Lord of Arcane

Chapter 3231 Shadow Ruling Group
In Iolum's opinion, the Illuminati may be closer to the Northern Alliance in nature, but it is hidden behind the scenes and is a deeper ruling group behind the elven world.

They may not hold power directly, but they control all operations within the elven world through various means, including but not limited to the flow of resources, the rise and fall of commodity prices, and the rise and fall of upper-level families.

Even the replacement of the crowned king and the life and death of the elders.

but--

If this kind of organization had always been hidden behind the scenes, the elves who actually held power in each country might not have any strange thoughts. However, once this kind of organization was exposed, it would come into conflict with the actual people in power.

First of all, it is certain that the Illuminati cannot control all the elven rulers, because if they could really do that, the so-called time-related rituals would have been completed long ago.

Therefore, it is highly likely that only a few people in power are members of the Illuminati, and the others are influenced through some indirect means, such as influencing or even guiding the decision-making of the Crown King through the Crown King's advisers.

The same goes for the parliament. If they cannot directly control the elders, then the same goes for controlling the people around the elders. As long as they are intelligent creatures, no one can live in a social vacuum.

As long as there is social interaction, there is always the possibility of exerting influence.

However, the premise for this entire system to operate is secrecy. Once it is exposed, the actual people in power will not be able to tolerate this group of shadow rulers controlling them from behind.

The question now is - who is the shadow, and who around him is the pawn controlled by the shadow!
Iolum couldn't figure out the answers to these two questions. If he could figure them out, he wouldn't be here anymore, but on his way to destroy the Illuminati.

"I think this incident may also be an opportunity, an opportunity for those who actually hold power in various countries to make up their minds to eliminate the shadow rulers!"

One of the important reasons why countries did not track down the Illuminati at all costs before was that the Alliance discovered the drawbacks of the Illuminati's time-related rituals through studying time-related magic, which enabled the Alliance to lock down the ceremony location in a very short time after the ceremony began.

Such discoveries greatly reduce the apparent danger posed by the Illuminati.

However, the threat posed by the Illuminati as a shadowy regime has not diminished much. In fact, the fact that this incident was left unresolved has made those in power in various countries more vigilant.

Otherwise, why is the standard of this alliance conference so high, with the actual leaders of various countries attending in person? It should be completely possible for plenipotentiary representatives to participate.

After all, the alliance conference has been held more than once, and this mechanism has become quite mature.

But the actual leaders of various countries still went to Everesca in person. Even though they clearly didn't have to be there in person, they went there anyway. It's hard not to speculate on the meaning behind this.

Iolum told Shado his guess. He doubted that no one could doubt Shado, not because Shado was his student, but because Shado played a very crucial role in exposing the Illuminati.

In the past, the North knew almost nothing about the Illuminati. The only thing they knew was that there might be a force behind the demons, but no one could be sure what this force was or even whether it existed.

If Xia Duo hadn't captured a living Illuminati member, perhaps the Illuminati would still be unknown until now!

"So, I think the Illuminati, this shadow ruling group, is most likely backed by the ancient upper families of the elven world. Those families are no longer limited to a certain country, but have branches in multiple countries. They are simply natural ties."

Hearing this conclusion, Xia Duo couldn't help but marvel at it. This coincided with his own judgment to a certain extent. The prophet's family was undoubtedly an ancient family.

Even if not, you can still attach yourself to those ancient families that have long lost their heritage. After all, they may have the same ancestor for tens of thousands of years.

This is similar to how the ancient ruling class in Xia Duo’s hometown would always find a noble origin for themselves once they came to power. After all, if you count back thousands of years, who isn’t of aristocratic blood? If you trace it back to the mythological era, who isn’t a descendant of ancient gods!

The same is true in the magical world. Elves value bloodline, but it is impossible to say that all the upper families today are directly inherited from ancient times.

Elf blood does not possess special powers, and one is not necessarily smarter than others just because he or she is born in a superior family. It still depends on acquired training. It’s just that the superior families have abundant resources and fierce competition, so the actual success rate is much higher than that of the lower classes.

So although it looks like they have noble bloodline, it is actually fake.

It is conceivable that the secret of true inheritance of a superior family lies not in blood, but in knowledge and resources. Therefore, those later generations who have mastered knowledge and resources can artificially shape their own noble blood.

Some of them are based on ancient heroes, some are based on ancient kings. Of course, there are very few that are directly fictional. After all, it would be so embarrassing if your family had never appeared in ancient documents!

In rare cases, the upper class family does not care about their origins, and even takes pride in rising from the bottom through hard work, but such cases are rare after all.

In fact, most of the upper-class families wished that their lower-class compatriots had never existed.

Iolum might be well aware of the way elves and humans behave when dealing with each other, but Shado was more proficient in the secrets of past history.

But Iolum was not wrong, the prophets were indeed from ancient families, some were truly ancient families that had been passed down from ancient times to the present day without ever being cut off, but to say that these ancient families had joined together to form a shadow ruling group was actually unnecessary.

The upper families are the real rulers of the elven world, so there is no need for such unnecessary actions. What Iolum believes to be the shadow ruling group is actually more like an alliance brought together based on certain interests.

If there were no common interests, they would probably have fallen apart that same day, and it would have been impossible for them to unite and plot to rule the world.

The reason why Iolum failed to touch the essence was that he lacked the two most critical factors - one was Elan and the other was the prophet.

As long as he knew the special significance of Elan to the Illuminati, Iolum would never judge that he was a member of the shadow ruling group.

Of course, Iolum's judgment was not without value. At least it allowed Shado to know what other people who did not know the truth about the Illuminati thought.

Moreover, such a judgment is also beneficial for the subsequent action of completely eliminating the Illuminati. If everyone thinks so, many ancient families will be included in the suspect list.

This list undoubtedly includes the family of the prophet. Even if there is no manipulation in the investigation, as long as it is slightly targeted, there is a high probability that a certain prophet will reveal a flaw.

The Illuminati are experts in clearing traces, not disguising them. Once suspicion arises, any trace of abnormality will be infinitely magnified.

Although Shado could not directly reveal the suspicion of the prophet to the Alliance, he could personally participate in it. He did not believe that the Illuminati could disguise itself so perfectly.

He would never miss such an opportunity to publicly investigate the prophet! The most important thing is that his participation is justified because his interests were damaged by the Illuminati attack.

The Illuminati probably would never have thought that he had already suspected the prophet regardless of whether this incident happened or not. This incident only gave him the opportunity to participate in the investigation without arousing suspicion.

(End of this chapter)