Chapter 1533: Political System Comparison, Elven Intruder

Xia Duo's words were like a heavy hammer, striking Haichenisi's heart hard, leaving him shocked and worried, yet also adding a trace of joy.

"I will go see Lord Badijiaer immediately!"

As he spoke, Haichenisi turned to leave, but Xia Duo hurriedly stopped him, "Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet!"

"Please go ahead, Lord Xia Duo—"

"Do not go alone; please ask Councilor Feiziban to go with you, and also convey my greetings to Lord Badijiaer."

"Understood."

Haichenisi did not question Xia Duo's words and agreed readily. After Haichenisi left, Gawani asked in a muffled voice: "Why let Councilor Feiziban go along? Aren't you afraid he will continue to make trouble?"

"He won't. It is precisely to let him go and see the true attitude of the Seven Towers in treating and handling this matter, so as to prevent him from continuing to make trouble."

Xia Duo did not give any face to the other councilors who came from elsewhere; that farce outside the Dead Zone just now, would it have been possible without those councilors fanning the flames?

Even if it wasn't them personally, it was certainly related to them.

The reason is that they appeared there and did not stop it; Xia Duo didn't need to find any evidence for such things, subjective judgment was enough.

Of course, even if he found evidence, it would be useless; it wasn't his place to manage the people of the Seven Towers, just a reminder would suffice. He believed Badijiaer knew what to do.

In the past, the image Badijiaer presented to the world had always been relatively irritable and bellicose. It wasn't until Xia Duo spent a few days with him during the Snow Melting Competition two years ago that he realized how many fallacies there were in the world's evaluation.

In fact, if Badijiaer did not know how to consider the overall situation, was not fair in handling affairs, and lacked outstanding ability and prestige, then why would he be recognized by everyone and become the publicly acknowledged spokesperson for the Seven Towers after the Princess's Ascension to Godhood?

If one were to apply Earth's political systems to Netheril, the Seventon Council would be similar to a parliament, the Seven Towers would be equivalent to a cabinet, and Badijiaer would undoubtedly be the Prime Minister now!

As for the Arcane Union, it would be roughly the Senate.

If the Princess were still here, she would likely be a figurehead monarch.

Of course, the actual situation does not correspond perfectly to the internal power division of Earth's political systems.

Take the Seven Towers, for example; if one were to personify them, the seven cabinet members would never rotate or step down, and their power is far greater than that of a cabinet on Earth!

This must be viewed in conjunction with Netheril's current national conditions; the existence of spells makes the power gap between individuals extremely large, so undoubtedly, power must shift toward stronger Spellcasters (groups).

Only when Magic develops to the point where it can bridge the power gap between individuals can the system here possibly approach that of Earth.

At this stage, Badijiaer represents the Seven Towers as the de facto supreme leader of Netheril, so naturally, he cannot sit idly by while internal strife occurs in the Arcane Union, especially in front of outsiders.

It's one thing to trip someone up in normal times, but at critical moments, one must still step up!

……

Xia Duo had no obligation to explain to Gawani why Badijiaer would help the Arcane Union. After Councilor Haichenisi left, he began to contact Luowei.

He first tried Sending, but the 【Magic Net Background Communication】 spell feedback indicated that Luowei was not rejecting "messages," but was "out of service area"!

In other words, Luowei had either hidden himself or had truly disappeared.

As for which one it was, Xia Duo immediately cast Scrying, focusing on checking the area around the Dead Zone, but apart from the area where those dozen or so councilors had appeared, no clues were found anywhere else.

In the area where those dozen or so councilors appeared, because those people were at least Archmages, the permanent spells on their bodies and their personal Magic Items were constantly interfering with the normal Magic Net environment.

Coupled with the Avoidance of Detection spell that Luowei would almost never forget to maintain on himself, the difficulty of Xia Duo's Scrying was increased countless times.

It was estimated that he wouldn't be able to find clues here in a short time.

"You really know how to ruin things!"

Dissatisfaction with those dozen or so councilors rose in Xia Duo's heart again. Even if someone instigated it, weren't there still quite a few councilors who didn't come?

It's hard to say that those dozen or so troublemaking councilors didn't have their own ideas!

This was also Xia Duo's subjective judgment; no evidence needed!

And what annoyed him even more was that, given Iolum's consistent style, he probably wouldn't hold these councilors or the Mage Tower organizations behind them accountable afterward.

That's why they were so fearless!

Xia Duo himself wanted to step forward, but he didn't have a very good reason, and his current status was almost bound to Iolum, so he had to consider Iolum's thoughts and attitude.

"Sigh—"

After several failed attempts, Xia Duo did not intend to continue. After instructing the three of Gawani to stay in the Study for the time being, he returned to the core Laboratory area without hesitation.

……

Just as he arrived at the entrance, Xia Duo discovered that the Union councilors who should have dispersed were actually still here. Thinking of the fruitless Scrying just now, Xia Duo felt even more annoyed.

But before he could speak, one of them rushed in front of him, lowered his voice, and said quickly: "Lord Xia Duo, it's bad. An Elf just rushed in, and we couldn't stop them."

"What?! An Elf rushed in?!"

Xia Duo's heart skipped a beat, then he glared fiercely at the councilor, "Do you know the other party's identity? Have you notified Councilor Haichenisi?"

"Councilor Haichenisi has already been notified."

The councilor glanced at Xia Duo cautiously and continued to explain: "As for that Elf's identity, the only thing we have been able to find out so far is one piece of information."

"What is it?"

"The other party just came out of the Library, and had already been here several days ago. They left registration information in the Library, and the identity information left was that of an Illefarn tourist!"

"Fake!"

Xia Duo reached a conclusion without hesitation. Even if this information were true, it would have to be fake when exposed to everyone. Moreover, Xia Duo dared to bet that this matter absolutely had something to do with Cormanthyr.

How could it be such a coincidence that just as an investigator arrived, an Elf broke in here?

At this moment, Xia Duo had already begun to worry about the situation in the Laboratory. Although the environment had been special recently and he would tidy up the remnants and clean up the traces after every experiment, one could never be sure if the Elf had discovered something.

"Summon the Tower Spirit to seal the experimental area. Do not let any Elves in again this time!"

Xia Duo gave a warning and prepared to enter the experimental area, but was stopped by the councilor. Xia Duo asked impatiently: "What else is there?"

"This—"

The councilor's face showed difficulty, as if he had something unspeakable.

Xia Duo had no time to play riddles with him and was about to bypass him and leave, when at that very moment, the Magic Net in front of him fluctuated, appearing with a vibration he was very familiar with. Xia Duo stopped in his tracks subconsciously.