However, with Xia Duo's current status, many times it is no longer "what he needs him to do", but "what he wants to do".
Under the current situation, Xia Duo simply let go of Larian's extended hand and responded with a relatively simple Mage Nese salute.
Larian is not the main god of the elves, let alone a return gift from Nese based on equality. Even if he angrily accuses the other party of not understanding the taboos of Nese mages in person, there are no unacceptable consequences for Shado.
Of course, this also tells Larian not to try to use the elf's discourse system to trap him. If you want serious cooperation, you must proceed from the principle of equality between both parties and mutual benefit, rather than unilateral use.
In response to this, Larian's face changed, but he quickly calmed down, and then invited Xia Duo to sit down in the living room in a way that was more acceptable to Xia Duo.
…
"Lord Chateau, I heard President Oripus mention street lamp advertisements before. I feel that there are many unfinished meanings in them, so I invited Lord Chateau to have a deeper understanding."
After the two parties sat down, Larian was the first to speak, but he did not directly mention the cooperation. Instead, he asked about the street lamp advertisement that Oripus had mentioned before.
Shado had long expected that Larian would ask this question, so he repeated what he had said to Oripus before, "About street lamp advertisements, I first thought of them from the ribbons hung at celebrations.
“Usually, cities don’t necessarily hang colorful ribbons, but there can also be something similar. If certain products are displayed on them, wouldn’t it be a good way to promote them?
"Considering that this kind of booth specifically set up for advertising should not be at the expense of the beauty of the city, I thought of street lights. This is the easiest place in the city to maintain a consistent style and can be used as a booth."
"I see!"
Larian showed a thoughtful expression, and then added: "In addition to street lights, you may also be able to set up some special booths, such as sculptures based on certain products or chambers of commerce, or even sky projections."
After hearing this, Xia Duo immediately smiled and said, "What Elder Larian said is that this is actually just an idea and an introduction. Once you think of it, the specific application methods are actually very wide."
"But the first thing that comes to mind is Lord Xia Duo's talent!"
Shado did not take Larian's compliments seriously. He believed that elves must have proposed similar ideas in the past countless years, but the business form of elven society was still relatively primitive.
The "primitive" here is not only business itself, but also society. The phenomenon of law of the jungle and the strong is everywhere. There is a certain number of how powerful the power is to operate the large-scale chamber of commerce.
During the long period of running-in, there has long been a set of fixed rules, which both large and small chambers of commerce will abide by. Things like professional advertising spaces are useless for large chambers of commerce and cannot be used by small chambers of commerce. It is really useless.
That is to say, Xia Duo is a human and completely ignores these hidden rules within the elves. If he were an ordinary elf, he would not raise it even if he could.
It is almost impossible to change destiny through business means in today's elf society, because there is no pure business here at all.
However, after the establishment of the Northland Alliance, the situation in each country was different. Especially Evereska, as the headquarters of the Northland Alliance, can be regarded as "the best place in Kyoto".
After all, there are countless pairs of eyes watching, and some relatively pure business operations should be possible.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether they have it or not. Chateau's real purpose is not to standardize business operating rules for Everesca, but the streetlight advertisements themselves.
Of course, it would be great if a set of effective norms could be formed, and they could be implemented in other countries when he leads the Northland Alliance.
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Streetlight advertisements were not the focus of this meeting. Neither party had any intention of going in-depth on this topic. Larian quickly mentioned the real purpose of the meeting——
"Not long ago, the Council of Elders discussed the intention to introduce the Bactrian Codex. I was entrusted by the council to negotiate with Lord Shado about code exchange. In fact, if President Oripus hadn't asked for a meeting this time, I would have invited Lord Shado to Avery.
Talk to Scar in detail.”
"Evriska wants to introduce the Bactrian Codex?" Sha Duo was shocked.
This is no small matter. Before coming, he had thought of many possibilities in the meeting, but he never expected that he would talk about this!
"Can I ask why Everriska did this?"
"There are two main reasons. One is that the Bactrian Codex is currently recognized as the most complete code, and the other is that Everriska needs to change it. These two reasons contributed to Everriska's decision to introduce the Bactrian Codex
.”
Later, Elder Larian further explained why Evriska needed to change, "Nowadays, all the countries in the North are changing their laws. The nearest ones are Eerlan, and the farther ones are Netheril and Cormanthor.
"Although Efriska's national strength is not as good as that of several major countries, its wisdom is not weaker than others. The Northland is currently at an unprecedented turning point in history.
"If Everesca wants to keep up with the pace of development in various countries, the first step is of course to clarify the internal order. The introduction of the Bactrian Code is a good entry point."
"I see!"
Xia Duo once had the idea that even if he did nothing to the outside world, as long as he managed his territory well, everything in the outside world would change because of him.
Now, this idea seems to be coming true, and its impact is growing.
Why there are so many changes in the Northland now? The source of everything is because of the establishment of the Northland Alliance. Others may not know about the establishment of the Northland Alliance, but Xia Duo himself knows it very well.
Although he was not the main factor in the establishment of the Northland Alliance, he gave a small push.
The establishment of the Northland Alliance has intensified exchanges between countries and provided a more stable development environment, which has also brought about more intense but relatively positive competition.
Competition between countries relies on size on the one hand, and efficiency in mobilizing various resources on the other. In this regard, the centralized system is undoubtedly the most advantageous.
Therefore, various countries have carried out centralization reforms. Not long ago, the new covenant of Netheril was signed, which laid the foundation for centralization. Now it is Evriska's turn.
Of course, Chateau was happy to see Everesca's desire to reform and become stronger, and the introduction of the Bactrian Code would also be conducive to the expansion of the Bactrian order, so he agreed and could not refuse.
After carefully considering the possible impact of this matter, he agreed.
If Everesca wants to introduce the Bactrian Codex, there is actually no need to go through Xia Duo. After all, the Codex has long been made public, and there is no patent on it. Anyone who wants to use it can just use it.
But the exchange of codes is different. This is not only a process of Everriska learning, but also a process of Shado exerting influence on Everriska.
Countries may criticize this, but he really can't refuse.