Chapter 3270: The Angry Osmanthus

————It will be later~

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According to Xia Duo, that High Mage death-soldier (or perhaps someone coerced) did indeed attempt a counterattack after sensing the Floating City's assault, even going so far as to attempt to destroy Evereska directly.

However, the power displayed by the Floating City was sufficiently formidable, and with the interference of the Apostle Feidisi, that death-soldier could not fully commit to the counterattack. Thus, in the end, even after fully unleashing their Saint Form, they only managed to send Feisita away and could do nothing more.

Facing such a High Mage who has fully unleashed their Saint Form, the most effective approach is to temporarily evade for a moment. As long as one can dodge it, there is no need to even take action personally; the opponent will destroy themselves, and in the most thorough manner possible.

Therefore, this kind of deterrence from a High Mage is very effective against those with weaknesses, but if facing the Illuminati, who have not exposed any weaknesses, their own family or other things they care about become the weakness.

Generally speaking, it is the Upper Families within the Elf World who deter one another, thereby forming a relatively peaceful tacit understanding of struggle; even those who have lost power generally do not face any threat to their lives.

Previously, when the Northland Alliance was established, the Wuweilun remnants of Cormanthor challenged the Yilisier Mianwang and ultimately won. It was not that the true level of that Wuweilun remnant was higher than the Yilisier Mianwang, but rather that, as both were High Mages, one dared to risk their life while the other did not—it was that simple.

And in the end, that Wuweilun remnant, despite having won and having had the chance to survive, still burned themselves out and offered up the final legal authority of Wuweilun, all to find a way out for the other Wuweilun remnants still living within Cormanthor.

This is the situation when one has a weakness; of course, one could also say that the reality of politics is complex and intertwined, and not everything can be decided by a simple victory or defeat.

But it is undeniable that a High Mage, as long as they do not fear death and do not care about the consequences, can unleash power that is absolutely not to be underestimated.

When Xia Duo faced that High Mage death-soldier, although he did not confront them personally, he did have an indirect duel with them through the Floating City, and the result was self-evident—

Although the opponent died, their goal of letting the Apostle Feidisi escape was achieved.

Even War Spells could not stop the opponent, and Xia Duo had nothing to complain about. If it were himself, unless he utilized his bloodline ability, he would likely not be able to reach the level of the opponent.

By the same token, the Alliance representative could not blame him for letting an Illuminati member escape because of this. Facing a High Mage death-soldier, if anyone had the ability to stop them, they would not be sitting here.

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Next, Youfunisi asked about some details, including the Illuminati clues discovered by Ailan, and Xia Duo answered them one by one. For the parts he was not clear about, he did not exaggerate.

In the end, Youfunisi had no more questions. After all, every reason could be summed up in one sentence—the movement of Evereska was authorized, and the Alliance was even notified immediately afterward.

It would be very difficult to find fault even if one wanted to.

Xia Duo could understand the thoughts of the representatives from various countries; Tili'ao had actually hinted at this to him as well. It was that Evereska's current state was controlled by the Floating City, and consequently, the Alliance Headquarters within the city was also within the control range of the Floating City.

This was a point that countries generally found difficult to accept.

Placing the Alliance Headquarters in Evereska in the first place was because Evereska was considered sufficiently neutral, and its geographical location was also quite good, being roughly in the middle of the Northland.

But now, Evereska had gone along with Xia Duo's Floating City, and it was uncertain how long this state would last. Youfunisi had asked, but Xia Duo could not give an accurate time; this would have to be concluded based on the actual progress of the Floating City's renovation project.

Yet currently, the renovation of Evereska was still only on paper, with no real progress made, so how could he give a specific timeline?

As for putting Evereska back in its original place, this was of course within Xia Duo's capabilities, but he had previously given Evereska two choices: one was to return it to its original place, and the other was to renovate it into a Floating City.

Evereska had chosen the latter, so Xia Duo certainly could not betray them now. Thus, he excused it by saying that Evereska's structure was damaged during the movement and could not be directly returned to its original place, requiring repairs and renovation first.

This so-called repair and renovation was, in fact, converting it into a Floating City.

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In the end, the representatives of various countries discussed back and forth but could not reach a definitive result, and the issue of how to settle Evereska was temporarily shelved.

Youfunisi soon raised another request: "May I ask Consultant Xia Duo, can that batch of Illuminati prisoners be handed over to the Alliance for processing?"

"Of course, after all, this can be considered a continuation of the Alliance intelligence department's capture operation; the Alliance is entitled to a share of the prisoners."

Hearing this answer, Youfunisi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly said: "Rest assured, the interrogation results and subsequent handling will also be synchronized with you, Consultant Xia Duo."

"Hmm, there is one more thing I need to remind you of, and that is regarding the High Mage who was captured."

"What about him? Is his identity sensitive or something else?"

Seeing this, Youfunisi hurriedly signaled for the observers on both sides to leave. If the captured High Mage's identity was sensitive, it was indeed not suitable for too many people to know.

And Xia Duo also knew that Xibokelaite's identity was indeed somewhat sensitive. His family had spanned the three nations of Siluwende, Shaerwen, and Yierlan, and was even a founding family of the latter two. If such an identity were to be made public, it would likely cause an uproar throughout the entire Elf World.

And correspondingly, Yierlan might also hate them even more.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo told Youfunisi, "That High Mage comes from the Riyue Jiazu!"

"That's impossible! You're talking nonsense!" Before Youfunisi, the Alliance's rotating Speaker for this month, could speak, the Yierlan representative Aosimantusi could not help but refute him.

From his reaction, one could also see the sensitivity of Xibokelaite's identity.

But Xia Duo would not indulge the other party. He glanced coldly at Aosimantusi and said decisively: "If you don't believe me, I can bring Xibokelaite out right now to confront you!"

"You—" Aosimantusi was suddenly speechless.

Just now, he had spoken out of subconscious indignation, but now that he had calmed down, he knew very well that Xia Duo could not play petty tricks on such an issue. Since he said it was Xibokelaite, it must be Xibokelaite.

But how could this be possible?!

Although his reason told him that Xibokelaite of the Riyue Jiazu might truly have joined the Illuminati, his emotions were still constantly denying it. If even the Riyue Jiazu had been infiltrated by the Illuminati, then which family in Yierlan had not been infiltrated?

Once this thought arose, it was difficult to erase, and Aosimantusi would not blame the Upper Families of Yierlan for why they were so easily infiltrated; instead, he turned his hostility toward Xia Duo.

He even thought with some wishful thinking that if it weren't for Xia Duo, the false harmony within Yierlan would not have been punctured so easily.