Chapter 2192: Long-Lasting Peace and Stability, Arrogant and Complacent

After Niya finished speaking, the group was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly as if suddenly enlightened, "The name 'Chang'an' is indeed low-key, yet it doesn't lack grandeur. It also expresses a beautiful blessing for the future. Calling it this is quite good!"

Everyone expressed their agreement, but Xia Duo glanced at Niya with a hint of reproach; this made it seem as if he had already decided on it internally.

However, there is a saying in his hometown: "Do not yield when it comes to benevolence." Since this name was indeed good, he shouldn't give it up just because Niya suggested it or because it had some connection to him.

Having made up his mind, Xia Duo naturally had no more hesitation and immediately said to the group:

"The name 【Chang'an】 truly aligns with my wishes. I hadn't considered it before, but thanks to Niya's reminder, since everyone approves, let this first Floating City be called 【Chang'an】!"

"Chang'an! Chang'an!"

Boli took the lead in cheering a few times, but then raised a new question, "We have the name, but how should it be written?"

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"How should it be written?"

Xia Duo frowned. This was indeed a problem. If they referred to the previous Daxia Territory, it actually used a term in Elvish that sounded similar to "Daxia," meaning "Land of the Brave's Pioneering."

Now that it was called Chang'an, perhaps they could choose a word from Elvish that meant "long-lasting peace and stability," and use a simplified version for the Floating City's name.

Xia Duo pondered for a moment and looked at Niya; coincidentally, Niya was looking at him at that moment.

"You say it first!"

"You say it first!"

The two said this almost simultaneously, and then they said in unison—

"Andawina!"

Andawina, in Elvish, has the meaning of "long-lasting peace" and "stable rule," which is very close to "long-lasting peace and stability."

When writing it, it doesn't have to be in the original Elvish, but rather written as a simplified Netherese letter abbreviation after being translated into Netherese. When reading it, it is not read as "Andawina," but as "Chang'an," similar to a *kun-yomi* reading.

"Andawina" is only used for the Elves' name for "Chang'an," similar to how Xia Duo's hometown calls itself the Central Kingdom, while some foreign countries call it "Khitan."

In the future, Elves might call Chang'an City "Andawina." Of course, they might also directly refer to the Daxia People's name and read it as "Chang'an," or even create a new corresponding word in Elvish specifically.

Which one it will be depends on future developments.

After discussing with Niya and other Mages proficient in Elvish, Xia Duo finally determined the pronunciation, writing, and various translation methods for 【Chang'an】 City, which counted as the official definition.

Afterward, he handed it over to Boli to notify all the residents.

"To commemorate the naming of Chang'an City, I have decided to build an Obelisk in the center of Hengchun Square to record the name of Chang'an City. From now on, every visitor who comes to Chang'an City can see it at the first moment!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo cast a spell to create a slowly rotating Phantom of the Obelisk in front of everyone.

The upper parts of the four sides of the monument were written with "long-lasting peace and stability" in Chinese characters, Elvish, Netherese, and Dwarven Language, respectively; the lower part was the base, also written with the full text of the Daxia Code in the four languages.

Of course, since Xia Duo didn't know much about the Dwarven Language, the Dwarven characters displayed now were just some randomly selected Detke Rune, which did not form coherent semantics.

Later, he would invite someone proficient in the Dwarven Language to translate it, striving for faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance.

This decision by Xia Duo shocked everyone in the Tower of Time, and Niya asked without any concealment: "Are you planning to open the Floating City to the public now?"

"I don't plan to actively open it for the time being, but if others come to visit, I won't refuse them either."

There is a big difference between actively opening it and not refusing; the former means being prepared for all external visitors, while the latter only receives a small number of selected visitors.

At least until the High Mages maintaining the War Spell are at full capacity, Xia Duo does not plan to receive too many outsiders. Currently, there are fewer than ten High Mages in the Tower of Time, and it will take at least eighty people to reach full capacity.

【Wide-Area Detection】 and 【Wide-Area Prohibition】 each require forty people, and Xia Duo plans to control the 【Annihilation Light】 himself. This thing can also be released inside the Floating City, and he currently has no effective method to defend against it.

Even if it is only authorized during wartime, one still has to worry about whether others will release it indiscriminately. If it causes any irreparable consequences, he would have to take the blame.

Plus, the negotiations to restrict War Spells are about to reach a consensus, and there will be a pile of trouble then. Keeping it in his own hands ensures no major mistakes. Of course, if he is not in the Floating City, authorizing Niya or Saville is also the proper thing to do.

After finishing the business, Xia Duo sent Boli and the others back to the ground, and the people from the Tower of Time prepared to disperse, but Xia Duo stopped a few of them:

"Saixili, stay behind. Also Dien, Sami, you stay too."

Seeing that Saixili was kept behind, Niya also stayed. After everyone else's figures disappeared, Xia Duo turned his gaze to Saixili and spoke slowly:

"I heard you haven't gone to Mage Boli's for tutoring for three consecutive times?"

"I, I—"

Saixili's eyes rolled around, and then she cast a look of help toward Niya. But as soon as Niya heard that Saixili had skipped her great-grandfather's class, she became a bit angry and ignored the other's plea for help.

She even walked to Xia Duo's side, clearly stating her stance.

Seeing this situation, Saixili's face turned pale, and her usually nimble mouth became a bit clumsy, "I have already become a High Mage. It just so happens that the Material Department has been busy with the Floating City infrastructure recently, so I thought it wouldn't matter if I went for tutoring in a few days—"

"You!"

Xia Duo was truly frustrated; others couldn't even beg for personal guidance from a Great Arcanist, yet his own people didn't value it. And the claim of "already becoming a High Mage" was even more absurd!

"Don't think that just because you've touched the Fifth Layer of the Weave you are a High Mage. Can you cast Teleportation? Have you passed the Advanced Job Rank Assessment? To call yourself a High Mage now is simply too arrogant and complacent!"

Xia Duo's words were not light, but compared to the traditional laissez-faire teaching mode of Netheril, what were these few verbal reprimands?

Those apprentices who were left to fend for themselves would beg for such treatment!

Although Saixili didn't know Saville's identity, Xia Duo's status was clear. Plus, the Tower of Time's Apprentice and Intermediate Job Rank Assessments had long been implemented, so she didn't doubt whether an Advanced Job Rank Assessment would appear.

More importantly, she indeed, as Xia Duo said, hadn't mastered Teleportation. The Inheritance Ritual had allowed her to take a long shortcut; this should have made her work harder to live up to this opportunity, but she had become a bit arrogant and complacent.

In the past, the Tower of Time only had two Advanced Mages. Even now, High Mages could be counted on one hand. How could Saixili not be a little proud after leaping from an unremarkable low-level Mage to this existence!

It's just that she forgot that the reason she was able to leap to become a High Mage—which actually still has a question mark—was not due to her own efforts, but the assistance of the Inheritance Ritual.

Thinking of this, Saixili lowered her head in shame.