Chapter 2599: Supporting Lamani

Bulundesi's arrival was primarily to serve as an advance party for Huo En's arrival and to set the tone for the upcoming cooperation between the two sides. After Xia Duo met with him at the Tower of Time, he immediately returned to Seventon.

Afterward, Xia Duo briefly checked the progress of the bloodline sequencing provided by Jilan Tower, set it aside, and then returned to the laboratory to continue working on the Secret Land Mythallar.

But this state did not last long, because the end of the month had arrived, and the guests he and Niya had personally invited in Seventon had arrived one after another.

"Councilor Lamani, long time no see, welcome to Daxia Territory."

"Councilor Xia Duo, long time no see. I am also very much looking forward to this Cultural and Arts Festival!"

Councilor Lamani from the Tianshui Plane stood on the same side as Xia Duo on many issues. The two sides had communicated during the signing of the New Covenant, and subsequent actions had also demonstrated their mutual stance.

Thus came Xia Duo's invitation, and now, Lamani's visit.

"Councilor Lamani, I heard you chose to establish your New Homeland in the south of the Kangqi Plain?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

This news was actually brought back from Seventon by Niya some time ago. Since winter was approaching and the people of the Tianshui Three Planes had almost never experienced such a climate, only a very small number of lords and councilors had begun to establish territories in the Main Plane.

Lamani was one of these few people. Hearing Xia Duo ask, Lamani could not help but begin to complain, "I didn't consider it properly before and made a rather blind decision. Now I am regretting it."

Winter cold protection is not just a problem for my territory; for Daxia Territory, having so many people suddenly appear should be even harder!

Plus, Lamani did not use his status as a councilor to demand more, but instead gave the share originally allocated to him to other lords who also came from the Tianshui Plane.

According to what Xia Duo understood, although the Lamani Council had held a joint meeting requiring the Tianshui Three Planes to cede at least half of the land as public territory, in actual execution, many lords, including councilors, were playing tricks.

It is just that the Tianshui Plane will likely use the ownerless ocean in the Qiya Plane, which is mostly unsuitable for planting, to offset the owned land on their side that can be used for planting.

……

As long as the total area ceded is half, how it is ceded is something for the council to decide through discussion.

"I heard before that Daxia Territory recruited many new residents in the Tianshui Three Planes. If Councilor Xia Duo gives the cold-weather clothing and heaters to me, can those people still successfully survive the winter?" Lamani was very moved by Xia Duo's statement, but he did not agree immediately. It was not that he opposed the joint intention in Xia Duo's words, but that he had previously learned that Daxia Territory had recruited a total of over 200,000 people from the Tianshui Three Planes.

"May I ask how many residents Councilor Lamani has? How large is the gap in cold-weather equipment?" Xia Duo asked while showing Lamani around.

Lamani himself did not mind using spells to help his residents survive the cold winter, but the problem is—the cold is a natural phenomenon, invading every moment, and his power is limited. Even with the assistance of Magic Items, it is difficult to prepare everything before winter arrives.

Lamani is also one of the few Tianshui Plane lords who decided to move all his residents back to the Main Plane, and this also means he will abandon all his territory in the Tianshui Plane.

Niya mentioned this last time she came back, and many people were dissatisfied because of it, whether they were councilors from the original Main Plane or councilors from the Tianshui Three Planes.

After hundreds of years of continuous mining, the many mineral resources discovered in the Tianshui Plane had long been on the verge of exhaustion. If the Tower of Time was not mining, how could they, as insiders, mine wantonly?

As for clothing, there were indeed many winter clothes used for cold protection, but there were also many people who had migrated to the Main Plane. With so many people sharing them, the winter clothes, which were not numerous to begin with, seemed stretched thin.

"Councilor Xia Duo, I—"

Lamani was certainly worried about his own people, but he was equally unable to accept letting other people's subjects suffer in place of his own. However, seeing Xia Duo speak so decisively, he could not help but feel expectant, so he took the initiative to bring up the topic:

The Lamani Council did provide many resources for the migration of the people from the three planes, but it was mainly food, tools, and clothing. The first two were not scarce materials at all for some wealthy territories in the Tianshui Plane.

Not to mention that for the past few hundred years, the Tianshui Plane had always been controlled by the Tower of Time, and the vast majority of the resources mined had not fallen into the hands of the Tianshui Plane people themselves.

The Tianshui Plane is, after all, only a small plane. It might be suitable for growing food and other crops, but in terms of mineral resources, it is far from comparable to the Main Plane.

"I have a total of over 100,000 residents, but only about 50,000 returned to the Main Plane with me this time. The remaining 50,000-plus are mostly elderly and children. They are still staying in the Tianshui Plane, waiting for the weather to warm up next year before migrating together."

They want the development rights and development aid of the Main Plane, but they don't want to give up their original territory. They are quite shrewd. After the Tianshui Three Planes opened, the limited land in the Habitable Plane is a scarce resource even if it just sits there empty.

Niya herself speculated based on the disputes in the council that this matter would likely end up being nothing. Of course, on the surface, the resolution that half of the land belongs to the public would still be executed.

Under such circumstances, Lamani's choice to abandon all his territory made Xia Duo look at him with a bit of admiration. In a sense, Lamani already possessed some of the qualities of a qualified leader.

"There is plenty of food in the Tianshui Plane; the main issue is cold-weather clothing. Currently, Lamani can no longer find any extra winter clothes. Spells can solve most of the problems, but after calculations, there is still a significant gap."

This is also the main reason why he is quite embarrassed right now.

"Councilor Lamani, don't worry. Daxia Territory will provide enough cold-weather clothing for your people. Besides clothing, one of my students has also made a cheap heater that can be used for winter heating. I will allocate a batch to your side before winter. I have always believed that there is no difficulty in this world that we cannot solve by working together!"

Of course, there are still some unmined resources in that plane now, but as I said before, it is impossible to collect them before winter arrives. In addition, one must also consider the issue of Sustainable Development.

A look of gratitude flashed in Lamani's eyes, but when it came time to speak, he found it difficult to open his mouth. After hesitating for a long time, the two had already walked from Code Plaza to the Floating City before Lamani stated his difficulty:

"Councilor Lamani, have you encountered any difficulties in the process of establishing your New Homeland? If there is anything I can help with, please do not decline."