Chapter 2246: Journey to Yimaska 2

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Of course, it is impossible for a mere Activator to allow ordinary people to possess the power to resist a Spellcaster, but once the Activator appears, Magic Weapons powered by it will inevitably emerge; even if Spellcasters deliberately impose Suppression, Xia Duo himself will create them.

They don't necessarily have to be sold, but those who need them will always have a chance to get their hands on them.

Of course, what Xia Duo hopes for even more is that the Spellcaster community of Netheril can 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 allows ordinary people the opportunity to participate in it, rather than just existing as property used by those in power to display benevolence.

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

Take the Tower of Time in the past; it was completely self-sufficient internally and could even export large amounts of grain. Under such circumstances, how could the Mages possibly treat ordinary people as real people?

Xia Duo knew back in Middle School that if you want to improve the political status of a group, you cannot just shout slogans or enforce regulations; you 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 world of Magic. The reason ordinary people have no status is largely because they cannot influence the production of the magical society; Mages are all self-sufficient, and the creation of Magic Items does not require the help of ordinary people.

Even if it is needed, it is not essential.

But once 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 happen to fill this gap.

And ordinary people who earn income by participating in the production of the magical society will also have the opportunity to consume a large amount of the produced Magic Items, though ordinary people are, after all, not as efficient as Spellcasters.

Then, targeted training for ordinary people to participate in the production of the magical society will also emerge as the times require; they don't necessarily have to be trained into Spellcasters, but they will certainly be trained along the path of Magic Technicians.

This process itself will also increase the probability of ordinary people becoming Mages, or rather, 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 increase 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 era development and social development, ordinary people can indeed share more development dividends than in the old era.

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

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

"I will help you settle 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 Teacher to use the word 'turmoil' to describe recent events, has something new been stirred up over at the Seven Towers?" 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 couldn't quite respond to this, 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 information regarding the Puppet Kingdom in the East."

"Why are you asking about this?"

"It's because my previous trip was unexpectedly interrupted in the South, and this time I'm planning to continue it, to go to the East and walk around to broaden my horizons. Because I'm worried about another accident, I came to ask Teacher for information 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. At a time like this, 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 started a war of conquest to the south; in such a situation, how could they have the leisure to come and cause him trouble.

"You should still be 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 know what I'm doing. About the situation in that Puppet Kingdom—"

"Wait for me to organize it, and then I will have Haichenisi send it to the Nan Jing. Being delayed by you like this, I've 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 didn't wait for Xia Duo to speak and teleported away directly, leaving Xia Duo alone in the empty Study to smile bitterly to himself.

He waited for a while, but didn't see Yinaole return. Estimating that it might take a long time, and since there were many things to do in the Nan Jing, he simply didn't wait and returned to the Nan Jing directly.

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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; they were actually the six people sent by 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 delivered the information on Yimaska and left, while those bidding representatives were led to an auction house on a commercial street near Hengchun Square to prepare for the bidding.

"Long time no see, Lord Weide is still as dashing 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 didn't sound like a humble remark. However, Xia Duo didn't take it to heart and continued to exchange pleasantries with the other party, and soon the two of them began to talk 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 instead? Wouldn't the benefits be greater if it were auctioned?"

"Lord Weide is joking. How could a strategic facility like a Mythallar be simply measured by benefits?"

The reason Xia Duo sold the first Mythallar to Kelifu was mainly out of consideration 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.