Chapter 2913: Reminders of Cultural Conflict

Xia Duo was also happy to receive the news that the Alliance had won a complete victory; as far as this Time Line Fluctuation Signal incident alone was concerned, it could be considered a perfect conclusion, but the subsequent crackdown storm targeting the Demon Descendants had only just begun.

Capturing so many Demon Descendants was naturally not for nothing; it would certainly lead to pulling up the radish and bringing out the mud, and it was hard to say how many families in the Northland would be happy or sad next!

The only pity in this incident was that the fact that the Alliance had mastered Time-related Signal Monitoring Technology was exposed; if they wanted to catch Demon Descendants' rituals so easily in the future, the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory would likely need to put in more effort.

However, Xia Duo, who had obtained the memories of the prophet Pafen, was clear about one point: the Elan Rebirth Project of the Illuminati—that is, the Time-Involving Ritual—had a window period.

Missing these two times would likely be a major hindrance to the project; Xia Duo speculated that the Illuminati would either abandon the original plan and remain silent for a period of time, or they might very well pull off some major moves to make up for the two missed opportunities.

He hoped for the latter, as this would give the Alliance a chance to wipe out the Illuminati in one fell swoop; no matter how strong the exposed power was, it was limited, whereas the vipers hidden in the dark were what made it hard to feel at ease.

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After returning to Aifuruisi, Xia Duo submitted his mission and was temporarily at leisure; however, according to his understanding, most members of the action team were invited to stay at the Alliance Headquarters for a while longer to guard against any further movements from the Demon Descendants.

But because the Demon Descendants already knew that the Alliance had mastered Time-related Signal Monitoring Technology, if a Time Line Fluctuation Signal were detected next, they would have to wait until it was fully located before taking action, rather than sending people to investigate as soon as there was a signal.

Inside Yunfeng Manor.

Once Netheril refused, the Seven Small Kingdoms at the Alliance level would all refuse to establish a standing Mage regiment; only after the Mage regiment was formally established could these temporarily conscripted Mages, who had stayed behind to prevent the Demon Descendants from causing more trouble, return to their respective homes.

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Aoruipusi agreed immediately without considering the difficulty of the matter at all, but Xia Duo would not be so inconsiderate; he told Aoruipusi, "If you encounter obstacles opening a shop in Taiweiman, and you cannot solve them yourself, you can go to the Netheril Embassy to seek help from Ambassador Fema'ai; if even he cannot solve it, then temporarily give up on opening a shop there."

After speaking, Aoruipusi seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly asked, "When I go to Yierlan later, do I also need to open a shop in Yierlaner?"

"The market in Keman is already stabilizing; with Meite'er as the center, across the three domains and forty-eight cities, our chamber of commerce's Void Warehouse occupies over half the market, but the further out we go, the harder the expansion becomes; currently, we have only negotiated advertising projects in twenty-some cities, and next, I plan to go to Yierlan to develop the market."

Of course, this was just what Xia Duo was thinking now; the future changes at every moment, and perhaps in the future, he would not think this way, or there would be no need to do so.

Xia Duo met with Aoruipusi, who had just rushed back from Keman, mainly to discuss matters related to the Friendship Tower bidding, and also for Aoruipusi's debriefing.

But at this time, the Void Warehouse had become an excellent excuse for Xia Duo to spread city street lamp advertisements—which were also Cloud Pattern Announcements used to assist Prophecy—in Yierlan.

"Understood, I will try my best to solve it myself."

"Don't be so serious; it's just opening a shop in Taiweiman, let's focus on the Void Warehouse for now; there should be some unrest within Keman recently, so keep a low profile when you act."

If there were no business at all in Yierlan, what reason would there be to convince Yierlan cities to carry out street lamp renovations? Could it be just to do good deeds?

After Aoruipusi left, Xia Duo was truly at leisure, but only for a moment, as Badijiaer on the Netheril side was already convening a council meeting.

"The Friendship Tower bidding should take into account all races and cultures as much as possible; if it's appropriate, I don't mind even if the Southern Seven Kingdoms send people to bid."

As soon as the words fell, someone cast a vote in favor; this was not surprising, because almost everyone else voted in favor next, including Xia Duo, and no one objected.

"My lord, please give your orders—"

The time had now reached May; this meeting was the first of the month and counted as an official meeting, and the agenda had been notified long in advance.

After finishing the Tower of Time business that Aoruipusi was responsible for, Xia Duo then mentioned the Friendship Tower bidding; in fact, the two had already reached a consensus on this matter previously, and now it was just emphasizing some principled issues—

Even if Xia Duo really guaranteed it, the Eaerlann Elves would not believe it, so he put forward a public reason of promoting the Void Warehouse, but in reality, what he wanted to do more was to spread street lamp advertisements in every city!

After a deep conversation, Aoruipusi took his leave, and Xia Duo had the manor steward, Lajieer, send Aoruipusi a box of their own maple sugar and a box of maple leaf wine.

Whether for personal consumption or for gifting to others, they were both excellent presents.

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Remote Conference System.

Badijiaer's projected face was solemn, "Now, regarding whether Netheril agrees to the Northland Alliance establishing a standing Mage regiment, please, councilors, begin voting!"

Perhaps when the Tower of Time brand gained widespread recognition in the Northland in the future, the products there would no longer need to be sold cheaply, but could become so-called boutique goods through improved craftsmanship.

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In fact, with the case of Keman, when the Void Warehouse was turned to domestic sales in the future, it would be enough to convince some of the people who could be convinced; those who could not be convinced would still not accept it even if the Yierlan case were added.

Of course, one could also join the formal Mage regiment.

Xia Duo always remembered that he was doing this Friendship Tower for the integration of pluralistic cultures, not to deliberately create conflict, so those that had conflicts were best not placed together.

Of course, Xia Duo knew even without notification, because this matter was related to him in the first place.

In fact, before today, the various councilors already knew the situation in Aifuruisi, and the temporarily conscripted Mages were just waiting for them to confirm their opinions today!

However, in order to maintain the several sales channels for Yunfeng Manor's products, the products Xia Duo himself could retain were relatively few.

This motion passed without any surprise.

"But pay attention to the differences and taboos between different races and different cultures; for example, Illefarn and Yierlan, those two must never be placed next to each other; also, the Southern Seven Kingdoms, if they come, do not put them on the same floor."

The Friendship Tower was more importantly for serving tourists, letting them appreciate the different cultures of different races; as for the merchants, institutions, or organizations residing inside the Friendship Tower, they must of course obey this big picture; if they were unwilling, then don't come.

"Yes."

"Right, but there's no need to go immediately; start with your hometown Xifu City or other cities you deem appropriate as the center, and expand outward bit by bit; when you encounter obstacles everywhere like in Keman now, then go to Yierlaner to purchase a shop."

"Can do, but before leaving, go to Keman one last time to do one last thing."