Shado had previously speculated that the arrival of the Akora envoy might be due to Cormanso plotting some kind of action, which made Akora's side unable to hold on.
He didn't ask anyone who knew the details about what it was. He was already very busy during this period, and he didn't have much free time to care about foreign affairs.
But now that Luo Wei mentioned this moment again, and seemed to understand the hidden meaning quite well, Xia Duo took advantage of the situation and asked:
"What do you know? Is there any hidden secret behind this matter?"
"Of course!"
Seeing that Xia Duo was finally interested in his news, Luo Wei immediately introduced, "I heard that the contemporary Akora Mian King may be in poor health, and the most important thing is that this news has been known to Comanso.
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"It is said that it seems to have been obtained through some unscrupulous method from the alliance ambassador sent by Akora to Evereska!"
After hearing the news, Xia Duo suddenly felt a sense of crisis. If before, he might have thought about Akola as a spectator, but now that Akora has really encountered a crisis, he no longer thinks so.
In the east of the Northland, the only buffer zone between Netheril and Cormanthor is probably Akora. Although the two countries are theoretically bordering each other, there is Akora next to it, bordering both sides. That is strategy.
buffer.
Without this buffer, if Cormanthor wants to expand, it will undoubtedly face Netheril. As for the possibility of continuing to develop to the east or south, it is not impossible.
But there are mountains to the east of Cormanthor, and seas to the south and north. The lowest cost of expansion is to the west. After all, the so-called "Nese territory" is only claimed by the Nese people themselves, and is not actually occupied.
If the Northland Alliance had not been established and the threat of drow war had not dissipated, perhaps Cormanthor would have planned to expand westward.
Thinking of this, Xia Duo put away his smile and asked Luo Wei seriously:
"Is this news accurate? Who did you hear it from? Does the teacher know about it?"
Luo Wei was almost confused by several questions in a row. Seeing Xia Duo's serious expression, he slowly came to his senses and asked: "Is there any problem with this matter?"
Hearing this answer, Shado couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In fact, there are many wise men in Netheril, but most Netherese mages do not have a long-term strategic vision.
This may be due to the limitations of the times, but it is also due to the lack of relevant knowledge.
Xia Duo did not clearly understand what Luo Wei meant. In fact, if Luo Wei was allowed to grow and develop on the earth from a young age, the other person's achievements would definitely be higher than his.
It's not that Lowe is not good, it's that the environment limits him.
Of course, considering that his relationship with Luo Wei was not close enough to talk about anything, Xia Duo just said, "This matter may be very serious. Please answer my questions first."
Later, Lowe replied: "I heard it from Director Hechenit, and the teacher should also know it. As for the authenticity of this matter, I can't be sure."
Of course, this matter refers to the fact that King Akora is dying, and this news has been known to Comanso.
As for Akora's intention to sign a mutual defense agreement with Netheril, this has already spread in Severington, and it can be said that everyone knows about it.
It is unlikely that it is just a rumor, but whether the agreement can be signed in the end is another matter.
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After hearing Lowe mention that he heard the news from Director Hechenit, Shado knew that the possibility of this matter being true should be quite high.
Director Hechenit was originally Congenio's deputy. After Congenio retired, Iolum did not replace him with someone he trusted more, and still used Hechenit.
To a certain extent, what Hechenit said can represent Iolam, the Ora Federation, and even Netheril.
Even if it is just a casual talk, Hechenit, who has worked under two generations of presidents for most of his life, is probably not so big-hearted as to arrange a foreign leader at will.
"This is really 'when people sit at home, disaster will come from the sky'!" Xia Duo sighed inwardly.
The Crown Prince of Ilisel of Cormanthor has been in power for nearly a thousand years without any bad news, while the Crown Prince of Akora, if he remembers correctly, has been in power for less than four hundred years.
Considering that the position of the crown king of Akora has been passed down in the Kelsek (pure gold sun crown) family for thousands of years, in order to ensure the stability of the rule, the age of the contemporary crown king of Akora should not exceed 300 years.
age.
If calculated like this, based on natural lifespan alone, he would have at least nearly a hundred years to live. If magic life extension is included, he might be able to live even longer.
The current situation is somewhat abnormal.
However, this is not something that has never happened before in the history of elves. Many Mian Kings themselves are high-ranking mages, and if the wizard's experiment fails, there may be some fatal injuries.
Or, it may be because of an assassination by a political opponent or an accident, but these situations are not the norm.
The unexpected death of a crowned king often requires a long and tedious investigation, and his subsequent successors either avenge him or punish the person who caused the accident, and finally conclude his coffin.
There are too many things that can be manipulated here. In the elf society, the unexpected death of King Mian is often the beginning of a big drama.
Although the current King of Akaola is not dead yet and can even clearly make a will, such an unnatural death will almost certainly trigger an investigation.
Even if the successor Crown Prince wants to end the investigation as soon as possible, his opponents may not agree, especially now that Cormanzo is very likely to intervene.
Perhaps the final result of the investigation is that the successor whom the current Mian Wang expressed his preference for became the murderer.
Just by imagining, Xia Duo can imagine a long and dark palace ethics drama. Of course, the final newly crowned king will not be the ultimate beneficiary of the accident, but the mastermind behind it.
But at the moment, Xia Duo doesn't have any good solutions to the predicament facing Akora. The joint defense agreement may be effective, but it is still someone else's business, let alone one who is separated by another race.
Netheril interfered with Akora's Crown King inheritance today. Even if it only ensured the fairness of the inheritance process, it would not change the specific results. It would also become a fatal point for Cormanthor's attacks in the future.
There are some things that you can do, but you can't say, let alone put it into practice.
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After the experiment ended that day, Shado did not return directly to his residence, but came to Iolum's study.
In the past, Iolum would rest here for a while at this time, or deal with official duties, or get some wine to drink, but today, after Xia Duo arrived, he did not see him.
After making contact, I found out that the other party was currently in Gustav Tower, discussing matters with everyone in the Seven Towers, and it was related to Akora.
So, Xia Duo simply took out the notes he carried with him and sorted out the results of recent local test experiments and the next direction while waiting for Iolum to come back.