Chapter 2252: Journey to Yimaska 8

————I've made up the previous two chapters, and I will finish the rest as soon as possible~

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Of course, an Activator alone could not possibly give ordinary people the power to resist a Spellcaster, but after the Activator appeared, magic weapons powered by it would inevitably emerge; even if Spellcasters deliberately enforced Suppression, Xia Duo would create them himself.

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

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

Xia Duo had actually laid the groundwork for this long ago; the mass production of Magic Items would trigger other Spellcaster organizations to follow suit, thereby initiating the process of industrialization, and the appearance of the Activator would give ordinary people a chance to participate in it, rather than just existing as property used by those in power to display their benevolence.

In the current Netheril, the relationship between the Spellcaster class and ordinary people is very fractured; it can be said that apart from replenishing new 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 food to the outside; in such a situation, how could the Mages possibly treat ordinary people as real people?

Xia Duo knew when he was in Middle School that if you want to improve the political status of a group, you cannot just shout slogans or enforce mandatory regulations; you must incorporate this group into the social production system and give them the qualification for equal pay for equal work compared to other groups.

The same applies to the magic world; the reason why ordinary people have no status is largely because they cannot influence magic social production. Mages are all self-sufficient, and the production of Magic Items does not require the help of ordinary people.

Even if it is needed, it is not essential.

But when 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 the 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 don't 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 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 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 the Nan Jing is more proactive; after all, the level of consciousness is different.

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At this time, Yinaole, hearing Xia Duo's concern for the status of ordinary people again, couldn't help but be stunned for a few seconds, and then said: "Perhaps you are right; it is I who was too conservative.

"I will help you get the patent registration done, but I still suggest that 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 cooked up over at the Seven Towers?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

"It's not all 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, this time I came here, I also wanted to ask you about the situation in the eastern Puppet Kingdom."

"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, go to the east, and broaden my horizons. Because I'm worried about another accident, I came to ask Teacher 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 the vortex of war and cannot extricate themselves. In such a time, would they dare to come and provoke me?"

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

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"Still, you should be careful." Although Yinaole also thought 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'll have Haichenisi send it to the Nan Jing. Because of this delay of yours, I've missed the time I agreed upon with the Seven Towers. I won't talk to you anymore, I'm leaving."

After saying this, Yinaole didn't wait for Xia Duo to speak and teleported away directly, leaving Xia Duo alone in the empty Study, smiling 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 auction 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 an auction representative, but he himself also arrived in person. Xia Duo met him at Hengchun Square in the Public Zone of the Floating City.

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

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

"I'm 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 a bit lonely, and his words didn't sound like modest remarks. However, Xia Duo didn't take it to heart and continued to exchange pleasantries with him. 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 auction, 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 why Xia Duo sold the first Mythallar to Kelifu was mainly because he considered 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.