Chapter 1881: New Nation, New Opportunities

Aside from the new avatar spell mentioned earlier, the main topics Xia Duo and Saijisi discussed were related to the New Mythallar.

The survey of the Old Mythallar is basically complete; what wasn't finished yesterday can be quickly wrapped up after today's ceremony ends, and dismantling it is not a difficult task—it is more a matter of considering public sentiment and costs.

If they spared no expense, the dismantling could be completed after today's ceremony, though of course, the Old Mythallar cannot be dismantled until the New Mythallar is designed, especially now that the Mythallar Permission for the old one has already been transferred.

Nowadays, the main energy of Xia Duo and Saijisi must shift to the New Mythallar; in fact, Xia Duo has been waiting for this day for a long time.

"I asked Diputasi yesterday, and he said the preliminary verification of the Mythallar adaptive framework is completely finished; it's just waiting for us to go over, and we can start the next step of the experiment," Saijisi said quite excitedly.

Diputasi is his subordinate and also a senior Mage deeply involved in the field of Mythallars, currently in charge of the New Mythallar project at Yeman Valley.

Xia Duo was, of course, aware of this, but he was still surprised by the efficiency of the experimental team over there; he hadn't gone to Yeman Valley yesterday, and when he and Saijisi went the day before, the time Diputasi mentioned was that it would take at least three more days.

Could it be that they worked overtime for the sake of the offering?

Xia Duo let his imagination run wild as he chatted with Saijisi about the next step of the experimental design; as for the Mythallar, once the adaptive framework passes verification, the realization of subsequent functions will rely more on adaptation rather than redesigning.

After all, aside from the adaptive framework, the other functions of the New Mythallar can find traces in other Mythallars; the key is the problem of how to match them with a brand-new adaptive framework.

This is also the reason why Xia Duo attaches importance to the New Mythallar project, precisely because it contains a set of brand-new rules, and he needs to bring these research results back to the Main Plane.

Otherwise, he would not be able to find so many other Mythallar experts on the Main Plane to study with him.

If he looks for humans, he doesn't trust them; if he looks for Elves, the other party wouldn't trust him even more. He can only study it himself, or study it with Niya and the Mages of the Tower of Time; the prospects are good, but the urgent need for a Mythallar for the current Floating City cannot be met.

If not for this, Xia Duo would have no need to come to the Projection Plane at all; he already had a schedule for completing a Mythallar himself, but the increasingly strange situation in the Northland of the Main Plane made him choose to complete the Floating City ahead of schedule.

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Just as Xia Duo and Saijisi were discussing enthusiastically, Katunidede notified them that the ceremony could begin; Xia Duo turned his head to glance at the envoys from various countries and noticed that the envoys no longer had much interest in talking.

No wonder it has to start now; dragging it out any longer might be considered a slight.

Afterwards, he and Saijisi entered the venue together; this ceremony was actually not very grand, because today is not the true Independence Day, but merely a press conference announcing the upcoming independence.

Only after the New Mythallar is built will the Council of Elders formally announce the independence of Evereska to the outside world, and only then will there be an unprecedentedly grand official ceremony.

After entering the venue, Xia Duo still stood with Saijisi; he actually wanted to continue discussing the next stage of the experimental design for the Mythallar project with Saijisi, but Saijisi was unwilling to be distracted on such an occasion.

Thus, Xia Duo could only put more attention on his Saint Form Avatar, which was back at Athos Manor; Sally's execution efficiency was high, and she had already found the first batch of Wood Elf volunteers, totaling 42.

Xia Duo's Saint Form Avatar is currently examining and recording the physical conditions of those Wood Elves.

Of course, he did not completely ignore the ceremony here, still keeping a small portion of his attention here to monitor it at all times.

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At the ceremony site.

Katunidede, who is responsible for diplomatic affairs in the Evereska Council of Elders, spoke first, recounting the many histories since the birth of Evereska.

He emphasized his gratitude to the ancient Elven Nations and the current support and investment from various countries for Evereska, after which the topic turned to the general trend of the public's desire for stability after the Crown War.

Because Evereska was jointly managed by multiple parties, internal order became increasingly chaotic; after multiple consultations with the countries of the Northland, an important consensus was finally reached—

Evereska must be independent!

It must be said that he is worthy of being a diplomat; Xia Duo could not find a single fault in Katunidede's speech, and even from a human perspective, one couldn't help but want to give a thumbs up for the independence of Evereska.

After Katunidede finished speaking, Xia Duo could clearly feel that the emotions of the observers in the square had been stirred up, and afterwards, the envoys from various countries came forward together to announce their support for the independence of Evereska.

A lot of polite rhetoric was spoken, and they even promised that there would be one last wave of aid, or rather, congratulatory gifts, for the independence of Evereska.

With the support of the various Northland countries, the independence of Evereska has become a foregone conclusion, and the venue was completely boiling, especially for those members of small and medium-sized families; the independent Evereska will usher in a golden period of rapid development, and as long as they can seize the right opportunity, it is not impossible for their families to achieve a class leap.

Even the Commoner representatives had expectations in their eyes, and some even shed tears of excitement; the governance of the Council of Elders is very popular, but in the past, they often worried about whether the Council of Elders would be overthrown by the various countries.

After all, the past Evereska was supposed to be jointly managed by various countries, and the Council of Elders lacked the legal basis for rule; strictly speaking, it should have been considered an illegal organization.

Now that Evereska has obtained the qualifications for independence, the Council of Elders will become the undisputed ruler of Evereska, and the Commoners are still optimistic and expectant about this.

As for those large families, according to Xia Duo's understanding, the vast majority of them have already reached agreements with Evereska and will obtain positions in the future independent Evereska that match their status and strength.

As for Upper Families, the current Evereska does not yet have an Upper Family in the true sense; even if some families occasionally give birth to a high-level Mage, whether they can stably pass on their heritage is still a problem.

True Upper Families belong to the ruling class in any country in the Northland, and Evereska, which served as a refuge in the past, found it difficult to attract their attention.

Of course, after Evereska becomes independent, a rising nation might attract some weaker Upper Families looking for new opportunities.

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Although Evereska is not yet formally independent, in Xia Duo's eyes, it already has the momentum of independence; this Evereska independence event reminded him of the Cormanthor Birth event he participated in within another Projection Plane.

The feeling these two events gave him was very similar; both were historical inevitabilities under the gathering of various factors and the general trend.

After visiting more Projection Planes in the future and calculating the frequency and patterns of similar events, he will probably be able to know which events in the history of the Main Plane were inevitable and which were accidental.