Chapter 3191: Resurrection and Striving

"Kalishi asked me to kill him, without any restrictions on the means, and I did as he asked, but then he came back to life!"

Ruigeante spoke in a calm tone about a fact that shocked him to the core, and Xia Duo was also extremely shocked after hearing it; there indeed existed many methods in this world that could allow one to return from the dead, but the conditions for any of them were extremely harsh.

Previously, when the New Covenant was signed in Seventon, Xia Duo had staged a self-directed assassination to exclude Yierlan, but that was acting after all, and he had used an avatar to assassinate his true self, not having someone else perform the operation.

If it were anyone else, even Niya, he would not be completely at ease; after all, even if the operator themselves had no issues, who could guarantee that a real bullet wouldn't be fired from a prop gun?

Only by operating it personally could he ensure there would be no mistakes.

But what did Ruigeante say? Kalishi asked him to use any means to kill, and he did it, yet Kalishi still resurrected; this kind of method was truly terrifying.

A person one could not kill even after exhausting all means—if they became an enemy, how terrifying would that be! One would probably have to sleep with one eye open from then on!

"How did he do it?" Xia Duo asked again.

"I don't know, but I know that when he displayed such an ability, I no longer had the possibility of refusing him."

Recalling the scene at that time, Ruigeante still felt lingering fear; if it were merely about longevity or immortality, he would not have agreed to the other party's conditions.

After all, he had not yet reached the final day of his lifespan, and there were still so many longevity methods in the Main Plane he had not yet used; in any case, he would not reach the end of his life in a short time and enter a state of resisting death.

In fact, right before him was someone who could extend the lives of Elves; why the Akaola Kingdom in the east leaned toward Netheril, the inside story might be hard for outsiders to know, but Ruigeante, as an Elder of Evereska, still understood it.

Besides the two main reasons of being close to Netheril and the inability to coexist with Keman, Xia Duo extending the life of the Akaola Crown King was also an important reason.

Since he could extend the life of the Akaola Crown King, it was naturally possible for him to extend the lives of other Elves; coupled with the other abilities Xia Duo had displayed, this was why he came even though he knew what Xia Duo might ask when he had Wuerban act as an intermediary to invite him.

Even the initiative to propose agricultural cooperation with Netheril was not entirely because he wanted to obtain the new breeding method left by Master Eriwen, after all, Evereska was far ahead of Netheril in agriculture.

Even if they couldn't crack Netheril's cold-resistant seeds, as long as they were given time, they would always be able to research an Evereska version of cold-resistant seeds.

Even with Evereska's current agricultural level, cold-resistant seeds were not even a necessity; it was just that other countries had bought them, so Evereska could not appear too unconventional.

Plus, the cold-resistant seeds could indeed ensure that Evereska's agricultural output would not drop too much due to abnormal climate in the short term, which led to the act of purchasing the seeds.

The agricultural cooperation between Evereska and Netheril was closer to a one-sided contribution, so if it weren't for the dual bonus of Xia Duo and Eriwen, Ruigeante would never have taken the initiative to propose cooperation.

Even if the Netheril side had proposed it, he would have considered it carefully and then found a way to refuse.

"Actually, even if Consultant Xia Duo hadn't come to me today, I would have found a way to send the intelligence regarding Kalishi to the Alliance Headquarters in the near future. Right now, the Zhamudasi Shituans have already arrived in Evereska, and the situation could change in an instant; the Alliance should fully exchange intelligence to avoid misjudgment."

"The Elder is indeed acting for the public good!" Xia Duo praised from the bottom of his heart.

Elves like Ruigeante were rare to find in the entire Northland Alliance; after thinking for a moment, he decided to say a few more words: "Actually, if you want to improve the status of Druids or other grassroots people, you can find a way to start with their income.

"In my hometown, there is a saying: 'The economic base determines the superstructure,' which means that the occupation and control of resources by various classes in a country can determine the organizational form of the country's upper levels.

"Taking Evereska as an example, the Upper Families occupy most of the resources and can freely control these resources, so this country is inevitably in the hands of the Upper Families.

"If you want to change the status of the grassroots people, first increase their income so that after covering the basic needs of maintaining production, they have the energy to do other things, such as learning Magic.

"By the same token, for grassroots Mages, you can also increase their income so that while they maintain their current lives, they have extra money to continue their advanced studies.

"Only Magic can change their destiny!

"Once they master Magic, although they still cannot resist the Upper Families in the short term, they have the qualifications to occupy and control more resources; in this situation, unless the Upper Families kill them all immediately, they can only accept this status quo."

After Xia Duo finished speaking, he looked at Ruigeante, who was in a thoughtful state; he really wanted to know what the other party thought of this approach, as the future he wanted to see was difficult to achieve with Daxia Territory alone.

Just as Ruigeante said earlier, what he just said was about subverting the rule of the Upper Families, but if only a few people occupy most of the resources, how will the future develop?

It is unlikely and unnecessary for Daxia Territory to fight the whole world alone; of course, the more allies, the better, and it is best if they are like-minded companions, not an interest-based alliance formed by short-term benefits.

In his view, Ruigeante had the foundation to be won over; of course, sympathy for the grassroots alone was not enough—if one could not clearly realize the potential of ordinary people (Elves), that sympathy would eventually run out.

Then what would be used to maintain the current state?

Therefore, while sympathy is needed, it cannot be only sympathy; there must also be conviction and persistence in the future, which is the fundamental driving force for maintaining the current active development.

"If Consultant Xia Duo says it like this, wouldn't it push all the Upper Families to the opposite side? Because in this process, only the interests of the Upper Families are damaged; if that's the case, the Upper Families could never agree from the start."

Ruigeante also raised his own doubts: if things were operated as Xia Duo said, as long as the Upper Families had channels to find a diviner or had a sharper eye themselves, they could judge the harm this would do to the foundation of their rule, so why would they agree?

"That's a good question! But if the gains and losses in this world were so easy to judge, there wouldn't be so many conflicts and troubles in this world. Everyone could just list the conditions and compare them to get a result, but what is the reality?"

When doing research, one might treat everyone as a rational person, but in actual decision-making, one still has to consider unexpected situations, and surprises often come from the human heart.