Arcane Lord

After walking around the Tower of Time, Xia Duo finally remembered that there was another territory waiting for him to inspect, so he left the Tower of Time without any delay without even eating lunch.

One month was neither long nor short, and once again he set foot on this familiar land, Xia Duo worked hard to find a different scenery from when he left.

But no matter how he searched, except that most of the trees' yellow leaves had fallen off, even the environment of the magic network had not changed much.

"There is still a shortage of people here in the Mysuo Ruins!" Xia Duo sighed.

However, he is not willing to stay here for a long time to repair the magic network without doing anything. As for tricking the arcanist from Severington to come here to work for nothing, he can only think about it in his heart. .

Who would be willing to help others and work for free except for those who seek God’s favor?

His heart moved, and the next moment Xia Duo soared into the clouds and flew into the sky. Only then did he see more scenery that was different from before.

Especially in the southwest, the large group of extra wooden houses seems to be the resettlement place for the new residents who came here last month.

Outside the settlement of the territorial residents, there is a wider open space. A little closer to the settlement, you can still see traces of soil plowing, and it seems that autumn sowing has been carried out.

Farther away, most of the land was still scorched black and had not even been leveled, let alone sown.

At present, the population of the territory has been relatively stable. Xia Duo knows that if he wants to achieve self-sufficiency, he must clear the remaining tree roots on the scorched earth as soon as possible, then level the land and complete the sowing.

However, the expansion cannot be stopped. He has already made the decision to introduce new people, so the larger the arable area, the better.

How to balance these two aspects requires long-term planning.

…

Returning to the lord's villa next to the Altar Square, Shado immediately issued a convening order. While waiting for the arrival of the heads of various departments in the territory, he casually flipped through the records of the territory's regular meetings placed in the conference room.

As he flipped through the pages, he built a schematic diagram of the development status of the territory in his mind. Combined with the appearance of the territory he had seen when flying in the sky, he gradually understood it in his mind.

After a while, Layton arrived first.

As Xia Duo's personal spokesperson and the official governor of the Great Xia Territory, Leiden began to introduce to Xia Duo the development of the territory in the past month as soon as he arrived.

However, Xia Duo interrupted him after listening to a few paragraphs, "I have read the minutes of the meeting and I have a general understanding of the situation. Just tell me about the situation of the new residents!"

"Yes, sir!"

Leiden didn't mind that his work report was interrupted, and instead began to introduce the situation of his new subjects——

"The sources of the new batches of territorial residents last month are the same as before. They are farmers who have lost their land in the northern territories, or some so-called free people. They have no living space in the local area, or are not satisfied with the status quo. Of course, your reputation is also an attractive factor in responding to the call of the Sevington Council."

"oh?"

Xia Duo was quite surprised to hear such an answer. He didn't expect that even some ordinary people would hear about his reputation and recognize it.

You must know that in Netheril, although spellcasters are not mysterious and untouchable existences, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to get access to information about spellcasters, especially information that guides their actions.

At most, you can just listen to some rural legends in the tavern, which may be true or false, but it is almost impossible for an ordinary person to give up his current situation and pursue pursuit because of a distant spellcaster who has nothing to do with him. Unpredictable fate.

Xia Duo guessed that this might be another endorsement from the Seven Pagodas, or influencing something.

"Then are these new territorial residents peaceful in the territory?"

"Sir, most of the people in the new territory migrated here with their whole families. Compared to their past miserable lives, Daxia Territory has provided them with unprecedented opportunities. What reason do they have to be restless?"

After saying that, Leiden's eyes showed a trace of coldness, and he said solemnly: "Those who do not abide by the laws of the territory will have their own nooses and shackles waiting for them!"

"Yes, but you must also pay attention to propriety!" Xia Duo reminded.

He knew that Leiden was a believer in the order side of the Lord of Glory, respected the rule of law and respected authority, and he did not hesitate to kill for this reason.

But in Chateau's view, over-emphasis on law and dogma will inevitably lead to extremes. What's more, the teachings Leiden received were basically to obey God's orders, and he didn't care much about the fairness of the law.

This is certainly beneficial to his rule as a lord, but Xia Duo already has the consciousness of an immortal. As time goes by, respecting others is naturally also respecting oneself.

He preferred to base his authority on progress rather than harsh punishments.

At the same time, he also hopes to pass on the concepts of moderation and reconciliation to Leiden, instead of becoming a robot who adheres to laws and dogma.

"By the way, have you collected the information on the northern territories that I asked you to collect before?"

"All the residents who arrived earlier have been investigated. The new residents who arrived last month have not started yet. However, there have been so many residents before, so the information should not be much different. Information that is too secret will not be dealt with by these people. Probably know."

"After that, send the information over!"

"Yes, sir!"

…

While the two were talking, the former druid Atwood came over. Shado's heart moved, thinking of the elf druids he met in the green field plane not long ago, and couldn't help but ask:

"Elder Atwood, long time no see. Do you feel the holy power of nature now?"

"Lord, please stop calling me elder. I am no longer the secret elder of the Golden Oak Branch Order. I am now just an ordinary civilian in Daxia Territory."

"Elder Atwood, there is no need to be humble. I know you are not the secret elder of the Golden Oak Branch Order, but you are now the leader of the new druids in the Great Xia Territory. It is not too much to call you an elder."

"Sir, you are joking."

Atwood said this, but his expression was still very honest, and Sha Duo didn't take it seriously. He always respected talents, and a mere title didn't mean anything.

If this former druid can truly create a natural druid that has nothing to do with God, then it doesn't matter if he calls him master every day.

"Elder Atwood, you haven't said anything yet? Have you sensed the holy power of nature?"

"Lord, not yet, but -"

Speaking of this, Atwood deliberately kept it secret, as if he wanted to see the Lord's surprised expression, and Shado was indeed very concerned about Atwood's progress in natural druids.

So he was surprised and asked, "But what?"

“I’m already getting a natural response!”