Arcane Lord

The Sevington Alliance was originally a very loose alliance. In addition to being nominally subject to the rule of the Sevington Parliament, the lords of various regions were actually independent small kingdoms.

It is precisely because the covenant is too loose that we need to stick together for warmth and not give up easily. Within the covenant, everyone still bears the name of Netheril and is protected by the Seven Towers.

Although the covenant does not stipulate that the Seven Towers must provide shelter, the Severnton Council has the responsibility to protect it. The Seven Towers control the Severnton Council and naturally have to assume such a responsibility. If they are not willing, Netheril may collapse on the spot. .

Moreover, most of the lords from various places were born in the Seven Towers or were inextricably related to the Seven Towers. As long as they were willing, they could always find some reason to seek refuge or benefit from the Seven Towers.

If you give up the covenant, all the benefits will be lost, and all risks in the Northland will have to be borne by such a small territory alone.

It can be said that except for the floating city of Shado, no lord in Netheril can maintain independently of Netheril.

And even for Shado's floating city, it's hard to say what will happen to it once it leaves Netheril.

To put it simply, once Lord Nese chooses to abandon the alliance and declare independence, he will be nothing. Especially the few lords who cannot even compete with the Archmage. Once they become independent, they may be destroyed by the enemy in an instant.

Not necessarily an elf, maybe a neighbor who covets his territory.

That's why Badigal could speak without any burden to allow Lord Nese to be free and independent.

Of course, on the one hand, the Nether lords really need the Covenant of Severdon and the flag of Netheril to unite them to resist various risks from within and outside.

But on the other hand, the Seven Towers or Netheril also need these lords. The former needs the Nether lords to recognize their rule over Netheril, and the latter itself is composed of Nether lords.

Therefore, Netheril may seem loose, but it has a solid foundation of real interests and will not fall apart just because of outsiders' instigation.

Badigal's words made Sepetia speechless. In the end, he could only say "Don't regret it in the future" and left the scene angrily.

But his departure did not stop the talks from continuing. Cruise still stayed and quickly approved Badigal's proposal.

As for Ye Erlan, although making the occupied area south of Terminos independent will not have much impact on Ye Erlan's actual interests, it may be more beneficial.

However, the interests of the country are not equal to the interests of individuals and factions. Once he accepts such conditions, it is conceivable that not only him, but also the crown prince will suffer domestic criticism and further pressure from the opposition.

Adalil was unable to make up his mind about this, and said that he would discuss it with the rear, putting this issue on hold for the time being. After that, there were several other controversial points involved in yesterday's talks.

This time, the attitudes of various countries have softened, and they agreed that Yeerlan would provide compensation to Sruvend in the name of aid. And since Sruvend also needed to pay a fine for the super-magic incident involved in this war, Yeerlan agreed. One party pays.

As for the review power of demons within Yeerlan, there is now a demon information sharing platform, and all parties are required to promptly and proactively disclose information about demons discovered in the country in accordance with the agreement.

As long as Yeerlan does not want to seclude itself from the Northern Alliance countries, there should not be any big problems in this regard.

After all, in yesterday's talks, Erlan was faced with a near-desperate situation in which countries were scrambling to deal with it. He still did not accept the plan to "compensate" Sluvende, and only made concessions of "aid and compensation."

Whether it is now, when the order of the Northland Alliance is gradually taking shape, or in the past, which was like a dark forest, international credibility and international prestige are still one of the most important wealth and influence of a country.

…

By almost noon, the only issue left in the talks was the ownership of the area south of Terminos. Because Adalil requested to negotiate with the country, the parties agreed to continue negotiations in two days.

However, Cruise made an indirect request here: "The issue south of Terminos can be negotiated later, but north of Terminos, can Yellen withdraw in advance?"

No matter how the problem south of Terminos is solved, Erlan is destined to be out of reach north of Terminos, so at this moment Adalil is very generous and said that he will organize the army to evacuate later.

However, it was also required that Sluwinder should not block the attack or block the attack in disguise, otherwise the war may still continue.

