Arcane Lord

After climbing nearly fifty floors, Sha Duo finally saw the interior of the Temple of Stars. As introduced by the previous messenger, it was magnificent and full of the Yellan elves' imagination of the starry sky.

From a distance, the entire temple is shrouded in hazy light and mist, like a majestic king sitting on a throne covered in rays of light. The light and mist dissipates little by little as you get closer.

But inside the temple, the dome seems not to exist, and the stars are so dense that they are within reach, and the little stars are like shooting stars, falling from the sky with long tails, and "burning" before they fall inside the temple. .

“The view is truly different from usual!”

Before he could utter any more sighs, the messenger was already guiding the seating arrangements. Only then did Xia Duo retract his gaze that was attracted by the starry sky on the dome of the temple, and instead looked at the seating arrangement inside the temple.

It is mainly divided into five areas. The main ones are King Helianmian and his spouse and heirs. Although only King Helianmian has arrived so far, the latter is not Sha Duo's random speculation, but a messenger on the way. disclose.

The secondary seats are divided into two parts, located on both sides of the main seat. The seats on the left are the seats for members of the Gaoshu Council of Elders, and the seats for foreign envoys are on the right.

Continuing down from the seats on the left are the seats for the upper-ranking family members. Continuing down from the seats on the right are the seats for the original protagonists of this banquet-the members of the Northland Alliance Investigation Team.

Behind the seats on both sides, close to the walls on both sides of the hall, there is a team of musicians, with nearly a hundred musicians on each side.

Various instruments were present, but they were not played.

Ye Erlan arranged for Xia Duo to sit with members of the Northland Alliance investigation team. Shaduo did come relatively early tonight, and only one or two members of the Northland Alliance investigation team came.

It was still the two from Cormanso. Chateau nodded to them and didn't communicate too much.

Of course, he sat down after also paying tribute to King Mian.

Banquets and even daily gatherings in various countries in the North are divided into separate meals. Xia Duo has a dining table in front of him that is exclusive to him.

At this moment, a bottle of wine and a plate of fruit were placed on it. Philipfa had previously confirmed to him the types of wine and fruits he could accept.

However, what Sha Duo came over this time was the incarnation of a saint, not an incarnation of ectoplasm. No matter what kind of wine or food it was, all he could do was taste it in his mouth, but he couldn't actually digest it.

Although both incarnations do not require food to survive, the functions of the saint form incarnation in terms of food are indeed not as comprehensive as the ectoplasmic incarnation.

"Lord Xia Duo, there are not many guests right now, you can confirm your spellcasting authority again."

Not long after he sat down, Shado received a summons from Philipfa, but he looked around the temple and could not find Philipfa.

After he confirmed his permission to cast spells, he saw Philifa walking from the inner passage of the temple to the seat opposite him, where the upper-ranking family members were.

After a while, the music started playing. Although it was played by nearly two hundred musicians, it didn't feel noisy at all. Instead, it felt like it came from the distant starry sky, often sounding in the background, but still looming.

Only when the perception focuses on a specific melody, the volume will be slightly increased. At other times, it exists as a background, but like a starry sky, even if it is just a background, it cannot be ignored.

Philipfa had not asked Chateau for his opinion on the type and style of the music before, but on the way to the Temple of Stars, the palace messenger introduced tonight's music to him.

It is the widely acclaimed "Paradise Suite" in the banquet music. The performers are all extremely skilled court musicians. In addition to performing in the court, they will also tour from time to time in Erlan and even the elven countries of the North.

Of course, I may have never been to Netheril before, maybe during the honeymoon period between the two countries, but until now, at least Shado has never heard of such a thing.

There have indeed been exhibitions or performances by elf artists in Sevington, but most of them were private performances by invitation. Very, very few people took the initiative to tour through Sevington, let alone those with strong political overtones such as court musicians. .

At this time, listening to the faint sounds of heaven in his ears, Xia Duo believed that he had a certain aesthetic ability, but he had to admit that he could not fully understand the beauty of these sounds.

This music has largely transcended the concept of sound itself, and even reached the spiritual realm. Even if he deliberately closed his hearing at this moment, he could still feel a strange sense of harmony and joy from the natural rhythm of the surrounding magic network.

Obviously this skill has gone beyond music, or the music of elves has developed to another level.

Shado had never seen this kind of music even in the projection plane, at least not as outstanding as it is today. This really broke his understanding of Erlan and even all the elven countries in the main plane.

In the final analysis, the projection plane is just a possibility in the past of the main plane. The main plane will develop longer and it is entirely possible to develop newer and more unique products.

This experience reminded Xia Duo once again that you must not only explore the projection plane, but also the exploration of the main plane, because you never know when you will find a surprise.

Of course, it could also be surprise.

For example, the current Magical Paradise Suite is not only the pinnacle of the field of music and art, but also involves the tuning of the Magic Network. It is definitely a cutting-edge research in the field of magic!

Xia Duo felt that if there was a chance, he should invite these court musicians to Daxia to perform. The home field advantage might allow him to see more details of the performance.

Judging from the current development of the relationship between Netheril and Erlan, there will still be opportunities to invite these musicians in the future.

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As the music sounds, it heralds the beginning of the prelude to tonight's banquet. Guests who have not yet arrived hurry up and arrive one by one.

While enjoying the music, Chateau chatted with Ambassador Fermae, Doom and even Scott who arrived shortly after him. Although Chateau and those people were relatively far away in the hall, for the caster, the distance was not that big. not a problem.

It was the special envoy sent by Badigal. Since Sha Duo had no previous contact with him, he just nodded his head and had no other communication.

Apart from the Netherese present, the one Shado talked about the most was Talaf. The other party was invited to attend this midwinter dinner as an envoy of Calimshan. Just like when the Northland Alliance was established a few years ago, Talaf He also came as an envoy.

It was also that time that Xia Duo got to know each other.

But this time, because of the previous exchanges, the two parties were actually closer to each other than Chateau, Feimae, Doom and others.

Although Shado did not take the initiative to ask, Tarafu took the initiative and asked, "Lord Shado, does he know why Erlan extended an invitation to Calimshan this time?"

"Why?" Xia Duo had some guesses in his mind, but his guesses were not as accurate as the person involved.

"When I arrived at Tevi Mansa in the morning, I had already met with King Helion Crown. He mentioned that Erlan intends to introduce the Elemental Tower from Calimshan!"

Taraf had no qualms about telling the contents of his meeting with Helion.