Chapter 2955: Demon Descendant Handling Q&A

A moment later, Aoruipusi brought Prince Fusi to the Reception Room where Xia Duo was located. Xia Duo stood up to welcome them, and after both parties were seated, Prince Fusi took the initiative to express his gratitude to Xia Duo:

"Thank you, Lord Xia Duo, for your care toward Akaola. If it weren't for the fact that I cannot get away from domestic government affairs, my father would have wanted to express his gratitude to you in person."

"It is just a shop, it cannot be called care. Among the many bidders, your shop has excellent qualifications and potential."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two chatted for a while about Akaola's future plans for this handicraft shop located in the Friendship Tower. Xia Duo also offered some suggestions, and the two sides communicated very pleasantly.

Seeing that the time for the opening ceremony was drawing closer, a look of anxiety gradually appeared on Prince Fusi's face. Such an emotion was naturally not difficult for Xia Duo to notice, but since Fusi did not speak, Xia Duo did not take the initiative to ask.

It was not until Aoruipusi came to notify them that there were ten minutes left until the ceremony that Fusi gritted his teeth and said the words he had been brewing for a long time—"I wonder what Lord Xia Duo thinks about the comprehensive testing recently announced by the Alliance?"

So that was it!

Xia Duo had been wondering why Fusi had come so quickly! It turned out he was still holding onto the idea of inquiring about the inside information on the comprehensive testing. However, Xia Duo did not take it to heart; once the comprehensive testing was released, every Elf would be worried.

They were not only worried about Demon Descendants, but even more worried about being misjudged. After all, Demon Descendants were only a minority, and there were far more normal Elves.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo comforted Fusi, "The comprehensive testing is imperative. At the same time, the Alliance's attitude toward Demon Descendants is also loosening, so there is no need to worry too much."

"Even if a Demon Descendant is truly detected, as long as an investigation confirms that they have not participated in any malicious incidents, the Alliance will not force any specific measures. It will mostly be left to each country to handle on their own, but if there are no surprises, the Alliance should recommend lenient treatment."

"That is good."

Hearing Xia Duo's answer, Fusi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but fearing that Xia Duo might misunderstand, he hurriedly explained: "Akaola's territory has been closed for a long time, so there shouldn't be any Demon Descendants infiltrating. I was just worried about being affected by this trend."

"Understandable. Currently, Demon Descendants have not yet developed into races other than Elves, but Netheril is actually quite nervous as well."

Of course, there are no cases of humans transforming into Demon Descendants yet, so the gap between human concerns and those of the Elves is still very obvious.

Xia Duo did not mention this distinction, but continued: "This comprehensive testing can be said to have defined the identity of Demon Descendants, which has persisted for thousands of years. In the future, Demon Descendants will no longer be enemies, but they must disclose their identities."

Disclosing their identity is partly because other races are also open about it; whether it is an Elf or a Dwarf, one can distinguish them very intuitively just by their appearance. But Demon Descendants are different; if they do not deliberately display demonic features, it is very difficult to distinguish them from the outside.

On the other hand, it is because of the inherent danger of Demon Descendants. This bloodline is not natural; although it has been perfected over thousands of years, it still has various drawbacks.

For example, before fully mastering the bloodline, Demon Descendants are easily influenced by the Abyssal Aura, causing their personalities to become extreme. Furthermore, the Abyssal Aura itself can also infect other non-Demon Descendants.

Therefore, marking their identity is also for the sake of more people in the Northland.

But marking does not necessarily equate to public disclosure. This is somewhat similar to AIDS on Earth; one can treat Demon Descendants as patients infected with a high-risk disease, and in fact, that is exactly what it is.

Demon Descendants were caused by normal Elves being infected by the Abyssal Aura during the Crown War. The biggest drawback of Demon Descendants is actually not anything else, but the difficulty in giving birth to normal descendants, the difficulty in giving birth to descendants normally.

From this perspective, Demon Descendants cannot be regarded as a brand-new race at all, but merely cases of individuals from various existing races infected with the Abyssal Aura.

It is just that there are huge benefits to having this disease, especially for Spellcasters, who can avoid most of the drawbacks and only enjoy the benefits it brings, which makes this condition very difficult to eradicate completely.

Xia Duo once led a tribe of Demon Descendants in the Red Heart Alliance Projection Plane. Calling it a tribe, the individuals within it had almost no blood relationship; they only came together because they were all exiled by Evereska.

Regarding Demon Descendants, Xia Duo can confidently say he understands them better than any Elf in the Main Plane, with the exception of the Illuminati, of course. No one knows how many unknown secrets those prophets have obtained through prophecy.

But as far as ordinary Elves are concerned, it is impossible for anyone to understand Demon Descendants better than Xia Duo, and even the Demon Descendants themselves do not understand themselves better than Xia Duo does.

It is not just this special bloodline itself, but also the mindset of being a Demon Descendant. Although Elves are a long-lived race, they are not a race that worships longevity; they are willing to accept the afterlife, so they can view death calmly.

Only a very small number of Elves care about the benefits of being a Demon Descendant. The vast majority of Demon Descendants actually do not care at all about the benefits brought by this special bloodline. If they could, they would rather give up this bloodline.

This mindset is not just because of the discrimination, exclusion, and persecution by Elves, but also because of the drawbacks of the Demon Descendants themselves.

Inheritance holds a very high status in Elf culture, from the inheritance of the nation to the individual bloodline inheritance. Elves attach great importance to inheritance; High Mages resisting death is almost 100% for the sake of family inheritance.

Yet, Demon Descendants cannot pass on their bloodline, which is very difficult for most Elves to accept.

Therefore, the best solution for Demon Descendants is only what was done in the Red Heart Alliance Projection Plane: research a method to strip away the bloodline and strip the bloodline for all Demon Descendants.

In the Red Heart Alliance, only the Army implanted Demon Bloodline into soldiers for greater combat power, but they were required to strip the bloodline after retirement.

In this situation, being a Demon Descendant instead became a symbol of honor.

The Main Plane does not necessarily have to do this. Promoting Demon Bloodline is not a good thing. If Xia Duo had participated in the rise of the Red Heart Alliance from beginning to end, he certainly would not have agreed to let the Demon Bloodline be retained in the Army.

As for the benefits of the Demon Bloodline, they can be obtained through other means; there is no need to be stubborn about this.

It is too dangerous to come into contact with the Abyss now. Just from what Xia Duo knows, the Kingdom of Radiance has been at war with the Abyss for countless years, and he has never seen the Lord of Radiance, who is powerful beyond the imagination of mortals, destroy the Abyss, which is clearly opposed to His path.

Why should a classical civilization of the Mortal Plane think it can utilize the Abyss without any hidden dangers?

The Abyss is right there. When the civilization grows stronger in the future, there will always be opportunities to study it. One should be more cautious when weak.

After this comprehensive testing, the Northland Alliance will certainly establish research institutions related to Demon Descendants. At that time, Xia Duo will suggest focusing on stripping the bloodline, rather than in-depth research on the Abyssal Aura and Demon Bloodline.

The former was successful in the Red Heart Alliance, and the Main Plane also has a high probability of success. At worst, there is still Xia Duo to spoon-feed them, but the latter was not even researched very deeply by the Red Heart Alliance. It is truly too dangerous for the Main Plane to conduct such research now.