Three days later, the Mana Airship took off from Nixi Harbor again.
This time, it was headed neither to the Azshara Tribe nor back to the Stantin Duchy. Instead, it flew straight northwest toward Anvilmar City, the capital of the Lampari Kingdom.
During his three-day stay in Nixi City, Xu Yi held several private discussions with King Trutz.
Judging by the results, the two sides had made no substantive progress and had not even signed a single agreement.
Nevertheless, through his private discussions with King Trutz, Xu Yi had reached certain understandings with the Rulson Kingdom, which could be considered informal agreements.
For instance, Xu Yi strongly endorsed King Trutz's initial suggestion of building Mana Signal Towers within the Rulson Kingdom and pledged his full support.
The two sides agreed that, in a month, the Rulson Kingdom would send personnel to the Stantin Duchy to inspect the specific functions and effectiveness of the Mana Signal Towers already built there.
Barring any unexpected developments, the Rulson Kingdom would then invite the Xinfei Merchant Guild to build Mana Signal Towers within its borders and establish its own Magic Communication Network.
However, King Trutz had clearly conducted a detailed investigation into the Mana Signal Towers. He told Xu Yi that the core communications component of the Magic Communication Network in the Rulson Kingdom had to remain under the kingdom's own control.
He even tossed out technical terms such as "mana signal fluctuation frequency," taking Xu Yi by surprise.
Xu Yi had no objection to this demand. He stated that after the Xinfei Merchant Guild helped the Rulson Kingdom establish its Magic Communication Network, it would hand over the core components as well, ensuring that the network remained entirely under the Rulson Kingdom's control.
Xu Yi's only condition was that the Rulson Kingdom's Magic