Chapter 3406: Harvest

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————It will be later~~

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The next moment, the Magic Net fluctuated, light and shadow shifted, and Xia Duo looked closely to find 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.

"Distinguished 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 tight, so we can skip the welcoming ceremony. Take us to the port; we can discuss other matters after we return from the Sea Elf Kingdom."

"Yes." The court lady dared not argue, perhaps because she had already been instructed on how to respond upon their arrival, so she dismissed the welcoming queue 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 the basin from a gap and then rushed upward along the mountain slopes.

Xia Duo gazed into the distance and could clearly see the vast sea from the gap in the basin, as well as other islands dotted within the sea. Comparing this to the aerial 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 form a civilization were even fewer—basically just those two or three.

As they walked, the court lady introduced, "Distinguished Envoys, the Magic Ship heading to 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: "Have you heard of Beilunuo before?"

"I have 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!"

If even a high-level Mage like Tailun had never heard of Beilunuo, one could imagine how Xinnaliya had monopolized this contact channel 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, and she did not hesitate, immediately giving an answer: "Beilunuo currently has six high-level Mages still living. The number of other Mages has not yet been tallied, but it can basically be assumed that the entire population of Beilunuo are Mages."

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, as their party 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 dilapidation was merely a layer of camouflage; 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, while the other had a strange shape, lacking sails or oar positions, and looked more like a large arthropod, similar to a centipede or a mantis shrimp.

It had numerous appendages on its abdomen that swayed back and forth underwater, but it clearly emitted 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 at the strangely shaped Magic Ship with a rather proud tone.

Subsequently, she raised a hand, and only then did Xia Duo notice the silver openwork bracelet on her wrist. The next moment, the mantis-shrimp-shaped Magic Ship Jiliu erupted with a dazzling aura.

Immediately following, a section of the "carapace" in the middle of the ship 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 seemed 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:

"Distinguished 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, with Xia Duo being the last. Before boarding, he left the court lady with a sentence:

"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.