After the initiators of the issue, Netheril and Erlan, both spoke, it was the turn of the other countries. Engir followed the principle of "initiate first, then take turns" to ensure that every member of the alliance had a representative to speak.
Listening to the speeches of those representatives, it was not difficult for Xia Duo to hear how well those representatives' countries understood the situation in the North and the development of magic.
For example, the Irusk representative couldn't even figure out the difference between demons and orcs, thinking that he could avoid the threat of demons as long as he hid in the mythical barrier.
Or, some dwarf representatives think that as long as they hide in the Underdark, they don't have to worry about the threat of demons, and so on.
But Xia Duo also knows that small countries may not understand the threat of demons, but since the Northland Alliance system has been improved, it will become more and more difficult for them to escape the control of big countries.
This is the so-called paradox of "fairness may not be fair". That is, when the strong and the weak participate in the same thing, even if the rules do not favor the strong, in actual development, the strong will develop faster because of its own size. Far more than the weak.
The internal resources of the Northland Alliance are limited, whether tangible or intangible. The bigger countries get more, and the smaller countries can get less now and in the future.
Therefore, although each small country did not explicitly oppose the establishment of a dialogue and cooperation mechanism against the threat of demons, they expressed their concerns in their own ways both inside and outside their words.
Xia Duo very much agrees with the law of heaven that "make up for the excess of losses", but the reality is that big countries also have the right to development, and because of their large size, it is natural for the increase to be large, and it is impossible to force the two to have equal increases.
In this case, we can only restrict the development increment above a certain size from the perspective of the overall development of the Northland Alliance to strengthen the development of the weaker parties.
But it is a pity that the concept of the Northland Alliance at this stage has not yet penetrated to that extent, and the order of the Northland Alliance has not been strong enough.
The only thing that can be guaranteed at this stage is probably the fairness of the process itself.
Naturally, small countries will not understand such a realistic understanding of their own existence. The weight of reality is too heavy, and they cannot make choices that go against the wishes of big countries. If they do not understand the interests, they may not be around anymore.
Therefore, even though the representatives of small countries made all kinds of weird remarks during the speech stage, once the critical moment of voting came, they were still very flexible and voted along with the big countries in their respective regions.
And this includes Everriska!
Of course, the alliance of small countries has a future, but because it is an alliance, it is impossible to be independent of each other internally like a real big country when dealing with the outside world. Small country alliances are located in different regions and will always have their own unique national conditions.
Once you encounter a decision that is beneficial to other small countries in the alliance but harmful to yourself, if it is not handled well, it may be the end of the alliance of small countries.
This is a great test of the political abilities of the leaders of Evereska, who is currently the leader of the Small Nations Alliance.
In the early stages of the development of small country alliances, it is probably one of the few options for small country alliances to be as conservative as possible and not to offend the sensitive minds of big countries.
In the end, the issue of establishing a dialogue and cooperation mechanism for the demon descendants issue was passed unanimously with "fourteen votes in favor, zero objections, and zero abstentions."
As for how to establish this dialogue and cooperation mechanism, it will be established by Netheril and Erlan, the initiators of the issue, with Ilfarang, Cormanthor, and Danzo responding, and the other small countries will just accept it.
When the interim speaker of the conference, Engil, announced the result, all the representatives in the covenant hall had neither joy nor sadness on their faces. After all, the countries had roughly reached a consensus before the conference, and now it was more of a process.
But the second topic of this conference was different. Before the conference, a lot of rumors about Yeerlan had spread in Evereska. All the representatives present had heard them all, at least one or two. strip.
But even if there are only one or two words, you can still get a glimpse of the intense scene of the discussion at the conference.
…
"Let's start discussing the second topic of this conference - proposed by Netheril - the proposal to complete the territorial demarcation of each country as soon as possible."
After saying that, Engel grinned meaningfully, and then named Badigal to speak.
In fact, the issue of territorial delimitation was not initiated by Xia Duo. As early as the establishment of the Northern Alliance, this issue became a frequent topic at the alliance conference. However, before today, countries mostly discussed the accurate definition of territorial boundaries.
It has not entered the practical stage of determining boundaries.
Without the subsequent issue of restricting war spells, the issue of completing territorial delimitation as soon as possible would not be discussed at all. I am afraid that after Badigal's speech, other representatives will immediately initiate a motion to cancel the subsequent discussion.
In other words, without Shado, Netheril would not have been able to submit such an issue.
But the reality is that there is no such thing. After Badigal made a commonplace talk about the benefits of territorial demarcation, Engier directly nodded to Solzamis, the eager Yeerlan representative, to speak.
As soon as Solzamis stood up, he "lived up to expectations" and said that the issue of territorial delimitation was very involved and now was not the best time to discuss it, and asked the General Assembly to cancel the discussion on this issue.
"Now that Representative Yeerlan is asking to cancel this issue, what are the opinions of other representatives?"
Engil asked them by name one by one. Except for the newly established Kingdom of Elam, which voted in favor, other countries either opposed or abstained.
Or to be more specific, only Sharvin, which is close to Yeerland, and Sluvend, which had just lost part of its territory not long ago, abstained from voting. The other ten countries all clearly expressed their opposition without exception.
Of course, they were not opposed to Netheril's proposal, but to Erlan's "proposal to cancel Netheril's proposal."
"Erlan's proposal is invalid, let's continue the discussion. If Representative Solzamis has nothing else to say, then I will ask the next representative to speak!"
Engil asked according to the conference procedure, but all he got was a cold snort from Solzamis. However, Engil was not angry. He could fully understand the other party's mood.
Speaking of which, Danzo is probably the one who has the best relationship with Ye Erlan among the countries in the North. There are almost no disputes or conflicts between the two parties, only a lot of cooperation.
But it is a pity that Erlan is not necessarily the one who has the best relationship with Danzo. In other words, Danzo's relationship with all the countries in the North is relatively good.
Of course, even if so, it is impossible for Engil to act in favor of Erlan at the alliance conference, otherwise as long as other countries make a motion, he can be removed.
And if a certain behavior of his is actually beneficial to Ye Erlan, it can only be said that this behavior is recognized by the countries in the North, and it cannot be said to be biased.
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Solzamis gave up his speech, and then Engir casually named a representative who indicated to him that he wanted to speak: "Crown King Rorian, please speak!"
Luorian is the crowned king of Elfaran, but he is also the official representative of Elfaran in this conference. He has already spoken on the issue of cooperation against demons before.
At this time, Engel clicked him first, hoping to use Luo Ruian's identity to dilute the tense atmosphere of the conference. Although it was not a big deal to watch the excitement, if it might touch him, he still had to protect himself as much as possible.
(End of chapter)
