Arcane Lord

While Elan had not repented yet, Chateau immediately ordered Charles to ask Elan representatives to come over and explain. This was his right as an alliance consultant.

Of course, if it involves the five major countries or Everesca, Shado may take the initiative to visit their plenipotentiary representatives and ask for explanations, but for the representatives of Elam, it is normal to directly summon them to come over.

Sending an assistant to invite him now is a sign of respect for the other party, and it is also in line with Xia Duo's usual style of doing things - courtesy first and then fighting.

…

Soon, Charles came to Shado's office with a golden elf with a somewhat frightened face, and took the lead in reporting: "Sir, Ambassador Tomedis has arrived."

"Um."

Shado nodded, then turned his gaze to the Elan representative next to him, "Ambassador Tomedis, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you, respected Consultant Xia Duo." Representative Ellan, as a golden elf, looked flattered at this moment. Later, he even took the initiative to ask, "I wonder what the purpose of the summons is for Consultant Xia Duo?"

"There is one thing. I want to hear an explanation from Elam."

Then, Chateau briefly repeated the situation reported by Charles before - that is, Elan was preparing to forcibly collect user subsidies for the computing power pool, and then waited for Tomedis' explanation.

"This, this—"

When Tomedis heard the news, he couldn't help but sweat a little, but when faced with Sha Duo, he still forcibly calmed down and gave an explanation that Sha Duo had not expected -

“Elan is in dire straits and is really short of money, so we have to turn our attention to subsidizing the computing power pool. However, please rest assured that Consultant Xia Duo will not affect the normal operation of the computing power pool. ."

When Xia Duo asked Charles to invite the other party over before, he told Charles to tell the other party his purpose of looking for him. He originally thought that after thinking about it for so long, the other party had already come up with a reason that was at least plausible on the surface.

Unexpectedly, he would be so direct, saying that Elan was short of money.

But this is not too surprising. Strictly speaking, Elan's lack of money is not a secret, especially for someone like Xia Duo who has access to internal intelligence in the alliance.

Instead of coming up with excuses to make up for it, admitting it generously can be an effective coping strategy.

There is a feeling of "I'm so short of money, so don't be like me". In addition, the other party also mentioned that this new tax will not affect the normal operation of the computing power pool, which is again An Xiado's concern.

Perhaps in Tomedis's eyes, the reason why Xia Duo came to him was because he was worried about the impact on the Elan network of the computing power pool, but he didn't know that Xia Duo was completely drunk this time.

The real purpose of finding him was actually to intervene in Elam's domestic affairs.

…

In the office, Sha Duo tapped the table lightly, as if he was thinking, and indeed he was thinking. Tomedis was so direct that he almost stopped him, but the matter itself was still within the scope of his power to interfere. .

After thinking for a moment, Shado asked Tomedis: "What is the real situation in Elam? Don't hide anything. Although I am very dissatisfied with Elan's collection of computing power pool subsidies, but if the situation in Elam is indeed If it's serious, I can provide assistance to Elan through other channels."

"Thank you, Advisor Xia Duo, for your understanding."

Tomedes secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time began to explain, "The situation in Elam is far worse than the alliance knew. Elam's agriculture is underdeveloped, and residents in Elam have needed food for a long time. Wende was imported from other places and forced to become independent, but this situation has not been alleviated.

“In addition, as a part of Sluvender, Elam used to have uneven development in all aspects. Now after independence, this has become a big problem.

“But if you want to develop, you must have money and resources. Currently, the only resource that Elan can obtain is the mithril mine, but the alliance just discovered a giant mithril mine not long ago.

"It is no exaggeration to say that Elan's development has now completely stalled, and has even suffered a serious regression. When it will collapse, the alliance can only think about it."

After hearing Tomedis's description of independence and his statement on the current situation of Elam, Shado probably understood why he saw the so-called return of Elam in Person.

Although the return of Elam forces that Person saw there may have been disguised by the Illuminati, the soil for the return of Elam forces today is too rich.

Even the plenipotentiary representatives abroad have revealed such thoughts, and one can imagine the true thoughts of ordinary elves in the country.

As Tomedis just said, Elam is forced to be independent. If it is not independent, there is a high probability that it will be directly occupied by Ye Erlan. And now, even if there is a massive willingness to return in Elam, Ye Erlan is unlikely to agree.

But unfortunately, the alliance is indifferent to this.

Otherwise, Xia Duo would have seen the relevant content about the return of Elam in the alliance intelligence. Even Tomedis, the plenipotentiary representative, has the intention to return to Sruvend. The returning force must have been brewing in Elam. .

It's just that Ye Erlan stood in the way, preventing Ellan from returning immediately. At the same time, the attitude of the top leaders of Erlan was also very ambiguous. They were dissatisfied with the current situation, but were powerless to deal with the status quo. They were completely turning to Ye Erlan and becoming truly independent (including returning to Slu). Wende) hesitated.

"Isn't there an allocation from the alliance? How does it work? And the countries have already signed a new trade agreement. If you can't get food from Sluvende and Yeerlan, why don't you buy it from other countries?"

Xia Duo, who asked these questions, is actually not unfamiliar with the actual situation of alliance funding. The alliance leaves this aspect to Ye Erlan, and Ye Erlan decides how to operate it.

The only requirement of the alliance is that large-scale famine and unrest cannot occur. UU Reading www.uukｎshu.net must ensure the stability and orderliness of all aspects of Elamite society, and at the same time complete post-war reconstruction as much as possible.

The alliance only has these principled requirements. During the actual implementation process, the alliance cannot effectively supervise or supervise how Ye Erlan does it.

After all, there is no precedent for these, and the relevant laws have not yet been perfected!

Perhaps other countries also intend to use Elamite for experiments to further explore the alliance's operating model, but this will cause suffering for the Elamite people.

Thinking of this, Sha Duo's original idea of ​​just using Elan to lure out the Illuminati couldn't help but become more sincere.

Although the two sides have different races, they are both intelligent creatures living in the main plane. It is not a difficult decision to help them when they can.

Furthermore, Shado intends to lead the Northland Alliance and even the entire main plane, but leadership is not a force and needs to be achieved bit by bit in practice through cooperation with various countries.

Now is not only an opportunity to draw out the Illuminati, but also an opportunity for Shado to expand his influence in the alliance and pave the way for leading the alliance in the future.