Chapter 1109: Code Lecture Class, Laidun's Hesitation

"My Lord, I went to check the ruins yesterday. Although it looks much calmer than before, there are still randomly appearing chaotic elemental magic. It is still very dangerous for ordinary people to work in such an environment."

Xia Duo acknowledged Laidun's concerns, but said with great certainty: "You don't need to worry about this. I will handle it personally later, and it will be resolved by the end of this month at the latest."

In fact, since returning from the 【Projection Plane: Cormanthor Birth】, he had already begun to deal with the ruins. In addition to working on it himself, Aiboke had also participated in the Magic Net repair project at his request.

Over the past half month, although Xia Duo was not in Nan Jing, he had been keeping an eye on Aiboke's progress and communicating with him from time to time.

It was a fact that there was still random magic in the ruins as Laidun said, and he did not deny this, but it was also a fact that he could solve it by the end of the month. Xia Duo did not explain too much about this.

He just decided it was so, then continued: "You can leave the square matter to Kaide to handle, but there is one thing that requires your personal supervision; I don't trust anyone else."

"My Lord, please give your instructions!"

"It is about the Territory Code. I have no requirements for other laws for the time being, but regarding the laws and regulations related to land grants, I need all territory residents to be able to memorize and understand them by the end of this month."

"Yes, My Lord, I will definitely complete the task!"

"Oh? So confident?" Xia Duo was curious.

One must know that the legal provisions related to land grants are not just a few simple sentences, but dozens of legal provisions involving private property, property rights, land, inheritance, transactions, taxes, and many other aspects.

And the most critical point is that Xia Duo requires all territory residents, not just a few, which makes it even more difficult. The reason he said this was just to make Laidun put in more effort.

But he did not expect Laidun to agree immediately, and he looked full of confidence.

"My Lord, you finalized the final version of the Code before you left, so during the half month you were away, I opened a Code lecture class at the territory Night School. Land is the part everyone is most concerned about, and it is also the part I talked about the most. Starting tomorrow, the focus will be clearer, and it will definitely be completed by the end of the month!"

Speaking of this, Laidun, who was always serious and meticulous, could not help but look radiant. He suppressed the pride and excitement in his heart and said:

"There has never been a territory in Netheril that has such a perfect Code as Daxia Territory, and no lord of any territory has ever been willing to explain the Code to the residents in such detail. Everyone is very enthusiastic! The Code lecture class has now surpassed the literacy class and become the most popular course at the Night School!"

Laidun revealed his true feelings, and Xia Duo was also touched. Of course, Laidun might be excited because of the implementation of order, while Xia Duo was touched by other aspects.

There is a saying in his hometown: "If the punishment is unknown, the power is unfathomable," which is roughly what he was thinking at the moment.

A Netheril Lord might not have thought about using this method to enhance his own authority (there is Magic), but it has in fact resulted in this outcome.

But what about the thoughts of the residents themselves?

Xia Duo believes that based on this alone, if the current Daxia Territory residents were allowed to choose again, they would have a high probability of choosing to stay in Daxia Territory, rather than going to other territories where the power is unfathomable.

Of course, this is also backed by Xia Duo's past reputation. If laws are not followed, enforcement is not strict, and violations are not investigated, then even with the most perfect Code, it is difficult to truly win the hearts of the people, implement order, and develop civilization.

Tyrannical and violent rule is, of course, a kind of order, but it is a distorted order full of internal antagonism and consumption. From the moment it was born, it planted the seeds of chaos and destruction.

This has nothing to do with morality, but it is closely related to development potential. Since he can already see the hidden dangers, Xia Duo generally will not choose this kind of order unless there are special circumstances.

Laidun said that the law lecture class is very popular, which actually means that the residents have already made a choice between "unfathomable power" and "evidence-based, law-abiding."

No one likes oppressive power. Where there is oppression, there is resistance (active rebellion or passive negativity). This is also one of the reasons why Xia Duo insists on giving slaves opportunities for advancement.

And besides slaves, other residents, including Spellcasters, can also obtain upward channels within the order framework he designed.

Regarding the performance of the residents in Laidun's words, Xia Duo felt happy and expectant, and at the same time, he had a little more certainty about next month's land grant ceremony.

"As long as you are confident. It's getting late outside now. If there's nothing else to say, let's stop here for today. Go down and have dinner!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo got up from the chair behind the desk and opened the only window in the Study. Unlike the Projection Window in Niya's study at the Tower of Time, the scenery outside this window was incredibly real.

It's just that there is no good scenery in a Pioneer Territory. Looking around, it was a dark mass of identical standard wooden houses, and further away were leveled farmland and primitive land with a large number of uncleared tree roots and stones.

Further away was the forest, but at this time of year, the forest was nothing to look at. Evergreen trees and deciduous trees were mixed together, green and gray, exceptionally mottled.

Not hearing the sound of Laidun leaving behind him, and the scenery outside the window was not very pleasant, Xia Duo simply closed the window again, walked to Laidun, and asked with a smile:

"Is there anything else that makes you, Laidun, feel so difficult to even speak?"

"My Lord—"

A look of hesitation appeared on Laidun's face. Perhaps because he rarely used this expression, this trace of hesitation also seemed a bit distorted, but under Xia Duo's gaze, he finally told the whole story:

"The children who entered the Tower of Time to learn Magic last year have not contacted their families for a long time. Their families are very worried about them, especially those residents who did not come from Savile Territory."

"Coupled with the fact that there was not much work all winter, in this situation, the emotions of longing or worry were magnified a lot. In fact, the source of many recent public security incidents can be traced back to this matter."

"I understand!"

Xia Duo knew why Laidun was so hesitant. The matter of the Tower of Time Apprentices was not within his purview. Even if half of them were the families of the Apprentices, because this matter itself did not violate any rules, Laidun found it difficult to intervene at will.

If one really wants to say whose responsibility it is, it can only be said that the psychological endurance of those Apprentice parents is too poor. They couldn't stand it after not being in contact for such a short time, and even caused public security incidents because of it. It really shouldn't be!

But Xia Duo knew that he also had responsibility for this matter. He did indeed ignore the fact that the vast majority of the new residents of Daxia Territory did not come from Savile Territory.

From one place to another, in such a short time, how much trust can be built?

If they were close, perhaps there would be no worry, and they might even be at ease; but if they are far away and have not been in contact for a long time, then worry is inevitable.