Chapter 2859: The Essence of the Illuminati

Although he felt some inner resistance to this speculation, as an Elder of Evereska, Laruian also had responsibilities he could not escape; since he now knew of this possibility, how could he not ask for clarification!

Thus, he adjusted his emotions and raised a question once more, "Why does Lord Xia Duo have such a speculation? Is it merely because of the so-called 'fate of the diviner'?"

"Of course it is not just because of the 'fate of the diviner'. In fact, a long, long time ago, I warned the Northland Alliance that the Illuminati behind the Demon Descendants are extremely adept in the fields of Scrying and Prophecy. Does Elder Laruian have any impression of this?"

This was a situation Xia Duo encountered while investigating the Inspiration Light Potion; clues regarding a Langas Tribe and an Upper Family of Yierlan were actually completely wiped clean by the Demon Descendants.

They could not be reconstructed by any means, and they were erased just as Xia Duo was about to investigate them. Although Xia Duo himself did not believe he would necessarily find anything even if he had investigated, this deliberate act of erasure still made him furious.

So later, whenever he had the chance, he would bring this matter up again, hoping to draw the attention of the various Northland nations, and at that time, he had not yet discovered the possibility of a diviner's betrayal.

Looking back now, perhaps it was because a diviner was secretly obstructing him that his warnings were not taken seriously by the various nations.

With his status at the time, it could not be said that his words carried no weight, yet the result was still the same; it is hard to say there was no secret force blocking him. Even considering that one should not let distance interfere with closeness, since it involved Demon Descendants, there should have been more attention paid to it.

Seeing Laruian's reaction now, he hadn't even associated it with that at all.

"I seem to have some impression, perhaps I am old and do not remember clearly." Laruian's expression was somewhat stunned, and for a moment, he could not say anything to refute it.

"Elder Laruian, I seriously suspect that the diviner Pafen is a member of the Illuminati, and in the most extreme case, all the diviners of the Northland Alliance are members of the Illuminati!"

It just happened to be that they chose the Demon Descendants. If the future protagonist they predicted and wanted to realize were a human or a Goblin, then Xia Duo would have every reason to believe those lunatics would absolutely use humans or Goblins as tools.

Seeing Laruian fall into silence, Xia Duo did not want to stop there, but continued: "I hope Elder Laruian will keep what I am about to say as confidential as possible."

"I am a human and have limited knowledge of the various rules of your Elf society. How does Elder Laruian think I should proceed? Or rather, from what aspect can I make an entry?"

In this situation, let alone bloodline testing, even consciousness screening might not necessarily work.

"Lord Xia Duo, these words must not be spoken casually outside!" Laruian reminded him with slight panic.

Therefore, investigating Demon Descendants alone has great limitations. This is also why Xia Duo does not think highly of the Northland Alliance's Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory; it is difficult to completely exclude the influence of the Illuminati, because the other party may not necessarily be a Demon Descendant, but very likely an Elf, or even a high-level Elf, fighting for the ideals of the Elves.

That was a time line where Demon Descendants and the Magic Energy Magic System were rampant, and it even once unified the entire Main Plane.

A diviner's own power is very limited, but no one knows what kind of network exists behind a diviner. Perhaps the very existence you are counting on to help you is actually a supporter of the diviner!

Not to mention that prophecy itself can also prevent most conspiracies. To deal with a diviner, unless one has absolute certainty, it is best not to act rashly, or even reveal related thoughts.

Xia Duo did not ask the other party to keep it absolutely secret—that is unrealistic—but as long as he makes the other party realize the seriousness of the facts, not telling a third party for a period of time is not a big problem. He still has that much confidence.

Actually, he had already remembered, but at that time the various national alliances had just been established and were still in the stage of running-in; they hadn't even established a specialized cooperative agency for the Demon Descendant issue, so the Demon Descendant problem did not seem prominent.

There is no absolute correspondence between the Illuminati and Demon Descendants. According to Xia Duo's speculation, the essence of the Illuminati is a tool used by one or a group of diviners to realize their prophecies.

Coupled with the fact that the mainstream view at the time generally believed that Demon Descendants did not possess such capabilities, and thought that Xia Duo, a human, was grandstanding and using the power of the Demon Descendants to elevate his own status.

Unknowingly, Laruian was already truly considering a diviner as a potential enemy. It was not that he had already believed Xia Duo's speculation, but that he had to do so; he would rather make the worst preparations than become a victim of a time line subversion without any awareness.

And this time, Xia Duo "collided" with the diviner Pafen in the Prophecy Ritual. Although there is no absolute evidence to show that the other party is a Demon Descendant or has ties to them, Xia Duo intuitively believes that the other party is a member of the Illuminati.

He is more inclined to believe that the so-called Illuminati is simply something created by a diviner or a group of diviners!

Those diviners saw the possibility of the future development of the Ailan Kingdom, and thus fell into the trap of the "fate of the diviner"; they were not waiting for the prophecy to be realized, but wanted to actively facilitate the realization of the future they had predicted.

"Actually, I have long been suspicious of diviners. Not just the diviner Pafen whom I asked you to identify today, but all of them! The Demon Descendants want to subvert the current time line of the Main Plane—what an exaggerated idea! Have you or I ever had such an idea in the past? It must be that a Demon Descendant first saw a scene from a different time line, and only then was such an idea born. And to see a scene from a different time line, besides Prophecy, I really cannot think of any other means!"

Although this matter happened a few years ago, these few years were also years of frequent exchanges between Northland nations and the high-speed development of the Northland Alliance. There were too many things going on, and Laruian could not recall why the result was like that back then.

However, Xia Duo also believes that time-related magic research itself is imperative. Doing it might lead to infiltration by the Illuminati, but if it is not done, one will never be able to touch the foundation of the Illuminati.

Xia Duo had captured high-level mages of the Demon Descendants in both the Projection Plane and the Main Plane, and through consciousness interrogation, learned of the existence of different time lines, and also the so-called Ailan Kingdom time line.

Xia Duo does not deny the possibility of such a time line, but that is merely one possibility. Based on existing magic knowledge, he absolutely does not believe that there are any invaders from a different time line who want to turn possibility into reality.

"Then, Lord Xia Duo, what do you intend to do?" Laruian probed.

Even though the Demon Descendants had already shown extraordinary capabilities at the time, and even the potential to subvert the Northland—that Magic Energy Magic System—Laruian still has a deep impression of it to this day.

Now that he was asked by Lord Xia Duo, he could only pretend not to remember clearly.

"Please speak, Lord Xia Duo!"