Chapter 532: Impersonation, The Reason

Niya did not agree with Xia Duo's obvious conspiracy theory; if they were going to go through such trouble just to kill an Arcanist, it would be better to just have a High Mage sneak over to hunt them down, which would even save on the compensation.

"How do you know the Elves didn't come over to carry out an assassination?"

"This—" Niya was momentarily speechless. "I'm only talking about what happened today. In this kind of formal, public competition between the three countries, there's no need for any conspiracy!"

"That is true!"

Xia Duo was also puzzled. The Elves weren't fools; what benefit was there in challenging the unspoken rules? In any case, humans had short lifespans and didn't care. If they really started hurting each other, the Elves would likely feel the pain more!

Although Xia Duo always liked to apply conspiracy theories to the Elves, this incident was indeed full of suspicious points.

Regardless of the truth, Stuart, who was already dead, was certainly the biggest loser. Whenever Xia Duo thought about how the two of them had chatted not long ago, he felt a sense of regret.

Such a living, breathing person, gone just like that.

Returning to Giles Tower, Xia Duo and Niya parted ways, each returning to their own residence to sort out the situation of today's Spell Duel.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, at the Elf Embassy.

High Mage Suweilisi was flying into a rage. Before him, the other Elves no longer possessed the calm and elegant appearance they had in the Arena; they each shrank their heads like a group of frightened chicks, terrified that the High Mage's gaze might fall upon them.

"Luan, who told you to kill someone in the arena?!" Suweilisi gritted his teeth, staring with a face full of fury at Luan, who was cautiously peeking at him.

The anger in his heart kept surging out in waves. A little material compensation didn't count for much, as it could be recovered elsewhere, but if it triggered a substantial conflict between the two countries, then even killing Luan would not be able to make amends.

And that bunch of commoners from Illefarn, always thinking things weren't chaotic enough, insisting on adding fuel to the fire at a time like this!

"Luan, speak! Who told you to kill someone in the arena? Did you forget all my instructions before we came?" The more Suweilisi spoke, the angrier he became. If it weren't for Luan's extraordinary background, he would have let this guy see the consequences of defying him right now.

"My lord, wasn't it you who suddenly found me last night and told me to take action in today's match to kill a Netherese? You even said that no matter who the opponent was, they had to be killed!"

Luan's expression was somewhat aggrieved, but seeing that Suweilisi seemed truly angry, even though he had the capital to ignore the other party, he would not stir up more trouble in this situation.

"I ordered it?" A trace of confusion flashed in Suweilisi's eyes. If it really were him, even the main god could not have erased his memory so cleanly.

It was clearly someone impersonating him.

And this impersonator, being able to make even Luan unable to distinguish the real from the fake, must be someone quite familiar with them. Most crucially, the power of a High Mage was difficult to disguise; the only ones who could disguise themselves were High Mages themselves. Suweilisi quickly thought of a target—

"Jielinisi!"

Hmph—

Suweilisi glanced at these terrified clansmen and couldn't help but let out a cold snort, then turned and left. However, he did not go to find Jielinisi, because he knew Jielinisi was at most just the operator on the surface; there was a true mastermind behind him.

Returning to his residence, Suweilisi cast a spell to contact his home country. After several relays, a projection of an elderly Elf appeared before him. Upon seeing the other party's calm expression, Suweilisi's anger, which he had already suppressed, surged up again:

"Faluo! Do you know what you are doing! How dare you wantonly provoke a dispute between the two countries at a time like this! When I return, I will certainly persuade the Crown King to ban that organization of yours that causes trouble everywhere!"

"Lord Suweilisi, what are you talking about?" The old man in the projection looked confused, but the faint smile could not escape Suweilisi's eyes.

He no longer hid his anger and said indignantly: "Faluo, your performance is not even as good as the lowest-ranking entertainer."

Elves did not discriminate against entertainers; on the contrary, the more exquisite the skill, the more it was recognized by society, and even High Mages were no exception. But the lowest-ranking entertainers were not like that.

There would always be Elves without performance talent who overestimated their abilities and insisted on performing; this would only pollute the eyes of the audience. Using such vocabulary to describe a High Mage could be called very vicious.

But this also showed the anger in Suweilisi's heart at this moment.

The expression on Faluo's face gradually became serious, but he was not angry because of this. He knew that Suweilisi had long since stopped considering his own interests, but rather the overall interests of Cormanthyr, and that distant yet still potentially achievable dream of a "Great Elf Empire."

"Lord Suweilisi, the Crown King is aware of this matter, and it was done with his consent. Not notifying you beforehand was my idea, because I knew you would not agree to such a move."

"Why? What exactly did you say to the Crown King? Don't you know that the Drow's offensives have become more frequent recently? Provoking the Netherese at a time like this is not a rational thing to do!"

Faluo sighed, showing an expression that said he knew you would say that. "It is precisely because of the Drow problem that we must appear more aggressive than in the past. Furthermore, this probing is also related to the Oracle of the main god; it is imperative."

Faluo's patient explanation caused Suweilisi's anger to gradually subside, while his attention was also drawn to the Oracle. "Oracle? What Oracle?"

"The Oracle says that a change will occur in the old site of the Alabaster Tower, which might even affect the fate of the Elves. The main god wants us to investigate as soon as possible. The previous results of the 【Omniscient Rite】 were not ideal; it might be related to the Lord of Radiance, or it might be other aspects. This probing is to slightly stimulate the Netherese; afterwards, I will organize High Mages to perform the 【Omniscient Rite】 again."

"Count me in." Suweilisi's tone finally softened, but he still held a negative attitude toward directly killing people in the arena. In the end, he only said that if this matter caused any adverse effects on Cormanthyr, Faluo would have to pay the price for it.

Afterwards, Suweilisi cut off the communication, but he did not leave, remaining in the dim room, pondering the possible impact of this matter.

……

At the same time, the Great Arcanists of the Seven Towers also gathered together because of the death incident in the arena today. Compared to the furious Suweilisi, the Great Arcanists, who were clearly the losing side, did not appear to be very angry.

The Great Arcanist of Morien Tower said with a look of relief: "Fortunately, we arranged for a Star Spirit projection duel in advance, otherwise Stuart would have really died. It's really not easy to fool the Elves; I wonder if they discovered it?"

"If they really had discovered it, they wouldn't have proposed compensation. What arrogant guys! I had long guessed that those long-eared ones would cause trouble; if it were up to me, I'd just take out a few of them!"

"Badijiaer, you—" Princess Xiya saw Badijiaer's eager look and felt somewhat helpless. "Say less. If you were sent, would you really dare to go?"

"If you guys don't help me, of course I wouldn't dare."

"Then what if we help you?"

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Then—" Badijiaer seemed to deflate suddenly. "Then I still wouldn't dare."

"Good to know!" Princess Xiya then said sternly, "There will inevitably be a war between Netheril and the Elves, but not now. I hope you can understand this point!"