The feeling of Iolum is also the feeling of Chateau. Apart from the refreshing effect, the difference between the new tea and Bonu original leaves is largely due to the proficiency of the production process.
The elves admire nature, but it is nature without human participation, or more accurately, the original ecology of tea. The new tea made by Xia Duo incorporates the understanding of nature by the ancients in his hometown. It does not lie in pure natural ecology, but in the participation of people. The unity of heaven and man.
The difference between these two tea styles actually reflects the difference in the inner philosophies of the two civilizations. There is no doubt that both Chateau and Iolum prefer the unity of nature and man, rather than the narrow-mindedness that is almost paranoid. nature.
"As long as the teacher likes it, the tea trees I cultivated are ready for picking. I will send some new tea to the teacher every year. According to the tradition of my hometown, the new tea in April is the best. This year it is a little late, but it is not bad. The main reason is that I am not very familiar with my skills yet, so next year the teacher will check to see if I have improved."
The terms "Ming Qian" and "Yu Qian" in Shado's hometown have strong local factors and are not suitable to be placed here in Netheril, let alone that the first Bonu tea plant grew in the Arcane Garden. , and has nothing to do with the specific month.
This time they are actually the best new sprouts, but Xia Duo's production techniques are not familiar. There should be a big improvement next year. After all, in the outside world, the tea trees in the Arcane Garden may not sprout only once a year.
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After drinking tea, Xia Duo talked about the business of the trip.
"Teacher, I told you before about intercepting the peaks to build the floating city. The seven towers were a bit careless. In a few years, Netheril or even the entire main plane may not be able to see a complete mountain peak. !”
"Then what do you want to do?" Iolum realized that this was the reason why he, the nominal student, came here this time, but it also made him a little embarrassed.
No matter what the Seven Towers do, it is already a fait accompli, and it is too late to object now.
Xia Duo is not blind, and he has also noticed Iolum's difficulties, but this matter is not difficult to handle, and he is not willing to give up if there is even a slight possibility.
"Teacher, I want Seven Pagodas to return the mountain peak. I know this is difficult, but if we people don't do it now, do we have to leave it to future generations to solve it? Today's people can't solve it, but future generations will definitely. Can it be solved? Furthermore, even if it can be solved, isn’t it too late?”
This is actually similar to the environmental protection issue in Xia Duo's hometown. It must be solved by the current generation instead of leaving it to the next generation. Once the environment is destroyed, it may not be solved by the development of technology.
Moreover, the concept of destroying first and then governing is also very problematic. If it is necessary for development, it is understandable, but if it is not for development, but just for some face-saving projects, then it is completely unnecessary.
The seven-tower floating city does have strategic significance, but the materials used to build the floating city do not necessarily have to intercept the mountain peaks. Chateau's Chang'an City has actually set a good example.
Perhaps complete petrification magic is rare, but the Seven Towers may not have similar alternative spells. The strategic value of the floating city lies in the movable war spell platform, not a flying mountain.
It's not that Qita didn't understand this truth, but it just did it. It's hard to say that there weren't some factors in this that some decision-makers were overjoyed at.
Think about it, a natural mountain that has existed for countless years is a shock to both ordinary people and spell casters, let alone a race that respects nature like elves. I am afraid it will shock even more. .
Of course, anger is unavoidable, but this is a strategic weapon. What is the use of anger? On the contrary, it can highlight the correctness of Seven Towers' approach.
Although this kind of thinking is completely wrong in Xia Duo's view, it is undeniable that in the current era, Seven Towers decision-makers are more likely to think so.
"you--"
Iolum was shocked, embarrassed, and deeply worried about Sha Duo's solution of asking the Seven Towers to return the mountain.
"I'm afraid Seven Towers won't agree to this."
Iolum knew very well why the Seven Towers wanted to build the floating city before the snow melting competition. For this reason, they did not hesitate to intercept a mountain peak. It was not to show their face and show their strength at the gathering of the Northern Alliance countries.
If the floating city was demolished immediately after it was built due to the opposition of a local lord, then the Seven Towers would have no face to speak of. Even if the other party was given an offer that was difficult to refuse, it would be unlikely to happen in this case.
In addition, Iolum was also worried about Shado. In the past, there were not many arcanist lords with outstanding talents and high reputations, but most of those people were obsessed with magical exploration and did not care about things outside their own territory, or simply did not care about them. Just don’t want territory.
But Xia Duo is keen on political affairs and frequently participates in it. If Xia Duo is a member of the Seven Towers, he might not be able to compete for the position of the controller of the Seven Towers, and then use the Seven Towers as the fulcrum to use the platform of the Severnton Council to spread political power throughout the entire country. Netheril implements its own governing philosophy.
But the fact is that Shado is independent of the Seven Towers system. Too much interference in the affairs of the Seven Towers will inevitably damage the authority of the Seven Towers. This actually goes against the independent tradition of Netheril.
Independence is not only a right, but also an obligation and a requirement.
It is not only a requirement for the Seven Towers, requiring them not to interfere with the internal affairs of the lords' territories; it is also a requirement for the lords, requiring them to support the maintenance of the Severington Parliament (Seventon Parliament) in the Seven Towers without violating the Seventon Covenant. tower) decisions.
The Seventon Covenant has no content related to environmental protection. No matter how many peaks the Seven Towers intercept, it is their freedom, and others have no right to interfere.
Not only the Seven Towers, but also other lords, they can capture as many peaks as they want, as long as they are not owned by the owner. According to the provisions of the Seventon Covenant, others have no right to interfere.
The Seventon Covenant is loose, but the connection it creates does not become alienated. Spellcasters are actually like hedgehogs hugging each other for warmth. They need to maintain a certain safe distance but also get as close as possible.
Iolum told his concerns to Shado, who fell silent after hearing it. It was not that he did not understand the political ecology of Netheril, but it was precisely because of his understanding that he was particularly dissatisfied.
If it was before he met the Red Heart Alliance, he might have thought that the power of individuals might suppress the development of civilization, but after meeting the Red Heart Alliance, he believed that his previous worries were completely unnecessary.
The sociological principles developed on earth based on the relationships that ordinary people only see are also applicable to the magical world. After all, the human heart itself does not contain any other factors. The human heart is the human heart.
He knew that his intervention might arouse the resentment or even hostility of the Seven Towers, and even the confusion of other lords, but he still chose to do so.
As the saying goes, "Wherever the Tao is, I can go there even if there are millions of people there." Xia Duo also has this realization now.
Of course, the current situation is far from being the enemy of the whole world. He believes that with his own experience, wisdom and Iolum's guidance, he can solve this current problem.
(End of chapter)
