Although Nahida's words were still amiable, the clever Alhaitham immediately understood the Lesser Lord Kusanali's unspoken meaning: whether or not the Art Ban could be abolished was now tied to whether he could successfully step down as Acting Grand Sage and resume his position as Scribe.
He did not want to be the Acting Grand Sage, but he certainly did not want to give up the Scribe position. If he didn't handle this matter well, it might even be a question of whether he could keep his Scribe position.
Thinking of this, Alhaitham nodded to Nahida and said, "I understand, Lesser Lord Kusanali."
Nahida then looked at Cyno, who immediately stated, "Lesser Lord Kusanali, please rest assured, I am firmly on the side of abolishing the Art Ban."
Nahida nodded upon hearing this, then looked at the crowd below and said, "My people, I am very sorry that due to policy errors from the Akademiya, you have suffered unwarranted disaster. However, to rectify this mistaken policy, the Akademiya needs some time.
Since the Inazuma Regent has invited everyone to Inazuma, why not treat this trip as a journey for inspiration and to establish a Zubayr Theater Inazuma branch? I assure you all here that by the time you return to Sumeru next time, this erroneous policy will definitely be abolished!"
"Good!"
"Long live Lesser Lord Kusanali!"
As soon as Nahida finished speaking, the Grand Bazaar erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers. If they didn't trust the Akademiya, could they still not trust the Lesser Lord Kusanali's words?
In contrast to the cheers of the crowd in the Grand Bazaar, Alhaitham and Cyno immediately felt a sense of pressure. Since Sumeru's God of Wisdom had personally spoken and given her assurance, as her subordinates, they couldn't possibly let the Lesser Lord Kusanali lose face, could they?
It seemed that for this matter, the two of them must work together to oppose the Akademiya's previous rigid and pedantic ideas.
Nahida finally looked at Miyashiro and said, "Miyashiro, I'll trouble you to take good care of my people from Sumeru."
Miyashiro responded with an OK gesture, laughing, "No problem, we're like family, no need to be so polite. Oh, by the way, why don't you come to Inazuma with us? I can introduce you to Ei."
Nahida: "Ei... Oh, is she the Electro Archon of Inazuma? Speaking of which, it seems The Seven Archons used to communicate regularly a very, very long time ago, but my situation is special, and I no longer remember that experience.
Hmm... once Sumeru's chaos subsides and things are back on track, I feel it's necessary for me to meet them again. Your introduction would certainly be good."
Miyashiro chuckled happily, "Then let me secretly tell you a little secret: our General likes sweets."
Nahida showed a satisfied smile: "Sweets? I like them too. Then I'll bring some date honey I made myself as a Meeting gift when I go."
The two exchanged smiles. This harmonious scene made Alhaitham, who was off to the side, feel a little uncomfortable. This wasn't jealousy, but rather the surprisingly good relationship between his nation's deity and another nation's Regent, which took him by surprise.
With the Art Ban issue resolved satisfactorily, the atmosphere of the celebration feast returned to its joyful state. With a cheerful mood and unburdened emotions, the banquet finally concluded successfully.
The next morning, amidst widespread anticipation, the Akademiya officially represented Sumeru in exchanging views on the detailed terms of establishing diplomatic relations with Inazuma, with Alhaitham, as Acting Grand Sage, fully responsible for this meeting.
Unlike the previous dozen or so unproductive squabbling discussions, today's meeting was aimed at finalizing the draft.
But in reality, Alhaitham, as Acting Grand Sage, was actually very apprehensive, because he had not directly participated in the specific details of the diplomatic relations. Instead, the Lesser Lord Kusanali had personally negotiated with the Inazuma Regent.
To be honest, Alhaitham himself had no idea what collaborations the Lesser Lord Kusanali and the Regent had agreed upon, or what price Sumeru had paid.
The reason was simple: this Inazuma Regent had performed too many great deeds in Sumeru, and Sumeru owed too many favors. If all these favors were reflected in this cooperation agreement, Alhaitham felt that Sumeru would definitely suffer huge losses, with a large amount of wealth and resources being transferred to Inazuma.
Looking at Miyashiro, who sat before him, radiant and confident, Alhaitham felt somewhat on pins and needles. At the same time, he made up his mind that if the contents of this cooperation agreement were too outrageous, he would rather give up his Scribe position than sign his name on it.
Because if he signed it, the peaceful life he desired would truly be gone forever.
After both sides exchanged the detailed terms for establishing diplomatic relations, Alhaitham cautiously opened the diplomatic document before him. As a former Scribe, he was very experienced. After carefully checking the document for any wordplay, he suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Alhaitham turned to look at the Lesser Lord Kusanali, who was seated in a high position, and then at the Inazuma Regent, who sat smiling in front of him. His heart could not calm down for a long time.
Alhaitham was indeed extremely shocked, but not because this cooperation agreement was too unfavorable to Sumeru. On the contrary, this cooperation agreement was extremely lenient for Sumeru.
Although it was slightly more stringent than general diplomatic conditions, compared to the favors Sumeru owed, it was simply not worth mentioning.
Alhaitham's mind was filled with questions. How did the Lesser Lord Kusanali manage to persuade the other Regent to agree to this clause? And did the other Regent, after putting so much effort into Sumeru, only do it for this?
Seeing Alhaitham's astonished expression, Miyashiro deliberately smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Acting Grand Sage, are the clauses in this agreement too harsh?"
Alhaitham came back to his senses and re-read the document carefully, trying to find any hidden linguistic traps or supplementary clauses, but ultimately found nothing.
Alhaitham finally sighed, "The Regent is joking. This cooperation agreement fully adheres to the principle of mutual benefit. How can it be called harsh? I have no objections to this diplomatic document. However, I have a small question. Could the Regent answer it for me?"
Miyashiro: "Speak freely."
Alhaitham asked unceremoniously, "Did you get what you wanted in Sumeru?"
Hearing this unexpected question, Miyashiro paused, then smiled without speaking, only glancing at Nahida behind Alhaitham, and finally nodded.
Seeing this, Alhaitham already had a guess. He then decisively signed his name on the signature line of the diplomatic document, creating two copies.
At this point, this month-long diplomatic initiative finally drew to a close, announcing the formal establishment of a strategic partnership between Inazuma and Sumeru.
And Alhaitham, who signed his name on the diplomatic document, was destined to become the most legendary Grand Sage in the Akademiya's history.
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