Chapter 2949: Domain Protection, Multi-Party Cooperation

Xia Duo did not agree to continue increasing manpower for Niya, mainly because he could not spare any more people for the time being. However, although there was no support in terms of manpower, he could provide more support in other areas.

"The testing for the Alliance Public Computing Resource Pool Gateway Magic Tool and the Translation Device is almost finished. If nothing goes wrong, we can enter the actual construction phase by the end of this month.

"You know about the Spirit Thought Network; once construction begins, it will be very quick to reach practical use. When that time comes, I will allocate more computing resources to you, guaranteed to satisfy you!"

Xia Duo had his reasons for making such a guarantee. After the Alliance Public Computing Resource Pool is built, it will not charge fees or provide subsidies to users immediately, but will operate for free for a period of time to conduct a larger-scale test.

During this period, it is still necessary to discuss with all parties how to specifically charge fees and how to provide subsidies. The Alliance cannot afford to lose out on this, but the various countries certainly will not let the Alliance earn too much either.

Xia Duo actually has some expectations in his heart regarding what plan will eventually be adopted, but before the specific plan is determined, the initially built Public Computing Resource Pool is completely under Xia Duo's control.

Allocating a little bit of computing resources from it to Niya is enough for Niya's entire project team to use.

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After finishing the matters on the main body's side, Xia Duo's avatar in Evereska became busy again. First was the Domain Protection War Magic Artifact; under his almost uninterrupted research and analysis, its full picture had gradually emerged.

This Spell is truly a minor masterpiece of technology related to the Plane Domain. Its essence is closer to the process of Plane Genesis, but it is the reverse; what is ultimately obtained is not a Plane, but an extension of a certain attribute of a Plane.

Xia Duo's avatar's research in Evereska was nearing its end. The rest needed to be transferred to the Chang'an City Laboratory. After all, this place was not his own territory; whether it was the laboratory specifications or the external environment, it was far inferior to the side in Chang'an City.

It was mainly those few Vidas-related entities; the Tower of Time had almost no direct participation. Without a key link, the cooperation might only be superficial and verbal, unable to reach the substantive level.

"Does Lord Xia Duo really see it that way? As far as I know, not long ago, Yierlan once again broke the news that several high-ranking families were infiltrated by Demon Descendants. This is without comprehensive testing; if testing begins, I really worry that it will be impossible to clean up in the end."

"Whether you or I are willing or not, the various countries of the Alliance have already made a decision, so a comprehensive test is inevitable. If Councilor Ruier is worried about being affected by the testing turmoil, you might as well come to Netheril to take refuge for a period of time. Even if the Xinnong Family is really found to have Demon Descendants, there is no need to worry too much; in this regard, Lord Xia Duo and I can still make the call."

Xia Duo had taken care of all the partners of Netheril, and as for his own people in Netheril, he only looked after the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce.

Xia Duo did not refuse Ruier's meeting; in fact, he was the one who brought about this meeting.

The necessary protection technology for Ether Interlayer navigation that Xia Duo had been thinking about day and night would very likely be born from this!

The worry on Ruier's face did not seem to be a disguise. As a merchant, he was naturally very repelled by a chaotic situation; only a peaceful and stable situation was conducive to business development.

Thus, there was the visit a few days ago. Xia Duo was both happy and somewhat helpless about this—happy at Ruier's initiative, and helpless that the Tower of Time's strength was thin, unable to make good use of this cooperation.

So Xia Duo also took the opportunity to facilitate the cooperation between these parties, but whether it can succeed in the end depends on the choices of each party. But in any case, it was already not a loss for Vidas Workshop and the Mina Family to be able to get involved with the Diya Merchant Group.

And outside that layer of barrier is the middle ground between the "existence" of the Plane itself and the "non-existence" of the Ether Interlayer. From this perspective, the potential of the Domain Protection Spell is far more than this.

"I understand. You go see if Ms. Zhenna is there; if she is, please invite her to the Reception Room together."

In the Reception Room, Xia Duo arrived first, and Zhenna followed shortly after. After some pleasantries, Xia Duo took the initiative to open the topic, "Just yesterday, the Alliance General Assembly passed the decision to conduct comprehensive Demon Descendant testing, and Netheril also cast a vote in favor.

Vidas Workshop and the Mina Family were quite critical of this at first, but when they learned that the other party was the Diya Merchant Group, they became very enthusiastic.

So he pulled Zhenna along, and the three parties put things together, managing to scrape together a few decent projects.

Or rather, this Spell creates a reverse Plane Barrier, just like at the edge of the Main Plane, where almost no physical energy or matter can penetrate that layer of barrier.

During Zhenna's stay in Evereska, he introduced Weidasi and Aoruipusi, who had just returned from Cormanthyr, to Zhenna. The probability of cooperation between these three parties is much higher than that of those few Vidas-related ones.

"My Lord, that Councilor Weidasi is here again! He is currently waiting for your reception in the Reception Room."

Some time ago, the Seven Cities Council passed the resolution for Nether Mining to cooperate with the Diya Merchant Group. Afterwards, Zhenna came to Evereska as a representative to sign a formal cooperation agreement with the Diya Merchant Group.

As for those who made a fortune from the war, there were only a very few, and the Xinnong Chamber of Commerce did not have such qualifications.

Of course, this did not include the content of the Diya Merchant Group promising that Nether Mining would definitely win the bid for the Grey Peak Mountains development project, but it was true that the Diya Merchant Group provided more professional Consultants to Nether Mining and obtained a certain amount of shares.

Therefore, he is now full of expectations for Domain Protection. Although the candidates for the Second Phase Inheritance Ceremony have not yet been filled, he has already decided to draw out a portion of people to form a specialized research team to engage in research related to Domain Protection. This research team will be temporarily affiliated with the Plane Exploration Center, borrowing resources from there to conduct research and also cooperating with the work there.

Regarding the future situation, Netheril, where no news of Demon Descendant infiltration has yet spread, is clearly more composed. Zhenna even had a faint smile on her face at this moment. She did not refute Ruier's worries, but reminded the other party:

But on the side of Zhenna and Ruier, Aoruipusi represents the Tower of Time and already has long-term cooperation with the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, and as for the Xinnong Chamber of Commerce where Ruier is located, Ruier came here a few days ago just for this matter.

On the 18th at noon, Xia Duo finished the finishing work of the Underground Secret Ritual Chamber at Yunfeng Manor. Returning to the ground, Lajieer came to report right on time:

Xia Duo provided Ruier with some Ancient Maelita data that might not be found anywhere else in the outside world, and Weidasi returned the favor by facilitating the cooperation between the Diya Chamber of Commerce and Nether Mining.

But in the future, research in this area can also be established as a separate basic research institution; the Exploration Center will focus on exploration, and research will be more concentrated on the application level.

But with only these, Ruier still felt it was not enough and wanted to establish more connections with Xia Duo.

Not to mention that it is Zhenna and Xia Duo who are here now; even if it were just Zhenna alone, she would have the confidence to agree to it.

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"Next, the Northland may have to experience a not-so-small turmoil, but after this battle, the countries of the Northland will cut out the rotten flesh and will surely usher in new vitality!"

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In addition, there was also the procurement of some mining and smelting equipment, which was also split from the partners in Evereska and handed over to the Diya Merchant Group.

Although Netheril also decided to conduct comprehensive testing for Demon Descendants, its attitude towards Demon Descendants is not as resolute as Cormanthyr's in calling for them to be killed; protecting individual Demon Descendants is not a big deal.