Chapter 1096 Take into account the overall situation and the arrival of Eorem
Not only that, Xia Duo said an even more exciting news:
"Currently, all minors aged 14 to 16 in the Great Xia Territory have entered the Tower of Time to start learning magic, and the Saville Territory has also provided hundreds of apprentices of appropriate age."
Xia Duo did not say the specific number of people, but the frequent words "all" and "hundreds" still made Congenio's eyes widen, and his breathing quickened almost at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Is everything you said true?"
"Of course it's true. If Master doesn't believe it, you can visit the Tower of Time at any time!"
Chateau's eloquent words made Congenio no longer have doubts, but the fact still shocked him. After a long silence, he gave his own evaluation:
"You did what we wanted to do but couldn't!"
Shado didn't say anything, but he could understand how someone like Congenio, who had a strong sense of belonging to Netheril and longed for Netheril to develop and grow, couldn't think of universal education!
But just because you think about it doesn’t mean you can do it.
This is not only limited by material conditions, but also by various internal and external pressures in Netheril. Although Congenio has a high reputation, it is impossible for everyone to listen to him.
In fact, there is not much he can do. Apart from coordinating the relationship between various internal forces, he can only support some young people in his own name.
The more those in power take the overall situation into consideration, the more constrained they are.
This also reminded Xia Duo of his hometown. The leaders of his hometown undoubtedly have the overall situation in mind, but it is precisely because of this that his hometown is being wantonly tested and made things difficult for him by other countries.
When he was not traveling through time, Xia Duo often thought, if someone comes to bully, he should fight back, or at least act tougher, so that more and more people will not bully him next time.
But now, he is able to understand the so-called taking the overall situation into consideration. In addition to having real demeanor, quality, and traditional influence, it is actually more about long-term considerations.
The sages in my hometown have something to say: the gains will not last long, but the moral principles will last forever.
There is no ever-strong country or individual in the world. If you only conquer with strength, once you become weak, you will naturally be conquered by others with strength.
As the saying goes, if you are right, you will get more help, but if you are wrong, you will get less help. If morality is not lost, then even if you are temporarily weak, you can unite your surroundings to fight against powerful enemies.
Or, to put it more utilitarian, the overall situation will only be considered when seeking greater and longer-term interests.
Or, taking the overall situation into consideration is to seek greater and longer-term interests.
In fact, it is not only Congenio, but also Shado. He firmly believes that he can defeat the elves and create a prosperous magical civilization, so he does not want to cause trouble before these are realized.
Naturally, you will be stable during this period. Even if you need to suffer some grievances temporarily, you must grit your teeth and accept it. This is the price that must be paid on the road to becoming stronger.
When it becomes truly powerful, it will naturally be accepted both internally and externally, and no matter how many grievances it may have, it can be recovered. (When its hometown is truly powerful, will it take revenge on the beautiful country? Personally, I think there is a high probability that it will not. It may be beaten a few times, but it will not be excessive.
, liquidating history based on the principle of reciprocity, this is the difference between kings and hegemons)~).
"I am the overall situation" is essentially selfish. Of course people can be selfish, but if everything is based on the principle of maximizing self-interest, it would be too sad.
As the Grand Arcanist, Congenio can be said to have achieved near-absolute freedom to a certain extent, but he is willing to "subjugate" himself for the sake of the overall situation of Netheril. It is hard to say whether this is rational or irrational.
But Xia Duo admires such people very much and is willing to get along with such people.
"Master, I only dare to take such measures in my own territory. If it weren't for the Seven Towers and the great arcanists standing in front of me, even if I have an idea, it would be difficult to implement it!"
In response, Congenio nodded silently, and then let out a sigh: "Yes! We have too many concerns. Let's not talk about these. Let's talk about how the Tower of Time organizes teaching when it absorbs so many apprentices?
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"yes."
Chateau was about to start speaking, but Congenio stretched out his hand to signal to wait. Just as Chateau was puzzled, a teleportation wave appeared in the study, and in the blink of an eye, a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe teleported over.
It's Iolum! Chateau was thoughtful.
However, it’s good that Iolum is here. Soon, the Offa Federation will officially announce that Iolum will take over as president. There will be many opportunities for the two parties to interact with each other in the future, so it would be good to have some contact in advance.
When he thought that such an unattractive middle-aged man in front of him might invent the [Mither Core] that could change the fate of Netheril in the future, Shado couldn't help but have the idea to urge him to hurry up.
The [Misery Core] was really too important, and he himself had no clue. Otherwise, with Xia Duo's consistent style, how could he place his hopes on others!
But after all, he didn't say anything he shouldn't have said. It would be tragic if his words changed some of the other person's ideas, leading to the "miscarriage" of [Misser Energy Core].
In addition, it is also very inappropriate to rashly reveal a topic that is most likely to be a closely guarded secret by the other party.
"Salute to you, Lord Iolum!" Shado immediately stood up and saluted.
Iolum nodded slightly, saluted Congenio first, and then said to Shado: "Lord Shado, there is no need to be polite. On the path of magic, you and I are both the same explorers.
Just walked a few steps."
"Sir Iolum, you are too self-effacing. Even if you put aside your identity as a spell caster, you are still Savile's teacher and the elder of me and Niya. Respect is the most basic etiquette."
Hearing the name "Saville", Iolum's eyes were touched, so he didn't say anything more, but asked Congenio, "Teacher Ain, what do you want from me?"
"You take a look at these first!" Congenio said, pointing to the pile of new books on the tea table.
"These books?"
When Iolum heard this, he immediately showed curious eyes. He had known Congenio for more than a hundred years. Although Congenio tried his best to hide his emotions at the moment, he still saw from the other person's eyes.
There was a clue.
Picking up the top book of the pile of books on the table, I saw that it read "Newly Edited Textbook for Level 2 Apprentices of the Tower of Time: The Inner Plane". When I saw this name, Iolum was confused.
guess.
And he did not immediately open the contents of the book, but looked at the next one, and saw that it read "Newly compiled Tower of Time Level 2 Apprentice Textbook: Arcane Geometry", which made his guess even more intense.
confirmed.
"Teacher Ian, are these all brought by Lord Shado?"