Hearing what the young elf said, the atmosphere in the Golden Autumn Courtyard suddenly became stagnant. Not only King Helion's face turned livid, but most of the guests became sober in an instant.
As one of the people involved, Xia was even more angry. This Tal Ash tradition or Tal Ash ritual is not a good thing!
In today's elven world, Tal Ash is also known as "honor duel", which is usually a duel ritual used by elves of a certain status to "persuade" each other when they have disagreements.
But this kind of honor fight is often not honorable at all. First of all, it is a duel to the death. This is nothing in itself, but if you combine it with "disagreement", doesn't it mean that you cannot be convinced in theory, so you have to be physically destroyed!
Secondly, and most importantly, the main reason why Xia Duo believes that it is not worthy of being called "Yu Dou" is because it allows followers to represent it.
So basically in the elven history he had read, the spirits who died in honor duels were either those who were in a lower position in power, or were unlucky followers. Real superiors rarely died in honor duels.
In the end, Tal Ash couldn't refuse. After all, it was a matter of life and death, and the other party's opinion was not important. Of course, the premise was that both parties were elves and had the same status, and there was no big gap.
Because the original meaning of Tal Aish was "a fair debate among the people of Tequiser", and later it gradually evolved into a duel.
Shado had witnessed more than one Tal Aish ceremony when he was in [Projection Plane·Maiyelita Sukanvi]. Some of them had oral discussions and some had duels. Both sides were very restrained and did not
How much anger.
But by the time [Projection Plane Frisca is independent], Tal Ash has become the so-called "Honor Judgment", and the main plane of reality is also like this)
Of course it is impossible for Shado to agree to such a duel, not only because he is not an elf and is not within the scope of application of Tal Ash, but also because the ritual process of Tal Ash is cumbersome and there are more restrictions on the hands used. At the very least, he can hold a war weapon.
Use spells to directly hit the opponent.
The fact that he is not an elf can be circumvented. After all, Tal Ash is a dueling ritual that has been conceptually extended, extending the elves to all intelligent beings. This is not unexpected.
The process is cumbersome and there are many restrictions, but it is actually not a problem. If you just want to relax, compared to the current special dinner that is about to go awry, Xia Duo actually wants to have something more real.
But this is a duel, a duel of life and death. No matter he wins or loses, it is not a good thing for him.
Needless to say, losing is a dead end. Even if you win, the opponent probably has a good identity and background. Killing the opponent is simply a source of trouble that cannot be shaken off.
It would be even more embarrassing if he didn't kill him, because then the opponent could kill him at any time when he is at a disadvantage to complete the duel, which is legal.
At least in the North, where elven rules are almost dominant, it's completely legal.
Xia Duo couldn't guarantee that he would always have the upper hand. There would never be a day when the tiger fell out of control. He couldn't possibly leave such a big hidden danger for himself.
And the reason for today's duel is too childish. Just because he defeated Fres, an elf jumped out and asked him to fight to the death. If he agreed to this time, wouldn't it be wrong if he had another enemy next time?
You don't even need to find a reason.
No matter what, it was impossible for Xia Duo to agree to this duel, but he did not refuse directly. Instead, he remained silent and looked at the other party with interest.
Of course, this also depends on the attitude of King Helion.
A guest was invited, but one of his subordinates initiated a life-or-death duel against the guest at the welcome dinner. No matter what the outcome was or whether the guest agreed or not, Helion was equivalent to a slap in the ear.
Moreover, it was slapped by one of his own nominal subordinates. This was unbearable for a king who had lost his ambition to gain full power. Even at a dinner party, which was always an occasion of indulgence, he got up angrily.
Just as he was about to rebuke, Xia Duo spoke first and said to the young man standing in front of him: "You want to challenge your allies to a duel, is this appropriate?"
Netheril and Erlan both belong to the Northern Alliance. It's not a big deal to say they are allies. It's just that they are allies.
Such a title is too cheap.
As expected, when the young elf heard Sha Duo talking about allies, he immediately retorted, "Allies will not break into their homes with fortresses."
"Then you are questioning the decision of King Mian and the Council?"
"You're talking nonsense. I just doubt your victory over Master Fres."
Looking at the slightly evasive look in the other party's eyes, Xia Duo knew what he was doing. Not to mention that his fight with Fres was witnessed by high-level officials from various countries in the North. How could this wonderful welcome dinner turn into a Hongmen Banquet? It would have been possible if no one had instigated it.
Where's the ghost!
So he said suddenly, "I asked you to come?"
"I--"
The young elf looked back subconsciously, but before he realized that he had been deceived and became angry, another steady voice sounded from the opposite side.
"Your Excellency Xia Duo, please forgive me. At first, I only mentioned your heroic deeds to the child. I didn't expect that he would unexpectedly challenge you to a duel. However, tradition cannot be violated. I hope that you will fulfill his desire to practice martial arts."
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Good guy, Xia Duo called him a good guy. If this were the case in the human world, he would have thought that the elf who made the sound had a grudge against the young elf in front of him!
But the more the other party behaves like this, the more he doesn't want the other party to get what he wants, and it could be the kind of dissatisfaction that King Heli Mian would interfere with.
In fact, if Helion comes forward, maybe the other party will be happy!
And Hurley is also aware of the trap at this moment. Ye Erlan's traditional domestic power is not small, and it is not limited to his opponents. There are also many of his supporters.
There is actually no contradiction between tradition and centralization. Except for a very small number of fanatics, most elves who respect tradition and pursue it do so based on the principle that tradition can bring them more benefits.
If not, then tradition may not necessarily be abandoned. Just like Erlan's centralized reforms, both supporters and opponents can find reasons from tradition, but in the end, the final decision depends on their own interests.
Yes, respect for tradition has been integrated into every aspect of the elven race almost instinctively, and the impact of breaking tradition is difficult to estimate.
As the Crown Prince, it would not be a good thing if you give your supporters and the public the impression that you like to break tradition.
Thinking of this, Heli glanced at Elder Yin Suo on the left seat with unabashed disgust. The other person deliberately chose this kind of situation to cause trouble. Do you really think he has no bottom line!