Chapter 3407: The Reappearance of Kalishi

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As Jiliu dived to a certain depth, the exterior view projected into the cabin became almost nothing but a deep, profound darkness, and the Mages in the cabin all felt somewhat uneasy.

Even Xia Duo, situated in such a scene, felt a somewhat uncontrollable oppression; however, he did not turn off the external projection in the cabin, but instead took the initiative to converse with Meila, using this method to dilute the oppression brought about by the dark deep-sea environment.

"How long does the entire journey from Xinnaliya to Beilunuo take?" Xia Duo asked.

"Taking Jiliu as an example, under normal circumstances, if traveling at full speed, it takes about two hours. If you are lucky and can catch the favorable currents for the whole journey, you might be able to arrive about half an hour earlier."

Hearing that the whole journey took at least an hour and a half, Xia Duo could not help but sigh at the remoteness of Beilunuo. After all, he already knew the speed of Jiliu, and it was no slower than modern ships on Earth.

If one also factored in the vertical height underwater, he could roughly judge that the straight-line distance on the Surface between Beilunuo and Xinnaliya was about 500 to 600 New Li.

It was only a little more than the distance from Xinnaliya to Yierfalang.

Of course, if it were from Xinnaliya to Yierfalang, it would not take an hour and a half, because a Magic Ship does not only have to travel underwater; it could fly directly back and forth.

Furthermore, there is the even faster Teleportation Array.

Although Beilunuo and Xinnaliya had established a relatively close relationship, the two sides had not established an effective Teleportation Array, and a considerable part of the reason for this was likely the estrangement caused by the long-term divergence between Sea Elves and Surface Elves.

"Tell me about Beilunuo! What kind of city is it?"

"Beilunuo is located on a plain on the seabed. There are at least three long-term ocean currents nearby. These currents provide the food that Beilunuo relies on to survive. Of course, Beilunuo also farms schools of fish and kelp on the seabed plain, but compared to the land, food is generally still scarce. The thing we trade most with Beilunuo is probably food."

Speaking of this, Meila's mood seemed a bit low, and she could not help but reveal her inner thoughts, "Compared to Beilunuo, Xinnaliya's supplies can be called abundant, but compared to the real continent, it is far too inferior."

"Continue."

"Yes."

Meila composed her emotions and continued to introduce, "Beilunuo has no natural enemies on the seabed; its biggest enemy is actually the environment. Although Sea Elves can move freely underwater, they are not natural marine creatures after all.

"Their infants and young children cannot adapt to the underwater environment. Even within a Water Elemental Domain, they require long-term care from caregivers. It takes until they are about 10 years old to adapt to normal life within a Water Elemental Domain.

"And to truly adapt to an underwater world without the aid of Magic, they must wait until their bodies are fully developed, which is about 30 to 50 years old.

"Usually at this age, Sea Elves have already become Mages. Without the power of Magic, Sea Elves would be unable to stay away from Beilunuo at all; there are too many accidents that could cause them to lose their lives."

Hearing such a description, Xia Duo immediately formed a preliminary impression of the Sea Elves—they were strong-willed, perhaps even very warlike, and at the same time, the entire population consisted of Mages, possessing immense war potential.

Fortunately, the seabed environment is harsh, unfavorable for survival, and even more unfavorable for the reproduction of Sea Elves who were originally land-dwelling species. Otherwise, based on Xia Duo's understanding of Elves, those Sea Elves would nine times out of ten attempt to conquer the ocean, or even counterattack the land.

Of course, Xia Duo's judgment carried a certain degree of subjectivity, especially given the current situation where the Sea Elves were involved with the Illuminati, which naturally brought a more scrutinizing gaze.

"Since the seabed is so inconvenient, have the Sea Elves ever thought about returning to live on land?" Xia Duo asked again.

He had already learned when he arrived that the current Sea Elves were more similar to amphibians; they could live underwater for long periods, and they could also leave the water, though they needed to regularly moisturize their skin, which had adapted to the marine environment.

And this, for Beilunuo where everyone was a Mage, was not an insurmountable technical difficulty.

In other words, the Sea Elves of Beilunuo could actually return to live on land completely. Compared to the seabed, the land had too many advantages for them, as they were originally land creatures.

Regarding this question, after a moment of silence, Meila gave an answer that surprised Xia Duo very much—

"I think the Beilunuo Elves might have developed a kind of self-exile mentality now. Such a mentality makes them not want to return to land, and they are even unwilling to have contact with land creatures."

"Why would it be like this?" Xia Duo continued to press.

Meila remained silent. At this time, Mage Tailun suddenly interjected: "I think it might be the rejection from us land relatives that caused them to develop a resistance to land life."

"Why do you say that?"

Now it was Tailun's turn to be in a difficult position, but under Xia Duo's gaze, he still told the truth: "Actually, after Yierfalang had traded with the Sea Elves for a period of time, they once made a request to us—

"That was to hope to establish a nursery in the coastal waters of Yierfalang, but we refused it. Since then, although the trade between the two sides continued, the relationship between the two sides never had a breakthrough again."

"Did Xinnaliya also receive such a request?" Xia Duo threw the question to Meila again.

Regarding such a question, Meila's expression shifted for a while, and finally, she gritted her teeth and nodded. After all, since Yierfalang had admitted to receiving such a request, as those who had a closer relationship with Beilunuo, how could they not have received it?

"Indeed, a long time ago we also received a request from Beilunuo about establishing a nursery in the coastal waters of Xinnaliya, but at that time Xinnaliya itself had not even been able to gain a foothold in the Moonshadow Archipelago, so of course we could not promise Beilunuo anything.

"By the time Xinnaliya was able to control its coastal waters enough, Beilunuo never mentioned such a request again."

The excuses were all ready-made. Xia Duo actually wanted to ask one more thing: as a concerned and close ally—let alone an ally, just a friend who had helped you before—if the other party didn't say anything, couldn't you take the initiative to do something for your friend?

However, his trip was not to investigate why Xinnaliya or Yierfalang did not provide a coastal nursery environment for Beilunuo, but to track down clues about the Sea Elves related to the Illuminati.

In this situation, there was of course no need to speak up for Beilunuo.

But from the mouths of Tailun, Meila, and the previous Xinnaliya palace lady, Xia Duo also had a sufficiently full understanding of the Sea Elves, full enough to make him understand to a certain degree why the Sea Elves chose to join the Illuminati.

It was truly that these land relatives did not treat the Sea Elves as Elves at all, so they might as well just destroy everything!