Chapter 655: Elf Disgrace, Alliance Rumors

Yet even with fear in their hearts, some Elves still expressed agreement. One of Kaduleila's older brothers was the first to respond to the new Patriarch's proposal, "I agree. Do not forget the original origins of our Chenfeng Family."

"Original origins?"

Some family members who had not yet come of age looked at Kaduleila and the brother who had just spoken with curiosity, their eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge: "Does our Chenfeng Family originate from the Akaola Kingdom?"

"Yes, but also no!"

Kaduleila explained, "To be precise, our Chenfeng Family originated from the historical Uweilun Kingdom. When Uweilun was destroyed, some of the family's survivors fled to the Akaola Kingdom, while others fled to Cormanthor, which was still Jielunsita at the time."

Kaduleila was very familiar with this history, and he actually felt little sense of belonging toward Cormanthor, an emerging nation with less than a thousand years of history.

Although he had been a Cormanthor Elf since the moment he was born, the education he received from childhood still followed the family education passed down from the Uweilun era to the present.

The historical roots of this education were older than Cormanthor itself, so how could he truly give his heart to Cormanthor!

Looking at his brothers and sisters who still harbored doubts, Kaduleila said again, "If this accident hadn't come so suddenly, we would never have been brought here by the situation. Going directly to the Akaola Kingdom would have been the best choice, but it is not too late to go now."

"But, Brother Kaduleila, I heard that the Akaola Kingdom sealed its borders long ago. Can we really get through?" an Elf asked.

Kaduleila looked at the Elf who had just asked the question, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes. This was the child of one of his younger uncles, and they had played together when they were young, so he deliberately relaxed his tone:

"You don't need to worry about this. When we left Miluo City, Grandfather gave me a key capable of entering the Maze Boundary of the Akaola Kingdom! Instead of worrying about this, you had better worry about the dangers we might encounter on the road to the Akaola Kingdom!"

"Ah—are we really going to the Akaola Kingdom?!" an Elf looked on in disbelief.

Kaduleila did not answer this question directly, but instead said, "Now a small Silver Leaf Family dares to demand our family heritage. If we continue to stay here, the Silver Leaf Family is just the beginning; there will be more greedy people!"

"Even if we go to Seventon, if humans don't get involved, we should be grateful that Cormanthor's deterrence hasn't diminished! Do you still expect humans to protect us? No, even if they were truly willing to protect us, it would only be for the sake of taking more!"

Speaking to the end, Kaduleila's emotions became agitated again. He knew that the various actions of the Silver Leaf Family were inseparable from the human lords here, and the fact that the Silver Leaf Family was actually colluding with humans was simply an Elf's disgrace!

No, in Kaduleila's eyes, this Silver Leaf Family had long been an Elf's disgrace!

When he first heard that there were Elves marrying humans and even giving birth to offspring, his worldview almost collapsed. One is a long-lived species, the other is a short-lived species; Kaduleila found it extremely difficult to accept such a union!

He clearly remembered the name of every Elf who had bonded with a human—

Beiruina Yenye of the Silver Leaf Family was one of them!

The most critical thing was that when Kaduleila went to Liyadun Manor to meet with Aoruipusi, he saw Beiruina Yenye with his own eyes. At that time, she was holding a human cub; she didn't look like an Elf at all!

……

After calming his emotions slightly, Kaduleila officially announced—they would set off in two days, cross the Listar Forest, and head to the Akaola Kingdom!

Afterward, he assigned tasks to his brothers and sisters to procure the supplies needed to cross the forest. As for the most critical part—some Magic Items that could provide powerful help during adventures in the forest—Kaduleila prepared to negotiate with other families himself.

Although the last survivors of the Chenfeng Family held the family's most precious foundation, they had not brought many conventional supplies due to their hurried escape.

Just as Aoruipusi was busy receiving various visiting guests, undercurrents were also surging among other Elf families. The Chenfeng Family was by no means an isolated case; they would all, more or less, make several preparations, though other families might not necessarily choose to head to the Akaola Kingdom.

At the Tower of Time, Xia Duo met Niya, who had just returned from Seventon. As soon as they met, Niya shared the details of her trip to Seventon with Xia Duo:

"I met Teacher at Giles Tower. Teacher attaches great importance to that Drow Assassin. Apart from the black orb, Teacher has also immediately arranged for people to study the Drow Assassin's other personal belongings. We should have more detailed information soon."

"Just that?"

"Just that!"

Niya made a helpless gesture, "My time with Teacher was very short, but I heard a piece of news from others at Giles Tower, which I estimate has already spread throughout the Seven Towers."

"What news?" Xia Duo asked hurriedly.

"It is said that the front line of the Drow War in Cormanthor has reached a stalemate. It is not that they lack the ability to attack and drive the Drow back underground, but the two High Mages who went to support from Illefarn are running around, saying they want to form a Northland Alliance. It is not limited by race; any nation that possesses or once possessed High Mages or Great Arcanists can join. For this, they even specifically found a few Elf Court Elders to stand for them."

Speaking to the end, Niya couldn't help but sigh, "Now, let alone going to war with the Drow, I think the Elves themselves might start fighting at any time."

Hearing this news, Xia Duo couldn't help but widen his eyes. What Northland Alliance? Isn't that just the United Nations! It looks like Illefarn feels its strength is good and is preparing to arm-wrestle with Cormanthor.

This news is both good and bad for Netheril!

It is good because the disputes between the Elf nations will buy time for the development of Netheril. This time might seem very short to the Elves, but to humans, it might be very long; it is a rare opportunity for development.

The bad side is that the disputes between the Elf nations will inevitably harm Netheril, which is very hard to accept.

However, for the time being, whether it is the Alliance or the United Nations, it is still a bit too distant for Xia Duo himself.

Instead of worrying about this, it is better to worry about whether the Elves will fight, thereby allowing the Drow to spread completely across the Surface. This is the most direct impact on Xia Duo.

"By the way, when you went there this time, did Her Highness the Princess mention the Dragon Disaster? Wasn't it said before that the Dragon Disaster was caused by the Drow?" After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo asked again.

This question had a more direct impact on Xia Duo. Even if he had already calmed his mindset, when it came to specific levels, Xia Duo still treated this matter as a top priority.

Because this was the threat most likely to appear in the short term.