Chapter 2850: Incompetent and Counterproductive

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The movement caused by Yongle City teleporting from the Blue Crystal Plane back to the Main Plane was naturally not small. Almost the instant Yongle City appeared in the sky above the Nan Jing, the Northland Alliance detected a large-scale Supermagic Event occurring within the borders of Netheril.

However, upon discovering that the Supermagic Event was taking place in the Nan Jing of Netheril, the discoverer did not report it immediately. After all, alerts for Supermagic Events came from the Nan Jing every few days, as was the case for many regions in the five major countries.

Currently, the Northland Alliance is discussing revisions to the Magic Restriction Treaty, so as long as these Supermagic Events do not appear in sensitive areas, the discoverers generally only record them without reporting.

It was not until Yongle City teleported to the sky above the Langas Plain in the far west of Netheril that the Northland Alliance's monitor for Supermagic Events that day sensed something was wrong, because just past the Langas Plain lay the now extremely sensitive Grey Peak Mountains.

The region where that Giant Mithril Mine is located!

Consequently, there was a flurry of activity in the monitoring room, and the discoverer immediately reported to their superior.

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Meanwhile in Seventon, inside a private Reception Room of the Arcane Union, after Xia Duo sent Yongle City to the sky above the Langas Plain, he received an invitation from Badijiaer as expected—

Ever since the main body of the first Floating City was returned to the Strait Mountains, the Seven Cities Council had been attempting to build a seventh Floating City. To this day, they had only built a prototype; it couldn't fool anyone when taken out, but it had a way of deceiving themselves.

However, he did not come to see Xia Duo this time to discuss the efficiency of Floating City construction, but instead asked directly about Xia Duo's purpose in sending the Floating City to the Langas Plain:

But Xia Duo did not refuse Badijiaer's invitation, instead stating the location of his Reception Room. A moment later, Langasier walked in from outside with a hint of gravity on his face.

He could not fathom how Xia Duo could have built a new Floating City so quickly again; the only explanation was that he had already begun planning its construction a long time ago, perhaps even while building the first Floating City.

Xia Duo certainly did not believe that Badijiaer happened to come to the Arcane Union by coincidence; otherwise, he had already met several councilors here, and had never seen Badijiaer take the initiative to propose a meeting.

Langasier was not so naive as to think that Xia Duo had introduced the naming of the Floating City without any intention. Almost instantly, he understood Xia Duo's intent, and thus felt a secret sigh of relief in his heart.

In fact, explaining the meaning of the Floating City's name to Langasier was also a way of indicating his attitude toward Netheril and the situation in the Northland: he wanted long-term stability and peace, and did not want to see turmoil.

Just before meeting Zhenna, he had met several councilors from the Tianshui Three Planes who were inclined to side with him. From those councilors, he had indeed heard some not-so-good news, but those councilors had said before leaving that they were confident in persuading the other Tianshui Three Planes councilors.

"A wise move!" Xia Duo exclaimed.

"Was the Magic Net disturbance that just occurred in the Nan Jing and the Langas Plain your new Floating City?"

After all, the Floating City had already been driven near the Grey Peak Mountains; thinking of hiding it at this time would be treating everyone like a fool!

Just like the first Floating City, "Changan," which took its name from "long-term stability and peace," Yongle naturally had its own meaning, taken from the idea that "the country is forever peaceful, and the people forever enjoy happiness."

After speaking, Xia Duo also introduced the name of Yongle City to Langasier.

"Of course I have thoughts, but I am obedient and follow the Council's resolutions. Sending Yongle City there is merely to deal with the unexpected. If nothing unexpected happens, Yongle City will not leave the Nether Territory."

"Even for the Arcanists hidden behind the scenes, we have provided treatment commensurate with their status as much as possible. Now, the compensation they are demanding is entirely based on the potential income they would have had if they had stood at the forefront from the very beginning and operated everything independently. They are demanding assets comparable to local Arcanists. Does Councilor Xia Duo think the Seven Cities Council should agree to such a demand?"

"Has the Seven Cities Council already talked to them?" Xia Duo asked.

Xia Duo had previously only heard from his teacher Iolum about the conflict between the Tianshui Three Planes councilors and the Seven Cities Council; as an outsider, Iolum had not said much about the details.

Regarding this, Langasier's subsequent answer explained the question, "The Seven Cities Council has indeed already talked to them. They demand that the Seven Cities Council either compensate them for the resources previously owed to the Tianshui Three Planes, or support them in obtaining a larger share from the newly discovered Mithril Mine. No matter how it's chosen, they won't be at a loss."

"Yes, Speaker Langasier, do you have any advice?" Xia Duo admitted this very frankly; he was not prepared to hide anything regarding this.

After speaking, Langasier added a few more explanations as if worried that Xia Duo did not understand the inside story, "In the past, the Tianshui Three Planes belonged to the Seven Cities Council. We never skimped on the resources that should have been invested. We did not owe the ordinary people in those Sub-planes a single thing; we even treated them better than those on the mainland."

However, this was only Langasier's one-sided account. Perhaps there were other hidden circumstances that Langasier found inconvenient to mention. As an outsider who did not know the full picture, it was difficult for Xia Duo to judge who was right and who was wrong.

Then what was Langasier worried about now?

"So that's how it is!"

Xia Duo stood up to welcome him. After the two sat down, neither took the initiative to speak at first. In the end, Langasier could not help but ask first:

In the future, if new Floating Cities are built, perhaps names like "Taiping," "Yongan," "Kaiyuan," or "Jianwu" will be chosen. Of course, it is also possible that other names will be chosen; there is no certainty yet.

"The Seven Cities Council has already reached a consensus. Regarding the newly discovered Mithril Mine, provided there is no conflict, Netheril will strive for what it can. If it cannot be contested, at least a minimum share must be guaranteed. There is no need to conflict with the Elves while we are in a period of high-speed development. No matter what the result is now, there will always be a time for reckoning in the future."

"Could it be that Councilor Xia Duo has some thoughts on the Mithril Mine discovered in the Grey Peak Mountains?"

But when Langasier heard these words, he did not look relaxed; instead, he frowned and revealed a bitter smile, "The current Council of Seventon is no longer what it used to be. The Seven Cities Council can no longer fully dominate it. The Seven Cities Council is willing not to contest it, but others may not be willing. Especially those people from the Tianshui Three Planes; having just returned from the Sub-planes, they are in urgent need of all kinds of accumulation. This newly discovered ownerless Mithril Mine is simply like a pie falling from the sky. How could they easily give it up?"

"I didn't expect Councilor Xia Duo to have built another Floating City in such a short time. This efficiency truly makes the Seven Cities Council feel ashamed!" Langasier said with quite a bit of emotion.

Now, hearing more details from Langasier, the person involved, he could not help but feel surprised at the greed of those Tianshui Three Planes councilors.

"I happened to be at the Arcane Union to handle some business. Does Councilor Xia Duo have time for a meeting?"

Receiving Xia Duo's affirmative answer, Langasier breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the shock in his heart did not subside at all; instead, it became even more profound.