Arcane Lord

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is so radiant that Xia Duo can't help but be in awe!"

Xia Duo didn't know what the princess's real research field was, but judging from the pioneer scepter, she should be quite good at psychic magic.

It should not be difficult to see the truth of his statement.

Fortunately, the princess did not delve too deeply into this issue. After Xia Duo answered, she gently let it go and changed the subject:

"Bring out the territory documents!"

This Xia Duo had been prepared for a long time. He quickly took it out of the dimensional bag and handed it to the princess with both hands. "Your Highness, this is the territory document of Daxia Territory."

"Um."

The princess took the document, but did not update it immediately. Instead, she took Xia Duo to one side of the wall of the development hall and said to Xia Duo: "Although the situation is special this time, there are still procedures that should be in place. Look at the wall!”

When Xia Duo heard this, he looked at the wall. When he and Niya came in, his attention was attracted by the princess. After that, it would be rude and he didn't look at the wall again.

Only now did he realize that the walls of this pioneering hall were actually carved with diagrams of pioneering by wild people, showing everything from making fire, fishing, hunting, taming, and even reproduction.

"What you are seeing now is the original source of Netheril - the birth of these seven villages: Giles, Gustav, Moraine, Kieran, Janik, Nasif, and Fenwick!

"It was precisely because the ancestors continued to forge ahead and seek development and growth that these seven villages came together, and later the Severington Alliance and today's Netheril came into being."

Starting from the left wall when entering the development hall, the princess took Shado and Niya to review the history of Netheril, or the history of development.

These histories are not unfamiliar to Xia Duo. He has seen many of them in the Giles Tower, the Arcane Federation, and even the library of the Tower of Time, but they are not systematic and are even mixed with the content of many authors. Biased subjective assumptions.

Now the princess personally explained the past history of Netheril, which gave Shado a new perspective to examine that history.

A mere expansion hall, with only two walls on the left and right, cannot fully display the history of Netheril for nearly a thousand years. Even with the princess' explanation, it is not enough.

In fact, the princess only selected a few events of great historical significance to explain, from one wall to another, from the ancestors at the source of Netheril, to the theft of the [Scroll of Netheril].

At this time, the carvings in the hall had reached the end. Although there was still space further forward, it was indeed blank.

Of course, the theft of the [Scroll of Netheril] did not appear in the carvings of the Expansion Hall, but the last carving showed the scene of Netheril annihilating the largest orc tribe in its territory more than a hundred years ago.

In this regard, the princess said this——

"Ever since the largest orc tribe in the territory was wiped out, Netheril's external development has almost come to a standstill. The Savil Territory is the closest pioneer territory to the present. It has been nearly a hundred years now, but for some reasons, It didn’t make it here.”

At this point, she paused, turned to look at Xia Duo, and gave a meaningful look: "Next, Daxia will appear here!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Duo felt flattered.

At the same time, he also thought that restarting foreign development is not just an expansion of territory and territory, but also a change in thinking!

It is necessary to reverse the current conservative attitude of Nese mages towards knowledge and return to the open state before the [Scroll of Nese] was stolen, when magic can develop rapidly and fully!

In the past, even the most ordinary civilian could come to Sevington to read the [Scroll of Resistance], but now, the [Scroll of Resistance] is sealed in the secret room of the Arcane Federation. Even high-level mages cannot read it. It's hard to take a look, let alone an ordinary person.

At this moment, Xia Duo deeply felt that he was at a critical node in history.

"Pioneer Xia Duo, are you willing to inherit the legacy of your ancestors and continue to expand territory for my people of Nese?"

"I do!" Xia Duo agreed without hesitation.

"good!"

With a response, a silver scepter appeared in the princess's hand. She used this scepter to touch Xia Duo's territory document.

In an instant, the silver runes on the gold-paper document made to imitate the Nese scroll suddenly trembled. When it recovered, a new line of text was added to it——

"On January 5, 837 in the Nese calendar, Shado, the lord of Bactria, was promoted to the Sevington Council."

Of course, this is just a brief text record similar to a thumbnail. On the back of the document, there are bilingual notes from Nese and elves, explaining in detail the rights and obligations of the Nese lords.

"I hope you really live up to your responsibilities as a lord!"

With a final word of encouragement, the princess handed the updated territory document to Xia Duo. Xia Duo took the document, glanced at it briefly, put it away, and solemnly replied: "It must be irresponsible!"

"That's good, go back!"

"yes!"

…

After walking out of the development hall, Xia Duo looked up at the sky. It was cloudless and clear, and he was in a good mood.

Although I just glanced at the contents of the territory documents, those contents have been deeply imprinted in my memory. Most of them are clichés. Among them, there is only one sentence that Xia Duo cares about most——

"As long as the lord recognizes the dominance of the Severnton Council over Netheril, the Severnton Council will also uphold the lord's dominance over the territory!"

The meaning of this sentence is that as long as you become an official lord, you are considered the ruler of Netheril.

Even the Grand Arcanist falls under such a system and exerts great power through this system. Once someone violates the will of such a system, even the Grand Arcanist may not be able to benefit.

Of course, the actual situation may be somewhat different from the theory, but after becoming a formal lord, the protection of the Severington Parliament will not only recognize the status of the lord, but also include practical personal safety protection.

If a non-lord kills a lord, even a great arcanist, he must pay a heavy price. The Lord's document did not explicitly state this, but it did not exclude the Grand Arcanist.

Sha Duo hadn't thought about why Lord Rodney didn't die before, and he didn't die after he left Vader's Grand Arcanist. Even though he passed the position of Lord to his son, he still didn't die.

It's not that Grand Arcanist Vader can't kill him, it's that Vader is not a lord, and he probably can't afford to kill the lord.

Xia Duo carefully reviewed the contents of the territory documents in his mind, and he found that the identity of the lord might really be a life-saving talisman!

There is only one biggest reason. In earth's terms, it is that the highest authority in Netheril is the Severnton Council, which is guaranteed by the Seven Towers Group, while the Alfa Federation is just a loose alliance of spellcasters.

The Alfa Federation may go further in the future, but as long as the Seven Towers do not fall, the Sevington Parliament will not fall, and the various lords who make up the Parliament will not fall (relatively speaking).