Chapter 3272: Heading to the Kingdom of Radiance Again

————It will be later~~

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

Regarding Xibokelaite's choice to cooperate with the Alliance, Xia Duo did not think it could be hidden from the Illuminati for long; the Illuminati might even have considered this possibility long ago.

Thus, the problem became serious!

Once the Ailan Rebirth Project was known to the Alliance, and if the final Time-Involving Ritual had not yet begun, it would almost mean the destruction of the Illuminati's last hope.

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 under Xia Duo's reminder, the Alliance also knew how to handle the other party and make them cooperate.

Regardless of whether the Illuminati had relevant contingency plans, as 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—

"The Midsummer Festival has just passed, and the Tower of Time has received a new batch of New Apprentices, and it is the smallest number in history. To stimulate the magical enthusiasm of those New Apprentices to the maximum extent, I am preparing to organize a study tour involving all members of the Tower of Time."

If the first two conditions were not met, it would be like the Mist Region in the northwest of Yierlan and within Siluwende; we would only realize it after the fact by noticing the more intuitive Mist Region once the ritual was completed.

But the Sending spell was almost finished, yet I gave up. Although the final decisive battle was likely right before my eyes, I still hoped to maintain a slight information advantage over the Darkness Society as much as possible.

No matter from what angle one considered it, the Darkness Society had every reason to start the final Time-Involving Ritual as soon as possible.

Anyway, Xia Shao could not hold it together.

Returning his consciousness to his main body, Xia Shao 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 that were either anxious or expectant, Xia Shao said in a deep voice:

He had already made the worst preparations: if he ultimately failed to stop the Darkness Society, he would take Chang'an City and return from the Other Plane to the Main Plane, playing a new save file with a hellish start, facing the ancient Ailan directly.

It was similar to playing a game; the original save file, which had been played for decades (four years on the Main Plane, more in the Projection Plane) and was quite satisfying, was overwritten by a new save file created by the neighbor's brat. Who could hold it together in such a situation?

Now the situation was unclear. He did not know if the Darkness Society had already decided to start the Time-Involving Ritual immediately. If they hadn't, his actions might instead become the fuse that prompted the Darkness Society to act immediately.

"That's great!"

If he didn't solve the Darkness Society, he would not let Chang'an City return to the Main Plane.

But could he gamble on such a thing? Even if he won the gamble, so what? There would be no one familiar around; the Tower of Time would be gone, Niya would be gone, and the Great Xia Territory that he had worked so hard to develop would also be gone.

Only by being in the middle of the ritual or discovering the Time-Involving Signal would it be possible to stop it.

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

Regarding Xia Shao's supplementary requirements, everyone was not confused, because the last trip to the Main Plane also involved bringing family members, and even during the journey, the Territory Portal remained open.

Thinking of this, Xia Shao 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.

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

"Yes."

Just as Xia Shao 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 for the past few years; being able to go out and wander around is just too great!"

At present, the Alliance Monitoring Center indeed had not detected any Time-Involving Signal in the Northland, but the Alliance's time-involving magic came from the former Lord Pawaisi of Meteier City (who also fell into Xia Duo's hands, but was loyal to the Darkness Society until death; the Alliance did not have the technology to forcibly crack consciousness information, so their knowledge was not as good as Xia Duo's, at least they didn't know about the Bokelai Rebirth Project now).

It was just that at the moment, he didn't have any good way to stop the Darkness Society. The Alliance, including Xia Shao, 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 Shao couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.

The study tour was actually within Xia Shao's plan, but not in 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 importantly, it was to let the Tower of Time members understand the local customs and conditions of various places and compare them with the Great Xia Territory, thereby enhancing their love for the "Territory."

Perhaps a wise man would have a way to allow the Time-Involving Ritual to proceed normally while avoiding or delaying the Time-Involving Signal!

Who knew which version of the Darkness Society's time-involving magic that Lord Pawaisi had mastered?

This was the root of Xia Shao's anxiety!

The reason for such a change now was because the Darkness Society forced it!

This was truly too passive.

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Sitting back down in his chair, Xia Shao leaned his body against the back of the chair, staring at the ceiling above with wide eyes. After much thought, he finally made a decision—

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

Therefore, while the risk of the Time Line being erased could not be ruled out for the time being, Xia Shao chose to arrange the people he cared about and valued to the Other Plane to hide for a while.

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

The final deadline would definitely not wait until January of next year; it was possible that the end of this year was the limit, or even this month was the final deadline!

Perhaps it was possible that he would re-experience the process of traveling to the ancient Ailan Civilization and then arriving at the current time node.

"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."

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

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

Even Xia Shao himself, although he was not a native of the Main Plane, could not guarantee that he would definitely survive once the current Time Line was overturned.