Great Lord Mu was somewhat dumbfounded.
He glanced at the calendar not far away.
Hadn't he only been in seclusion for a few days? Why did it feel as though he had lived through an entire spring and autumn? The changes in the world had become somewhat incomprehensible to him.
He had to clear his head.
"You're saying that several great nations took the initiative to propose building World Tunnels? And they have no additional demands regarding tunnel management rights or anything like that?"
Moli: Yes, yes, exactly.
Mu Yuan couldn't help but clear his head again.
At the beginning, he had never intended to build World Tunnels into the territories of those great nations.
He knew full well that it was unrealistic.
For one thing, they might affect the great nations' own security;
For another, they would definitely affect the interests of many factions within those great nations.
The former could be avoided by choosing the tunnel entrances carefully; the latter, however, involved the lifeblood of many Peak Lords.
The slight convenience and trade benefits brought by World Tunnels were insignificant.
After all, the benefits would not belong to them, but to most low- and mid-level professionals and small- and medium-sized factions.
But now,
It seemed to genuinely involve their own interests.
They were also salivating over the cultivation wonders of the Great Power Hall.
Of course, even if they coveted it, they were unwilling to give up their many interests. If they had to choose, they would still veto the World Tunnel construction plan. At worst, they could make their own way to Tian Yuan City.
However, while they would veto it, many Peak Lords who had remained neutral or had not firmly opposed the project had changed their stance and begun supporting it.
"The construction of