The exchange meeting will continue on the second day.
Considering that the question and answer session and the debate session at yesterday's exchange meeting were extended, today's exchange meeting is arranged in the morning, which is convenient for connecting with last night's ideas.
As for Xia Duo, he stayed in the lounge the whole time the previous day and only used a projection to display information and did not show up. However, this time, he came to the venue in person.
And he was sitting among everyone, with no additional seats listed separately.
Of course, everyone present did not show any strange emotions regarding Xia Duo's appearance. After all, Xia Duo's reputation has always been good, and yesterday's exchange meeting was considered a close encounter, so everyone had a strong feeling in their hearts.
Furthermore, this is Severdon, and most of the people present belong to the Seven Towers. As long as you maintain respect for a great arcanist outside the Seven Towers, you don't have to worry about being persecuted by him.
With yesterday's foreshadowing, today's atmosphere was even more lively. After Belera took the stage to warm up, an arcanist soon came to the stage to speak.
"Everyone, today I want to introduce several common mind interference spells and their protective methods."
Upon hearing this topic, Sha Duo was moved in his heart and immediately summoned Belera to ask her for basic information about the arcanist.
Belera was well prepared for this and immediately replied: "This Arcanist of Andatlaib is not from the Seven Towers, but from the Hurd Territory in the south. Because his ancestors have an old relationship with the Nese family, he has stayed here.
Giles Towers doing research.
"Before Her Royal Highness the Princess ascended to God, his status in Giles Tower was very special, but after Her Royal Highness the Princess ascended to God, Sir Skum didn't like him very much. It was an accident to be able to contact him this time.
"The other party originally wanted to return to the territory, but I heard that this exchange meeting was organized by you, Lord Xia Duo, so he stayed for a few more days."
I see!
Xia Duo immediately searched his mind for information about the southern Herd Territory. Not to mention that he had actually collected it. However, among the information he collected, the contemporary Lord Herd was a great mage, and he had been there decades ago.
He is becoming a lord.
If nothing unexpected happens, this Arcanist of Andatlaib should be a descendant or branch of the contemporary Lord Hed.
As for the location of the Hurd Territory, it is close to the Rodney Territory, which can be regarded as the southernmost point of the core area, and not far to the east is the Green Tower (territory) alliance where the newly promoted Grand Arcanist Cross is located.
Thinking of this, Sha Duo asked Belera again: "Is Hurd a member of the Green Tower Alliance?"
"No, although the Hart Territory does not belong to the Seven Towers, due to its relationship with the Nese family, it can also be protected by the Seven Towers and does not need to hug others for warmth."
Belera's answer reminded Shado that the original Green Tower Alliance was just a defense organization formed to deal with the orc tide.
Now, after Cross became the Grand Arcanist, this alliance has a natural core to gather together, but I don't know what Cross has planned for the Green Tower Alliance.
But there is one thing that Xia Duo is sure of, and that is that the current life of Hart is probably not going to be that easy.
After the princess became a god, the Nese family was effectively extinct, and after Skoum came to power, even if he did not suppress the forces left by the princess, he would definitely not be able to take care of the Hed leader as he did in the past.
Although there are no orcs in the core area now, there is an alliance organization nearby that may expand rapidly. Thinking from his perspective, Shado does not feel that Lord Hed can sleep in comfort.
This time Andatlaib left Sevington and returned to the territory, perhaps not only because he was not welcomed by Skum here, but also because of the situation in the south.
At this time, a simplified map of the Nese territory emerged in Xia Duo's mind. The Green Tower Alliance, Hurd Territory, and Rodney Territory were considered to be the southernmost part of the core area.
Further south is the newly developed land, mainly developed by the southern lords in the core area.
Continuing south, across the river from the Conchi Plain, the place newly named "Colon Plain" is the best choice for the inland lords.
The southernmost point of the Cologne Plain is the line of Lake Macht. Going further south is the southern border, which is also the tacitly approved territory of the Saville Territory.
Earlier, Niya had sent people to establish a stronghold on the south bank of Lake Macht. Although it had not been actually developed, it could be regarded as delimiting the sphere of influence.
Later, a trading bazaar was opened on the east bank of Lake Macht as a reward for the northern pioneers not to cross the line of Lake Macht.
The land between the Green Tower Alliance and the Cologne Plains is not as large as the Clone Plains, but even such land needs to be shared with many forces.
If Shado was Cross, he would undoubtedly use his status as Grand Arcanist to quickly expand the scope of the alliance, thereby taking the lead in the pioneering operation and reaping the greatest dividends.
Even taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the mainland lords in the Cologne Plain, it is not impossible to bite off a piece of the Cologne Plain.
In this case, the Hurd Territory, which is close to the Green Alliance, will become a thorn in the side. Either join or get out.
With the Severnton Council suppressing it, although forced eviction and occupation would not occur, a territorial alliance was fighting against a separate territory, and at the same time the alliance also had a Grand Arcanist sitting in charge.
As long as you think about it, you can always find opportunities and excuses.
"Do you want to intervene?"
Frankly speaking, Xia Duo doesn't have much energy to take care of the affairs in the mainland right now, especially against the last alliance, which will involve a lot of his energy.
However, he instinctively felt a faint sense of crisis in the Green Tower Alliance.
Tracing back to his subconscious mind, Xia Duo found that he was worried and afraid that the alliance would be integrated into a coherent whole.
Although it is a territorial alliance, it may not be impossible to form a whole. There are several ways that Xia Duo can think of to get the lords to give up their territories.
Among them, what Xia Duo is most familiar with is the evolution of "fiefs" that occurred in the history of his hometown. From the initial fiefdom to the later one that only paid money, it was a process of continuous centralization of power by the central dynasty.
Of course, in Netheril, only the Severnton Council can use the Order of Favor, but once it is used, a situation similar to "The King of Chu aspires to the throne" may occur.
As long as the alliance can ensure that the benefits obtained by the lord are higher than the income from the territory in the long term, it is not unacceptable to entrust the entire territory and even the population to the alliance.
This is what Xia Duo is worried about. If Green Tower really starts to integrate, it may become his biggest competitor.
After all, how can a civilization allow two body snatchers to develop?
And this worry is not just that, Xia Duo also thought that top-down centralization reforms have already occurred in Yeerlan.
In Erlan, although there has not yet been any talk of centralization reform, they have already begun to integrate and unify the mythos, which is even far greater than that of Erlan.
As for Cormanthor, although King Elisir did not initiate centralized reforms, his thousand-year reign gave him a transcendent status, and it would not be difficult to initiate reforms.
In comparison, racial discrimination and even oppression in Cormanso are the main problems.
What about Netheril?
Has Seven Towers ever considered establishing a more centralized system?