Chapter 3158: The Mysterious Visitor of King Ruier Ye'erlan

At this Alliance Assembly, the attitude of the smaller nations was also quite ambiguous; they appeared to want to use psionic power to overtake the major powers, yet they were also afraid of falling into the trap of the major powers' power struggle, ultimately leaving them with no choice but to maintain the status quo.

A sixth pole of power outside the five major nations failed to form, which left Xia Duo somewhat disappointed; in fact, even if these small nations were willing to risk supporting Kalishi's plan, he would only feel gratified, not angry.

In his view, if the small nations could unite, the Northland Alliance would be able to achieve greater development.

By comparison, whether or not to support Kalishi's plan was not that important; of course, on this issue, Xia Duo would still not easily concede unless Kalishi could provide sufficient evidence to convince him that the risks of the plan were controllable.

……

After the meeting, Xia Duo sought out Dumu; as one of the three supervisors of the Alliance's intelligence department, Dumu was also a member of the Alliance Advisory Committee and had attended today's Alliance meeting.

"Are you trying to ask about the situation on Kalishi's side?"

"I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it. Are there any unusual movements from Kalishi? That guy's mastery of psionic magic is not shallow; the people you arrange must be careful and cautious. It is better to do nothing than to suffer unnecessary sacrifices."

"Rest assured, I have only chosen experienced lurkers."

"They haven't been discovered by Bulaide and Maigeluoer, have they?"

I was hoping that Ruier Hua Fei Xiao would tell me the truth directly, but at most, I could probe for some signs, and that would be enough.

"……"

Xier was instantly struck by a feeling of being flattered; although he possessed real power in the Alliance not inferior to Xia Duo, within Netheril, there was still a distance between him and Xia Duo.

Do not be deceived by the fact that Ruier Ye'erlan currently seems to appear somewhat frivolous; one must know that the other party's age is even greater than that of Kangjienio, the oldest Great Arcanist in Netheril!

Ruier Ye'erlan appeared very easy to talk to, so Xia Duo did not stand on ceremony with her; his age might not even be a fraction of hers, and beating around the bush might just be a source of amusement in her eyes, so it was better to get straight to the point:

The communication was connected quickly, and the scene in the Tower of Time's Communication Room changed to a midsummer courtyard bathed in the setting sun, but Xia Duo did not yet have time to carefully examine this new scene.

Dumu feigned anger, then immediately offered an explanation, "I transferred people from the country to handle this matter, so set your heart at ease! Only a few hours have passed; how could there be any changes? I will notify you as soon as there is news."

Although he did not respond to the topic of the Midsummer Festival, Xia Duo, after all, had a request, so he could not avoid putting on a familiar front; he prepared to start from the recent abnormal deaths of Computing Power Pool users in Dalanna to lead into the topic of the sudden change in attitude from the Kalishi side.

Not only that, but in his explorations, he also discovered that the destruction of Yinuosen's Mage Tower was very likely inseparable from Ruier Ye'erlan!

Hearing Xia Duo say this, Xier finally breathed a sigh of relief; otherwise, he really would not have known how to respond to Xia Duo's gift. Now it was fine, and he said half-jokingly:

Subsequently, Xia Duo stated the main reason for seeking the other party this time, "I would like to ask you to help me inquire about the situation in Dalanna and Keman; specifically Dalanna, as their change in attitude is too abrupt, and I am somewhat uneasy."

"Then I shall look forward to Lord Xia Duo's gift."

"Are you humans all so interesting? If that is truly the case, I really find it hard to imagine how my sister fell in love with a human!"

"Then I will trouble you."

……

"I understand."

If it weren't for Ruier Hua Fei Xiao's reminder, he might have had to wait until Laidun asked about the Midsummer Festival arrangements according to the usual annual practice before he realized it.

A single sentence expressed dissatisfaction with both humans and her own sister; Xia Duo did not interject, but quietly watched the other party perform.

Relying solely on Xier's information channels was not enough; he wanted more channels, so he thought of Ruier Hua Fei Xiao. Although the two had had no contact in the past year, there was still a bit of friendship between them.

Towards such an Elf, Xia Duo's impressions were extremely complex; how could he possibly look only at the surface?

"Midsummer Festival?"

"If possible, let's start with the recent abnormal deaths of Computing Power Pool users!"

"Lord Xia Duo underestimates him!"

"I can only say I will try my best. All affairs involving Dalanna cannot bypass Maigeluoer; even if we use our own people, the hurdle of entering the territory still cannot bypass him. After all, we are not enemies with Dalanna right now."

In fact, regarding the sudden change in Dalanna's attitude, Xia Duo's own judgment was sufficient; asking Hua Fei to help inquire was merely to confirm it once more and to prevent himself from missing any key information.

"Long time no see, Ms. Ruier."

After finishing the serious business, Xia Duo prepared to leave; he still had to hurry back to interrogate those three big fish! But just as he lifted his foot, a thought popped into his mind, so he paused and told Xier:

"You mean that matter! It's very simple; a chess player has been eliminated! So, while the news hasn't spread yet, I'm making use of the chess pieces he left behind."

After settling his avatar, Xia Duo returned his consciousness to his main body. Originally, he really wanted to continue interrogating those few big fish, but the abrupt change in Dalanna's attitude constantly tugged at his heart, making it difficult for him to settle down to work.

How could such an existence be as she is currently presenting herself to be!

"Since Ms. Ruier has guessed my intent, could you reveal some inside information regarding the recent changes in Kalishi?"

But before Xia Duo could speak, Ruier Ye'erlan seemed to have insight into everything; she moved casually yet very elegantly to flick a silver wind chime not far from her shoulder, then spat out a harsh remark:

"Of course I can. Which aspect would Lord Xia Duo like to hear about?"

However, he did not respond to Ruier Ye'erlan's invitation regarding the Midsummer Festival because of this; last year he had indeed invited Elder Laruian of Evereska, but that was because the two sides had a cooperation in place.

And as for Ruier Ye'erlan, even without considering the delicate relationship between Netheril and Kalishi, Xia Duo did not have much friendship with her; there was indeed a little bit, but that was all there was, nothing more.

Not to mention, when Xia Duo was exploring the ruins of the Mage Tower of Yinuosen, the half-blood child of Ruier Ye'erlan, he had discovered some descriptions of Ruier Ye'erlan by humans at that time—the wise Ruier Ye'erlan!

Xia Duo calculated the time and suddenly realized that in less than ten days it would be the Midsummer Festival; time passed too quickly. The last time he had consciously counted the days like this was at the beginning of the month when he made the appointment with Talafu; he hadn't expected half a month to pass so quickly.

"I'll send you a little gift in two days; I hope you won't be too surprised when you receive it."

That figure standing by the wind chime in the outer corridor suddenly turned around and greeted him, "Long time no see, Lord Xia Duo. Is this contact perhaps to invite me to attend the Midsummer Festival of the Great Xia Territory?"

"Yes, it is for you! Of course, it is also for the Alliance."

"A gift? For me?"