Chapter 3183: Formal Talks, Turning the Page on Reconciliation

After some consideration, Xia Duo still decided to meet those Zhamudasi people. After all, there were Alliance foreign affairs personnel accompanying them; even if he did not give the Zhamudasi people face, he had to give the Alliance face.

However, he did not meet the other party at the Psionic Network Research Center, but instead had Charles notify them to meet at the Friendship Hall next to the Alliance Headquarters office area.

Besides the Friendship Hall, there were multiple formal reception rooms named with words like "Friendship" and "Unity" over there, whereas on the side of Xia Duo's Psionic Network Research Center, there were only some small reception rooms converted from lounges.

Of course, this was not the real reason Xia Duo changed the meeting location; there was only one real reason, which was that he did not want the Zhamudasi people to get close to his territory.

Even if the updated Computing Power Pool could already monitor Meta-thought Level intrusions, what if the psionic power acted outside the Mind Link of the Computing Power Pool?

Considering it cautiously, it was better to exclude such risks in advance.

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Friendship Hall.

Xia Duo arrived a moment early, and an Elf from the Alliance side also came over in advance to explain to him some basic information behind the Zhamudasi Envoy's visit:

"Previously, when we were in talks with the Zhamudasi delegation, we mentioned Consultant Xia Duo. At that time, one of their Envoys proposed to meet with you, saying they wanted to resolve the misunderstandings between you and had some other matters to discuss with you."

"I understand." Xia Duo nodded and said nothing more.

"They didn't say, but we speculate they likely want to lobby you to come forward and have the Alliance hand over Kalishi or cooperate with us in carrying out an arrest."

"The representatives of various countries do not yet have specific instructions; they just ordered us to figure out their true purpose. Currently, the progress of the talks is a bit slow. They insist that the Alliance hand over Kalishi, which is obviously impossible."

It was just that this incident was not a normal situation.

"The misunderstandings of the past really do not need to continue to today; let the past be the past! I hope we can communicate more and build mutual trust in the future, thereby avoiding misjudgments and achieving win-win cooperation."

……

Both sides only tacitly agreed to stop there; in reality, there was no clear state of termination.

Only then did the incident of Xia Duo's counterattack occur.

The deputy envoy of the Zhamudasi delegation lightly dismissed the hundreds of thousands of Zhamudasi people who died in the Tuokesente incident as an "unpleasant matter."

After hearing this, Xia Duo sneered and continued to ask: "Then how do the various countries view the arrival of this Zhamudasi delegation? How are your talks with them going?"

Originally, the Zhamudasi people actually wanted to visit privately, but Xia Duo did not want to see them privately, so he placed the meeting location in the formal reception hall next to the headquarters office area, and the meeting process also followed formal procedures.

Even Xia Duo, who had personally carried out that matter, could not help but feel a bit stunned after hearing the other party's rhetoric. Of course, for him, if he could reach a reconciliation with the Zhamudasi side and turn the page on those past events, it could be considered a decent result.

"Then what do you think the true purpose of the Zhamudasi side is?"

Doing so would instead violate the Alliance's principles.

Clearly, the incident of invading the Computing Power Pool was masterminded by the Zhamudasi side, and the Computing Power Pool was closely related to Kalishi's New Artifact Project, so it was really hard not to make associations.

But both sides still conducted the talks in their respective languages. Xia Duo used Netherese, requiring the Alliance's translator to translate his words into Elvish, while also translating what the three Zhamudasi Envoys said in the Zhamudasi language into Netherese.

But the previous multiple invasions of the Computing Power Pool were very hard to explain by just tracking Kalishi, and Luodasi had even explicitly mentioned that the Zhamudasi side was already attempting to replicate the Computing Power Pool.

As for whether there would be continued conflict or even war later, it depended on whether the Zhamudasi side was truly sincere about wanting to reconcile and turn the page. If not, then the two sides would have a battle sooner or later.

At the very least, he did not have to worry about the Zhamudasi side suddenly attacking one day. Attacking after turning the page would be an active provocation, and the consequences could be referenced from the Tuokesente incident.

Actually, strictly speaking, Xia Duo and Zhamudasi were still in a state of war. After he destroyed Tuokesente, he returned directly to the Northland and did not have too much interaction with Zhamudasi.

To tell the truth, he still did not understand the true relationship between Kalishi and Zhamudasi to this day. Logically, Zhamudasi had sent a formal delegation to the Northland and should not be gambling their national credibility by lying.

If the state of conflict could be ended and the past completely turned over, it would indeed be a good thing for Xia Duo.

So after returning, Xia Duo guarded against Zhamudasi like a thief. It was not only out of concern that the other party would attack those around him, but also out of concern that his Territory would be dragged into a war, delaying the good timing for development.

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"They actually dare to make such a request!"

The previous Tuokesente incident could indeed be said to be the result of a major misjudgment by Zhamudasi. First, they misjudged Xia Duo's ability, and second, they misjudged the intensity of Xia Duo's counterattack.

When this Elf spoke of this matter, he appeared somewhat angry. Although he had no feelings for Kalishi himself, Kalishi had not violated the Alliance's charter or principles, so how could they just give him up because Zhamudasi said so!

After both sides introduced the identities of their personnel and the background of this meeting, the talks entered the main topic—

"They should want the Alliance to help track down the treasure; that is actually the limit of what the Alliance can do. Could it be that we really let them run wild in the Northland?"

In fact, since the establishment of the Alliance, the rules and systems in all aspects had become increasingly perfect, and order had become increasingly stable. Under normal circumstances, the results of the Alliance handling various affairs were predictable.

Although Xia Duo actually did not understand Elvish, the process of formal talks was just like that.

"In the past, Zhamudasi and Consultant Xia Duo had some unpleasant matters; coming here this time is to resolve the previous misunderstandings."

Perhaps after that lesson, Zhamudasi would be more cautious when facing Xia Duo, rather than acting impulsively and causing another tragedy.

"Did they say what matters?" Xia Duo asked.

The last one was the translator.

Xia Duo pondered. Very soon, the Zhamudasi people arrived, a total of four people. According to the introduction by the Alliance foreign affairs personnel, one of them was the deputy envoy of the delegation, and among the remaining three, two were envoys from the two major schools of Zhamudasi.

Zhamudasi and Kaitemier often dealt with each other, and even now, they were still in a state of war, so Elvish was certainly not unfamiliar, while Xia Duo, because of the memory of the Lingneng Dashi he had obtained previously, was also not unfamiliar with the Zhamudasi language.

Regarding that past matter, both sides wanted to turn the page—at least that was what was expressed. Thus, under the suggestion of the Alliance foreign affairs personnel, both sides signed a memorandum of understanding defining the matter, which could be considered as completely turning the page on the past.

Since the Zhamudasi deputy envoy had ignored the dead in the Tuokesente incident, Xia Duo himself would of course not bring up a sore subject and deliberately slap the other party in the face; he chose to accept the other party's rhetoric: