Chapter 2697: Party A, Party B, and the Right to Education

Upon returning to Evereska, Xia Duo and the other investigators from the investigation team exchanged contact information, then parted ways.

He immediately went to Shop No. 18 in Meilong Market, placed his avatar in the lounge inside the shop, and then returned his consciousness to his main body to sleep and recover in the absolute safety of the Tower of Time.

He slept until the evening of the next day; unable to spare time to eat on the main body's side, he once again transferred most of his consciousness to the avatar still in Evereska.

Opening the lounge, Aoruipusi was already waiting outside. Seeing Xia Duo open the door and come out, this Elf with a trace of worry between his brows immediately stepped forward to ask:

"My Lord, is everything well?"

"Everything is well, thank you for waiting here, Aoruipusi."

Subsequently, Xia Duo asked about the progress of the Evereska city street lamp renovation project over the past two days, as well as the situation regarding the recruitment of designers for the landmark building for exchanges between Daxia Territory and Evereska.

Aoruipusi had long been prepared for these two questions and replied immediately:

"The Evereska city street lamp renovation project has already begun in succession. If there are no surprises, it should be fully completed by the end of the month, but the selection and construction of more advertising spaces afterward will require further discussion with the Evereska side."

"As for the recruitment of the exhibition hall architect for the New Wind Art Exhibition, invitations have currently been sent to designers of various countries through the channels of the Northland Alliance. As of now, more than ten designers have replied, but the vast majority are from Akaola or local to Evereska."

However, this Knowledge and power should not be the right of the few, but a right that all citizens should be able to enjoy; only then can it bring about a fundamental change in the Elf World.

The Void Warehouse is relatively special, targeting what could be considered true high-end clients, and the payment cycle is quite long, so the current popularity actually cannot last for long.

Subsequently, Xia Duo and Aoruipusi walked out the back door together. Although the free trial activity for the Time Tower Chamber of Commerce's Void Warehouse had already stopped these past few days, the activity of recommending new clients to increase usage duration was still ongoing.

However, currently, when Xia Duo and the other party discussed the living standards of ordinary citizens, Daxia Territory and Savile Territory indeed did not lag too far behind Evereska.

"By the way, Aoruipusi, what is your take on Evereska introducing the Great Xia Code?" Xia Duo suddenly changed the subject.

Those who did not reply were either putting on airs or looking down on a project led by humans. If Xia Duo were willing to find a way, perhaps he could bring in some more famous or more capable designers.

Aoruipusi now deeply doubted how he had lived in Keman for so long in the past; that kind of suffocating life, thinking about it now, was truly unbearable for even a day.

Leaving Meilong Market, to the southwest not far away was Dawn Plaza. Xia Duo did not choose to take a Flying Disk to get there, but instead walked there with Aoruipusi.

However, there was one point where Daxia Territory was incomparable to Evereska or any other Elf nation: the political status of ordinary citizens was far superior to that of ordinary Elf citizens.

This had to do with productivity; the productivity of Daxia Territory—which in this world was actually Magic—had not generally benefited the lives of the citizens.

But if that were the case, whose word would be followed when it came time to produce the plans?

"Although the material conditions in Savile Territory and Daxia Territory are currently not as good as here, I believe that before long, we will be able to catch up quickly. I have great confidence in you, my Lord!"

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In fact, the foot traffic for the vast majority of shops in the North District of Meilong Market was low, because this place targeted high-end clients and could not be like ordinary Elves crowding over to consume.

The foot traffic in the shop these days was indeed much lower than at the beginning of the activity, but it was still much higher than before Xia Duo came to Evereska.

And the designers, or rather artists, of the Elf World were mostly from the upper class, so in such a situation, there was even less need to go to great lengths to invite them.

So at first glance, the gap seemed a bit large.

If it were merely increasing welfare, that would not help change the current situation of the bottom-tier citizens of Elf society; no matter how much welfare the upper class issued, they always had various means to reclaim it.

It was nothing more than whether or not they knew how to enjoy it; as long as one had the heart to enjoy it, one could definitely live more comfortably than the bottom-tier Elves.

As long as they could produce plans according to his train of thought, it would suffice; they did not need to invest too much personal flair. The current situation where they could be summoned at a moment's notice was relatively ideal.

Afterward, it would be like other shops in the North District of Meilong Market, with few customers for ten days or half a month; that was the norm.

Returning to a world he had once found hard to let go of, he not only felt no joy, but was instead filled with suffocation. If Evereska, this neutral ground, was like this, it was even harder to imagine other nations.

"Is that so!"

In a word, Aoruipusi did not look favorably upon the reforms in Evereska.

In fact, Aoruipusi's living environment in Savile was not necessarily much worse than in Evereska or Keman; or rather, the upper class of humans compared to the bottom tier of Elves did not actually have much difference in terms of enjoyment.

Both sides had their own ideas. Xia Duo himself did not hope to make concessions, and he could almost be certain that his design would definitely not satisfy the upper-class Elves.

Of course, the reality was that Xia Duo already had a rough idea of how to design the landmark building; he did not need a designer who was too famous or too overbearing.

"Hmm."

Regardless of food, clothing, or daily expenses, as long as Xia Duo had it, Aoruipusi and his entire family would not lack for it.

Having been through the Baptism of life in Daxia Territory, Aoruipusi deeply realized that what the ordinary citizens of the Elf World lacked might not be the false welfare of life, but the universal right to education.

"That is a good thing, but I deeply doubt whether the Evereska side can truly and completely inherit the legislative spirit of the Great Xia Code!"

Having settled the matter of the Elf designers, Xia Duo proposed to go see the street lamp advertisements that had already been renovated. Aoruipusi, of course, had no objections to this:

Only Knowledge and power were real and not empty; they were things the upper class could not take back.

And Aoruipusi, on Xia Duo's side, although not considered absolute upper class, at least enjoyed the treatment of a guest advisor; in a sense, this treatment was not a bit inferior to the upper class.

Or rather, such reforms might end up being just another carnival for the upper class, while the shackles of the bottom tier became even heavier.

This was a typical "don't open for three years, but live off one opening for three years" business.

On the way, Xia Duo asked Aoruipusi with some curiosity, "How does it feel to return to the Elf World?"

Xia Duo pondered slightly, then gave an Indication: "Let the designer recruitment stop here. If they are truly useful, ten-plus people are already enough; if they aren't useful, having more is useless."

"My Lord, the renovation project started first from the Dawn Plaza side. Now, about two streets have already been renovated. If you wish to see them, we can go directly there."

"Actually, it's just like that. Aside from being a bit more convenient in daily life, everything else is not as comfortable as staying in Savile Territory!" Aoruipusi's eyes revealed a trace of loneliness.

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