Chapter 1143: Organizing Power, a Decision That Goes Against the Ancestors

Very quickly, a stir appeared among the crowd in the image; the fireworks that had been blooming in the sky from time to time ceased to light up after they were extinguished.

Xia Duo noticed the direction of the crowd's commotion; the source was not within the image, but after seeing the subsequent movements of the crowd, he had his own guesses.

After adjusting the Scrying perspective, two teams of daytime patrol soldiers were running past not far from the south side of the plaza; of course, this was not the main point, the point was—

Behind those two teams of soldiers, two more teams of security officers appeared, along with a group of territorial civil servants wearing the same gray Mage Robes as the Tower of Time Apprentices. Who else could the leader be but Laidun!

After Laidun entered the plaza, he went straight to the foot of the Code Sculpture in the center of the plaza, personally inspecting the wooden platform where the ceremony would take place later.

The civil servants who followed Laidun dispersed; some entered the plaza directly to stand with the common residents, while others took out ribbons brought over from Linshui Village and hung them on the wooden poles around the plaza.

As for the security officers, under the leadership of Jibu, they began to restore order, using the Code Sculpture in the center of the plaza as a boundary, driving everyone on the east side over to the west side.

The west side had already been divided into sections, distributed in a fan shape around the Code Sculpture; generally, those who joined the Daxia Territory earlier were placed in front, and those who joined later were placed behind.

Since the pioneering of the Territory, order had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Following the instructions of the security officers, the crowd quickly adjusted themselves, using the phases of the residential areas as units.

Occasionally, there were a few who were not honest, but under the warning of the security officers' batons and the strange gazes of those around them, they tucked their tails and became well-behaved.

"Xia Duo, these people—"

Xia Duo looked back and saw Niya looking at the real-time image in the middle of the conference room with a look of surprise. Noticing that Xia Duo was watching her, Niya couldn't help but exclaim, "This is just too incredible!"

In the past, the Savile Territory had held countless celebrations and ceremonies, but never had any ceremony or celebration been as orderly as the one in this real-time image.

Although the Daxia Territory residents in the Code Plaza were distributed in a fan shape, which was inconvenient for alignment, one could still see the layers of arcs formed by the residents at the same distance from the Code Sculpture, all very regular from near to far.

However, the ceremonies and celebrations of the Savile Territory were almost always messy every time. While this was certainly due to the large number of outsiders, the difficulty in managing the residents was also an important reason.

Let alone the residents, even the soldiers were far inferior to the Daxia Territory residents in the real-time image in terms of discipline and organization!

"How did you do it? How did you make them so obedient?" When Niya asked this, her eyes were shining.

"Uh—" Xia Duo roughly guessed what Niya wanted to ask, but—

"Can I say this is a misunderstanding?"

"A misunderstanding?"

Niya was very puzzled, "How is this a misunderstanding?"

"You want to say that the execution of ordinary residents is this strong, right?"

"Yes!"

"That is a misunderstanding. In fact, these people cannot be completely viewed as ordinary residents. Every one of them is actually organized into a Working Group and is accustomed to various orders in daily life. If it were like the free citizens of the Savile Territory, the situation would be different!"

This is actually the difference between unorganized individuals and an organization. Even on Earth, pulling a few hundred people off the street at random can never be as orderly as the fixed personnel of a factory workshop or a school class.

A workshop director or a class monitor may seem the same as everyone else, but in reality, they are the embodiment of organizational order. Niya saw the residents were orderly, but she did not see that every resident had their own organization.

Although there is no direct superior-subordinate relationship between the security officers and them, in a higher level of order, the security officers themselves have jurisdiction.

Similar to Earth, when police officers give commands, is there any reason for ordinary people not to listen?

On Earth, there are all kinds of ideologies, but ordinary people still subconsciously obey the commands of the police. In Netheril, even if the Daxia Territory is more tolerant than other places, the authority of the security officers remains unquestionable.

At least, it is not something ordinary residents can question.

If one does not understand the deep logic behind this and only sees that the residents are so tame and obedient, and tries to imitate it, that can only lead to tragedy after tragedy.

For others, Xia Duo might not explain too much, but for Niya, Xia Duo still patiently explained the principles to her.

"So that's how it is! I was just thinking about asking Uncle Sain to borrow a few security officers from Laidun to learn from, and give you a surprise during the Midsummer Festival celebration. I almost did the wrong thing!"

Niya's annoyed look made Xia Duo feel quite pity, but this was not the time to be soft-hearted. He placed his palm on the back of Niya's hand and said solemnly:

"A lord has the responsibility to pioneer territory and protect the people; the more people a political decree involves, the more cautious one must be!"

"Mm."

Niya's cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head without raising it again. But then, as if she had thought of something, she hurriedly looked up at Xia Duo, her complexion even more rosy:

"Xia Duo, our children will inherit two territories in the future, and now, there is already a plan to connect the two territories. I want to bring the Daxia Code to the Savile Territory first, so that the two places can truly become one in the future."

"Eh—this—"

Xia Duo looked at Niya in surprise. He could not hide his intention to promote the integration of the two places from Niya, who was his bedfellow, but for Niya to take the initiative to accept the Daxia Code was a bit beyond Xia Duo's expectations.

In Netheril, the power of tradition is immense, not to mention that the pioneer of the Savile Territory, the first lord, and Niya's great-grandfather—Archmage Savil—is likely still alive!

There is no guarantee he won't return one day.

In addition, there is Niya's father, Lord Epps. Although he was cursed by an Elf High Mage and is half in the grave, he is in "Eternal Stasis" and may not be unable to wait for future treatment.

If nothing else, Xia Duo would certainly save him if he had the ability!

Niya's words were truly "making a decision that goes against her ancestors." I wonder if she had "gone through repeated and deep ideological struggle" before this?

To say he was touched, Xia Duo was indeed quite touched, but this matter should not be implemented too early.

The power of tradition is strong, but it is certainly not as strong as the will of the lord. As long as Niya is determined to reform, no one else, not even the Seven Cities Council, has any reason to interfere.

But the price would be that Niya's reputation might plummet, especially with those core followers becoming disaffected, and the resulting turmoil could last for decades or more.

Xia Duo naturally does not want Niya to sacrifice too much for him, especially emotional sacrifices, bearing the name of a "traitor" alone; just thinking about it makes one's heart ache.

Moreover, he has long had a plan in this regard; the power of assimilation of the advanced over the backward is extremely powerful.

As long as the two places are connected, the order of the Daxia Territory will naturally permeate every aspect of the Savile Territory, especially with the lord herself "betraying" it, it will be incomparably easy.

Finally, even if there are a few stubborn elements, it will not hinder the general trend, and instead, they will become typical examples that set off the new law.