To them, who were in the pro-war faction, what Edmund said in the council hall was undoubtedly a terrible piece of news. If it were for other reasons, they could still continue to work hard for the war, but since the Illuminati's attitude was so clear, how could they push the kingdom to send troops to the Breezy Plains?
As soon as they entered, they sighed in unison, and found their seats to sit down. All of a sudden, they looked at each other speechlessly.
"Didn't High Priest Poer send a letter saying that he was going to destroy Felic and his men together with Edmund? Why did things turn out like this again? "General Cate couldn't help but grumble. He had embarrassed himself greatly this time. He initially thought that he could turn a bad thing into a good thing, but he didn't expect the Illuminati to do such a thing.
Burgess, the right-hand minister, was also frowning as he thought hard about the changes in the palace's council hall. The Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati had coexisted in the Endless Ocean for thousands of years. Although there were various conflicts and problems, they were considered internal conflicts, after all. What was the reason that made the Illuminati disregard the dignity of the Gilded Kingdom and work hard to befriend a force from the Breezy Plains?
Besides, that was not the Illuminati's usual attitude. If the Illuminati had always been friendly to the Tower of Dusk, it would be fine. However, just like what Cate said, at the very beginning, High Priest Poer was still full of confidence to join forces with Edmund to completely keep the Tower of Dusk in the cursed land. Clearly, Edmund and the other people from the Illuminati didn't have much of a good impression of the Tower of Dusk at that time. Why did there suddenly be such a huge change?
That issue was of utmost importance to the pro-war faction. Only by figuring out the reason for the Illuminati's change in attitude could they find a solution to the problem. Otherwise, given the Illuminati's current attitude towards the Tower of Dusk, the pro-war faction would probably be suppressed by the pro-peace faction in the future.
"Could it be that something happened on the cursed island? Felic came back with his people unscathed, and so did Edmund and Zumar. However, High Priest Poer has yet to send any news back. Don't you find it strange? "Cantory asked in bewilderment when he saw that his father seemed to have overlooked that issue.
However, after hearing Cantory's question, Burgess smiled as if he had expected it. He said, "You know that the cursed land might be terrifying, but there are also plenty of hidden opportunities. Otherwise, the Illuminati wouldn't be so interested in that place. Although Poer is going to cooperate with the Illuminati, given his character, how could he return empty-handed? "
Cursed Island was once the Illuminati's Holy Land, and only a few people in the Illuminati knew about it. However, everyone knew that the Illuminati was very interested in the Cursed Island. Moreover, they had tried to reach the island more than once in the past thousands of years. Since it could attract the Illuminati's attention, even if they didn't know about the situation on the cursed island, they could still vaguely guess that there was probably something impressive on the island.
All along, no one had been able to really explore the cursed island. In the eyes of outsiders, the most important thing was not the danger, but the power that prevented them from reaching the island at all. This time, that power seemed to have disappeared, and the Illuminati and High Priest Poer finally reached the island. That was probably a huge opportunity for everyone.
Even if there was any danger on the cursed island, High Priest Poer was a true Sanctuary powerhouse. Although his strength was far inferior to Lin Li's, he was still a powerhouse who was close to a god to Burgess and the others. Hence, they didn't think that High Priest Poer didn't return with them because something happened to him.
"It's a pity that the Illuminati got ahead of us this time. Even if there's something impressive on the cursed island, I'm afraid it has already been taken away by the Illuminati," Cate said regretfully at the thought of the legends about the cursed island.
Burgess shook his head, and helplessly said, "Only the elders of the Illuminati like Edmund know when we can reach the island. Even Cantory doesn't know, so it's even more impossible for us to get there first. Instead of thinking about unrealistic things, we should think about how to deal with the change in the Illuminati's attitude. "
"But what exactly does Felic have? Even if he stepped into the Sanctuary-realm at this age and showed great talent, he shouldn't be valued so highly by the Illuminati, right?" Cantory had always been brooding about Lin Li's magical talent, but he had to admit that it was indeed rare in the world.
