Arcane Lord

Larian could understand Shado's unhesitating statement that he could not trust Ilythel. After all, the relationship between Netheril and Cormanthor was not very good in the past, and even if it had eased now, it would not be possible to become harmonious all of a sudden. Mutual trust.

But other than directly contacting King Ilisel, he really couldn't think of any other way to solve the matter. After all, he was just an elder from a small country. If it weren't for this special situation, no matter how bold he was, he would not dare to take the idea of ​​a prophet. .

"You can't just knock on the door and control the other party, right?"

"It really can't!"

Of course, Shado would not have such a crazy idea. Even if there was conclusive evidence that Puffin Seer was a member of the Illuminati, he would not be able to come directly to control him, not to mention that it was just speculation right now.

Although he is very sure that the other party is a member of the Illuminati, he has not obtained conclusive evidence after all. Once he takes action forcefully, as the other party's prophet, he can easily be identified as the world-destroying demon king. Fortunately, All countries in the North work together to exterminate the demons.

Once this happens, he will be in big trouble. Even if it can be solved in the end, Puffin can still explain it away with a misunderstanding. More importantly, the Illuminati will be alerted by this.

Therefore, no matter what, it is impossible for Xia Duo to directly use violence. The biggest problem he encounters now is——

It is necessary to find evidence that the other party is a member of the Illuminati before the other party realizes that he is exposed, or to find a person with enough weight to allow Puffin to be examined.

The former is very difficult, and Larian can't be counted on at all, but Xia Duo himself doesn't have any good ideas. It's better to have Larian to help with some ideas than to think on his own.

The latter is the way that Sha Duo cares more about to break the situation. As a prophet, Puffin must know to eliminate relevant evidence in advance, but the biggest evidence is himself. This cannot be eliminated casually!

So as long as you can find a person with enough weight - an elf, and let Puffin be examined, you can always find some clues. Of course, the best case scenario is that Puffin resists stubbornly and is captured directly.

Even if it is finally found that there is nothing wrong with Paffin, Shado has only offended Paffin, a prophet, and will not attract the hostility of Cormanso. The lucky idea is——

Puffin understands the importance of justice and knows that the devil is the enemy at the moment, and good people should be pointed at gunpoint.

But no matter what the consequences were, Shado was already prepared to bear them. He was even prepared for the possibility that "the Puffin seen in the prophecy ceremony came from the past."

It's nothing more than falling into the trap of the Illuminati. If that's the case, don't blame him for flipping the table. With the current state of Yongle City, he can launch a blitzkrieg and wipe out all the prophets in the North.

Afterwards, his relationship with the various countries in the North will definitely drop to a freezing point, but as long as the Illuminati can be dug out, the relationship can always be repaired later, not to mention that Shado still controls the control center of the Dragon Madness Lock, Feres Fortress. , this is also a bargaining chip that can be used to negotiate with the countries in the North.

Of course, this is just the worst plan. Xia Duo doesn't want to get to that point. Solving problems with violence will inevitably leave hidden dangers. Leaving a case for future generations to follow is secondary. The main reason is that this goes against his consistent principles. Frequent use of such methods will inevitably lead to path dependence. When violence becomes the mainstream, rules and order will disappear.

But this does not mean that violence will never be used, but that violence should not be used unless necessary. In fact, he should be using violence all the time. Can the Daxia Order be accepted based on its philosophy alone?

Even if most people can accept it, what about a small number of people? Therefore, judging them in the name of the law and punishing them with violence is part of the order in itself, and Xia Duo does not reject it.

Only violence outside the rules and order needs to be restrained, and it is not completely negated, because there are always places in the world that cannot be controlled by the rules and order for the time being.

It was like he was preparing for the worst this time. If the Illuminati would not tell him any rules or order, then naturally he would not need to tell him these things.

In fact, if the Puffin prophet had publicly advertised that he was a member of the Illuminati, Sha Duo would have fought him long ago. That is to say, the other party had a legal status in the order that Sha Duo was currently in, which made Sha Duo worried and helpless. Direct application of violence.

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Secret room.

Shado and Larian discussed for a long time, and finally only got the contact information of a few influential elf elders, but none of these elf elders belonged to Cormanthor.

Even if there were, Shado couldn't believe that the elf elders Larian mentioned were actually those high mages who had reached the end of their lifespan but were still resisting death.

The influence of these elders comes more from the threat of the final blow. In fact, they dare to fight desperately. Anyway, if they take action, they will leave this world, so it is better to just go crazy.

Not all the energy is yearning for the home of Avandor in the afterlife, but more concerned about the family inheritance in the present world. In the end, they go crazy to destroy all enemies, or die with the enemies. This was not the case in the past elven history. Nothing new.

This kind of influence is not suitable for solving this problem. In fact, Xia Duo is more worried about the elf elders being tempted by the demons. After all, there is no peace of mind that the last blow can extend life and then take action at will.

Therefore, Xia Duo did not consider these elf elders at all. In his heart, he even regarded those high-level mages who had expired as potential tools of the Illuminati.

Demon descendants have long been notorious in the North. How many elves are willing to actively join the sewer camp? Not to mention those high mages who have already reached a dominant position.

There must be something more attractive to them than the current power.

Xia Duo does not deny that there are elves who are attracted by the so-called new world concept of the demon descendants, but it is probably difficult for a mere concept to attract high-level mages. Only life extension or some urgently needed knowledge, or even key heirs for family inheritance, can only attract these temptations and threats. It is possible to have a high mage switch alignments.

Otherwise, it is really difficult to explain that people who have lived well all their lives suddenly turn to demons. This is not scientific, let alone magic.

"Elder Larian, do you know the members of the Excalibur family of Cormanthor?" Shado asked again.

The so-called Excalibur Family refers to the family established by the three elves who passed the Excalibur Trial when Cormanthor was first established, and Crown King Elisir is one of them.

And because there are two other divine swords besides the "Sword of Dominance", even if they fail in the trial, the life of the tester will not be affected, which makes it possible for the divine sword to be passed down from family to family.

In fact, King Ilisel Mian also did this, and the benefit of doing so was naturally the support of the Excalibur family to the death.

After all, if it hadn't been for the intervention of King Ilisel, the trial of the divine sword should have been conducted openly in the entire elven world. It's hard to say who got the divine sword in the end! ()