Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1186: A New Relationship Liberates the Dwarf
With the illusion of Master Cormanthor ended, the snowmelt competition finally came to an end.

After the ten golden elf mages left the field, Badigal made a final speech on behalf of Netheril and the four participating nations in this snow-melting competition:

"Everything must come to an end, and this year's snowmelt competition is over.

"In the new year, the situation in the North has undergone tremendous changes. I believe you can also see something from this snowmelt competition.

"Here, I have only one sentence to tell all the humans, elves, and dwarves present. What I want to say is——

"Crisis has brought us together and broken racial barriers and prejudices. Although I know it is difficult, I still sincerely hope that our friendship can last forever!"

If people who don't know Badigal hear this, they may only think that this is another formulaic play.

But from the perspective of those who know Badigal, this sentence conveys an extremely strong signal that the relationship between Netheril and the elven kingdoms is about to change!
Especially Xia Duo. Knowing that Badigal hates elves because of his background, and that the Northland Alliance mentioned by Iolum is likely to be established before the end of the year, it is clear that Badigal said this in public. In other words, Netheril and the elves will start a new relationship-

True allies.

Not just lip service.

……

Immediately afterwards, Badigal solemnly announced on behalf of the Severton Council: "From now on, all dwarves in Netheril will be released from their slave status, and they will be allowed to walk freely in various places on the premise of obtaining the qualifications of free citizens.

"At the same time, the Severton Council promised to use the Yellow Maple Hills as the first territory for the dwarf tribes to establish an independent country in the North, and to give them full protection."

As soon as these words came out, the arena was about to explode. The dwarf was a good miner, and when the dwarves were absent from work but couldn't ask for it, the dwarf was the best absentee in Nether.

And best of all, it's completely free!
Based on the long lifespan of a dwarf, even considering the loss of heavy physical labor, it can serve several generations of lords.

It was so sudden that there was no news before, and it was hard for anyone to accept it, especially since most Nether mages in the arena more or less benefited from the dwarf slaves.

Even Xia Duo is like this.

There is a silver mine and an iron mine in Savile's territory, but human leaders are rarely expropriated to dig it, because there is a small dwarf tribe there, who specialize in mining, and even simple smelting can be done.

And the promise to give the dwarves the power to see independently has never been seen before. Now that the dwarves have established a country, is it necessary to allow other intelligent races in the territory to also independently establish a country?

For example, goblins, although their intelligence is not very high, are undoubtedly an intelligent race. If the goblins are allowed to establish their own country, it will not take long for the entire Northland to be overwhelmed by goblins.

It is precisely because of the constant cleanup by humans, orcs, trolls, and even elves (it can be counted as food~) that creatures such as goblins have not flooded.

If a hole is opened, it is really possible for the goblins to establish an independent country in the future!
Although they may not have thought of this, they can't stand the push of someone with a heart. As long as an event is possible, it will almost certainly happen after a long time.

Hasn't the Severton Council considered this situation?

This is just in the arena, and it has caused so much opposition. When the snowmelt competition is over, there will be chaos outside!

In fact, Xia Duo has already seen many mages summoning friends and family members. It may not be long before lords from all over the world will come to the Severton Council to question their crimes.

Even if what he promises is not his own land, it is also his potential land!

In fact, Xia Duo was also very dissatisfied. The Huangfeng Hills could barely be regarded as the southern border. It was located to the west of Mecht Lake and south of the Kangqi Plain. In the future, the Great Xia Territory might not be able to develop there.

Not to mention, the Kangqi Plain is near the Huangfeng Hills. Can the emerging lords there tolerate a foreign country that is about to expand near their doorstep?

"Hey, I don't know what the council thinks about this kind of thing!"

Faced with this situation, Niya couldn't help complaining, "Xia Duo, do you think we will liberate those dwarf slaves in the mine after we go back?"

"Come according to the original plan!" Xia Duo didn't consider Badigal's statement at all.

In the final analysis, the lord has the final say on the territory. The Severton Council is said to be the highest authority in Netheril, but in essence, it is just a place for lords from all over the world to discuss the overall affairs of Netheril.

Its power is too light for the lord.

Especially the decision to free the slaves that does not involve the fundamental interests of Netheril, the lord can not implement it if he wants to. At most, he will not go to Sevington in the future.

As for the dwarf slaves in the Savile Territory, in fact, Xia Duo had a liberation plan long ago, and it is also in the process of being implemented, similar to the way the Great Xia Territory handled the slaves bought from the northern collars.

Dismissed due to meritorious service, and then transformed into an ordinary citizen, and finally paid for employment as absenteeism, instead of being released directly.

There are too many hidden dangers to be liberated directly, and Xia Duo never even thought about it.

Don't say anything else, just let it go like this, do you still expect people to appreciate you and not make trouble for you?If you think about it with your feet, you know that once you let it go, you will definitely be the enemy.

Of course, under the current situation, other territories may not accept it as sincerely as Xia Duo, but it is not impossible to do compulsory employment.

But it will also be inevitable to cause a series of chaos.

……

After Badigal, El Carmon, as the host, announced the end of the snowmelt competition. By this time, the only dozen or so dwarf mages in the arena teleported away in an instant.

It is estimated that they also know that the official liberation is not the real liberation, and it is too dangerous to stay here.

Almost immediately after they teleported away, several archmages followed their teleportation traces.

Xia Duo, who saw this scene with his own eyes, shook his head again and again. Did the Severton Council really not foresee this chaos that is likely to be protracted and delay the development of Netheril?

Could it be that the reason for calling the dozen or so dwarf mages over was to announce the "good" news to them face to face?Or use them to stimulate human mages?

……

Back at the Arcane Federation, Xia Duo and Niya discussed the issue of liberating the dwarves in the room for a long time, but in the end they failed to reach any conclusion.

However, after such a discussion, Xia Duo's thinking has become much clearer. He can see the problem, and the Severton Council can also see it with a high probability.

But if you do it anyway, it means you have a reason to do it.

Xia Duo speculated that this might be what the elves asked Netheril during the Northland Alliance negotiations.

You must know that the elves secretly rescued the dwarves from Netheril, and it is not a year or two to teach the dwarves illusion magic, but a history of nearly a hundred years.

The main force of this is Comanthor. With Comanthor's consistent "Great Elf Imperialism", is it really for the benefit of dwarves?
(End of this chapter)