CH495 Redirection
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"What's the chance we're wrong, Master?" Udara asked.
"Unlikely." Alex shook his head.
"The elves," he said. "Even after helping the Lightbringer party… even though their town's higher-ups wanted to get in Eleanore's good graces… all they could provide was rudimentary knowledge on the subject."
His lips curled.
"As for their excuse…" Alex sneered. "Even if it really was that simple, considering how much fervour they showed towards Eleanore, they could've had their Lightbringer parties elsewhere acquire the knowledge."
He scoffed softly.
"The fact that they didn't proves it isn't something easily acquired. Not only that, it's not something even a big town's power would be willing to spend resources to obtain."
Alex's eyes sharpened.
"And if even a governmental entity doesn't want to pay the price, you can imagine how steep that price is… especially when, in their view, it would've earned the settlement a High Elf's favour."
