Chapter 2519: I have read the above terms and promise to abide by them

Xia Duo arrived relatively early, but it was impossible for the others to be too late; just as he was chatting with Lamani and Grien about a special festival in the Tianshui Plane called the "Wind Prayer Festival," the others arrived one after another.

Several Great Arcanists who also hailed from the Tianshui Plane came over to Xia Duo to greet him; in this situation, Xia Duo did not favor one over the other, but instead conversed with everyone appropriately, attempting to find potential allies through their verbal exchanges.

Before the people from the Seven Towers arrived, Xia Duo had already recognized almost all of the Great Arcanists from the Tianshui Plane, and there were even several familiar faces among the Great Arcanists from the Golden Plain Plane.

As for the Qiya Plane, because the population was truly too small, there were only two Great Arcanists in total who originated from there, and these two did not grow up in the Qiya Plane, but in the Golden Plain Plane.

It could be said that the Qiya Plane itself had not even been able to cultivate a single Great Arcanist.

This fact largely verified Xia Duo's theory, which was that population is an important factor in the development of civilization, and the development of Magic is naturally included in that.

With the arrival of Badijiaer and the others from the Seven Towers, the New Covenant could finally be signed. Xia Duo felt a sense of relief; he had been preoccupied with this matter for some time recently, and only now did it feel like a stone had finally landed on the ground.

However, the arrival of Badijiaer and the others also brought some surprises; in addition to two Divine Will Summoners wearing priestly vestments, there were seven unfamiliar faces in the Seven Towers' group.

Of course, while they were unfamiliar faces to Xia Duo and Niya, that was not necessarily the case for others. An Arcanist sent a Sending directly to Xia Duo, exposing the bottom line of the First Tower:

"These people are all former Controllers of the First Tower. This time, they likely stepped out from behind the scenes for the sake of a seat on the Seventon Council. And as far as I know, the First Tower still has Great Arcanists hidden away; perhaps one day in the future, they will push a few more out."

"May my Lord bear witness!" Although many people had already signed their names before him, Xia Duo still very cautiously read through the full text of the document, as well as the Golden Page itself that served as the carrier.

As long as one keeps stuffing their own people into the Council, the right to speak will naturally gather, and influence will naturally increase.

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Under such circumstances, as long as the Great Arcanists are not too stubborn, there is a high probability that a compromise can be reached and a consensus formed before entering the Lord voting stage.

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The First Tower has hidden so many Main Plane Great Arcanists behind the scenes through various channels; could it be that not one of them could achieve the rank of Great Arcanist? Not to mention the generations of Controllers, it is impossible for them to have completely vanished without a trace, right?

If one wants to gain more say in the future of Netheril, a seat on the Seventon Council is undoubtedly the most shortcut method. The seats here are mainly divided into two types: one is the Great Arcanist councilor seat, and the other is the Lord Seat.

Xia Duo pondered silently. Very soon, the New Covenant text was passed to him. The covenant carrier used a Golden Page similar to a Nether Scroll, and the Territory Document for the Lord's territory was also preserved using this carrier.

Foreseeing this trend, Xia Duo could also imagine in what form he would intervene in the development of Netheril in the future; it would likely be through organizations with common ideals like the Association.

To say nothing of anything else, this system alone, barring any accidents, should be able to survive for a very long time, and it is very likely that as Netheril develops and grows stronger, it will become increasingly stable.

At the same time, communication between Lords and territories will also become more frequent, because the Lord Alliance is the only opportunity to counter the decisions of the Great Arcanists; one cannot always remain as scattered as sand like in the past, right?

Confirming there were no issues, he used the seal on the end of the Pioneer Scepter to leave a mark on the covenant document, then pressed his hand on the document and solemnly announced to Greta and the Radiant Priest who were witnessing the ceremony:

But if one could stably win over 18 Great Arcanists, there would be no need at all to use such a method to indirectly gain a say through Lord voting. 18 Great Arcanists acting in concert would have a very high probability of directly gaining the advantage during the councilor voting stage.

So that's how it is!

It is foreseeable that as the order of the New Covenant gradually stabilizes, geniuses might still continue to hide, but those of the Great Arcanist level will likely no longer be willing to remain anonymous.

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"I have read and understood the entire content presented in the covenant, and I promise to abide by the various principles and intent shown in the covenant and to maintain the existence of the covenant."

After all, there are traces to follow regarding how many people Netheril had in the past; except for a few rare opportunities, it is impossible for there to have been large-scale population migrations to Other Planes.

If it develops further later on, the Lord Seat might very well become a popularly elected representative, while the Lord themselves would directly become a councilor, standing on par with the Great Arcanists.

The Lord Seat basically only has the qualification to observe; only when the Great Arcanists cannot reach a consensus is a Lord vote needed, and the priority of the Lord vote on the result is lower than that of the Great Arcanists.

Regarding the Arcanist's explanation, Xia Duo actually did not believe it at all, because the Great Arcanists who came out of the Tianshui Three Planes this time were all born in those three planes, which is clearly unreasonable.

Overall, this system accommodates the current and future main power strata of Netheril to the greatest extent, and from the design of the system, the weight of each party does not show overwhelming suppression.

Unless someone can stably win over one-third of the Great Arcanists—which, according to the number of Great Arcanists preparing to sign the New Covenant, is 18—it is only then possible to keep pushing the vote to the Lord voting stage.

This means that the total number of Netherese in the Other Planes is roughly limited. The 7 million people in the Tianshui Three Planes are already exaggerated enough, and the Main Plane only has a little over ten million. Even if there are more Habitable Planes, how many more could they possibly be divided into?

Under such rules of the game, local Lords will likely actively cultivate their own people. Although they may not immediately learn from the Nan Jing and conduct universal compulsory education, compared to the past, they will also change their conservative style of the past.

Obviously, the former is more decisive, because as long as two-thirds of the Great Arcanists agree and the other one-third does not oppose, certain decisions can be pushed through.

Xia Duo has every reason to believe that the First Tower still hides some Great Arcanists. Of course, there won't be too many; it's impossible for dozens to come out all at once like the opening of the Tianshui Three Planes this time.

At the very least, they won't treat Apprentices as menial laborers to be cultivated; they will put in a bit more effort.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Great Arcanists occupy an almost absolute dominant position. With only a few dozen people, it is very easy to make the Lord voting stage a mere formality. But as the number of Great Arcanists increases, it will inevitably form a more mature political group, and its political leanings will also lean more toward the Lords.

As for the Habitable Planes that the First Tower controls and has not yet made public, Xia Duo feels there shouldn't be too many. Even if there are many, the population cannot be as large as the Tianshui Three Planes.

But a dozen or so should still be possible!