Chapter 3409: Arrangements for the Sea Elf

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Hearing from Meila now that the Sea Elf had actually abandoned Magic Net Affinity and instead turned to Netheril Magic, which involves actively twisting the Magic Net to cast spells, was undoubtedly a form of progress in Xia Duo's view.

As for why the Sea Elf would make such a choice, the reason is not hard to guess; it is simply that the traditional Elven Magic cultivation cycle is too long to adapt to the harsh environment of the seabed.

Come to think of it, the Sea Elf is actually somewhat similar to the Drow; the difference is only that the Drow were exiled to the Underdark as the defeated, while the Sea Elf was a trial actively undertaken by ancient Elven pioneers to defeat dragons.

Therefore, in the early days, the Sea Elf and the Goblin maintained quite close ties, but having split into two races, the differences between them and the Goblin are far greater than those between the Gold Elf and the Wood Elf.

Although they are still called "Alu'tai'quesir" in Elvish, belonging to the "Tai'quesir" clan, similar to the Gold Elf being "Ar'tai'quesir" in Elvish.

But as time passed and ancient legends faded, it would be no exaggeration to say that the current Sea Elf and Goblin are two completely different races.

Under these circumstances, how would the Sea Elf view the Alliance's investigation?

Would they think their own kin provoked land creatures and brought about disaster? Or would they think land creatures are ambitious, using fabricated excuses to attempt an invasion of the ocean domain?

Or perhaps the Sea Elf had long since become a hidden base for the Illuminati, and at this moment, they have already prepared a trap, just waiting for the ignorant Alliance Envoy to come and deliver themselves to death?

Thinking of this, Xia Duo seized the time to ask Meila for more details about Sea Elf Magic and their primary combat methods.

Regarding this, Meila did not hide anything for her former allies; after all, since Xinnaliya had already chosen to join the Alliance and integrate into the continent, it was impossible to please both sides, and they must choose a side to stand with.

"Consultant Xia Duo, as for Sea Elf Magic, the root actually still lies in the traditional magic system of the Goblin, it is just that the Sea Elf has made certain adjustments in their spellcasting methods. As for combat methods—"

Speaking of this, Meila paused, glanced at the dark exterior projected inside the cabin, and then continued: "The Sea Elf lives on the seabed year-round, has almost no natural predators, and their combat methods are more primitive."

"The vast majority of their means of dealing with enemies are in the Water Elemental Domain, which is also the domain they are most proficient in. Seawater is to them what air is to us land creatures."

"Therefore, although there is no disadvantage in the Magic Net environment for underwater combat, the natural environment still imposes restrictions on various spells that could otherwise be well-utilized on land."

"So that's how it is!" Xia Duo nodded seriously.

He was prepared for the possibility of a direct conflict with the Sea Elf and had indeed anticipated many possibilities, including the impact of the natural environment (the seabed) on combat.

Underwater combat and normal combat on the Surface are absolutely not the same thing.

But all changes stem from the same source; just as Meila said, even if the natural environment of the seabed differs greatly from that on land, the Magic Net environment has not changed much. Not every place is like the Underdark, which is nearly an Other Plane.

And the biggest difference between the seabed and land, which Xia Duo had also considered, should be the ubiquitous Water Element, as well as the invisible support for spells related to the Water Elemental Domain and the invisible suppression of spells not related to the Water Elemental Domain.

Spells related to the Water Elemental Domain are not just spells directly associated with the Water Element; they are more reflected at the level of Spell Elements. Some spells might appear to have nothing to do with the Water Element on the surface, but because they involve those Spell Elements, they are still affected.

If a Spellcaster who does not have a full understanding of the Principles of spells and the essence of the Magic Net were to battle a Sea Elf Mage, they might, without even realizing it, use spells that are naturally suppressed by the environment.

This, of course, could pave the way for failure.

Naturally, for a Sea Elf Mage, they would instinctively choose the spells most suitable for the environment, meaning they would have a natural tendency in the selection of Spell Elements.

The Sea Elf has likely been the Sea Elf for tens of thousands of years, which is also where Xia Duo questions the Xinnaliya side's belief that the Sea Elf only has one city.

Being able to survive for tens of thousands of years, there is no way there would only be one city.

But Xinnaliya truly has no reason to deceive the Alliance. Xia Duo tentatively assumes that the Sea Elf of Beilunuo is just one branch passed down from ancient times, and perhaps there are other Sea Elves scattered in the Endless Sea or other sea areas.

And since the Sea Elf of Beilunuo cannot even be self-sufficient in their own food rations and needs to supplement from the outside, one can imagine the situation regarding magic.

At least in the field of agriculture, the Sea Elf is far inferior to their land relatives.

From this point, Xia Duo can also roughly guess the current situation of the Sea Elf; it might not be that the Sea Elf does not want to develop agriculture, but rather the natural limitations of the environment.

Previously, Xia Duo had already discussed multiple collaborations in the field of agriculture with Feilifa of Yierlan, and he is no stranger to the Application of Elven Magic in the field of agriculture.

The vast majority of spells related to agriculture, although they also contain spell elements related to the Water Element, have no shortage of spell elements from other domains. However, those other than the Water Element are in a state of natural suppression in the underwater world.

Under these circumstances, it is naturally harder for the Sea Elf to develop agriculture than it is for the Goblin.

If such a key field as agriculture, which concerns the survival of a race, is like this, then in a situation with almost no natural predators, what would the field of combat develop into?

It must be as Xia Duo speculated and Meila mentioned: all spells are developed as much as possible toward the Water Elemental Domain. If given enough population and time, it might be possible to develop into a comprehensive and thorough Arcane Magic System, like the Bloodline Magic of Calimshan in the south.

But unfortunately—

The time Beilunuo has existed might not be the problem, but the population is a big problem. Perhaps they are enough to maintain the inheritance of magic, but to want to make progress, or even develop a brand-new magic system.

I am afraid that is not something that a mere few hundred thousand Beilunuo Elves, struggling on the poverty line while also extremely lacking in resources, could achieve.

Furthermore, the seabed is not very suitable for general magic experiments. The special environment makes it so that Sea Elf Mages must pay a much higher price than their land relatives to conduct the same magic research.

This can also be seen from the various details of Sea Elf Magic provided by Meila; there is indeed a trend toward a general Arcane Magic System, and Xia Duo has seen the attempts of the Sea Elf Mages.

But unfortunately, those attempts, in his view, are still in the Primary stage and can still be seen as spinning their wheels within the confines of traditional Elven Magic.