Chapter 2800: The Stubborn Stone Nods, Primitive Identity Identification Spell

"My Lord, the founder of Ke'er Construction was a prince from the Danzo Kingdom named Ke'er. He once traveled to Evereska, and at that time, Evereska was constructing the mountain wall landscape in the east. Prince Ke'er was invited to serve as an architectural consultant.

"During his tenure as consultant, Prince Ke'er founded Ke'er Construction and recruited his own kin from his homeland, but he did not reject the local Evereska Elves either; that tradition has been passed down to this day.

"Later, it is said that Prince Ke'er died in an accident while traveling in the Underdark, and Ke'er Construction was inherited by Prince Ke'er's companions and has developed to this day.

"Dwarf architectural style is rugged and grand, and their peak works are not lacking in refinement. Collaborating with Elves has perfectly fused these two styles together, which is impressive.

"But I must remind you, my Lord, that Ke'er Construction rarely accepts designs from outside. They have their own designers, and they rarely listen to the client's suggestions. Although most of their works can be called boutique, they may not necessarily be suitable for us.

"Furthermore, there is one biggest variable with them: the construction period is unstable! The Dwarves, and even the Elf members of Ke'er Construction, are very fond of alcohol, which will almost 100% affect the construction period. No one can determine exactly how much it will be affected in advance."

After listening to Aoruipusi's introduction, Xia Duo was stunned for a full few seconds before asking: "Will their fondness for alcohol affect the quality of the construction?"

"That won't happen. Moreover, as long as the building comes from the hands of Ke'er Construction, they will provide at least ten years of free maintenance, and the maintenance cost will be halved within a hundred years." On this point, Aoruipusi was not deliberately smearing them.

After hearing this, Xia Duo nodded secretly. As long as the quality is not a problem, having a few more hobbies is not a big deal. Besides, the fact that Ke'er Construction values quality really struck a chord with him.

Now he was somewhat inclined to use this team. The only problem was that this team did not accept outside design plans. What was to be done about this!

After thinking for a while, Xia Duo still instructed Aoruipusi, "You go to Ke'er Construction in person now and negotiate with them to see if our plans can be used. If this really cannot be negotiated, you can take a step back and agree to let them modify and adjust our plans, but the final plan must be approved by me before construction can begin."

Since they specialize in inclusiveness and multi-cultural integration, adding another Dwarf culture is not something unacceptable. If Ke'er Construction does not agree, he will let Aoruipusi go to Danzo to recruit Dwarf designers.

Or it doesn't necessarily have to be a designer; as long as they have an understanding of the unique cultural symbols of the Dwarves and can help him avoid some taboos, that would be enough.

Xia Duo did not intend to make such a landmark building an unprecedented classic; there must be some room for progress left for the future!

What he regretted most was that he was the only human participating in the design process of this building this time. Human participation was too low. In the future, he might be able to support some projects that truly involve the cooperation of the three races.

Upon receiving Xia Duo's latest instructions, Aoruipusi left quickly, and Xia Duo himself continued to let Lajieer introduce this Yunfeng Manor to him.

At the same time, his main body was also continuing his exploration of the primitive spells of Order Force at the Tower of Time. This was actually just one step away from success.

Two days later, Xia Duo's avatar accompanied the Northland Alliance's investigation team to Siluwende to conduct an on-site investigation of the newly discovered Mist Region.

In these two days, Aoruipusi and Ke'er Construction had multiple negotiations. Ke'er Construction was not as stubborn as Xia Duo had initially imagined. They agreed to make modifications based on the plans of designers like Yikejita and incorporate Dwarf elements.

Of course, getting the stubborn stone to nod is not something that can be settled in just a few negotiations. Xia Duo still needed to pay a high price for this—

A total of over 4.2 million Xiermeier for both design and construction!

The total expenditure Xia Duo gave to those thirteen designers including Yikejita was not even a fraction of this figure. Although construction accounted for the absolute majority, the design fee was definitely not a small amount.

With such a high quote, Xia Duo even suspected whether Ke'er Construction had included the waived ten-year maintenance fee and the halved maintenance fee for a hundred years in it.

He also asked Aoruipusi to inquire at Vidas Workshop. The quote given there was only 2.5 million Xiermeier. If he promised to use them for subsequent maintenance as well, this price could be even lower.

This was almost a difference of double!

In addition, there was the most critical point: Vidas Workshop promised that the construction period would take at most two months, while Ke'er Construction could only give a promise to complete it within a year.

The difference was too great.

However, Xia Duo was not completely unable to handle those alcohol-loving Dwarves and Elves, and it wouldn't get to the point where those drunks would drag it out for a whole year, so he ultimately chose Ke'er Construction.

After the agreement was signed, the first payment of 100,000 Xiermeier had already been paid to Ke'er Construction, and another 1 million would be paid after the formal start of construction.

After that, another 1 million would be paid in the middle stage, and the remainder would not need to be paid immediately after the project was completed, but within one year after completion. This point was slightly better than Vidas Workshop.

Vidas Workshop required the full balance to be paid immediately after the project was completed. By comparison, Xia Duo still preferred to have an observation period.

In addition to the progress on the landmark building, Xia Duo's main body also had a qualitative breakthrough in his research on Order Force at the Tower of Time for the first time.

When he disintegrated the Order Cycle, the Order Force became the true Primitive Power. In these two days, through the "tug-of-war" between his own will and the rules of Order Force, he successfully pulled out a primitive spell based on 【Identity Order Force】.

This primitive spell can manifest anomalies on individuals covered by 【Identity Order Force】. Using other Order Force spells or on other objects would not manifest the same primitive anomaly.

This is the manifestation of the rules of Order Force.

Just like on Earth, water naturally has a tendency to flow from high places to low places. As long as the conditions that allow this law to manifest are created, this law will be clearly and accurately displayed.

Generally speaking, water flowing from high places to low places does not require creating any special environment; it can be observed in nature, and this phenomenon can actually be regarded as the "Primitive Sorcery" regarding water on Earth.

It's just that in the magic world, Order Force is difficult to observe in the first place, let alone the manifestation of rules.

And now, what Xia Duo needs to do is to restore the true face of the rules through the various phenomena manifested by these rules, so as to truly master and apply the rules.

The primitive spell manifested by 【Identity Order Force】—Identity Identification Spell is just one of them. Next, he will also let more types of Order Force manifest more primitive spells.

Just as Xia Duo made a breakthrough and decided to continue his in-depth research on Order Force, his avatar had already successfully arrived in Siluwende with the Northland Alliance investigation team.