Chapter 3405: Conclusion

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————Rushing over~~

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The next moment, the Magic Net fluctuated, light and shadow shifted, and Xia Duo focused his eyes to see that he had already appeared in a stone chamber with a distinct oceanic style. A female Elf dressed in blue silk robes was waiting outside the Teleportation Array with a team of attendants.

"Honorable Alliance Envoy! The Queen has already prepared a welcoming ceremony, waiting only for your arrival!"

Tailun glanced at Xia Duo, received a response from Xia Duo's eyes, and then said to the court lady: "Time is pressing, skip the welcoming ceremony or whatever. Take us to the port; we will discuss other matters after we return from the Sea Elf Kingdom."

"Yes." The court lady dared not argue. Perhaps she had already been instructed on how to handle the situation upon arrival, so she dismissed the welcoming formation and personally led Xia Duo and the other Alliance Mages to the port Tailun had mentioned.

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Exiting the stone chamber, the first thing that came into view was a small basin hidden between mountain valleys. A slightly salty sea breeze blew into it from a gap in the basin and then rushed upward along the mountain slopes.

Xia Duo gazed into the distance, clearly seeing the vast sea from the gap in the basin, as well as other islands dotting the sea. Comparing this to the bird's-eye view of the archipelago in his memory, he roughly understood where he was.

Although the Moonshadow Archipelago had many islands, those suitable for Elf survival were very limited, and those suitable for large numbers of Elves to gather and even form a civilization were even fewer—basically just those two or three.

As they walked, the court lady introduced, "Honorable Envoys, the Magic Ship bound for the Pearl City of the Seabed, Beilunuo, is already waiting at the port. Furthermore, Her Majesty the Queen has specially arranged for a senior guide to accompany you all, in case the various nations have any questions along the way."

"Is Beilunuo the city of the Sea Elves?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

"Yes, Beilunuo is the only Sea Elf city, or rather, city-state, known to us," the court lady replied.

Xia Duo nodded and asked Tailun again: "Had you heard of Beilunuo before?"

"I had not." Tailun shook his head. "Previously, our trade with the Sea Elves generally took place on a stretch of sea west of the Moonshadow Archipelago. Before each trade, the Sea Elves would inform us of the specific time through Xinnaliya. We would sail our ships to the approximate location in advance, and when the time came, the Sea Elves would emerge from the sea to board the ship for trade."

"So that's how it is!"

Even a high-ranking Mage like Tailun had never heard of Beilunuo, so one could imagine how Xinnaliya had monopolized this channel of contact in the past. It was just that now, it was Xinnaliya again, actually taking the initiative to lead people to the Sea Elf Kingdom.

"What is the strength of Beilunuo?" Xia Duo continued to ask.

This question was, of course, directed at the court lady from Xinnaliya responsible for the reception. She did not hesitate and immediately gave an answer: "Beilunuo currently has six high-ranking Mages still living. The rest of the Mages have not yet been counted, but it can basically be considered that everyone in Beilunuo is a Mage."

Hearing this answer, Xia Duo could not help but fall silent. If this court lady was not lying, the strength of this Pearl City of the Seabed was truly not to be underestimated!

It was just unclear how they had gotten involved with the Illuminati.

Thinking this, Xia Duo did not continue to ask, because their group had already arrived at the port under the guidance of the Xinnaliya court lady. The port looked somewhat dilapidated from the outside, but the Magic Aura it emitted was exceptionally abundant.

Clearly, the dilapidated appearance was merely a disguise; in reality, it was a well-functioning medium-sized port.

At this moment, there were only two ships at the port berths. One was a traditional Elf sailing ship, and the other had a strange shape, with no sails or oar positions, looking more like a large arthropod, similar to a centipede or a mantis shrimp.

Its abdomen had numerous appendages swaying back and forth underwater, but it was clearly emitting a flickering Magic Aura.

"This is the Magic Ship Jiliu; it can take you all to the underwater city of Beilunuo," the court lady said, pointing to the strangely shaped Magic Ship with a rather proud tone.

Subsequently, she raised a hand. Only then did Xia Duo notice the silver hollowed-out bracelet she wore on her wrist. The next moment, the mantis-shrimp-shaped Magic Ship Jiliu erupted with dazzling light.

Immediately following, a section of the "carapace" in the middle of the ship's hull suddenly opened, and a winding floating staircase extended from within, reaching all the way to the pier where Xia Duo and the others were standing.

The next moment, a male Elf, who felt somewhat rugged in Xia Duo's impression, walked out from inside. He first bowed to the court lady, then looked at Xia Duo and the others:

"Honored guests from the land, the Queen has already given instructions. Please follow me."

"Board the ship!"

At Xia Duo's command, Kandela and the others boarded first, followed closely by Tailun. Xia Duo was the last. Before boarding, he left a sentence for the court lady:

"Please express my gratitude to Her Majesty the Queen!"

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Inside Jiliu.

After entering the cabin, it was no different from a normal Magic Ship. Xia Duo even found it difficult to connect its interior with that strange exterior, but this Jiliu was indeed that strange in appearance.