Chapter 3264: Can a Destroyer Also Have a Change of Heart?

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"Consultant Xia Duo?!"

Seeing Xia Duo suddenly appear, Xibokelaite's expression changed drastically. Subconsciously, he wanted to check his disguise, but he quickly reacted and asked tentatively:

"Are you also a member of the Illuminati?"

"I am not." Xia Duo shook his head. The fact that Xibokelaite did not commit suicide immediately and could still communicate meant the other party truly did not want to die, and the fact that he did not flee meant he knew of the Alliance's power.

Hearing Xia Duo say he was not, Xibokelaite's eyes turned dangerous, but at the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Xia Duo were also a member of the Illuminati, then the future would be too dark.

"Did you save me? What do you want?"

Xibokelaite did not ask why Xia Duo had brought him into the territory of Siluwende, but instead assumed Xia Duo was his savior and proceeded to ask about the purpose of saving him.

"I did not save you; I raided your secret base and then captured you!"

However, even though I was clearly able to cast spells to perceive the surrounding situation afterward, now when I want to cast a teleportation spell, I find that the Magic Net has absolutely no response. As a Mage, there is nothing more worrying or terrifying than this.

At this moment, the expression on Xibokelaite's face was extremely spectacular—astonishment, confusion, anger, dejection—various expressions intertwined, truly giving Xia Duo a wonderful acting lesson.

But as I said that, Xibokelaite became vigilant again. I looked around and secretly cast spells, yet I failed to discover any clues, and Xia Duo's words were very strange. I asked in total confusion:

I do not know how much Xiyierlante has imagined, but I am too lazy to explain more. This question cannot be explained no matter how one tries. Should I tell the other party that he is just one of many Consciousness Copies of his true self?

After speaking, Xiyierlante prepared to teleport away. I have already checked the surrounding environment and there are no traps or Forbidden Restrictions. I do not want to waste time here with Xia Duo; I have more important things to do.

At this moment, Xibokelaite could no longer remain calm. If it were said that Xia Duo knew about the Wise One, it could still be explained, as high-level Mages of the Illuminati had been captured before, and perhaps the existence of the Wise One could be extracted.

"It is me. Can we talk properly now?"

So that's how it is!

"So you understand now? My family can be traced back to Bokelai, and further back to Ailan Chongde. Most of those excluded and banished by Ailan Chongde back then were High Elves, but how could a country be successfully established with only High Elves?

"You should be clear about what happened later. Sluwen rose from the war with Ailan Chongde, while the kingdom of the Upper People, Elan, did not seek progress in comfort and was left far behind by us.

In the end, Xibokelaite calmed down. He looked straight at Xia Duo and asked, "Are you not using me to claim credit with the Alliance? I know you; you have always been keen on the power of the Alliance. If you hand me over, it would certainly be a great merit."

"Originally, I thought that was the end of everything. I didn't expect that under the seemingly calm surface of the Northland, there would be an undercurrent like the Illuminati. I only had contact with them because my family can be traced back to the Ailan region during the Ailan Chongde period.

"That is not a question you should ask. I hope we never meet again in the future."

"Who I am is not for you to worry about; you just need to answer the questions," Xia Duo said, deepening his tone.

"Is it you?" Xiyierlante looked at Xia Duo abruptly and asked with some disbelief.

"To be able to instantly deprive a high-level Mage of their spellcasting ability without me seeing the slightest clue—humph, everyone in the Northland has underestimated you!"

"It's nothing special. I just want to ask you why you joined the Illuminati, and who the Wise One of the Illuminati is."

Xiyierlante suppressed the shock and dissatisfaction in his heart, but seeing Xia Duo's current calm and composed appearance, he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

Even with his extensive experience, at this moment, Xiyierlante could not help but panic inside. He knew very well that no matter how powerful a Mage is, once they lose their spellcasting ability, they are no different from an ordinary person.

Unless they are those Mages who have modified their own bodies, perhaps they could gain some innate abilities, but he had always believed in the power of Magic and had never performed any modifications on himself.

"You even know about the Wise One, yet you still ask me why I joined the Illuminati?" Xiyierlante said coldly.

"It's me?!"

In his view, Xia Duo was completely toying with him. He did not believe that someone who knew of the Wise One's existence would not know why they joined the Illuminati!

It was just that Xia Duo's performance, in Xiyierlante's eyes, was a typical case of anger and embarrassment after a lie was exposed. But Xiyierlante did not want to provoke Xia Duo, so he could only nod helplessly and then answer:

"In the end, Evereska at that time was nothing more than a large refugee camp composed of exiles from various countries after the Crown War. If not for the leadership of our Upper People families, Bokelai could never have been established so easily.

Therefore, he concluded that the person in front of him who looked like Xia Duo was definitely not the real Xia Duo; otherwise, given Xia Duo's keenness on the Alliance's power, he would have surely revealed this news to the Alliance to claim credit.

This was the first time Xia Duo had learned about the origins and entanglements of the three countries—Elan, Sluwen, and Ailan Chongde—from the perspective of a historical eyewitness.

"Yes, I was moved by the Sarwensen Project of the Illuminati and chose to join them. As for the Sluwen Elf identity you mentioned, hehe, do you know the origin of Sluwen?"

Communicating with a Consciousness Copy is really good; there is no need to have any scruples. You can say whatever you want. At worst, you can start over, or directly disintegrate and analyze it, with no psychological burden at all.

"How do you know I haven't?" Xia Duo said with a smile.

"Later, I was moved by their Sarwensen Project and joined their plan, wanting to create a great kingdom that unifies the whole world and all races."

And now, he finally felt that sense of powerlessness of losing Magic.

"What do you mean by that? What exactly do you want to do?"

"It's just a pity that the Upper People are ultimately the Upper People; they couldn't see the significance of the existence of the Upper People families. Once the national situation stabilized, they began to exclude us, so we had to establish Sluwen again.

"You even know about Sarwensen?! You are not Xia Duo, who exactly are you?"

"You overestimate me, but what you said later is also correct—you all did underestimate me. Now, can you answer the two questions I just asked?"

"For the sake of Sarwensen? But aren't you a Sluwen Elf? How could you believe in the deceptive rhetoric of the Illuminati?"

Without waiting for Xia Duo to answer, Xiyierlante explained it himself: "Sluwen was initially established by a group of Bokelai Elves who were eager to make achievements, and Bokelai was established by a group of High Elves who were excluded by Ailan Chongde with the support of Evereska. Of course, Evereska at that time could not be equated with the current Evereska.

But the Sarwensen Project is definitely not something those peripheral members could know about. And most importantly, if the Alliance knew about the Sarwensen Project, given the Alliance's understanding of time-related Magic, how could they not strictly control Ailan!