Arcane Lord

————I’ll finish this chapter tomorrow~~

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Regarding the historical origins of the Seven Towers, there are too many things to argue about. Badigal does not expect to convince everyone to agree with his point of view, but it is impossible for others to cause too much damage to the current Seven Towers. Trouble.

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After Vader, the other great arcanists more or less said a few words, and Seven Towers also refuted or explained one by one.

There is no conclusion yet on whether to accept the return of the descendants of the pioneers of the alien plane, but the debate in the morning also showed one fact, that is——

It is completely reasonable for this topic to be discussed at the Grand Arcanist Joint Meeting today.

After all, if it is unreasonable, there is no need for the Seven Towers to participate in the discussion, and they can just leave. Not leaving means that there is a need for discussion, which further explains the rationality of this topic being discussed here.

This is a bit similar to circular verification, but this is the reality, and it was decided from the moment Badigal and others arrived on the scene.

But it is reasonable for the topic to be discussed here, but it does not mean that Seven Towers will definitely do what Sha Duo wants. The real contest has just begun!

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During the noon recess, as soon as Shado saw off Wade, who came to exchange opinions, he was waiting for an uninvited guest in the lounge.

As soon as Horn came in, without waiting for Xia Duo to speak, he accused with dissatisfaction: "If Lord Xia Duo really wants to promote sustainable development, he can definitely discuss it with us. Why make the situation so tense!"

Horn still thinks that this incident was caused by Chateau complaining about Seven Towers' refusal to hand over the New Severton Base, but Chateau didn't explain much. Judging from Horn's attitude, Seven Towers didn't think so. What's your fault?

This is entirely a matter of stance, and no amount of explanations from different stances are of any use.

If Xia Duo were the controller of the Seven Towers, he would not easily let go of the potential strength of at least 26 great arcanists, not to mention several livable planes.

What was originally private property suddenly became public property. Who can accept this in a short period of time?

As for the ruling position, although Xia Duo does not mind handing it over to someone who is better at it after the civilization matures, that will be in the future. He will not give up any control power until he really sees the civilization develop to the point where he thinks it is qualified!

He's already like this, and the Seven Towers will certainly not give up their current ruling position in Netheril easily, but isn't politics all about compromise? The Seven Towers itself is also the product of compromise, and it is not impossible to compromise and give up the ruling position under the general trend.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo swallowed back what he originally wanted to say to refute Horn's accusation. Since the positions of both parties had been decided, there was actually no need to explain too much. He directly changed the topic and said calmly:

"Horn, you know me. I have always treated my people very kindly, not only my own people in my territory, but I also have deep love for all the people of Nese.

"Puman came to me and said that the Seven Towers had imprisoned the Sweetwater Plane and did not allow them to return to the main plane. This definitely touched my bottom line.

"I have no objection to the ownership of those planes, but for the people of Nese in the planes, I hope that the Seven Towers can give them a chance to choose freely."

After Sha Duo finished speaking, he waited for Horn's reaction. Just as he expected, Horn's face instantly darkened and he said coldly: "It's really you!"

"No, it's not just me. Any Lord Nese who still upholds his duties as a lord will not sit back and watch something like this happen. It just happened to be me who knew about it first."

What Xia Duo said was true and sincere, without any hypocrisy. Even though Horn came with anger, he couldn't help but be moved. Thinking of Xia Duo's past behavior, Horn's anger gradually diminished.

But just as Shado had already realized, Horn also understood at this moment that the key to the conflict between the two sides was not how to distribute the planes or how to place the descendants of the pioneers, but that once this was done, the strength and prestige of the Seven Towers would be greatly reduced.

This is not a matter of interests, this is a matter of position!

But at the same time, Horn also realized that the success of the Seven Towers was also due to the Severington Covenant, and the defeat was also due to the Severington Covenant. The Seven Towers were given a special status by the Severington Covenant, but they also erected the Seven Towers, which violated the Severington Covenant. It is tantamount to denying the ruling status of the Seven Towers.

As for the current issue, no matter how sophistical the Seven Pagodas are, everyone has a balance in their hearts and knows who is right and who is wrong. Even if they gain a momentary gain, they will inevitably bury hidden dangers.

After thinking about this, Horn suddenly fell silent. Thinking about what Shado had just said about treating his people very well, he suddenly felt that perhaps only such people could lead the future of Netheril.

As for the current Seven Towers, Horn no longer knows how to judge. The only thing he knows is that even if he knows that what he is doing is wrong, he still has to persist, because even if he does not want to, the people behind him will push him Go forward.

"well--"

Horn let out a long sigh, and looked at Xia Duo with a look that was no longer as angry as before, but more complicated. Envy, disgust, recognition, opposition, many emotions were intertwined, and for a while, he could no longer say a single word.

"Please come back, Mr. Horn. I don't know how long the afternoon meeting will last. Take a break to recuperate, so as not to be too tired in the afternoon and unable to hold on."

"Oh, Lord Xia Duo thinks you have already won? Then you underestimate the Seven Towers' heritage!"

After saying that, Horn left Xia Duo's lounge without looking back, leaving Xia Duo alone in deep thought behind him.

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"Teacher, that's what Horn said. I think there may be variables in this matter."

"variable?"

Yin Olem shook his head and looked at the too young student in front of him. He always wanted to leave everything to him, but the accumulation of years could not be guided by words alone.

"Once Badigal and the others arrive, there will be no changes. Don't forget our original intention, which is not to do anything to the Seven Towers, but to allow the descendants of the pioneers to return smoothly.

"As for the future, there is no absolute conflict between us and the Seven Towers. The general trend is such that we have to let it go."

When Yin Oulem said this, Xia Duo understood immediately. Seeing success close in front of him, he couldn't help but lose his composure when he was stimulated by Horn.

However, he does not think that his worries are unnecessary. Those planes are still in the hands of the Seven Towers, and there are too many things that can be done there.

Even if those planes are finally connected to the main plane, the subsequent development may not be as he thinks, so it is not necessarily a bad thing to prepare for a rainy day now.

Of course, Xia Duo did not immediately refute Yin Olem, but responded. After leaving Yin Olem's lounge, he did not go to rest or meet other people, but went to the laboratory.

He planned to conduct another prophecy ceremony during the recess to see if there would be any changes. He had already thought of where the problem might go. Even if no variables could be found, he could find ways to patch things up in advance.

It is equivalent to eliminating some variables in advance.

"The trend is mine!"