Chapter 3262: The Illuminati's Conspiracy

————It will be later~~

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Yongle City.

Inside a temporary warehouse, Xia Duo finally saw the Illuminati members he had managed to capture at close range, including the only Mage among them. They were each wearing a standard gray cloak, and some were even wearing masks.

In Xia Duo's view, this was the classic image of an evil organization.

Of course, the real-world identities of these Illuminati members might be perfectly normal.

For instance, the "zombie" he controlled, Poson, was a Logistics Mage in Terminos, a border city of Siluwende, responsible for infrastructure maintenance in a fixed area of the city.

"What could you not have done? Why did you have to join the Illuminati! Now look at you, not only are you unable to save yourself, but you've also implicated your family and friends behind you!"

Xia Duo removed the disguises from these Illuminati members one by one. Most of the Elves were strangers, but there were one or two he recognized, or was even familiar with. This discovery made him sigh even more!

But regardless of the reason, the fact that these Elves appeared at a secret base of the Illuminati was enough to bring disaster upon the families and friends behind them.

Xia Duo smiled and greeted the staff members passing by one after another. What I am most concerned about right now is not how to deal with the inquiries from representatives of various countries, but the situation of the Computing Power Pool.

Xia Duo ultimately only replied to those around him, such as Niya, and Dumu. Replying to the former was mainly because they had provided me with a lot of useful information, saving me time.

After saving the images of these Elves and sending them to Dumu, Xia Duo began to create Consciousness Copies for these guys. Having dealt with the Illuminati for so long, his skill in creating Consciousness Copies had truly improved quite a bit.

That further illustrated that guy's true attitude; there was no doubt he firmly believed in the Darkness Society's rhetoric—wanting to see Ailan reborn, wanting to create a new world.

Hewaisita was somewhat surprised that Xia Duo was so concerned about that pause, but still explained immediately, "According to the information gathered afterward, the pause in the Computing Power Pool should have occurred at the moment Evereska moved."

It's just that as an Eaerlann Elf, why would he have such a great obsession with Ailan?

Theoretically, no matter where Evereska flew, as long as it was still on the Main Plane, it would not affect the normal operation of the Computing Power Pool.

"Good day."

"Xibokelaite, I didn't expect us to meet again on such an occasion!"

But the tense expressions on the faces of those Headquarters staff still revealed an abnormal atmosphere. Indeed, how could there be no reaction after such a big event!

Xia Duo really couldn't figure it out, so he became even more interested in this guy's memories.

This information was mainly divided into three categories. One was asking what exactly happened before, including inquiries from War Mages of the Floating City about whether there were new tasks ahead.

There were few tourists left on the streets; pedestrians came and went in a hurry, looking very pressed for time. According to the information fed back by 【Wide-Area Detection】, since the Portal in Evereska resumed use yesterday, it had not stopped for a single moment.

This was after a comprehensive inspection targeting Demon Descendants, which showed that this guy was not a Demon Descendant. Moreover, as a Mage, this guy really had no compelling reason to join the Darkness Society.

The first Consciousness Copy he made was that of the only Mage captured this time. This Mage was a Gold Elf, and his expression at the time of being restrained was perfectly frozen in a look of terror.

"Good day, Consultant Xia Duo!"

"Interfered with by the violently oscillating Magic Net environment, the link between the Sub-network and the Main Network experienced a momentary lag effect, but it was only for that instant, and it recovered afterward."

Evereska.

Charles gave an affirmative answer, and Xia Duo did not ask anything further, because he had already seen Hewaisita, who was also about to report to him.

……

Very soon, Xia Duo arrived at the Alliance Headquarters. Just as he arrived, he couldn't help but smile knowingly. It was as bustling as ever, as if the Intercepting Peak Operation had never happened.

The next moment, a massive amount of messages flooded in. It wasn't just direct Sending spells aimed at him; even his Communication Magic Tool was almost blown up.

"Yes."

But that was only theoretical; in reality, the Computing Power Pool could hardly remain unaffected.

This was an Eaerlann Elf. Xia Duo had had several contacts with him before. Although the communication could not be called very harmonious, it at least exceeded the attitude most Elf Mages had toward humans.

"It is the current state. Before, the various National Sub-networks had a momentary pause in their reactions, but they recovered very quickly afterward, and there have been no abnormalities since then."

It was not because of the movement of Evereska itself, but more because of the Magic Net oscillations generated by the Intercepting Peak Operation and the changes to the Evereska Mythallar.

However, considering that the Alliance would likely demand to take over this batch of prisoners very soon, Xia Duo did not immediately probe Xibokelaite's memories, but continued to create Consciousness Copies for the other Elves.

"Yes."

Walking quickly to the Psionic Network Research Center, outside the Gateway Control Hall, Xia Duo met Charles, whom he had contacted on the way. He did not stop his pace, beckoned the other to follow, and asked:

"Was it just that one moment of pause?"

Xia Duo spoke first: "I heard the Computing Power Pool had a momentary pause yesterday; tell me the specific situation."

It took Xia Duo nearly an hour to finish reviewing all the information and select some he deemed important to reply to.

During this period, he completely blocked out external messages, and only after completing all the Consciousness Copies did he lift the block.

The third category mainly came from the Tower of Time, including the concern of those around him like Niya, as well as work reports from Laidun, his secretary, and the Academy.

Xia Duo had even considered inviting him to join the Psionic Network Research Center, but because their acquaintance was still shallow, he had not been able to truly implement it.

Walking inside Evereska, Xia Duo could still visibly see the desolation of the city.

……

One category was the questioning from the Alliance, including their demand for him to immediately hand over the prisoners, as well as the background information on the identities of these Elf prisoners that the Alliance had found based on the images he provided earlier.

Although there wasn't much friendship between the two sides, they had met and communicated after all. Xia Duo couldn't help but sigh; he really hadn't noticed before that this guy was actually an Illuminati member.

That was all fed to him by the Illuminati, one experience point at a time.

It was just that the impact varied in size, and Xia Duo wanted to confirm just how much of an impact it had caused.

"When you just said everything is normal, do you mean the current state of the Computing Power Pool, or has it been like this all along?"

After the Intercepting Peak Operation, Xia Duo finally returned to Evereska. The gravity environment of Evereska had now stabilized, and there was no chaos in the various districts, but—

At a moment of life-and-death crisis, a Mage would not necessarily behave more calmly than an ordinary person. And the Mage before him was not unfamiliar to Xia Duo; one could even say he was familiar.

The evacuation of a large number of tourists and even Merchants caused the city to cool down rapidly. This was the first time Xia Duo had seen Evereska in such a state.

If it were discovered that the involvement was deep enough, it would be even more troublesome; it wouldn't be impossible for the whole family and clan to go down together.