Arcane Lord

————Stomach discomfort and diarrhea, it’s too late, it will be later, about an hour or so~~

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"How many people are there in the Sweetwater Plane?"

"There were about 1.4 million people in the statistics a few years ago, and it should be about the same now. The land in the Sweetwater Plane is limited, and the number of people it can support is also limited. After hundreds of years of development, all the land that can be developed has been developed. This is why we One of the important reasons for wanting to return to the main plane is that there really isn’t much room for development there.”

Shado was secretly shocked when he heard that there were 1.4 million people in the Sweetwater Plane. If there were more such planes, wouldn't more than half of the population of Netheril be secretly controlled by the Seven Towers?

At this time, Yin Olem seemed to hear Xia Duo's voice and asked the key question: "Apart from the sweet water plane, what other planes do people want to return to the main plane this time?"

"I also know about the Golden Plains. This plane was originally in the hands of the Nese family, but both of you should know that the Nese family is unhappy. Since the princess ascended to the gods, this plane has been controlled by Giles. Tower control."

Speaking of this, Puman seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and added a few more words, "Actually, the princess has arrangements for the golden plain plane, and is ready to connect them to the main plane, but due to the temporary ascension ceremony, In advance, many arrangements have been disrupted, including the arrangements for the Golden Plains plane.”

"What's the population of the Golden Plains plane? Have you been there?"

"I have been there. When the princess was there, although that plane was not open to people from the main plane, there were almost no obstacles for us Nese people who were born in other planes. I have been there several times. That plane is better than The Sweetwater Plane is much larger, almost three times as big, and the climate is naturally very suitable for planting. There is a bumper harvest almost every year, and the population is nearly four times that of the Sweetwater Plane.”

"Any more?"

"There is also a strange cliff plane. More than half of the plane is the sea, and the other half is like a towering cliff. Although it is also a livable plane, it is not suitable for farming. There are only a small basin where people live, and the population is only five Sixty thousand.”

After that, Puman didn't mention any more livable planes. Maybe he only knew these three, or maybe there were only these three alien planes that he wanted to return to the main plane.

But even if there are only these three planes, the population is as high as more than 7 million. Although it is not as large as Netheril in the main plane, it is not far behind, and there is no difference in magnitude. (Less than 10 million in the main plane)

Once supplemented, it can greatly increase the development potential of Netheril.

Yin Olum thought for a moment and then continued to ask: "How many of you are determined to return to the main plane? Not everyone wants to come back, right? After all, although the main plane is vast, there are also various dangers. It’s not as stable as developing a mature alien plane.”

This issue is actually very critical. It would be a bit embarrassing if only a few spellcasters wanted to come back in the end, and most ordinary people were kidnapped for this purpose.

In this case, return to another plane can be done, but it may need to be done in another way. After all, the lack of justice needs to be made up for in other aspects. Of course, this does not mean that the caster is not a human being, but it does not represent the majority. , if it does not reach the level of great righteousness, small righteousness is still acceptable.

Puman also knew the criticality of this issue, and he said sternly without hesitation: "At present, except for us spell casters who firmly want to return, the willingness of ordinary people to return is actually limited.

"But what is certain is that most people also want to return to the main plane. As I said just now, the land in the alien plane has been fully developed, and it is difficult for the population to grow.

"Take the sweet water plane that I am familiar with as an example. In recent years, magic planting similar to the arcane garden has been used to supplement food. Otherwise, some unspeakable things may happen.

"And we have not hidden this current situation from ordinary people. Almost everyone knows the problems that the Sweetwater Plane is currently facing. Magic is not a long-term solution, because maintaining magic also requires a price.

"The only solution is to return to the main plane."

Having said this, Puman paused for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Xia Duo and said meaningfully: "If the steam engine can be used for agriculture, it may be possible to improve the agricultural efficiency of the Sweetwater Plane and further improve the agricultural efficiency of the Sweetwater Plane." Squeeze out a certain amount of land, but the problem is that the Sweetwater Plane is only so big, so doing this will only extend the period of saturation of the plane, but it will not really solve the problem. "

"Yes."

Shado nodded seriously and expressed his understanding. Although the main plane of Netheril is vast and sparsely populated, with a large amount of unexplored land, it may be difficult for ordinary Netherese people to understand the concept of population saturation.

But this is not a problem for Xia Duo. As early as his hometown, he knew and saw the contradiction between limited land and unlimited population development.

At that time, his hometown chose the two paths of actively developing agricultural technology to improve production efficiency and controlling the population, ultimately controlling the population in a safer position.

Regarding population and land carrying capacity, there is another more famous theory on earth, namely Malthus’ population theory. Although later development has proved that there are many misunderstandings in it, its simple and easy-to-understand concepts also make the conflict between population and land The concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In the magical world, the plane is like a bottle with a limited capacity. Although the main plane is large, the small one is too small. Sha Duo can completely understand the thoughts of the people in the sweet water plane.

Even ordinary people who are ignorant will be worried when the food produced in the fields every year cannot satisfy the growing number of people in the family.

That is to say, the Seven Towers had a bottom line in the past and used magic to replenish food. Otherwise, there is a high probability that the population in those alien planes would have a cycle of "growth, reaching the limit, and sudden decrease" similar to the ancient dynasty cycle in Sha Duo's hometown.

It can be said that once the sweet water plane loses its magic, man-made disasters will almost certainly occur until the population is reduced to the limit that the land can support under current technical conditions.

Maybe something like this has happened in the past few hundred years, otherwise under peace, the growth rate of the population of the alien plane should far exceed that of the main plane, and the absolute total population should also exceed that of the main plane.

When it comes to the population limit of the plane, not only Xia Duo has thought about this issue, but Yin Olem has also thought about it, and this is the greatest legitimacy he wants for the return of the Nese people from the alien plane.

Then we’ll have to ask about some details, such as how many spellcasters are standing with Puman, especially the Grand Arcanist as the top power, and what means have been prepared to deal with or break through the seven towers’ blockade. Inside the seven towers How many supporters are there, etc.

For these questions, Puman gave answers one by one. At this time, Xia Duo learned for the first time that the Seven Towers actually hid as many as 26 great secretaries, including Puman, in the alien plane. Magician.

And this is only what Puman knows, there may be some things that even Puman doesn't know.

Why are there so many? Xia Duo guessed that on the one hand, it may be because those alien planes still maintain a certain classical style, and the communication between spellcasters is more frank and frequent, thus giving birth to more great arcane masters.