The east side of Nese Palace.
Different from the silver-white elven-style buildings in the area where Giles Tower and Nese Palace are located, the architectural tones here are mostly gold and blue.
This area is mainly home to some chambers of commerce, mage clubs, and the offices of mage tower organizations or small groups outside Sevington in Sevington.
If Chateau wants to send people to stay in Severton in the future, this is the first choice. In addition to here, of course, you can also rent a guest room at the headquarters of the Austrian Law Association all year round, or any tavern, or even a private house.
But that would be too unseemly.
From the moment he stepped into this "CBD" area, Xia Duo began to calculate the land price here. Until he arrived at the entrance of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce headquarters, he could not calculate how much this area was worth.
In fact, you can't buy it even if you have money. Most of the land here has owners, or in other words, all the old city belongs to various lords within the Seven Towers Group.
There may be some scattered pieces in the hands of outsiders, and it is basically impossible to sell them.
As for the new town, including the extension of the new town, it belongs to Severington Council. In theory, Chateau can also get a share!
But in fact, in the new city, the lords only have some land-related lease concessions at most. As for the rest, they are no different from ordinary spellcasters or even civilians.
Of course, as Xia Duo is now a senior arcanist, as long as they are willing to nod, there are many people who are willing to fulfill his wishes, but obviously, advantages are not so easy to take advantage of, and there will always be something tangible or intangible to pay.
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"Lord Xia Duo, Mingshui Chamber of Commerce welcomes your visit!"
"Consultant Said, I am also honored to receive your invitation."
At the entrance of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce headquarters, Xia Duo and Said exchanged a few polite words and then went inside the chamber of commerce together.
"Lord Xia Duo, last time I returned from the southern border, I have been thinking about when I would see you again. I never thought it would be in this situation. Frankly speaking, the person who invited you this time is actually our president. I'm sorry for not informing you in advance. .”
"Um."
Sha Duo nodded to express his understanding. In fact, he had guessed from the moment he received Said's invitation that this invitation might not be out of Said's personal wishes.
Said had previously entered the Mystery Lock at Lake Macht in the south to investigate the situation of the fish crowd. Later, he encountered a dangerous situation and almost wanted to commit suicide. It was Shado who rescued him back to the Saville Territory and asked Bishop Ambril to revive him.
What Seid really gained was not just to survive. Bishop Ambril's [Restoration Baptism] restored Seed's condition to its peak, almost costing him decades of life in vain.
If it were a personal invitation from Said, the location would not be at the headquarters of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce. Instead, he would choose a place that was more equal to both parties.
Or Seid would take the initiative to visit Savileland, not just an invitation.
By now, if Sha Duo still doesn't understand that President Jenna of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce is a great arcanist who hides his identity, then he is too stupid.
At the moment, Said behaves as if he is a real subordinate, rather than a consultant with a guest-like nature.
In Netheril, there is basically no other possibility for a senior arcanist to be a subordinate willingly, except for the great arcanist.
"Counsellor Said, I wonder what your president wants from me?"
"It should be a more important cooperation. We will know the details when we meet the president. It is difficult for me to give an accurate answer here." Said said apologetically.
In this regard, Xia Duo did not continue to ask. Anyway, we will find out later. President Jenna and Master Byron are relatively familiar with each other. In theory, they can be regarded as one of their own, so they should not have any evil intentions.
However, it was necessary to be on guard against others, so Xia Duo still sent a message to Niya, telling her that he was a guest at the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce.
His interrogation was conducted in front of Said. Said did not stop him, but just brought it silently. Seeing this, Sha Duo had almost figured it out.
Maybe it really is an important cooperation.
Now that President Jenna and Grand Arcanist Jenna have almost revealed their identities, Sha Duo is constantly speculating in his mind about what important cooperation is worthy of a Grand Arcanist discussing with him in person.
In other words, for a great arcanist, what else can she not get that she happens to have?
Xia Duo was puzzled.
Soon, he no longer needed to think about it, because he had already met President Jenna herself——
She was still the beautiful, tall young woman he had seen before, with long bright golden hair hanging loosely behind her shoulders.
Their eyes met, Jenna smiled slightly, waved Said to retreat, and then said to Sha Duo:
"Lord Xia Duo, I didn't expect you to become a senior arcanist when we meet again. That's good. This way I will be more assured of our cooperation!"
"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation does President Jenna want to discuss?"
Jenna did not directly answer Shado's question. Instead, she smiled mysteriously and asked, "Lord Shado, what cooperation do you think we should have?"
"Supply of raw materials for magic items? Consignment for sale? Or joint development of the Cormanso market?" Sha Duo then said these.
But Jenna shook her head, "What I want to talk about is not these boring small businesses, but a real big business!"
At this point, Jenna suddenly changed the subject and asked Xia Duo: "What do you think of the New Year celebration some time ago?"
Xia Duo was confused by this question, why did he switch to the New Year celebration, but the next moment, he realized that the content that President Jenna wanted to cooperate with was really related to the ascension of the gods.
Just before entering this reception room, he had many speculations in his mind, including speculations related to the ascension of gods, but when he stepped into this reception room, he himself ruled out this possibility.
The ascension to the gods is really far-reaching, how can we easily find him to cooperate!
But then again, it can make the great arcanist's heart also move, and even some urgent cooperation. Apart from ascending to the gods, Sha Duo can't think of anything else for the time being.
Sure enough, the influence of the princess's ascension to the gods gradually appeared. This was just President Jenna who was originally hidden. Other great arcanists may have started to take action!
Thinking of this possibility, Xia Duo felt a little paralyzed. Once this "race to ascend to the gods" begins, there is a high probability that it will never end.
Netheril may never have peace in the future. Is this also the elves' plan?
"Lord Shado, let me ask you what you think of the New Year celebration!" Jenna repeated.
"Sorry, President Jenna, I had too many ideas and was stunned for a while."
"Oh? You might as well tell me."
"The most direct idea is that everyone will target Her Royal Highness from now on, and Netheril may be in constant conflict!"
"You think so?"
An expression of surprise appeared on Jenna's face, "It seems that you guessed what cooperation I wanted to discuss with you, but there is one thing you were wrong about!"
"What is it?"
"Not every great arcanist aims to ascend to the gods." Jenna said lightly, with a sudden arrogance in her eyes.
