Arcane Lord

"Elder Ogus, please come in quickly!"

Xia Duo extended a hand as an invitation with enthusiasm, and acted as if he had no knowledge of Ogus' previous apology. Everything was kept silent, and everyone understood it tacitly.

In response to Xia Duo's response, Ogus's face, which had managed to remain calm, suddenly relaxed, and a smile emerged from the corner of his mouth as he greeted him:

"Mage Athos, after listening to Lacres' report yesterday, I wanted to come and visit on the same day. I really have too many trivial things to do before the founding of the country. Please forgive me."

"Hey - Elder Ogus said something serious. I should have taken the initiative to visit him."

With that said, Shado completely put himself into the perspective of the elf, took the initiative to grab one of Ogus's arms, and led him towards the manor, while Lacres stayed outside.

When he arrived at the reception room, Xia Duo suddenly slapped his head and said regretfully: "The manor is empty and we haven't had time to recruit servants. It's really rude to let Elder Ogus sit here empty!"

"Mage Athos also just came to Evereska. I'm the one who bothered you. If Mage Athos doesn't mind, leave the recruitment of servants to the manor to me!"

"That's so embarrassing!"

"It doesn't matter, this is what the Everesca Council of Elders should do."

Ogus took it as a matter of course, so Xia Duo naturally did not refuse. At the same time, he also saw that as the saying goes, "Being courteous, one must ask for something," which coincided with his thoughts.

If he were on earth, he would probably recite a poem at this moment, and then tell some stories about how he was like a fish in water.

The better Ogus's attitude was at this time, the happier Sha Duo was. As long as he was given enough authority to organize mages to study the Mystery Lock, he didn't care what the other party wanted.

When the secret lock is completed, when he leaves the projection plane, he may not be able to sell his life for the other party. It would be a waste if he doesn't sell it anyway.

After the greetings, Xia Duo took the initiative to start the conversation and asked: "Elder Ogus, is there any emergency that makes you so anxious to meet?"

"this--"

Ogos was not hesitant because of the visit of the envoys from the five countries. He was hesitant because Athos vaguely mentioned his previous rudeness. This was what made him feel a little embarrassed.

At this moment, he realized that his understanding of Athos was limited to what Lacles said and what he had seen today. Will rashly mentioning the visit of the envoys from the five countries scare him away?

Thinking like this, Ogus immediately calmed down from the other party's enthusiastic performance just now, and asked tentatively: "I wonder what Master Athos thinks of Evereska right now?"

Although Lacrosse had already reported this answer to him yesterday, Ogus still wanted to hear it again with his own ears. If he could really become an ally, it wouldn't matter if he apologized afterwards.

In response, Xia Duo looked solemn and said seriously: "Elder Ogus, I think you know this issue very well.

“What the nations bring within their reach is not order, but chaos, which makes Everesca no longer the original sanctuary it was.

"At this time, the elders stepped forward to restore order. Athos sincerely admires them. Now I have taken care of my personal affairs and am preparing to visit the elders in the afternoon to contribute my part and participate in the grand event."

As the de facto ruling class of the elven world, high mages actually don't have much intention to change the world. Of course, no matter what kind of existence, as long as the number is large, there will definitely be no shortage of idealists.

Just like the eleven elders of Evereska, it is completely free not to seek independence, not to found a country, or even to join any country. Is there anyone else who can give them orders?

Of course, Xia Duo can also say that these eleven elders are ambitious and seek greater interests, but in any case, as long as he shows an idealistic look, if the other party is ambitious, he will be happier!

Shado's performance - no, it shouldn't be counted as a performance. After learning about some of Evereska's past situations, Shado actually expressed his sincere support for the actions of Ogus and other elders.

After all, no matter how bad order is, it is much better than chaos.

In the past, as the population of Evereska continued to increase, as a sanctuary-like existence, the proportion of spellcasters was actually much higher than that of the northern countries.

Therefore, no one in the northern countries wanted to let go of such a talent pool, and there was always trouble here. It was not until Ogos and other eleven high mages established the Council of Elders that the situation improved.

But as long as she is not independent, does not build a country, and does not become an independent individual, Evereska will always be under the interference of other countries and will never be able to break free.

Even if you become independent and establish a country, you may not be able to break free, just like Everesca on the main plane, but only by taking the first step can you have the next thought. If you don't take the first step, the next step will never be reached.

Ogus was really touched by Xia Duo's heartfelt words. He knew very well that the high mage no longer needed to humiliate himself to engage in any conspiracy. If he could say these words, he must be sincere.

Although there is only one Athos now, this is already a perfect situation for Ogos!

Since signing an alliance with ten high mages to establish the Council of Elders more than a hundred years ago, Ogos has visited various countries many times to look for suitable potential alliances, but the results have been far from ideal.

It cannot be said that there is none, but at least until now, only one Athos is willing to publicly express support, or even join!

At this moment, Ogus felt that the grievances he had accumulated in his heart for more than a hundred years were instantly released. He himself did not realize that his voice was already trembling:

"Mage Athos, do you really think so?"

"Of course it's true, and I believe there must be many elves in the countries who have the same idea!"

There is an old saying in Shado's hometown that "people's minds are at peace, and their minds are calm." The "people" here do not only refer to humans, but also to elves, especially the elves who lived in Evereska in the past.

As for the elves in the various countries, there must be many empathizers, especially the elves at the bottom. Even the upper echelons may not be without idealists or opportunists.

It's just that the current situation is still unclear, so we are unwilling or afraid to express our position publicly.

When Chateau was in Salvin, he heard Nishizawa mention the attitude of the Salvin Tree Council towards Evereska's independence, which should be said to be more supportive than opposed.

The only question is how much Salvin will gain from the process.

Although Nishizawa didn't say the reason why there was still opposition, Shado guessed that it might be because Sluvend had not actually threatened Salvin.