Chapter 3309: The Hope of Advancement

Involving reincarnation, as well as the natural environments and various specialties not possessed by the Material Plane, Xia Duo is still very concerned about the Outer Planes and also regards them as one of the main directions for future strategic development.

In this case, whether it is to gain benefits from trade or to facilitate other development plans in the future, maintaining a friendly relationship with the Kingdom of Radiance is the best choice for Xia Duo.

And now, he knows the Kingdom of Radiance's huge demand for adamantine, a raw material for weapons, and at the same time, he has mastered the method of artificially synthesizing adamantine; this is simply a perfect trade partner.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo pointed to the ground covered by decorations with only a few dark patterns exposed, and asked Divine Envoy Richi: "I wonder what the Divine Envoy thinks of the quality of the adamantine here?"

Upon hearing this, both Richi and Taide seemed to have thought of something, and Richi's eyes lit up, because if the matter he was thinking of succeeded, he could be almost one hundred percent certain that he would be able to advance ahead of schedule.

Consequently, he hurriedly asked: "May I briefly examine it?"

"No problem, please feel free, Divine Envoy."

Since the guest wants to inspect the goods, Xia Duo would naturally not stop them, and he was also very curious whether there was any difference between man-made adamantine and natural adamantine in the eyes of a Divine Envoy.

On the other side, after receiving Xia Duo's permission, Richi immediately took the Holy Book he held as a Law Book Divine Envoy from his waist, opened one of the pages, and a divine light suddenly shot out from the page, plunging straight into the ground.

The next moment, a joyful smile appeared on Richi's face, "Mage Xia Duo, although you know how he obtained so much adamantine, the quality of that adamantine is undoubtedly very good."

Of course, if one could agree in advance on how to handle a breach of contract, the Kingdom of Radiance would also strictly follow the contract content, but those who have a history of breach of contract will still be on the Kingdom of Radiance's blacklist.

If it were only to rule a kingdom or a civilization, it would not need to be so troublesome, and the legal code and order would not be what they are now.

And Richi's civil Divine Envoy sequence is more difficult and slower to advance in the early stages than the combat Divine Envoy sequence, but as long as the duration of existence is long enough, there is still a chance to reach the Throne Divine Envoy, though Seraph Divine Envoy is still very difficult.

Moreover, having such an experience, if one gets tired of fighting in the future, there is also a chance to transfer to the civil Divine Envoy sequence, which is the advancement route of Law Book—Arbitrator—Wisdom.

Of course, Xia Duo actually does not directly stipulate what is justice and what is not justice, but guides it by constructing order, guiding the justice and fairness he believes in.

And in the world of Magic, fairness and justice are topics rarely mentioned; the Sacred Contract does not guarantee fairness and justice, it only cares about whether the contract can be fulfilled normally.

As long as the price is negotiated in advance, trading with the Kingdom of Radiance is the least worrying about the other party breaching the contract; of course, one must also be careful to leave room for oneself, otherwise, if one breaches the contract in such a situation, it is not like a normal Sacred Contract where it ends with just being on a blacklist.

In fact, the so-called Xia order is more of a projection of Xia Duo's own thoughts; if he were a brutal ruler, perhaps he would formulate even more stringent laws.

Although Taide, as a Holy Sword Divine Envoy, can gain fewer benefits from this matter compared to the Law Book Divine Envoy, the Holy Sword Divine Envoy is the main combat personnel of the Kingdom of Radiance.

Even if there were no Divine Punishment, if seen by a Law Book Divine Envoy who can check the blacklist, it is estimated that one still could not escape.

Then, under the expectant gazes of Richi and Taide, Xia Duo said that sentence: "I wonder if the Kingdom of Radiance needs this kind of adamantine?"

If this problem could be completely solved, being promoted two levels and being guaranteed a Throne Divine Envoy would not be excessive at all, and there would even be a glimmer of possibility of becoming the Right and Left Hand of God.

Therefore, compared to Taide, Richi actually values this cooperation even more; if this time it can really solve the Kingdom of Radiance's long-standing shortage of weapon raw materials, then he could at least be promoted to an Arbitrator Divine Envoy in a short time.

If there are more weapon raw materials, their equipment will also be more perfect and updated more timely, which is also an extremely favorable thing for combat personnel.

If he stays in the combat Divine Envoy sequence, he is afraid it will be very difficult to be promoted to an Arbitrator Divine Envoy, let alone a Seraph Divine Envoy with the title of Right and Left Hand of God.

"Need, we need it very much!" Divine Envoys Richi and Taide spoke almost in unison.

For a tool that is more inclined to be benign, it actually does not need to be fair and just, or more rigorously speaking, it does not need the tool to define itself as fair and just; fairness and justice need to be defined by other entities.

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Seeing the performance of the two Divine Envoys, Xia Duo knew that this cooperation should be stable, "I can provide a stable supply of adamantine, I wonder what the Kingdom of Radiance can offer?"

Netherese Mages or Elves of the Main Plane might hate the Sacred Contract, but Xia Duo, who understands the essence of the Sacred Contract, likes such contracts very much.

Although there are many cases of breach of contract, almost no one will publicly say that breach of contract is correct, unless the contract itself has fairness issues; otherwise, most people are more inclined to think that breach of contract is incorrect.

Although equivalent exchange is not the Doctrine of the Kingdom of Radiance, the spirit of contract is a core quality possessed by every Divine Envoy of Radiance.

Higher-level Arbitrator Divine Envoys and Seraph Divine Envoys no longer distinguish between civil and combat; although Taide also has the ideal of becoming the Right and Left Hand of God, he can also recognize reality.

Being on the blacklist does not necessarily lead to Divine Punishment or other direct inconveniences, but it is similar to a loss of reputation; in the future, within this circle covered by the influence of the Kingdom of Radiance, the invisible cost of getting along with others will increase a lot.

And Xia Duo himself comes from a highly ordered civilization, where the spirit of contract has become the basic law of social operation, or part of public order and good customs.

The Xia order he created is an intuitive embodiment of his own ideas; it can even be said that from the very beginning, his goal was to create a group of people who think the same as him, and then move toward the same goal.

But he is not; he has his own ideas.

For example, in Xia Duo's Territory, only the law can define what is fair, what is justice, and what is the opposite, rather than letting a contract with tool attributes define it by itself.

Netherese Mages do not like it because their bottom line is very flexible; if the contract is beneficial to them, then of course they must strictly abide by it, but if the contract is unfavorable to them, they will try to find loopholes, or even not hesitate to breach the contract.

Elves are the same; after all, the human nature of intelligent beings is the same, but Elves have one more point, which is that they have not been long-term nurtured by the Faith of the Kingdom of Radiance, or in other words, they do not understand the essence of the Sacred Contract, and their trust in the Sacred Contract itself is insufficient.

If one breaches the contract multiple times (limited to Sacred Contracts witnessed by the Kingdom of Radiance), then it will obviously be regarded as a provocation to the Kingdom of Radiance, and it might really attract Divine Punishment.