Lord of Arcane

Chapter 955 Political Ecological Balance Half-plane Site

To become a lord, in theory, in the Netheril national system, one can already sit on an equal footing with a princess.

After the transfer of the royal power, the title of "princess" is only a symbol of honor and has no actual power.

Princess Shia's identity in the current Netheril system should be the Seven Towers Group-Gilsian leader-Neseer (family) lord, and the other great arcanists in the Seven Towers also have their own lord status.

In Netheril, most of the lords have a long history with the Seven Towers Group, and some still have vassal relations.

Some have lost contact with the Seven Towers Group due to a long period of time, lack of contact, or due to certain costs, and no longer have any vassal relationship, and have become independent.

There is also a more common pioneer model, which independently develops and establishes territories from the very beginning, and has nothing to do with the Seven Towers Group. Of course, if you want to choose this model in the past, you must at least be an archmage to be qualified.

But even so, the first generation of lords can easily be traced back to the relationship between the characters related to the Seven Towers.

Like Savile Collar.

Savile developed independently and has no direct relationship with the Seven Towers, but he is a student of Iolum, and although Iolum also independently developed and built a territory, it can still be traced back to the origin of the Seven Towers.

He was born in a commoner family in Sevington, theoretically he can be regarded as a resident of the Nether (family) territory, of the Gilles family, and he has been studying in Sevington since then, and he is inseparable from the Seven Towers.

However, no matter how many connections a lord has with the Seven Towers, he is still a member of the Severton Council, and theoretically he is on an equal footing with those great arcanist lords.

Of course, when dealing with daily affairs, you can't call all the lords together to deal with it. There must be a representative, and this representative is the Seven Towers.

This is somewhat similar to the difference between Xia Duo's hometown committee members and standing committee members.

And this is also the real reason why the Seven Towers maintain the legitimacy of the Severton Parliament.

As for ordinary lords, basically they will only maintain this system more than the Seven Towers, and the real dissatisfaction may be only a few people in the Austrian Law Federation.

Most capable people can become lords and share the real power, while those who are not capable may have recognized the status quo and accepted the reality.

The rest either have high self-esteem, or are extremely capable, and their ambitions have expanded to the point where they want to challenge the current relatively stable system. Such people are always rare.

……

After understanding the various contents of the territorial documents, Xia Duo not only had a clearer understanding of his current situation, but also had a comprehensive thinking about Netheril's current political ecology.

Not to mention anything else, just knowing the true meaning of the lord's status, he understood that those powerful spellcasters who have not obtained the lord's status must have all kinds of secrets.

Of course, it doesn't mean that if you become a lord, there will be no problem. It just means that the lord will maintain the existing system like the Severton Council.

As for whether to safeguard the overall interests of Netheril, that's not necessarily the case.

In essence, the lords are still for themselves and their own territories. This is also the premise of the existence of the Severton Council, which recognizes the independence of each lord and territory.

On the premise of ensuring its own interests, there will be the overall interests of Netheril.

Ordinary lords don't necessarily have a narrow vision, they just "do not seek their own affairs when they are not in their positions", as long as they take care of themselves.

The Seven Towers have a leadership position, so it is natural to assume the responsibility of leadership, to be a coordinator of the relationship between all parties, and to protect the overall interests of Netheril.

During this period, the Seven Towers could gain some due benefits and be accepted by other lords.

Otherwise, if only relying on violence to forcibly suppress it, the Severton Council would have collapsed long ago.

All in all, the current Netheril is a relatively complex but relatively stable state of dynamic equilibrium.

It is not difficult to break this balance, and even force is not a necessary condition.

As long as you prove to all the lords of the Severton Council that you can do better than the Seven Towers, that's fine. No one will support someone who can bring you more benefits.

Theoretically, if a person has an excellent population, he can start a country with his mouth.

Of course, in the actual situation, if you are not even a great arcanist, then what qualifications do you have to participate in such a big event!
Or just engage in a little conspiracy and become a little joke of the real power holders after dinner.

After understanding this, Xia Duo knew that only by becoming a great arcanist can he really have a stage for himself to perform.

……

From the Severton Council to the Giles Tower, on the way back, Xia Duo walked very slowly, even more time than the time it took for the two of them to stop and stop in the old city when they came here.

But Niya didn't say anything, just followed him silently. When the magnificent Giles Tower almost hit Xia Duo, he came back to his senses, stopped, and sent an apologetic letter to Nya. look:
"Sorry, I was too absorbed in thinking about things just now."

"It's okay, then do you want to understand?" Niya said.

"Not yet, but you can think about it slowly!"

After speaking, Xia Duo laughed, and pulled Niya into the Giles Tower.

……

Afterwards, the two went to see Archmage Wohuaide.

Archmage Wohuaide looked like a benevolent old man. After seeing Xia Duo and Niya, he also behaved very kindly. After some greetings, he got to the point:

"You two should already know that this New Year's celebration will be held in Offa Square, but the details may change."

There are some changes?
Xia Duo didn't quite understand what Archmage Wo Huaide meant, but it didn't matter, there was no need for him to ask, and the Archmage took the initiative to explain:

"The subsequent official celebrations, as well as the previous rehearsals, will all take place in the demiplane, but on the day of the celebration, the demiplane will overlap with the Alpha Plaza."

what--

That's it!
Xia Duo immediately thought of the scene of the previous snowmelt competition, in which the magic duel was placed in the demiplane, and that demiplane overlapped with the area where the battle platform in the center of the big arena in the new town of Severton was located.

With this arrangement, the upcoming New Year's celebration doesn't look like it will be peaceful at all!

Is it to prevent Severton from being smashed when the time comes?

Of course, Xia Duo would not ask directly, but he still kept a few more thoughts in mind. When the rehearsal was over, he had to take a good look at what the hell was going on in this so-called New Year's celebration!

"Your Excellency Wo Huaide, we are ready, take us to the rehearsal of the celebration!"

"Young people are impatient! Well, let's go to the demiplane first, and it's the same when we get there!"

After speaking, Wo Huaide directly cast the teleportation spell in front of Xia Duo and Niya in the reception room.

(End of this chapter)