Chapter 1161: God of Vengeance, Recent Developments of Saville

"It is precisely because of this that the situation is even more urgent!"

Iolum sighed, looking at the genius student before him who was already over a hundred years old; in his heart, he felt both pride and a measure of disappointment.

"Establishing the Northland Alliance is indeed helpful for the stable development of the Northland nations, but such a stable environment is not only beneficial to Netheril, it is even more beneficial to the Elf!"

"Cormanthor has always harbored hostility toward non-Elf races. Now that its strength has been severely crippled, perhaps it won't do anything to us for a considerable time, but once it recovers from this loss, do you really think the so-called Northland Alliance can serve as our reliance?"

Seeing that Buluode appeared to be deep in thought, Iolum continued: "There is another piece of news, which you may not know yet, but soon everyone will likely know; I am telling you in advance here!"

"Teacher, what news?"

"Do you remember the news that spread not long ago about Her Highness Xiya challenging the Lord of Radiance? That new god is a Drow who achieved Ascension to Godhood!"

"A Drow?!" Buluode was very surprised, but considering that Netheril's Ascension Ritual was obtained from the Elf, it was not unimaginable that the Drow also possessed one.

"It is indeed a Drow, and not long ago, that new Drow god even appeared in Cormanthor!"

"The Cormanthor Army suffered heavy losses because of that new Drow god?"

"Yes! And according to news sent by our old friend in Danzo, a God of Vengeance has appeared in the Underdark, is currently attacking and conquering, integrating the various Drow tribes, and may strike at the Surface at any time; you must know that there are quite a few Underground Passages within Netheril!"

After finishing, Iolum summarized: "Stability is always relative, yet crises always exist! As long as Netheril does not have an Independent Arcane Fire Device for a single day, the potential of an Arcanist will not be released for a single day!"

"Teacher, I understand!"

"It is good that you understand! Magic is indeed what we pursue, but our lives should not consist only of magic; you should care more about this land you inhabit!"

"Yes, Teacher!" Buluode nodded earnestly.

Soon, the chaotic Spell Laboratory was tidied up, and Iolum and Buluode walked out of the laboratory together. At the moment of parting, Iolum suddenly said:

"I intend to reorganize my thoughts recently, and afterwards there are matters regarding the Arcane Union, so I will not be conducting Arcane Fire experiments for a short time. After the Council of Great Arcanists, you should go to the Seven Cities Council to receive a Pioneer Order and go to develop a Territory!"

"Teacher, are you driving me away?" Buluode widened his eyes; he found his teacher's words hard to believe.

Iolum placed his hand on Buluode's shoulder and applied slight pressure, his affection evident: "How could I drive you away! You will always be my student!"

But immediately after, he said with expectation in his eyes: "However, staying in the Mage Tower and staying by my side all the time will only limit your growth. The world today is not peaceful, and I hope you can grow up as soon as possible and take on more responsibilities!"

"Teacher!" Buluode's eye sockets were red, and his voice was somewhat choked.

"Why are you still like a child? If Saville saw this, he would definitely mock you for a hundred years!"

"He dares?!"

Mentioning Saville, Buluode immediately felt a sense of rivalry; if it hadn't been for Saville suddenly disappearing back then, perhaps he would have followed him and chosen to develop a Territory!

Thinking of this, Buluode no longer resisted his teacher's suggestion. Developing a Territory is just developing a Territory; could he really be inferior to Saville?

"Teacher, I will go apply for the Pioneer Order now. I haven't attended the Council of Great Arcanists anyway, so I won't wait until after that."

"You, oh you!"

Iolum looked at the excited Buluode and shook his head inwardly; this fellow was sometimes very mature, and sometimes too childish.

However, he knew Buluode had no malicious intent, so he did not mention that the upcoming Council of Great Arcanists was actually the day he would officially succeed as the President of the Arcane Union.

At the same time, he also thought of another nominal student, that Lord Xia Duo, who was so much younger than Buluode, yet his performance in all aspects was far more mature than Buluode's.

Could it be that he had been too protective of Buluode?

"I hope he can grow during the process of developing and managing a Territory!"

Nan Jing, Savile Territory.

Following the joint autumn harvest organized by the Territory officials last year, this year, under the organization and leadership of Saier Town Mayor, each village and each area successively carried out a joint spring sowing campaign.

A large amount of idle labor was gathered together to engage in organized and planned collective labor; compared to last year, the completion of the Territory's spring sowing this year was a full ten days ahead of schedule.

And after the spring sowing, the Territory restarted the development plan that had been suspended for various reasons last year, taking the southernmost White Sheep Village and Grey Rabbit Village as the eastern and western boundaries, and expanding toward the south.

Compared to the past, this time for the development, the Territory officials not only provided meals for every Pioneer but also paid extra wages, a full 5 Silver Coins per person per day!

The shiny new Silver Coins attracted a large group of Commoners who were prepared to rest for a while after the spring sowing, and even quite a few Adventurers were attracted.

After all, not every Adventurer has the Courage to fight monsters and beasts; having a stable opportunity to earn money is already quite good!

Of course, there was also the reason that the Territory Guard participated in the development.

The Green Pearl Forest had long been cleared countless times over the years, and the monsters and beasts inside were already relatively few; with the Territory Guard participating, how much meat could the Adventurers even get?

It was better to take a fixed wage; although it was only 5 Silver Coins a day, this also depends on who you compare it with. Of course, it couldn't compare to those outstanding Adventurers, but it was much better than the average Commoner.

Most Adventurers were also just ordinary people, and what they sought was merely to live a little better than the average person. As for those who really wanted to get rich overnight by relying on one or two Legendary adventures, the grass on their graves would have long since grown over three zhang high.

After the development plan was launched, a blank passage about 500 Daxia New Meter wide soon appeared in the Green Pearl Forest, starting from White Sheep Village and Grey Rabbit Village, and continuously advancing toward the south at a steady speed!

The South, Daxia Territory.

North of the Tower of Time, a 500-meter passage similar to the development site of the Savile Territory to the north was also firmly advancing toward the north.

The day the two intersected would be the day the two places were truly connected!

And in Linshui Village, in the conference room on the first floor of the Lord's Villa, a discussion regarding the construction of new villages in Daxia Territory was proceeding in full swing.

In the current Linshui Village, with thousands of people crowded together in the third-phase residential area, it was very inconvenient, and with the start of the land allocation work, the construction of new villages had become an imminent task!