Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1460
Xia Duo had guessed that the arrival of Akoala's envoy might be because Comanso had concocted some kind of action, which made Akoola's side a little bit overwhelmed.

Specifically, he didn't ask people familiar with the matter. During this period of time, he was already very busy, so he didn't have much free time to care about foreign affairs.

But now that Luo Wei mentions this time again, it seems that he still has a good understanding of the hidden truth, so Xia Duo also took advantage of the situation and asked:
"What do you know? Is there any secret behind this incident?"

"Of course there is!"

Seeing that Xia Duo was finally interested in his news, Luo Wei immediately introduced, "I heard that the current king of Akola may not be in good health, and the most important thing is that this news has already been known by Comanso .

"It is said that it seems to be obtained from the alliance ambassador sent by Akola to Evereska through some unscrupulous way!"

Hearing this news, Xia Duo suddenly felt a sense of crisis. If he had thought about Akoala before, he might still have the idea of ​​watching a show or watching a crowd, but now that Akoola has really encountered a crisis, he doesn't think so.

In the east of the Northland, the only buffer zone between Netheril and Comanthor is probably Akoala. Although the two countries border each other in theory, there is Akoala next to them, which borders both sides. That is a strategic buffer.

Without this buffer, if Comanthor wants to expand, he will undoubtedly meet Netheril. As for the possibility of it continuing to develop eastward or southward, it is not impossible.

But the east of Comanthor is mountains, the south and north are seas, and the lowest expansion cost is to go west. After all, the so-called "Neizer territory" is only claimed by the Nethers themselves, but it is not actually occupied.

If it wasn't for the establishment of the Northern Alliance and the threat of the drow war, perhaps the current Comanthor has already planned to expand westward.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo put away his smile, and asked Luo Wei with a serious face:
"Is this news accurate? Who did you hear it from? Does the teacher know about it?"

Luo Wei was almost stunned by several questions in a row. Seeing Xia Duo's serious expression, he slowly reacted and asked, "Is there any problem with this matter?"

Hearing this answer, Xia Duo couldn't help sighing in his heart. In fact, there are many wise men in Netheril, but most Netherese mages don't have long-term strategic vision.

This may be the limitation of the times, but it is also the lack of relevant knowledge.

Xia Duo didn't fail to understand Luo Wei's meaning. In fact, if Luo Wei was placed on the earth to grow and develop from a young age, the other party's achievements would definitely be higher than him.

It's not that Lowe can't do it, but the environment restricts him.

Of course, considering that his relationship with Luo Wei is not close enough to say anything, Xia Duo just said, "This matter may be serious, you answer my question first."

Afterwards, Lowe replied: "I heard it from Director Hachnet, and the teacher should know it too. As for the authenticity of this matter, I can't be sure."

Of course, this incident refers to the death of King Akola, and this news was also known by Comanso.

As for the fact that Akola is going to sign a mutual defense agreement with Netheril, this has already spread in Severton, and it can basically be said that everyone knows it.

It is unlikely to be a rumor, but whether the agreement can be signed in the end is another matter.

……

Hearing that Luo Wei said that the news was heard from Director Hatchnet, Xia Duo knew that the possibility of this matter being true should be quite high.

Director Hechenit was originally Congeignio's deputy. After Congeignio retired, Iolum did not replace him with someone he trusted more, and he still used Hechenit.

To a certain extent, what Hechenit said could represent Iolum, the Arcane Federation, and even Netheril.

Even if it's just a gossip, Hechenit, who has worked under two generations of presidents for most of his life, is probably not big enough to arrange a foreign leader at will.

"This is really 'people sit at home, disasters come from heaven'!" Xia Duo sighed inwardly.

Cormanthor's crown king Elisel has been in power for nearly a thousand years without any news of failure, and the crown king of Akola, if he remembers correctly, has been in power for less than 400 years.

Considering that the crown of Akola has been inherited by the Kelsek (pure gold corona) family for thousands of years, in order to ensure the stability of the rule, the current age of the king of Akola should not exceed 300 age.

If calculated in this way, based on the natural lifespan alone, he would have at least a hundred years to live. If the life extension spell was counted, he might be able to live even longer.

Now this situation is somewhat abnormal.

However, this is not unheard of in the history of elves. Many crown kings are high-level mages themselves, and the failure of mage experiments may cause some fatal injuries.

Or, because of an assassination by a political opponent or an accident, but these situations are not the norm.

The accidental death of a crowned king usually requires a long and tedious investigation, and the subsequent successors either avenge him or punish the accident maker, and finally make a conclusion for him.

There are too many things that can be manipulated here. In the elf society, the unexpected death of the Crown Prince is often the opening of a big drama.

Although the current king of Akola is still alive and can even clearly make a will, such an unnatural death will almost certainly trigger an investigation.

Even if the successor crowned king wants to end the investigation as soon as possible, his opponent may not necessarily agree, especially now that Cormanthor is very likely to intervene.

Perhaps the final result of the investigation is that the successor that the contemporary Crown Prince expressly favors has become the murderer.

Just by imagining, Xia Duo can make up a lot of dark court ethics dramas in his brain. Of course, the final new crown king will not be the ultimate beneficiary of the accident, but the mastermind behind the scenes.

But at the moment, Xia Duo has no good solution to Akoala's predicament. The joint defense agreement may be effective, but it is someone else's business, let alone another race.

Today, Netheril interfered with Akoala's succession of Crown King, even if it only guaranteed the fairness of the succession process without changing the specific results, it would become the fatal point of Cormanthor's attack in the future.

Some things can be done, but they cannot be said, let alone put them on the surface.

……

After the experiment ended that day, Xia Duo did not return directly to his residence, but came to Iolum's study.

In the past at this time, Iolum would rest here for a while, or deal with official business, or get some wine to drink, but today, after Xia Duo arrived, he didn't see him.

After contacting, I found out that the other party was in the Gustav Tower at this time, discussing with everyone in the Seven Towers, and it was related to Akoala.

So, Xia Duo simply took out the notes that he carried with him, and sorted out the results of the recent local test experiments, as well as the next direction, while waiting for Iolum to come back.

(End of this chapter)