Chapter 2662: Introduction of the Code

However, given Xia Duo's current status, in many situations it is no longer a matter of "what he is required to do," but rather "what he wants to do."

In the current situation, Xia Duo quite straightforwardly bypassed the hand Laruian extended, instead returning a relatively concise Netherese Mage salute.

Laruian is not an Elven main deity; let alone a Netherese return salute based on equality, even if he were to rebuke the other party to their face for not understanding the taboos of Netherese Mages, there would be no difficult-to-accept consequences for Xia Duo.

Of course, doing this is also telling Laruian not to think about using the Elven linguistic system to trap him; if they want to cooperate properly, they must start from the principle of equality between both sides for mutual benefit, rather than one-sided exploitation.

Regarding this, Laruian's expression changed, but he quickly calmed down, subsequently using a method more acceptable to Xia Duo to invite Xia Duo to take a seat in the reception hall.

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"Lord Xia Duo, I previously heard President Aoruipusi mention Street Lamp Advertisements, and I feel there is much more to be explored in this, so I invited Lord Xia Duo here to understand it in depth."

After both sides were seated, Laruian spoke first, though he did not directly mention the matter of cooperation, but instead asked about the Street Lamp Advertisements that Aoruipusi had mentioned earlier.

Xia Duo had long anticipated that Laruian would ask this, so he repeated the words he had previously said to Aoruipusi, "Regarding Street Lamp Advertisements, I initially thought of them from the ribbons hung during celebration events."

"Usually, cities might not necessarily hang ribbons, but there could be some similar things. If certain commodities are displayed underneath, isn't that also a very good promotional method?"

"So that's how it is!"

The establishment of the Northland Alliance has intensified exchanges between various countries and provided a more stable environment for development, which has also brought about calmer yet relatively positive competition.

The "primitive" nature there is not just commerce itself, but also society; the phenomenon of the strong preying on the weak is everywhere, and the large forces operating large-scale merchant guilds—these all have fixed patterns.

This meeting, Street Lamp Advertisements and the like were not the focus; neither side intended to delve deeper into that topic, and Laruian soon mentioned the true purpose of this meeting—

Hearing this, Xia Duo immediately smiled slightly, "Elder Laruian is right. Actually, this is just a train of thought, an introduction; once thought of, the specific Application methods are actually very extensive."

There was actually no need for Evereska to introduce the Great Xia Code through Xia Duo; after all, the code had long been made public, and there was no patent involved—whoever wanted to use it could just use it directly.

And now, that idea seems to have already been realized, and the influence is getting larger and larger.

Laruian revealed a thoughtful expression, then added: "Besides street lamps, perhaps some specialized exhibition booths could be set up, such as sculptures modeled after a certain commodity or merchant guild, or even Sky Projection."

Regarding Evereska wanting to reform and strengthen itself, Xia Duo was of course happy to see it succeed, and the other party introducing the Great Xia Code was also beneficial to the expansion of the Great Xia order; he could not refuse.

"Not long ago, the Elder Council discussed the intention to introduce the Great Xia Code. I was entrusted by the Council to negotiate the code exchange with Lord Xia Duo. Actually, even if President Aoruipusi had not requested this meeting, I would have invited Lord Xia Duo to Evereska for a detailed discussion."

Subsequently, Elder Laruian further explained why Evereska needed to change, "Nowadays, all countries in the Northland are reforming; closer by there is Yierlan, and further away, Netheril and Cormanthyr are all changing."

Xia Duo once had such a thought: externally, even if he did nothing, as long as he managed his own Territory well, everything in the outside world would change because of him.

Various countries might have complaints about this, but he truly could not refuse.

Regarding Laruian's flattering words, Xia Duo did not take them seriously; he believed that countless times in the past, Elves must have proposed similar ideas, it was just that the commercial form of Elven society was still relatively primitive.

"If Evereska wants to keep up with the development pace of various countries, the first step is of course to clarify internal order, and introducing the Great Xia Code is a very good entry point."

Of course, if a set of effective norms could be formed, that would also be extremely good; in the future, when he leads the Northland Alliance, he could promote it in other countries.

Although he was not the main factor in the establishment of the Northland Alliance, he had pushed it along significantly.

"So that's how it is!"

"But to be the first to think of it, that is indeed Lord Xia Duo's talent!"

In the long-term integration, there had long been a set of fixed rules; whether it was a large merchant guild or a small one, they would all comply. Things like professional advertising spaces were not needed by large merchant guilds and could not be afforded by small ones, truly making them tasteless.

It was just that Xia Duo is a human and completely ignores those unwritten rules within the Elves; if it were an ordinary Elf, even if they could propose it, they would not.

After carefully considering the possible impact of agreeing to this matter, he still agreed.

Trying to change fate through commercial means is almost impossible in current Elven society, because there is simply no pure commerce here.

But the matter of code exchange is different; this is not only a process of Evereska learning, but in reality, it is also a process of Xia Duo exerting influence on Evereska.

Actually, whether it exists or not is irrelevant; Xia Duo's true purpose is not to regulate commercial operating rules for Evereska, but those Street Lamp Advertisements themselves.

Why there are so many changes in the Northland now—the source of everything is the establishment of the Northland Alliance, and as for the establishment of the Northland Alliance, others might not know, but Xia Duo himself knows very well.

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Therefore, various countries have successively carried out centralized reforms. Not long ago, the New Covenant of Netheril was signed, which can be considered to have laid the foundation for centralization; now it is Evereska's turn.

And competition between countries, on one hand, requires relying on scale, and on the other hand, it is the efficiency of mobilizing various types of resources; in this aspect, a centralized system is undoubtedly the most advantageous.

"The reasons mainly have two aspects: one is that the Great Xia Code is currently recognized as the most perfect code, and the other is that Evereska needs to change. Both aspects prompted Evereska to decide to introduce the Great Xia Code."

After all, with countless eyes watching, some relatively pure commercial operations should be able to emerge.

This is no small matter; before coming, he had thought of many possibilities in the meeting, but he never thought they would actually talk about this!

"Evereska wants to introduce the Great Xia Code?" Xia Duo felt a shock in his heart.

"Although Evereska's national strength is not as good as the few major countries, its Wisdom is not inferior to others. The current Northland is at an unprecedented historical turning point."

However, after the Northland Alliance was established, the situation of each country was somewhat different, especially Evereska; as the location of the Alliance Headquarters, it can fully be called the "capital of the best land."

"Considering that this kind of exhibition booth specially set up for advertising should not be at the expense of urban aesthetics, I thought of street lamps; that is the place in the city that can best maintain a consistent style and become an exhibition booth."

"May I ask, why does Evereska want to do this?"