Chapter 2243: The Way Out for Marginalized Groups

Of course, an activator alone cannot possibly give ordinary people the power to oppose spellcasters, but once an activator appears, magic weapons powered by it will inevitably emerge; even if spellcasters deliberately suppress them, Xia Duo himself will create them.

They do not necessarily have to be sold, but those who need them will always have a chance to obtain them.

Of course, what Xia Duo hopes for even more is that the spellcaster community of Netheril will realize the role and significance of ordinary people, thereby spontaneously raising the status of ordinary people.

Xia Duo has actually laid the groundwork for this long ago; the mass production of magic items will trigger follow-ups from other spellcaster organizations, thereby initiating the process of industrialization, and the appearance of the activator gives ordinary people a chance to participate, rather than just existing as property used by the upper class to display benevolence.

In the current Netheril, the relationship between the spellcaster class and ordinary people is very fragmented; it can be said that apart from replenishing fresh blood, spellcasters have almost no need for ordinary people!

Like the Tower of Time in the past, it was completely self-sufficient internally and could even export a large amount of grain to the outside; in such a situation, how could the Mages possibly treat ordinary people as real people?

Xia Duo knew back in Middle School that if one wants to improve the political status of a group, one cannot just shout slogans or enforce regulations; one must incorporate this group into the social production system and grant them the qualification for equal pay for equal work compared to other groups.

The same applies to the magic world; the reason ordinary people have no status is largely because they cannot influence magic social production. Mages are all self-sufficient, and they do not need the help of ordinary people to create magic items.

Even if they need it, it is not essential.

But once the magic industry begins, the number of spellcasters will be far from enough to support large-scale social production, and a large number of ordinary people can just fill this gap.

And ordinary people who earn income by participating in magic social production will also have the opportunity to consume a large amount of produced magic products, though ordinary people are, after all, not as efficient as spellcasters.

Then, targeted training for ordinary people to participate in magic social production will also emerge as the times require; they do not necessarily have to be trained into spellcasters, but they will certainly be trained along the lines of Magic Technicians.

This process itself will also increase the probability of ordinary people becoming Mages, or in other words, this is another form of the popularization of magic education.

Xia Duo also learned in Middle School, "Capitalists training workers is not really for the good of the workers, but to improve production efficiency and to deprive them of more surplus value."

Although Xia Duo does not stand on the side of the capitalists, in the process of the development of the era and society, ordinary people can indeed share more development dividends than in the old era.

Of course, compared to forcing the capitalists of the magic world to popularize education, what Xia Duo has done in Nan Jing is more proactive; after all, the level of consciousness is different.

……

At this time, Yinaole, hearing Xia Duo's concern for the status of ordinary people again, could not help but be stunned for a few seconds, before saying: "Perhaps you are right; it is I who am too conservative.

"I will help you handle the patent registration, but I still suggest you wait a while before making it public, at least until the recent Mythallar turmoil has subsided."

"Turmoil? For you to use the word 'turmoil' to describe recent events, did the Seven Towers come up with some new tricks again?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

"It's not entirely the Seven Towers; you have a share in it too. If you hadn't sold that Mythallar to Kelifu, it probably wouldn't be as chaotic as it is now."

"Uh—"

Xia Duo could not continue this conversation, because he was planning to sell another one at the end of this month, so he hurriedly changed the subject, "By the way, Teacher, I also wanted to ask you about some situations regarding the Puppet Kingdom in the East."

"Why are you asking about this?"

"It's because my previous trip to the South was unexpectedly interrupted; this time I'm planning to continue it, go to the East to walk around and broaden my horizons. Because I'm worried about further accidents, I came to ask you about the situation first."

"You want to go to Yimaska? Are you not worried about the Mental Image World attacks from the Zhamu Dasi people anymore?"

"What is there to worry about? They are already trapped in a vortex of war and cannot extricate themselves; in such a time, would they dare to come and provoke me?"

What Xia Duo was referring to was the situation he heard from the Calimshan Envoy in Evereska a while ago—Zhamu Dasi and Kaitemier are fighting fiercely, and they have even provoked a war of conquest to the south; in such a situation, how could they have the leisure to come and find trouble for him.

"You should still be a little careful." Although Yinaole also believed that the possibility of Zhamu Dasi attacking Xia Duo again was very low, he still habitually gave a reminder.

"Don't worry, Teacher, I have a sense of it. About the situation of that Puppet Kingdom—"

"Wait for me to organize it, and then I will have Haichenisi send it to Nan Jing. Being delayed by you like this, I have missed the time I agreed upon with the Seven Towers. I won't talk to you anymore, I'm leaving first."

After saying this, Yinaole did not wait for Xia Duo to speak and teleported away directly, leaving Xia Duo alone in the empty Study, secretly smiling bitterly.

He waited for a while, but did not see Yinaole return. He reckoned it might take a long time, and since there were many things to do in Nan Jing, he simply stopped waiting and returned to Nan Jing directly.

……

Two days later, Haichenisi arrived at the Floating City.

With him were the bidding representatives sent by the Great Arcanists of the Inner Land who were not from the Seven Towers; in fact, they were the people sent by these six: Zhenna, Braun, Weide, Magna, Huo Ke, and Keluosi.

Kelifu already had one, so he didn't send anyone.

Among them, Weide not only sent a bidding representative, but he himself also arrived in person. Xia Duo met the other party at Hengchun Square in the Public Zone of the Floating City.

As for the others, Haichenisi left after delivering the information on Yimaska, while those bidding representatives were led to an auction house on a commercial street near Hengchun Square, preparing to participate in the bidding.

"Long time no see, Lord Weide is still as elegant as ever!"

"I am not as young and vigorous as Lord Xia Duo; this old fellow doesn't have many days left to live!"

The expression on Weide's face was somewhat lonely, and his words did not sound like modest remarks. However, Xia Duo did not take it to heart and continued to exchange pleasantries with the other party; soon the two of them started talking about this auction.

"Lord Xia Duo, is there really only this one Mythallar device available for sale in the short term?"

"Of course, if Lord Weide wins the bid, you will know from the included technical manual just how long it takes to build a Mythallar!"

"Is that so? I have another question: why wasn't the first Mythallar put up for auction, but given directly to Kelifu? Wouldn't the benefits be greater if it were auctioned?"

"Lord Weide is joking; how can a strategic facility like a Mythallar be simply measured by benefits?"

The reason Xia Duo sold the first Mythallar to Kelifu was mainly considering that Kelifu had relatively good relationships with all parties and had no enemies. Otherwise, if he had sold it to Weide first, Braun would probably have been unable to sleep or eat in peace.

Similarly, if he had sold it to Braun first, Weide would not have been at ease either.

In the situation where there was only one Mythallar available for sale at the time, it was of course better to give it to Kelifu first. And giving it to Kelifu was also conducive to strengthening the power of order, so that even if it were given to Weide later, Weide would consider the existence of Kelifu and give up on doing anything to Braun.

It is a very simple principle, it's just that it couldn't be stated clearly to Weide.