In this regard, Cruise said:

"We will not organize formal troops to attack you, but please consider the simple emotions in the hearts of the people of Sluvende. However, their strength is limited. If your army encounters them, please show mercy."

Cruise's words were very sincere and his attitude was relatively low-key. Representatives from various countries were deeply touched. Adalil was silent for a moment, then nodded solemnly, but did not make any clear verbal or written commitments.

But even so, Cruise bowed gratefully to the other party.

Thanks to the invaders not harming civilians when retreating, this reality seems somewhat magical, but it seems that small countries cannot ask for more.

If it weren't for the intervention of the Northland Alliance, whether Sluvender could continue to exist is a question.

…

After the meeting, representatives from all parties left. Xia Duo's floating city was still parked above Adofel Fortress. In fact, he could leave now.

In the current situation, Ye Erlan should not try to counterattack again, but it doesn't hurt to stay a few more days to be on the safe side and wait until the matter is completely resolved before leaving.

The floating city has been unveiled, and Xia Duo feels that he should be able to take a lot more leisurely in the future, so he can just treat it as a vacation now.

Unfortunately, some things are destined to be impossible to deal with with a normal heart.

By almost evening, Shado had completed the analysis of the consciousness copies of those demon casters, and the amount of information in them was huge.

This is not only literally a lot of information, but more importantly, the impact that information may have is huge!

After much consideration, Shado sent a message to Badigal, who was still visiting the Adofel Fortress below, and invited him to meet and discuss.

…

Floating City, Hengchun Plaza.

In the corner where the demon caster was temporarily imprisoned, Xia Duo stared at the seven or eight seemingly harmless demon elves. His figure was motionless, but his heart was very uneasy.

Not long after, Badigal came over. Seeing that Sha Duo chose this place to meet, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart. "Does Lord Sha Duo have any opinion on these mysterious spellcasters?"

"To be honest with Mr. Badigal, I have already interrogated them in private, and the result is——"

Xia Duo paused and sighed softly, "It's very bad. This is also the main reason why I invited you to meet and discuss it in detail."

Before Badigal could ask, Shado took the initiative to explain: "These mysterious spellcasters who are trying to intervene in this war are actually demons."

"Are they demons?"

Badigal did not doubt Shado's judgment, but looking at the demon elves in front of him who were no different from ordinary elves, there was always something strange in his heart.

And a vague, unspeakable fear.

At this moment, Badigal swallowed back what he originally wanted to ask, and instead asked a question that had nothing to do with whether the mysterious casters in front of him were demons:

"Is there any basis for the reminder you asked Master Yin Olum to convey before?"

Xia Duo had previously asked Yin Olum to remind the Seven Towers to be careful of the threat of demon descendants, and mentioned that the demon descendants were suspected of possessing some means of modifying real history.

Although it was relayed by Yin Olum, this matter sounded too outrageous. In fact, everyone in the Seven Towers did not take it too seriously. After all, they had never even seen a real demon.

The only possible demon descendant is indirectly described through Puman's mouth. Although it is powerful, it is not invincible.

But recently, after hearing news about demon infiltration one after another, and seeing demon elves who were no different from ordinary elves, Badigal remembered Sha Duo's reminder again.

But regarding this issue, Xia Duo had long ago decided not to tell the news about the invasion of parallel time and space obtained from the projection plane, so as not to cause the Seven Towers to misjudge the current situation.

This judgment can only be made by revising the actual history, because Sha Duo has personally witnessed similar, unexplainable phenomena, and Hildalanna's personal experience.

To say that it is absolutely accurate, it is not necessarily true. But based on his experience in the projection plane, he can probably infer that it will probably become true.

Everything cannot be absolutely accurate before it can be used as a reference for action. Eighty-nine percent is enough to treat it as one hundred percent.

"I have no direct evidence to prove it, only some personal or other people's experiences can corroborate it. In my personal judgment, it is very likely."

"What's wrong with this world!"

Badigal sighed. In fact, even if the possibility of demons being able to modify real history is zero, their terrifying secrecy alone is enough to be worthy of attention.