Chapter 2848: Mathematical Problems and the Opportunity for Yongle City's Debut

However, this Mithril Mine incident is not entirely without benefits. First is the Mithril itself that can be seen; once mined, it is enough for any country to use for a thousand years. What a massive fortune this is.

Then, for the Northland Alliance, this is also a rare opportunity to truly unite the various countries through the Mithril Mine, making their interests one and having them advance and retreat together.

Of course, this is if it is handled properly; if handled poorly, it would mean civil war in the Northland.

Standing from the perspective of history, the things Xia Duo is doing now might just be a small resistance against the tide of war, ultimately unable to stop the arrival of war.

But it could also be the most critical step in changing the direction of the future!

Xia Duo is still quite familiar with Prophecy spells; he knows well the uncertainty of the future. Only after countless people make their choices can a definite future converge, which also means the variables are almost infinite, and no one knows how much weight any one variable has.

Therefore, after learning the news of the Mithril Mine, he did not try to solve his current choices by predicting the future, but rather stood firm in his current choices, creating the future he wishes to see himself.

This is not the same thing as finding Demon Descendants through Prophecy.

Finding Demon Descendants is merely one event, one action, one task, while creating the future requires choices—choices that must be made by oneself in accordance with one's own heart.

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The reason for pulling out the seventh Floating City was also to utilize that opportunity to minimize the vigilance of the Netheril nation toward him.

The Caoanxiang Plain still belonged to the Nether Territory before the Langasi became independent. Compared to the Elf nation that had already begun to deploy defenses in the Grey Peak Mountains, what Xia Duo did was already very restrained.

Another key point is to be relatively fair; at the very least, every member state must be able to feel fairness, otherwise, that would become a breakthrough point affecting internal division.

Currently, in Netheril, only the new Floating City of the First Tower has a prototype that can be pulled out for a spin; other councilors who have already obtained a Mythallar haven't even finished building the foundation of their Floating City yet!

But between large countries and small countries, it is obviously impossible to use this set to balance things. The small country alliance has not yet been established, and even if it were, it would only be a union of several small countries that would have the qualifications to be on par with a large country.

When it comes to the actual distribution of benefits, a single small country will never be able to compare to a large country.

"This plan also perfectly fits my philosophy, but it won't work if only Netheril acknowledges it unilaterally; it also requires other countries to acknowledge it."

Regarding Xia Duo's plan, Zhenna showed a completely different reaction from the several councilors Xia Duo had met before. She placed more focus on the distribution method of the plan itself, rather than what impact the plan would have or what drawbacks it might have.

Although Xia Duo brought out the seventh Floating City, it was for the benefit of everyone, so in such a situation, there would naturally be no suspicion of an arms race.

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Xia Duo's Floating City was verified by a main city in Zhamu Dasi in the south. Although 【Yongle City】 had not appeared before, no one would think it is weaker than 【Chang'an City】.

"In this plan proposed by Lord Xia Duo, I seem to see the figure of advanced mathematics, but no matter how I think about it, I can't figure it out. I wonder if Lord Xia Duo could teach me?"

After all, children dividing a cake are equal to each other, but it is very difficult for the countries of the Northland to be equal. Even among the Seven Small Kingdoms, they can only barely manage equality by using the prospect of win-win cooperation to entice and the risk of total war to threaten.

Xia Duo sat in the Reception Room for about ten minutes before receiving a Sending from Niya: Yongle City had already arrived over the Nan Jing!

Whether it is deterrence or self-defense, they are both just response measures.

Of course, the best way to control it is to return to the coverage area of the Yongle City Mythallar; only then can it be controlled more precisely.

"First unify the internal opinions, then we can convince other countries to accept our plan."

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So he once again brought up the story of children dividing a cake to explain it. This is indeed a classic game theory case, and the distribution plan proposed by Xia Duo had indeed undergone certain adjustments to that case.

If it were at an ordinary time, popping up suddenly would be a bit sensitive, but now is a good time.

As for cross-plane control, currently, besides using an avatar, there is no other good way. Basically, all methods have such and such defects, which is why Xia Duo needed Niya's help to go to the Blue Crystal Plane to "drive" the Floating City back to the Main Plane.

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Of course, the Floating City is only an appearance; the true core is the Mobile War Spell Platform with the Mythallar at its center. If there were no latter, just a city that can fly, it would be no different from a big flying target.

The most important thing is the two Floating Cities—one guarding the Territory, one capable of going out to fight. This is a scene everyone can imagine. In such a situation, the deterrent power is increased by far more than double compared to when there was only one Floating City before.

So for her, this trip here already had a big harvest.

Xia Duo had no more guests afterward, but he did not leave either, instead sitting in the Reception Room that had returned to quiet, thinking silently. Although he had decided to push for an equal distribution plan, the development of the situation might not go as he expected.

"I understand. Next, I still have to go see Keluosi and Saituo Kangsilialuo, so I won't disturb Lord Xia Duo anymore."

There is not much deterrent power.

Although Zhenna's focus was somewhat beyond Xia Duo's expectations, it must be said that Zhenna's mathematical intuition is really not bad. It's just that Xia Duo's understanding of game theory is not profound; he only knows some classic cases and simply cannot teach others.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo sent a Sending to Niya, asking her to go to the Blue Crystal Plane to drive out the new Floating City that had already been named 【Yongle】. As long as the Floating City arrives at the Main Plane, he can remotely control it to head toward the Langas Plain from his side.

As for whether she supports this plan, Zhenna's answer was—

Subsequently, Xia Duo introduced his distribution plan to Zhenna again. There were two key points in it: one was that the Northland Alliance must establish a new agency and a new department to be responsible for this matter, so that the standards would be clear and the accounts would be clear; another was to place the interests of various countries under one agency through such a method, which in reality is placing them under the order framework of the Northland Alliance.

After speaking, Zhenna stood up to take her leave, then left Xia Duo's Reception Room.

At the same time, Xia Duo also successfully linked up with Yongle City. As long as they are on the same plane, there is no problem with remote linking.

Still need to be prepared for actual conflicts to occur!

Regarding Xia Duo using the story of children dividing a cake to avoid explaining the mathematical problems in the distribution plan, Zhenna was obviously not very satisfied, but she also knew that if she couldn't even understand the story of children dividing a cake, then she wouldn't be able to understand more complex mathematical problems.

In reality, all countries have a scale in their hearts; everyone knows who is strong and who is weak, but no one says it out loud. Such unknowns are also beneficial to equality.