Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2531 Honorable Elder System

"Item [-], the establishment of the Ministry of Gods Affairs, please vote!"

The new system under the new order will integrate all the power of Netheril, which of course also includes temples and sect forces, which is understandable.

However, the past model may not be impossible to continue. Let the local temples and sects still be managed by the local lords. There is no unclaimed land in Netheril, so naturally there is no need to worry about the lack of control of those temples and sects.

As for the clergy who become pioneers and then promoted to lords, this is not without precedent, but the conditions are actually very harsh. In the past, the basic prerequisite for becoming a pioneer was at least an archmage-level spellcaster.

In recent years, although with the strong support of the princess, the personal hard conditions of the pioneers have been greatly reduced, and it may not be impossible to specifically restrict the clergy under the new system.

There is no need to create a Ministry of Gods Affairs alone.

Of course, Xia Duo now understands that this is because the Seven Towers are determined to establish an "Order of Ascension to the Gods".

But surprisingly, during the communication process a few days ago, almost none of the congressmen felt that there was any problem here, and even directly regarded this option as the default option.

Even if Xia Duo pointed out that this item still needs to be discussed in person, the others just laughed and skipped this topic. From this, Xia Duo can know that the Seven Towers must have had private communications or even transactions with a member of the House of Representatives.

So today, when he saw that one of the councilors who were questioned in front of him actively agreed, it was still daytime, but Xia Duo felt that the sky in Netheril seemed to have darkened.

In the end, he and Niya could only express their silent resistance by abstaining from voting.

But it didn't help. In the end, it was passed by a high number of votes. Next, let's look at the scope of authorization below. Fortunately, it is not convenient to mention the matter of ascending to the gods in public, otherwise it will be even more troublesome.

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"Item [-], establish a nursing home for elders, please vote!"

There is nothing to say about this, archarcanists who are unwilling to become councilors, or archmages (above) who have made contributions to Netheril can all enter the honorary home, and the parliament will allocate funds to support their honorary care for the rest of their lives.

Seven Pagodas will take out the Green Field Plane for Rongyangyuan to use. The properties of that plane are similar to the main plane, but the entire plane environment is full of weak and positive energy, and long-term residence can naturally prolong life.

In the past, that plane was only open to those who had participated in the Green Field War, and Xia Duo was eligible to live there, but he was in the prime of his life, and at most he would only travel there in the past, and would not live there for a long time.

It would be very good if it was used as the resident of the elders' honor nursing home. A few years ago, after Conjenio stepped down from his position as the president of the Austrian Law Federation, he spent most of his time in the green plane to cultivate.

Qita didn't come up with this completely out of brains.

Of course, Elder Rong Yang does not need to live in the green field plane, and can continue to shine on the main plane. Except that he cannot be a councilor, he can do any other positions and jobs.

Only councilors and honorary elders are not allowed to serve concurrently, and others are compatible. The main purpose of this organization's design at the beginning is to eliminate the grand arcanists who have no willingness to participate in politics.

Or you can narrow down the scope, this institution is actually specially prepared for Conjenio and the future Iolum.

It's just that in order not to be so obvious, there is a saying that "contributing archmages can also enter the Honorary Nursing Home".

And in the outline of the procedure drawn up by Badigal, it is clearly mentioned that the nursing home is granted the right to discuss government affairs. Although it does not participate in politics, it is still possible to discuss government affairs.

Badigal suggested that whether it is the parliament or its subordinate agencies, any questions raised by the elders of the honorary care must give a positive response within a limited time limit.

Although nominally, the Honorary Nursing Home is set up under the Parliament, but in fact, if it is as suggested by Badigal, this new institution will become a special institution parallel to the Parliament.

But this is also a necessary move. Grand Arcanists who are unwilling to become members of parliament does not mean that they have lost their voice, and because they voluntarily gave up their decision-making power, their other rights should be respected.

The same is true for other honored elders who are not grand arcanists. They have made contributions to Netheril, so they naturally need to be treated with caution.

In a sense, this is also a check and balance.

Xia Duo can predict that after the establishment of this institution and this mechanism, future Naise people will be proud to enter the nursing home. If they are willing to participate in politics, becoming an elder of the nursing home first would be an excellent transition seniority.

It can be said that under the new system, as long as it is a spell caster, there are almost unlimited upward channels in all aspects.

As for ordinary people, it is not too difficult to pass the threshold of casting spells. In the future, the Great Library may take over the mage clubs in various parts of Netheril that were basically reduced to decorations in the past, and provide the necessary basic magic education for local ordinary people.

With the addition of the option of the mage club, the lord will be more active in seeking excellent spellcaster seeds among the people, which has changed the direction of improving the popularity of magic.

Xia Duo dared to assert that in the future, education will become a key area that all regions pay attention to. Just think about it, as long as a member of parliament with the same interests is cultivated, it may even change the political structure of Netheril.

Even if you can't become a councilor for the time being, becoming an honorary elder can win a lot of benefits for the territory, not to mention helping the other party to become a pioneer, forming an alliance of lords, and attacking the councilors together.

Under the new system of Netheril, the most important right to speak lies at the level of the councilors. Of course, the lord cannot be ignored. When the councilors disagree, the lord will play a role.

If the lord does not take the initiative to cultivate spellcasters in the territory, one will cause the outflow of spellcasters, which is the premise that there are spellcasters, and the other will be at a disadvantage in the competition with other lords for the right to speak.

Others have allies with close relationships and even deep emotional ties, but you don't have any, so who can you expect to take the initiative to stand by your side and open eyes for you?
It can be said that once the way to obtain power is clarified and the system that should be supported is perfected, it will inevitably attract a large number of knowledgeable people to join it.

As for the councilors working together to suppress the appearance of new councilors, this is indeed possible, but it is actually unlikely. In order to maintain a certain minimum external deterrence, a certain number of grand arcanists, that is, councilors, must be maintained.

However, once the number of these members exceeds a certain critical point, the possibility of collectively reaching consensus for self-interest will plummet, because the members themselves will have conflicts of interest, and only public interests can allow them to collectively reach consensus.

In this case, it is no longer necessary to suppress the emergence of new MPs. Instead, it may be more worthwhile to find new variables outside the existing MPs.

Of course, a very important point is that the external environment of Netheril is not so peaceful, and the internal interests of Netheril are not so great that people completely lose their minds.

(End of this chapter)