Chapter 3271: Other Plane Study Tour Plan

The Ailan Rebirth Project of the Illuminati itself was nothing; Xia Duo had known about it for a long time. The real problem was this—Xibokelaite was about to become the first Illuminati member to know of this project yet choose to cooperate with the Alliance!

Xia Duo did not believe that Xibokelaite's choice to cooperate with the Alliance could be kept from the Illuminati for long; the Illuminati might even have considered this possibility long ago.

And so, the problem became serious!

Once the Ailan Rebirth Project was known to the Alliance, and if the final Time-Involving Ritual could not be started in time, it would almost mean the final hope of the Illuminati had been shattered.

Under such circumstances, what kind of choice would those terrorists of the Illuminati make?

Prevent the Ailan Rebirth Project from being known by the Alliance? This was unrealistic, because Xibokelaite, who knew of this project, had already been captured, and with Xia Duo's reminder, the Alliance also knew how to leverage the other party and make them cooperate.

Regardless of whether the Illuminati had relevant contingency plans, when the final Time-Involving Ritual was about to begin, they would prepare for the worst—that is, their plan being known by the Alliance.

Therefore, they now only had one choice left, and that was—

Let the final Time-Involving Ritual begin as soon as possible, the sooner the better!

Especially since the drastic changes in Evereska would absolutely become an important historical node in the current Time Line, which also meant the difficulty of the Illuminati's Time-Involving Ritual would increase again, and perhaps the window period would shorten once more.

Only by being inside the ritual or discovering the Time-Involving Signal could it be possible to stop it.

But the Communication Spell was too slow to complete, so I gave up. Although the final decisive battle might be right before my eyes, I still hoped to maintain a bit of an information advantage over the Darkness Society as much as possible.

If the previous two conditions were not met, it would be like the Mist Region in northwestern Eaerlann and within Siluwende; we would only realize it after the fact through the more intuitive Mist Region once the Darkness Society had completed the ritual.

"Now that the Midsummer Festival has just passed, the Tower of Time has received a new batch of New Apprentices, and it is the largest number in history. To maximize the magic enthusiasm of these New Apprentices, I plan to organize a study tour involving all members of the Tower of Time."

I have already made the worst preparations: if I ultimately fail to stop the Darkness Society, I will take Chang'an City and return from the Other Plane to the Main Plane, playing a new save file with a hellish start facing a prosperous Ailan.

The situation is unclear now. I do not know if the Darkness Society has already decided to start the Time-Involving Ritual immediately. If not, my actions might instead become the fuse that prompts the Darkness Society to act immediately.

It's similar to playing a game: a save file you've been playing for decades (8 years on the Main Plane, 34 years on the Projection Plane) and felt quite satisfied with gets overwritten by a new save file created by the neighbor's brat—who could keep their cool in that situation?

Returning his consciousness to his main body, Xia Duo called all the department heads of the Tower of Time and the Academy Five-Person Committee to the Study. Looking at the faces behind him, some anxious and some expectant, Xia Duo said in a deep voice:

The reason there is such a change now is because the Darkness Society forced it!

Who knows which version of the Time-Involving Magic that City Lord Pawaisi mastered was from the Darkness Society?

Thinking of this, Xia Duo even subconsciously stood up, preparing to contact Xierdalanna, Feilifa, and any other Eaerlann Elves he knew, asking them to help investigate the whereabouts of the Moonshadow Family and that legendary Wood Elf Apprentice.

"This Other Plane study tour allows family members to accompany you. Even if there are residents in the Territory who are willing to participate, they can be brought along. After all, Chang'an City has enough space; even if everyone from the north and south were brought along, it would only occupy half of the preset capacity."

A wise person might have a way to allow the Time-Involving Ritual to proceed normally while avoiding or delaying the Time-Involving Signal!

In any case, Xia Duo could not keep his cool.

Whoever wants to go to the Floating City to play can go at any time.

The study tour was actually within Xia Duo's plan, but not for the near future, and he hadn't considered the Other Plane for the time being. The main purpose of the study tour—broadening the horizons of the Tower of Time members—was only one aspect; more of it was to let the Tower of Time members understand the local customs and practices of various places and make comparisons with the Great Xia Territory, thereby enhancing their love for the "Territory."

It was just that for now, he didn't have any good way to stop the Darkness Society. The Alliance, including Xia Duo, had always been passive in stopping the Darkness Society's Time-Involving Ritual.

Perhaps in some place, the Darkness Society's Time-Involving Ritual had already begun. At the thought of this possibility, Xia Duo couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.

No matter from what angle one considers it, the Darkness Society had a need to start the final Time-Involving Ritual as soon as possible.

Regarding Xia Duo's supplementary requirements, everyone was not confused, because the last trip to the Main Plane also allowed family members to go, and during the trip, the Territory Portal remained open.

The Darkness Society might conduct the final Time-Involving Ritual at any time, and there was a certain possibility that the Alliance Monitoring Center would not detect it. Under such circumstances, any individual on the Main Plane was at risk of being erased by the Time Line.

Just as Xia Duo finished speaking, Dien, Sami, and others from the Academy Five-Person Committee couldn't help but cheer, "Is it still like the previous trip to the Main Plane? Everyone has been busy with this or that in recent years; being able to go out and stroll around is just great!"

Unless the Darkness Society is resolved, I will not let Chang'an City return to the Main Plane.

It's just that this time we are going to the Other Plane, perhaps unable to maintain real-time connection with the Territory Portal, so signing up in advance and making arrangements is a matter of course.

This is truly too passive.

At present, the Alliance Monitoring Center indeed has not detected any Time-Involving Signal in the Northland, but the Alliance's Time-Involving Magic comes from City Lord Pawaisi of Meteier City (who also fell into Xia Duo's hands, but was loyal to the Darkness Society until death; the Alliance lacks the technology to forcibly crack consciousness information, so what they know is not as much as Xia Duo, at least they don't know about the Bokelai Rebirth Project now).

The final deadline will definitely not wait until next July; it is possible that the end of this year is the limit, or even this month is the final deadline!

"Yes."

Therefore, in the situation where the risk of Time Line erasure cannot be ruled out for the time being, Xia Duo chose to arrange the people he cares about and values to the Other Plane to temporarily hide from the Darkness Society.

Of course, before that, there is still a lot of preparatory work to be done.

Sitting back down in his chair, Xia Duo leaned his body against the back of the chair, staring straight at the ceiling above his head. After thinking it over, he finally made a decision—

Perhaps it is possible that he will experience the process of traveling to the prosperous Ailan Civilization and then arriving at the current time node once again.

Because according to his judgment, the Darkness Society's Time-Involving Ritual will likely be advanced. As for how much it will be advanced, in any case, he will find a way to delay the time for Chang'an City to return to the Main Plane.

But can he gamble on such a thing? Even if he wins the gamble, so what? There won't be a single familiar person around; the Tower of Time will be gone, Niya will be gone, and the Great Xia Territory that he worked so hard to develop until now will be gone.

"Yes, just like the previous trip to the Main Plane, but the destination of this study tour is not on the Main Plane. I have prepared an unprecedented trip to the Other Plane."

"That's great!"

Even Xia Duo himself, although he is not a native of the Main Plane, once the current Time Line is overturned, he cannot guarantee that he will definitely be able to survive.

This is the root of Xia Duo's anxiety!