Chapter 821: Assassinating the Delegation, Hearing of Humans

A moment later, Maluxisi's Magic Mark ceased its fluctuations, but then a familiar voice emerged from the Void, reaching Xia Duo's ears:

"Brandon, I have already reached an agreement with Mage Suo En. You will help him complete a mission, and he will provide you with some guidance in Magic. Once you return to the underground, I will have further rewards for you!"

Afterward, all anomalies vanished, and before him was only the Gold Elf Mage silently watching him. Xia Duo secretly thought this was troublesome, but he also knew he could not refuse.

Fortunately, Maluxisi had secured a chance for guidance for him, so at least it wasn't a total loss; Xia Duo could only comfort himself with this thought for now.

Adjusting his emotions slightly, he said in a calm tone: "I have received the Matriarch's message. May I ask, Lord Suo En, what are your instructions?"

"Before long, a delegation from the Akaola Kingdom will pass through here. I want you to kill them all!"

"What?!"

Xia Duo had never expected to hear the name of the Akaola Kingdom here. In the era where the Main Plane was located, the Akaola Kingdom had long since sealed its borders.

A closure in the true sense, covering the Listar Forest with a Mythallar, barely interacting with the outside world.

Yet even in the era where this Projection Plane was located, while the Akaola Kingdom was still active, they were in the east, separated from the Suluwende Kingdom by a vast region; the two countries had absolutely no borders!

What kind of hatred or grudge could make Suo En, a High Mage of the Suluwende Kingdom, insist on intercepting someone else's delegation?

In just an instant, Xia Duo realized that this must contain many conspiracies. Of course, whatever the conspiracy was, it had nothing to do with him; he had already decided to return to the Main Plane as soon as he finished "fleecing" Suo En.

With such a ready-made Gold Elf High Mage by his side, those ordinary Gold Elf Mages he had originally earmarked for practice were no longer in his eyes.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo felt that this trip to the Projection Plane might not be a loss after all.

Of course, the premise was that the other party was willing to communicate with him. No matter how well Maluxisi spoke, he was currently in the Underdark; if Suo En refused to honor the deal, there was nothing he could do.

"Lord Suo En, I am willing to serve you. Additionally, the Matriarch mentioned just now that I could receive some pointers from you?"

"Indeed. Before the operation, you will stay by my side. As it happens, I also have some questions I would like to ask you."

"Hm?"

Xia Duo was somewhat puzzled, but then he realized that if there was anything about him worthy of a High Mage's attention, besides his bloodline, it was likely the Netheril Magic, which was completely different from Elven Magic.

As for bloodline, generally, any Mage of some competence wouldn't care too much about it, let alone a High Mage.

After all, what bloodline could achieve, Magic could also achieve; but conversely, what Magic could achieve, bloodline might not necessarily be able to.

It was only the Netheril Magic he had brought from the Main Plane; during the previous pursuit, he had used Netheril Magic, not the Drow Magic that shared the same origin as Elven Magic.

Perhaps this was also the reason why Suo En could have caught him quickly but chose to let him go.

Perhaps he just wanted to see this magic system that differed from the current mainstream.

In the current Projection Plane, the 【Nether Scroll】 was still hidden somewhere, and even if it were discovered, it might not be possible to develop a magic system exactly the same as the Netheril of the Main Plane.

In other words, in the current Projection Plane, Xia Duo's magic might be one of a kind.

Thinking this way, Xia Duo suddenly felt that fleecing Suo En should be a sure thing. As for whether it would leak secrets, he didn't care at all.

Not to mention this was a Projection Plane, even in the Main Plane, did the Elves really know nothing about Netheril Magic?

Thinking about it, that seemed unlikely, especially Cormanthor, which held deep hostility toward Netheril. Even if they looked down on humans, were they really not curious at all about the source of the Great Arcanist's power?

Anyone with a normal brain, even if they didn't learn it, would at least want to get their hands on it to take a look first.

If viewed from the perspective of a faction as a whole, there would always be a rational part; it was almost inevitable that Netheril Magic would be known to the Elves.

……

Since he had a bottom line in his heart, Xia Duo was no longer reserved when facing Suo En. Except for some problems encountered during the previous escape, he asked everything he wanted to know without any hesitation.

"Lord Suo En, I have heard that besides the plane we are currently in, there are other planes? Have you ever been to an Other Plane?"

This was something Xia Duo had always been curious about: whether a Projection Plane could continue to project, or about Other Planes and the like.

In that Arcane Empire Projection Plane, the Arcane Empire might have been influenced by visitors from the Main Plane, but it hadn't developed into Plane Exploration, or perhaps it had, but he couldn't access it.

Now, he finally had the chance to ask a high-level figure in a Projection Plane, which might resolve a long-standing question of his.

However, his frequent questioning eventually annoyed Suo En, who not only didn't answer his questions but instead kept complaining:

"Why do you have so many questions! You are simply not like a long-lived race! You remind me of a creature called human!"

"They are always so impatient to ask questions, starting to act in a hurry before fully understanding; or they are eager to know the truth behind a matter, yet ignore the dangers in the process."

Speaking to the end, Suo En concluded as if with a sigh, "Truly too impatient, what a pitiful short-lived race indeed!"

"……"

Xia Duo blinked, not knowing what to say. Could he say that he was exactly a human?

"By the way, you are a Drow. I hear that competition in the underground world is very intense, so that makes sense," Suo En suddenly said with a realization.

During these few days of getting along, he had almost forgotten that the one he captured was a Drow, but when he realized this, his tone suddenly became a bit colder:

"Perhaps in the future you will become a great Mage, but for now, you had better think more about the upcoming mission! The target is more than one Elite Mage; if you fail, don't count on me to save you!"

"Lord Suo En, please rest assured, I have absolute certainty in completing the mission!" Xia Duo said confidently.

Even if the target were a hundred High Mages, he would be full of confidence, after all, he wasn't really planning to do this mission anyway.

Perhaps in Suo En's eyes, he had no choice but to complete the mission, but Xia Duo knew himself that as long as he wanted to, he could return to the Main Plane at any time.

As for leaving this mess in the Projection Plane, what did that have to do with him!

Facing Xia Duo's confident rhetoric, Suo En was half-doubting, but still "humphed," "Just by relying on that simple and crude spell of yours?"

"Of course not, Lord Suo En will know when the time comes."

Xia Duo teased slightly.