With the foreshadowing of the previous topic, Shado naturally then talked about the ongoing decisive battle between the Northland Alliance and the Illuminati, and he once again raised his confusion about the change of the timeline to Archangel Rich:
"I confirmed with Ambassador Ted before, and he told me not to worry about the so-called timeline changes, but now the Northland Alliance has really received such an attack, so I want to confirm with you again, Ambassador Rich.
, Regarding the timeline, what is the difference between the perspective of a divine envoy and that of a mortal."
"This question——"
Archangel Rich hesitated for a moment and did not overturn Ted's statement, but also gave his own answer: "I can't perceive the existence of the timeline, but you really don't need to worry, because Netheril is my
The land of the Lord's favor.
"As for whether the past can be changed, I cannot say for sure, but changing the past involves all aspects, and the cost should not be something that ordinary people can bear.
"I am more inclined to believe that the so-called timeline change is just an illusion with the effect of changing reality. Of course, I do not rule out the possibility of such a spell.
"But again, Netheril is a place favored by our Lord. Nothing your enemies can change can change the history of Netheril."
"In fact, it has changed!" Sha Duo immediately pointed out the loopholes in the words of the Divine Envoy Rich. "Not long ago, I personally experienced an effect similar to a time loop on the Tanzan Peak. According to my judgment, it should be
New timelines were constantly created to replace the current timeline, which resulted in such an effect.
"In this case, even if there are no visible changes in Netheril, it must have been affected through me as the intermediary of contact."
What Shado didn't say was whether the so-called favor of the Lord of Radiance was to protect Netheril from being 100% affected, or just to ensure that the human-god contract between himself and the Netherese people was not affected.
The difference between the two is still very big.
However, talking about the latter would inevitably involve exploring the nature of the Lord of Glory. Faced with a divine envoy, Sha Duo still could not bring up this issue calmly.
So we can only find a way to let Archangel Rich understand it on his own.
It’s just that Xia Duo is destined to be disappointed. If the divine envoy knows everything, then he is not the divine envoy. The divine envoy Rich was stunned for a few seconds and did not directly respond to Xia Duo’s doubts. He just repeated again and again:
"Since Master Xia Duo can sense changes in the timeline, he can ignore that type of attack. Isn't this the best manifestation of my Lord's care?"
It's really hard for Xia Duo to refute this, because when he was at Tanzan Peak, he was able to break the cycle largely because he borrowed the power of the divine envoy.
And the power of the Divine Envoy can ultimately be attributed to the Lord of Glory without any doubt.
If it were only Shado himself, then even if he could make his consciousness transcend the timeline, his body would not be spared, and he would eventually have to compete with Daphne for consumption.
Although he is confident that he can defeat Daphne, whether it is confidence or arrogance can only be verified in practice. And now, now that he has influenced Daphne to manipulate the timeline through the power of the divine messenger, it can no longer be verified in practice.
Chateau was not an arrogant person, and he really could not say that he would definitely be better than Daphne, so he could only think that what Angel Rich said was moral, and could not refute it.
However, Archangel Richie is an existence that is self-immune to time-related magic, which makes Xia Duo even want to give him a chance to experience it personally.
In other words, in Archangel Rich's knowledge and reality, time-related magic really does not exist, and people who come into contact with him can also use his characteristics to be immune to the effects of time-related magic.
This makes the exchange between the two parties on this topic completely like a chicken-and-duck talk. Even if Sha Duo is aware of such a cognitive bias, there is no way to prove it, at least no evidence to convince the Archbishop.
This fact can only be determined reluctantly based on the past understanding of both parties.
Moreover, Xia Duo was not sure whether the other party would think that he was deliberately guiding him if he repeatedly emphasized it, so Xia Duo simply stopped worrying about this topic and instead asked the other party to help him go to some specific places to give blessings.
It actually means anchoring to the past.
However, this request was rejected by the Divine Envoy Rich, "Unless the Illuminati you mentioned has completely plunged into the abyss and has shown sufficient tendencies to destroy the world, as an envoy, I really have no reason to interfere in the mortal world.
fighting."
Fortunately, Xia Duo didn't expect to lead the Rich Envoys through local battlefields one by one, so he had the next best thing -
"In this case, then please ask God Envoy Rich to stay in Yongle City during the recent period, or continue to go to the Dark Area to help. However, many things in the world also involve faith and the abyss. I also hope that God Envoy Rich can allow it.
I ask for advice from time to time.”
Using the divine envoy to anchor the past does not necessarily require the divine envoy to be present in person. Xia Duo has already tried it before on the Tanzan Peak, and only communicated through communication.
Even if it wasn't for the purpose of avoiding being discovered by the Illuminati, he could have used the holy seal given by Ted and Rich to anchor it himself.
However, if the divine envoy has already arrived on the main plane, and if the divine envoy can take the initiative to communicate, it is better to use this method as much as possible and use the holy seal to anchor it yourself as the final insurance.
If the two divine envoys fail to respond in time, Xia Duo can use the holy seal to anchor the past.
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After finalizing the contact details, Xia Duo chatted with Archangel Rich about his experiences in the Underdark Region. He had only experienced the Underdark Region in the projection plane before, and with the different perspectives of the Archangel, the two sides still had a lot to talk about.
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For example, regarding the unique radiation environment in the Underdark, the mainstream view in the main plane is that the magic network has mutated, but Archangel Rich believes that it is earth line radiation, and the magic network has just adapted to such changes.
However, leylines are not unique to the Underdark. There are also leylines on the surface. The density of the chords within the area affected by the leylines on the surface is often denser than in other areas.
To a certain extent, it also makes the energy extraction efficiency in the corresponding area higher than that in other areas.
Therefore, many mage towers will be prioritized to be built on leyline nodes to obtain higher energy extraction efficiency. Of course, this is only for mage towers. For individuals, it is almost impossible to reach the energy absorption limit of the magic network.
If it is just a personal mage tower, there is actually no need to build it on a leyline node. It will be better than an individual caster wherever it is built. If it is an organization's mage tower, choosing a leyline node is almost an inevitable choice.
However, the leyline nodes on the surface do not produce any radiation, and the rules of the magic network are completely consistent with other areas. Unlike the Underdark, they are almost two independent planes compared to the surface.
The most important thing is that, except for the main plane, other planes do not have a unique environment similar to the underdark area of the main plane. Most of them do not even have an underground world, and even if they do, there is no radiation.
Therefore, Shado still has doubts about Archangel Rich's statement that earth veins cause the radiation environment in the Underdark.