Chapter 3156: Ambiguous Attitude, Xia Duo Inquires Overnight

Thinking of this, Xia Duo could not help but sneer. Without waiting for Osmantus to continue, he immediately interrupted, "Reasonable questioning is certainly allowed, but I fear Ambassador Osmantus's meaning goes far beyond that!"

"Next, are you going to say that the current Psionic Network Research Center can no longer guarantee the safety of the Computing Power Pool, and that Psionic Mages must be brought in to participate in management?"

"And to obtain reliable Psionic Mages, one must support Kalishi's plan to build a New Artifact, and while at it, expand the boundaries of Arcane Magic, isn't that right?"

After Xia Duo finished speaking, the Netheril representative Tili'ao also chimed in, "If that is Yierlan's goal, there is no need to frame the Computing Power Pool to achieve it; you could have just said you support Kalishi's Artifact Project!"

"I—"

Osmantus's expression suddenly turned very ugly. He was first interrupted by Xia Duo, then mocked by Tili'ao, but even so, he did not refute on the spot. Instead, he picked up the damage assessment report from the previous intrusion incident that Xia Duo had submitted earlier, attempting to use the huge losses suffered previously to provide justification for the inclusion of Psionic Mages.

"If this happens every so often, no matter how much profit the Computing Power Pool makes, how many times can it pay for the losses? Not to mention that with such incidents occurring one after another, users will also choose to stop using the Computing Power Pool out of fear of being attacked."

"At that time, how will the Computing Power Pool be maintained? In my opinion, it is better to consider training Psionic Mages early; if nothing else, at least they can provide timely warnings when the Computing Power Pool is under attack."

That was the first time Yierlantusi clearly revealed his attitude; in fact, the attitude of Cormanthor was indeed to train Psionic Mages.

Once those words were out, the expressions of the other representatives in the meeting hall could not help but change repeatedly. Long before the meeting started, when they knew the main topic of the day, they knew that they might need to pick a side this time, but they did not expect it to come so quickly!

Just now, the Osmantus representative did not explicitly oppose the New Artifact Project, so could it be considered that the other party actually approves of letting Psionic Mages participate in the management of the Computing Power Pool?

Moreover, he was not truly against re-evaluating the safety of the Computing Power Pool; he just did not want to do it at this current time node, and then let Kalishi and Cormanthor take advantage of the loophole.

But Xia Shao was not in a good position to openly say he opposed the re-evaluation, after all, he had just mocked Cormanthor's unquestionability, and if he was also unquestionable, wouldn't that be a boomerang hitting himself?

But next, the words of the Osmantus representative made Xia Shao feel very shocked and puzzled—

……

Xia Shao remained silent and did not answer. Launching an inquiry against Zhamu Dasi was not what he hoped for, but if the safety of the Computing Power Pool had to be re-evaluated, then that was not what he wanted either.

After Yierlantusi called out his name, Xia Shao also cast his gaze toward Osmantus. Based on his understanding of the Osmantus Crown King, the other party should not agree to a New Artifact Project that had too much risk and could not be controlled.

Just as Xia Shao was considering how to respond to the proposal of the Osmantus representative, Tiao suddenly spoke up to resolve the difficult problem for Xia Shao—

"To borrow a phrase from Ambassador Youfunisi, the question of the safety of the Computing Power Pool is not a question worth discussing, at least not right now."

"We have already seen that after the previous incident, the Psionic Network Research Center immediately took action, not only locking onto the invaders but also improving the Computing Power Pool; this is enough to prove the professionalism of Consultant Xia Shao in the field of the Computing Power Pool."

After Youfunisi finished speaking, he kept his gaze on Xia Shao and asked, "What does Consultant Xia Shao think of the two points I raised?"

Xia Shao did not doubt it at all; if he agreed to it, Cormanthor would arrange a few more safety accidents, thereby excluding him from the safety field of the Computing Power Pool, and then bit by bit erode the Permission Level, just to completely control the Computing Power Pool.

After Xia Shao, Tiao immediately expressed his support for Xia Shao, and at the same time represented Netheril in officially stating his position—"Netheril also opposes the New Artifact Project, and as for that Kalishi, I think it's best to arrest him and interrogate him properly!"

"If you want to question, please solve the mastermind behind the intrusion incident before coming to question!"

"……"

"Kalishi has indeed shown us more possibilities for psionics. Our side believes that if the Northland wants to further develop, psionic research may be an unavoidable topic, so considering it early is also a wise move."

If it weren't for this incident, he would actually be very happy to re-evaluate the safety of the Computing Power Pool to get a higher rating, but the timing is wrong now.

As for whether to introduce Psionic Mages to participate in the management of the Computing Power Pool, he actually didn't care much. Although this might be Cormanthor's "salami slicing" approach, as long as the Psionic Network Research Center was still under his responsibility, how those Psionic Mages were arranged would still be up to him; it would be useless for outsiders to talk until they were blue in the face.

By that time, the Osmantus representative would probably be the first to stand up and mock him.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to agree, let alone accept, the proposal put forward by Osmantus to re-evaluate the safety of the Computing Power Pool. And judging from this proposal, even if Osmantus was not in the same boat as Cormanthor, at least in terms of seizing the Computing Power Pool's Permission Level, they were standing with Cormanthor.

"But the invaders who have been caught are not all of them. As long as the mastermind behind the scenes is not caught for a day, the threat will always exist. In this situation, we can only trust the professionalism of Consultant Xia Shao, rather than tripping him up."

"I think the most urgent matters at present are two things: first, to re-evaluate the safety of the Computing Power Pool, and second, to continue to investigate the mastermind behind this incident and launch an inquiry against Zhamu Dasi, after all, all current clues point to them."

Noticing the changing expressions of the various representatives at the meeting, Xia Shao also expressed his attitude without hesitation—"The root cause of the Computing Power Pool being invaded lies with Zhamu Dasi. You don't go to find trouble with them, but instead stir up disputes within the Alliance. Is this the attitude of Cormanthor?"

But if everything could be handled according to the rules, there wouldn't be so many disputes in this world. Even for plans that are completely impossible to pass, because the bottom lines of all parties are different, there is still room for maneuvering.

"As for whether to let Psionic Mages participate in the management of the Computing Power Pool, that is not a question worth debating, at least it is not worth us discussing it here right now."

And after Netheril, Yierlan, as an ally, finally did something useful for once, and immediately expressed that, if strictly following the Alliance charter, with two major countries clearly opposing it, this matter could actually end here.

The risk of building a New Artifact is uncertain, and there are many opponents with firm attitudes, so it is not appropriate to continue to bring it up. So he changed his wording; after all, the Northland Alliance now has Psionic Mages, and it is not necessarily necessary to retrain them.

Just at this time, Yierlantusi suddenly called out the name of Ambassador Osmantus. He didn't say anything about the New Artifact Project, but directly said to let Psionic Mages participate in the management of the Computing Power Pool. This is a very clever approach.

"Ambassador Youfunisi, what is your view on introducing Psionic Mages to participate in the substantive management of the Computing Power Pool?"

"I will put it this way: before this matter is fully investigated, before the relevant conspirators are punished, I will never agree to that nonsensical New Artifact Project. As for Psionic Mages, doesn't the Psionic Network Research Center already have Psionic Mage members?"