Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2172 Shelving the Controversy
In the next few days, Xia Duo has been staying in the manor to conduct testing experiments with Niya who is far away in the Tower of Time. Occasionally, there is a need to transfer the node magic weapon, and there are a lot of spells available without having to go there in person. .

During this period of time, even though he did not intentionally learn about the outside world, the visitors who came over from time to time still brought him the latest news about the outside world.

There are rumors that Ye'erlan has already planned to reject Xia Duo's proposal, and Irfaran, Danzo, and even Cormanthor all have a tendency to agree.

Especially Cormanthor, what Xia Duo heard the most these days was what happened to Cormanthor. For a while, the Lord of Excalibur and the mage leader arrived in Evereska in person, and for a while, the ambassador of Cormanthor hosted a banquet for all the envoys. .

The inclination of Cormanthor's side to his proposal has also been revealed in public occasions. Of course, there is no definite news yet.

Even on the side of the Seven Towers, Blunders has come over several times to show him that the Seven Towers agree with the delimitation proposal, but that is only a unilateral statement by Brundes. When it comes to the alliance meeting, the Seven Towers Whether the delegates will continue to endorse is still variable.

In fact, these days, besides conducting testing experiments with Niya, Xia Duo is still waiting for news from the Seven Towers, but it is a pity that every time Brendes comes over, he is either testing his true attitude or revisiting the idea of ​​joining the base. The matter of Lan Gaota annoyed him very much, but he couldn't see him.

Because his current status is a bit embarrassing, the countries are willing to listen to his proposal only because his floating city has fired a "cannon" in the south. In fact, he cannot represent Netheril.

In other words, if he doesn't want to disagree with his words and deeds, then he will not be able to participate in the next alliance meeting. After all, this is the regulation of the Northland Alliance. Only representatives of various countries and members of the delegation can attend.

And he had previously stated that he wanted to be the defender of the order in the Northland. Could it be that he could not abide by the order when it was his turn?

So he desperately hopes that the Seven Towers will give him the status of a representative of Netheril or a member of the delegation, but every time Brundes comes over, when he asks, the other party promises well, but there is no substantive document prove.

How embarrassing he would be if the people from the Seven Towers came to attend the alliance meeting and didn't bring him along!

However, this may also confirm another rumor from the side, Netheril is not very interested in the demarcation proposal proposed by the current time node.

But Xia Duo still had a glimmer of hope. If it is confirmed that there is no follow-up from the Seven Towers, then he can only stay in the manor. It will be his turn to appear when the representatives of various countries have negotiated and talked about restricting war spells. .

……

This afternoon, Xia Duo was chatting with him about some interesting things about the Tower of Time, and Brundes visited again. Although he was very reluctant, Xia Duo still met him in the courtyard.

"Director Brunders, what's the 'good' news this time?!"

"cough--"

It’s always the same old way when I come here a few times. Rao Brundes is used to doing outreach work. He couldn’t help but blush when he heard Xia Duo’s teasing at this time, but he still had to bite the bullet and say:

"Lord Xiaduo, I really have good news to bring you this time. His Excellency Badigarh arrived in Evereska from Netheril just now. He wants to meet with you. The attendance papers are handed over to you."

"His Excellency Badigal came here in person?"

"Yes, he is now in the Seven Towers station in the north."

"Is that so-"

Under the current circumstances, it is definitely impossible for Xia Duo to let Badigal come to see him. This is different from before in Floating Void City. At that time, he was at home, and it was okay for the other party to come to visit. Now everyone is outside, and there is no reason to tell Second-rate.

In terms of identity, Xia Duo is not as good as Badigal, in all aspects.

……

Soon, Xia Duo tidied up the secret ceremony room of the manor and followed Badigal to the residence of the Seven Towers in Evereska, which also existed as the embassy of Netheril in Evereska. .

The so-called "one team, two brands" is almost what it means.

In the reception room, as soon as the two met, Badigal smiled wryly and complained to Xiaduo: "Lord Xiaduo, your proposal was too sudden, and it completely disrupted the Severton Council's development plan!"

"Did Your Excellency Badigal mean the southern part of the Langas Plain? I remember that the Severton Council has no development plan there!"

"Of course the plan is still in the planning!"

Badigal did not argue with Xia Duo on this issue to the end, but asked a very realistic question: "According to the demarcation principle proposed by you, the area on the southwest side may become a land of no man, and will be occupied by many greedy people." Keep your eyes on it, Netheril will not be as convenient as it is now if it wants to expand its territory in the future!"

Although Badigal has been complaining and complaining, Xia Duo has heard a different attitude. Complaining means that the other party does not have too many opinions on the determination of the border itself at the current time point, but is a little dissatisfied with the actual income.

If it is against the determination of the border now, it is the most important thing for the existence of Badigal to express it directly.

After thinking about it, Xia Duo gave his own explanation: "If we only look at the development of a century, there may be reasons why the southwest area cannot be given up, but as a spellcaster, the vision should go beyond the limitations of the times.

"Looking at a longer time span, the land on the main plane is limited after all, and the southwestern area is really difficult to meet the future development needs of Netheril. Our journey should be in the sea of ​​stars!"

Xia Duo pointed to the sky. Although the planes exist in the etheric plane, some special planes, especially those elemental planes that are closer to the inner plane, will also be projected on the main plane in the form of stars. Sky.

It's a pity that the projection is just a projection, and it is impossible to find the real position of the corresponding plane.

As for the concept of "Sea of ​​Stars", although Badigal had never heard of it before, the word Xia Duo was indeed expressed in Elvish language, and there was almost no ambiguity. It was actually a romantic term for the exploration of planes.

Badigal's eyes lit up when he heard it, but then dimmed again, "The uncertainty of plane exploration is too high, and the Seven Towers have not found many habitable planes in the past few hundred years. It’s not as cost-effective as opening up the existing land on the main plane.”

"Hehe." Xia Duo immediately asked back, "Since the exploration of the plane is so uneconomical, why should the Seven Towers persist for hundreds of years? Why not use the manpower and material resources of the exploration of the plane to develop the main plane?"

"Uh--"

Badigal also found a logical loophole in his words. Of course, the Seven Towers knew that the cost of plane exploration was high, but it was for the sake of longer-term development that they persisted. Just saying this to Xia Duo, wouldn’t it be equivalent to approval? What the other party said.

"Lord Xia Duo, let's talk about the truth!"

"please say."

"The Seven Towers are actually not opposed to determining the boundaries now, but the premise is that Netheril's own interests will not suffer serious losses."

Speaking of this, Badigal paused, and then said the real request of the Seven Towers, "The Seven Towers hope that you can support Netheril's claim of sovereignty over the Langas Plain and the southern region at the Alliance Conference."

"This is impossible."

Xia Duo flatly refused without any hesitation, "Let's not talk about whether I have enough influence to change the views of other countries.

"That area, where Netheril has not established sufficient rule, why claim sovereignty?

"Besides, I recall most Netherese calling the Rangas barbarians, so why make the decision for them?"

(End of this chapter)