Chapter 2471: Returning to the Tower of Time

The greatest feature of the Daxia Code is that it clearly defines rights and obligations, eliminating most ambiguous issues; furthermore, it possesses a very clear legislative spirit, providing an excellent way out for conflicts between legal principles and human sentiment.

As for the scope of coverage, in the current era, the Daxia Code contains everything any Netherese could think of, and even things they could not; after all, Xia Duo comes from a modern society with an extremely rich legal system.

As for the grammar, it goes without saying; Xia Duo adopted a more mature modern legal syntax, so that even an ordinary person holding the code can make judgments that exceed the professionalism of the current era by comparing it.

To date, at least several thousand people from the Inner Land have visited Daxia Territory, and according to statistics from Jibu's plaza security officers, not a single person has ever spoken ill of the Daxia Code.

Of course, those who say Daxia Territory is overly favorable to ordinary people do not count.

As for those with the ability to travel to Daxia Territory, not to mention those who went in person, even those who went through the Azure Manor Portal were mostly wealthy or noble, and there was no shortage of Spellcasters.

These people could not have deliberately praised the code because of the presence of security officers; even if they restrained their speech because Xia Duo is a Great Arcanist, it is impossible for everyone to be restrained, because many of those who came to visit belonged to the Seven Towers and had no need to curry favor with a distant Arcanist Lord.

Therefore, Xia Duo is more inclined to believe that those evaluations are Reality; furthermore, the Daxia Code is also highly acclaimed in Seventon and other territories in the Inner Land.

Of course, as the saying goes, Xia Duo selectively filtered out those comments saying Daxia Territory is overly favorable to ordinary people.

Because in the current Netheril, those with the ability to speak out and the qualifications to speak out are either Spellcasters, Merchants, or Adventurers; none of them are ordinary people in the sense of the current era.

If all the people of Netheril were to provide an evaluation, Xia Duo does not believe that the absolute majority of ordinary people would not support the Daxia Code; even most low-level Spellcasters, Merchants, and Adventurers would choose to support it.

Only the few in power who cannot obtain privileges beyond the ordinary from the Daxia Code would oppose it, but even in their opposition, they cannot speak ill of the code itself.

They oppose it because of their stance, while their praise is an unreserved expression of their truest inner thoughts; this is actually the most extreme manifestation of their power—you are right, but what can you do to me?

In a sense, this has the same meaning as praising an enemy, a kind of alternative arrogance and showing off—you are strong, but didn't you still fail to defeat me?

But at the same time, this is also the truest current status of Netheril; even Xia Duo finds it difficult to promote the Daxia Code to places outside his Territory, and can only influence and change things bit by bit through a method similar to radiation.

……

Inside the Xiu Xi Shi.

Kangjienio continued to flip through the Daxia Code, and Xia Duo watched from the side for a while; other than occasionally adding tea, he had nothing else to do, but he still waited patiently.

I do not know how much time passed, but Kangjienio closed the code, turned his head to look at Xia Duo, and said gently, "Tired of waiting?"

"No, when Master is reading, I am not idle either, it just isn't expressed in my actions."

Xia Duo is actually keeping his spell design background running at all times; with the aid of a smart brain, he can maintain a certain level of work status under any conditions.

"That is good; the time of you young people is more precious, it is not worth it to waste it on me."

Kangjienio placed the closed code on the table between the two, but his hand did not leave it; instead, he pressed on the cover of the code and said with quite a bit of emotion:

"This code is truly beyond my imagination; it feels, it feels like it does not belong to this era!"

Xia Duo smiled slightly upon hearing this; if it were in the past, he might have been nervous because of this, but now he is completely calm, "I referred to some laws from my hometown for this code, and there is still quite a bit of room for improvement."

"If it becomes unsuited to the development of the Territory in the future, then we can just revise or amend it then, just like the current Seville Covenant; when it is no longer timely, it naturally needs to be changed."

Xia Duo mentioned the topic of revising the Seville Covenant again, but Kangjienio still did not give a direct answer, "How can a law that has been implemented for decades or even hundreds of years be changed? Can you imagine the resistance involved in this?"

"The Daxia Code has no eternal ruling class, and the public themselves can initiate proposals for the amendment or revision of laws; I believe that as long as we persist in cultivating the legal consciousness of the public, there will not be much resistance to change."

Speaking of this, Xia Duo changed the subject and mentioned the Seville Covenant again, "But the Seville Covenant is different; its clauses are often ambiguous, yet it grants the Seven Towers a unique ruling status. This is the crux of everything and the root of the resistance, but just because there is resistance, can we choose not to act? Wait until the day the conflict completely erupts?"

In front of Kangjienio, Xia Duo did not need to pretend to be calculating; he should show the sharpness of a young person, and he is indeed a young person who could not be younger.

Even if calculated by the ratio of age to lifespan, he would have no problem saying he is an infant.

This time, Kangjienio was finally moved and gave a positive response for the first time, "Xia Duo, I seem to understand your persistence regarding the law, and I also believe in the necessity of revising the Seville Covenant, but my bottom line is that there must be no civil war!"

Xia Duo felt a shock in his heart; as if thinking of something, he hurriedly had the Floating City, which was flying toward the north, stop. He did indeed have the intention of deterrence by moving the Floating City over, but this also easily intensified the conflict.

Before the Seven Towers completely slides toward the reactionary side, maintaining restraint is necessary; even if the Seven Towers completely slides toward opposition, one must still maintain restraint.

"Master, I understand what you mean; avoiding civil war is also my bottom line!"

Next, Xia Duo spoke of his previous observations in Yimaska, where civil wars were frequent; by comparison, although the lords of Netheril have conflicts from time to time, those who truly tear off the mask and launch a full-scale war are very few and far between, and one could even say there are almost none.

But that was the past; as for what the future will be like now, it is hard to say, and it seems we have reached the turning point for civil war.

When Xia Duo performed a prophecy not long ago, he saw a scene of a war of Floating Cities; that was the last thing he wanted to see, as war caused by any reason would have an extremely adverse impact on development.

As for Yimaska, which Xia Duo mentioned, Kangjienio stated:

"I have also been to the Puppet Kingdom; it is said that their origins are nomadic tribes on the grasslands, and civil war is almost their tradition. Netheril is better, but power will make the human heart swell; if not for the existence of the Seville Covenant, I dare say the Netheril of the past would not have been any better. Therefore—"

Speaking of this, Kangjienio clarified his attitude again, "Whether it is the connection of the Plane or the revision of the Seville Covenant, it must be carried out under the premise of maintaining the framework of the Seville Covenant to avoid all possibilities of civil war."

"Yes, I understand."

Xia Duo understands that Kangjienio supports him, but as people age, they have more concerns; this cannot be said to be Kangjienio's problem, one can only say that realpolitik is, after all, the art of compromise.