Arcane Lord

All the contradictions are due to limited knowledge. What Shado knows now is only the partial information collected by the Nether Embassy, ​​which may also contain the subjective conjectures of the Nether intelligence personnel.

The same thing may be viewed by people with different positions as two completely different interests.

Thinking of this, Shado is more looking forward to the collection of the Star Library. Perhaps through the dual perspectives of humans and elves, the true face of Daphne and the true relationship between her and Hellion can be restored to the greatest extent.

Of course, his main purpose is to find the secrets related to the wise man, the leader of the Illuminati.

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After coming out of the embassy archives, Shado went straight to the upper branches of Saratotia. The Star Library is actually an annex building open to the public in the Star Temple.

And the Star Temple belongs to the palace in a broad sense. Below the Star Temple is the Council of Elders of the Tall Trees of Yeerlan, and above it is the residence of the Crown King in a narrow sense, the real palace, or it can also be called the inner court.

The branch where the Nether Embassy was located was lower than the parliament. As Shado climbed up, he saw familiar scenery except for a slight depression. Such scenery may have existed for dozens or even hundreds of years without change.

This is the elf world, a world with stagnant development and highly solidified classes.

Of course, after the establishment of the Northern Alliance, the elf civilization that had been declining in the past finally showed signs of recovery, but it was just a sign. If the Illuminati did not handle it well this time, it might not be as simple as interrupting the recovery trend.

There is probably no chance to turn over.

It is similar for Shado. Although the situation is not as severe as for the elves, if he loses this last battle, even if he has to wander in another world in a short time, even if he counterattacks, it can only be a long time later.

Now, although Shado is ready for a decisive battle, he is more prepared for war on the material level, such as the Yongle City on standby at any time, the robe of missing that Nia specially left for him, and so on.

Psychologically, he was actually very uncertain. After all, since the day the name of the Illuminati appeared, this mysterious enemy has been continuously gathering momentum. Even if it has slightly frustrated the Illuminati's plans several times in the middle, what can it prove?

The countries in the alliance, including Xia Duo, still have very limited understanding of the true situation inside the Illuminati. Xia Duo even has more. Instead, the countries are now confident and feel that they can completely eliminate the Illuminati.

Only Xia Duo, who knows the most, can feel the huge pressure like a stormy sea ahead.

The reason why he did not synchronize all the information he had with the countries was that on the one hand, he was indeed worried that the Illuminati would notice it in advance, and on the other hand, he was worried that such a huge pressure would cause the countries to panic, which would in turn affect the recruitment and assembly of rapid response forces.

At present, in addition to Yongle City and the robe of missing, Xia Duo's most powerful force is the rapid response force composed of elite mages drawn from the countries in the alliance.

The elite here is not only the mage rank, but also the literal essence of each country, including many high-level mage volunteers.

And this is a real-time updated list to ensure that a sufficient force can be assembled at any time. The officials of various countries must have done a lot of work and paid a lot of price.

In the current situation where the proportion of spellcasters in the North is not very high, such a high-level team on standby at any time is almost impossible to maintain normally, that is, it is only possible in this special situation.

And Xia Duo also cherishes such an opportunity.

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Soon, Xia Duo passed through multiple up and down, parallel blocks and came to a block on the same level near the parliament. He stopped here, because if he went up, the disguised identity might not be enough.

It’s not that the authority is insufficient, but because of the ancient martial law in the city, from the parliament level to the upper level, there is basically no trace of ordinary people’s activities. It can be imagined that the city above the parliament must be under a high level of surveillance.

A human, no matter how many reasons he has, will go to the Star Library under such circumstances. Unless he takes the initiative to reveal his true identity, he will inevitably be questioned or even interrogated.

In the end, there is only one way to go, which is to expose the true identity. Otherwise, will he have to play Tevimansa? Or tie your hands and allow the Yeerlan side to conduct various forms of interrogation?

So Xia Duo chose another way -

He walked into a remote tavern with a half-open door. Unexpectedly, the tavern looked deserted on the outside, but it was actually very lively inside, and such a gathering place was not closed during the martial law.

Perhaps the Yeerlan side felt that too tight control might lead to more serious consequences, so they deliberately opened some loopholes so that the people could communicate with each other and vent their panic.

In addition to this tavern, there are probably some similar places that can operate normally during the martial law. The pedestrians he saw on the road before may have such or such destinations.

Xia Duo knew that such a place must also be under the high surveillance of the Yeerlan officials, but this place barely fits his current identity and personality - a staff member of the Naise Embassy who just came back from outside, encountered an unprecedented emergency in the elf world, and urgently needed to vent his emotions in panic, so he searched and searched for this tavern.

After a while, a tavern guest who also looked human and was covered with a simple thin hood sat opposite to Shado. He ordered a glass of the cheapest mead first, and then quietly sent a message, revealing a hint of helplessness in his tone:

"Advisor Shado, now is not the best time for us to meet!"

"Ambassador Osmantus, I actually want to thank you in person for sending someone to deliver the entry permit, but after you returned home that day, you never went to Everiska again. Fortunately, it is not too late to thank you in person this time."

"Enough, Shado, what do you want to say? Don't tell me that your thanks are just drinking in this civilian tavern? If you really want to thank me, then you'd better not contact me recently."

After saying that, Osmantus was ready to get up and leave, but Shado certainly didn't plan to let the other party leave like this. He finally called the other party out, and he went to the Star Library in hiding and counted on the other party!

How could he let the other party run away!

This is what Xia Duo thought. Because Osmantus was going to hold an important position in the alliance, he had undergone a mental examination designed specifically for the Illuminati. This means that to a certain extent, Osmantus is more trustworthy than King Yerlan.

At least, Xia Duo has never heard of Helian undergoing any mental examination, and the same is true for the elders of the Yerlan Gaoshu Elders Council.

These Yerlan superiors, their interests are certainly highly consistent and highly bound to Yerlan, but the infiltration of the Illuminati is no joke. Who knows that there are a few Illuminati members hidden among them!

Moreover, once his secret trip to the Star Library is discussed in the parliament or the court, it will inevitably be known by Daphne, the prophet who has basically been identified by him as a member of the Illuminati, and there is no point in keeping it secret.

Therefore, Xia Duo finally chose to ask Osmantus for help. (End of this chapter)