Chapter 3293: News of Zhamu Dasi

"He said so, but I am very certain that no major changes have occurred here in Zhamu Dasi, at least as far as my current status is concerned, there is no news in this regard."

After finishing, Suolinkala threw the question back to Xia Duo, "Is it possible that word leaked from your side, which is what startled Kalishi away?"

"Impossible. I have only had contact with you all once, when Tuoruisi infiltrated my manor in the Main Plane, and never again since then. Could it be Tuoruisi? If so, Kalishi's reaction was far too slow!"

When it comes to shifting blame, Xia Duo is second to none, but in the current situation, just shifting blame is completely meaningless; one must face the problem and solve it. So, after a bit of sarcasm, Xia Duo skipped this topic for the moment and asked Suolinkala:

"Right now, what are your thoughts on Kalishi's sudden disappearance? Do you know how he managed it? Can he still be tracked subsequently?"

In truth, Xia Duo does not have many thoughts regarding Kalishi; as long as the other party abandons the New Artifact Project, he can treat them as a passerby. But in the current situation, that is not possible.

The other party clearly has not abandoned the New Artifact Project, otherwise he would not have run away.

Furthermore, the other party currently possesses the key material for the New Artifact Project—the Remains of the First Psionic Mentor—and additionally, Zhamu Dasi holds the Psionic Energy accumulated over hundreds of years, enough to forge the New Artifact.

These two necessary conditions for the New Artifact Project, as long as they exist, will always weigh on Xia Duo's mind. Therefore, compared to how to deal with Kalishi, he actually hopes more to destroy or consume the Psionic Energy of Zhamu Dasi.

The former is the only way to truly solve it once and for all; at most, there would be no need to worry about the so-called New Artifact Project for a few hundred years. It is just that to target the Psionic Energy reserves of Zhamu Dasi, one would inevitably have to clash with Zhamu Dasi head-on.

What I worry about most is not that Kalishi also possesses such an ability, but rather his near-infinite Self-Resurrection. As long as he is not sealed, and as long as he still has Magic Artifacts he created inside, there is never a need to worry about failing. Under such circumstances, being an enemy of Kalishi is undoubtedly a high-risk endeavor.

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At the same time, Xia Shao also stated: "Unless Zhamu Dasi has absolute certainty, it is impossible for the Alliance to participate in the capture or pursuit of Kalishi, even an overt warrant is impossible."

After thinking for a moment, Xia Shao asked again: "How many times can Kalishi's Self-Resurrection actually resurrect him? It can't be infinite resurrection, right? If that's the case, we might as well just call it quits."

"Consultant Xia Shao, you are thinking of tracking Kalishi's resurrection too simply. It requires consuming Zhamu Dasi's most precious Psionic Energy reserves; it is impossible for us to maintain it for a long time. The best approach is to start tracking the moment before killing him, then lock onto the location of his resurrection until he is captured or thoroughly killed. To reduce consumption, we also need to clear out the various Psionic Artifacts Kalishi has created in advance, thereby reducing the number of his remote resurrections."

The Remains of the First Mentor are actually not limited to the one on Kalishi's person; it is just that the Eyebrow Bone stolen by Kalishi is the most complete, making it the most ideal carrier for forging an Arcane and Psionic fusion Artifact.

"Is such an important measure not maintained 24 hours a day? Or is it that you actually don't want to catch Kalishi that much?"

"What do you want us to do? The Alliance itself has intentions to cooperate with Kalishi. It is I who do not want to cooperate with Kalishi, but my current thoughts are the same as the Alliance's. An enemy like Kalishi is too dangerous; if there is no absolute certainty, I would rather not be his enemy."

Although the hostile relationship was almost explicitly established when Xia Shao and Kalishi met previously—Kalishi wants to use the Computing Power Pool to build a New Artifact, and Xia Shao is unwilling—on this point, the two sides are completely unable to compromise.

As for the cost, he has not yet discovered what cost is required.

In this process, one can even recover energy; it is simply infinite endurance.

"If even you cannot find any reason for his sudden disappearance, then I guess he might have left by way of Self-Resurrection. If you could tell us in advance that he might disappear, we might be able to track his resurrection location."

This makes dealing with Kalishi seem more cost-effective.

"Then are you just going to do nothing?"

But one certainly cannot say that to Suolinkala, otherwise, there is a possibility of being manipulated by the other party.

"Exactly how many times Kalishi can resurrect is likely his deepest secret; how could we outsiders possibly know? But based on my understanding of Psionic Energy, Kalishi's resurrection can never be without cost. The cost is nothing more than Psionic Energy or Psionic Energy reserves. As long as we can track the other party and their Magic Artifacts, it doesn't matter how many times he can resurrect."

Mentioning the Psionic Artifacts created by Kalishi, it was Xia Shao's turn to be silent, because this was supposed to be the part executed by the Alliance after the Alliance and Zhamu Dasi reached a cooperation agreement.

This is also the target Xia Shao wants to destroy or seize.

Of course, the ideal situation is still for Kalishi to voluntarily abandon the New Artifact Project, then take the Remains of the First Psionic Mentor to Zhamu Dasi to continue stealing Psionic Energy, and then successfully forge a pure Psionic Artifact using that Eyebrow Bone.

As for the Astral Plane invasion eventually caused by the Psionic Mages mentioned by Pulitatisi, Xia Shao does not need to worry for the time being. As long as he is given a few hundred years, there will be no need for Psionic forces from the Astral Plane to come and invade; he will go and explore the Astral Plane himself.

"That is impossible. The Alliance has been tied up by other matters recently, and it is difficult to spare much strength to track down the Magic Artifacts sold by Kalishi. Moreover, doing so might push Kalishi toward the enemies the Alliance currently finds most troublesome."

For now, it is still necessary to clarify why Kalishi disappeared and how to handle the follow-up. Regarding these questions from Xia Shao, Suolinkala was silent for a moment before somewhat reluctantly saying:

Actually, he does have such a worry, because his own "Body-Hosting World" is almost used infinitely, with almost no restrictions. No matter how many times he loses an arm or a leg, he can reshape his body through the "Body-Hosting World" and the Natural Phenomena.

Xia Shao was silent again, and Suolinkala, perhaps worried that Xia Shao would quit right there, hurriedly added: "Although we cannot determine Kalishi's resurrection count for the time being, we are already prepared to track him at any time. As long as the Northland Alliance cooperates in clearing out the Magic Artifacts he created, I believe we will be able to catch him very soon."

After all, most of the Psionic Artifacts sold by Kalishi are in the Northland, and even Xia Shao himself bought two! One cannot just let people from Zhamu Dasi come to the Northland and mess around!

In this way, the best materials and Psionic Energy reserves would all be used up, and the Psionic Mages would no longer have designs on the Computing Power Pool. Even if they still wanted to, that would be a matter for several hundred years later.

That statement is as good as saying nothing. Kalishi might only have one resurrection chance left, or he might have hundreds or thousands. Can these two situations be treated as the same thing?