after one day.
The news that Ambassador Ye Erlan had been rejected by Sha Duo began to ferment in Severton. Sha Duo guessed that the Seven Towers might be cooperating with the elves to put pressure on him.
But he didn't take it to heart at all, and even publicly expressed his opposition to Yeerlan's joining the New Covenant more than once in public in the Austrian-French Federation.
Due to his firm opposition, some among the Grand Arcanists began to sway, especially Iolum. Although he has not yet expressed his opposition clearly, it is not unforeseen that Iolum will take advantage of the situation to oppose him as long as there are more people who oppose him.
Especially when Shado proposed using the reduction of Mythra's construction period as a bargaining chip, almost everyone's attitude became ambiguous.
Although the great arcane masters of Netheril have not yet fallen to the point of being mercenary, the reason why they do not object to Ellan joining the New Covenant is because they think it is not a big deal, but if they can get more benefits under the same conditions , they are not stupid, and they will definitely not refuse.
Now that Xia Duo took the initiative to play against the elves, those great arcanists were naturally happy to stand aside and watch the show as they thought there was no obvious harm done.
For Shado, shortening Mythra's manufacturing cycle is nothing, because the manufacturing cycle he proposed before was meant to be delayed, but now it is no longer delayed, and it is far from the point where he needs to work overtime to rush the work.
But for the Ellan elves, the wait-and-see of other great arcanists is not a good thing, which means that no matter what Shado's true thoughts are, they have to pay a higher price.
Apart from Mythra, there are not many places where Shado can manipulate other people, but he also holds a super big card in his hand - that is, Puman, and at least twenty-six great arcana powers standing behind him. division.
If there hadn't been something like Ye Erlan, Qita and Shado's negotiations on the new covenant would soon have entered a critical stage, which was about whether to connect the three planes including Sweet Water in advance.
This is actually not an issue that requires repeated negotiations, because one of the results after the signing of the new covenant is to open those three planes, and the great arcanists in those three planes will return to the main plane.
Then we can go back to this point. The new covenant is incomplete without the participation of the twenty-six great arcane masters in the three planes. However, there are more great arcane masters in those three planes, and the people from the main plane It is more inclined to finalize most of the terms of the new covenant first, and then use the general trend of opening up the plane to get the people there to agree.
Even Xia Duo and others accepted the subtle thoughts in this.
But in this situation, Ye Erlan is here, and Xia Duo feels that opening those three planes in advance is not necessarily a bad thing. Those three planes have been closed for hundreds of years, and the internal "ancient customs" have been maintained well.
The "ancient custom" here is not only more active magic exchanges, but also the vigilance and even hostility towards the elves, especially Yeerlan, left over from the initial development of the three planes.
Even if not, twenty more Grand Arcanists can dilute the voice of the dozen or so existing Grand Arcanists. If Erlan still insists on joining the New Covenant, the price he needs to pay will increase exponentially.
The impact of Ye Erlan joining the New Covenant is not immediately effective, and may even never be used. For a country, it is okay to pay a certain price just for this possibility, but if the price is too high If so, it may not be appropriate.
Ye Erlan's country is not a one-word affair, but a check and balance between the crown prince and the parliament. Maybe they can agree readily now, but once old scores are raised in the future, it is estimated that neither the crown prince nor the parliament elders want to see it.
Therefore, if the cost of doing this is too high, Erlan will carefully consider whether to continue.
Of course, the price that Xia Duo thinks and the price that Ye Erlan thinks may not be on the same channel, but in any case, the sudden appearance of more than twenty great arcanists can make Ye Erlan hesitate for a while.
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In the evening of this day, Shado had just finished his meeting with Braun and was preparing to oppose the southern border to remove Puman from stasis, and then put pressure on the Seven Towers through Puman, demanding that the three planes including Sweet Water be opened so that those More than twenty great arcanists inside participated in the decision-making.
The issue of Ye Erlan joining the new covenant can be put aside for now. Opening up the sweet water and other planes is the top priority. With Xia Duo adding more money, others must be willing to bring in more companions so that Ye Erlan can shed more blood.
After all, the negotiations on the new covenant are about to reach the stage of opening up the three dimensions of Sweet Water. Most of the principle provisions in the covenant have been finalized, and the rest are more details and a small number of outside nineteen people. It is difficult to discuss the issue with a definite result.
The sooner the Three Faces of Sweet Water are opened, the sooner the new covenant can be finalized.
The more difficult the problem of Ye Erlan is now, the more inseparable it is from the great arcanists of the three sweet water planes. Xia Duo is 80 to 90% sure that the Seven Towers will open the three sweet water planes in advance.
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After coming out of the Offa Union, Shado was originally planning to go straight back to the Azure Manor through Offa Square, and then take the portal there to return to the south, but the scene in Offa Square made him slow down.
Anyway, it went well, Xia Duo thought, and walked towards the north side of the square close to Severton Parliament, where a large number of people were gathering, and in the center of the crowd, there was a long place similar to a booth. .
As they approached, the crowd naturally separated into a path. This was not because of Xia Duo, but because the area itself had been enchanted. The space naturally expanded when you got closer. From the outside, it looked like a crowded scene, but as you got closer, the space changed. As it got bigger, the crowd seemed a little sparse.
"My human friends in Netheril, what you are looking at now is the most popular party dress of Tevi Mansar this summer. It is inspired by the monsoon wind passing through the branches of Tevi Mansar. Wearing it, you will feel like you are walking in The huge leaves of the Lyle branch are light and elegant.
"In fact, this dress will indeed give the wearer the ability to walk on the tip of a leaf, and with the craftsmanship of a master, it will also have the effect of rejuvenating the first time it is worn."
Shado didn't get too close, but his excellent vision from a distance allowed him to see most of the non-magical details on the dress. Judging from the appearance alone, it was indeed a masterpiece.
It's just that he has been in Netheril for many years. Before today, he had never heard of any elves coming to Netheril to hold a clothing exhibition!
And it’s not just clothing. There are other exhibits on this long booth, such as exquisite and complicated jewelry, magical weapons that exude strong spiritual light, peerless paintings that are fascinating just by looking at them, and so on.
(End of chapter)
