Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2102 Provocative Response
"On behalf of the Crown of Helion (the Council of Elders of the High Tree), I welcome guests from Netheril!"

The four messengers saluted Xia Duo together, but they couldn't hide the discord between them in their words. Xia Duo felt that with the arrogance of the elves, it was impossible to deliberately expose the internal discord.

It should be that the contradiction within Yeerlan has intensified to a certain extent, and it broke out by taking advantage of his opportunity to come here.

But Xardo was unwilling to be a bargaining chip in Yeerlan's internal struggle. After expressing his gratitude to Yeerlan for allowing him to enter, he took advantage of the situation and asked to arrange the itinerary by himself.

In this regard, the four envoys of Yeerlan expressed their understanding and approval on behalf of King Mian Helien and the Council of Elders of Gaoshu, but at the same time they also extended an invitation to Shado——

"King Mian and the Council have prepared a welcome dinner for Your Excellency in the Golden Autumn Courtyard of Taivi Mansa, looking forward to Your Excellency's arrival."

No good feast!

This is Xia Duo's first reaction. Not long ago, he spoiled Ye Erlan's plan to annex Sluvender. Although this plan was unlikely to be realized, as a person directly related, Xia Duo did not think that the other party would be sincere. Welcome him.

He wanted to refuse, and the words were all on his lips, but he thought that his knowledge of Yeerlan, especially Yeerlan's upper class, came from third-party information. In order to prevent misjudgment by the two parties in the future, maybe they really should meet.

Moreover, he has even seen Coranie, so why should he be afraid of a banquet on Yeerlan's side!
Thinking of this, Xia Duo replied to the four messengers: "I have already felt the sincerity of the Crown Prince and the Council of your country. If there is no accident, I will definitely go to the appointment on time tonight."

After that, the two parties confirmed the more specific time, place and other details of the dinner, and the four Yeerlan messengers left.

……

Without some annoying existences, Shado controlled the floating city to move slowly around Taivimansa. Of course, in order to maintain consistency with Comanso, he also made cloud disguise for the floating city in Yeerlan.

On a street bench near Hengchun Square.

Xia Duo silently registered his itinerary information in the Northland Mystery Lock, announced that he had arrived at Yeerlan Taiweimansa, and then synchronized this information to the Seven Towers.

The reason for this, of course, is stipulated by the Northern Alliance - high mages or great arcanists entering other countries must obtain the consent of the target country, and they must disclose their general itinerary.

When I was in Comansuo before, because the entry permit provided by the other party was essentially a link to the Northland Alliance Mystery Lock, it was obtained indirectly through the communication between the Northland Alliance Mystery Lock and the Comansor Mystery Lock.

In fact, it is already equivalent to reporting the itinerary to the Northland Alliance.

Now, the mysterious lock on Yeerlan Taiweimansa's side may have communicated with the mysterious lock of the Northland Alliance, but Xardo has not obtained the relevant permission, and only publicized the verbal consent in the mysterious lock of the Northland Alliance.

After that, the itinerary report needs to be done "manually" by Xia Duo himself.

This set of mechanisms may seem a bit cumbersome, but it is actually a necessary process to increase mutual trust among the member states of the Northland Alliance.

In other words, a High Mage or Grand Arcanist who has entered the realm of another country without permission can be treated as an enemy on the spot by the country concerned.

Of course, there is always a gap between reality and ideals. If the two countries have the same national strength, they may still abide by such an agreement. If the national strength is very different, for small countries, even if they know that the other party has not declared an intrusion, they will most likely be regarded as no. See.

In addition, there is a tacit understanding, that is - as long as the intrusion is not found, it is equivalent to the non-existence of the intrusion. After all, you can't just "search for enemies in the void"!

Correspondingly, as long as the country enters the country normally, the country concerned is also obliged to protect the safety of the entry lawyer.

In addition to respecting the regulations of the Northland Alliance, Xia Duo's report had the idea of ​​adding a layer of protection to himself. Although it was better than nothing, it was somewhat useful.

As for synchronizing the itinerary information to the Seven Pagodas, that is the tacit understanding between him and the Seven Pagodas. Although the two sides are already at odds, both parties intend to enhance mutual understanding and trust, and jointly safeguard the overall interests of Netheril. .

Or to put it another way, the differences and contradictions between him and Qita are far from irreconcilable. If that day comes, neither he nor Qita will hesitate to turn their faces.

……

Just thinking about the various situations that might be encountered when going to Taivimansa for a banquet at night, Xia Duo felt that there was an extra person around him at some point.

"Nia is here!"

When he realized this, he had already grabbed one of Niya's hands and held it, and said with a smile, "Aren't you the research area? Why did you suddenly come here?"

"I'm worried about a conflict between you and the Yeerlan elves, so I'll come and have a look."

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid to deliberately find it unhappy on other people's territory, and the Yeerlan elves are not that stupid, and they rashly start a war when they don't know the details of the floating city."

Of course, what Shado said was the worst-case scenario. In fact, in the absence of a direct conflict, both he and Yeerlan had enough means to disgust each other.

That might be the case at dinner tonight.

So when Xia Duo talked about going to Taiweimansa for a banquet at night, he deliberately downplayed the possible conflict, but emphasized that this was just a routine meeting.

Same as meeting Coranie in Cormantho.

……

Just as Shado and Nya were chatting on the empty street near Hengchun Square, he suddenly felt that the "Golden Finger" he had just placed in Sruvind Terminos was touched.

So he immediately called Niya back to the central control area of ​​Floating City to watch the play.

……

City of Terminos.

Back five minutes ago, Person Ecallas had just finished today's restoration work.

Although he had the intention to work overtime, the senior mage who was in charge of leading them had no intention of continuing, and soon left Person Ecallas and his companions and disappeared.

The process of repairing a labyrinth is complicated, involving countless advanced knowledge and a lot of clever tricks that may never be known without guidance.

Without the leadership of senior mages, Posen Ecallas and his companions could not independently take over the rest of the restoration work.

Then just rest.

Declining the invitation to drink from his companions, Person Ecallas embarked on the road back to his residence alone, thinking about his future development plan as he walked.

The route he chose was not the first time he had walked today, but as he walked, Person Ecallas had an inexplicable hunch in his heart, and as he got closer to somewhere, the hunch became stronger and stronger. .

As a spellcaster, Person Ecallas had an extremely strong unease about the inexplicable premonition that seemed to be real and almost manifested from his mind.

But after a quick and careful inspection, he didn't find anything unusual, so he could only turn his attention to the direction that gave him that inexplicable premonition.

As the distance got closer, the premonition became stronger and clearer, almost as if there was a mysterious and incomparably real existence whispering in his ear——

"Come~Come~I'm here~"

　feeling a bit messy,
From afternoon to evening, I felt like a lump of paste was stuffed in my head. . .

　
(End of this chapter)