Chapter 671: Northland Alliance

Suweilisi's idea soon found an opportunity; after deciding on the action to destroy the Drow Magic Core, the specific details such as the time and method of the operation had to be determined. During the meeting, the two High Mages of Yierlan were very active, attempting to dominate this destruction operation, and even unrealistically demanded that the main offensive force of Cormanthor coordinate with their plan.

No, more accurately, it was to treat this destruction operation as the first external action taken after the establishment of the "Northland Alliance."

But this plan was clearly not something Cormanthor could accept; upon hearing the sensitive term "Northland Alliance," Suweilisi chose to leave on the spot, and the meeting was suspended once again.

After Suweilisi left, several High Mages of Yierlan also chose to leave, and along with them left several small nations that were vassals to Cormanthor and Yierlan.

In the venue, only the High Mages from Yierlan and those from some small Elf nations and independent city-states who had come to support remained; of course, Lander of Netheril had not left either.

Tailun was unwilling to let any opportunity slip by, and he promoted the 【Northland Alliance】 to the various power-holders of the Northland: "Everyone, you have also seen that Cormanthor is very resistant to us uniting, but only if we truly unite can we resist the evil ambitions of those remnants of Aryvandaar."

The Elves of Cormanthor had already left, so Tailun naturally did not need to be cautious in his speech; in fact, if he did not want to trigger a direct conflict, he would have preferred to call them "remnants of Aryvandaar" to their faces.

Even toward Yierlan, which had a history of hundreds of years of war with Yierlan, Tailun did not feel the same hostility as he did toward Cormanthor; after all, their war with Yierlan stemmed from interests, starting from interests and ending with interests.

But what Aryvandaar had once done to Yierlan mostly stemmed from narrow-minded racial prejudice, and it had nearly caused Yierlan to vanish from history.

Tailun naturally did not wish for 【Great Elfism】 to grow strong again in this relatively peaceful era, even though he himself was a Gold Elf and belonged to the absolute rulers within 【Great Elfism】.

Hatred that had stretched for thousands of years, and had even become a certain fulcrum of struggle in the hearts of the people of Yierlan, was not so easily made to disappear! "Everyone, Yierlan has upheld a neutral stance since its founding, but neutrality alone is not enough to let us survive the conspiracies and wars of those ambitious people; I am sure everyone is no stranger to the tragedy of Yierlan during the Crown War."

"Today, Yilisier Mianwang of Cormanthor is just like the Emperor Waxing'en of those years—powerful, bellicose, and full of desire for conquest. The only difference is perhaps that the current strength of Cormanthor is not as great as that of Aryvandaar back then, but how can we not be vigilant at all times! Do you all wish for another Crown War?"

The Crown War was a pain that almost all Elves were unwilling to mention; no one knew how many Elven Nations had perished either directly or indirectly because of the Crown War, and only Yierlan and Kaitemier in the south had barely survived.

Apart from them, the existing Elven Nations, including Yierlan and Cormanthor, were all established after the Crown War, but their memories did not begin only after the Crown War.

The Elven kings who established the nations, their families had mostly experienced the Crown War.

Or rather, all the Elves of today had survived the Crown War; the only difference lay in how much memory and record they had of that cruel period.

Those who could become High Mages naturally did not lack an understanding of the Crown War; after Tailun brought up the Crown War again, the mages in the venue could not help but reveal expressions of worry and fear.

Even Lander, who was a human, was the same; it was precisely because he understood that he was worried and afraid. Moreover, there was another point: no one knew if the humans caught between the Elven Nations would become the priority targets for elimination when a new Crown War broke out.

As far as the current situation was concerned, Lander could not see any harm in establishing the 【Northland Alliance】; if the nations of the Northland could engage in relatively peaceful dialogue within the framework of an alliance, that would undoubtedly be of considerable benefit to Netheril.

At the very least, there would be no need to worry about Cormanthor suddenly launching an attack.

In the venue, the group of mages were all silent, while Tailun's words continued:

"I have already persuaded the Dwarf nations of the Northland, as well as the Elders of the Elf Court. Now that Cormanthor is facing the Drow War and has no time to attend to other matters, it is the best time for us to unite!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately caused a stir in the venue. The mages present all knew that Tailun had been frequently contacting the Elf Elders during this period, but they had not expected that the Dwarf nations had actually already been persuaded!

When did this happen? A big question mark popped up in the hearts of all the Elves, and at the same time, it was the first time they seriously considered the feasibility of this matter. Previously, they did not believe Yierlan could accomplish this under the obstruction of Cormanthor, but now—

When Lander heard that the Dwarf nations had already been persuaded and had agreed to establish the alliance, he could not help but be surprised, but then he felt a sense of understanding. Before he came, the Seventon Council—mainly the Seven Towers, of course—had already received various hints from Yierlan, and when he was in contact with the Seventon side two days ago, they had already agreed, it just hadn't been shown yet.

Looking at the current situation, the Northland Alliance was very likely to be successfully established. Although the Elven Nations might not all join, for Netheril, joining an alliance that Cormanthor could not dominate was not a bad thing.

This was actually just slightly extending the two-nation alliance with Yierlan; in fact, if Cormanthor also joined this Northland Alliance, to a certain extent, Cormanthor would also become an ally of Netheril.

Lander did not have much desire for conquest; he only hoped that Netheril could develop autonomously without interference from the outside world. Only in this way could he devote himself wholeheartedly to the exploration of truth, rather than being tied down by many trivial matters as he was now.

Glancing at the expressions of the Elven Mages in the venue, seeing them tempted yet hesitant, Lander could actually understand their dilemma; after all, this was a decision related to the fate of a nation.

However, Lander was no longer silent and took the initiative to stand up: "Mage Tailun, Netheril agrees with the philosophy of Yierlan. To eliminate conflict and develop peacefully, the time to establish the Northland Alliance is now!"

Lander was the only human in the venue, but his words carried considerable weight; after all, he was not representing himself, but representing Netheril.

The vast majority of the Elven Nations present were not as strong as Netheril. Now that Netheril also agreed to establish the Northland Alliance, added to the Dwarf nations and the small Elf nations that had been persuaded by Yierlan earlier.

All of a sudden, the Northland Alliance seemed to be about to be established on the spot!

(End of chapter)