Chapter 2627: Talafu's Suggestion

Of course, such a large Wind Element cannot be taken to Xia Duo's Territory; it needs to be placed in the sky outside the Territory.

Talafu had no objections to this; in fact, even in Calimshan, such a massive Wind Element would not easily land on the ground, as something of that size would be a moving natural disaster even if it did nothing.

Teleporting with Talafu to Code Plaza, Xia Duo summoned an Airship, and the two boarded it, then slowly flew within the Territory along a fixed sightseeing route.

Seen from the sky, Xia Duo's Territory was orderly, with roads connecting buildings and main thoroughfares separating functional zones; even someone who had never been here before would realize the attribute of order here at a glance.

"Lord Xia Duo, is all the land below us your Territory?"

"More or less. Netheril has few people and much land; what you see is basically my Territory. Of course, this situation only exists in pioneer areas like Nan Jing; mature territories in the Inner Land are relatively crowded."

"Such fertile, vibrant land is something the Mairide Family has failed to manage for generations. I truly envy the Northland for having so much uncultivated land," Talafu said with a sigh.

In the south, there are indeed ownerless lands, but those lands are either difficult to develop or located at the borders between two countries; even if one side attempts to develop them, they are quickly destroyed by the other side next door.

For Calimshan, the land situation is even more severe.

In terms of land area, Calimshan might not be inferior to other southern countries, but in terms of habitable and arable land, there are only the oasis belts along the two rivers that run through the country, and scattered small oases in the desert!

At this moment, seeing that the Northland had so much uncultivated territory, Talafu was almost green with envy.

As the two toured the scenery of Daxia Territory and chatted, the Airship finally flew to the middle of the 【Daxia-Saville Passage】, and Talafu could no longer hold back, pointing to the sky above and asking:

"By the way, Lord Xia Duo, what is going on with the Element Turbulence above? Why do I feel like a destructive force is erupting up there at every moment? I'm just curious; if it's inconvenient, just pretend I didn't ask."

"That is a long story. When I was in Calimshan before, I mentioned that the Main Plane has had many anomalies due to the collapse of ancient Elven Mythallars, such as the climate abnormalities of the past two years."

Seeing Talafu looking thoughtful, Xia Duo continued to explain: "Look at the sky full of dark clouds above us; it's about a month earlier than last year. According to my estimation, the Northland will face large-scale heavy snowfall in at most a month."

"As a lord of a region, how could I turn a blind eye to this situation? So I tried to disperse the clouds, but this method cannot solve the problem at the root; for every bit I disperse, more surge in from around."

"Now I can only continue to do it constantly; at least doing so reduces the total subsequent snowfall."

After hearing Xia Duo's explanation, Talafu's eyes flickered as if he were thinking rapidly about something. Seeing this, Xia Duo couldn't help but ask: "Talafu, do you have any different views?"

"Me? I actually do!"

Talafu seemed to have figured some things out at this moment. He felt it was necessary to seize every possible opportunity, so he told Xia Duo:

"I see that Lord Xia Duo is troubled by the existence of these dark clouds, but in my eyes, these dark clouds are quite lovely!"

"Regarding the climate anomalies mentioned by Lord Xia Duo, although Calimshan has noticed them in the past two years, it hasn't been very obvious. Just look at now, Calimshan is still very hot!"

"These dark clouds might be a burden or a threat to the Northland, but if they were for Calimshan, they could be called a gift from heaven!"

"Then Talafu, you mean—" Xia Duo somewhat understood Talafu's meaning; this guy seemed to want to pull off a magic-world version of "diverting water from the north to the south"!

"If it is convenient, I can solve a portion of the dark clouds for the Northland!"

Talafu did not overpromise. On one hand, his and the Mairide Family's capabilities were limited, and they might not necessarily be able to solve it completely; on the other hand, he considered the precipitation in the Northland—if all these dark clouds were taken away, it might cause some negative effects on the Northland.

But as long as a small portion could be taken away, it could create one or two new oases for the Mairide Family.

Since its founding, Calimshan has been trying to manage the desert, but the results achieved have been minimal. The biggest reason for this is that the desert where Calimshan is located was not formed by Nature, but by a great war between powerful Element Lords.

The power of wind and fire is deeply branded into that land, and it has been difficult to alleviate even after countless years.

In the past, Calimshan has tried to draw groundwater, tried to purify seawater to irrigate the ground, and even tried to open a passage to the Water Elemental Plane. Countless methods have been tried, and in the end, only two rivers running through the territory were formed.

But after all these years, as long as enough water is provided at once, an oasis that can exist for a long time can be created in the desert.

It is a pity that the major families in Calimshan today do not have much desire to transform the desert; after all, effort does not necessarily lead to reward, and even if there is a reward, it might not be yours.

But if there really is such an opportunity, most people would not want to miss it.

Take Talafu for example; although he has not discussed this matter with his grandfather who truly holds the family power, the Mairide Family has reached a bottleneck in its development. If he can seize this opportunity, he can at least make a breakthrough.

"Then Talafu, how do you plan to solve the dark clouds in the sky?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

If it were feasible, it would truly be killing two birds with one stone: it would allow him to stop the 【Annihilation Light】 and also avoid the snow disaster that would cover the entire Netheril in half a month.

"We can let Luohaxi—the Wind Lord who came with me—summon his elemental servants to transport the water vapor. As long as we do it a few more times, we can definitely take away quite a few dark clouds."

"Let the Wind Element transport water vapor?"

Xia Duo's eyes lit up instantly; this might actually be a good idea! But at this moment, there is probably not even half a month left before the Northland snowfall; how many trips can be made and how much can be transported in this little time?

Regarding these two questions, Talafu's answer was—"It might be difficult to solve all the dark clouds over the entire Netheril, but if it's just around Daxia Territory, there shouldn't be any problem."

"Besides, if Lord Xia Duo trusts me, I have an even more efficient plan!"

"What plan?" Xia Duo asked.

"Instead of letting Luohaxi transport it personally, we can open up a flowing strong wind belt in the sky between Daxia Territory and Calimshan to transport the water vapor here directly to the south."

"Does this plan have any hidden dangers?" Xia Duo asked again.

This plan did sound more efficient, but if there were any hidden dangers, it still couldn't be done.