Chapter 1015: Turn-Based Crown King Role-Playing Game

How should I respond? Without being given any information, how am I supposed to know how to handle this?

Xia Duo couldn't help but complain in his heart, but right after he complained, he discovered that as long as he perceived slightly, he could sense relevant background information from the surrounding environment.

The Gold Elf who just spoke is actually the Crown King of this virtual kingdom—that is, Xia Duo's own agricultural consultant; but the production decline in the Se'erduo plantations, while appearing to be an agricultural issue, actually involves structural social contradictions at its core.

In this virtual kingdom, the plantations, which are the source of food, are almost entirely controlled by the Crown King and the Upper Families.

The food of the Lower Families might be self-sufficient, but the commoners have almost no land of their own and rely entirely on the state to support them, just enough not to starve.

This time, the plantation production decline is not some natural disaster, but caused by a Druid strike.

Most Elves live in forests; although they also build houses and cultivate farmland, the damage to the forest is extremely limited.

To use limited farmland to supply an increasing population, one must use increasingly advanced agricultural technology.

Mages naturally have the technology, but the vast majority of Mages disdain engaging in planting-related affairs, so there are Druids who specialize in agriculture.

These Druids mostly come from the bottom layer; they have made huge contributions to the country but do not receive the returns they deserve, and whether in social status or living standards, they are almost at the very bottom of society.

This should be an incident of the long-oppressed Druids rising up in resistance.

Xia Duo recalled the relevant situation of Cormanthor in the Main Plane and found that the Druids' situation had not improved much; of course, their living standards should have risen somewhat, but the Doctrine dictates a lifestyle of poverty and primitivism.

As for social status, it should also have risen somewhat, but even if an heir to a small family became a Druid, it would be generally considered by society as a disgrace to the family reputation.

It should have been nearly a thousand years since the trial of the Sword of Ruling in the Main Plane, and this problem has still not been solved; if the trial content is the same, then Kaifumu probably failed to provide a good answer either.

Of course, it is also possible that Kaifumu was inconsistent in his words and actions; the trial is one thing, and becoming the Crown King is another.

Or perhaps, continuing to oppress the bottom layer is the "correct answer" to the trial?

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo decided to follow his inner choice, and at the same time, he wanted to verify his hypothesis about Magic civilization.

While perceiving the background information, he learned that as long as it is his order, it will be executed, and this illusion will continue to evolve until the trial is passed or failed.

He would not miss such a good opportunity, and he would not regret it even if it caused the trial to fail.

After all, Magic Knowledge can be obtained through various normal means and normal ways, but it is difficult to have opportunities for trial and error in relevant social experiments.

Even if there were, it would not be like in this trial illusion, where one can quickly adjust and then experiment again.

However, Xia Duo did not issue orders immediately, but let the other consultants state their problems; it would not be too late to make a decision after he had a more comprehensive understanding of the virtual kingdom in this illusion.

The illusion accepted his way of handling it, and subsequently, the Crown King's consultants under the throne began to speak one after another—

"King, your treasury was visited by the High Mage Ta La Si, and you have lost several secret scrolls, books, Gemstones, swords, and armor!"

"King, the Twilight Sun family has annexed several plantations and unilaterally raised the food purchase price for the kingdom."

"King, the border towns cannot bear the harassment of the Orcs and request to move near the Mythallar city."

"King, there have been many disappearances of commoner girls in the Capital City recently; it has been investigated and found to be caused by the malicious abduction by children of several Upper Families."

"King, traces of a Drow Sacrificial Ritual have been discovered in Yi Si City!"

Numerous problems involved every aspect, and through the Perception of the surrounding environment, Xia Duo received even more information; for a moment, he felt overwhelmed.

Only when no more consultants spoke did Xia Duo heave a sigh of relief, but before he could ponder for long, a new piece of information suddenly appeared in the surrounding environment—not anything else, but a countdown.

If no orders are issued within one day, it will directly enter the settlement stage; of course, if the orders issued are too outrageous, it is also possible to be directly judged as a failure.

However, after knowing that there was at least a one-day deadline, Xia Duo completely relaxed; but relaxing did not mean slacking off, it was just that Kaifumu's failure in a short time gave him a very strong sense of urgency.

But now it seems that there are clearly different concepts of time inside and outside the trial, so he could fully consider everything before speaking.

From this perspective, Kaifumu of this Projection Plane might really not be suitable to be the master of the Sword of Ruling.

As time passed bit by bit, the thoughts in Xia Duo's heart gradually perfected; without waiting for the final deadline, he began to issue orders—

First, he announced a wanted notice for the High Mage Ta La Si, but he also left a loophole: as long as the other party can clarify the full story behind the Drow sacrifice in Yi Si City, the wanted notice can be waived.

Second, Xia Duo proposed to formulate relevant laws, stipulating that as long as Druids reach a certain standard, they can be exempted from mandatory military service.

This step counts as raising the status of Druids, but not excessively; it does not restrict the forced conscription by those in power, and it does not have much impact on those with real power.

Afterwards, Xia Duo announced the establishment of a High Magic Academy to open up High Magic, test and win over Spellcasters, and develop Magic.

Since the Crown War, whether in the Main Plane or the Projection Plane, the Elven Nations have generally been in a trend of decline, and the virtual kingdom in this illusion is no exception.

To grow and develop, one naturally needs to develop Magic.

Xia Duo is confident in accomplishing this; after all, Elven society values art, and the pinnacle of art is Magic. Of course, there is no lack of resistance, but experiments, after all, must be attempted.

Nowadays, the nations of the Listar Forest in this Projection Plane are actually not living well; not to mention the big event of Uweilun being destroyed by a falling star a thousand years ago, the Drow War four hundred years ago alone caused countless bloodshed.

Four hundred years is only a little more than half a life for an Elf; the Elves who personally experienced the war and survived back then should all be considered the upper-class people of various countries now, and they should all still have a sense of crisis.

In the face of life and death, Xia Duo believes that conservative forces will ultimately not gain the upper hand.

"Hmm—"

Halfway through issuing the orders, Xia Duo suddenly thought of the Drow War in Cormanthor of the Main Plane; could it have been deliberately released by someone to "persuade" the conservatives?

It is not impossible; after all, Cormanthor in the Main Plane has been established for nearly a thousand years, and it is inevitable that conservative forces will rise after long-term peace.

And the Crown King of Cormanthor has lived from a thousand years ago to the present; it is not impossible that he has a transcendent perspective to see through everything, and then guide the Drow to come out from underground, allowing them to ravage his own country to achieve strategic goals.

It is not impossible!

Xia Duo kept these guesses in his heart; when he returns to the Main Plane, he will specifically inquire about it, and perhaps he can discover some clues.

Afterwards, Xia Duo continued to issue orders; in addition to allowing the relocation of border towns and punishing the playboy children in the Capital City, there were also some general government affairs for which he gave specific Indication.

Just like a turn-based game, although this illusion gave one day to issue orders, it could actually be ended early.

After ending this "turn," the scene around Xia Duo suddenly changed.

"Fortunately, I didn't fail!"

Thus, the second turn arrived.