Chapter 3330: Sudden Attack and the Spacetime Illusion

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The diviner of the Moonshadow Family had once brought the family to the level of an Upper Family; advancing any further was nearly impossible unless high-level Mages appeared in succession in the next generation of the family.

But the reality was that the only publicly recorded offspring of that diviner was a daughter, and in fact, it was not that he had no son; according to unofficial history, before that diviner rose to prominence, he did have a son, only the son died at the hands of a hostile family.

Regarding this, Xia Duo speculated with no small amount of malice that it might have been a punishment from some true power-broker for the diviner's refusal of him.

And after the diviner's daughter was abducted by his Apprentice, the main line of the Moonshadow Family was effectively dead in all but name; of course, this is the public record.

If one were to follow what the unofficial history says, the diviner later chose to fake his death to protect the family; these rumors even mentioned the contemporary Crown King of Yierlan, Helien.

In the era of the Moonshadow diviner, Helien was not yet the Crown King, and had not even been born; public historical records state that Helien was born bearing the King's prophecy, and his performance later was always outstanding.

Although not the most outstanding, because of the existence of the prophecy, the previous Crown King—that is, Helien's father—ultimately chose Helien as his successor.

And in the unofficial history, the diviner who made the prophecy that Helien would become king, which public history did not mention, was the one from the Moonshadow Family!

Although it is a bit strange that a member of that Silver Moon Family, and a member of a branch that often comes to Helien-sa, would suddenly appear in Linna Nie'ersi, no matter how strange, they are still an Elf, which is far more reasonable than a human suddenly appearing here!

The top-tier power-brokers look down on it because they have to bear the responsibility; the weakest batch would like to, but they lack the qualifications. Only those in the middle tier have both the desire and the qualifications.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo, who had been walking in the Linna Nie'ersi Chengqu, subconsciously slowed his pace; if Crown King Helien was truly a member of the Darkness Society, then his subsequent actions might be a bit troublesome.

Previously, while checking information at the Netheril Embassy, I saw an unverified rumor regarding the diviner Dafuni, saying that it was because Dafuni continued the previous King's prophecy that she gained Helien's appreciation and became the Chief Prophecy Consultant.

The Upper Family of Taiweiman does not hope that Taiweiman will also become like that; after all, the power of the Crown King is still very great, and it is for life, so it is not easily replaced. If one chooses someone too excellent, that is actually a kind of torture.

Then there is the fact that Helien was born with an omen, causing quite a sensation; although Helien did not show Wisdom or talent far exceeding his peers during his growth, perhaps that was the main reason he was able to inherit the throne from a father who had already lost the hearts of the people.

Because of the previous Taiweiman Crown King's poor performance in the war, he was disliked by the people; under such circumstances, some families in the middle tier stood out to push for the crown to be transferred to other families in the next term.

Xia Duo, who saw this news at the time, had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu—

Almost any Elf who wants to establish a connection with the other party will come here to buy a Good Luck Charm, which counts as a necessary stepping stone to request an audience with Dafuni.

Perhaps it was because of the Crown King's support that the Moonshadow Family, which had lost its diviner on the surface, instead obtained an excellent opportunity for development, rapidly growing into a middle-tier family in less than a thousand years.

But in reality, this diviner Dafuni is now highly likely to be a member of the Darkness Society; under such circumstances, how much autonomy can Helien actually retain?

From the main city area to the Linna Nie'ersi Chengqu, Xia Duo had anticipated that he might encounter inspections, but he did not expect there to be none at all; only after arriving in Linna Nie'ersi did he realize that it was still in a state of being loose on the outside but tight on the inside.

And it is the diviner Dafuni who is selling them!

If Helien were too excellent, then other Upper Families might have to worry about the Keman-sa story repeating itself; the time Yilisaier was in power alone lasted for a thousand years, almost turning Keman-sa into a world belonging to one family.

Perhaps he has long been mired deep and unable to extricate himself!

And it is through this kind of subtle threat that Dafuni might be able to better control the Crown King; of course, this is from the perspective of conspiracy theory.

An almost independent Mythallar even undisguisedly performed Scrying on him, but fortunately, the identity provided by Aosi is real; unless one traces the line all the way from the Library to here, it is impossible to discover his true identity.

The reason for that is very complicated; Xia Duo also sorted it out only after reading many unofficial historical records. It was roughly that the Helien Crown King at the time had already lost the hearts of the people, and the Upper Families publicly decided to hand the crown to another family.

And the reason he prepared to deal with inspections was that he came here to buy a special Good Luck Charm; whether it can really bring good luck is unknown, but it is true that only the Linna Nie'ersi Chengqu in Helien-sa has them for sale in all of Taiweiman.

Under such circumstances, the previous Crown King and the Moonshadow diviner hit it off almost immediately; the former needed to keep the crown, while the latter needed to ensure the family's continuation.

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Of course, before this, Xia Duo needs to take control of the situation first.

From this perspective, Crown King Helien does indeed have no small amount of suspicion; if it is finally confirmed that Crown King Helien is also a member of the Darkness Society, Xia Duo estimates he would not be very surprised.

So Xia Duo immediately sent a Sending to Ambassador Fema'ai, asking the other party to wait for his signal to help arrange a meeting with Helien, and then reveal to Helien that he had already tracked the Moonshadow Family to Helien-sa, and ask Helien to provide assistance.

Only later did it start to go downhill, but until it was investigated, it still had not fallen out of the middle tier, and its ranking was even higher than the Moonhorn Family where Xierdalanna is.

The Moonshadow Family also received the news and prepared to flee, so at the very least it means that either Helien or Dafuni must have a problem, and at this time Node, whoever goes to the Moonshadow Family is a member of the Darkness Society!

Therefore, in the rumors, the Moonshadow diviner used his own life as the price to make a prophecy; he prophesied that a king who could lead Taiweiman to unprecedented glory was about to be born, and would be born into the Crown King Family of the time.

Helien was born bearing the prophecy, much like "A golden scale is no creature of the pond; it turns into a dragon upon meeting the wind and clouds," and Dafuni continued the prophecy; although the specific content of the prophecy is still unknown, to become the Chief Prophecy Consultant from a mere newcomer based on a single prophecy, I fear it is no ordinary prophecy, and it is very likely a prophecy for the Crown King to eliminate the risk of "the wind and clouds meeting in shallow water."

This is also the only reason to be able to come to Linna Nie'ersi without arousing suspicion under the current state of martial law!

Then as long as one does not mess around, there is basically no need to worry about the crown being transferred; it can be said to be the best inheritance Insurance for an Upper Family, and generally speaking, it is what all Upper Families in the middle tier desire most.

Although the Crown King of an Elf nation is not as autocratic as the ancient emperors of Xia Duo's hometown, but is instead chosen by the public deliberation of the Upper Families, the benefits are also very obvious.

Although this possibility is not great, after all, Helien is already the legitimate ruler, so why bother to create a new world that might not even have a place for him, but the necessary suspicion still cannot be less.