Chapter 3072: Interest Exchange, the Ailan Consensus

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After explaining the next two major tasks for the Tower of Time, Xia Duo finally let Dien, Sami, and the others return; he would still call a meeting for the various departments of the Tower of Time in a few days, so this was just giving them a heads-up in advance.

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Evereska, Northland Alliance Headquarters.

Not long after Xia Duo's avatar appeared at the Psionic Network Research Center, he received a tip-off from Dumu of the Alliance intelligence department—

The Yierlan representative Aostumans had come looking for him!

Suddenly receiving such news, Xia Duo couldn't help but frown slightly; it wasn't that he feared Aostumans, but rather that he really didn't want to get into a war of words with the other party. He had a mind to refuse, yet he understood that one could dodge the first day but not the fifteenth.

In fact, it was already the fifteenth; the other party had already sought him out many times while he was traveling to the Kingdom of Radiance.

Subsequently, he paused his conversation with Helisita, "Let's stop here for today. We'll talk once the various countries have sent over all the scrapped Gateway Magic Tools. I will have Charles urge them."

"Don't worry about this; I have already replenished the inventory. Use these first, and tell me if it's not enough. In any case, the normal operation of the Public Computing Power Pool cannot be affected. Also, regarding the scrapped Magic Artifacts they have already sent over, you all should study them further. Once I have finished handling some matters here, I will go and analyze them with you."

Of course, if I were to be the leader of the Alliance, I wouldn't care where the Mans Network Research Center is placed, but I would firmly grasp the authority over both personnel and finance, ensuring that the superior organization does not spiral out of control.

If I felt it couldn't be controlled, I would definitely launch a purge in advance, just like the assistant Aostu, who is an ordinary Elf without a special background; I did recruit quite a few of them.

Even if someone really wanted to betray, the Elves probably couldn't afford the price.

Besides his status as the person in charge of the Mans Network Research Center, Xia Shao was also an official Consultant of the Alliance Advisory Committee, so his office was located inside the Mans Network Research Center.

It is also unlikely that other councilors who have obtained Mythallar authorization would give the materials to Charles before they have even built their own; even if they had built their own, wouldn't it be better to harvest Arcane Crystals through long-term export? Is it worth selling the goose that lays the golden eggs?

Inside the office, Xia Shao looked through the documents and scrolls that had piled up during his few days away while pondering the true purpose of the Yierlan Elf's visit.

If it were in the past, perhaps some might have been unable to resist the temptation from the Elves and privately sold the Arcane String materials used to build Mythallars. But with the New Covenant now signed, and even the temptation of the outer realms, the overall interests of the councilors were unprecedentedly aligned.

After making up his mind, Xia Shao stopped thinking about the Yierlan Elf's intentions; one way or another, it was just a matter of meeting the challenge, and he was already confident. Instead, the documents piled up at the Mans Network Research Center required more of his energy.

After saying this, Xia Duo returned to his office at the Alliance Headquarters. On the way, he conveniently sent a message to Charles; besides instructing him to urge the various countries to send back the scrapped Gateway Magic Tools, he also told him to intercept the Yierlan Elf outside and lead him to his office.

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If there are conditions in the future, I must move the Research Center away from the Alliance Headquarters. It wouldn't be to leave the Alliance, but rather to hope for greater autonomy.

It certainly isn't just opposing my cooperation with Ailan; after all, that is an established fact and is being conducted entirely within the Alliance charter. Opposing this matter would actually be against the charter.

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Even if Charles dared to ignore the protection of the Lady of Mysteries, the hurdle of raw materials would not be easy to overcome. In the end, he still couldn't bypass me, and it is impossible for me to sell the materials to Charles.

I don't know how much time passed, but just when Xia Shao had almost forgotten that the Yierlan Elf was coming, a magic alarm sounded at the office door, and the spell indicated that the trigger was Aostu.

Thinking carefully, what he could be coveted for by Charles now is nothing more than the Mythallar and the distribution of the Computing Power Pool's profits. But the former doesn't necessarily require finding me; finding others in Netheril could also yield the manufacturing method for a Mythallar. The key is that Charles might not dare to manufacture it privately, let alone that the key materials for a Mythallar are still in my hands!

In fact, at the beginning of preparing the Computing Power Pool, I had thought about one day either passively or actively using the Computing Power Pool as a political weapon to conduct some interest exchanges with various countries in other aspects.

If this research center is not under control, I would rather break it all off.

Xia Shao opened the door, and outside the door was indeed Aostu, and the Yierlan Elf was standing quietly behind Aostu, completely lacking the arrogant and wild appearance mentioned in Aostu's initial report.

At present, the Public Computing Power Pool has not been in official operation for long. Once more time passes and the distribution of interests in all aspects is more stabilized, it will be difficult for various countries to insert people even if they want to.

Or rather, they are not considering obtaining a Mythallar in the short term. Instead, the demand for Energy Gems has become very urgent against the backdrop of various countries increasing their research into War Spells, which is why they turned to the Elemental Tower plan.

In fact, judging from the fact that the Yierlan spent a huge price to introduce the Elemental Tower from Calimshan in the south, they have more or less given up on obtaining a Mythallar.

Therefore, Xia Shao speculated that the Yierlan Elf's visit this time was highly likely to be an attempt to use the Ailan matter to gain certain concessions or preferential treatment in the distribution of Computing Power Pool profits.

The current Mans Network Research Center is actually a bit too independent. Although it has to turn over a portion of the profits, it also intercepts a considerable portion while meeting its own operational and development needs.

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What the various countries can give, I can basically give; what the various countries cannot give, I might also be able to give.

For Xia Shao, making concessions is not impossible; the key is to see what price Charles can offer. If the offer is high enough, it is actually equivalent to Charles making concessions elsewhere, so his response of giving concessions or preferential treatment regarding the Computing Power Pool is also a very normal interest exchange.

"Then hurry up; the inventory of Gateway Magic Tools here at Headquarters is already running low."

After looking through a large pile of documents, Xia Shao's level of control over this research center rose by another level.

There were progress reports from the Mans Network Research, applications for experimental materials, daily management logs, and revenue statistics for the Computing Power Pool.

In addition, most of the personnel appointments for the research center were decided by Xia Shao, the person in charge. At the very least, the Computing Power Pool operations and the Mans Network research personnel were all under his control.

But the interests Xia Shao holds are still many, and there is still enough to make many exchanges; it just depends on what the Yierlan Elf can actually bring out this time.

Of course, the distinction between inside and outside here doesn't have much meaning, as they are all in the Alliance Headquarters, and most of the larger ones are in the area along the river on the northeast side of Dawn Plaza in the central district of Evereska.

In fact, during the process of preparing the Computing Power Pool, I had already completed several interest exchanges. Profit distribution is the process of interest exchange; I gained greater autonomy for the research center, and the Alliance and various countries all gained considerable income.

Internally, there is actually no very strict boundary; Xia Shao simply didn't want the Yierlan Elf to disturb the normal work of the Mans Network Research Center.