Lord of Arcane

Chapter 894 Returning to the Territory Natural Druid

After walking around the Tower of Time, Xia Duo finally remembered that there was still a territory waiting for him to inspect, so without delay, he left the Tower of Time without even eating lunch.

One month is not too long, not too short, and once again set foot on this familiar land, Xia Duo tried hard to find a different scenery from when he left.

But no matter how he searched, except for the withered and yellow leaves of the trees, most of them fell off, and even the environment of the magic net did not change much.

"The Mysuo Ruins are still short of people!" Xia Duo sighed.

However, if he is really asked to do nothing but stay here for a long time to repair the magic net, he is not willing. As for saying that the arcanist from Severton came here to work for nothing, he can only think about it in his heart .

Except for those who are not favored by gods, who is willing to work for others for nothing!

With a move in his heart, the next moment Xia Duo soared into the clouds and flew into the sky, only then did he see more scenery that was different from before.

Especially in the southwest direction, there is a large area of ​​extra wooden houses. It seems that there is the resettlement place for the new residents who came over last month.

And outside the settlement of the people, there is a wider open space. Somewhere near the settlement, there are traces of upturning, which seems to have been planted in autumn.

And farther away, most of the land is still scorched black, and it hasn't even been leveled, let alone sown.

At present, the population of the territory has been relatively stable. Xia Duo knew that if he wanted to achieve self-sufficiency, he had to remove the residual tree roots on the scorched earth as soon as possible, then level the land, and complete the sowing.

However, the outward expansion cannot be stopped. He has already made the decision to introduce new populations, so naturally the larger the arable area, the better.

How to balance these two aspects requires a long-term plan.

……

Back at the lord's villa on the edge of the altar square, Xia Duo immediately issued a summoning order, and while waiting for the heads of various departments in the territory to arrive, he flipped through the records of the regular meeting of the territory in the conference room.

While flipping through, he established a schematic diagram of the development status of the territory in his mind, combined with the appearance of the territory he saw when he was flying in the sky before, he had gradually figured it out in his mind.

After a while, Layton arrived first.

As Xia Duo's own spokesperson and the official consul of the Great Xia Territory, as soon as Leiden came over, he began to introduce Xia Duo to the development of the territory in the past month.

However, Xia Duo interrupted him after listening to a few paragraphs, "I have read all the minutes of the meeting, and I have understood the general situation, so you can talk about the situation of the new people!"

"Yes, my lord!"

His work report was interrupted, and Layton didn't mind, and started to introduce the situation of his new subjects——

"The sources of the new settlers last month are the same as before. They are farmers who have lost their land in the northern territories, or some so-called free people. They have no living space in the local area, or are not satisfied with the status quo. Responding to the call of the Sevington Council. Of course, your reputation is also a factor of attraction, my lord."

"Oh?"

Hearing such an answer, Xia Duo was quite surprised. He didn't expect that even some ordinary people had heard of his reputation and recognized it.

You must know that in Netheril, although the caster is not a mysterious and untouchable existence, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to get in touch with the information of the caster, especially the information that guides their own actions.

The most is to listen to some country legends in the tavern, which may be true or false, but it is almost impossible for an ordinary person to give up his status quo and chase after a spellcaster who is far away and has nothing to do with him. Unpredictable fate.

Xia Duo guessed that this might be another endorsement from the Seven Towers, or it might be affecting something.

"Then are these new territories settled in the territory?"

"My lord, most of the new citizens have migrated here with their families. Compared with their past miserable lives, the Great Xia leadership has provided them with unprecedented opportunities. Why do they have any reason to be restless?"

After finishing speaking, there was another trace of coldness in Layton's eyes, and he said, "Those who don't abide by the laws of the territory, there are nooses and shackles waiting for them!"

"Yes, but you must also be careful!" Xia Duo reminded.

He knew that Layton was a believer in the order side of the Lord of Radiance, advocating the rule of law and respecting authority, and he did not hesitate to kill him for this.

But in Xia Duo's view, over-emphasizing laws and dogmas will inevitably lead to extremes, not to mention that Leiden's teachings are basically obedience to God's orders, and he doesn't care much about the justice of the law.

This is certainly beneficial to his own rule as a lord, but Xia Duo already has the consciousness of a long-lived person, and the long river of time is flowing, and respecting others is naturally respecting himself.

He would have preferred his authority to be based on progress rather than on draconian laws.

At the same time, he also hopes to pass on the concept of moderation and harmony to Leiden, instead of being a robot who sticks to the law and dogma.

"By the way, have you collected the information on the northern territories that you were asked to collect?"

"The leaders who arrived earlier have all been investigated. The new leaders who arrived last month have not yet started. However, there were already so many people before, and the information should not be much different. If the information is too secret, these people will not Most likely know."

"After that meeting, send the information over!"

"Yes, my lord!"

……

The two were talking, and the former druid Atwood came over. Xia Duo was moved, thinking of the elf druids he met in the green plane not long ago, he couldn't help asking:

"Elder Atwood, long time no see, have you sensed the natural holy power now?"

"My lord, don't call me an elder anymore. I am no longer the secret text elder of the Golden Oak Branch Church. I am just an ordinary commoner in the Great Xia Territory."

"Elder Atwood, don't be humble. I know you are not the secret elder of the Golden Oak Branch Order, but you are now the leader of the new Druids in Daxia. It is not too much to call you an elder."

"My lord, I was joking."

Atwood said so, but his expression was very honest, and Xia Duo didn't take it seriously. He always respects talents, and a mere title is nothing.

If this former druid can really create a natural druid that has nothing to do with gods, then it doesn't matter if he is called a master every day.

"Elder Atwood, haven't you said yet? Have you sensed the natural holy power?"

"My lord, not yet, but—"

Speaking of this, Atwood deliberately kept a secret, as if he wanted to see the surprised expression of the lord, and Xia Duo was indeed very concerned about Atwood's progress in natural druids.

So he was surprised in cooperation and asked, "But what?"

"I've already received a natural response!"

(End of this chapter)