Chapter 2989: Public Domain, Cooperation

It is just like when a person talks eloquently about how a railway can pass through mountains and ridges instead of only being built on plains; they have likely seen a railway tunnel, or at least can confirm that such a thing exists.

Otherwise, for someone existing in the early stages of railway development, it is actually very difficult to imagine that a railway can pass through mountains.

The current situation is that since Pulitatisi can point out that cross-plane travel requires the construction of a Teleportation Link, it is highly likely that they have seen such a thing in their hometown, or at least have understood the relevant concepts.

Otherwise, how could this claim have appeared out of thin air?

Judging by the other party's experience of living in Netheril for at least a year, it is not hard to know that Netheril does not possess theories related to Teleportation Links; thus, when answering the question about cross-plane travel, they could have completely fabricated an impossible Super Teleportation Technology.

In any case, there is no need to worry about being exposed.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo suddenly had a realization: perhaps the concept of a Teleportation Link proposed by the other party was meant to hide some truly existing Super Teleportation Technology capable of cross-plane travel!

It is not impossible that they are using this to steer Netheril's technological development path for Teleportation Spells in a wrong or at least untimely direction.

But whether it is Super Teleportation Technology or the concept of a Teleportation Link, both are things the Main Plane has never had; if these concepts are known, they can at least point out some future directions of development, or in other words, key Nodes.

It is better than fumbling around in the vast unknown.

"Mage Pulitatisi, you are the one who can best understand the feeling of being alone in a foreign land. I wonder if you have any intention of returning to your hometown, or at least contacting your family back home? Netheril is willing to fully support you!"

Although it was impossible to peek into the other party's heart through this, it was enough to show that the other party was not completely indifferent to the Dragon Madness Crisis.

The reason for changing his mind was, first, the worry that violence would not yield more information, and second, he was shocked by the plane landscape described by the other party; he worried about bringing disaster upon the Main Plane.

"I didn't see any signs of lying, though there might be concealment, or perhaps there exist means to ignore lie detection. But regardless, Ruier, do you think our coming here to attempt communication instead of direct capture was worth it?"

Xia Duo had originally thought there might just be one more Holy Golden Dragon Empire, but he had not expected the existence of a Public Domain, and that multiple domains had even already established communication.

But he also had his own considerations. After pondering for a moment, he acknowledged this fact: "My hometown has indeed established a Teleportation Link with another domain, but my understanding of that domain is not much, limited only to knowing that it is a Public Domain."

The magic world is like this too; although the concept of "aliens" has long existed—for instance, the Easterners of the Main Plane could be considered a type of "alien," and even the Elves who migrated over in ancient times count as aliens.

When Xia Duo mentioned the effects of the Dragon Madness Mythallar, Pulitatisi's mental field showed unusual changes; when Xia Duo mentioned that the Dragon Madness Mythallar was about to collapse and trigger a world-ending crisis, the fluctuations in Pulitatisi's mental field became even more obvious.

"Worth it, absolutely worth it. It's just a pity that we can't scrape all the information from the other party's head."

It is also because the Dragon Madness Effect of the current era's Dragon Madness Mythallar cannot be maintained for long; otherwise, this guy might have fallen into a state of madness the moment they arrived.

The Dragon Madness Mythallar crisis is not a secret among the upper echelons of the Northland. Xia Duo is not sure if the Lord of Delake has channels to access this situation, but explaining a few more sentences now doesn't hurt; let's just treat it as if the alien dragon had never known.

"Of course, we are not asking for nothing by doing this. The Main Plane is currently in a huge crisis, and in the future, we might even have to count on your hometown to come and rescue us!"

Therefore, it is still necessary to confirm again, at least to ask for the method to travel to Pulitatisi's hometown, just as Pulitatisi said earlier: control the key Nodes in the Teleportation Link to avoid the sudden arrival of beings from other domains while the Main Plane is completely unprepared.

Although both had just confirmed through their respective lie-detection methods that what Pulitatisi said about being unable to return home was the truth, neither Xia Duo nor Ruier could draw a definitive conclusion about what the reality actually was.

Ruier had already given up on the idea of direct capture by now; even if the subsequent communication did not go smoothly, he hoped to use peaceful means as much as possible.

"Thank you for your answer, Excellency; this has greatly increased my knowledge."

"A Public Domain? A hub domain that connects to multiple domains simultaneously?" Xia Duo immediately pressed for an answer.

For a moment, he even felt as if his worldview had been overturned. Ruier, who was the same as him, could not help but exclaim in the Mind Link:

This is the benefit of communicating with other domains; even if one cannot directly obtain anything from the other side, the communication itself is meaningful, just like a theory that exists in Xia Duo's hometown—

What Ruier thought was exactly what Xia Duo was worried about, so he spoke up again:

"Can you tell us about the process of your arrival at the Main Plane? Your magic system and ours are different; perhaps a problem that is difficult to solve on your side can be solved on mine!"

Of course, the other party is not in dragon form right now, but has turned into a human, and has even used incomparably advanced Bloodline Technology to completely transform themselves into a human at the bloodline level.

Whether they would still be affected by the Dragon Madness in this situation is unknown; fortunately, the Dragon Madness Mythallar is in disrepair, and it is impossible to trigger the Dragon Madness Effect in the short term to verify this point.

"Lord Xia Duo, ask him if he can contact his hometown, or if there is a specific way to return home?"

For Pulitatisi, the inability to verify immediately actually contained a potential threat.

These things might have long been commonplace for the beings of the Main Plane, but establishing contact with a truly existing large Habitable Plane would inevitably have a huge impact on the Main Plane.

As expected.

When Pulitatisi heard Xia Duo ask if their hometown had established Teleportation Links with other domains, they actually regretted mentioning the Teleportation Link when they first heard the question.

At this moment, inside the Reception Room.

"I suppose so, I don't know the specifics very well."

"I never thought this world would be so vast! If everything the other party said is true, then the Main Plane really is a backwater place that couldn't be any smaller!"

"Two councilors, I have only just arrived here for a little over a year. If it were possible, I would of course hope to return to my hometown, but after trying many times, let alone a path home, even the connection has been completely severed."

Following that, Xia Duo briefly introduced the Dragon Madness Crisis of the Main Plane. The reason for saying this was also to probe the other party; even if they were an alien dragon, they should still be affected by the Dragon Madness on the Main Plane.

As long as the existence of aliens is confirmed, even if communication is impossible, it will cause earth-shattering changes to the political landscape of the entire Earth.