Chapter 3297: Human Design as Such, Fair Evaluation

After the meeting ended, Xia Duo did not leave with Tili'ao, but instead took a detour to the Archives and sat down in a reception room next to the Archives.

A moment later, an elf with an unmistakably weary face appeared in the reception room, but he did not sit down, nor did he even fully enter the room; he just stood at the doorway, looking at Xia Duo:

"Consultant Xia Duo, is there something that couldn't be said over a Sending? Did you really have to make me come here?"

"This matter is extremely important; it must be said in person to be considered solemn."

Xia Duo did not explain the matter directly, but instead invited Yierlantusi to come in. After the other party entered, Xia Duo immediately closed the door and simultaneously cast Avoidance of Detection. Only after doing this did he say to Yierlantusi:

"I would like to ask Ambassador Yierlantusi to issue an entry permit for me. I cannot reveal the reason for this for the time being, but I will explain it afterwards. For now, I guarantee with my reputation that this matter will only benefit Yierlan, and will not cause any harm."

"You want an entry permit?" Upon hearing this, Yierlantusi's first reaction was to refuse. With Yierlan in such chaos right now, if he let Xia Duo get involved, was he afraid it wouldn't be chaotic enough?

But thinking of the reputation guarantee Xia Duo mentioned, Yierlantusi hesitated a little. Although he did not have any good feelings towards this human, Xia Duo, he had to admit—

When it came to reputation, this human, Xia Duo, was likely more trustworthy than most elves.

This was, of course, not judged solely by Xia Duo's past actions; the existence of the Daxia Code also played a not-so-small supporting role.

But Yierlantusi was clearly not so easy to deal with. Hearing Xia Duo's implication, he instead revealed a faint smile and said to Xia Duo:

Visitors can enter the Fanxing Library, but what visitors see are only some common books. For special people, it might increase their knowledge, but for Xia Duo, the value was extremely limited.

It was not that others did not care about order or did not follow rules, but as those in power, they always had the qualification to toy with order and change rules; that was indeed the biggest difference between Xia Duo and other people in power.

Looking at Xia Duo's various words and deeds in the Alliance, it was not hard to find a common point, or rather, a weakness in the eyes of many people, which many, including Yierlantusi, had already discovered and even started to utilize, and that was—

Otherwise, he would not have snuck into Taiweimansa to capture the diviner Pafen previously.

"This is the first time I've heard an Ambassador-level elf evaluate that incident so fairly. After that incident, the Saier side has always denied it, always treating it as if it never existed."

This was Xia Duo's bottom line. Yierlantusi formed such a judgment; with his understanding of Xia Duo, since he had said so, he would inevitably do so. He considered it for a moment and finally nodded in agreement.

Regarding such a Xia Duo, many elves would not simply view him as a Netherese or an Easterner, but rather as an existence where respect and vigilance coexisted, one that needed to be treated with caution when suppression was already too late.

So it was best to have a legal entry permit.

It was just that Xia Duo did not want to be easily manipulated by Yierlantusi, so he pointed out a fact: "Don't forget, I have kidnapped Prince Aosi!"

Although some Mages believed that the ownership of this ancient classic was still subject to some controversy, it was generally recognized by all countries as belonging to Netheril; this was also the fundamental reason why the name "Nether Scroll" had not been denied by any country.

"Consultant Xia Duo, since this matter has no benefit to Keman, why can't it be said? Although I am willing to believe you, I also have to be responsible to the Crown King and the Council in my country!"

At the same time, there was also an evaluation of Xia Duo—he was definitely a madman, but he must have had an overly grand plan. Clearly, Xia Duo was not a madman, and although the Code was considered impractical by them, it was undeniable that such a code could very likely create an extremely powerful civilization.

Xia Duo teased Yierlantusi a little, not caring whether the other party understood, but the most important thing at the moment was to get the entry permit. He did indeed follow order, but at the same time, he was not such a rigid person.

The Netherese didn't kidnap early or late, but happened to kidnap at that time, and of all people to kidnap, they happened to kidnap Prince Aosi; that in itself was enough to explain the problem.

"Ambassador Yierlantusi, I don't have too much time to debate with you here. Keman surely has many things that require your attention, Ambassador. How about we both take a step back? I will reveal a little more, but you cannot press further, otherwise I would rather not have this entry permit."

This time was the same; if it were just him alone, he wouldn't care if Keman sealed its borders. He would enter if he wanted to; as long as he wasn't caught, it would be as if he had never been there.

Being overly concerned with order, being overly obsessed with rules.

Of course, this was Yierlantusi evaluating the matter from Keman's perspective. If he were a high elf of Saier, the result would be different; it would definitely be "the despicable and shameless Netherese kidnapped our little prince and even demanded a ransom from us."

It was precisely because of being a bystander that one could be relatively objective.

The implication was that he would not necessarily follow the rules.

It was just that upon hearing this, Yierlantusi became even more firm in his thoughts: "I also know a little about that matter. To be fair, you didn't kidnap Prince Aosi, but rather captured a thief. The aftermath of that incident also confirmed my judgment."

"Actually, I could completely not care about this entry permit." Xia Duo was not willing to explain too much.

He did not think this incident was proof that Xia Duo ignored order; after all, Prince Aosi had indeed been carrying the lost Beitisi Scroll of Netheril with him at the time.

But this time, he was asking for an entry permit not for himself, but for the glorious Divine Envoy who was about to descend to the Main Plane.

"Consultant Xia Duo, please speak!"

Regarding Xia Duo's reputation, Yierlantusi acknowledged it, but he also did not want to agree to Xia Duo's request so rashly. Although he did have that authority, he still wanted to know more.

"With Consultant Xia Duo's ability, you could of course enter Keman territory without an entry permit, but I think Consultant Xia Duo would not do that!"

Once the Divine Envoy appeared in Keman, and even continued to track the Moonshadow Family, it would inevitably be impossible to hide from the Keman side. And even if it could be hidden, Xia Duo could not let the Divine Envoy skulk around like a secret agent.

If Xia Duo ignored order, he should have wantonly kidnapped important figures of Keman, but in reality, no such situation had occurred. This instead proved once again Xia Duo's emphasis on and respect for order.

From the first day the Daxia Code appeared in the Elf World, many elves, including Yierlantusi, had conducted research on it. Their judgment of this code was—it was too ideal, too impractical.

"It's related to the Council. Also, if it's convenient, I would like to ask the Ambassador to help me obtain a reading permit for the Fanxing Library in Taiweimansa, the kind that allows entry into the restricted archives."

Most importantly, that part was basically unlikely to involve secrets like the Moonshadow Family or the diviner.