Xia Duo came earlier, but it was impossible for the others to be too late. Just when he was chatting with Lamanni and Grien about a special festival called "Wind Prayer Festival" in the Sweetwater Plane, others also followed one after another. came continuously.
Several great arcanists who also came from the Sweetwater Plane also came to Xia Duo to say hello. In this case, Xia Duo did not favor one over the other. Instead, he talked to everyone appropriately and tried to find possible potential allies through verbal communication. .
Before the people from the Seven Towers arrived, Sha Duo had already recognized almost all the great arcanists from the Sweetwater Plane. Even the Great Arcanist from the Golden Plains plane had several more familiar faces.
As for the Strange Cliff plane, because the population is so small, there are only two great arcanists born there, and these two people did not grow up in the Strange Cliff plane, but in the Golden Plains plane.
It can be said that the local people in Qiya plane have not been able to cultivate even a great arcanist.
This fact also largely verifies Chateau's theory, that is, population is an important factor in the development of civilization, and the development of magic is naturally among them.
With the arrival of Badigal and other people from the Seven Towers, the new covenant could finally be signed. Sha Duo felt relieved. This matter had been on his mind recently, and it was only now that it seemed like a stone had fallen. land.
However, the arrival of Badigal and others also brought some people. In addition to the two divine summoners wearing priest attire, there were seven more unfamiliar faces in the Seven Towers team.
Of course, the unfamiliar faces to Sha Duo and Niya may not be to others. Green directly communicated with Sha Duo to reveal the background of the Seven Towers:
"Those people were all the controllers of the Seven Towers in the past. They should have returned to the front desk this time for the seats in the Severnton Council. And as far as I know, there is a Grand Arcanist hiding in the Seven Towers. Maybe one day in the future they will return to the forefront. There will be a few coming out.”
I see!
Shado actually had no doubts about Green's explanation at all, because the great arcanists who came out of the three sweetwater planes this time were all native-born in those three planes, which was obviously unreasonable.
The Seven Towers have hidden so many main plane arcanists through various channels. Is it possible that only one failed to become a great arcanist? Not to mention the previous controllers, it’s impossible to completely disappear, right?
Xia Duo had every reason to suspect that there were still some great arcanists hidden in the Seven Towers, of course not too many. It was impossible for dozens of them to emerge at once like the opening of the three sweet water planes this time.
But a dozen or so should still be possible!
As for the undisclosed livable planes controlled by the Seven Pagodas, Xia Duo felt that there should not be too many. Even if there were many, the population would not be as large as the three sweetwater planes.
After all, there are roughly traces of the population of Netheril in the past. Except for a few opportunities, it is impossible for a large number of people to migrate to other planes.
In other words, the total number of Nese people in the alien plane is roughly limited. Seven million people in the three Sweetwater planes are an exaggeration. The main plane is only a little over 10 million. Even if there are more in other habitable planes, How much more can be divided?
Xia Duo estimates that at most there are only a dozen or two hundred thousand people still hiding, and these people are probably not ordinary people. They are probably the family members and descendants of the hidden power of the Seven Towers.
It is conceivable that as the new covenant order gradually stabilizes, geniuses and the like may be able to continue to hide, but it is estimated that it will be difficult for someone like the Grand Arcanist to remain anonymous.
If you want to gain more say in Netheril in the future, a seat on the Sevington Council is undoubtedly the fastest way. There are two main types of seats here, one is the seat of the Grand Arcanist, and the other is Leadership position.
Obviously the former is more decisive, because as long as two-thirds of the Grand Arcanists agree and the other third does not object, certain decisions can be forced.
The Lord's seat is basically only qualified to attend. Only when the Grand Arcanist cannot reach an agreement, the Lord's vote is required, and the Lord's vote has a higher priority on the results than the Grand Arcanist.
In this case, as long as the Grand Arcanist is not so stubborn, there is a high probability that a compromise can be reached and a consensus can be reached before entering the lord voting process.
Unless someone can steadily win over one-third of the Grand Arcanists—18 based on the number of Grand Arcanists currently preparing to sign a new covenant—it will be possible to push the vote all the way to the lord voting session.
But if the 18 Grand Arcanists can be steadily won over, there is no need to indirectly gain the right to speak through lord voting in this way. There is a high probability that the 18 Grand Arcanists who advance and retreat together will directly dominate the vote of members.
For now, the Grand Arcanist almost occupies an absolute dominant position. With only a few dozen people, it is easy for the lord voting process to become a mere waste. However, as the number of Grand Arcanists increases, a more mature political group will inevitably be formed. Their political tendencies will also be more towards the lords.
If it develops further in the future, the lord position is likely to become an elected representative, and the lord himself will directly become a councilor, alongside the great arcanists.
Generally speaking, this system accommodates the current and future main power classes in Netheril to the greatest extent, and in terms of system design, the weight of all parties does not appear to be overwhelming.
Putting aside everything else, this system alone, if nothing unexpected happens, should be able to survive for a long time, and it is likely to become more and more stable as Netheril develops and grows.
Foreseeing this trend, Shado could also imagine how he would intervene in the development of Netheril in the future, probably through joining an organization with a common philosophy like the Society.
As long as you continue to fill the parliament with your own people, the right to speak will naturally be gathered, and the influence will naturally increase.
Under such game rules, the lords of various places will most likely actively train their own people. Although they will not immediately follow the example of the Southern Territory and conduct universal compulsory education, they will change their conservative style compared to the past.
At least the apprentices will no longer be trained as handymen, and they will be able to use some snacks.
At the same time, there will be more frequent exchanges between lords and territories, because the lord alliance is the only opportunity to counter the Grand Arcanist's decision, so it won't be as scattered as in the past, right?
…
Xia Duo thought silently, and soon the text of the new covenant was delivered to him. The covenant carrier used golden pages similar to Nese scrolls, and the documents of the lord's territory were also preserved on this carrier.
Although there were many people in front of him who had already signed their names, Shado still very carefully read through the entire text, as well as the golden page itself as the carrier.
After confirming that there were no problems, he used the seal at the end of the pioneer's scepter to mark the covenant document. Then he pressed the document with his hand and solemnly announced to Greta and the Glory Priest who were witnessing the ceremony:
"I have read and understood all the contents of the covenant, and I promise to abide by the principles stated in the covenant, respect and maintain the existence of the covenant."
"My Lord witnesses!"*2
(End of chapter)
