Arcane Lord

And the most important thing is that Iolum asked himself about this matter, so the Seven Towers must have noticed it.

How can he smuggle people into the country in the future?

Xia Duo couldn't help but wonder if Brod had done it on purpose. He had clearly agreed to do it in batches, but now he was being treated like this, charging 50,000 yuan at a time. Even a fool would know there was something wrong.

The citizens are not like leeks that will grow again after being cut. They are all living lives. Even if some people despise the citizens in private, they are unlikely to say something like "you can dispose of the lives of the citizens at will" on the surface. .

Especially after the princess ascended to the gods, "exploitation and protection" has become a very important political correctness. In the past, this was only the duty of the lord. If it was violated, no one would stand up.

But things are different now. Strictly speaking, violating this is considered sacrilege. If nothing else, the Severington Parliament will definitely not remain indifferent.

After all, it is their duty to supervise the lords not to violate their duties, but now there is an added factor of the princess.

"Hey, this happened, what should I say?"

Shado knew that Iolum was waiting for his reply, but this kind of poaching behavior in Netheril was okay in private, but once people knew about it, it would be a bit embarrassing.

After thinking about it, Xia Duo still felt that there was no need to hide it. Even if he didn't say it, Brod would not hide it for him. Maybe Iolum asked Brod first before asking him!

Otherwise, how could the other party be so sure that this matter was related to him!

"Teacher, I did ask Brod to do this. You also know the situation here. For me, the population is not only not a burden, but also a potential for the future. The more the better, I hope the teacher can Understood. But we really didn’t handle this matter well. I hope the teacher can help cover it up.”

After the news was sent out, Xia Duo had no time to think about the design of the floating city. One thought appeared in his mind one after another. Even if he deliberately chose to ignore it, its presence became stronger and stronger until it was completely impossible to ignore it. It was almost impossible to ignore it. Taking up all his thoughts——

Did Brod do this on purpose?

But Shado did not lose his mind after all. It was obviously not a good idea to question Brod without waiting for Iolum's reply.

After a while, Shado finally waited for Iolum to be summoned again. During this period, seconds seemed like years to him.

On the one hand, Brod's thoughts of deliberately doing bad things were like poisonous snakes that kept eating away at his heart. On the other hand, he was worried that after this incident, the Seven Towers would block the loopholes that the Grand Arcanist could use to open up and summon the people.

And Iolum's reply was——

"I understand. I will contact Brod and ask him to reapply. In addition, if you need people, you can also come to my territory to recruit.

"As for covering up, this matter has alarmed the Seven Towers, so there is no possibility of covering up, and there is no need to cover up.

"For the time being, they haven't realized the importance of population, at least not as much as you do, and they won't care about your little tricks.

"And the most important thing is that the southern border is related to the determination of the border between Netheril and Cormanthor. As long as you give priority to opening up to the east, the Seven Towers will not only not cause trouble for you, but will block the attacks from Cormanthor for you. pressure.

"Seize this opportunity and expand the population as much as possible. Once the negotiations on territorial boundary demarcation in the Northern Alliance end, there will no longer be such a good opportunity."

After understanding all the information, Xia Duo couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that the situation was not at its worst, and this was actually within his expectation.

If he hadn't been fully mentally prepared for all possible consequences, how could he have planned a poaching plan with Brod so easily.

The only thing that caught him off guard was that Broad wanted 50,000 people at one time. Apart from this, nothing else mattered.

Even if the Seven Towers restricts this trick of smuggling people, it will only increase the cost of subsequent population introduction, and it is not a serious problem.

With Xia Duo's current status, money has never been a big issue. He is more concerned about the attitudes and actions of all parties towards him, and the impact on his future plans.

"What a pity. Knowing that Brod wants someone not for himself, but for me, I'm afraid the other pioneers won't let it go!"

This is actually the price for breaking the rules. If Xia Duo himself has the authority to convene, then no matter how reluctant others are, they will not say anything or do anything.

But now, there is no need for those pioneers to say or do anything. As long as those territories that support them send more people to their pioneering lands, it will inevitably affect the Severington Council's contribution to Brod The effect of summoning the subjects.

Fortunately, none of the other pioneers are Grand Arcanists. Otherwise, just one person's impact on Brod's summoning effect may be greater than the sum of all ordinary pioneers.

If the demand for population growth were not too urgent, Xia Duo would really not want to do such a rule-breaking thing. Fortunately, this is just a loophole. If the rules were completely broken, the backlash would be more serious.

At the same time, he also knew that the loopholes in the Grand Arcanist's ability to expand territory and recruit citizens would not last long. It just depends on how many people the Seven Towers are willing to give him.

So you want to open up eastward?

Xia Duo couldn't help but frown secretly. The expansion to the east was not in line with his plan. In fact, he had already arranged for people to set up outposts and set up magic warnings in the east after the news of the Northland Alliance's intention to determine the borders of various countries came out.

From Macht in the north to Wolf God Mountain in the south, Sha Duo basically deployed magic warnings as far east as he could reach.

This was enough to give Netheril an advantage in negotiations with the Northland Alliance.

As for the actual development, Shado doesn't want to run into Cormanso for the time being. In fact, Cormanso has also begun to deploy warning magic here, and sometimes destroys what Shado has arranged.

To make up for it, this is a tug-of-war, and in this long tug-of-war, the two sides have formed a certain tacit understanding, deliberately leaving a part of the middle ground, and neither side has placed any magic in it.

Of course, this aspect was mainly done by Savile. Sha Duo did not ask how the tacit understanding was formed, but he estimated that there would be some infighting.

The middle zone is almost the border. If we forcibly open up to the east, it may cause a strong backlash from the other side, which is not in line with Xia Duo's interests.

Even if it is beneficial in the long term, the price to pay in the short term is too high. At this stage, it is just to get chestnuts out of the fire for the Seven Towers, and Xia Duo is not willing.

And if you are unwilling to expand eastward, the population that the Seven Towers can provide may be quite limited.

Even if Seven Towers is willing to give more, Xia Duo is unlikely to accept it. This will consume his own goodwill, or reputation, credibility and other things.

Although these things may seem invisible, they have far-reaching effects, and Xia Duo is unwilling to consume them too much.