Chapter 2766: Human Dancers, Public Stance

"At this time last year, I was chatting with Yisite in Chenxi Huayuan about the current situation in the Northland. At the time, I was very optimistic and mentioned that the Demon Descendant problem was nothing to fear. I never expected that less than a year later, I would pay the price for my own negligence!"

"Meitelier—the trading city, Mage city, and city of poetry in the south of Yierlan—was nearly destroyed by the hands of the Demon Descendant two months ago. It was only thanks to the timely and decisive action of the Alliance investigators that a catastrophe was averted."

"Here, on behalf of Yierlan, I express my most sincere gratitude to all the investigators!"

Helien said these words in a deep tone, and the intonation was rarely without extra embellishment, just like a non-Elf who had just begun learning Elvish speaking meticulously.

This might seem a bit amateurish on ordinary days, but at a grand banquet like this, it unexpectedly appeared exceptionally solemn.

Afterwards, Helien continued to speak, from the history of Meitelier to the traditions of Yierlan, and then changed the subject to recall the history of exchanges between Yierlan and the various nations of the Northland.

He particularly mentioned the honeymoon period with Netheril, and during the process of Crown King Helien's narration, the empty space in the center of the Temple was not truly empty.

Excellent dance artists from all over Yierlan, based on the content of the Crown King's narration, improvised dances that were different in style yet overall very harmonious.

What surprised Xia Duo the most was that the Yierlan side even brought in two human dancers to perform the sorrowful and lingering interaction between humans and Elves.

Even as a layman like Xia Duo who didn't know much about dance, he could still perceive an indescribable expression from their movements, expressions, and demeanor.

Of course, if no one challenged him, he would not agree to it either. Elves are incomparably proud in many fields such as Magic, art, and Sword Art; the best way to converse with Elves is to surpass them in the fields they are proud of.

"But it was not until the establishment of the Northland Alliance that this new international system based on the Alliance covenant truly possessed life. From then on, all countries could cast aside prejudices and seek development together."

Nowadays, he has both the reputation of a Sword Master and the title of Savior of Meitelier; if anyone could defeat him, any Elf could become famous in a single battle.

"Sigh!"

Even Xia Shao, because of this statement by the Crown King of Yierlan, changed his view of Helien quite a bit.

Everything was developing like a normal banquet, and just when Xia Shao was wondering why Yierlan still hadn't made a move, the performance on the field had already reached the Sword Art duel segment.

Perhaps some would say how improvisation goes; if it were Xia Shao's main body here, there would indeed be a possibility of performing poorly, but he was currently here as an avatar, so it was almost impossible to make a mistake.

In this segment, guests could also enter the field to perform. Xia Shao had previously been challenged by an Elf Sword Master while attending a banquet in Aifuruisi.

Therefore, Xia Shao was actually quite worried about a challenger appearing, but not because he was afraid of losing, rather because he found it troublesome. With his current understanding of Sword Art, without using Magic, it was already impossible for anyone to surpass him.

Just imagine, what would be the point of such a competition?

"This year is the eighth year since the establishment of the Northland Alliance. Of course, before the Northland Alliance was established, a basic international exchange system had already been established between the countries of the Northland."

A Sword Art duel challenge might be a decent opportunity to reasonably create an isolated situation.

Of course, the current Netheril could not cultivate such excellent dancers, and this fact made Xia Shao sigh even more.

Today was not the first time Xia Shao had seen Crown King Yierlan, but hearing the other party speak so solemnly about high-level matters was indeed the first time.

Therefore, although he did not want to engage in an overly boring Sword Art duel performance, he was prepared to accept a challenge, but he might have overthought it; there was no Elf on the scene who wanted to use him as a stepping stone.

At that time, his reputation was not yet prominent, and even so, there were still Elves who challenged him. On one hand, it did have the meaning of provocation, but on the other hand, it also somewhat explained the Elves' fondness for Sword Art duels.

Elves were no exception.

"Many humans yearn for the Elf Kingdom. Even the Tower could not know the whereabouts of all Netherese. Judging from the skilled techniques of these two dancers, they must have settled in the Elf World for a long time."

So, was the action about to begin?

He believed that after today, other countries would also express similar views, and in this way, the order of the Northland Alliance would be completely stabilized.

Or to put it another way, there were too many variables in a Sword Art duel; basically, from the moment the opponent raised their hand, Xia Shao could predict the entire subsequent duel process.

However, such a public statement on a public occasion also represented the true thoughts of the Yierlan ruling group to a certain extent, which is to say, seeking development together with other countries within the Alliance framework had already become a consensus within Helien.

Xia Shao could say without any politeness that the entire Yierlan probably couldn't find one or two Elves who could defeat him at the level of pure Sword Art.

He asked Fema'ai if he knew the situation of these two human dancers, and Fema'ai indicated—

Otherwise, one must be prepared to talk to them through their nostrils at all times!

Because under normal circumstances, no one would refuse a challenge, and during a Sword Art duel, to prevent accidental injury to others, it was already a habit to set up a Protection Jieti.

It was hard to say; Xia Shao had always been curious about when Yierlan would take action to capture the Demon Descendant elements, and at the same time, he was curious why Feilifa had so much confidence that he wouldn't accidentally injure other guests.

It was just a pity that these two people were not cultivated by human society!

Not to mention the assistance of the intellectual brain for calculations, plus the avatar's own output limits (strength, angle, etc.) that exceeded those of a normal human body.

Xia Shao sighed in his heart. If he had previously had doubts about human talent and potential, then seeing the dance posture of these two human dancers today, even in the field of art where Elves were most proud, they had attainments that did not lose to Elves, so other fields went without saying.

The road ahead is long, and one must work twice as hard!

Come to think of it, the Elves in the Fanxing Shengdian were either already the de facto rulers of this country or quasi-rulers; there was simply no need to use so-called Sword Art achievements to label themselves.

If they really entered the field, it would be more to liven up the atmosphere or for pure Sword Art exchange, and they wouldn't have any other purpose—would they?

Although Xia Shao had already gained the respect of the Elves to a large extent, if he could further gain their honor, he would certainly not refuse.

Afterwards, Yierlan did not say too much, but instead acted as the guide for the banquet, occasionally introducing the performers in the center of the hall, and occasionally introducing the special delicacies of Helien to the envoys of various countries.

In the past, except for Aifuruisi, there were few national leaders who so clearly and publicly expressed their support for the Northland Alliance on a public occasion.

Although this did not mean that Helien had abandoned its attempt to contend for hegemony, it would place competition and conflict more within the Alliance framework, showing great respect for the order of the Northland Alliance.

The ultimate of Sword Art is power and technique; power is strength, technique is skill, and strength and skill have limits, which is to say that when competing to the end, it is still equivalent to a competition of the body.

Not to mention anything else, just on this point, Crown King Yierlan had won a historical status that exceeded the leaders of other countries; future generations would inevitably praise him for his noble character.