Chapter 2470: High Praise and Worries

"It cannot be called intentional or deliberate; this is a topic that cannot be avoided, the only difference is who speaks first," Kangjienio stated this fact in a calm tone.

Hearing this, Xia Duo felt a shock in his heart. That's right! Compared to them, the Seven Towers currently represent the Princess more effectively. Although there is a certain risk in falsely conveying an Oracle, the Princess is, after all, a mortal who achieved Ascension to Godhood, and given their past ties, the probability of direct death is still very small.

As long as the Seven Towers act first, the others will be too passive. Not refuting it is equivalent to tacitly accepting the authenticity of the other party's false Oracle, and with the Princess's endorsement, this matter might actually be carried through.

If they were to refute it, they would inevitably have to find the Princess for an on-site confrontation. Although the final result might be the Seven Towers backing down, the impact of a True God personally stepping in is truly unpredictable; no one dares to make up their mind to make such a decision.

But now, with Kangjienio taking the lead and Bailun stating the Princess's attitude, it is more representative than the Seven Towers. In this situation, if the Seven Towers want to stir up trouble in the name of the Princess, they must simultaneously bear the two major risks of falsely conveying an Oracle and dragging a True God into the fray.

Xia Duo felt that as long as they did not push too hard, the Seven Towers should not reach this worst-case step.

"Then, Master, what do you think the final outcome of this matter will be? Or rather, where do you think we need to reach an agreement with the Seven Towers?"

The so-called reaching an agreement is actually the measure of compromise. The demands of both sides have an intersection; if neither side makes concessions, the negotiation cannot continue. But where exactly the intersection lies and how far to concede requires repeated probing and consultation to judge.

Xia Duo felt that he knew too little about the Seven Towers. If he judged only from the general trend, he might miss something. Even Yinaole had only actually controlled the Arcane Union for the last few years; compared to him, Kangjienio might have more say.

Regarding Xia Duo's inquiry, Kangjienio did not give a direct answer but instead asked a question: "Are you sure you want to revise the Seville Covenant?"

This was a very normal sentence, but Kangjienio's emphasis fell on "you." As soon as Xia Duo heard it, he realized that what Kangjienio meant was—if he did not want to revise the Seville Covenant, maintaining the executive status of the Seven Towers would be the best measure of compromise and the best ending for this incident.

For an old man like Kangjienio who has lived for hundreds of years, Xia Duo was actually a bit unsure of the other party's true thoughts, but the more it was at this time, the more he had to clarify his own attitude and position:

"The current Seville Covenant is no longer suited to the current development situation of Netheril and even the Northland. Revision is imperative. If Master is informed, you should have heard of the centralized reforms in Yierlan and Keman, right?"

"The reason they did this was to improve the organizational efficiency and mobilization capability of the entire country. Netheril has its own national conditions; immediate centralized reform is unrealistic. The lords will not hand over the power in their hands, let alone where the power would be concentrated?"

"But in order to increase Netheril's international competitiveness and improve domestic organizational efficiency and mobilization capability, the current system must be optimized."

"Among this, I believe the Seven Towers' special executive status is the most critical. As long as the privileges are removed, there will be no need to worry about where power is concentrated or how to supervise it after subsequent centralized reforms, because only without privileges can there be fairness and longevity."

Although Xia Duo has his own Territory, he does not wish to give up such a large foundation as Netheril, not to mention that compared to the Territory itself, he cares more about the implementation and execution of the Daxia Order.

As long as the order exists and is implemented, it makes no great difference to him whether its carrier is called Daxia, Netheril, or the Northland Alliance.

Now Xia Duo once again stated his position, reiterating his attitude toward the revision of the Seville Covenant, especially the clause regarding the special executive status of the Seven Towers, in front of Kangjienio.

Things like attitude and position must be expressed clearly, unmistakably, and firmly, so that people in one's own camp have a distinct banner to support, opponents understand where one's bottom line is, and it also serves as an attraction to neutrals.

After Xia Duo finished speaking, Yinaole's eyes were filled with undisguised approval. He looked at Kangjienio and said with a smile:

"Teacher Aien, I said it, didn't I? Xia Duo is not an ordinary lord, and he is still young. Shouldn't we old guys give him some support?"

"What you said is not wrong, but right now—" Kangjienio sighed softly, and finally nodded in agreement, "it is indeed the best opportunity!"

"I will go talk to Badijiaer again."

After Yinaole finished speaking, he left the Xiu Xi Shi. Before leaving, he asked Xia Duo to host Kangjienio well. Xia Duo immediately understood, first brewing a pot of this year's new tea, and then taking out the Daxia Code he had prepared earlier and placing it in Kangjienio's hands.

"Master, these are some of my thoughts, please provide your guidance."

"Daxia Code? Could it be the written law of the Law Sect of the Priest of the Lord of Radiance?"

Kangjienio seemed to have thought of something, hurriedly opening the legal text, checking it carefully page by page, while muttering something under his breath.

Xia Duo was sitting relatively close, but only heard words of exclamation like "unimaginable." As for the Law Sect mentioned by Kangjienio, it is actually a minority among the Priests of the Lord of Radiance, but this is classified according to practical behavior.

If classified according to ideals and beliefs, most Radiant Priests are actually potential legalists, that is, they advocate establishing a perfect set of written laws covering all aspects to manage the Mortal Plane.

This is actually the core content of the Doctrine of the Lord of Radiance, but it is very difficult to achieve under the current national conditions of Netheril, and the Doctrine of the Lord of Radiance also contains content that is almost absolute obedience to superiors.

Therefore, at the practical level, priests are all vassals of the lords, so naturally, it is impossible to formulate and promote written laws that might damage the authority and interests of the lords. (If the punishment is unknown, the power is unfathomable.)

Only a few enlightened lords have the courage to formulate and implement written laws, such as Kelifu, who is both a lord, a priest, and a Great Arcanist, and also Kangjienio.

But the laws formulated by these few enlightened lords are not without problems. The biggest problem is continuity; perhaps the previous generation of lords was enlightened and the laws could be implemented, but the next generation suddenly hits the emergency brakes.

Then there is the degree of perfection of the law. After all, it is still a classical society, and even with the participation of priests who study the code, there are many areas that cannot be considered.

Finally, there is the degree of perfection of the legal language. Many decrees and articles use specific cases to indicate a certain judicial attitude, which places extremely high demands on the legal literacy of judicial personnel, and there are also a large number of loopholes.

But all these problems mentioned above have been well solved in the Daxia Code!