Chapter 3429: Embassy to the South

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For any Spellcaster with Logical Thinking, it is known to be wrong; if one cannot master the power of the tides without an Inheritance Ritual, then how did the Inheritance Ritual come to be?

It couldn't possibly be that the perfect ritual existed first, and then the power of the tides followed, right? It must be that Sea Elf Mages first mastered the power of the tides, and only then created an Inheritance Ritual that made it easier for other Mages to master the power of the tides.

It is just that later, this Inheritance Ritual was monopolized by the Queen's lineage.

The inherited information within the Inheritance Artifact must contain significant deviations; otherwise, there wouldn't be a situation where not a single Beilunuo Mage has mastered the power of the tides on their own for so many years.

But the inherited information must also possess a part of Reality; otherwise, the successive Tide Queens could not have mastered the power of the tides in a short time after receiving the inheritance.

In the current Beilunuo, many Mages are researching the power of the tides. They may not harbor malice toward the Queen, but objectively, they have formed a combined force, making it so that even the Tide Queen dares not outright forbid it.

Thus, researching the power of the tides has become an almost open secret among Beilunuo Mages. But the reason it remains a secret is that the Queen still strictly guards a bottom line: private research is allowed, but public discussion or even public display of the Inheritance Artifact is absolutely forbidden.

For someone of Dali's status, researching the power of the tides in private is perfectly normal, but carrying an Inheritance Artifact on one's person is no small matter.

Although there are some Storage Magic Artifacts with independent spaces in the current Beilunuo, most are still substitutes like the Shrinking Shell used by Dali.

Without an independent space, the Inheritance Artifact cannot be completely hidden. Once discovered by others, it is a very serious stain; many have been severely punished, or at the very least, distanced from the center of power.

The biggest difference between high-level Mages of Beilunuo and high-level Mages on land is the lack of a Saint Form. This greatly limits the performance of high-level Mages, giving the Queen, who has mastered the power of the tides, an almost overwhelming advantage.

Unless the whole world rebels, no one can defeat the Tide Queen in a one-on-one situation. If a few opponents are added, once an attack point is found, concessions must inevitably be made.

Yet even so, Dali still chose to keep this Inheritance Artifact, which was quite disadvantageous to him, by his side. Taisi could guess what kind of thoughts were behind this without needing to ponder deeply.

Of course, the preconceived notion that Dali had already betrayed them was at play, but even without today's incident, if Taisi had discovered Dali carrying the Inheritance Artifact during ordinary times, she would have developed suspicions about him.

Now, it goes without saying; it further corroborates the fact of Dali's betrayal.

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While Taisi was explaining the function of the Inheritance Artifact to Xia Duo, Yila, who was to the side, had already completed the preliminary Identify of the Land Artifact found inside Yila's Shrinking Shell.

It was just that the identification result seemed to have some surprises; Yila's expression was agitated yet forcibly restrained, and Yila's gaze shifted back and forth between Taisi and Xia Duo, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"Alright, Yila, if you have something to say, just say it. I have already decided to join the Northland Alliance, and Consultant Xia Duo is not an outsider. Speak!"

"Yes."

Although Yila had already received the Queen's order, Yila was still somewhat reluctant. Of course, this was not directed at the Queen, but at these land visitors like Xia Duo.

But an order is an order, and with Xia Duo potentially demanding this Magic Artifact in the name of an investigation at any time, Yila hesitated for a moment before deciding to answer truthfully:

"Your Majesty, and Envoy Xia Duo, after my inspection, this Magic Artifact was found to be a special Domain Artifact. Its function is to allow Sea Elves to adapt to the land environment, and as time continues, this effect will become permanent."

In other words, this is a strategic Magic Artifact that can turn all Sea Elves into Land Walkers; for Beilunuo, it is of extraordinary significance.

It is no wonder Yila was unwilling to say more in front of Xia Duo and the others. In fact, after Yila stated the true function of this Magic Artifact, Taisi could not help but feel some regret. She thought of—

The Northland Alliance might allow an oceanic kingdom to join them so that they could obtain marine resources that were otherwise difficult to acquire, but would the Northland Alliance allow a kingdom that simultaneously straddles both ocean and land to join them?

With this Magic Artifact, as long as a way is found to parse the Spell within it, it is possible to make all the Sea Elves of Beilunuo become Land Walkers. At that time, the land would no longer be a domain that Sea Elves could not set foot in.

Instead, it would become a place of survival and development that could truly be contested for, or even fought over!

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When Yila said that the land-style Magic Artifact could allow Sea Elves to obtain the ability of a Land Walker with almost zero threshold, Xia Duo almost immediately sensed slight fluctuations in the Water Elemental Domain within the Star Palace.

So he hurriedly spoke: "Queen Taisi, since this Magic Artifact is useful to the Sea Elves, then let it be kept by the Beilunuo side! The greatest tenet of the Northland Alliance is to help every member state develop, not to contain them, but the premise is joining the Alliance."

"Thank you for the understanding of Envoy Xia Duo. I believe in the tenet of the Alliance, and I also look forward to Beilunuo becoming a member of the Alliance."

In fact, Taisi had a moment where she wanted to keep Xia Duo and these people under the sea, but considering the current situation, Beilunuo could not even deal with the Illuminati, so what right did they have to oppose the Northland Alliance!

In Taisi's view, the Illuminati's conspiracy to subvert the Time Line was indeed difficult to solve, but the Alliance was clearly not without the power to fight back; the appearance of Xia Duo and the others was proof of this.

Even if the Northland Alliance were not powerful enough, the Illuminati would have succeeded long ago and would not have dragged it out until now. If that were the case, perhaps Beilunuo would have been destroyed long ago without even knowing it!

Thinking of this, Taisi became more determined to join the Alliance. She did not ask for any benefits; at the very least, she could find a powerful shield to stand in front when a great enemy arrived.

As for the Alliance charter, principles, and tenets that Xia Duo spoke of, she did not fully believe them. Just take Beilunuo, a small country that is almost in a precarious state; logically, all parties in the country should unite to seek development, but in reality, there are still all kinds of messes. By analogy, the Northland Alliance cannot possibly be as beautiful as Xia Duo described.

But right now, Beilunuo has already entered the Alliance's field of vision. Besides joining, is there any other choice? It could even be said that the only choice is to actively and proactively join.

Thinking of this, Taisi decided to have a private chat with Meila after this meeting to discuss the bottom line of Xinnaliya. If possible, the two countries could fully cooperate for mutual benefit on the topic of joining the Alliance.

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Inside the Star Palace.

Tailun's exchange as the Alliance representative with Queen Taisi and Consultant Yila had not yet ended, and discussions regarding Dali were also inserted from time to time, while Xia Duo only paid attention when he was mentioned.

The parsing of Dali's Consciousness Copy over at Yongle City was still continuing. This task occupied most of his attention, and the result of the parsing was undoubtedly quite satisfactory to him.