Chapter 1949: The Model of Administration

After sending the message to Iolum, Xia Duo finally stored the Nether Scroll left behind by Bulundesi into his Personal Space; he was long past the state of extreme craving for power he had felt when he first transmigrated.

He was happy to have obtained the Nether Scroll, but what made him happy was not this set of Nether Scrolls, but the qualification to legally possess and display Nether Scrolls from now on.

It was equivalent to whitewashing those Nether Scrolls he had brought back from the Projection Plane.

Afterwards, Xia Duo did not immediately return to the Blue Crystal Plane, but instead took a trip to the Territory, called Administrator Laidun to his side, and instructed:

"Soon, the first batch of visitors from the Inner Land will come to the Territory for sightseeing. Make arrangements in advance; there are two points to note—"

"One is public security. Have Jibu's Patrol and Meili's aerial patrol make sufficient contingency plans. Visitors must not be allowed to have accidents in the Territory, and even less so must outsiders be allowed to harm local residents."

"The other is commerce. Currently, the commercial atmosphere in the Territory has just begun to emerge. I just saw that some spontaneous vendors have already appeared on the east side of the southern section of the 【Daxia-Saville Territory Passage】."

"I think we can standardize this aspect and build a new commercial street near the new village. As the Territory's population grows, it will eventually need a bit of a relaxed commercial atmosphere."

"Yes, my lord."

Hearing Xia Duo's order, Laidun immediately realized that the Territory was about to undergo a major transformation, shifting from its previously conservative attitude toward the outside world to an open state.

After thinking for a moment, he suggested, "Perhaps we could establish a complete foreign management mechanism, turning the handling of outsiders into a routine task rather than a temporary special mission."

"That is fine. You can discuss this with the Chief Officials of the various departments in the Territory. Make it clear where you need their cooperation, and just give me the result in the end."

In fact, Xia Duo had his own solution in mind, but he preferred to see a Territory Manager like Laidun exercise his own subjective initiative and solve problems independently; even if things went wrong halfway, he, the Lord, would still be there to cover for them.

There would be plenty of opportunities for them to shine in the future, and of course, discovering some management talent during this period was also one of Xia Duo's goals.

Then, Laidun proposed again, "I think we can slow down on the commercial side. Building just one new commercial street is nothing, but the Territory is still in a state of development. Most of the residents have not yet been allocated their own farmland. An overly strong commercial atmosphere might be detrimental to subsequent development and could also have a negative impact on land grants."

"Hmm, well said! You have reminded me!"

Xia Duo was certainly not the type of person who could not tolerate any dissenting opinions; on the contrary, he was very good at listening to different views. "Commercial development should be driven mainly by spontaneous folk efforts, and we should timely understand the needs and wishes of the residents."

"If the residents have no interest or need, do not force it; if the residents have needs and wishes, then combine that with the actual situation to make considerations."

"How about this: regarding the construction of this new commercial street, you first bring it up at the Territory meeting, let everyone discuss it, and after reaching a consensus, send people to conduct on-site research and solicit relevant opinions. Take the construction of this commercial street as a model for future administration."

In fact, the Daxia Territory's government operations already had a complete set of mechanisms and had been incorporated into the Daxia Code system. Coupled with the already very strong law-abiding atmosphere of Netheril, Xia Duo was not worried that this matter would eventually go astray.

"By the way, I plan to build another Portal in Code Plaza connecting to the Savile Territory. It will be free to open before the end of the year, and after that, it will also be free on holidays every year."

Since the David String Portal had already been brought out for use, using it one more time would not hurt. It was not just the Portal; in the future, when the population increased, he would also open fixed-schedule airship routes between the two places.

Establishing the Portal in advance this time was also with the thought of catching a wave of traffic from Inner Land tourists. The Daxia Territory actually had nothing much to see; at most, it was just a novelty. Once the first wave of freshness passed, except for those who wanted to deeply understand the Daxia Order, ordinary sightseers would quickly lose interest.

After all, this was just a newly developed territory under construction.

And the Savile Territory was a relatively mature territory, with (in the current era) all kinds of facilities and venues being quite perfect. If this wave of traffic could be utilized well, perhaps a large profit could be made.

Of course, in the long run, it would still require some features distinct from other territories to continuously attract outsiders.

It could be excellent local specialties, prosperous commerce, an outstanding academic environment, a rich artistic atmosphere, or simply curiosity.

These were all development directions for the Daxia Territory in the future.

After finishing the serious business, Xia Duo was still in high spirits, so he did not rush back to the Tower of Time, but instead asked about the recent situation of Jieyi, whom Xia Duo had selected as the Minister of the Territory Magic Department.

Of course, the current Territory Magic Department was still concurrently held by Laidun, and Jieyi was temporarily presiding over the various affairs of the Magic Department as an assistant to the Minister.

While it was called "various affairs," in reality, Jieyi currently only had one task, which was the research on Magic Civilianization. For this, Xia Duo had even opened up some of the Elven Magic Artifacts collected by the Tower of Time to him.

Even the 【Defender】 set purchased from Evereska not long ago had been given to him, which showed the expectations placed on him.

Xia Duo had returned from the Projection Plane a few days ago and had been busy with such matters, so he had no time to ask about Jieyi's situation, and now, Laidun happened to be present.

Even if he did not have much research on magic, as the nominal Minister of Magic, he should have had some understanding of the progress of Jieyi's research.

To this, Laidun's answer was—"Jieyi mentioned his research progress at the Territory meeting a few days ago, saying that there had already been a breakthrough, and it only needed a little more refinement to be put into use. That day at the meeting, we just discussed various issues regarding Magic Civilianization."

"Oh? What kind of issues were there?"

"Mainly cost and risk."

Laidun then elaborated further, "Currently, the official residents of the Territory do have some savings, but that is labor compensation from the development period. Strictly speaking, it is actually wealth you gave them, my lord; it is a one-time fortune."

"But even so, I have inquired about the prices of various products from the Tower of Time, and most official residents would find it hard to afford them, let alone use them daily."

"Use inevitably entails consumption, and that is simply not something ordinary people with limited income can afford."

"Furthermore, regarding risk, most of the residents are not Spellcasters and have not undergone relevant training. Once they come into contact with Magic Items they can operate, they might either trigger abuse or cause unnecessary danger due to improper operation, including accidents with the Magic Items themselves, which they would have no way to handle."

"These are all very realistic problems. Without solving these problems, it will be very difficult to actually implement Magic Civilianization."