Sha Duo believed that what Horn said was very likely to come true, let alone swearing in the name of glory. In fact, the master of the Seven Towers had great decision-making power on the next successor.
I won’t talk about the history. Basically, it was recommended by the previous one, and the next one will naturally take the position. The only one who has some twists and turns may be Skum of Giles Tower.
He wasn't even a Grand Arcanist before he took over, but even so, after Byron showed up, Seven Towers still let Skoum take over.
Of course, Shado also contributed to this, but no one expected that Skoum would turn his back on others. After taking office, he immediately began to suppress the followers left behind by the princess, as well as Niya, a student. Of course, this is a digression. .
At present, Shao Duo is sure that Horn's promise can be realized in all likelihood. After all, it is not unprecedented for a great arcanist to leave the Seven Towers.
But just because the other party was so sincere and very likely to fulfill his promise, Xia Duo felt even more pressure. If he just said it casually, everyone would forget about it and nothing would happen.
But the other party has even made such a promise. If word spread, it will probably cause chaos within the Jilan Tower, which means that the cost of Sha Duo's refusal will be very high.
However, Xia Duo never thought about joining Jilan Tower from the beginning, and he was even less likely to promise anything to the other party. Now the other party's sincerity made him very embarrassed.
After thinking about it for a while, he slowly spoke: "Your Excellency Horn, I have great respect for Kilan Tower, but you should also be able to see that I prefer the pure arcane path. Bloodline is more important to me. Just an addition.
"Compared to Kiran Tower, I prefer the environment like Morien Tower. I can only say sorry for your wrong love."
Shado's statement that he likes Morien Tower is not a lie made up to deal with Horn, but Morien Tower is indeed a rare circle of spellcasters in the Seven Towers that has a strong academic atmosphere and is not aggressive.
If he had traveled through Morien Tower, he might have chosen to stay in the Seven Towers and carry out internal reforms, or he might have followed the Romans and become a true Nese mage.
But that's all if, if there must be someone's fault, it's all Shi Chen's fault!
After saying his polite rejection, Sha Duo saw Horn's face stiffen, and forced out a smile, retaining the last trace of dignity, "Lord Sha Duo has no ambition in the bloodline field, but you and I can still cooperate more! If Lord Xia Duo still has something to do, I won’t delay.”
It really comes in a hurry and leaves in a hurry. Xia Duo knows that he may have offended Horn this time, but adults are more interested in interests. As long as he doesn't know how to rebel against the Seven Towers, he can probably maintain the current cooperative relationship and be a pure person. "Friends of Benefits".
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After leaving Jilan Tower, Sha Duo glanced at the gloomy sky, but what came to his ears was the cheers of the crowd in Offa Square in the distance.
Comparing the two, Xia Duo had an inexplicable bad feeling. By the time he had awakened his bloodline, he already knew that his bloodline had many miraculous qualities. Now, this inexplicable feeling that he could not trace the origin of, he was more likely to be a reminder of his bloodline.
And just when he was about to return to the Austrian Law Federation to wait for the final ceremonial entrance time, an unexpected person contacted him and even invited him to meet.
The meeting place was chosen well, it was at the Austrian Law Union. Since it was on the way, Sha Duo didn't hesitate and immediately decided to accept the invitation.
…
When they arrived at the place, Xia Duo found that besides the inviter Cliff, Magna was also present. Moreover, these two people had "become a couple" not just once or twice. It seems that it was not rumored that the two had a high relationship. rumor.
"Sir Cliff, long time no see!"
"Lord Xia Duo, long time no see!"
"Lord Xia Duo, nice to meet you!"
After a brief exchange of greetings, Cliff asked Sha Duo what he thought of this ascension ceremony. Sha Duo didn't react at first, thinking that because he was also a priest, he was disgusted with this kind of ascension ceremony for mortals.
But then he realized that if that was the case, he would have publicly opposed it long ago, not to mention that Magna was also present, which should have nothing to do with Cliff's priesthood.
