Arcane Lord

The second round was still in the grand hall, but the surrounding light became brighter, and the number of advisors under the throne also changed, with two more than before.

"King, after the relevant bill on exempting druids from compulsory military service was promulgated, the public responded enthusiastically, and some plantations have resumed operation, but the magic group has complained about it."

"King, the advanced magic academy you initiated and established has received the support of many senior mages, but many have also expressed clear opposition."

"King, Senior Mage Talasin expressed satisfaction with your establishment of the advanced magic academy. He has now found out the whole story behind the sacrifice of the drow in Is City, which has relieved the panic of the people and you have gained great reputation."

"King, the border maze city refused the inland migration of surrounding towns and expelled them all. Some towns were attacked by orcs during the migration process and suffered heavy losses. Due to this incident, the development order you issued was questioned by the people."

"King, after comprehensive rectification, the security of the capital has been greatly improved, but in the process, conflicts have also occurred with many upper families, and two of the investigators you appointed have disappeared."

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Through the simple statements of these consultants and the specific information perceived from the surrounding environment, Shaduo also has a more comprehensive understanding of the current situation of this virtual kingdom.

Especially after a round of issuing orders and receiving feedback.

Generally speaking, this virtual kingdom only has class conflicts between the upper and lower classes, and there are no conflicts between different ethnic groups like in the main plane of Cormanthor.

It is not known whether there was a problem with the history of the main plane thousands of years ago, or whether it was the kind of environment deliberately created during the reign of King Ilissair.

Xia Duo thought carefully, in fact, this virtual kingdom in the trial may still be simplified. Although there are many problems, there are only two core problems-

One is the conflict between the upper and lower classes. Not only is the status of druids low, but there is also the contradiction that ordinary civilians find it difficult to get ahead and ordinary mages find it difficult to rise.

This can be seen from the fact that although the mage group is dissatisfied with the newly promulgated druid decree, they only complain in the end instead of explicitly opposing it. The magic academy has indeed played a big role.

And it is not beyond Xia Duo's expectation that most of the high-level mages agree. After all, they have reached the peak of power and strength, and naturally they have to think about the problem in the long run.

New high-level mages will not suddenly appear, and they are also trained by them, or they are giving them the opportunity to grow their wings.

Of course, things in the world cannot be completely satisfactory. Many high-level mages oppose it because of "high-level magic is very harmful", "protecting traditions", or simply "not wanting others to become equal to themselves".

But it is obvious that Shado made the right bet. Although this is just a trial, it certainly reflects the reality (of the projection plane). The attitude of the high-level mages in the virtual kingdom in the trial is, to a certain extent, the attitude of the high-level mages who dominate the sword trial outside.

Most of the high-level mages outside have experienced the Drow War, and naturally know the importance of training mages, especially high-level mages.

And this also corresponds to the second core issue in this virtual plane - the development issue.

In addition to the development of magic, there is also the development of territory and even people's lives. This is also one of the purposes of the merger of the countries in the Restal Forest to establish a unified Cormanso.

After understanding these, Shado can issue targeted orders.

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In the next few rounds, Shado reconciled domestic conflicts while actively expanding abroad.

Each round of the trial corresponds to the feedback of the mechanism behind the trial on the trialer's order. The specific time depends on what order is issued.

If it is daily government affairs to deal with disputes or something, then the time will flow very slowly, but it is obvious that this may be okay once or twice, but if it is too much, it will definitely be eliminated.

If it is a major decision involving all aspects, then time will move forward quickly to show the consequences of such a decision.

As for Xia Duo, because many of his orders are very wide-ranging, the time in the virtual kingdom also passes quickly. In just a few rounds, two hundred years have passed.

During this period, the achievements of the magic academy are the most outstanding. In addition to the six more high-level wizards, a large number of elite wizards with outstanding talents have also emerged.

In terms of reconciling the contradictions between the upper and lower levels, the Druid Skills Competition held every ten years has made the Druid profession gain a lot of attention in the kingdom. Many small families no longer mind letting the second son or branch son of the family become a druid.

As for the advancement channel for ordinary civilians, for the time being, there are only external development, joining the army, and becoming a wizard.

Yes, although druids possess extraordinary power and control the country's food lifeline to a certain extent, they are still considered civilians.

This is already an upgraded status. Before, they were called plantation workers in a nice way, and slaves in a bad way.

As for resistance, they have almost no other way except to strike. As long as a priest comes forward, they can easily deprive them of their power.

Therefore, Shado values ​​Atwood in the main plane more. Once he can become a true natural druid, not to mention clearing the heresy within Netheril, he can even sell it back to the elves.

In fact, if he were on the main plane, Xia Duo would choose to popularize education and adjust the industrial structure so that civilians can gain access to advancement, but here——

He had no doubt that if he dared to issue such an order, the trial would definitely fail.

Even the previous Higher Magic Academy only recruited noble children. Of course, there were no nominal nobles among the elves, and the same was true for Netheril in the main plane.

But this does not mean that there are no de facto nobility. Lord Nese is considered one, and so is the Grand Arcanist. In elven society, nobility is also reflected in the possession of the means of production.

Specific to the virtual kingdom in the trial, nobles at least need to have their own plantations and be able to be self-sufficient in food.

The state did provide food to the common people, but this was considered dishonorable, and the first step in breaking away from the common people was to obtain their own land.

Basically, there are only three ways to explore the outside world, join the army, and become a mage.

Becoming a druid can improve life, but it doesn't do much to advance in class.

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Shado did not make any fundamental changes to elf society, but merely fine-tuned it from a modern perspective so that it could develop better and faster.

This does not conflict with his purpose of verifying the assumptions related to magical civilization. Regarding magical civilization, he relies almost entirely on imagination, so how can he forcibly add some existing knowledge to it?

On the contrary, this gradual development process and the various problems in the process are more worthy of his attention, so that he can return to the main plane for reference and use.

If he wants to forcefully push a set of standards or theories, then Xia Duo can guarantee that he will fail the trial in just a few rounds.

Failure is not terrible. In the worst case, you can return to the main plane. However, in doing so, you lose a rare opportunity to have many high-level mages help deduce the progress of civilization.

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