Chapter 3480: Advanced Route

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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 process; 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 Time Signal Source within the territories of various countries, then the so-called battles on the Time Line would not have much meaning.

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

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 time, 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 Signal Source of the battlefield. If handled well, even if not a single person was killed, it still counted as a win.

But if it was not handled well, even if all the Illuminati personnel there were killed, it still counted as a loss.

Xia Duo felt that the various countries had not yet realized the significance of these local battlefields, or rather, they had realized it but did not attach enough importance to it; otherwise, how could they not accept suggestions that could increase 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 at halftime 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, and could the Alliance really maintain a perfect record in such a war?

It was only because Xia Duo accidentally discovered the Divine Envoy's super-strong Time 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 to help 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, to block the Illuminati's ritual in this way.

But if that happened, it might be the outcome of the Space-Time Mist covering the Main Plane that Xia Duo had predicted before. 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 on 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 a Mind Link and 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 like a chicken talking to a duck once he was down there.

Regarding this arrangement, both Wuta and Talafu expressed 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 voice, stating: "Mage Xia Duo is a person worthy of respect!"

Likewise, Talafu also felt admiration for Xia Duo's attitude. Before, 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 righteousness 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 showed even more of Xia Duo's respect for them and for Calimshan.

But in fact, Xia Duo was not as good as Talafu and Wuta thought. Not forcing Wuta to join the Mind Link was merely 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 have demanded that the Calimshan side temporarily hand over the right to use the tool.

Or at least ensure that the tool was in the hands of someone he trusted, and that the process of use was relatively transparent to him, with no discoveries hidden.

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

In this situation, it is naturally better to avoid extra trouble.

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

Xia Duo had always grasped the big picture and let go of the small details. As long as it did not violate principles or touch the 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 must possess the corresponding ability to perform detection.

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

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

It was just a pity that Xia Duo had limited knowledge in this area, otherwise he would not have had to find an Elemental Creature to help check the Ailan underground.

Under Wuta's guidance, Xia Duo traveled almost in a straight line underground, and in less than half an hour, he arrived at an Underdark Liexi more than ten New Li deep, and Wuta's main body was waiting on the side.

An Earth Elemental Creature has no physical form underground, but exists in a form similar to a field, controlling all earth elements and their manifestations within the corresponding range according to the strength of its power.

It was similar to Xia Duo turning into an intangible form in water to Control Water, so he was not surprised that he did not see Wuta beside this Underdark Liexi, because at this time, Wuta was everywhere in the surroundings.

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

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

Soon, Wuta also replied to 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 is 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.