However, magical talent was only useful for individuals. What use was it for a powerful force like the Illuminati? There were many Sanctuary powerhouses in the Illuminati. Apart from the Illuminati's lord and the saints of the four major sanctuaries, there were also Sanctuary-level elders like Zumar. In Cantory's opinion, although Felic was extremely talented in magic, could his current strength compare to the Illuminati's lord and the saints of the four major sanctuaries? What made the Illuminati think so highly of him!?
"The Supreme Council. That Felic is the fourth arbitrator of the Supreme Council, and only the Supreme Council can make the Illuminati suddenly change their attitude," Cridia, who had been silent at the side, pointed out the key point as soon as he spoke.
Actually, everyone present knew that Lin Li was the fourth arbitrator of the Supreme Council, but when they thought of Lin Li, they would subconsciously associate him with the Tower of Dusk. After all, even Lin Li himself had always regarded himself as the president of the Tower of Dusk, and rarely mentioned the Supreme Council.
Upon hearing Cridia's words, everyone present couldn't help but be shocked, and Burgess exclaimed, "Could it be that the Supreme Council and the Illuminati have reached an agreement?"
Although the Supreme Council and the Illuminati were in the Felan Kingdom and the Gilded Kingdom respectively, they were separated by a vast ocean. However, ever since the establishment of the Supreme Council, the two major forces that stood at the peak of Anril had some contact with each other.
In the beginning, after the High Elves' rule in Anril was overthrown, the Illuminati and the Gilded Kingdom had thought of developing on the mainland. However, at that time, Anril was also an era of talents, especially when the Supreme Council had the God of Mages, Geresco. In the end, the Illuminati naturally did not get any benefits from Geresco.
When the Illuminati received the news that Geresco seemed to have left Anril, they began to think about it again. However, Apophis and the other two arbitrators had already become qualified successors of Geresco, causing the Illuminati to be disgraced again.
Although there had been two unpleasant encounters, it did not make the two forces become mortal enemies. After all, for such forces, there were no eternal enemies. As long as the other party did not infringe on their interests, they would not become enemies even if they could not be friends. Because of this, the two powers gradually began to interact with one another.
After receiving Cridia's reminder, Burgess and the others finally had no choice but to face Lin Li's other important identity. He was the fourth arbitrator of the Supreme Council. In fact, the identity of the fourth arbitrator was probably not inferior to that of the four saints of the Illuminati.
Immediately afterwards, they thought of Herza, the emissary that the Supreme Council had sent to attend the Gilded Kingdom's founding celebration. In particular, Herza immediately went to visit Lin Li as soon as he arrived. Although it was basic etiquette for an emissary of the Supreme Council to visit the fourth arbitrator first, Burgess and the others couldn't help but feel suspicious now that they thought about it.
In their opinion, although Herza was the emissary of the Supreme Council, he was clearly not powerful enough to reach an agreement with the upper echelons of the Illuminati. As the fourth arbitrator, Lin Li could talk to Saint Edmund on an equal footing. Perhaps Herza's visit had conveyed the intentions of the other three arbitrators, and they had secretly reached an agreement with the Illuminati.
"If that's the case, it's going to be a huge problem for us." Burgess' face became even more sullen, and he twisted his beard forcefully with his fingers as if he was going to break it.
The other ministers and generals seemed to have thought of something as well. The expressions on their faces were no longer pure anger, but a deep sense of worry. The Illuminati and the Supreme Council were the two top forces of Anril. If they had only reached some insignificant cooperation agreements, there would be no need for the saints and arbitrators to come forward. Since the fourth arbitrator of the Supreme Council was now in contact with the saints, the contents of the agreement would probably be quite incredible.
Although the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati had coexisted for thousands of years, the relationship between them was not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface. No one was willing to have their power weakened and restricted. While the royal power and religion were interdependent, they both wanted to make themselves the true leaders. Hence, there had always been conflicts between them.
Although the Illuminati had a lord who was close to the gods, the saints of the four major sanctuaries, and a Sanctuary-level elder like Zumar, their strength seemed to be stronger than that of the Supreme Council. However, strength was not determined by the number of Sanctuary powerhouses. The Gilded Kingdom had been established for thousands of years, and naturally had a considerable foundation.
Putting aside the few elder families of the Gilded Kingdom, the royal family alone definitely had a few trump cards that could deter others since they could control the kingdom for thousands of years.
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