Chapter 1136: 《Decision》《Suggestion》, Serrated Edge Design

After leaving Niya's study, Xia Duo met with Aiboke and Depake one after another, but compared to the discussion and explanation with Niya, Xia Duo's approach with these two was closer to "notification" than "consultation."

Currently, there are few High Mages in the Tower of Time, so many things can still be "decided by a single word," but once there are more High Mages, it will not be so easy.

By then, it may be necessary to first listen to the opinions of many parties, then formulate a preliminary plan, and afterwards, it may require repeated consultation before a final execution plan can be formed.

Taking advantage of the fact that there are few people now, perfecting the various orders of the Tower of Time will save a lot of trouble in the future.

After notifying Aiboke and Depake, Xia Duo did not continue to the 【Yellow Sand Semi-Plane】, but instead entered all the operations related to the Tower of Time's permissions involved in the complete energy-limiting policy into the Tower Spirit.

Afterwards, he issued the "Decision of the Tower of Time on Several Major Issues of Advocating Energy Conservation, Opposing Waste, and Promoting Sustainable Development" to all members of the Tower of Time through the Tower Spirit.

In the "Decision," in addition to clearly putting forward the concept of sustainable development, a vision for developing new energy acquisition and storage methods was also proposed.

The "Decision" did not directly propose how much energy to limit, but on the day the "Decision" was issued, all members of the Progress Society began to reflect and self-examine.

The next day, Dien and Sami, as representatives of all members of the Progress Society, submitted a "Proposal on Several Suggestions for the Sustainable Development of the Tower of Time's Energy System" to Xia Duo.

Xia Duo would certainly not disagree; after all, this came from his own hand.

In the "Proposal," in addition to setting limits on the monthly energy usage for Mages of various ranks, it also perfected the usage specifications for the various infrastructure of the Tower of Time, as well as punishment measures for those who violate the spirit of the "Decision."

Considering that the third month is about to end, the formal implementation of the "Proposal" will begin in April, at which time Xia Duo will also keep an eye on the various feedback from Tower of Time members after the implementation of the "Proposal."

However, he predicted that there probably wouldn't be many people dissatisfied with the energy limitation, as he had fully considered the actual usage of Mages of all ranks when setting the energy-limiting quotas.

As long as one is not like Daiwei, who only engages in special research, there generally won't be any situations where the quota is exceeded.

On the contrary, regarding the usage specifications for infrastructure, there may be many people who are not accustomed to it; for example, the Spell Laboratory and General Laboratory cannot be used for long periods, and internal operations will also appear cumbersome due to the addition of many insurance measures.

But overall, this is still a relatively loose policy.

……

After the "Sustainable Development Proposal" came to a temporary end, Xia Duo ultimately did not make it to the 【Yellow Sand Semi-Plane】. After resting and fixing the last few minor flaws in the Code Sculpture, he hurried to the Watchtower.

It is the end of the month, and the 【Blazing Sun Array】 needs maintenance again. After maintaining the 【Blazing Sun Array】, Saide from the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce also arrived, so there was no time to go to the semi-plane again.

Public Level, large conference room.

Sitting on both sides of the circular conference table in the center were the negotiating representatives of the Tower of Time and the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce. There were only two people on the Tower of Time side, namely Saixili and Dailike, the latter of whom is also the Chief Official of commerce for the Savile Territory.

There were also two people on the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce side: one was Saituosi, the regional Supervisor of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce in the Savile Territory, and the other was Consultant Bulade, who came from Seventon with Saide.

As for Xia Duo and Saide, they did not sit at the negotiating table but were drinking tea and observing on the side of the conference room. In fact, from the moment Saide arrived at the Tower of Time, there was no suspense left regarding the new procurement agreement.

At most, there would be some twists and turns regarding the specific procurement price.

"Consultant Saide, I wonder what President Zhenna thinks of the small suggestion I made two days ago regarding the new coins?"

"Lord Xia Duo, I was just about to tell you about this! The President agreed and even said your suggestion was very good, but because of this, the exchange of the new coins might have to wait a few more days."

After hearing Saide's words, Xia Duo fell silent. Of course, it wasn't about the small matter of the new coins waiting a few days, but that Zhenna had agreed to his suggestion.

Two days ago, he contacted Saide to suggest adding a "serrated edge" design to the new coins. On one hand, it could reduce human damage to the coins, and on the other, it was a unique feature and a way to distinguish them.

Although doing so would bring some extra trouble to the minting, since Zhenna wants to prepare for Ascension to Godhood, she shouldn't care about these extra costs.

By the same token, involving Ascension to Godhood, this kind of matter is something Saide himself should not be able to decide.

In other words, if there are no accidents, Zhenna should have already returned from the Outer Planes, and it was within these past few days.

Then presumably, the result of that new god challenging the Lord of Radiance should also be out!

However, Xia Duo did not ask about Zhenna's experiences in the Outer Planes in front of Saide. After a moment of silence, he continued to talk about the new coins:

"Consultant Saide, can the first batch of new coins be delivered within three days?"

"Three days?"

Saide had a rather strange look in his eyes, but he still answered truthfully: "If it is normal minting, it is unlikely that there will be any output within five days."

After finishing, he felt that Xia Duo must have a reason for asking this, so he added: "But if Lord Xia Duo is in urgent need of new coins, I can have the Chamber of Commerce expedite the production of a batch using an Alchemy Array and send them over. Of course, Lord Xia Duo can also manufacture them yourself; I have already brought the latest version of the samples with the 'serrated edge' design this time."

As he spoke, Saide wiped nine new coins from his Dimensional Bag and placed them in a row on the tea table between the two.

Among them were three gold, three silver, and three copper coins. The style was roughly the same as the version Xia Duo had received before; the front was still the side-profile relief of President Zhenna, and the back was still the emblem of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce.

The difference was that a "serrated edge" pattern had been added to the edge of the coins, and at the same time, a raised circle close to the edge had been added to both the front and back, encircling the side-profile relief of President Zhenna and the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce emblem.

Compared to the various crude coins of Netheril before, this type from the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce gave people a very formal and high-end feeling, both in terms of shape and texture.

As long as there is no fraud in the gold and silver content, it should not be difficult for the public to accept.

"Since I have already obtained the latest version of the samples, I won't trouble the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce this time, but future normal exchanges will still have to be conducted through your Chamber of Commerce!"

"As it should be, as it should be!" Saide replied repeatedly.

Xia Duo nodded and said nothing more. He put away the nine sample coins and, while drinking tea, calculated in his heart how many new coins to produce next.

If Saide had brought new coins this time, Xia Duo might not have needed to be so conflicted; he would just use as many as needed.

But if he needs to produce them himself, especially in the case of using an Alchemy Array, he must consider the quantity.

Making too few is not enough, and making too many is a waste.

For a moment, he even regretted refusing Saide's offer to have the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce rush them over, but to ask for it now would inevitably make him seem fickle.

This really fits the old saying: dying for the sake of face and suffering for it.