Chapter 2760: Revisiting the Elemental Tower and the Space-Time Mist

Mentioning conversion gemstones, Feilifa's eyes suddenly lit up, "I heard that Calimshan in the south uses a unique type of Elemental Tower to produce various gemstones, and the output seems quite impressive!"

"Speaking of which, I do recall about forty or fifty years ago, the Calimshans tried to sell me an Elemental Tower, but their demands were simply too excessive, so I didn't agree. Now that I think about it, I wish I had just agreed to it back then."

A trace of regret appeared in Helien's eyes, and Feilifa also seemed to have thought of something, "I remember now, is the Crown King referring to the time when the envoys from the Southern Four Kingdoms visited forty-five years ago?"

"Yes, that was the time. Back then, the four kingdoms were locked in endless war and all hoped to obtain fresh strength from the Northland to join the conflict. So, not just me, but all the Northland nations at the time clearly rejected the Southern Four Kingdoms' request to establish diplomatic relations. Since then, envoys from the Southern Four Kingdoms haven't come to the Northland, not until the Northland Alliance was formed."

"What demands did the Calimshans make at that time?"

"The demands they made would have been practically a gift for a small country, but for Yierlan, it was very uneconomical. They wanted ninety percent of the gemstones produced by the Elemental Tower within a thousand years of its construction. Do you think I would agree to such a demand?"

"No."

Feilifa himself did not want to agree either, even if the Elemental Tower could solve Yierlan's gemstone needs, as such a demand was simply too harsh, and it would easily drag them into the disputes of the south.

At that time, Yierlan had just recovered from the pain of war, so it was naturally impossible for them to let themselves fall into the quagmire of war once again.

Furthermore, there was another reason that Yierlan and Feilifa were unwilling to voice: the comprehensive strength of Fema'ai was not as good as Calimshan in the south, and they did not even have the ability to breach the contract.

After finishing, Yierlan paused for a moment and then instructed Feilifa, "After the Midwinter Festival, you go to Calimshan yourself and try your best to find out the various parameters of the Elemental Tower, as well as the reason why Calimshan needs such a massive amount of Elemental Gems."

It is a product of the Demon Descendant subverting the Time Line, but whether it is a successful product or a failed one still requires further research, and this part of the research will be transferred to the Northland Alliance to be conducted.

Besides this, there is Libin, including the ambassadors of various countries, as well as the members of the Northland Alliance investigation team who contributed greatly during the last Metier Incident, which is to say, Xia Duo and the others.

Now that a result has suddenly emerged, while it may be because of the existence of the Time-Involving Ritual Book that a breakthrough was made, it still needs to be verified by multiple parties before a conclusion can be reached.

It is just a pity that this operation is led by Fema'ai, so even if they catch the person, it won't fall into my hands.

However, I am not sure if the Elf interrogators have been infiltrated by the Demon Descendant; it doesn't necessarily have to be bloodline infiltration, it could just be bribery, coercion, or even an appeal to Faith.

Before today, Helien indeed did not know about the arrangements on Fema'ai's side, but after meeting Crown King Yierlan, Helien also received a definitive answer from him—

However, Xia Duo does not mind being a foil; he just wants to get the promised reward and go home as soon as possible. Of course, if he could capture an important figure of the Demon Descendant, that would also be excellent.

It is the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory newly established by the Northland Alliance.

Xia Duo has already submitted the investigation report on the Mysterious Mist to the Northland Alliance, and through research on the ritual book obtained from Dakesi earlier, he has categorized the Mysterious Mist as Space-Time Mist.

"If we purchase Elemental Tower-related technology from Calimshan in the name of the Northland Alliance, perhaps we can secure a more favorable price."

Bloodline infiltration is relatively easy to check, but the latter is too difficult, especially infiltration through an appeal to Faith, where the infiltrated person is completely and sincerely willing to serve the Demon Descendant from the heart; how is one to investigate that?

And in the two days since then, I have also stayed in the guest room of the Netheril Embassy, not going anywhere, focusing entirely on examining the local Mythallar; such dedication naturally would not be without results.

Yierlan told Feilifa his plan, "The Northland Alliance is established and does not belong to any single southern country. In fact, because of the long-term wars, the actual strength of the Southern Seven Kingdoms might not even be that great!"

If the Midwinter banquet were still a regular banquet, then Xia Duo and the others would undoubtedly be the protagonists of the banquet, but now that the banquet scale has become a grand banquet, Xia Duo and the others can only be foils.

……

Xia Duo had previously had many guesses about the Mysterious Mist, and even guessed that it might be related to the Time Line; this time it is considered half-confirmed.

……

Compared to the Elf interrogation, I still trust myself more, because I can be one hundred percent sure that I have not been infiltrated by the Demon Descendant!

Xia Duo did not dwell on the news brought back by Ambassador Helien for long, but quickly threw himself into the examination of the Taiweimansa Mythallar.

……

However, if we really want to develop it, we still need to reach a gemstone export alliance with Netheril; we cannot have both sides lowering prices to benefit Calimshan.

If Xia Duo is willing to participate, he can go for a "physical examination" and then join the job after the Midwinter Festival.

The reason why I say it is only half is that this conclusion still requires further verification. Fema'ai's investigation results are not necessarily correct, and my previous prophecy even mentioned that the Northland Alliance had no way to deal with that kind of Mysterious Mist!

The former is, of course, to facilitate negotiations with Calimshan, and the latter, Yierlan actually holds the idea that once Fema'ai develops a device similar to a Mythallar, perhaps they can export gemstones to Calimshan, adding a new specialty for Fema'ai.

"But now it is different!"

And besides the matters related to the banquet in two days, Xia Duo also brought back a piece of news that he considers even more important—

"After all, gemstones are also an important resource in the Northland, and once an Elemental Tower is built, it can also be used to suppress the import price of Arcane Crystals. To be honest, general-purpose energy gems like Arcane Crystals are currently the most suitable for Arcane Magic!"

After that, I used these high-level Permission Level elements as clues to try to "examine" the Taiweimansa Mythallar. During this period, Ambassador Helien came once, mainly to reply to my previous inquiry.

Yierlan's little plan is not bad, and Xia Duo has also gained a lot at this time. Through cracking the Permission Credential left by Feilifa, he successfully parsed multiple sets of high-level Permission Level elements.

"Let's wait until after the Midwinter Festival to talk about it!"

Finally, there are some Special Envoys. For example, Helien mentioned that Badijiaer sent a Special Envoy this time, saying they were prepared to negotiate something with Fema'ai, though Helien did not say what specifically.

During the grand banquet, they are indeed going to take action against a high-ranking family, but Fema'ai is well-prepared and guarantees that no accidents will occur.

At the same time, Helien mentioned the list of people attending the grand banquet in two days, mainly dignitaries within Fema'ai, such as members of high-ranking families, city lords, local councilors, and so on.