Chapter 3048: Seventon Mage Association

Accompanied by Divine Envoys of the Holy Light along the way, Xia Duo soon arrived at the Holy City located in the center of the Kingdom of Radiance; during this period, the Divine Envoys of the Holy Light accompanying him had actually been swapped out several times.

Upon reaching the Holy City, he, as an outsider, was no longer as conspicuous as before, and the Divine Envoys were quickly attracted by other novel things, or perhaps they merged into the Holy Light that never extinguished above the Holy City.

Although this was not Xia Duo's first time visiting the Radiant Holy City, the previous visit had been a hurried one, almost just passing through; this time, because he came to investigate the Illuminati, there was a bit more observation and inquiry in his movements.

According to the plan formulated before coming, he did not contact Divine Envoy Taide immediately, but instead searched for the Seven Dun Mage Association within the city first.

As the name implies, this organization was established by Reincarnators who were Mages from Netheril of the Main Plane after their deaths.

Perhaps someone awakened memories of the Seville Covenant from their previous life, so they gathered together with other Mages who had similar memories, and later, by continuously accepting newcomers, it gradually evolved into the current Seven Dun Mage Association.

But strictly speaking, this Mage organization has no direct connection with Netheril of the Main Plane.

Xia Duo was also unsure if he could get help from this organization on this trip, but he still decided to give it a try; if the other party was an organization that followed the original Seville Covenant, perhaps he could even win them over to the Great Xia Divine Kingdom!

Thinking of this, Xia Duo could not help but quicken his pace; he could think of winning these people over, but the Princess's side was likely moving faster, and the other party also had an advantage he could not compare to for the time being—this was a real-life case of a mortal achieving Ascension to Godhood.

The Seville Covenant only stipulated separation and cooperation, but Mages are Mages after all, and they are always thirsty for Knowledge, let alone Knowledge related to Ascension to Godhood.

That situation is somewhat similar to two electrons repelling each other; the closer the distance, the stronger the repulsive force, but no matter how far apart they are, the repulsive force always exists; it is just that the further away, the smaller it becomes, and it will not disappear.

Looking at it currently, there are at least two major camps, Order and Chaos, and both sides want to completely eliminate the other, but because of the continuous support from the Material Plane, this war will likely last until the end of the Universe.

But chanting Proverbs is nothing more than adjusting one's own concepts and cognition; Xia Duo does not need to actually chant Proverbs now, he only needs to think about heading to the Kingdom of Radiance in his heart, and he can walk all the way to the Kingdom of Radiance.

Since more modern Netheril styles could appear, the appearance of other Other Plane styles should be an inevitability, but Xia Duo had never seen those buildings with exotic styles on this trip.

As long as the Lord of Radiance deliberately avoids the Abyss, it should be possible to avoid conflict, but that would then follow the Positioning of His Order.

It was not until he arrived at the Holy City that the sun was completely directly overhead, which is also the origin of the name Holy City—a great city watched by the Lord of Radiance.

At the same time, conversely, the war in the Licheng Weimian will also affect the Material Plane, making the conflicts in the Material Plane become more extreme and more difficult to bridge.

So Xia Duo guessed that the reason he could not see Reincarnators from Other Planes was perhaps because he had never had any understanding of the relevant Planes and had no cognition in that regard; perhaps those Reincarnators were standing right beside him at this moment, and he simply could not Perceive them.

Such a guess flashed through Xia Duo's mind, but it was quickly overturned by himself; judging by the status of the Holy City, this place should indeed be the only Holy City, and the sun overhead is located directly above, never slanting.

Currently, the scale of the Holy City that Xia Duo sees is in no way inferior to any city in the Main Plane, and even far exceeds them, but compared to its status as a destination for the Soul, it is undoubtedly not very commensurate.

Or rather, it is becoming more and more objective, and accordingly, the further one goes toward the Licheng Weimian, the further away from the essence of the world, the more subjective it may become.

From this perspective, it can also be explained why the Lord of Radiance would fight to the death with the Eternal Night Abyss; it is not that they have a grudge, but because their very existence is naturally unable to coexist with the other.

If the Reincarnators here were all sentient beings with independent consciousness, perhaps the development of Magic could also far exceed that of the Main Plane; Xia Duo had a few more expectations for this trip.

It is impossible; even if this world were to be destroyed tomorrow, what should be developed today must continue to be developed, without giving up any glimmer of hope.

Walking on the streets of the Holy City, apart from the Holy Light everywhere, Xia Duo did not feel that this place was any different from the Material Plane; even the architectural style was mostly Netheril and Elf, but it seemed to have undergone long-term evolution, turning into a more mature and more independent style.

Looking at it as a whole, it is simple and grand, using many symmetrical designs, but in the details, it is not the complex beauty of Elf architecture; the two are integrated into one, which is exactly the style that Netheril of the Main Plane is gradually forming.

Space here seems to have become an existence that can be kneaded and changed at will; this is probably the root cause of why the Endless Wilderness is endless.

Then in such a situation, shouldn't the Kingdom of Radiance have a large number of buildings in Other Plane styles?

Can such a conflict really be solved by development? Xia Duo could not help but ask himself, but such a question is destined to have no standard answer; could one abandon development just because one sees the grand background of camp conflicts?

"Could there be other Holy Cities, set up for Reincarnators of Other Planes?"

In Xia Duo's understanding, the Lord of Radiance represents Order, and at the same time, His volume is so huge; His relationship with the Abyss is equivalent to electrons being very close, and the repulsive force is also a conflict, which will also be exceptionally intense.

It stands to reason that after the sentient beings of the Material Plane die and their Souls come to the Licheng Weimian, regardless of whether they understand the existence of the Lord of Radiance, as long as they follow the Dao of Order, it is possible for them to be attracted to the Kingdom of Radiance.

Although the Licheng Weimian may not lack designers, Xia Duo is more inclined to believe that it is the unfixed time flow of the Licheng Weimian that has caused this place to develop for longer than the Main Plane.

The way to head to the Kingdom of Radiance, unless there is guidance early on, can only be approached by chanting Proverbs; otherwise, even if one walked through the entire Endless Wilderness, one would likely never reach the Radiant Holy City.

He had come from the Great Xia Divine Kingdom before, traveling through the Endless Wilderness all the way; the sun was initially in the distance, and the closer he got to the Kingdom of Radiance, the more the sun would tend toward the center of the sky.

In such a situation, there should not be any other Holy Cities.

A more critical point is the size of the Holy City.

Of course, Xia Duo also had another conjecture; perhaps this situation is related to the characteristics of the Planes; from the Licheng Weimian to the Material Plane, and then to the Inner Plane, they are getting closer and closer to the essence of the world.

It was just that after passing by a fountain square, he suddenly realized a problem: this Radiant Holy City seems a bit small, and as far as the eye can see, they are all familiar things.

In a trance, Xia Duo seemed to see the entire landscape of the Licheng Weimian; all things would be divided into various camps according to their own philosophies, and then there would be an endless war between camps that could not coexist.