And just when Shado's consciousness returned to the body and retreated to study the Illuminati's excited state magic weapon, there was another disturbance in the outside world. Traces of drow activities were found in the territory of Cormanthor in reality. This was the first time such traces were discovered after the last drow war.
Such a discovery made Cormanthor very nervous. Everyone knew that the drow hated the surface elves, especially the Cormanthor elves.
Only five or six years have passed since the last war, and almost all Cormanthor elves can clearly remember the huge price Cormanthor paid in that war.
And now, the traces of drow discovered again have immediately become a matter of concern for most of the Cormanthor elves. They eagerly hope that the crown king of Ilithel will give them an answer that will reassure them.
You must know that in the last war, the underground passage that the drow pulsed out of the earth in Dragon's Back Mountain had been destroyed. Now that traces of drow are found again, the most likely possibility is that another underground passage has appeared in Cormanthor.
And if this speculation is true, then once a war breaks out, the Cormanthor elves will be the most harmed.
Therefore, Comanso reduced its strength and searched carefully in the country, while notifying the alliance countries about the matter. Almost every alliance representative couldn't help but sigh after learning about this matter——
"As expected!"
First there was civil strife in Erlan, and then Cormanthor discovered traces of drow. It was hard not to suspect that the Illuminati was causing trouble. In fact, at the previous alliance meeting, representatives from various countries had already made such a judgment.
Now it's just confirmed.
There are currently fourteen member states in the Northland Alliance. Now Yeerlan and Comanso have been interfered by the Illuminati, but what about other countries?
It is conceivable that Cormanthor's discovery of the drow traces is definitely just the beginning, but he doesn't know which country's turn will come next.
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In Yongle City, Xia Duo, who was in retreat to analyze the Illuminati's excited-state magic weapon, was also synchronized with the news in time. However, he did not change his previous thoughts and still decided to complete the analysis of the Illuminati's magic weapon before summoning the divine envoy.
The more critical this moment is, the more important it is to remain calm and not to be led by the Illuminati.
He was almost 100% sure that this excited state weapon was part of the Illuminati's plan, and even if it really had nothing to do with the Illuminati's plan, under the current circumstances, he couldn't risk leaving it alone.
So he immediately sent a message to Tirion, asking the other party to dissuade Cormanthor from shrinking his power too much, and at least maintain the quick response list. This is the key to finally being able to counterattack or even completely eliminate the Illuminati.
Although all countries also hold this view, after all, this is before each country gets into trouble. Once your country falls into unprecedented trouble, can you still make such a rational judgment at that time?
So Xia Duo reminded him again.
In addition to Tirion who was working at the alliance headquarters, he also sent a message to Iolum, asking the former beast-slaying hero to return home quickly, and then used the power of the Parliament to conduct a quick round of exploration around Netheril.
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Compared to Shado and Tirion, Iolum undoubtedly knows much more about the orc tribe.
After receiving Sha Duo's subpoena, Iolum immediately said without any hesitation that he would try his best to eliminate hidden dangers. At the same time, he also provided a piece of information that was very critical to Sha Duo:
"I remember that there are still quite a lot of hidden dangers to the south of Langshen Mountain in the southern border, the Wanjun Mountains to the east of Basin Lake, and the Hidden Lake to the west.
"It is certain that there are large orc tribes in the Ten Thousand Arms Mountains, and there are a lot of trolls around the Secret Lake. If the Illuminati really wants to cause trouble in Netheril, those two places can be said to be the easiest
Achieved.”
Wolf God Mountain to the south?
Xia Duo couldn't help but be stunned when he heard such news. At the same time, he was thankful that most of the people in the territory had been sent away in advance, otherwise he might have been trapped.
At present, his assessment of the territory of the Great Xia Territory does not include the Wolf God Mountain. The furthest south is to the north of the Wolf God Mountain, not to mention the Ten Thousand Army Mountains further south, which is actually closer to Cormanso.
However, in the broad sense of the territorial division claimed by Netheril, the Ten Thousand Arms Mountains belongs to the territory of Netheril.
Not only the Ten Thousand Arms Mountains, but also the vast area from Cormanthor to the west, from the Ascor-Efriska line to the east, and south of the Narrow Sea, including the Langas Plain, belongs to the territory of Nese.
This area includes the Noble Plains that have been fully developed, that is, from the northernmost coast of the Narrow Sea to the south, where Netheril began, to the Conchi Plains in the southwest, and the Cologne Plains in the south.
The Noble Plains belongs to the core area of Netheril, and outside the Noble Plains, there are the traditional pioneering areas, the Conchi Plains, the Langas Enclave, and the new pioneering areas - from the Cologne Plains to the southern border where the Shado territory is located.
In addition, there is the Yellow Maple Hills, which was promised to the dwarfs to establish an independent country. It is located in the southernmost part of the Kangqi Plain, almost on the same level as the Bactria Territory in the east-west direction, and slightly north.
It is conceivable that in fact, most of the so-called Nese territory has not been developed, or has not been included in the scope of direct rule.
This includes the Langath Plain, which occupies almost half of Netheril's territory. Currently, Netheril only controls a few enclaves along the (narrow) sea there, the most famous of which is the Zenith Peninsula.
This Nese territory has an underground passage that leads directly to the dwarf city of Ascor. It is considered the largest trade port between Netheril and Denzo. In addition to the underground passage, you can also sail between them by sea, which is faster but more risky.
But the connection between those enclaves and Severington is more advantageous by sea route, because the land route passes through large unexplored areas and is more dangerous than the sea route.
As long as you don't encounter sea monsters or extremely bad weather, it's actually relatively safe at sea.
As for teleportation gates, ordinary trade routes do not include teleportation gates. After all, the maintenance cost of teleportation gates is too high, and it is not worthwhile to use them for ordinary business transactions.
However, after Chateau disclosed the airship drawings, airships became the best way to travel long distances that take into account safety, cost, and efficiency, and were also widely used in the commercial field.
Previously, the biggest factor in the number of airships was the core component of the airship - the endless gas cylinder. The manufacturer needed to have at least one wind elemental plane rich in light gas.
In the past, even Xia Duo did not own such a plane. The only owner was Cliff. It is easy to imagine how easy it is to run a business on your own, which also makes the price of endless gas cylinders remain high.
But it happened to be cheaper than other alternatives, which made major chambers of commerce and lords hold their noses and buy from Cliff.
But after the emergence of Plitatis, Netheril's efficiency in exploring new planes suddenly increased countless times. Although the wind elemental plane rich in light gases is still rare, the most important thing is to discover it based on new methods.
The new plane is shared by the members of the council, and the production of the endless gas bottle does not require consuming an entire plane, it only requires maintaining a gas channel.
This makes the price of the endless gas cylinder close to the cost price, and accordingly, the price of the airship has been cut in half.