Chapter 2886: Foreign Aid Hidden Dangers, Hosting Qualifications

The idea of foreign aid only flashed through Xia Duo's mind for a moment before he abandoned it; besides bringing some fame that shouldn't have been obtained, foreign aid could not bring anything of value.

Not to mention whether it could win the final victory for the Tower of Time, even if it could win, how much remuneration would the Tower of Time need to pay the foreign aid for it?

It is not to say that one's own people can be exploited, but the step of introducing them itself would bring huge costs, not to mention the subsequent maintenance.

Coming for profit, they can naturally leave for profit; the subsequent maintenance costs would definitely far exceed those of people cultivated by the Tower of Time itself.

Competing for real-world interests through competitions has long existed in the Northland and was not initiated by Xia Duo, but I estimate no one has used the foreign aid model.

Xia Duo does not want to bring this model into the Northland; a simple analysis shows that while introducing foreign aid can indeed bring considerable benefits in the initial stage under the premise of ensuring a win.

But with other parties competing for high-quality foreign aid, the final profit might infinitely tend toward zero, and even excluding fame, it is very likely to be a negative return.

Why engage in such internal friction?

The most terrifying thing is introducing foreign aid that truly comes from foreign countries; this will not only fail to bring any benefits but will instead suppress the growth of domestic contestants.

The purpose of the competition is to vie for the profit share of the Mithril Mine, but its essence is to display comprehensive national strength; is it not ridiculous to use such a contradictory method of introducing foreign aid to display one's own national strength?

It is just that the Elven Snow Melting Competition is almost never held every year; it is generally once every ten years, at most once every seven years, and almost never less than seven years.

With Xia Shao's analysis, Badijiaer also nodded secretly, but Xia Shao had not finished speaking, "If it were just these, various countries could completely create a new competition, and it would be more suitable for the Mithril Mine profit struggle."

That statement was inevitably a bit idealistic, and Xia Shao also knew that although the Elven Snow Melting Competition has a long history, it was not designed specifically for Elven Magic, but for Spellcasters.

"Secondly, it is the frequency of the Rier Competition; once a year makes it more convenient for those countries that are unconvinced after losing to launch a counterattack, and the win or loss is only one year's profit, so there won't be disputes again because the interests are too great."

Actually, Xia Shao feels that other countries may not be willing to host such events; every year a large number of outsiders pour in, which is not something worth praising for the Elves; instead, they would feel crowded, noisy, and even irritable.

Then, Xia Shao told Badijiaer about his worries regarding introducing foreign aid, "Introducing foreign aid might improve our competition results for a moment and thus bring considerable benefits, but in the long run, it has buried the seeds of disaster."

And Netheril Arcane has Mythallar, which can provide a large amount of Energy Gem at a low cost, so the infrastructure cost of the competition starts lower than in other countries.

But Xia Shao stands with Badijiaer on this issue; choosing the Rier Competition can obviously bring us more benefits and is more in line with our wishes.

As for later, if the hosting qualification is transferred, Netheril Arcane might still consider undertaking outsourcing or spending money to title-sponsor the competition.

Badijiaer was clearly thinking about this question for the first time and found it difficult to give a conclusion for a moment, but strengthening oneself is always an unbreakable truth in this world; Netheril Arcane itself can be divided into one tower and outside the tower, and Netherese and people from other countries, can they really come together for the same goal?

"Therefore, if you want to make the Rier Competition the designated event of the Northland Alliance, you still have to actively seek the support of various countries."

"We have two advantages; one is that the Rier Competition has already become an international competition in which all countries participate in fact, although the general participation of various countries has only been a matter of these two or three years, but after all, it is already done."

Besides that, there is the cost of hosting the competition; at present, except for Yierlan which has started to introduce Elemental Tower, other countries do not have similar facilities, so the cost issue can never be bypassed.

Countless examples in the past told him that only common interests can bring people with different positions together.

At least the current Netheril Arcane is in great need of those reputations and development momentum, even if it costs some money, it doesn't matter.

Humans are different; humans hate stagnation.

The reason why these competitions have such long intervals is partly because they do need more time to prepare than regular competitions, and the costs are higher, but more because they are too ancient and have been replaced by numerous emerging competitions.

"Then according to Councilman Xia Shao, what should we do?" Badijiaer asked tentatively.

Elven Magic might have an advantage in individual events, but it does not necessarily have an advantage over other magic systems in all events.

There are many Snow Melting Competitions on the Elven side with histories comparable to the Rier Competition, and there are even some that have continued from the Crown War era.

In a sense, the annual Rier Competition is the perfect form of the Snow Melting Competition; if everything goes well, new events can even be added every year, which not only satisfies the audience but also allows various countries to fully display their comprehensive national strength.

"This—"

Xia Shao did not start from history, events, etc.; if talking about history, the history of the Rier Competition is indeed long, but that is for humans; for Elves, it is not necessarily so.

The long ones are even longer, even once a century, such as the War Games held in the Elven Court, which is once a century; the Illusion Market held in Shaerwen is also once a century.

It can only create a sense of freshness by extending the holding time!

Thinking of this, Xia Shao felt it necessary to communicate with Badijiaer; although the positions and interests of both sides are not exactly the same, at least in the general direction of Netheril Arcane's development and strengthening, the positions and interests of both sides are consistent.

"I understand; if there is an opportunity in the future, I will bring it up at the Councilman meeting."

Counting the various Snow Melting Competitions in the Elven country, they are almost all competitions with fixed events, and the participating contestants are more limited to their own country or even their own locality, not as universal and inclusive as the Rier Competition.

It is just that introducing foreign aid is not a difficult method to think of; Xia Duo can almost be certain that in the future, there will definitely be Netherese who think of winning the competition by introducing foreign aid, as if their goal is just to win the competition.

Badijiaer gave a non-committal promise, and then said, "Now the problem we are facing is how to make the Rier Competition the designated competition for the struggle for the Mithril Mine benefits in the Grey Peak Mountains; the Elven competition is ultimately not very suitable for humans; if we use their competition, I really find it hard to believe that they will specifically make changes suitable for humans."

"Of course it is to prohibit the introduction of foreign aid; no matter what other countries do, at least we ourselves have no need to do so; we should treat the competition as an important way to stimulate domestic magic development, not a score-grabbing game of winning or losing."

In short, the current Netheril Arcane still needs this kind of reputation that can be bought with money, and hosting important competitions is not just about reputation gains; it can also play a considerable role in promoting the country's development.

If we promise not to need the subsidy of the Northland Alliance, I think we can win the hosting qualification; getting the hosting qualification is actually equivalent to the Rier Competition becoming the designated competition of the Alliance.