Chapter 2891: Leadership Progress, New Department

Regarding Tili'ao's request, Xia Duo did not immediately agree or refuse, but instead asked first, "What do you intend to do?"

"Due to the urgency of time, the Demon Descendants could turn their tentative ritual into a substantive action at any moment. We must form a mobile team capable of acting at any time. Currently, volunteers from various countries are continuously gathering in Evereska.

"But we still need a leader to increase the success rate of the operation, and Lord Xia Duo's outstanding performance in the previous Metier Incident is obvious to all. Therefore, after consultation among representatives of the Alliance countries, I have been sent to invite you."

"Is that all?" Xia Duo asked again.

"For now, yes. The duration of the Demon Descendants' Time Line Fluctuation Signal is becoming longer and longer, but because it has not yet reached a critical point, we are worried about alerting them and have not sent anyone to investigate. But this situation will not last forever; the ultimate goal of the Demon Descendants is to perform the ritual. We hope Lord Xia Duo will lead this team to gain more time for observation and investigation."

"What does the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory say?"

"It was they who recommended you to us. At the same time, in addition to the volunteers temporarily recruited by various countries, the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory will also draw some personnel to join the mobile team under your leadership. Furthermore, considering the difficulty of this operation, all parties in the Northland Alliance will provide maximum support and tolerance to this team. Even if the operation fails, no one will blame you, Lord Xia Duo, so you need not have any concerns. Of course, if possible, they still hope the operation succeeds."

Tiao spoke with earnest words, even saying things like 'the operation depends on you'. Xia Duo also sensed the feigned sincerity of the Alliance countries represented by Tiao, but mere feigned sincerity was not enough to make him agree.

However, the Demon Descendant problem in the Northland was already very serious; if he let the Darkness Society succeed a few more times, he almost dared not imagine what would happen.

Therefore, Xia Duo only thought for a moment before agreeing on the spot. He did not put on airs to elevate himself; he did not want to delay the subsequent operation because of that, and he did not think doing so would make others look up to him.

And as for this current operation, although it was impossible for Xia Duo to suddenly become the leader of the Northland Alliance, it could become an important stepping stone for leading the Alliance in the future.

Hearing such news from Tiao, an absolute high-level official of the Alliance, Xia Duo was also startled, "So fast?"

But the acquisition of leadership is not achieved through force, but shaped through concrete practice and cooperation.

As long as the perception depth of the Ruier Network Linker is sufficient, there is no need for these people's consent at all. As for the volunteers recruited this time, besides the hard requirement of being at least a veteran Mage, there was only one condition—

"Isn't this to worry about Demon Descendant infiltration! Except for the Mages who previously participated in the Metier Incident, we have not disclosed relevant details to anyone else."

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"Even humans have joined in. What exactly is this operation? It was said to be so urgent when recruiting, yet they refuse to disclose any wind of it."

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Speaking of this, Tiao's tone suddenly became somewhat low, telling Xia Duo, "We are all Netherese. There are some things I only say to Lord Xia Duo here. In fact, most of the volunteers recruited this time will only serve as Ruier Network carriers to provide computing resources. At most, they only know they are participating in a very important operation. Only those confirmed to be unrelated to the Demon Descendants can know the details of the operation."

The Ruier Network is built on the partial subconscious sharing of the connected parties. Whether the connected party is a Demon Descendant or whether they resist sharing actually does not have much impact.

"If not for this incident, the focus of the Northland Alliance next should be to establish a new department to prepare for the opening of the Mithril Mine."

"Welcome, Consultant Xia Duo."

"Tell me, I still don't know the specific details of the operation. Is our time really that worthless?"

Just like what he did at the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory, a level 4 connection state is enough to analyze the Demon Descendant tendencies of the connected parties, even more thoroughly than what he did at the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory.

Whether it is interest exchange or the coercion of the general trend, as long as the volunteers can be brought in, who cares about the means!

At the same time, it was also considered a preparation in case Xia Duo did not agree.

"I understand!" Xia Duo nodded, indicating understanding.

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It requires consent to connect to the Ruier Network with a Linker perception depth of level 4.

This is, of course, not a condition that all Spellcasters can accept, but whether it is Xia Duo or Tiao, they actually do not need to care about this problem. The vast majority of volunteers recruited this time are Elves.

"Welcome, Consultant Xia Duo."

Simply put, to gain leadership, one must possess the true ability to lead the Netherese or the Northland Alliance toward the right path of development!

Why did Tiao come to ask him to lead the team to stop the Demon Descendants' Time-Involving Ritual? Isn't it because of his past performance in the Metier Incident? If there hadn't been that previous performance, even if he boasted about himself now, I'm afraid the Alliance countries wouldn't dare to take risks on such a matter!

If there were a progress bar for becoming the leader of the Northland Alliance, then completing this operation would allow that progress bar to rise by quite a bit.

"For the Elves, it is indeed considered fast, but facing such a Giant Mithril Mine, the Elves cannot remain calm either. Early development means early benefits! After all, the current negotiations have already passed the critical node. Some principled issues have been settled, and although some details have not been negotiated, it does not affect the joint mining."

There were certainly those welcoming him, but there were also some strange voices. Seeing this, Xia Duo could not help but cast a questioning look at Tiao, "You haven't notified all volunteers of the operation details yet?"

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Just after Xia Duo agreed to join this operation, Tiao immediately invited him to join the Nieqiu Network established by the Alliance specifically for this operation. This was, of course, also an imitation of Xia Duo's behavior in the past Metier Incident.

"Everyone, welcome Consultant Xia Duo from the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory!"

Since they are Elves, it is natural for the various Elf countries to coordinate. Now that the Demon Descendants are brewing a major operation, the various Elf countries must be able to feel the pressure.

On the way to the Northland Alliance Headquarters, while chatting with Tiao about the many inside stories of the various countries regarding the Mithril Mine negotiations, Xia Duo analyzed the subconscious information of all volunteers through his Ruier Network Permission Level.

Besides, Xia Duo had long had a long-term plan, which was to lead the Netherese through Great Xia Territory, and then lead the Northland Alliance through the Nether Nieqiu.

And once Xia Duo agreed and connected to the Ruier Network, he immediately obtained the leading Permission Level. An Alliance Mage transferred the Permission Level to Xia Duo, while simultaneously sending a message to all connected parties in the network—

Regarding this, what reason would Xia Duo have to refuse?