Chapter 2878: Facilitating Reconciliation, A Chill Down the Spine

With renovations and new construction, this is indeed a major project, especially for a construction workshop like Ke'er Construction; if they could participate, this single project alone would exceed the sum of the team's orders for the next few years, or even decades.

So at this moment, after listening to the introduction from Elder Wuerban, Schneider's golden pupils were almost glowing, and his eager gaze even made Elder Wuerban feel a bit overwhelmed.

But as Xia Duo listened, aside from the Friendship Tower, he could not find any connection he could have with this plan, and the idea of using the Friendship Tower as the core sounded a bit hollow.

What the planning is like and what the actual construction will be are still up in the air, and no one can say for sure; Xia Duo is now actually a bit worried about whether the construction of such a large new district will affect the normal operations of the Friendship Tower!

So compared to Schneider's excitement, Xia Duo appeared much calmer, perhaps even a bit indifferent; after pondering for a moment, he took the initiative to propose:

"Is there a more detailed plan? Or perhaps a simple conceptual rendering?"

A detailed plan probably hasn't been completed yet, but Xia Duo felt that a conceptual rendering should be possible; after all, a new district development plan cannot be decided by some individual Elder on a whim.

As long as it goes through discussion and collective decision-making, there will inevitably be a basic expectation for this plan, and thus such a conceptual rendering can be produced.

It doesn't need to be very precise or detailed; just a rough outline is enough for Xia Duo to roughly understand the impact of this plan on the Friendship Tower.

Regarding this, Aiboke's answer was somewhat unexpected to Xia Duo, "The plan is already being drafted and will be delivered to Xia's Yunfeng Manor by this time tomorrow. As for the conceptual rendering, it was already produced when the Council of Elders discussed it, but it may not be the final effect, and even the plan might be adjusted; this needs to be explained to Xia in advance."

"I've been holed up in the Laboratory recently and was just thinking about going out to relax! It just so happens that I haven't been to Evereska for many years, so I'll take this opportunity to go and have some fun, and also visit an old friend."

The design itself is secondary; the main point is that the design highlights the Friendship Tower's core status in the new district.

"You have Elf friends?" Xia Duo was even more surprised.

Other diviners are likely unable to escape the infiltration of the Darkness Society.

……

Besides the Friendship Tower, this conceptual rendering also displayed other tower-shaped buildings, though their heights were not as great as the Friendship Tower; as for their actual uses, they were all typical Elf city functions.

The reason for not using Aoruipusi is partly because Aoruipusi is indeed very busy right now, but more importantly, because Aoruipusi is an Elf, and Xia Duo prefers for a human to represent the Tower of Time to receive the Friendship Tower.

Schneider's counter-question left Xia Duo speechless, and then he remembered something else and hurriedly asked Schneider, "The research on the Order Force has achieved good phased results so far; next, will you continue your own research, or stay here with me?"

"That is as it should be." Xia Duo agreed.

"Good, then I appoint you as the Chief Magical Affairs Officer of Great Xia Territory."

"It's about that matter; the result can be said to be very pessimistic, and it still needs more research. Before the final result comes out, I ask the Elder not to mention it to the outside world for now."

"That's fine, but I will be quite busy next, and might not be able to attend. Elder Laruian should know about this, so I won't explain further."

Just like that, on March 24th of the Netheril Calendar year 840, Schneider took office as the Chief Magical Affairs Officer of Great Xia Territory.

"Understood, please let Elder Aiboke show the rendering!"

Since it is a handover ceremony, how could there be no representative from the receiving party? He himself will not attend, but he can send Schneider over; it can count as a business trip.

Leaving Laruian's home, Xia Duo immediately conveyed the good news of the business trip to Schneider through his main body. This time, Schneider didn't complain about anything, but agreed very readily.

From the ground to the three-tier urban area above, the higher it goes, the further it is from the Friendship Tower; at a glance, it looks like a strangely shaped candle standing in a bowl, with several thin lines extending from the main body of the candle to connect to the surface of the bowl.

As soon as Xia Duo said this, Laruian didn't react at first, but then he was shocked and asked subconsciously: "Is it that matter? Is there a result?"

After seeing the rendering, Xia Duo didn't say anything more, and Wuerban, who runs a construction workshop himself, had even fewer objections; however, such a large project could not be handed over to Ke'er Construction alone.

This design very well highlighted the Friendship Tower, and it did not just leave a space for the Friendship Tower to exist in isolation, but organically combined the Friendship Tower with the entire three-tier urban area through the Xuan Kong Budao.

"Of course I do, don't you?"

"Hmm."

The initial inspiration for the Netherese Mage Tower might have come from here; of course, the current Netherese Mage Tower has already walked its own path and is completely different from the Elf city architectural towers.

It makes a deep impression at first glance.

"No problem, I will be careful."

Aiboke responded, glanced at Laruian, and then began Spellcasting. As dots of light and shadow gathered, a slightly blurry scene appeared in the center of the banquet hall.

This actually made Xia Duo a bit displeased, and he asked suspiciously: "Why did you agree so readily this time? Didn't you always complain that I bothered you with all sorts of trivial matters before?"

Having received confirmation from Xia Duo that Pafen is a member of the Darkness Society, Laruian could not help but feel panicked. For a moment, even the new district development plan and the Friendship Tower handover ceremony were thrown to the back of his mind, and he couldn't wait to ask for the details immediately.

Schneider subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Xia Duo hurriedly interrupted what he wanted to say, "Don't be in a hurry to refuse; this is a necessary condition that will allow you to directly Control the Order Force. You've been researching the Order Force for so long, you wouldn't have forgotten even this, would you?"

If that were the case, then as Aiboke said, the Friendship Tower would become the absolute core of the future southern new district, and Xia Duo was also very satisfied with such a design.

……

But calming down, he also knew that now was not the right time, and there was no need to ask at all; once he knew Pafen was a member of the Darkness Society, what other details were needed?

And for this small banquet, the new district construction plan was only a part of it, or even a pipe dream; after finishing those, Laruian then spoke of the main purpose of this banquet—

Speaking of business, Schneider's expression also became serious. He pondered for a while and told Xia Duo, "Divine Magic research is ultimately hard to reach the God Realm, but the Order Force has very broad prospects; I think I am still more willing to research the Order Force."

It is mainly used for the anchoring of the Xuan Kong Budao, the transit between the upper and lower urban areas, and more importantly, city Protection.

Xia Duo's Friendship Tower was located right in the middle of the scene, its slender tower body and multi-faceted stacked structure appearing exceptionally prominent, and it was even more prominent because of the design of the surrounding urban area.

"The Council of Elders would like to invite both of your parties to hold a grand handover ceremony for the Friendship Tower. I will attend in person at that time, and will also invite representatives from various countries to participate, hoping to use this as an opportunity to facilitate reconciliation among all parties."

"I haven't forgotten, just not used to it. Since it's a necessary condition, then I'll just agree to it."

But regardless, knowing this news in advance was enough to give Ke'er Construction some advantages in the subsequent bidding; whether it was preparing materials in advance or expanding the team, they were one step ahead of other construction workshops.

Stunned for a few seconds, Laruian realized they were talking about business, so he spoke again, "Lord Xia Duo has things to attend to, so we certainly won't force it, but we hope that you can send a representative or two at that time."

Thinking that the diviners who enjoy high status in various countries are actually the masterminds behind all the Demon Descendant incidents, Laruian always felt that there was a pair of cold eyes watching him at all times, making him feel an inexplicable chill down his spine.