Chapter 2663: Benchmark of the Northland

Regarding the request put forward by Laruian on behalf of Evereska, Xia Duo agreed after careful consideration, and subsequently, both sides engaged in a series of conversations regarding the introduction of the code.

Xia Duo carefully questioned Laruian about the specific steps for Evereska's legal reform, mainly focusing on details outside of the procedures, such as how to make the public accept a code originating from the human world.

To this, Laruian was well-prepared; he told Xia Duo, "Perhaps Lord Xia Duo has not thought that, not long ago, the Cultural and Arts Festival of Daxia Territory actually sparked widespread discussion in Evereska."

"Regarding the unique folk customs of Daxia Territory, the debate over the class of art, plus your Excellency's long-standing reputation abroad, has made many Evereska Elves quite curious about Daxia Territory."

"If the Council of Elders had not tightened the approval process for traveling abroad, I fear that by now, quite a few Evereska Elves would have already run off to Daxia Territory."

"There is actually such a thing!"

Xia Duo had been busy with this or that during this period, to the point that even though the Cultural and Arts Festival had ended more than a month ago, he still felt as if it were only a few days ago.

Therefore, he had not paid attention to what kind of influence the Cultural and Arts Festival had produced outside of Daxia Territory; hearing Laruian say this now, Xia Duo was truly somewhat pleasantly surprised.

If Laruian was not deliberately flattering him, then the spread of this matter was likely related to the Akaola artists who had been invited to participate in the festival previously.

Facing Xia Duo's surprise, which did not seem feigned, Laruian confirmed the reality of the matter once again, and then continued: "With such a foundation in place, the first step of introducing the code will not be a problem."

"Afterward, we can further expand the discussion in this area and comprehensively introduce the specific situation of Daxia Territory, especially the legal part, so as to stir up the public's sentiment for reform."

It is not just humans; Elves are the same. What they fear most is comparison. The fact that the Daxia Code has already been made public is an unchangeable fact; unless they continue to close the country off, the public will sooner or later be able to come into contact with this information.

Rather than being forced to reform later under pressure from the lower classes at the cost of damaged authority, it is better to actively guide the thoughts of the public; this can instead gain higher prestige.

Evereska cannot take the path of closing the country off, and as a small nation, it does not have much room for choice, so it needs to seize every opportunity it can to actively become stronger.

To this end, even if the interests of the upper echelons suffer losses during the reform process, that is acceptable.

Or rather, the true interests of the upper echelons are not the specific amount of money or resources that some specific superior can obtain, but the entire order and operating system of Evereska.

Only if Evereska exists can there be so-called upper-echelon interests; if Evereska does not exist, then there are no upper echelons, let alone any upper-echelon interests.

If Evereska grows stronger, the corresponding base of upper-echelon interests will also grow stronger accordingly. Could it be that if the interests of the public increase, it could change the upper echelons' rule over this country? Could it affect the upper echelons' mobilization of all the country's resources?

Obviously, that is impossible.

Of course, the "upper echelons" here are not some fixed and definite ruling family or families; regarding this point, all Upper Families in Evereska have this awareness.

After all, these Upper Families are not born superiors; there are latecomers who rise to the top, and at the same time, countless Upper Families have fallen over the past countless years.

For a single family, they certainly hope that their rule can be long-lasting, but other families will not think so; under the mutual restraint and balance, a certain tacit understanding has formed.

Although it may create a certain resistance to the upward mobility of the lower classes, in the end, a channel was still left, rather than being completely blocked off.

And the current reform is to make this channel of upward mobility more explicit, known and believed by more of the public, so that once these Upper Families fall, they will not end up being immediately liquidated or forced to flee to a foreign country.

……

After a long talk, Xia Duo and Laruian discussed and decided to first hold a New Wind Art Exhibition in Evereska, moving the works that were highly praised at the Daxia Territory Cultural and Arts Festival to Evereska.

At the same time, they would also invite Evereska artists to participate in the creation, adding a touch of elven whimsy to the imagined future life.

Of course, considering that the cultural and artistic development of Daxia Territory has only just begun, it cannot support such an exchange activity on its own, so it is necessary to add more elements of Reality.

What they are playing with is Reality, and the power of Reality is something even Elves find difficult to resist.

Or rather, it is precisely because the Daxia Territory Cultural and Arts Festival has so many elements of Reality, forming a strong contrast with elven society, that it could trigger such a response in an elven society that was originally uninterested in the human world.

In fact, it is just that feeling of looking down on something while also somewhat yearning for it.

Looking down on it is because the current level of development of the Elven Nations is indeed higher than that of Daxia Territory, and there is a clear difference in the living standards of the ordinary public.

And the yearning?

It is because the ordinary public has gained respect in Daxia Territory, and their rights in all aspects have been guaranteed; although it may not be as good as the Elves in all aspects for now, what about the future?

This is the place where one can yearn.

It can be said that the existence of the Daxia Code directly ignited a spark in the hearts of the ordinary public of the Northland nations—a spark of longing for respect and for a better life.

If there were only one country in the world, then with the current level of Magic development in the Elf World, the lower classes would never be able to turn things around. But this world has more than one country, and even far more than one world (Plane).

The lower classes you do not want might be what others want, or want to utilize.

Not managing one's own base well is undoubtedly a lack of competitiveness in one aspect for a country.

And the competition between countries is a comprehensive competition of national strength; one can do without overly prominent strengths, but one must absolutely not have overly weak shortcomings.

With a benchmark like Daxia Territory, the lower-class public of the Elf World can indeed be said to be blessed!

……

Having clarified the subsequent cooperation plan, Laruian also put forward a request to Xia Duo: to build a landmark building in Evereska to host the upcoming New Wind Art Exhibition.

Of course, this does not mean letting Xia Duo send people to handle everything from design to construction; Evereska has a complete construction industry, and Xia Duo only needs to provide the design plan, while the rest will be completed by Evereska's construction workers.

In fact, considering the construction activities and the impact of the building itself on the Mythallar, Evereska does not allow outsiders to participate in local construction.

Even Evereska's own workers need to carry out construction activities under the supervision and guidance of relevant Mages, or rather, most of the construction workers here are Mages.