Chapter 1186 New relationship, liberation of gnomes
As Master Cormanthor's illusion came to an end, the snowmelting competition finally came to an end.
After the ten golden elf mages left the stage, Badigal made a final speech on behalf of Netheril and the four participating countries in this snowmelting competition:
“Everything in this world must come to an end, and this year’s snowmelt competition ends here.
“In the new year, the situation in the Northland has undergone tremendous changes, and I believe you can also see some of the situation from this snowmelt competition.
"Here, I have only one thing to tell all the humans, elves, and dwarves present. What I want to say is -
"The crisis has brought us together and broken down racial barriers and prejudices. Although I know it is difficult, I still sincerely hope that our friendship can last forever!"
If someone who didn't know Badigal heard this, they might just think it was another formulaic prank.
But for those who know Badigal, this sentence sends an extremely strong signal that the relationship between Netheril and the elven kingdoms is about to change!
Especially for Shado, knowing that Badigal hates the elves because of his origin, and that there is a high probability that the Northland Alliance will be established before the end of the year as mentioned by Iolum, Badigal said this in public, which is obviously
It is said that Netheril and the elves will start a new relationship——
A true alliance.
Not just words.
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Immediately afterwards, Badigal solemnly announced on behalf of the Severnton Council: "From now on, all dwarves in Netheril will be lifted from their slave status, and they will be allowed to walk freely everywhere on the premise of obtaining the qualifications of freemen.
"At the same time, the Sewington Parliament promised to use the Yellow Maple Hills as the first territory for the dwarf tribes to establish an independent country in the Northland, and to provide full protection."
As soon as these words came out, the arena almost exploded. Dwarves are good at mining. When dwarves can't get what they ask for, dwarves are the best miners in Nese.
And the most important thing is that it’s completely free!
Judging from the long lifespan of a dwarf, even taking into account the wear and tear of heavy physical labor, it can definitely serve several generations of lords.
Being liberated so suddenly, without any news before, is hard for anyone to accept, especially since most Nese mages in the arena have more or less benefited from dwarf slaves.
Even Xia Duo is like this.
There is a silver mine and an iron mine in the Saville Territory, but they rarely recruit human citizens to dig it. This is because there is a small dwarf tribe there that is dedicated to mining and even simple smelting.
The power granted to the dwarfs to be independent has never been seen before. Now that the dwarfs have established their own country, do they still need to allow other intelligent races in the territory to establish their own independent countries?
For example, the goblins, although their intelligence is not very high, are indeed an intelligent race. If the goblins were allowed to establish their own country, it would not take long before the entire Northland would be overrun by goblins.
It is precisely because of the continuous cleaning up by humans, orcs, trolls, and even elves (including as food~) that creatures like goblins have not become overrun.
If a hole is really opened, then it is really possible for the goblins to establish an independent country in the future!
Although they may not think of this themselves, they cannot resist the push of willing people. If something can happen, over time, it will almost certainly happen.
Hasn't Severington Parliament considered this situation?
This has aroused so much opposition just inside the arena. When the snow melting competition is over, there will be a commotion outside!
In fact, Xia Duo has already seen many mages summoning friends and family members. Maybe it won't be long before lords from all over the country come to the Severnton Parliament to question the charges.
Even if what is promised is not your own land, it is still your potential land!
Xia Duo was actually very dissatisfied. The Yellow Maple Hills could barely be considered the southern border. They were located to the west of Lake Macht and to the south of the Kangqi Plain. In the future, the Bactria Territory might not be able to develop there.
Not to mention, Huang Maple Hills is close to the Kangqi Plain. Can the emerging lords there tolerate an alien country that is about to expand near their doorstep?
"Oh, I don't know what the parliament thinks about this kind of thing!"
Faced with this situation, Niya couldn't help but complain, "Xia Duo, do you think we will liberate the dwarf slaves in the mine after we go back?"
"Let's go according to the original plan!" Sha Duo didn't consider Badigal's statement at all.
In the final analysis, the territory is still decided by the lords. The Sevington Council is said to be the highest authority in Netheril, but in essence, it is just a place for lords from all over the country to discuss overall major issues in Netheril.
Its power is too light for the lord.
Especially for a decision like freeing slaves that does not involve the fundamental interests of Netheril, the lord can not implement it if he wants to. At most, he will not go to Severton in the future.
As for the dwarf slaves in the Saville Territory, in fact, Xia Duo has already had a emancipation plan and is currently implementing it, similar to how the Great Xia Territory dealt with the slaves purchased from the northern territories.
They were deregistered due to meritorious service, then converted into ordinary citizens, and finally paid to be employed as absentees instead of being released directly.
Direct liberation, there are so many hidden dangers that Xia Duo has never even thought about.
If you just let it go without saying anything else, do you still expect people to be grateful to you and not cause trouble for you? You know with your own feet that once you let it go, you will definitely become your enemy.
Of course, under the current circumstances, other territories may not be as sincerely accepting as Xia Duo, but forced employment is not impossible.
But it will be inevitable to trigger a series of chaos.
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After Badigal, Elkamon announced the end of the snow melting competition as the host. At this time, there were only a dozen dwarf mages in the arena and they teleported away in an instant.
They probably also know that the liberation officially promoted is not real liberation, and it is too dangerous to stay here.
Almost immediately after they teleported away, several archmages followed their teleportation traces.
Shado, who saw this scene with his own eyes, shook his head repeatedly. Did the Severnton Council really not foresee this chaos that was likely to be protracted and delay the development of Netheril?
Could it be that the dozen dwarf mages were called here just to announce the "good" news to them face to face? Or were they used to stimulate the human mages?
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Back at the Arcane Federation, Shado and Niya discussed the issue of liberating the dwarfs for a long time in the room, but in the end they could not come up with any result.
However, after such a discussion, Xia Duo's thinking has become much clearer. He can see the problem, and the Severington Council will most likely be able to see it too.
But if you do it anyway, it means you have a reason to do it.
Shado speculated that this might be the elves' request for Netheril during the Northland Alliance negotiations.
You must know that the elves secretly rescued the dwarves from Netheril and taught the dwarfs illusion magic not just a year or two, but a history of nearly a hundred years.
The main force in this is Cormanthor. With Cormanthor's consistent "great elf imperialism", is it really for the benefit of the dwarfs?