Chapter 2950: The Beginning of Comprehensive Testing

————Still about an hour left~~

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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 he could not provide support in terms of manpower, he could provide more support in other aspects.

"The testing of 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 this Spirit Thought Network thing; once construction begins, it will be very fast 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 was built, it would not charge fees or provide subsidies to those connecting immediately; instead, it would operate for free for a period of time to conduct a larger-scale test.

During this period, it would still be necessary to negotiate with all parties on how to specifically charge fees and provide subsidies. The Alliance could not afford to lose out on this, but the various countries certainly would not allow the Alliance to earn too much either.

Xia Duo actually had some expectations in his heart regarding what plan would eventually be adopted, but before the specific plan was finalized, the already initially constructed Public Computing Resource Pool was completely under Xia Duo's control.

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

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And within this layer of barrier, it was the middle ground between the "non-existence" of the Plane itself and the "existence" of the Ether Interlayer. From that perspective, the potential of the 【Domain Protection】 spell was far from stopping there.

Keman's worry on his face did not seem like a disguise. As a merchant, he was naturally very repulsed by chaotic situations; only a peaceful and stable situation was conducive to commercial development.

"My lord, that Councilor Ruier has come again! He is currently waiting for your reception in the Reception Room."

Regarding the future situation, Netheril, where news of Demon Descendant infiltration had not yet spread, was clearly more composed. Zhenna even had a faint smile on her face at this moment. She did not refute Ruier's worries, but instead reminded the other party:

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.

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

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

This spell was truly a masterpiece of technology related to the Plane Domain. Its essence was closer to the process of Plane Creation, but it was the reverse; what was ultimately obtained was not a Plane, but the external extension of a certain attribute of a Plane.

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

But in the future, research in this area could also independently establish a basic research institution. The Exploration Center would focus on exploration, and research would be more concentrated on the application level.

The necessary protection technology for Ether Interlayer navigation that Xia Duo had been thinking about might very well be born from this!

Or rather, this spell created a reverse Plane Barrier. Just like at the edge of the Main Plane, almost no physical energy or matter could penetrate that layer of barrier.

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

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

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

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

As for those war profiteers, there were only a very small number, and the Xinnong Chamber of Commerce did not have such qualifications.

"Does Lord Xia Duo really see it that way? As far as I know, just a short while ago, Yierlan again reported news of several high-ranking families being infiltrated by Demon Descendants. This is without comprehensive testing yet; if the testing starts, I really worry that it will be impossible to clean up in the end."

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:

During Zhenna's time in Evereska, he introduced Keman and Aoruipusi, who had just returned from Cormanthyr, to Zhenna. The probability of cooperation between these three parties was much higher than those few from Vidas.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Xia Duo did not refuse Keman's meeting; in fact, this meeting was something he had brought about himself.

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.

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

But on the side of Zhenna and Ruier, Aoruipusi represented the Tower of Time and already had long-term cooperation with the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, and as for the Xinnong Chamber of Commerce where Ruier was, Ruier coming here a few days ago was also for this matter.

Inside the Reception Room, Xia Duo arrived first, and Zhenna arrived shortly after. After simple 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.

It was mainly those few from Vidas; the Tower of Time almost had no direct participation and no key link, so that cooperation might just be superficial and verbal, and could not reach the substance.