Chapter 894 Returning to the Territory, Nature Druid
After walking around the Tower of Time, Xia Duo finally remembered that there was another territory waiting for him to inspect, so he left the Tower of Time without any delay without even eating lunch.
One month, neither too long nor too short, once again set foot on this familiar land, Xia Duo worked hard to find a different scenery than when he left.
But no matter how he searched, except for the withered and yellow leaves of the trees, which had mostly fallen off, even the environment of the magic network had not changed much.
"There is still a shortage of people here in the Mysuo Ruins!" Xia Duo sighed.
However, he is not willing to stay here for a long time to repair the magic network without doing anything. As for tricking the arcanist from Seventon to come here to work for nothing, he can only think about it in his heart.
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Who would be willing to help others and work for free except for those who seek God’s favor?
His heart moved, and the next moment Xia Duo soared into the clouds and flew into the sky. Only then did he see more scenery that was different from before.
Especially in the southwest, there is a large group of extra wooden houses, which seems to be the resettlement place for the new settlers who came here last month.
Outside the settlement of the territorial residents, there is a wider open space. A little closer to the settlement, there are traces of soil plowing, and it seems that autumn sowing has been carried out.
Farther away, most of the land was still scorched black and had not even been leveled, let alone sown.
At present, the population of the territory has been relatively stable. Xia Duo knows that if he wants to achieve self-sufficiency, he must clear the remaining tree roots on the scorched earth as soon as possible, then level the land and complete the sowing.
However, the expansion cannot be stopped. He has already made the decision to introduce new people, so the larger the arable area, the better.
How to balance these two aspects requires long-term planning.
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Returning to the lord's villa next to the Altar Square, Chateau immediately issued a convening order, and while waiting for the arrival of the heads of various departments in the territory, he casually flipped through the records of the territory's regular meetings placed in the conference room.
As he flipped through the pages, he built a schematic diagram of the development status of the territory in his mind. Combined with the appearance of the territory he had seen when flying in the sky, he gradually understood it in his mind.
After a while, Leiden arrived first.
As Xia Duo's personal spokesperson and the official governor of the Daxia Territory, Leiden began to introduce to Xia Duo the development of the territory in the past month as soon as he arrived.
However, Xia Duo interrupted him after listening to a few paragraphs, "I have read the minutes of the meeting and I have a general understanding of the situation. Just tell me about the situation of the new residents!"
"Yes, sir!"
Leiden didn't mind that his work report was interrupted, and began to introduce the situation of his new subjects——
"The sources of the new batches of territorial residents last month are the same as before. They are farmers who have lost their land in the northern territories, or some so-called free people. They have no living space in the local area, or are not satisfied with the status quo.
Responded to the summons of the Sevington Council. Of course, your reputation is also an attractive factor."
"oh?"
Hearing such an answer, Xia Duo was quite surprised. He didn't expect that even some ordinary people would hear about his reputation and recognize it.
You must know that in Netheril, although spellcasters are not mysterious and untouchable existences, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to get access to information about spellcasters, especially information that guides their own actions.
At most, you can just listen to some country legends in the tavern, which may be true or false, but it is almost impossible for an ordinary person to give up his current situation and pursue pursuit because of a distant spellcaster who has nothing to do with him.
Unpredictable fate.
Xia Duo guessed that this might be the Seven Pagodas endorsing or influencing something.
"Then will these new territory residents live peacefully in the territory?"
"Sir, most of the people in the new territory migrated here with their whole families. Compared to their past miserable lives, Daxia Territory has provided them with unprecedented opportunities. What reason do they have to be restless?"
After saying that, there was a trace of coldness in Leiden's eyes, and he said solemnly: "Those who do not abide by the laws of the territory will have their own nooses and shackles waiting for them!"
"Yes, but you must also pay attention to propriety!" Xia Duo reminded.
He knew that Leiden was a believer in the order side of the Lord of Glory, respected the rule of law, and respected authority, and he did not hesitate to kill for this reason.
But in Chateau's view, over-emphasis on the law will inevitably lead to dogma going to extremes. What's more, the teachings Leiden received were basically about obeying God's orders and not caring much about the fairness of the law.
This is certainly beneficial to his rule as a lord, but Xia Duo already has the consciousness of an immortal. As time goes by, respecting others is naturally also respecting oneself.
He prefers that his authority be based on progress rather than harsh punishments.
At the same time, he also hopes to pass on the concepts of moderation and harmony to Leiden, instead of becoming a robot who adheres to laws and dogma.
"By the way, have you collected the information on the northern territories that I asked you to collect before?"
"All the residents who arrived earlier have been investigated. The new residents who arrived last month haven't started yet. However, there have been so many residents before. The information should not be much different. Information that is too confidential will not be investigated by these people.
Most likely you know."
"After that meeting, send the information over!"
"Yes, sir!"
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While the two were talking, the former druid Atwood came over. Shado's heart moved, thinking of the elf druids he met in the green field plane not long ago, and couldn't help but ask:
"Elder Atwood, long time no see. Do you feel the holy power of nature now?"
"Lord, don't call me elder. I am no longer the secret elder of the Golden Oak Branch Order. I am now just an ordinary civilian in the Great Xia Territory."
"Elder Atwood, there is no need to be humble. I know that you are not the secret elder of the Golden Oak Branch Order, but you are now the leader of the new druids in the Great Xia Territory. It is not too much to call you an elder."
"Sir, you are joking."
Atwood said this, but his expression was still very honest, and Shado didn't take it seriously. He always respected talents, and a mere title didn't mean anything.
If this former druid can truly create a natural druid that has nothing to do with God, then it doesn't matter if he calls himself a master every day.
"Elder Atwood, you haven't said anything yet? Have you sensed the holy power of nature?"
"Lord, not yet, but -"
At this point, Atwood deliberately kept it off, as if he wanted to see the Lord's surprised expression, and Shado was indeed very concerned about Atwood's progress in natural druids.