Chapter 3428 Friends meet, Tarafu's request

Elam region, Valley of Victory.

The nameless valley originally chosen by Shado at random has been named [Victory Valley], which refers to the decisive victory of the Northern Alliance against the Illuminati, and this is indeed a key location for the final decisive battle.

The elder of the revived earth element before Xia Duo was here, but now, when he came here again in his incarnation, the valley with sparse vegetation had changed.

Barracks were built in the most spacious place in the middle, where hundreds of elite mages summoned from all over the alliance rested temporarily in order to prepare for a raid on the location of the Illuminati's ultimate ritual that might break out at any time.

In the surrounding areas close to the mountains, including the low mountains surrounding the valley, a large number of summoning arrays were arranged by Alliance mages. When Xia Duo came, he saw a majestic earth element materializing from the summoning arrays. And out.

Then he walked out of the magic circle and sank directly into the earth in the area designated next to it. It seems that it was through this method that all the underground fissures in the Elam area could be found in just two days, and further inspections could be made.

"Xia Duo, my friend, I finally meet you."

Tarafu, who had been waiting here for a long time, opened his arms to Xia Duo, and Xia Duo also greeted him with enthusiasm. The two hugged hard and then separated.

This is the Calishan way of greeting friends, and elves also have this etiquette. Shado has incarnated as an elf in the projection plane many times, and is still able to accept this way of greeting.

But a kiss on the cheek was unnecessary. Although this was the Calishan way of greeting a best friend, Shadow made it clear that he couldn't accept it the first time he encountered it.

Etiquette is of course meaningful only if both parties can accept it, and the same applies to friends. Tarafu did a pretty good job in this regard, and Sha Duo also recognized this friend.

After saying hello, Xia Duo immediately asked about the situation here. Although he had just learned about it in the summons, he had more feelings about the situation here after seeing it on the spot. He asked Tarafu:

"Is there really a passage to the Underdark beneath Elam?"

"Indeed, there are many cracks containing radiation from the Underdark. When I came here this time, I specially borrowed a magic weapon for testing radiation from the Underdark from a dwarf friend. At this time, Uta Taken down there.”

Except for Zhamdas, the four southern kingdoms are relatively independent. The relationship between the other three kingdoms is very complicated. There have been honeymoon periods, hatred and hostility, and even war periods. It is not uncommon for a Calishan to have several elven friends or dwarf friends.

Especially now that both Calimshan and Sanata are interested in recuperating, the relationship between the two countries has become increasingly harmonious.

The biggest instability factor in the south at this time is Jhamdas and Ketmere. The two countries are still at war and are fighting. The reason is that Prince Ketmere died during Jhamdas's conspiracy during his visit to Calimshan. .

Shado had experienced this firsthand. Without him, Kalishan might have been blamed for the murder. It was also because of this incident that he "gained" his reputation in the Mairead family. , as a country, Calimshan also owes him a big favor.

Otherwise, this time, even if both the north and the south were threatened by the Illuminati at the same time, Calimshan would not be able to send an earth elemental lord so easily and in such a timely manner.

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"Is the summoning circle here arranged by Uta? It seems to me that it is all in the style of elf magic?"

"It was an idea provided by Uta, and then it was laid out after being perfected by your alliance mages."

Speaking of this, Tarafu seemed to have suddenly thought of it, and said quickly: "I have used your alliance's computing power pool before, but the actual effect is not as good as the rumors say, at least I use it myself. That's right.

"But this time, I have witnessed the real effect of the computing power pool with my own eyes. It is really unexpected. Uta only provided an idea and a blood spell circle, and the mages of your alliance perfected it in a short time. .

"I'm wondering, can your alliance's computing power pool really be open to spellcasters like us outside the alliance?"

This idea is not too much in Xia Duo's opinion. The computing power pool itself can be regarded as a commercial activity. Who can use it? But the problem is that Tarafu has used the computing power pool before, and he himself said that the effect was not very good.

The reason is actually very simple. The main body of the computing power pool is still the Alliance Mage. It is even divided into three major sub-networks: Elf Magic, Nese Magic and Dwarf Magic due to different magic systems.

Originally, it was difficult for the three major sub-networks to utilize each other. In the end, Xia Duo invented the translation device, which allowed the three major sub-networks to be completely connected and shared at the level of computing resources, not just in the same larger-scale network. Mind network.

Now Taraf wants the computing power pool to be open to spellcasters outside the alliance, which is actually open to Calimshan scholars. This is essentially hoping that the alliance computing power pool will support Calimshan's blood magic.

This matter has advantages and disadvantages for the alliance.

The benefits are very obvious. First of all, it can make money. The computing power pool can still make a lot of profits even if it provides subsidies to alliance mages. If it is opened to Calimshan scholars, there will definitely be no subsidies, and the profit margin will only be larger.

The second is to obtain the essence of blood magic. The current translation device of the alliance computing power pool has the best translation effect on Nese magic and elf magic. After all, these are two magic systems that Sha Duo is proficient in at the same time.

The translation effect of dwarven magic is very limited, but fortunately there are not a few dwarven mages. They can get bonus even if they use LAN, but the benefits are much less than those of mages of the other two magic systems.

For Kalinshan, it is definitely impossible for the Alliance to build a dedicated network for them alone, or even if it does so, Kalinshan will have to pay a price no less than the cost of connecting to the network.

Connecting to the network means using a translation device to connect the sub-network where Kalinshan scholars are located to the main network of the computing power pool, provided that Kalinshan provides enough blood magic information.

This is actually not a bad thing. In the field of blood magic, Kalinshan is already in an absolute leading position, and even if they provide information, it will not have much impact on them.

On the contrary, the computing power pool is more valuable.

This also comes to the disadvantage of opening the computing power pool to Kalinshan for the Alliance, because the computing power pool is of great value to the development of magic.

In terms of the main plane situation, the Northern Alliance and Kalinshan are actually in a competitive relationship. What is the purpose of the Northern Alliance to cultivate a strong competitor?

Although the overall strength of the Northern Alliance is indeed greater than any of the four southern countries, this is the alliance as a whole. For the specific member states of the alliance, the comprehensive strength of any country is not as good as any of the four southern countries.

So again, what is the purpose of the alliance to cultivate a strong competitor like Karinshan?