of unknown Perception Field.

Xia Duo understood that this must be the standard procedure for debriefing; otherwise, since Dumu was an eyewitness to the Meitelier incident and also one of the investigation team's leaders, it could not be more convenient for Dumu to conduct the report.

Or perhaps, if Dumu had any points he was unclear about, wouldn't it be much simpler to ask him in private? Why make him make an extra trip?

Clearly, the Northland Alliance wanted to understand the more detailed process of the event through him. In such a situation, it was inappropriate for Dumu to be solely responsible; it certainly required other personnel to cooperate, such as for recording, judging whether Xia Duo was lying, and so on.

The reason those people did not show themselves was perhaps also because of Xia Duo's current status, trying to avoid completing the inquiry in a particularly formal setting.

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Following this, the tone of Dumu's speech was distinctly different from before, becoming more solemn and formal, while the questions asked followed the procedure entirely.

Although they had not coordinated with Xia Duo beforehand, Xia Duo had previously come to the Demon Descendant Intelligence Research Lab's archives to check materials, and had read quite a few investigation reports and event records.

He was basically very clear about that set of procedures. At this moment, between the two's questions and answers, they completely explained the events that occurred during the time from when the investigation team set out from Evereska to when they left Meite'er.

Although doing so would certainly be able to completely prevent the infiltration of Demon Descendants, it could at most increase the cost of our infiltration, giving the Northland Alliance more time to shorten the gap between the two sides in the field involving the Time Line.

The meaning of inheritance is not allowing the previous generation to continue learning, but is closer to a type of qualification, rather than the specific Knowledge itself.

Therefore, when Dumu's inquiry ended, Xia Duo specifically emphasized the importance of researching that Ritual Spell, and suggested that the Northland Alliance establish a specialized institution to conduct research.

Among them involved some details that were not suitable for disclosure to the outside, such as the specific operating method of the Spirit Thought Network, and the method of contacting the Li Jie within a sealed independent space, and so on.

As for that Spell Mizhuan, Xia Duo took it out to look, and it was actually a fairly complete Supreme Inheritance. Compared to those before, the value of this one was very difficult to measure directly with Gold Coins.

At this time, what first came into view was a large pile of Standard Mithril ingots about ten centimeters in length on each side. After just one glance, Xia Duo made a preliminary estimate of their value—about one hundred thousand Gold Coins or so.

Finally, and the only thing an ordinary Elf could possibly do, was to act as a dog for a high-ranking family for several hundred or a thousand years. In that process, if a family member was successfully cultivated by the high-ranking family to become a high-level Mage, then they might be bestowed an inheritance.

The fact that Palisi was a Demon Descendant, and the fact of the Ritual Spell that subverts the Time Line.

"Lord Xia Duo, thank you for your cooperation."

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This caused Xia Duo to have some guesses; perhaps some Demon Descendant or Demon Descendants already hiding in the Northland Alliance were intentionally obstructing, but that was merely acting in the fields they were proficient in.

"Mm, I accept it."

Accompanied by Dumu's business-like thanks, a human clerk of the Northland Alliance walked in from outside, bowed to the two, and took out a wooden box with exquisite openwork carving on the exterior.

The Northland is not lacking in various ruins; as long as one has the heart, one can always find some scattered inheritances. But even if an Elf obtained one, they would not dare to display it, unless they achieved the status of a high-level Mage the moment they obtained the inheritance.

Either one's own family already has it; that is the simplest way to obtain it.

But even so, it had produced such a great impact. Xia Duo had previously been curious how, even though he had already handed over the most critical Ritual Spell, the Northland Alliance still wanted to confirm the details of the event with him!

Now the new institution could legitimately conduct a detailed inspection once more, and as a specialized institution for researching that Ritual Spell, it must have a stricter periodic inspection mechanism than the Demon Descendant Intelligence Research Lab.

Xia Duo only mentioned those briefly. Of course, Dumu was also sensible enough not to inquire deeply into the details of that aspect, but instead focused the main direction of the inquiry on Palisi.

If the movements were too large, others are not fools.

He took the wooden box and opened it casually. Just as he thought, this was indeed a Storage Prop, only the linked object was not a Semi-plane, but a small Dimension Space.

When the Demon Descendant Intelligence Research Lab was established, all members should have been checked once, but it was hard to avoid omissions, and with so much time passing, there might be new infiltrations.

As long as the research progress of both sides is close, the possibility of Demon Descendants wanting to subvert the Time Line through the ritual will be reduced to the extreme; after all, destroying a ritual is far easier than letting the ritual be completed.

Either one is extremely talented, and has explosive luck, and is taken as a student by a high-level Mage.

Even how Xia Duo communicated with Palisi and how he knew the various secrets of Palisi were not delved into; they just confirmed that fact.

Those dozen or so Gemstones were almost all exquisite pieces. Even separated by layers of space, Xia Duo could feel the Elemental Energy brimming within them; a preliminary estimate was that they were worth a dozen or so ten thousand Gold Coins.

In fact, it is almost impossible to obtain a Supreme Inheritance with just Gold Coins. In the Elf World, if one wants to obtain a Supreme Inheritance, there are only a very limited number of paths—

And beside that large pile of Mithril ingots, there were also a dozen or so Gemstones scattered, as well as a Spell Mizhuan.

Only two days had passed, and the Northland Alliance side seemed to have not yet determined the true effect of the Ritual Spell.

However, for Xia Duo, who possesses a Mythra, the value of those Gemstones was greatly discounted.

Otherwise, once displayed, it might be plundered by high-ranking families through various means.

A conservative estimate is also starting at one million Gold Coins.

Regarding that Ritual Spell, Xia Duo had once handed over the relevant details to the Yierlan side when he was in Meite'er, and when he left Meite'er, he of course also conveniently gave a copy for Dumu to hand over to the Northland Alliance.

The outer packaging alone is a Storage Prop; the things inside couldn't be cheaper, right? Xia Duo was actually quite curious about what was inside!

Dumu took the wooden box from the other person and then handed it in front of Xia Duo, explaining at the same time: "This is the remuneration for Lord Xia Duo's previous participation in the investigation. It should have been delivered when the investigation team returned to Evereska, but everyone was in a hurry to rest at the time, so it was delayed a bit. Fortunately, it is not too late now."

For Xia Duo himself, it might only serve as a little reference value. But for an Elf family wanting to break through their social stratum, the value of this inheritance is too high.