Chapter 759: Negotiations Paused, The Situation Changes

In the Reception Room on the Public Level of the Tower of Time, the agency negotiations between the Tower of Time and the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce were still ongoing, while Xia Duo and Niya remained in the Study, observing the entire negotiation process through "monitoring."

Both sides held their own trump cards, and the debate went back and forth; by evening, they had still not reached a final agreement on the issue of agency fees.

However, they did not dwell too much on the non-core issue of advance payments and quickly reached a consensus, increasing the price by 100 Gold Coins based on the quote previously revealed by Saituosi, reaching 600 Gold Coins per piece.

Watching until the end, Xia Duo had already placed most of his attention within his own consciousness, constantly tracing memories of the past, while Niya also kept her head down reading a book, seemingly completely unconcerned with the situation of the negotiations over there.

The negotiations stalled as expected; Saituosi proposed talking again next time, while that appraiser and High Mage from Seventon, Poluokan, proposed an audience with Niya.

"Hmm?"

Xia Duo and Niya looked toward the window beside them in unison. The day's negotiations in the projection had already ended, and Saituosi was exchanging clichéd pleasantries with Dailike, appearing quite like kindred spirits.

And that Mage Poluokan, after making the request for an audience to Aiboke, looked toward the direction of the Perception Field, seemingly waiting for a reply from the person "monitoring" them.

Looking at the situation in the projection, Niya frowned, "Could he be trying to reach Teacher through me? That shouldn't be right; the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce should be able to contact Teacher directly!"

"How can we know the other party's purpose by guessing here? Wouldn't we know just by meeting them?" Xia Duo suggested.

In fact, according to his thinking, entering a Mage Tower to pay a visit to the owner was a perfectly normal thing, but Niya's status was somewhat special, which instead made her have many concerns.

"Alright then!"

Niya responded, then sent a Sending to Aiboke, telling him that she agreed to meet Poluokan, and afterwards said to Xia Duo, "Why don't you come along too, and see what his purpose really is!"

"I won't go. Whatever he says, you can just tell me when you get back. News just came from Horst saying that a mass production plan has just been produced, so I'm going to take a look over there."

Two days ago, Xia Duo went to the Horst Research Lab to check on the progress, and the chaotic management there made him quite dissatisfied; in the end, he only gave Horst three days to come up with a new mass production plan.

He didn't expect that it would only take two days for the new plan to come out; if he didn't have to watch the negotiations here, Xia Duo would have gone to see it as soon as he received the news.

Now that the negotiations were suspended, it was the perfect time to go over; as for Poluokan, Niya could handle him completely on her own.

In the projection, Saituosi and Dailike had already left, and Aiboke was leading Poluokan toward a new Reception Room, having also departed.

Niya did not delay too long; she went to the bedroom next to the Study to change her clothes, took a Scepter, and then teleported away.

Watching Niya leave, Xia Duo turned off the "monitoring" and also left the Study.

……

Reception Room.

This room was different from the one just used for the negotiations; the style was more rigorous and solemn, supplemented by dark-colored decorations, appearing very formal.

This was the first time Niya had used this Reception Room. The reason she chose it was actually to bolster her confidence, as her attitude toward the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce remained very cautious.

After Niya arrived, Poluokan bowed first, "Poluokan of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce greets Wier Lingzhu! On behalf of the Chamber President, I extend to you my sincere greetings!"

The President of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce?

An image of a proud young woman with bright golden hair flashed through Niya's mind. She had met the other party once at a banquet at the Seven Towers, but they had never spoken, let alone had any friendship. Why would the other party specifically send someone to greet her?

For a moment, Niya's heart was filled with doubts, but it was not easy to ask directly. On the surface, she still nodded calmly, "Please return my greetings to Lady Zhenna."

"Yes."

Poluokan nodded in agreement, then went straight to the point, "Wier Lingzhu, the President predicts that the situation in the various Northland countries may change in the future, and the Chamber of Commerce has decided to expand its trade routes to Keman—"

Before Poluokan could finish his sentence, Niya immediately reacted. Although she did not yet know exactly what changes would occur in the future, that legendary President Zhenna was clearly eyeing the geographical advantages of Savile Territory and had something to ask for.

With a bit more certainty in her heart, Niya continued to listen. It was indeed as she had thought; the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce had a request. They wanted to rent a piece of land in Savile Territory to build a warehouse, to be used as a supporting facility for the main warehouse in Konnifila City when trading with Keman.

At present, there was no sign of the Drow War ending, and the King-Slaying Star was still hanging high in the northwestern sky, yet the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce had already begun to act.

This made Niya feel a shock, and she kept guessing whether the other party had grasped some secret source of information and had known some key details in advance.

And what could Savile Territory gain from this?

"In principle, I do not oppose any chamber of commerce that does not violate the laws and regulations of Savile entering Savile Territory. This, of course, includes the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce. I personally welcome the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce to come to Savile Territory to carry out commercial activities."

"Since that is the case, I will report to the President as soon as possible. I believe that in the near future, personnel specifically responsible for this matter will come to Savile Territory to discuss the details of the warehouse site selection, leasing, and construction. I ask that Wier Lingzhu provide convenience."

"I will. I hope for more cooperation with the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce in the future!"

……

After a series of direct or implied conversations, Niya and Poluokan basically reached an intention to cooperate. On the other side, Xia Duo also obtained a mass production plan for the 【Missile Wand】 from the Horst Research Lab.

After dinner, the two met again in the Study and informed each other of their gains after leaving the Study earlier.

Xia Duo listened to Niya recount her guesses about the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce's judgment of the future; he could not help but be a little surprised, while also agreeing with Niya's judgment.

As the saying goes, "The cicada senses the autumn wind before it moves." He did not believe that a large chamber of commerce like the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce would suddenly want to enter the Keman market; they must have had some definite information.

Perhaps the Drow War would end soon!

Perhaps that so-called "Northland Alliance" would come faster than he imagined!

For a moment, Xia Duo felt a bit lost. Of course, more than that, an endless fighting spirit was ignited. He believed that as long as he walked steadily on the path of progress, there would definitely be a place for him among the legends of the Northland in the future.

"Horst has brought out the mass production plan for the 【Missile Wand】. If you don't push them, you really don't know their potential. Next, the Tower of Time will begin to gradually upgrade all its products."

Xia Duo said with great anticipation.

Using the mass production plan could reduce the production cost of the Tower of Time's various commodity-grade Magic Items by twenty percent, and the output would also increase accordingly.

In other words, the Tower of Time's future income from Magic Items would be greatly increased.

However, due to the transition to the new system, the consumption of Tower of Time members in acquiring Knowledge in the past would be greatly reduced, and the Tower of Time's income in this area would also be greatly reduced.

Overall, it could only be considered barely maintaining a balance of payments.