Chapter 2738: Possible Probes, Responses, and Exchanges

Xia Duo's proposal gained the approval of many, especially the councilors who were already using Mythals and several Controllers of the Seven Towers, including even Sikumu, who did not get along well with Xia Duo.

Only those who have truly come into contact with and understood a Mythal know its great power, and only those who truly possess a Mythal worry about the restrictions on its use.

It is not just Xia Duo; even those who received a Mythal later and have barely used it find one thing most annoying: watching the super-magic quota allocated to them constantly decrease.

Unless the Mythal is shut down, even just maintaining its activation will constantly consume the super-magic quota.

Like Xia Duo, who later had an excess of quota and simply let himself go without caring at all, the Northland Alliance has no specific punishment mechanism, nor any necessary means to protect such a mechanism.

In fact, various Elf nations also have excesses. The Northland Alliance nominally sends investigation teams to conduct inquiries and even issue punishments, but while called punishments, they are actually closer to sanctions.

And when almost all countries have received punishments, or rather sanctions, it is effectively equivalent to having no sanctions or punishments at all; after all, a materialized Northland Alliance sanction cannot simply appear out of thin air in this world.

Whether it is sanctions or punishments, they rely on the member states. When everyone is slacking off, the so-called sanctions are just empty talk, to the point that the Northland Alliance has now even begun to avoid discussing topics related to the Magic Restriction Treaty.

But this is a hidden danger. The reason it has not erupted now is entirely because the main target of all countries is currently the Demon Descendant. Once the Demon Descendant is resolved, internal contradictions, or rather competition, will once again become prominent.

By then, that matter might be used in any targeted situation; if someone is bent on stirring up trouble, it could even become the final straw that triggers a situation where everyone pushes a falling wall.

The Seven Towers, considering the risks of this matter, wanted to deal with it in advance. As long as the Magic Restriction Treaty is amended, everyone will no longer be considered in violation, and in the future, no one will use this matter as an excuse for attacks or exclusion.

With Weide taking the lead, there were those who agreed and those who opposed, but as it was only a preliminary discussion, the proponents already held the upper hand.

Now, this matter seems more like something created by the Demon Descendant to divert the attention of the various Northland countries. As long as the Northland Alliance grasps the key and priorities of the problem, the Demon Descendant is destined to be working in vain.

Simply put, judging from Irusk's past performance, they should not have made such a rash decision.

The follow-up handling of this matter is to propose an amendment to the charter to the Northland Alliance through the Department of Diplomatic Affairs under the Council, followed by internal discussions within the Alliance, and finally the formation of a resolution.

But after he withdrew, he received messages from several councilors one after another; some were inquiring about the preparation of Daiwei String materials, some were coming to place orders, and others wanted to conduct exchanges with the Tower of Time.

Regarding the Magic Restriction Treaty, everyone did not discuss it too much because their interests were so aligned that their opinions became very consistent; even the councilors from the Tianshui Three Planes felt the same way.

In fact, Xia Duo felt that perhaps Ruier might have known about this from the very beginning and was just using it to test Netheril; after all, in the past, the relationship between Irusk and Ruier was far closer than it was with Netheril.

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"The Irusk ambassador could have completely asked the Northland Alliance for help, so why contact Tiao in private? Does a conspiracy exist within this? Even if there is no conspiracy, would agreeing to aid cause dissatisfaction from the Ruier side?"

But before the meeting began, he revealed the inside story of this matter to several councilors, giving Xia Duo and the others enough opportunity to network. This could not only deal with the dissenters within the Seven Towers but also give the Irusk side an explanation—

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Badijiaer introduced the background of Irusk's request for aid. As soon as he finished speaking, Weide was the first to stand up and raise an opposing opinion:

"There is another matter. The Irusk ambassador recently contacted us privately through Tiao, saying they hope to receive aid from Netheril, mainly to provide some wintering supplies and cold-resistant seeds."

But no matter what, this matter will not have any impact on him for a considerable period of time. Whether it is the Demon Descendant or not is not that important to him; as long as there is a breakthrough in time-related magic research, the Demon Descendant will no longer have the capital to jump around.

But whether this matter can succeed is not something the Seventon Council can decide by closing the doors at home; it also depends on Tiao's performance and the attitudes of various countries.

It is not that the Seven Towers does not agree, but the opposition within the country is too loud. Even if the business fails, the friendship remains; remember to come find us next time!

The final voting session did not have any surprises, though Badijiaer asked everyone to keep this matter confidential after the vote to avoid causing disadvantages to Irusk.

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Of course, besides the possibility of being directed by Ruier to test Netheril, Xia Duo actually tends to believe it was instigated by the Demon Descendant, or simply that they were controlled by the Demon Descendant.

However, Xia Duo believes that in the face of the great enemy of the Demon Descendant, the various countries should not be obstructing Netheril over such a small matter.

Simply put, it is to hand this matter over to Tiao, the permanent representative of Netheril to the Northland Alliance, to handle.

A series of questions were thrown at Badijiaer. Other Controllers of the Seven Towers wanted to refute, but were stopped by Badijiaer, "This matter is only brought up for discussion and no decision has been made. Moreover, this matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by the Seven Towers alone. If you all oppose it, you might as well state your own views."

It is truly because this matter has too many potential hidden dangers; apart from the ethereal voting rights, almost no benefits can be seen. Looking at the almost one-sided opinions in the conference hall, Xia Duo suddenly realized that Badijiaer was actually opposed to it too, but could not overcome the utilitarianism and radicalism within the Seven Towers, so he brought this matter to the councilor meeting for discussion.

Even if seeking aid, they should have first sought aid from Ruier. Even if Ruier did not agree, they would likely consider other methods, rather than privately contacting Netheril.

After the formal meeting ended, there was still some time left for councilors to communicate privately, but Xia Duo and Niya did not stay in the Remote Conference System and chose to leave directly.

"Of course, more importantly—they intend to send more Apprentices to Netheril to learn magic. What do you all think about this?"

Recently, he really cannot spare much time to deal with these things; he plans to wait until after the Winter Solstice Festival.

Xia Duo answered the inquiries of these councilors one by one; for those asking about production capacity, he replied that they were increasing production; for those placing orders, he agreed directly and gave a preliminary delivery date.

Selling finished Mythals directly is too time-consuming. Xia Duo later started selling Daiwei String materials directly to others, letting them manufacture them themselves. To a certain extent, this is also a guarantee of authenticity for the Mythal production manual.

As for those councilors who wanted to conduct exchanges with the Tower of Time, they all came from the Tianshui Three Planes, and Xia Duo agreed to them one by one, though the specific exchange time has not yet been determined.