Chapter 3134: Pulita's Warning

"Then what does this Laboratory Accident Insurance have to do with what you just said about wrapping psionic experiments and inserting them into arcane research projects?"

"Teacher, your thinking is not open enough yet!"

Xia Duo teased, then continued to explain, "Think about it, if the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce has no understanding of the laboratory's status, wouldn't the laboratory be able to artificially create accidents to defraud the insurance money?"

"This is obviously unacceptable to the insurer, which is the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, so they must inevitably understand or even monitor the operating status of the laboratory to ensure that accidents are truly accidental and not caused by human factors."

This is actually an important reason why many Mage Tower organizations cannot accept it; who would want their own laboratory to be under the long-term monitoring of another organization?

Even if this other organization is actually a neutral chamber of commerce, it still won't do!

Furthermore, the clauses stipulated in the insurance contract are far more complex than what Xia Duo is introducing now, especially regarding the definition of "accident," which does not actually completely exclude human causes.

After all, the vast majority of laboratory accidents stem from the experimenter's operational errors, not accidents during the experiment.

Precisely because the roots of accidents are numerous and complex, monitoring the laboratory's operating status is crucial; one must avoid private information about the experiment itself as much as possible while simultaneously grasping every state during the experiment.

It is too difficult.

"Furthermore, even if we agree, you all are not capable of running Laboratory Accident Insurance yourselves, and there are many thresholds; the most important thing for insurance is credit, and on this point, with you as a living signboard, Teacher, there is absolutely no shortage."

Even for Sikumu, Xia Shao also had the Council's subordinate Councilor Secretariat send a formal letter to Gilles High Tower in his name, expressing his attitude toward the potential artifact issue that might arise recently.

"And this will also bring the same dangerous and evil conquerors from the Astral Plane to the hometowns of those psionic researchers. Facing these powerful Astral visitors, the Main Plane is almost unable to resist."

"This is not alarmist, but experience from my hometown!"

In this way, other laboratories only need to renovate according to this set of plans to use the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce's accident insurance, and this set of plans will also become the standard plan adapted for accident insurance.

"Thank you, Speaker Badijiaer, for your trust in me, and I will also return the most sincere warning to Netheril."

Returning to the Arcane Union office, Xia Shao chatted with Pulitamu about some daily matters and then took his leave; afterward, he successively met with several Controllers of the Mage Towers.

"Hmm."

Iolertis!

A packaged psionic experiment cannot be too complex, otherwise the experimenter might overthink and subsequently produce extra interference items, just like what Xia Shao did at the Tower of Time previously, packaging the experiment as a general detection experiment.

Almost on the second day that Xia Shao was moving about in Seventon, news came from Evereska about a breakthrough in the fusion of psionics and arcane magic, as well as the so-called Artifact Project.

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As for the meetings with the other few Mage Tower Controllers, although he could not get the desired promises on the spot, the Mage Towers also reiterated their own stance, which was to stand on the side of the majority of Netheril.

Regarding the arrival of Iolertis, including Xia Shao, the vast majority of councilors were only aware of it after the meeting began, so the meeting's agenda was adjusted accordingly.

The goal is to design a laboratory environment that simultaneously meets the requirements for experimental confidentiality and insurance monitoring.

In fact, any ordinary psionic experiment can ultimately be dismantled and packaged into a similar detection experiment, and then these detection experiments can be added to the laboratory's daily self-inspection process; it is a perfect match.

That day, the Mage Towers convened a councilor meeting, and it was a rare online meeting after the Remote Conference System was put into use; besides the councilors who were supposed to attend, this meeting also invited an additional participant—

Xia Shao was also looking forward to such a future, and he said with a smile: "Everything can be discussed. I believe Zhenna will be willing to cooperate. After all, it is impossible for us to use their resources for free. Would they not do business that can make money?"

Iolertis had an extraordinary bearing; alone in a foreign land, he remained calm and composed, "Everyone, I must say, the Main Plane is in danger!"

As for what psionic experiments have to do with this set of plans, originally there was of course no connection, but now Xia Shao feels there can be—

Badijiaer's words gave Xia Shao a hint of a bad premonition; it was not that he was worried about variables in what he had already agreed upon with the Mage Towers and some councilors, but rather that he felt Iolertis was very likely to bring bad news.

For Xia Shao, this was enough. Moreover, with the Mage Towers as a ballast, he opened up much more when communicating with other councilors, which instead achieved good results.

"Of course, running insurance is very troublesome, and it will also offend Zhenna, but it can be used as a negotiation strategy. Teacher, do you think Zhenna would prefer one more collaborator or one more competitor?"

"Fine, you have convinced me. You are indeed the successor I have chosen!"

"If we really do this, then this matter cannot bypass the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce. Do you think they will help us?" Pulitamu actually already had some expectations for such an approach in his heart.

"Next, I invite Iolertis to tell everyone about what he knows about psionics. I think before discussing the recently emerged psionic issues, it is necessary to understand the existence of psionics from other perspectives."

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It is just that now, whether it is psionic research or accident insurance, both are in the initial stages. To truly reach the kind of utilization of all Netheril's laboratories to complete experiments that Xia Shao mentioned, there is still a considerably long way to go.

The reason was that after the news from Evereska reached the Ether Advance Base, Iolertis visited Badijiaer overnight, and thus there was the invited participation on the second day.

Pulitamu looked at Xia Shao with satisfaction, then handed a thick Magic Book to Xia Shao and said solemnly: "From now on, Netheril's psionic research is handed over to you!"

"Good, good!" Pulitamu was immediately overjoyed and kept saying it was good.

Xia Shao gripped the Magic Book symbolizing inheritance in his hand and promised firmly: "Xia Shao will definitely not let down Teacher's expectations and will firmly explore the limits of Arcane Magic."

"The insurer's monitoring of the laboratory's operating status must include the confirmation (detection) of the laboratory environment, and this confirmation process can insert the packaged psionic experiments."

The Laboratory Accident Insurance purchased by the Tower of Time is less like purchasing insurance and more like collaborating with the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce to establish a laboratory design project.

Psionics is just an exploratory direction to try to break through the limits of Arcane Magic. If Xia Shao had said that he would concentrate his efforts on tackling psionics from now on, he would have been disappointed instead. This answer now is what he most wanted to hear.

More than half of the councilors promised on the spot that they would not support the Northland Alliance in building an artifact in the Northland. Although the remaining ones were suspected of being on the sidelines, judging from the numbers, it was already impossible to forcibly pass a resolution of support.

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And even if collaborating with the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, one does not necessarily have to inform the other party that they are doing psionic-related experiments. Arcane Mages cannot perceive psionics; as long as one does not say anything on one's own side, others will not know and will only feel that there are some meaningless operations.

"Psionics is a very dangerous and extremely evil power. Almost any plane where psionics is born will encounter misfortune. The reason is very simple, because the vast majority of psionic researchers will eventually cast their gaze toward the Astral Plane."