Chapter 2851: Meeting A Wa Lusi

Xia Duo first contacted Puman, asking him to help arrange a meeting with others. Although Puman was not particularly prominent among the Great Arcanists of the Tianshui Three Planes in the past, he played a huge role during the independence process of the three planes, and thus gained considerable prestige.

And it was during the independence process of the three planes that the relationship between Puman and Xia Duo took a step forward; asking Puman to come forward to help arrange a meeting with others, rather than arranging it directly, was a relatively prudent choice.

Regarding Xia Duo's request, although Puman knew he might be here as a lobbyist for the Seven Towers, he still helped contact A Wa Lusi, who had the loudest voice among the Tianshui Three Planes councilors for demanding compensation from the Seven Towers.

And from Puman, Xia Duo also learned that A Wa Lusi was the main leader behind the Tianshui Three Planes councilors' action of using the Mithril Mine incident to coerce the Seven Towers.

Since he could not bypass the other party anyway, Xia Duo chose to meet with him directly.

……

Nan Cheng Qu, Seventon.

An Arcane Association that had not been open for long; this was the place Puman helped Xia Duo arrange to meet A Wa Lusi. Xia Duo arrived at the association early, found a quiet corner on the second floor, and sat down to wait slowly.

Before the first glass of wine was finished, a burly, dignified-looking middle-aged man appeared before Xia Duo. This was A Wa Lusi. Xia Duo had met him a few times before and had held private talks, but the content discussed remained mostly superficial.

He had not expected this guy to be so unable to separate public and private matters, but Xia Duo did not show any abnormality on his face. He stood up to welcome him, "Councilor A Wa Lusi, long time no see, sit down and let's talk."

"Indeed, long time no see."

Xia Duo also played a key role in the independence process of the Tianshui Three Planes, so even on the surface, A Wa Lusi had never shown the slightest disrespect toward Xia Duo.

After both sides were seated, Xia Duo summoned a waiter from the Arcane Association to bring a new bottle of fruit wine. Once the glasses were filled, Xia Duo did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point:

"Councilor A Wa Lusi, what is your take on the Mithril Mine discovered in the Grey Peak Mountains this time?"

A Wa Lusi was somewhat surprised by Xia Duo's directness. He said with considerable emotion: "I did not expect the Seven Towers to ask Your Excellency to be this lobbyist."

"It was not the Seven Towers that sought me out, but I who sought out the Seven Towers. This Mithril Mine incident seems like a pie falling from the sky, but it also contains a huge crisis. If not handled properly, the countries of the Northland will fall into endless war."

Xia Duo would certainly not admit that the purpose of his meeting with the other party was to act as a lobbyist for the Seven Towers; in fact, it was not. What he truly cared about was how Netheril could reach a consensus internally, and then present his proposal to the Northland Alliance.

Even if he had not met with Badijiaer, his original plan was to meet with the remaining Tianshui Three Planes councilors, only now he had found A Wa Lusi more precisely.

"It is just a Mithril Mine, with only a slightly larger reserve, is it as serious as Your Excellency says?" A Wa Lusi was clearly unimpressed by Xia Duo's crisis theory.

Consequently, Xia Duo brought up the Demon Descendants again, "The Northland Alliance has just established a slight advantage against the Demon Descendants, and then this Mithril Mine that destroys the unity of various countries suddenly appears. Even if it was not designed by the Demon Descendants at first, wouldn't they seize this opportunity to incite conflict?"

The vast majority of people from the Tianshui Three Planes had not personally experienced the Demon Descendant incident, but the relevant data of the Northland Alliance was all public. After the New Covenant was signed, the Seventon Council also systematically synchronized a large amount of data from there.

Xia Duo did not believe that A Wa Lusi was truly ignorant of the existence of the Demon Descendants or felt nothing about the threat of the Demon Descendants. If the other party really said there was none, he would immediately get up and leave, because the other party had completely lost the concept of the big picture.

A Great Arcanist saying that he is the big picture is a fact, but it is also a delusion. With so many Great Arcanists in Netheril, which one can truly represent the big picture?

Isn't it still necessary to compromise with all parties? Since there is compromise, then on what grounds can one say that one is the big picture?

If any Great Arcanist truly has no concept of the big picture and only cares about his own private interests, he is actually cutting himself off from everyone else, including other Great Arcanists like himself. (In other words, a complete antisocial element.)

At this time, it is naturally the time to use the will of the masses to kill, and Xia Duo did not want to go to that step.

"What happened to the Northland Alliance? Sorry, I usually pay little attention to the affairs of the Northland Alliance. What does the advantage against the Demon Descendants refer to? I don't quite understand, please explain, Councilor Xia Duo."

A Wa Lusi did not directly deny the threat of the Demon Descendants, but he did raise questions. As for the real-time monitoring of Time Line Fluctuation, Xia Duo had already revealed it to Iolum, so he did not care about telling one more person.

The Northland Alliance had not made it public yet, only delaying the disclosure as much as possible, wanting to try "fishing," but clearly, if this news did not go as expected, it should have been known by the Demon Descendants long ago, or rather, they had already considered it.

It had been some time since the establishment of real-time monitoring of Time Line Fluctuation, and no abnormalities had been found for the time being, but the Demon Descendants would certainly not give up and would definitely think of other ways.

That was why Xia Duo speculated that this Mithril Mine incident was caused by the Demon Descendants, with the purpose of distracting the Northland countries, or even causing conflict and war, so that they could take the opportunity to complete the remaining Key Ritual.

Even if this was not caused by the Demon Descendants, for the Demon Descendants, it was also an excellent opportunity. Xia Duo did not believe the Demon Descendants would be stupid enough not to use it.

……

Upon learning that the Northland Alliance already had real-time monitoring of the Demon Descendants' Key Ritual to subvert the time line, the expression on A Wa Lusi's face also became somewhat solemn.

Indeed, anyone with a rational mind would remain vigilant at critical time nodes. At present, the Demon Descendants had not yet suffered heavy losses, and the individual actions of the Northland Alliance could only eliminate some scattered Demon Descendant individuals, but they had never been able to reach the true leadership of the Demon Descendant group—the Illuminati.

"So what Councilor Xia Duo wants to say is—"

"Let me first talk about my own views on the Mithril Mine. Councilor A Wa Lusi can listen first. If there is anything unreasonable, or if Your Excellency has anything to add, you can interrupt me at any time."

Then, Xia Duo recounted the views on the Mithril Mine that he had repeatedly mentioned over the past two days. It was nothing more than two points: one is that the Mithril Mine itself is both a crisis and an opportunity; one must try to avoid the crisis and utilize the opportunity.

The other is the specific distribution plan for that Mithril Mine.

……

During Xia Duo's narration, A Wa Lusi did not interrupt. When Xia Duo finished, he seemed to still be immersed in thought. A moment later, he came back to his senses and sighed:

"I only now believe that Your Excellency is not here to be a lobbyist for the Seven Towers. Sorry, I misunderstood you earlier."

"No matter. Those who know me know that in my eyes, public and private are clearly separated. The Mithril Mine incident not only concerns the internal stability of the Northland Alliance but also relates to the future development of Netheril. It is closely related to each of us, so of course, it must be handled with the first priority."