Chapter 450: Re-discussion and Threats

In the end, it was the Princess who broke the silence and gave the final ruling, "Lord Huo Ke's accusation against Auguste lacks sufficient evidence; it shall be discussed again."

Just then, Duolaisen seemed to suddenly think of something, "Your Highness, I still have something to say. The pioneer territory, Daxia Territory, has detained my Huo Ke Territory's Arcanist, Aquilain, without cause. I demand they release the person immediately!"

The Princess glanced at Niya, who was sitting below with a nervous expression, and found it amusing. She remembered very clearly that the Lord of Daxia Territory was none other than this student's husband, so she said, "The Lord of Daxia Territory has not yet officially joined the Seven Cities Council; it shall be discussed again!"

This was clearly taking sides, but since even the representatives of the other Seven Towers said nothing, the various lords below were even less likely to speak up.

In fact, just as Duolaisen finished this sentence, the Ambassador of Keman, who had not responded to him before, turned his head and glared at him fiercely. The glare of an Elf was also extremely beautiful, but Duolaisen was in no mood to appreciate this scene.

His mind was full of question marks—why? Why? Why could this not be said?

……

With the Elves present, coupled with Duolaisen's obviously abnormal accusation, few lords said anything further. This year's regular meeting seemed to have completely changed its flavor, lacking even a trace of the cheerful atmosphere of previous years.

Furthermore, this Lord's Conference was staggered from the Mage Tower Master meeting of the Arcane Union and was not held on the same day, wasting quite a bit of time. Many lords even made the decision on the spot that they would not come next year, letting their children come instead to gain some experience.

The meeting ended in a calm atmosphere. The representatives of the Seven Towers left first, followed by the various attending lords and their representatives. Niya followed Master Bailun to a corner of the hall and returned to Giles Square in the Old City District through the Teleportation Array there.

When arriving, one could reach this place directly through the Teleportation Array of Giles Tower, but one had to take a detour to return.

Bailun encouraged Niya with a few words and then hurried away via teleportation. Niya returned to the tower alone.

……

Palace reception hall.

Bailun, who had just left the square, was already sitting here, holding a teacup and wondering what he was thinking. A moment later, a figure appeared in the main seat and called out "Teacher," which finally awakened him from his thoughts.

Bailun put down the teacup and asked, "You're back. What did they say?"

"They were not surprised by Yierlan's choice. Didn't Teacher also receive wind of it beforehand? In the final analysis, Keman joining the Arcane Competition of the Melting Snow Moon was something we had already discussed; it's just that it has been moved up a bit now."

"What about the Council seat? Back then, Netheril was precarious, and the Nether King made that decision only to further win over Yierlan in order to seek more protection. But now, the situation is different from the past."

"The Council seat cannot be moved for the time being." Princess Xiya gave the conclusion first, then explained, "The promise of the Council seat originated from a talk we had with Yierlan, and many of the agreements we later signed with Yierlan were based on this talk. It is very difficult to overturn!"

Nowadays, Netheril relies on the Elves for many technologies and materials, especially Yierlan.

Although Nether has won more than it has lost in the Arcane Competition of the Melting Snow Moon over these years, this does not change the reality that Netheril's comprehensive strength is not as good as Yierlan's.

Even in terms of population, which humans are best at, Nether has no advantage to speak of against Yierlan. After all, the time for development has been too short.

"Sigh—" Bailun also knew that what Xiya said was the truth, but facts always made one feel stifled, even as a Great Arcanist, there was nothing to be done.

"The matter of the Council seat and Keman joining the Melting Snow Competition will stay as it is for now." Xiya made a summary, but then changed the subject, "Faluo must give us an explanation for this. I don't believe there wasn't his 'contribution' in this!"

Nowadays, the only thing she can use to threaten the Elves is the ongoing "Ascension Plan." Although she does not know what the Elves are plotting, this plan must ultimately rely on humans to implement it.

According to the agreement between the two sides, during the plan, Faluo must ensure that countries like Keman and Yierlan do not interfere, and even provide support and help to Netheril in certain areas and on certain issues.

Although the two countries had occasionally interfered in the past, it had never been brought out into the open like this.

After thinking for a while, Xiya ultimately did not contact Faluo personally; she was afraid that she would say irrational things or make irrational decisions. "Teacher, I will have to trouble you to contact Faluo. This time, this time let's lodge a stern protest. If Faluo doesn't give an explanation, then I—"

Xiya did not say the words that followed, but Bailun knew that it was nothing more than a threat to abandon the "Ascension Plan." This way of arguing, similar to children, was very useful against Faluo.

But always threatening like this was not a solution, and it was also very dangerous. However, he also understood Xiya's personality very well; once she decided on something, it was difficult for others to persuade her otherwise.

"I will contact him, but you—"

Bailun did not finish his sentence either, but Xiya also knew that her teacher was telling her to be more patient. She knew she had to be patient, but when it was time to fight or contend, she still dared to do so.

"Teacher, don't worry, I know these things! Teacher, contact Faluo now. I'm going to the Golden Plain Plane; I'll talk to you when I get back."

After saying this, she actually teleported away directly from this reception hall. Bailun shook his head, "This child!"

Subsequently, he took action to erase the traces of the teleportation for Xiya.

……

Daxia Territory, Linshui Village.

Ever since returning from the Blue Crystal Plane last time, Xia Duo had been staying in Linshui Village, waiting for the investigation results from Aiboke's side while busy with advanced courses.

Laidun was managing the territory, and he himself kept an eye on it often. It was just a small village, so Xia Duo did not need to spend too much time on it; everything was in good order.

This day, Xia Duo had just returned from the brick kiln and was in a great mood. A new batch of bricks had appeared there, and the quality was already close to the requirements he had set. This time it was not the slave named Black, but another ordinary territory resident.

He hadn't even worked in brickmaking before. This was his first time rotating to the brick kiln. With Xia Duo's guarantee of unlimited consumption, those people were extremely bold in their attempts. Some ideas were things even Xia Duo himself had never thought of.

And so, the result of a novice producing results appeared. With this stimulation, presumably, those people's ideas would become even more unrestrained!

Returning to the villa, just as he took out a book to read, the Tower Spirit suddenly sent information—Niya sent a message back, telling him to be careful of Huo Ke Territory, and if Aquilain could be dealt with, he should be dealt with as soon as possible.

Before long, the Tower Spirit sent more information, all messages sent back by Niya.

"Lord's Conference? Elf Ambassador? Lord Huo Ke's accusation?"

During this period, Xia Duo had been focused on farming and studying. His understanding of the outside world was limited to the small amount of information sent by the Arcane Union every month. He recalled that there did seem to be news about the postponement of the New Year's regular meeting of the Seven Cities Council.