Lord of Arcane

Evereska, Yunfeng Manor.

Today is the fourth day since the Northland Alliance Lingsi Network Research Center was officially established. It is also the fourth day that Xia Duo serves as the head of the research center. It is also the fourth day that he joins the newly established Northland Alliance Advisory Committee.

In the past four days, he has received countless Northland businessmen at Yunfeng Manor, including elves, humans, and even dwarves.

These businessmen came to visit him with only one purpose, which was to get a share of the public computing resource pool project that was about to be established.

According to the decision of the alliance meeting, this public computing resource pool used to serve all spellcasters in the North will be built in the form of divided networks in various countries and then forming a large network.

The Northland Alliance directly manages only the Everiska sub-network. The reason why this is retained is because the Everiska sub-network needs to be a key node. The other sub-networks are not directly connected to each other, but need to be connected first. Access the Everesca branch network.

But even if there is no direct management authority over sub-networks in other countries, there are many indirect authorities, which are even higher than those held by various countries, but the key nodes are under the physical control of each country.

Although they can't do anything within the Lingsi network, they can directly physically disconnect the network and take a country's branch network offline collectively. The only direct control of the alliance is Everesca's side, so naturally they can't intervene.

Although such a plan is conducive to risk sharing to a certain extent, Xiaduo already has a relatively complete plan in terms of risk management and control. The reason for the emergence of such a plan is actually the result of trade-offs between various countries.

The future Northland public computing resource pool will be nominally owned by the Alliance Lingsi Network Research Center, which is responsible for operation, maintenance and even research and improvement. The research center is also legally obedient to the Alliance Conference.

But here's the problem. The Alliance Conference does not exist at all times. Instead, it is convened regularly by the five countries to discuss all matters within the alliance. Usually, the representatives of the five countries have the final say.

In an extreme case, Tirion, the plenipotentiary representative of Netheril in the alliance, could privately order the research center to conduct a directed psychic storm in the public computing resource pool.

Even the person in charge of the research center can do some work himself, and the orders from above are delayed for direct control from below.

So we need checks and balances!

But no matter what, before there was a problem with the Alliance Lingsi Network Research Center, or before Xia Duo had a problem, he still had the right to decide on the construction of the Lingsi network in other countries.

And this decision-making power is interest.

The benefits include, but are not limited to, key node location selection, sub-network design under the sub-network, Lingsi network connector supplier selection, and even future computing resource distribution, etc.

Xia Duo didn't think too much about it at first. It was those shrewd businessmen who reminded him, so he simply refused all the businessmen's visits.

But even so, people keep coming, with various names and various reasons, some of which are even impossible to refuse, such as the current group——

"Our business group is very optimistic about the integrated Nese Mining. I wonder if Consultant Xia Duo can give us an opportunity to cooperate. Our business group is composed of a number of Northland multinational chambers of commerce. It is very powerful, and Huifeng was just established not long ago. We have members on the Mountain Resource Management Committee, and if both parties can cooperate, I guarantee that Nese Mining can successfully bid.”

In fact, the truth is far more exaggerated than what these elf businessmen said. As far as Sha Duo knew, one of the members of the newly established Gray Peak Mountain Resources Committee was among the team that came to visit today.

It's just that the other party didn't mention it deliberately, so he just pretended that he didn't recognize it.

The other party's stated reason for visiting was not a public computing resource pool, but there were several people in the team whom Xia Duo had rejected before. This hint couldn't be more obvious. It is nothing more than using Nese Mining to successfully win the bid in the first round of development bidding in the Huifeng Mountains in exchange for facilitating this business group in the public computing power pool.

Xia Duo thought about it carefully and did not refuse immediately. He did not know much about the Tia business group in front of him and had not even heard of its name.

Of course, he still knew something about the multinational chamber of commerce that the business group representative who came this time claimed to form the business group.

It is precisely because of understanding that it is difficult to make a choice. If this Tia business group really exists, then its strength obviously cannot be underestimated.

As for why I haven’t heard of it before, it’s either very hidden or it was only established recently.

Xia Duo speculated that it should be the latter. These multinational chambers of commerce are already strong, and if they unite, it will be even more powerful. It is obviously unrealistic to not seek a higher power breakthrough even if they have such strength.

After questioning, the other party indeed revealed the fact that the business group had just been established not long ago. The reason why these chambers of commerce were united was very simple. There was no hatred but deep connections. The ancestors were all from Maiyeli Tower and had gone through Ai Rui. Phantasm finally took root in the post-war new world and has grown to this day.

During the conversation, many of these elves longed for their ancestral homeland, especially the leader. Xia Duo was also happy to do what he wanted, and skillfully talked about some interesting things about Mayelita, which in turn attracted these people. The elf was surprised.

"I didn't expect that Advisor Xia Duo would have such a deep understanding of the ancient Mai Yeli Pagoda. We, the descendants of our motherland, would be far inferior!"

"It was by chance that I obtained some information about Maiyeli Tower. If you are interested, I can sort it out and give it to you. Of course, this may take a while. After all, recent events are too... too much."

The leader of the elf was even moved to tears by Sha Duo's generosity, "Thank you so much, Consultant Sha Duo. Even if the cooperation fails, I will ensure that Nese Mining will be the first batch of winning bidders for the Gray Peak Mountain Development Project."

"Eli, this is different from what was promised!" One of the business group representatives immediately stood up to object.

"That's right, even if you want information about Mai Yeli Tower, you can collect it through other channels. You can't exchange it for the interests of the business group! Those information have long been outdated. You want it, but I don't want it!"

Opponents appeared one after another, and they still objected in front of Sha Duo. Eli couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed on his face, but in the end he said firmly:

"If you don't want it, then don't. We, Xin Nong Chamber of Commerce, will implement what we promised to Consultant Xia Duo!"

"Eli, how could you do this!"

After Eli said he was responsible, the opposition from other elves also subsided. But the problem is that the conditions originally used to exchange for the convenience of the public computing resource pool were used by Eli. What should we do next?

“As for the construction and subsequent operation and maintenance of the public computing resource pool, I haven’t thought about the specific operations yet. I will not consider it until at least several recent tests are passed.

"Everyone, please go back first. Although I can't promise you anything now, compared to complete strangers, when choosing collaborators, I will still give priority to familiar friends."

Xia Duo really hasn't figured out how to operate it, mainly because these elf merchants have too many evil ideas and are always thinking about making money, which he doesn't like very much.

On the other hand, it also gives Tia business group some time to prepare, come up with new trading conditions, or find ways to become his friends.