Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2459 Procedural Issues Covenant Principles
Iolum's words played a certain role for the time being, and the venue quickly quieted down. After all, this joint meeting of the Grand Arcanists was called in his name, but if the Seven Towers don't come, no matter how patient they are will also be exhausted.

For this situation, Xia Duo saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, but he also believed in Iolum, since the meeting was called, there must be a way to get the people from the Seven Towers to come.

Even if only one person comes over, it can represent the "forced" acceptance of the resolution of the meeting on behalf of the Seven Towers. If there is no accident, the person who broke the situation should be Randall.

Xia Duo thought in this way, and his heart gradually calmed down. Although no one spoke at the venue, the magic net vibration caused by the messaging spell became more frequent, and even Xia Duo himself had many contacts with others.

About a quarter of an hour later, Randall in a plain robe appeared at the venue, which caused a commotion in the venue, but it soon subsided.

Everyone knows that Randall's appearance at least means that today's meeting will not end without a problem, and now it depends on whether the other members of the Seven Towers will come.

After Randall arrived at the scene, he only nodded to everyone, and then sat in his seat without talking to the left and right, but many people, including Xia Duo, were guessing what Randall's coming alone foreshadowed.

Xia Duo felt that it would be best for the Seven Towers to be split, so that the resistance to rebuilding the Severton Covenant would be greatly reduced. Of course, this kind of thing is okay if you think about it, but it is still very difficult to realize it. The interests of the Seven Towers Entanglement is hard to say and divide.

At least not suddenly separated today or tomorrow.

……

After waiting quietly for a while, Xia Duo saw that Iolum hadn't announced the start of the meeting, and guessed that other people from the Seven Towers might also come.

As he expected, almost half an hour after Randall arrived, the second great arcanist from the Seven Towers appeared, and not surprisingly, Badigal was the second to come.

"Sorry guys, I'm late."

After Badigal finished speaking, the remaining five great arcanists from the Seven Towers also took their seats. Only then did Iolum finally announce the start of the meeting.

As for the directors of the Arcane Federation that the Seven Towers belong to, they haven't come yet, so it doesn't matter. Iolum's quiet voice echoed in the venue——

"Everyone, since everyone is here, let's start. I believe you have received the news before today. What we are going to discuss today is whether to accept the return of the descendants of Netheril's alien plane pioneers to the Lord." It's a matter of plane."

"be opposed to."

Before Iolum introduced the specific background of the incident, Schum was the first to jump out to express his opposition. However, he was not opposed to whether the descendants of the pioneers of the alien plane would return to the matter itself, but opposed to putting this matter here. discuss.

"In the past, Netheril opened up the alien plane, strictly speaking, the Seven Towers opened up the alien plane. Whether to accept the alien plane's pioneers to return to the main plane should be handled by the Seven Towers themselves, rather than being put here for everyone's entertainment. "

Although Xia Duo has a lot of opinions on Schom, he has to admit that the other party has found a good entry point. The question he raised is actually aimed at the procedural issues of the Joint Conference of Grand Arcanists.

In principle, the Joint Council of Grand Arcanists serves as a supplement to the Severton Council, and the Severton Council respects the principle of territorial independence.

Although the Seven Towers are not one or seven territories, they are also a combination of multiple territories, and should enjoy the right to independent internal affairs.

And the most important thing is that the seven towers were indeed responsible for the discovery and development of the alien plane at the beginning. The current seven towers and the seven towers at that time are nothing more than the combination of territories, but it is not the same as that time. The territory has remained within the Seven Towers Group and has been passed down to the present.

In other words, there is no need for this issue to be discussed at the joint meeting of the Grand Arcanists, and it does not even reach the Severton Council. The Seven Towers have every right to handle it on their own.

Of course, Xia Duo had already made up his mind about the procedural issue raised by Schom, and thought of a countermeasure. He glanced at Iolum, and seeing that the other party's face was still calm, he knew that this was not beyond the scope of the other party's preparations. .

"Everyone, Schom raised objections. Before answering this question, considering that there are still many people who don't know much about the history of Netheril's development of the alien plane, I need to introduce it to you first. .”

Then Iolum began to talk about history, starting from the discovery of the Netherese scroll, talking about the decision of the Netherist mages to give up elven magic, and talking about the pressure that Netheril faced at the beginning.

Then I talked about the discovery of the livable plane, emphasizing that all Nether mages have always agreed to open up the alien plane, and got the support of almost all Nether people either intentionally or unintentionally.

In addition, Iolum also specifically introduced the situation of the Seven Towers at that time. It was not composed of some spellcasters in Netheril as it is now, but all the wizards of Netheril were in the Seven Towers at that time.

"So, to Schom's objection, my answer is—the seven towers at that time represented the whole of Netheril, or you can trace the history of your ancestors at that time. Seven Towers found the source."

The meaning of Iolum is obvious. He does not deny that the Seven Towers have the right to decide whether to accept the descendants of the pioneers of the different planes to return to the main plane, but other territories outside the Seven Towers also have the right to decide.

In other words, there is absolutely no problem in discussing this issue at the Joint Council of Grand Arcanists or the Severton Council.

……

Of course, the Seven Towers are definitely not willing to admit defeat so easily. Next, Schom started from the basic fact that those pioneering planes have been managed and assisted by the Seven Towers for hundreds of years, and believed that these other territories that have been independent for hundreds of years Already voluntarily gave up the right to control those planes.

This is actually a basic principle mentioned in the Severton Covenant, that is, as long as someone actually occupies a piece of land for a certain period of time, it can be considered that that person has legally occupied it.

Prior to this, Lord Rodney went to the Green Pearl Forest in the south to establish a stronghold under Vader's control, based on this clause in the Severton Covenant.

Although under the generally recognized unspoken rules, the Green Pearl Forest that has been cleaned for a long time should belong to the Savile Territory, but because there is no actual occupation, it is only an unspoken rule. Once someone actually develops it, it will be said on the table. Savile collar is actually unreasonable.

Xia Duo actually had such worries before. Fortunately, the hidden rules existed for a reason. After he became a great arcanist, the later pioneers defaulted not to develop south of Lake Mecht.

Of course, if someone really did this, it would be very difficult for Xia Duo to refuse legally.

Schum’s point now is to refute Iolum’s theory of historical origin, pointing out that the actual state of occupation under non-conflict conditions can better represent ownership and jurisdiction.

In layman's terms, it's been hundreds of years. If you wanted to take care of this matter, you would have taken care of it a long time ago. Wouldn't it be the default to take care of the Seven Towers?

(End of this chapter)