Arcane Lord

Becoming a lord would theoretically make him equal to the princess in the Netherese national system.

The title "Princess", after the transfer of royal power, became only a symbol of honor and had no actual power.

Princess Shia's identity within the current Netheril system should be the leader of the Seven Towers Group - the Giles family - the lord of Nese (family). The other great arcanists of the Seven Towers also have their own lord identities.

In Netheril, most of the lords have a close relationship with the Seven Towers Group, and some still have vassal relationships to this day.

Some have lost contact with the Seven Towers Group over time, lost contact, or paid certain costs. They no longer have any vassal relationship and have become independent.

Others are the more common pioneer model, which develops and establishes territories independently from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the Seven Towers Group. Of course, in the past, if you wanted to choose this model, you had to be at least an archmage to be qualified.

But even so, the first generation of lords can easily be traced back to the relationships between the characters related to the Seven Towers.

Just like the Saville collar.

Savile developed independently and was not directly related to the Seven Towers. However, he was a student of Iolum. Although Iolum also independently developed and built a territory, his relationship with the Seven Pagodas could still be traced back.

He was born into a commoner family in Severton. In theory, he can be regarded as a citizen of the Nese (family) territory. He is from the Giles family. His subsequent studies have been in Severington, and he is inseparable from the Seven Towers.

However, no matter how much connection a lord has with the Seven Towers, he is still a member of the Severnton Council and is theoretically on an equal footing with those great arcanist lords.

Of course, when dealing with daily affairs, you can't call all the lords together to deal with it. There must be a representative, and this representative is the Seven Towers.

This is somewhat similar to the difference between Xia Duo's hometown committee members and standing committee members.

And this is the real reason why Seven Towers maintains the legal system of Severington Parliament.

As for the ordinary lords, they basically only maintain this system more than the Seven Towers. The only ones who are really dissatisfied may only be a few people in the Austrian Law Federation.

Most capable people can become lords and share real power, while those with insufficient capabilities may have recognized the status quo and accepted the reality.

The remaining people either have high self-esteem, or are extremely capable and ambitious enough to challenge the current relatively stable system. There are always very few such people.

…

After understanding the various contents of the territorial documents, Shado not only had a clearer understanding of his current situation, but also had a more comprehensive reflection on the current political ecology of Netheril.

Not to mention anything else, just knowing the true meaning of lord status, he understood that those powerful spellcasters who had not obtained lord status must have various secrets in them.

Of course, this does not mean that there will be no problem if you become a lord. It just means that the lord will maintain the existing system such as the Severnton Parliament.

As for whether to safeguard the overall interests of Netheril, that's not necessarily the case.

In essence, lords are still for themselves and their own territories. This is also the premise for the existence of the Severnton Parliament, which recognizes the independence of each lord and territory.

Only on the premise of ensuring its own interests can the overall interests of Netheril be achieved.

Ordinary lords are not necessarily narrow-minded, they just "don't care about their affairs when they are not in their position", as long as they take care of themselves.

The Seven Towers has a leadership position, so it naturally has to take on leadership responsibilities, be a good coordinator of relations between all parties, and be a defender of the overall interests of Netheril.

During this period, the Seven Towers gained some due benefits which could also be accepted by other lords.

Otherwise, if it were suppressed by violence alone, the Severnton Parliament would have fallen apart long ago.

All in all, the current Netheril is a relatively complex but relatively stable state of dynamic equilibrium.

It is not difficult to break this balance, and even force is not a necessary condition.

As long as he proves to all the lords of the Seventon Council that he can do better than the Seven Towers, that's it. No one will support someone who can bring more benefits to themselves.

Theoretically, if a person has excellent eloquence, he can build a country with his talk.

Of course, the actual situation is that if you are not even a Grand Arcanist, then what qualifications do you have to participate in such a major event!

Or just engage in a small conspiracy and become a joke among the real powerful people after dinner.

After understanding this, Sha Duo knew that only by becoming a Grand Arcanist could he truly have his own stage to perform.

…

From Sevington Parliament to Giles Tower, Shado walked very slowly on the way back, even taking more time than the two of them walking around in the old city when they came.

But Niya didn't say anything, she just followed him silently. When the magnificent Giles Tower almost hit Shado, he came back to his senses, stopped, and threw an apologetic look at Niya. look:

"Sorry, I was too absorbed in my thoughts just now."

"It doesn't matter, have you figured it out?" Nia said.

"Not yet, but you can think about it slowly!"

After saying that, Xia Duo laughed and pulled Niya into Giles Tower.

…

After that, the two went to see Archmage Woweide.

Master Wohuaide seemed to be a kind-hearted old man. After meeting Xia Duo and Niya, he also behaved very kindly. After some pleasantries, he got to the point:

"You two should already know that the New Year celebrations are held in Offa Square, but there may be some changes in the details."

Are there some changes?

Xia Duo didn't quite understand what Archmage Wohuaide meant, but it didn't matter. He didn't need to ask, so the Archmage took the initiative to explain:

"The subsequent formal celebrations and the previous rehearsals will all be held in the demiplane, but on the day of the celebration, the demiplane will overlap with Offa Square."

Huh--

That's it!

Shado immediately thought of the previous scene of the Snow Melting Competition, in which the spell duel was placed in a demiplane, and that demiplane overlapped with the area where the battle stage was located in the center of the Severnton New Town Arena.

With this arrangement, the upcoming New Year celebration does not look like it will be peaceful!

Is it to prevent Severington from being destroyed in a fight?

Of course Xia Duo wouldn't ask this directly, but he still kept a few extra thoughts in mind. When the preview came, he would take a closer look to see what was wrong with this so-called New Year's celebration!

"Your Excellency Woweide, we are ready, take us to the celebration rehearsal!"

"Young people are just impatient! Okay, let's go to the demiplane first. It will be the same after we get there!"

With that said, Warwilder cast the teleportation spell directly in the reception room in front of Sha Duo and Niya.