Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1586 Last Chance Tacit Boundary
And the most important thing is that even Iolum asked himself because of this matter, and the Seven Towers must have noticed something.

This also makes him how to smuggle people in the future!
Xia Duo couldn't help wondering whether Brod did it on purpose. He clearly agreed to do it in batches, but now he's going to do this, and it costs [-] at a time. Any fool knows there is a problem.

It's not like the leeks will grow after you cut them. They are fresh lives. Even if some people despise the leaders in private, it is unlikely that they will say something like "the lives of the leaders can be disposed of at will" .

Especially after the princess ascended to the gods, "exploitation and protection" has become a very important political correctness. In the past, this was only the duty of the lord. If it is violated, no one will come forward.

But it was different now. Strictly speaking, violating this was considered a blasphemy. If nothing else, the Severton Council would definitely not remain indifferent.

After all, it is also their responsibility to supervise the lord not to violate his duties, but now there is an additional factor of the princess.

"Oh, what happened to this matter?"

Xia Duo knew that Iolum was waiting for his reply now, but this kind of behavior of poaching the foot of Netheril's wall was okay in private, but once it was known by others, it would be a bit shameful.

After thinking about it, Xia Duo still felt that there was no need to hide it. Even if he didn't say it, Brod would not hide it for him. Maybe Iolum asked Brod first before he came to ask him!
Otherwise, how could the other party be so sure that this matter has something to do with him!
"Teacher, I did ask Broad to do this. You also know the situation here. Population is not only a burden for me, but also a potential for the future. The more the better, I hope the teacher can I understand. But we really didn't handle this matter well, I hope the teacher can help cover it up."

After the news was sent out, Xia Duo didn't have much time to think about the design of the Floating Void City. A thought appeared in his mind one after another. Even if he deliberately chose to ignore it, his sense of existence became stronger and stronger until he couldn't ignore it at all. Occupied all his thoughts——

Did Brod do it on purpose?
But Xia Duo still did not lose his mind after all, and it was obviously not a good idea to question Brod without waiting for Iolum to reply.

After a while, Xia Duo finally waited for Iolum's summons again, and during this period, he literally counted seconds.

On the one hand, Brod’s intention to do bad things seems to be that the poisonous snake is constantly gnawing at his heart, on the other hand, he is worried that after this incident, the Seven Towers will block the loopholes in the Grand Arcanist’s development and summoning of the people.

And Iolum's reply was——

"I see, I will contact Brod to ask him to reapply, and if you need people, you can also come to my territory to recruit.

"As for covering up, this incident has already alarmed the Seven Towers, so there is no possibility of covering up, and there is no need to cover up.

"For the time being, they haven't realized the importance of population, at least not as important as you, and they won't care about your little trick.

"And the most important thing is that the southern border is related to the determination of the border between Netheril and Comanthor. As long as you give priority to developing to the east, the Seven Towers will not only not trouble you, but will block you from the Comanthor side. pressure.

"Seize this opportunity and expand the population as much as possible. Once the negotiations on the demarcation of the territory and boundaries of the Northern Alliance are over, there will be no such good opportunities."

After knowing all the information, Xia Duo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the situation was not at its worst, and this was actually within his expectations.

If he hadn't been fully prepared for all possible consequences, how could he have planned a poaching plan with Brod so easily.

The only thing that caught him off guard, something that was difficult to understand and accept was that Brod wanted 5 people at a time. Apart from this, nothing else was a concern.

Even if the trick of smuggling people is restricted by the Seven Towers, it will only increase the cost of subsequent population introduction, and it is not too serious a problem.

With Xia Duo's current status, money has never been a big problem. What he pays more attention to is the attitudes and actions of all parties towards him, and the impact on his future plans.

"It's a pity, knowing that Brod wants people not for himself, but for me, I'm afraid other pioneers will not let it go!"

This is actually the price for breaking the rules. If Xia Duo himself has the authority to convene, then no matter how reluctant the others are, they will not say anything or do anything.

But now, there is no need for those pioneers to say more or do more. As long as those territories that support them behind the scenes send more people to their pioneering lands, it will inevitably affect the Severton Council's support for Brod. The effect of summoning the people.

Fortunately, the other pioneers are not great arcanists. Otherwise, as long as there is one person, the impact on Brod's summoning effect may be greater than the sum of all ordinary pioneers.

If it weren't for the urgent need for population growth, Xia Duo really didn't want to do this kind of breaking the rules. Fortunately, it was just taking advantage of the loopholes. If the rules were completely broken, the backlash would be even more serious.

At the same time, he also knew that the loophole in the grand arcanist's opening up the territory and recruiting the people would not last long, it just depended on how many people the Seven Towers were willing to give him.

That is to open up to the east?

Xia Duo couldn't help frowning secretly. Expansion to the east was not in line with his plan. In fact, he had already arranged for people to set up outposts and magic guards in the east as soon as the news of the Northern Alliance's decision to determine the borders of the countries came out.

From Meht in the north to the large area of ​​Wolf God Mountain in the south, Xia Duo basically deployed magic guards to the farthest east that could be reached.

This is enough to give Netheril an advantage in the negotiations for the Alliance of the North.

As for the actual development, Xia Duo does not want to run into Comanthor for the time being. In fact, Komanthor has also begun to deploy warning magic here, and sometimes it will destroy Xia Duo's arrangement.

If it is destroyed, it will be restored. This is a tug-of-war, and in this long tug-of-war, the two sides have formed a certain tacit understanding, deliberately leaving a part of the middle ground, and neither side has arranged any magic in it.

Of course, this aspect is mainly done by Savile, and Xia Duo didn't ask how the tacit understanding was formed, but he guessed that there must be a few open and secret fights.

The middle zone is almost the border. If it is forcibly opened up to the east, it may cause a strong backlash from the other side, which is not in line with Xia Duo's interests.

Even if it is beneficial in the long run, the price to be paid in the short term is too high. At this stage, Xia Duo is not willing to just take chestnuts from the fire of the Seven Towers.

And if you are unwilling to develop eastward, the population that the Seven Towers can provide may be quite limited.

Even if the Seven Pagodas are willing to give more, Xia Duo is unlikely to accept it. This all needs to consume their own goodwill, or things like prestige and reputation.

Although these things seem intangible, they have a far-reaching impact, and Xia Duo is unwilling to consume too much.

(End of this chapter)