Chapter 2871: Langas Shadow, Xia Duo's Suggestion

Dika's reply was slightly slow, but Dumu responded almost as if he had been waiting for Xia Duo to ask at any moment, giving a reply immediately after Xia Duo sent the message, though the content of the reply was far from what Xia Duo had guessed—

"The Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory has a field mission to investigate the traces of Demon Descendants on the Langas Plain. I heard that Lord Xia Duo's Floating City is in Langas, so I would like to ask Lord Xia Duo to help keep an eye on it."

Dumu also explained the more specific reason: in fact, for the Northland Alliance's field missions, the team from the country where the mission takes place acts as the main force. Although this mission also includes personnel from outside Netheril, it is still primarily Netherese.

Or to be more specific, Seven Towers Mages.

And not long after Xia Duo received Dumu's message, Badijiaer also sent a message asking him to do this favor. Xia Duo had no intention of refusing in the first place, not to mention that Badijiaer had sent the message personally. After all, hadn't he previously used the name of the Seven Towers to go to the Grey Peak Mountains? Now it was time to return the favor; this is how human relationships work.

It just so happened that he also needed to go to the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory to personally ask Dika the reason for coming to see him yesterday, so he could agree to Dumu while he was at it.

……

Northland Alliance Headquarters.

Xia Duo handed a Time Tower Badge with a spell imprint to Dumu and explained the details of using the badge—

"As long as you are within the range of the Langas Plain, you can use it to communicate with Yongle City and then summon an Annihilation Light strike. Additionally, this badge has the effect of guiding teleportation, which can ensure the mission team is not in danger of being trapped."

"Thank you so much!"

After saying this, Xia Duo prepared to leave; as long as he was in Evereska, he did not need to stay in the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory all the time.

Upon arriving at the territory of the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory, Xia Duo casually pulled over an Intern Researcher on the road and asked, "Is Researcher Ling Si here today?"

Although it had been renovated later, the initial space was limited, and the room for further improvement was also very limited. For instance, this Number Seven Laboratory had been converted into a place specifically for conducting dangerous experiments.

"It's about the Ruier Network quota. What I am currently researching is simulating a Mist environment within the laboratory. If it succeeds, perhaps those two undiscovered Mist Regions can be safely cleared!"

"What is it?"

Xia Duo hadn't expected Ling Si to be there, but since he was already there, Xia Duo didn't have the habit of turning back.

"Understood, thank you."

Xia Duo didn't think too much about Dika's overly excited attitude. After explaining some precautions for using the Time Tower Badge, he went directly to the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory.

Ling Si responded subconsciously, then realized that Xia Duo had come personally to inform him of this. He immediately felt a bit embarrassed, "How could I let Consultant Xia Duo come personally to notify me? You could have just said it in the Ruier Network."

Not to mention him, a Northland Alliance staff member who had long been far from the core.

"He is here, in the Number Seven Laboratory."

At the end of the day, the Seven Towers now understood that it was impossible to use their own resources to support external personnel who should have been supported collectively by the Council.

"Besides that, I will also find ways to optimize the network architecture to provide everyone with the best user experience."

"That thing!"

Seeing this, Ling Si hurriedly stopped Xia Duo, "Consultant Xia Duo, there is something I would like to ask for your help with. Only you can help me!"

"However, I have a suggestion: you can apply to the higher-ups to increase the number of researchers, whether they are formal or interns. As long as the scale of the Ruier Network grows larger, the quota allocated to each researcher will also increase."

Although most of the Netherese currently serving in the Northland Alliance come from the Seven Towers, when it comes to the ability to mobilize the resources of the Seven Towers, they are actually far inferior to the Seven Towers members who remained in the country.

In fact, Xia Duo had long known what Ling Si's research project was, but the problem was—which researcher's project in the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory wasn't important?

"That matter, I remember now. Yesterday, the Ruier Network efficiency was exceptionally high. I asked others, and they said you had taken temporary leave, so I went to check on you. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten."

It was just that refusing directly wasn't very good. After thinking about it, Xia Duo told Ling Si, "The Ruier Network quota has already been determined. Even if I wanted to change it in the short term, I couldn't. If I move some to you, other researchers will have less."

Knowing the exact location, Xia Duo headed straight to the Number Seven Laboratory. The Number Seven Laboratory was one of the earlier laboratories built there. At the beginning, the resources provided by the Northland Alliance were limited, and the laboratory specifications were somewhat outdated, not as good as those built later.

Arriving at the entrance of the Number Seven Laboratory, after multiple verifications, the heavy door slowly opened. As soon as Xia Duo entered, he saw the busy Intern Researchers and Ling Si, who was resting his chin on his hand in deep thought.

That point was something the Seven Towers could not provide.

None of the Seven Towers is an independent Mage Tower organization, but a complex interest group composed of numerous territories. Even Speaker Badijiaer cannot necessarily mobilize the various resources of the Seven Towers smoothly.

"Oh, okay!"

He walked over and reached out to wave his hand in front of Ling Si twice. Only then did Ling Si react, looking up at Xia Duo with eyes full of surprise:

At the same time, because of this action by Xia Duo, Dika's mind immediately became active. Who said that one must listen to the Seven Towers while serving in the Northland Alliance!

However, this was not the real reason he was so excited. The real reason was that Xia Duo mentioned that this badge could be kept permanently, and it could be used for any future missions within Netheril territory.

If every researcher came to him privately to ask for more Ruier Network quota, would he have to conjure computing resources out of thin air?

"The day before yesterday, I was entrusted by the Seven Towers to go to the Grey Peak Mountains to investigate the Mithril Mine there. Yesterday was also considered part of my leave. Now that I am back, the Ruier Network has returned to normal. Don't you want to try it?"

Having spent so much time together, Xia Duo knew Ling Si quite well. Although this guy is a High Mage, he is not quite the same as a normal Elf; he is single-mindedly devoted to research and rarely cares about other things.

But that does not mean Xia Duo would make an exception for them.

"It's mainly because you came to see me yesterday, Ling Si, so I thought I would come personally to explain. I notified the others directly through the Ruier Network."

"Consultant Xia Duo, why are you here?"

……

Dika took the badge, so excited he could hardly speak. It wasn't that the Seven Towers couldn't produce something similar, but Xia Duo's Floating City was right on the Seventon Plain, making it more cost-effective.

Or rather, the High Mages who can accept multiple inspections to join the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory basically have this kind of personality, which is quite to Xia Duo's liking.

Xia Duo indeed possesses a lot of surplus computing resources now, but those are used to give Niya special treatment, and he himself uses them occasionally. Once he opens this door, he has no doubt that other researchers will come to ask as well.

It is just that they still maintain the habit of issuing orders from the past, which has caused dissatisfaction among many external personnel, including Dika.

Strictly speaking, all external personnel in Netheril obey orders from the Netheril Council, but in the past, the Netheril Council was roughly equivalent to the Seven Towers.

"You are still asking me why I am here? Didn't you go to my place yesterday?"

But originally, Dika only thought about having the Floating City leave a convenient teleportation channel for the mission team. He didn't expect that even Annihilation Light strikes would be available, which completely exceeded his expectations.

But now it is the era of the New Covenant. The Seven Towers can no longer completely control the Netheril Council, and as for these current external personnel, besides still retaining a layer of the Seven Towers' mark on their original identity, how much difference is there between them and ordinary personnel?