"Currently, there is no clear statement from the Seven Towers about the climate anomaly. If Master Yerevan succeeds in ascension to the gods, it may be able to bring some hope to the people in the North who are suffering due to the climate anomaly."
This is a more official statement. Even those who are dissatisfied with Ascension God will at least not go against the general public. In fact, this is a universal answer.
Of course, this was not the answer Cliff wanted, but before he could speak, Magna couldn't wait any longer, and just like his reputation outside, he said rudely and directly:
"Lord Shado, what Cliff wants to ask is whether you think this god-ascension ceremony can be successful!"
"Yeah?"
Sha Duo glanced at Cliff, whose face was a little dark, and then said with a smile: "I was not involved in the ascension to the gods, so I don't know if it will succeed, but I hope it will succeed."
In fact, he likes Magna's direct attitude very much. Although it seems reckless, if he has this style, he can often make people distinguish between ourselves and the enemy immediately.
Of course, if you can clarify one's own attitude and at the same time give people a feeling of spring breeze, that is the advanced level of diplomatic work.
Chateau does not expect anyone to seriously study diplomatic rhetoric in the current era where individual strength is perhaps still king. As long as one can clarify one's attitude and position, no matter whether it is friend or foe, it will be a post-exclusion target for him.
Those who are unclear about their attitudes and positions are the targets that need to be vigilant and eliminated first.
Of course, answering Cliff's question is not yet at the level of "expressing one's position", but Sha Duo always has his own principle, that is, he won't lie if he can't.
He really couldn't tell whether the ascension ceremony would be successful, and his statement that he hoped it would be successful was not just a pretentious statement.
Cliff's eyes flashed with surprise after hearing this, while Magna was very direct, "If Master Yerevan succeeds in ascension to God, will all future ascension ceremonies follow the arrangements of the Seven Towers?"
This is the time to express your stance.
Xia Duo thought for a while, if he didn't dare to express his position, he might let Qita get through. Someone had to stand up and oppose it, why couldn't it be him?
Not to mention that this is not a good thing in the first place. If the order or sequence of the ascension to the gods is completely arranged, how can people in the future make progress?
Even those who ascended to godhood first, would they ban related technologies and even all magical knowledge in order to prevent future generations from challenging them?
This is all foreseeable. Xia Duo has long known not to overestimate human nature, even for those who have ascended to the gods!
Therefore, Sha Duo decisively expressed his attitude, "Master Yerevan is Master Yerevan. I respect him and support his ascension ceremony this time, but this has nothing to do with the Seven Pagodas. I am firmly opposed to the order of ascension. I think this is very likely to destroy our magical civilization!"
"Well said!" Magna unabashedly expressed her support for Sha Duo's words, and of course also indirectly expressed her own attitude.
As for Cliff, he told another truth:
"Actually, not long after Her Royal Highness successfully ascended to God, I went to the outer plane to see her, but she gave me a completely different feeling from my Lord. How should I put it?
"If our lord is a true god with divinity, then Her Royal Highness the Princess is a special being who has gained the power of a god without losing her mortal nature.
"Or to put it another way, mortals ascending to the gods will inevitably interfere in mortal affairs, which is not a good thing!"
The meaning behind the words "Mortal affairs must be solved by mortals" does not seem to come from the mouth of a glorious priest at all, but Shado can understand it.
In Netheril, although the belief in the Lord of Radiance is widespread, to a large extent it is more like a backdrop.
Similar to the God in Xia Duo's hometown, many people talk about it every day, but they don't necessarily believe in it. Although there are also firm believers, it is not a good thing once this kind of background belief suddenly comes to the world.
Many people believe in God, not because God is powerful, but precisely because God cannot interfere with them and only provides psychological support for their actions.
In Netheril, the Lord of Radiance is a real and great existence, but if he frequently intervenes in the mortal world, is such a existence still considered great?
Maybe this is a different kind of broken outlook on life!
In short, Cliff meant that "mortals can solve their own problems." As for the impact of the ascension order on magical civilization, he didn't seem to care.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
After all, he is a priest. He does not have magic, but he still has divine magic. When everyone believes in the Lord of Glory, there may be less disputes!
