Accompanied by the elf concierge, Shado came to the Netheril Embassy in Erlan for the first time. This was a particularly quiet complex of buildings built among trees.
The architectural style is similar to that of the Austrian-French Union, simple, rustic, and not grand. It was already afternoon when Xia Duo arrived, and the slightly dim sunlight passed through the gaps between the trees and shone on the thick rock walls of the embassy.
It looked indescribably desolate.
"Why is the embassy of Netheril built here?" Shado asked curiously.
The accompanying elves heard the confusion about the environment in Shado's words, so they explained: "The location of the embassy was chosen by you Netherese people at the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Netheril and Ellan. The environment here was not like this at the beginning.
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"Hundreds of years have passed, and the small saplings on the edge of the garden square have grown into towering trees. During these hundreds of years, Netheril has had many opportunities to remove those big trees, but in the end they still stayed.
"Now these hundreds of years old trees have become the best witnesses of the friendship between Erlan and Netheril."
"All right!"
Shado didn't ask any more questions. In fact, the location of the Netheril Embassy was quite good. It belonged to Uptown 3 of Taivimansa and was only two or three branches away from the palace.
And it covers a large area, not only the building complex where the embassy is located and the surrounding area, but also the forest outside the embassy. You will find notice boards after entering a certain distance.
As mentioned above, from the Netheril Embassy to the south, the remaining part of this branch can be regarded as the private land of the Embassy. If Netheril intends to develop it, it will be enough to build a community here that can accommodate about ten thousand people.
This is extremely valuable in today's Taivimansa where every inch of land is at a premium. Compared with Erlan's embassy in Severton, even Shado felt that Erlan was a bit too generous in this regard.
Even if the giant oak tree where Tevi Mansa is located has many branches, it would not be like giving half of it to Netheril for nothing. It seems that there should be some ancient contract to maintain this state, just like Erlan's in the old Severnton Covenant.
Such a special status.
Not long ago, the lords from all over Netheril and the Grand Arcanists signed a new covenant, and in the process, Ellan was excluded from the covenant system. It is not known whether Ellan will take the opportunity to take back the Netheril ambassador.
Excess tree space in the pavilion.
Shado thought about it, and soon arrived in front of the embassy. He met the Netheril ambassador Fermae and his two followers who came to greet him after receiving the news.
There is no doubt that Fimaai is from the Seven Towers. Although Sha Duo has never met him before, he has also heard of his reputation.
During his tenure as Netheril's ambassador to Ellan, the other party actively promoted cooperation between the two countries and fought for the interests of Netheril. One of the more worth mentioning is that in the past ten years, in the face of the mithril investigation initiated by Ellan and Danzo, Fema
Ai tried his best to deal with it, but the Mithril investigation was never implemented, which provided unimaginable help for the subsequent re-formulation of the Mithril Agreement among the three countries.
Maybe there would have been another ambassador who could have done this without Fermaël, but the real situation of current history is that Ambassador Fermaté has achieved something that is difficult for others to achieve.
When the two sides met at this time, Xia Duo couldn't help but feel respectful when he looked at this elder whose temples were already tinged with frosty white, but his eyes were still very firm and even sharp.
No matter what the nature of the Seven Towers itself is, as far as Fermae himself is concerned, its various performances in Yeerlan are worthy of respect.
So Xia Duo took the initiative to say hello, "Nice to meet you, Ambassador Fermae. I heard about the ambassador's reputation as an eloquent speaker when I was in the southern border a long time ago. I finally have the opportunity to meet you today. It's really a pleasure to meet you."
"Lord Shado, it's a pleasure to meet you. I have admired your name for a long time. Welcome to the Netheril Embassy in Erlan."
Perhaps because of Chateau's respectful attitude, Fermae relaxed a little. He subconsciously opened his arms, but then he realized that Chateau was not an elf, so he might be more taboo about such greetings.
However, before Fimaei lowered his arms, Shado also opened his arms and explained to Fimaei, "In Yeerlan, it is normal to use elven etiquette. Although I don't like it very much, I come here occasionally.
It’s also a good experience!”
In fact, if the other party is a human or an elf, Shado will not accept it. Strictly speaking, the risk of personal relief with a Nese mage is actually much greater than that of contact with an elf.
Of course, the risk does not equal actual harm, not to mention that Xia Duo is still here, so there is not much to worry about.
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Chateau gently hugged Fermae, almost letting go at the touch. Although it was an elf etiquette, both parties were human beings, so there was no need to be as close to each other as hard as the elves.
During this period, the concierge from Yeerlan who accompanied Chateau left wisely. Afterwards, the two of them chatted for a while, and Fimaei offered to take Chateau around:
"It's still early. Let me show Lord Chateau around the embassy. You will be staying here temporarily for the next two days."
"Okay, if you don't bother the ambassador."
"It's not troublesome. In fact, since the establishment of the Northland Alliance, our work here has been much freer. Most of the issues that were originally only discussed between the two countries can now be discussed by the Northland Alliance. I have been very free during this time.
I want to apply to go to Everesca.”
Fimaai complained a little about his work, but Xia Duo didn't really think that there was nothing wrong with Erlan, maybe it was just a few differences.
Originally, the focus of Netheril's diplomatic work was almost entirely on Yelan and Tevimansa, but now that the Northland Alliance has been established, the focus has suddenly shifted, and Fermae may feel a little uncomfortable.
Shado did not answer such words, but asked about the doubts he had when he came, "When I just passed the forest outside the embassy, I saw a sign saying that from here down is the territory of Netheril, Yerlan
So generous?"
The "down" here is not down in space, but a unique description of Taivi Mansa, which refers to the direction of the last branches of the giant oak tree.
Fimaai seemed to have anticipated Chateau's doubts. He explained as he walked:
"Lord Shado, let me correct you. Strictly speaking, it should be "deemed territory", not real territory. Of course, during the duration of the contract, it is not wrong to say it is the territory of Netheril.
"As for why Ye Erlan is so generous, the contract is the main reason, but there is another reason that cannot be ignored. I wonder if Lord Xia Duo has thought of it?"
At the end of the day, Fimaai actually let it go. Xia Duo didn't expect it at first. What other reason could there be other than the contract?
I was about to say that I didn't expect it, but suddenly I realized that the forest outside the embassy that I saw when I first arrived was just a sapling on the edge of the garden hundreds of years ago. So what about the giant oak tree where Taivi Mansa is located?