Chapter 2862: Legal Basis for Nation-Building, Beginning the Action

————Still about half an hour left~~

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As for Xia Duo's unhesitatingly blunt admission that he did not trust Yilisaier, Laruian could actually understand it. After all, the relationship between Netheril and Keman in the past was not very good, and even if it had eased now, it was impossible to become harmonious and mutually trusting all of a sudden.

But apart from contacting Yilisier Mianwang directly, he really could not think of any other way to resolve this matter. After all, he was only an Elder of a small country. If it were not for the special circumstances this time, he would not dare to target a Diviner, no matter how bold he was.

"We can't just barge in and control the other party, can we?"

"Indeed, we cannot!"

Of course, Xia Duo would not have such a crazy idea. Even if there were solid evidence that the Diviner Pafen was a member of the Illuminati, he could not just go to the door and control the other party, let alone now that it was only a suspicion.

Although he was quite certain that the other party was a member of the Illuminati, he had not yet obtained solid evidence. Once he acted forcefully, given the other party's status as a Diviner, they could easily label him as a world-destroying demon king and then unite the various countries of the Northland to eliminate the demon.

Once such a situation occurred, he would be in big trouble. Even if it could be resolved in the end, Pafen could use the excuse of a misunderstanding to brush it off. More importantly, the Illuminati would become alert because of this.

Therefore, no matter what, it was impossible for Xia Duo to use violence directly. The biggest problem he was facing now was—

It was just like his best-laid plans for this time; if the Illuminati would not talk to him about rules or order, then naturally, he would not need to talk about them either.

"Elder Laruian, do you know any members of the Sword Family in Keman?" Xia Shao asked again.

Demon Descendants had long been notorious in the Northland; how many Elves would willingly join the Darkness Society camp? Not to mention those high-level Mages who already held ruling positions.

Of course, that was only the best-laid plan. Xia Shao did not hope to reach that step. Solving problems with violence would inevitably leave behind hidden dangers. Leaving behind cases for future generations to imitate was secondary; the main thing was that it went against his consistent principles. Frequently using such means would inevitably form path dependence. When violence became the mainstream, rules and order would cease to exist.

Inside the Secret Ritual Chamber.

Therefore, Xia Shao did not consider those Elf Elders at all. In his heart, he had even regarded those high-level Mages whose lifespans were coming to an end as potential tools for the Illuminati.

And because the other two swords besides the "Sword of Ruling" did not affect the life of the trial-taker even if they failed the trial, this made it possible for the swords to be passed down within a single family.

So as long as he could find someone with enough weight—an Elf—to let Er Mian accept an inspection, he would always be able to find some clues. Of course, the best situation would be for Er Mian to put up a desperate fight and then be taken down directly.

In fact, if that Diviner Er Mian publicly announced that he was a member of the Darkness Society, Xia Shao would have already attacked. It was only because the other party possessed a legitimate status within the order that Xia Shao currently resided in that made Xia Shao hesitant and unable to apply violence directly.

Afterwards, his relationship with the countries of the Northland would certainly drop to freezing point, but as long as the Illuminati could be dug out, the relationship could always be repaired later. Not to mention that Xia Shao held the control hub of the Dragon Madness Mythallar, Feres Fortress, in his hands, which was also a bargaining chip to negotiate with the countries of the Northland.

The so-called Sword Family refers to the families established by the three Elves who passed the Sword Trial when Keman was first founded. Yilisier Mianwang was one of them.

And the latter was the way to break the deadlock that Xia Shao cared more about. As a Diviner, Er Mian would certainly know to destroy relevant evidence, but the biggest piece of evidence was himself; he couldn't just destroy that!

Even if it was finally found that Er Mian had no problems, Xia Shao would only have offended one Diviner, Er Mian, and it would not be enough to provoke hostility from Keman. The lucky thought was—

The influence of those Elders came more from the threat of their final strike. In fact, it was just that they dared to risk their lives. Anyway, as long as they acted, they would leave the current world, so they might as well go crazy.

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This kind of influence was not suitable for solving this problem. In fact, Xia Shao was even more worried that those Elf Elders would be tempted by Demon Descendants. After all, how could a final strike be as reassuring as acting at will after extending one's life?

It was not that all Elves yearned for the afterlife in the Aifanshao Homeland, but rather that they cared more about the family inheritance in the current world. Going crazy at the end to eliminate all enemies, or dying together with the enemies, was not a fresh story in the history of the Elves.

The former was very difficult, and Laruian could not count on it at all, but Xia Shao himself had no good ideas either. Having one more Laruian to help come up with ideas was better than thinking in vain by himself.

Er Mian understood the great cause and knew that the Demon Descendants were the great enemy; bad people should be held at gunpoint.

Otherwise, it was really hard to explain why someone who had lived a good life for a lifetime would suddenly turn to the Demon Descendants. That was not science, and it was even less Magic.

But that did not mean he would never use violence; it meant he would not use violence unless necessary. In fact, he should be considered to be using violence at all times. Could the order of Yongle be accepted by concepts alone?

But no matter what the consequences were, Xia Shao was already prepared for the worst, even to the point where he was prepared for the possibility that "the Er Mian seen in the Prophecy Ritual came from the past."

He must find evidence that the other party was a member of the Illuminati before they realized they were exposed, or find someone of sufficient weight to allow Er Mian to accept an inspection.

Even if there were any, Xia Shao would not dare to believe them. The Elf Elders Laruian spoke of were actually those high-level Mages who had reached the end of their lifespans but were still resisting death.

After all, if it were not for the intervention of Yilisier Mianwang, the Sword Trial should have been conducted openly throughout the Elf World. As for who would eventually obtain the swords, that would be hard to say!

Xia Shao did not deny that some Elves were attracted by the so-called new world concept of the Demon Descendants, but mere concepts were probably difficult to attract high-level Mages. Only longevity or certain urgently needed Knowledge, or even key descendants of the family inheritance—only such temptations or threats could possibly make a high-level Mage change sides.

In fact, Yilisier Mianwang also did this. The benefit of doing so was naturally the desperate support of the Sword Family.

There must be something that could attract them more than their current power.

Xia Shao and Laruian discussed for a long time, and finally only obtained the contact information of several influential Elf Elders, but not a single one of those Elf Elders was from Keman.

It was nothing more than falling into the trap of the Darkness Society. If that were really the case, then don't blame him for flipping the table. With the current state of Yongle City, he could completely launch a lightning war and round up all the Diviners in the Northland in one go.

Only violence outside of those rules and order needed to be restrained, and it was not completely denied, because there were always places in this world that rules and order could not reach for the time being.

Even if most people could accept it, what about the small minority? Therefore, judging them in the name of the law and punishing them with violence was part of the order itself; Xia Shao did not reject that.