Arcane Lord

"How many people are there in the sweet water plane?"

"A few years ago, there were about 1.4 million people in the statistics, and it should be about the same now. The sweet water plane has limited land, and the population that can support it is also limited. All the land that can be developed after hundreds of years of development has been developed. This is why we An important reason for wanting to return to the main plane, there is really not much room for development there."

Hearing that there are 1.4 million people in the Tianshui plane, Xia Duo was secretly shocked. If there were more such planes, wouldn't more than half of Netheril's population be secretly controlled by the Seven Towers!

At this time, Yoon Olem seemed to have heard Xia Duo's heartfelt voice, and asked the key question: "Apart from the sweet water plane, which planes do people want to return to the main plane this time?"

"I also know about the Golden Plains. This plane was originally in the hands of the Nether family, but both of you should know that the Nether family is not happy. Since the princess ascended to the gods, this plane has been taken over by Giles. The tower is under control."

Speaking of this, Pullman seemed to think of something suddenly, and added a few words, "In fact, the princess has arrangements for the plane of the golden plain, and she is going to connect them with the main plane, but because of the temporary ascension ceremony, In advance, many arrangements have been disrupted, including the arrangement for the plane of the Golden Plain."

"How many people are there on the Golden Plain? Have you been there?"

"I have been there. When the princess was there, although that plane was not open to people from the main plane, it did not pose any obstacles to those of us Nethers who came from other planes. I have been there several times, and that plane is more The sweet water plane is much larger, almost three times the size, and the climate is naturally very suitable for planting, almost every year has a good harvest, and the population is close to four times that of the sweet water plane."

"Is there any more?"

"There is also a strange cliff plane. Most of the plane is the sea area, and the other half is like a towering cliff. Although it is also a livable plane, it is not suitable for farming. There are only a small basin where people live, and the population is only five. Sixty thousand."

After that, Pullman didn't say any more livable planes. Maybe he only knew these three, or maybe there were only three alien planes that wanted to return to the main plane.

But even if there are only these three planes, the population is as high as 7 million. Although the population of Netheril, which is not the main plane, is not as large, it is not far behind, and there is no difference in magnitude. (The main plane is less than 10 million)

Once supplemented, it can greatly increase the development potential of Netheril.

Yin Aolemu pondered for a moment, and then continued to ask: "Then how many of you are determined to return to the main plane? Not everyone wants to come back, right? After all, although the main plane is vast, there are also various dangers. A lot, it’s better to develop a mature alien plane and be more stable.”

This question is actually very important. If only a few spellcasters want to come back, and kidnap most ordinary people for this, it would be a bit embarrassing.

In this case, the return to the alien plane can be done, but it may be necessary to change the method. After all, the lack of righteousness needs to be made up for in other ways. Of course, this does not mean that the caster is not human, but it cannot represent the majority. , can't reach the level of great righteousness, but small righteousness is still possible.

Pullman is also aware of the criticality of this issue, and he said without hesitation: "Except for us spellcasters who are determined to return, the willingness of ordinary people to return is actually limited.

"But what is certain is that most people also want to return to the main plane. As I said just now, the land on the alien plane has been fully developed, and it is difficult for the population to increase.

"Take the sweet water plane that I am more familiar with as an example. In recent years, magical planting similar to the arcane garden has been used as a food supplement, otherwise some unbearable things may happen.

"And we didn't hide this situation from ordinary people. Almost everyone knows the problems that the Sweetwater plane is facing now. Magic is not a long-term solution, because maintaining magic also requires a price.

"The only solution is to return to the main plane."

Having said that, Pullman paused for a moment, and seemed to think of something, looked at Xia Duo, and said pointedly: "If the steam engine can be used for agriculture, it may improve the agricultural efficiency of the sweet water plane, and it can be used again. Squeeze out a certain amount of land, but the problem is that the sweet water plane is so big, doing so only prolongs the period of plane saturation, and does not really solve the problem.”

"Yes."

Xia Duo nodded seriously, expressing his understanding. Although Netheril, the main plane, is sparsely populated and has a lot of undeveloped land, it may be difficult for ordinary Netherese to understand the concept of population saturation.

But this is not a problem for Xia Duo. As early as in his hometown, he knew and saw the contradiction between limited land and unlimited population development.

At that time, his hometown chose the two paths of actively developing agricultural technology to improve production efficiency and controlling the population, and finally controlled the population in a relatively safe position.

Regarding the carrying capacity of population and land, there is a more famous theory on the earth, that is, Malthus's population theory. Although the development of later generations has proved that there are many misunderstandings in it, but because of its simple and easy-to-understand concept, it also makes the contradiction between population and land concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In the magic world, the plane is like a bottle with limited capacity. Although the main plane is large, the small one is too small. Xia Duo can fully understand the thoughts of the people on the sweet water plane.

Even ordinary people who are ignorant will feel worried when the annual food produced in the fields cannot satisfy the growing number of people in the family.

That is to say, the Seven Towers still had a bottom line in the past, using magic to replenish food, otherwise there would be a high probability of a population cycle of "growth, limit, and sudden decrease" similar to the cycle of ancient dynasties in Xia Duo's hometown.

It can be said that once the sweet water plane loses its magic, man-made disasters will almost inevitably occur until the population is reduced to the limit that the land can carry under the current technical conditions.

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Perhaps such things have happened in the past few hundred years, otherwise, in a peaceful environment, the population growth rate of the alien plane should far exceed that of the main plane, and the absolute total population should also exceed that of the main plane.

When it comes to the population limit of the plane, not only Xia Duo thought of this issue, but Yin Aureum also thought of it, and this is the greatest legitimacy he wants for the return of the Nethers from the different plane.

Afterwards, I will ask some detailed questions~www.readwn.com~For example, how many spellcasters stand with Puman, especially the great arcanists who are the top power, and what methods are prepared to deal with or break through the Seven Towers? Blockade, how many supporters are inside the Seven Towers, etc.

Pullman answered all these questions one by one. Only then did Xia Duo know for the first time that there are as many as twenty-six great masters including Pullman hidden in the alien plane. magician.

And this is only what Pullman knows, and there may be some that even Pullman doesn't know.

Why there are so many? Xia Duo speculates that on the one hand, it may be because those alien planes still maintain a certain classical style, and the communication between spellcasters is more frank and frequent, thus giving birth to more great arcanists.

The other is to search for the essence of the main plane. For example, the Stuart that Xia Duo was sure was hidden by the Seven Towers, there must be others. Basically, every genius who suddenly disappeared or died unexpectedly can be so suspicious.

Although not all of them were hidden by the Seven Towers on the alien plane, and those hidden in the past may not all grow up to be great arcanists, but at least it also provides a possibility.