Chapter 3479: New Conjectures

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For Xia Duo, although various countries were using the War Spell System of Yongle City and even had Mages dispatched by those countries operating it personally, it was difficult for him to interfere with the specific combat processes; the only thing he could do was refuse the War Spell response.

But this was clearly not what Xia Duo wanted. If he could not directly interfere with the battlefields at the sources of the Time-Involving Signal within the territories of various countries, then the so-called battle on the Time Line would not have much meaning.

He could not gamble on probabilities to win matches like the Illuminati; he was not Dafuni and did not have that much Time Force to waste. What he wanted was a hundred-percent certainty of victory upon striking.

Under these circumstances, if he could not directly interfere with the battlefield, how could he have a hundred-percent certainty of victory?

At present, the War Spell support from Yongle City had been widely applied to various local battlefields. Logically speaking, War Spells were unstoppable, so they should have been winning every battle, but the results were not necessarily so.

Because what determined the outcome of a battlefield was not the life or death of the combatants on both sides, but the handling of the Time-Involving Signal Source on the battlefield. If handled well, even if not a single person was killed, it still counted as a win.

Xia Duo felt that the various countries had not yet realized the significance of these local battlefields, or perhaps they had realized it but did not attach enough importance to it; otherwise, how could they not accept suggestions that could improve their win rate?

Or perhaps the War Spell support from Yongle City made them feel that this round was secure, so they became conservative. This behavior of celebrating before the match was over was truly ridiculous in Xia Duo's view.

Not to mention that the Alliance had not won yet; even if they really did win, in front of the Illuminati who could manipulate the Time Line, it would be nothing more than a matter of doing it all over again.

If it didn't work once, they could repeat it over and over again. Could the Alliance really maintain a perfect win record in such a war?

It was only because Xia Duo had accidentally discovered the Divine Envoy's super-strong anchoring effect on the past; otherwise, relying solely on the Alliance's existing power, wanting to achieve final victory would likely be somewhat wishful thinking.

If there were no Divine Envoy helping to anchor the past, the best outcome for the Alliance might be a pyrrhic victory—destroying Ailan and everything related to Ailan, including the underground, at all costs, in order to block the Illuminati's ritual.

But if that happened, it might lead to the outcome in Xia Duo's previous prophecy where the Space-Time Mist covered the Main Plane. It would be hard to say whether that was a pyrrhic victory or a double defeat!

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Victory Valley.

After finishing the consultation with the Alliance representatives, Xia Duo looked at Talafu to the side and instructed:

"I am going to the underground personally to check the traces left by the Illuminati. You stay on the surface and communicate with Wuta's avatar. Notify me immediately if there is any news."

With the Mind Link maintaining contact with Talafu at all times, it was equivalent to him being able to communicate with Wuta at any time, avoiding the waste of time that would occur if he went down there and it was like talking to a brick wall.

Regarding this arrangement, both Wuta and Talafu expressed their acceptance. Although such communication was separated by a layer and somewhat inconvenient, this precisely showed Xia Duo's respect for Wuta's unwillingness to connect to the Mind Link.

After Talafu informed Wuta of this news, Wuta even emitted a muffled sound, stating: "Mage Xia Duo is a person worthy of respect!"

Likewise, Talafu also felt admiration for Xia Duo's attitude. Previously, when he and Wuta had just arrived here, even with Xia Duo's prior arrangements, more than one Alliance Mage had come to persuade him to let Wuta join the Alliance's Command Network.

The reason was to make communication more convenient.

Originally, Xia Duo could have completely used the greater cause and various other reasons to force Wuta to join the Mind Link, but he did not do so.

Compared with the attitude of the Alliance Mages, it made Xia Duo's respect for them and for Calimshan even more apparent.

But in fact, Xia Duo was not as good as Talafu and Wuta thought. Not forcing Wuta to join the Mind Link was simply to eliminate variables and let Wuta work with peace of mind.

If Wuta were not a Wisdom-possessing creature with self-awareness, but a tool that anyone could use, then he would inevitably demand that the Calimshan side temporarily hand over the right to use the tool.

Or at least ensure that the tool was controlled by someone he trusted, and that the process of use was relatively transparent to him, without concealing any discoveries.

People and tools are ultimately different. If it is a person, there will be thoughts, emotions, and selfishness, and no one can say for sure what kind of influence turning into an Elemental Creature will have on one's temperament.

Under such circumstances, it was naturally better to avoid unnecessary trouble.

It was nothing more than having an extra translator during communication; what a big deal. If the real major matters were delayed because of fussing over this, that would be truly fatal.

Xia Duo had always focused on the big picture and let go of the small details. As long as it did not violate principles or touch his bottom line, he was willing to give anyone full respect and understanding. This was just a manifestation of his usual style of conduct.

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Soon, Xia Duo used Spellcasting to Turn into Earth and Stone—which was actually an alternative Earth Elemental Avatar. In an earth and stone environment, it was just like a Water Element in a water environment; it was no different from being in his own home.

Of course, even in his own home, one had to possess the corresponding ability to perform detection.

Just like human Mages living on the Surface, they could not directly see scenes outside their field of vision with the naked eye, or perceive information outside their own perception dimension.

On the Surface, there were Scrying spells for the Surface; similarly, underground, there were Scrying spells more suitable for the underground earth and stone environment.

It was just a pity that Xia Duo's understanding in this area was limited; otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to find an Elemental Creature to help check the Ailan underground.

Under Wuta's guidance, Xia Duo traveled almost in a straight line underground, taking less than half an hour to reach an Underdark Liexi more than ten New Li deep, and Wuta's true body was waiting to the side.

Earth Elemental Creatures have no physical form underground but exist in a form akin to a field, controlling all earth elements and their manifestations within the corresponding range according to the strength of their power.

It was similar to how Xia Duo became formless in water to Control Water, so he was not surprised when he did not see Wuta beside this Underdark Liexi, because at this moment, Wuta was everywhere in the surroundings.

Xia Duo did not rush to communicate with Wuta, but first approached the rift, checked it briefly, and then asked Wuta through Talafu:

"A very exquisite disguise. How did you discover it?"

Soon, Wuta also answered Xia Duo through Talafu: "Although the disguise here has achieved a near-perfect level in terms of appearance and aura, I am already an Elemental Creature. My Perception dimension is not the same as that of flesh-and-blood creatures. As long as I go a little deeper, I can clearly perceive the false side of the earth elements in that area."

So that was it!

The reason Xia Duo was able to discover the disguise here was mainly because he had Wuta's reminder first. It was relatively simple to find faults with a preconceived notion; if he hadn't been told there was a disguise here, he would probably have had to check it inch by inch to have any chance of discovering it.