Chapter 3428: Each Harboring Their Own Secret Agenda

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Xia Duo privately sent a Sending to the Tide Queen to briefly explain the Illuminati's delusion of a new world, while at the same time, he did not stop the Inquiry of Dali:

"Do you really think the Illuminati's delusion of a new world can be realized? Even if it were realized, have you truly understood what the cost would be? Even if you don't care about the cost, do you really think the position in the new world promised by the Illuminati is real?"

A series of questions caused Dali to fall into deep thought, but he still did not speak, so Xia Duo continued: "Your understanding of the Illuminati is far too little. You think you have joined a great plan, but in reality, you are just being used by them without knowing it, and you are even smug and quite proud of yourself. The way you are now is truly pathetic and lamentable!"

Xia Duo had not expected this mockery to have much effect at all; in fact, for this entire Inquiry process, it was more for the Tide Queen to see. His true interrogation was actually taking place with his main body.

By violently cracking Dali's Consciousness Copy and searching for answers directly from the other party's memories, wouldn't that be infinitely better than the other party's answers, the truth of which was unknown?

It was just that he did not expect that Dali could not withstand this mockery at all. Of course, from Dali's perspective, perhaps he could not accept being misunderstood, so Dali spoke up to refute for the first time:

"What do you know! I am saving the Aru'Taiquese Yizu!"

Once these words were out, the great hall fell into a deathly silence once again. If the Tide Queen had still held a glimmer of wishful thinking regarding Dali's betrayal before, she was now completely disappointed.

Even Yila could not help but open his mouth wide, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said nothing, and the look in his eyes when he turned to Dali was also filled with disappointment.

Xia Duo was not interested in the expressions of the Queen and Yila. Finding that the mockery was useful, he continued to press on: "So you use the method of destroying the world to save your own clansmen, self-proclaimed as a savior, but in reality, you are an out-and-out executioner! You have not only betrayed the Queen, but you have also betrayed your own clansmen!"

"This unjust world should have been destroyed long ago. Aru Taiquese should have been heroes of the war, returning to their original appearance after the war, but instead, they were forgotten and struggled to survive in the deep sea in a state of near-exile.

"Occasionally, when we made contact with the land, what we received was not understanding and welcome, but vigilance and precaution! We are not a naturally underwater race; Sea Elf infants simply cannot adapt to the deep-sea environment.

"Yet when we requested a near-shore area from Xinnaliya and Ilfaran as a nursery, they refused without hesitation.

"And this ridiculous little girl, even when multiple Consultants proposed migrating to other near-shore areas, still insisted on those ridiculous traditions. For the sake of the so-called Beilunuo inheritance, she tied all the people here.

"If Beilunuo is destined to be destroyed one day, it can only be destroyed in the hands of this naive Queen, Taisi!"

This was probably the first time Dali had revealed his inner thoughts in front of Taisi. Taisi could not help but be moved after hearing this, but she had her persistence, and at the same time, she did not believe these could be reasons for Dali's betrayal.

As for Dali's accusations, she could not help but defend herself: "The near-shore is indeed conducive to the growth of infants and young children, but you should also understand that the food in the near-shore is far inferior to here. A full-scale migration is not realistic; how could I possibly agree to that kind of plan!

"As for opening a near-shore nursery, I am indeed trying to find a way. If we cannot get the support of nearby forces, establishing a nursery rashly would only become a weakness and a burden for Beilunuo, without any practical significance.

"The compromises I made to the near-shore forces in your eyes are actually more out of helplessness. If it were you, to what extent could you do better?"

"Then why not migrate near Yongju Island?" Dali finally asked a soul-searching question.

Taisi could not answer this question. On this issue, she did indeed have some selfishness, but if she had to answer, she could also find countless reasons, and very legitimate ones at that.

For example, the current attitude of Yongju Island does not represent the future, especially if Beilunuo were to migrate there as a whole, it would inevitably lead to changes in the political ecology on the island. If a turn unfavorable to the Sea Elves occurred, could they move back here then?

Furthermore, Yongju Island is just a larger island, and with some small islands nearby, the resources are still a considerable distance—a distance difficult to bridge—from a true continent.

Therefore, Taisi preferred to develop toward the continent rather than Yongju Island, or to find a way to solve the deep-sea nursery and child-rearing problems and become a true ocean nation.

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Taisi's silence, in Dali's view, proved that his choice was not wrong. In fact, having reached this point, he could only keep hinting to himself—that his choice was not wrong.

"So you just defected to the Illuminati, hoping they would lead you to change these current conditions? But do you know that the cost of them changing the current conditions is the destruction of the world?" Xia Duo continued.

Dali was silent, seemingly having long known the cost of the Illuminati's new world, but he did not think there was anything wrong with that. If the old world is not destroyed, how can a new world be created?

"I can tell you very clearly that there will be no place for you in the Illuminati's new world, nor will there be any place for any Sea Elf."

"I know. In the new world, there will only be Demon Descendants; there will be no more Sea Elves. But if the original ancestors knew that their descendants would end up in such a situation, do you think they would be willing to become Sea Elves?"

For such a cynical person, Xia Duo really had nothing more to say. He glanced at Taisi, asking if the other party had anything else to ask. Taisi shook her head and instead asked Xia Duo:

"Is it okay like this now? Have you found any clues related to the Illuminati?"

"Not yet, but it will be soon. Considering that Dali might not be the only one, and there might be other Sea Elves in contact with the Illuminati, I may trouble Queen Taisi later."

"I understand."

Taisi nodded and turned her gaze to Yila on the side, "Keep this matter confidential for now. If anyone else asks about Dali, just say I sent him to Xinnaliya."

"Understood, Your Majesty the Queen."

Yila also felt very sorry about Dali's betrayal, but after all, they had known each other for a long time. If it could be handled privately without being made public, it might be more acceptable to him.

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Next, Xia Duo had originally intended to return to the Alliance Headquarters, but Queen Taisi still wanted to consult on some details regarding the various rules of the Northland Alliance, so he stayed a little longer.

However, he did not personally answer the questions for Queen Taisi, but instead let the Mage Tailun answer on his behalf. Doing this was not to put on airs, but because he wanted to devote more energy to analyzing Dali's Consciousness Copy; it was better to leave things that could be done by others to others.