Arcane Lord

Soon, there was a hint of commotion in the crowd in the image, and the fireworks that had been blooming in the sky from time to time never lit up again after being extinguished.

Xia Duo noticed the direction of the crowd's commotion, and the source was not in the image, but after seeing the subsequent movements of the crowd, he also made some guesses.

After adjusting the viewing angle, two groups of soldiers on day patrol were passing by not far from the south of the square. Of course, this is not the point. The point is——

Behind the two teams of soldiers, two more teams of security guards appeared, as well as a group of territorial civil servants wearing the same gray robes as the Tower of Time apprentices. The leader was not Leiden, who else could it be!

After Leiden entered the square, he went straight to the foot of the code sculpture in the center of the square and personally inspected the wooden platform where the ceremony would be held later.

The civil servants who followed Leiden dispersed. Some entered the square directly and stood together with ordinary citizens. Some took out the colorful ribbons brought from Linshui Village and hung them on the wooden poles around the square.

As for the security guards, under the leadership of Gibb, they began to restore order, using the code sculpture in the center of the square as a boundary, and everyone on the east side rushed to the west side.

The west side has been divided into areas in advance, and is distributed in a fan shape around the code sculpture. Those who join the Daxia collar first will be in the front, and those who join later will be in the back.

Since the territory was developed, order has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. As the security officer's order was issued, the crowd quickly adjusted based on the number of residential areas.

Occasionally, there were a few dishonest people who, under the stick warning of the security guards and the strange looks of people around them, kept their tail between their legs and became calm.

"Xia Duo, these people-"

When Sha Duo looked back, Niya was looking at the real-time video in the middle of the conference room with a surprised look on her face. When she noticed Sha Duo looking at her, Nia couldn't help but admire, "This is incredible!"

In the past, Savileland has held countless celebrations and ceremonies, but none has ever been as orderly as the real-time video.

Although the citizens of Daxia on the Codex Square are distributed in a fan shape, making it inconvenient to arrange, you can still see the arcs formed by the citizens at the same distance from the Codex sculpture, from near to far, in a very regular manner.

However, the ceremonies and celebrations in Savile territory are almost always messy. Although there are many outsiders, it is also an important reason why the people in the territory are difficult to control.

Not to mention the citizens, even the soldiers are much worse in terms of discipline and organization than the Daxia leaders in the real-time video at this moment!

"How did you do it? How did you make them so obedient?" Niya's eyes were shining when she asked this question.

"Uh-" Sha Duo probably guessed what Niya wanted to ask, but-

"Can I say this is a misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstand?"

Niya was very puzzled, "How can this be a misunderstanding?"

"You want to say that the execution ability of ordinary citizens is so strong, right?"

"right!"

"That is a misunderstanding. In fact, these people cannot completely regard them as ordinary territorial citizens. In fact, each of them is organized into a working group and is used to various orders. If they are similar to the free citizens of Savile Territory, Well, the situation will be different!”

This is actually the difference between an individual and an organization. Even on earth, a few hundred people on the street will never be as orderly as the fixed personnel in a factory workshop or a school class.

The workshop director or squad leader seems to be the same as everyone else, but in fact they are the embodiment of organizational order. Niya saw that the people in the field were in order, but she did not see that each of the people in the field had their own organization.

Although there is no direct superior-subordinate relationship between the security officers and them, in the higher-level order, the security officers themselves have jurisdiction.

Similar to the situation on earth, if ordinary people don’t listen to the orders of the police, do they have any reason to do so?

On Earth, there are all kinds of ideas, and ordinary people will still subconsciously obey the orders of the police. In Netheril, even though the Daxia Territory is more tolerant than other places, the authority of the security guards is still unquestionable.

At least it's not something ordinary citizens can question.

If you don't understand the underlying logic behind this, and just see the people in your territory being so tame and obedient, and follow the same example, it will only lead to tragedies one after another.

For other people, Sha Duo might not explain too much, but for Niya, Sha Duo patiently explained the reason to her.

"So that's it! I just wanted Uncle Thain to ask Leiden to borrow some security guards to study and give you a surprise during the Midsummer Festival celebration, but I almost made the mistake!"

Niya's annoyed look made Xia Duo feel pity, but this was not the time to be soft-hearted. He put his palm on the back of Niya's hand and said solemnly:

"The lord has the responsibility to expand the territory and protect the people. The more people involved in the decree, the more cautious you must be!"

"Um."

Niya's cheeks were slightly red, and she lowered her head and did not raise it again, but then she seemed to have thought of something and quickly looked up at Xia Duo, her face even more rosy:

"Xia Duo, our children will inherit two territories in the future, and now, there are plans to connect the two territories. I want to bring the Bactrian Code to the Saville Territory first, so that the two territories can truly be integrated in the future. "

"Hey - this -"

Xia Duo glanced at Nia in surprise. His desire to promote the integration of the two places could not be hidden from Nia as his pillow partner, but it was a bit beyond Xia Duo to have Nia take the initiative to accept the Great Xia Code. Not expected.

In Netheril, the power of tradition is huge, not to mention the pioneer of the Saville Territory, the first generation lord, and Niya's great-grandfather - the great arcanist Saville, there is a high probability that he is not dead yet!

There is no guarantee that I will come back one day.

In addition, there is Niya's father, Lord Epps. Although he was cursed by the high elf mage and half of his body was buried in the ground, he may not be able to wait for future treatment because he is in "eternal stasis".

If nothing else, Xia Duo would definitely save him if he had the ability!

Niya's words really mean that she "made a decision that went against her ancestors". I wonder if she had "thought over and over again and thought deeply" before?

To say moved, Xia Duo was really moved, but this matter should not be implemented too early.

The power of tradition is stronger when it is strong, but it is certainly not as strong as the will of the lord. As long as Niya is determined to change the law, no one else, not even the Severnton Council, has any reason to interfere.

But the price is that Niya's reputation may plummet, especially if the core followers are alienated, and the turmoil caused by it may last for decades.

Sha Duo naturally does not want Niya to sacrifice too much for him, especially the emotional sacrifice, and bear the name of "betrayer" alone, which makes people feel distressed just thinking about it.

Moreover, he had already planned in this regard. The assimilation force between the advanced and the backward is extremely powerful.

As long as the two places are connected, the order of Daxia Territory will naturally penetrate into all aspects of Savile Territory, especially when the lords "betray", it will be extremely easy.

In the end, even if there are some die-hards, it will not hinder the general trend and will instead become a model that sets off the new law.