Chapter 2806: A New Opportunity to Change Destiny

Although Jiefu currently has little room for advancement, he has always been cautious and diligent in the Territory Development Department, never committing any major errors; even if Xia Duo wanted him to leave, he could not find a good reason for the time being.

Under these circumstances, it is still somewhat difficult for Kelake to get ahead in the Territory Development Department, so changing tracks is not an unimaginable choice.

In fact, looking at the current development trend of the territory, the construction industry has great potential; the most critical point is that construction is currently one of the few industries in the territory that integrates Magic, at least in the planning.

Kelake is now considered a high-level member of the territory and is undoubtedly no stranger to these things, so the choice is between the construction industry, which will be fully integrated with Magic in the future, and becoming a Pioneer in this industry, or staying in the Territory Development Department, whose potential is nearly exhausted.

For Jiefu, such a question might be difficult to decide, but for Kelake, who worked his way up from the status of a Slave, this is entirely a brand-new opportunity that can change his destiny.

Xia Duo pondered for a moment and agreed to Kelake's request, and when he saw the secret joy flash in Jiefu's eyes, his approval of Kelake grew a few points more.

Perhaps in the future, a Territory Construction Department can be established, and then the Development Department can be merged into it; it is just unclear how Jiefu will feel when that time comes.

……

While Laidun and the others were selecting people, Xia Duo also screened the candidates for the Evereska translation requested by the Tower of Time; personally, he was more inclined to choose a new Mage.

But unfortunately, the vast majority of new Mages, due to their rapid growth time and the burden of various studies, simply do not have much time to learn Elvish, let alone master it.

Being able to barely understand it is already considered a leader among the new Mages.

This time it is for on-site translation, so Xia Duo certainly cannot use a novice; in his impression, the person who mastered Elvish best in the Tower of Time in the past was the Intermediate Mage He Sai.

Of course, in the current new job rank system of the Tower of Time, He Sai can only be rated at level 4, which does not count as a true Intermediate Mage, but outside the Tower of Time, He Sai is still an out-and-out Intermediate Mage.

If evaluated by the rating standards of the Mage Guild under the Arcane Union, he is probably around level 8 or 9! It would be no problem at all to work hard and become a High Mage.

However, He Sai is one of the more enterprising "old" Mages Xia Duo knows in the Tower of Time; besides joining an Independent Research Lab to do research, he also works part-time teaching Elvish.

The point that concerns Xia Duo the most is that He Sai self-studied all the new Mage courses of the Tower of Time and passed the Primary Rank Assessment.

As for other "old" Mages, perhaps they could pass the Primary Rank Assessment under the new system if they put in the effort, but the number of people who actually applied was very small; at most, they would apply once just to make a show of it, and then never consider it again.

The reason is also very simple: when the Tower of Time reformed in the past, it retained the treatment for Intermediate Mages, and once one applies for a job rank under the new system, it means actively joining the new system; if one cannot rise to the Intermediate Rank in the new system, one might not be able to retain their current treatment in the future.

Old Mages might not be unwilling to join the new system, but if it comes at the cost of losing their existing treatment, they would hesitate.

The internal environment of the Tower of Time in the past was truly too comfortable, which spoiled many people; they are unwilling to compete, fear competition, and would rather eat the same meal until they die.

Xia Duo feels both helpless and somewhat sad about this; fortunately, new Mages are now emerging in a steady stream, so letting a few old Mages be is fine, as it is not like he cannot afford to support them—let it be the price of a peaceful reform!

……

Soon, Xia Duo met He Sai at Code Plaza; he was quite curious why the other party wanted to take this mission, as the duration of this mission is uncertain, estimated to be one to two months.

During this period, He Sai must stay in Evereska, and his research work and teaching tasks in the Tower of Time will also have to be temporarily shelved.

To this, He Sai's answer was—"The Learning Machine can provide simple Elvish teaching, and for beginners, it might even be better than what I teach; my presence or absence doesn't make much of a difference.

"As for the Independent Research Lab, they are dying for me to come over! After all, rewards for Spirit Thought Network Permission Level are not always available, and there are very few missions that are also suitable for me to take; now that there is an opportunity, I will definitely try my best to seize it."

"Alright, I was overthinking it."

However, Xia Duo also thought of another matter because of this, which is the issue of Spirit Thought Network resource allocation; although in the past, for various reasons—such as the small number of new Mages, low quality, Spirit Thought Network security, etc. —the Spirit Thought Network was not fully opened to members of the Tower of Time.

Now, with the continuous increase in the number of new Mages and the continuous improvement of network security construction, although the quality is still a long way from his expectations, the conditions in all aspects have improved a lot compared to the past.

Perhaps members of the Tower of Time should be given more opportunities to obtain Spirit Thought Network Permission Level.

Thinking this way, Xia Duo had already sent He Sai and the other five to Seventon; there are Mages from the Tower of Time stationed at Azure Manor, so there is no need to worry about no one looking after He Sai and the others when they arrive.

And in Evereska, Xia Duo also let Aoruipusi send someone to the Teleportation Hall to pick up He Sai and the others; he just hopes they can spend a wonderful time in Evereska!

……

Tower of Time.

Since Xia Duo rarely comes out of the Laboratory, he naturally wants to handle all matters properly; this time he came to the Material Management Office on the Public Level.

Saixili, having received the notification, was already waiting for him in the office ahead of time; as soon as he arrived at the office, Xia Duo did not beat around the bush and asked straight to the point:

"How is the promotion of the new Magic Artifact going on the side of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce?"

"Some time ago, I personally went to Seventon and conducted an on-site inspection of the actual sales situation of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce's shops in different regions of the Inner Land with the manager of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce; just as the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce estimated before, the sales volume is not optimistic."

"What do you think is the reason for the poor sales of the new Magic Artifact?" Xia Duo asked again.

Regarding this question, Saixili took a deep breath and glanced at Xia Duo with some resentment, "The new Magic Artifact has no obvious difference in experience from the previous Second Generation Communication Magic Device, yet the price is higher; even with the gimmick of a Mythallar, who would be willing to pay for a gimmick they cannot use and cannot feel!"

"The Mythallar is not a gimmick; if even you think so, then I can already imagine what others think!"

By this time, Xia Duo also realized where the problem lay; in the end, the various advantages of the new Magic Artifact are more from the perspective of the operator.

And for ordinary users, the actual payers, the new Magic Artifact based on the Communication Mythallar did not bring them more experience, yet they have to bear a higher price.

Except for the few who are not short of money, I am afraid most rational people know how to choose.

Is it really still a bit hasty!

Xia Duo was thoughtful, and then sighed: "I didn't expect the decision for the first update of the Communication Mythallar to be made under these circumstances!"

"What did you think of? Adding new functions to the new Magic Artifact?" Saixili asked curiously.

"It definitely has to be added, otherwise how could others be willing to pay! But don't worry, the new Magic Artifact is essentially a Mythallar Linker, and the addition of new functions can be synchronized to the sold Magic Artifacts."

Xia Duo has actually thought of a selling point for the new Magic Artifact, which is continuous upgrades, but he did not consider it so meticulously when building the Communication Mythallar before, otherwise he would have at least prepared an upgradeable new function in advance.

This way, the Communication Magic Device that people spent money to buy will have a new function every two days, so the buyer will not feel like they lost out; by the same token, others will also have the idea of trying it after seeing it.

Sigh!